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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-CSR 
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
Investment Company Act file number: (811- 05452)   
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:  Putnam Premier Income Trust 
 
Address of principal executive offices: One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 
 
Name and address of agent for service:    Beth S. Mazor, Vice President 
  One Post Office Square 
  Boston, Massachusetts 02109 
 
Copy to:    John W. Gerstmayr, Esq. 
  Ropes & Gray LLP 
  One International Place 
  Boston, Massachusetts 02110 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (617) 292-1000 
 
Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2009     
 
Date of reporting period August 1, 2008 – January 31, 2009 

Item 1. Report to Stockholders:
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940:




Since 1937, when George Putnam created a prudent mix of stocks and bonds in a single, professionally managed portfolio, we have championed the wisdom of the balanced approach. Today, we offer investors a world of equity, fixed-income, multi-asset, and absolute-return portfolios so investors can pursue a range of financial goals. Our seasoned portfolio managers seek superior results over time, backed by original, fundamental research on a global scale. We believe in service excellence, in the value of experienced financial advice, and in putting clients first in everything we do.

In 1830, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Samuel Putnam established The Prudent Man Rule, a legal foundation for responsible money management.


THE PRUDENT MAN RULE

All that can be required of a trustee to invest is that he shall conduct himself faithfully and exercise a sound discretion. He is to observe how men of prudence, discretion, and intelligence manage their own affairs, not in regard to speculation, but in regard to the permanent disposition of their funds, considering the probable income, as well as the probable safety of the capital to be invested.



Putnam
Premier Income
Trust

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Semiannual Report

Message from the Trustees  2 
About the fund  4 
Performance snapshot  6 
Interview with your fund’s Portfolio Manager  7 
Performance in depth.  12 
Your fund’s management.  14 
Terms and definitions  15 
Trustee approval of management contract  16 
Other information for shareholders.  20 
Financial statements  21 
Shareholder meeting results  80 

Cover photograph: © Richard H. Johnson


Message from the Trustees

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Financial markets have experienced significant upheaval for well over a year now. Responses by governmental and financial authorities have been rapid and often unprecedented in scale, including the recent passage of a nearly $800 billion economic stimulus plan by Congress. Although history reminds us that stability and optimism have always returned to the markets, investors should expect continued volatility in the near term, for we are in the midst of a deep and painful bear market.

Under President and Chief Executive Officer Robert L. Reynolds, Putnam Investments is making the most of these challenging times by instituting several important changes designed to prepare Putnam for the eventual recovery. Key among them has been replacing a team management structure within Putnam equity funds with a more nimble decision-making process that vests responsibility with individual fund managers.

In other moves aimed at achieving performance excellence, Putnam has affirmed a fundamental approach to investing, simplified its equity fund lineup, and hired nearly 20 seasoned equity analysts.

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We would like to take this opportunity to welcome new shareholders to the fund and to thank all of our investors for your continued confidence in Putnam. Although the markets have presented investors with extraordinary challenges, it is Putnam’s belief that the seeds of opportunity are often sown during difficult times like these.



About the fund
Seeking broad diversification across global bond markets


When Putnam Premier Income Trust was launched in 1988, its three-pronged focus on U.S. investment-grade bonds, high-yield corporate bonds, and non-U.S. bonds was considered innovative. Lower-rated, higher-yielding corporate bonds were relatively new, having just been established in the late 1970s. And, at the time of the fund’s launch, few investors were venturing outside the United States for fixed-income opportunities.

The bond investment landscape has undergone a transformation in the two decades since the fund’s launch. The U.S. investment-grade market added new sectors such as asset-backed securities, and the high-yield corporate bond sector has grown significantly.

Outside the United States, the advent of the euro has resulted in a large market of European bonds. And there are also growing opportunities to invest in the debt of emerging-market countries.

The fund is designed to keep pace with this market expansion. To process the market’s increasing complexity, Putnam’s fixed-income group aligns teams of specialists with the varied investment opportunities. Each group identifies what it considers to be compelling strategies within its area of expertise. Your fund’s portfolio managers select from among these strategies, systematically building a diversified portfolio that seeks to carefully balance risk and return.

We believe the fund’s multi-strategy approach is well suited to the expanding opportunities of today’s global bond marketplace. As different factors drive the performance of the various fixed-income sectors, the fund’s diversified strategy can take advantage of changing market leadership in pursuit of high current income.

International investing involves certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, economic instability, and political developments. Additional risks may be associated with emerging-market securities, including illiquidity and volatility. Lower-rated bonds may offer higher yields in return for more risk. Mutual funds that invest in government securities are not guaranteed. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk. Mutual funds that invest in bonds are subject to certain risks, including interest-rate risk, credit risk, and inflation risk. As interest rates rise, the prices of bonds fall. Long-term bonds are more exposed to interest-rate risk than short-term bonds. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. The fund’s shares trade on a stock exchange at market prices, which may be higher or lower than the fund’s NAV.

How do closed-end funds
differ from open-end funds?

More assets at work While open-end funds need to maintain a cash position to meet redemptions, closed-end funds are not subject to redemptions and can keep more of their assets invested in the market

Traded like stocks Closed-end fund shares are traded on stock exchanges, and their market prices fluctuate in response to supply and demand, among other factors.

Net asset value vs. market price Like an open-end fund’s net asset value (NAV) per share, the NAV of a closed-end fund share is equal to the current value of the fund’s assets, minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. However, when buying or selling closed-end fund shares, the price you pay or receive is the market price. Market price reflects current market supply and demand and may be higher or lower than the NAV.

Putnam Premier Income Trust


Putnam Premier Income Trust balances risk and return across
multiple sectors.

Portfolio composition as of 1/31/09


Putnam believes that building a diversified portfolio with multiple income-generating strategies is the best way to pursue your fund’s objectives. The fund’s portfolio is composed of a broad spectrum of government, credit, and securitized debt instruments.

Weightings are shown as a percentage of the fund’s net assets. Allocations and holdings in each sector will vary over time. For more information on current fund holdings, see pages 22–67.

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Performance snapshot

Average annual total return (%) comparison as of 1/31/09


Data is historical. Past performance does not guarantee future results. More recent returns may be less or more than those shown. Investment return and net asset value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. Fund returns in the bar chart are at NAV. See pages 7 and 12–13 for additional performance information, including fund returns at market price. Index and Lipper results should be compared to fund performance at NAV. Lipper calculates performance differently than the closed-end funds it ranks, due to varying methods for determining a fund’s monthly reinvestment NAV.

* Returns for the six-month period are not annualized, but cumulative.

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Interview with your
fund’s Portfolio Manager

Bill Kohli

How did the fund perform during the past six months, Bill?

It was an extremely difficult period for the fund, as it trailed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Government Bond Index, and the average for its Lipper peer group, Flexible Income Funds [closed-end]. Specifically, the fund declined 27.93% at net asset value versus a 6.92% return for its benchmark and an 18.52% loss for the Lipper peer group.

How would you characterize the bond market environment over this period?

The period was marked by continued turmoil in the credit markets. Yields in every credit segment rose to unprecedented spread levels over securities issued or backed by the U.S. government and major non-U.S. governments.

By November, the United States and all major European countries were officially in recessions. As the severity of the global recession became apparent, central banks responded with massive

Broad market index and fund performance

This comparison shows your fund’s performance in the context of broad market indexes for the six months ended 1/31/09. See page 6 and pages 12–13 for additional fund performance information. Index descriptions can be found on page 15.


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interest-rate cuts and announced economic stimulus packages in an effort to counteract the slowdown. The Federal Reserve Board [the Fed] reduced the benchmark federal funds rate to a target range of 0.25% to 0.0%, the European Central Bank lowered interest rates by 1.75 percentage points, and the Bank of England cut rates by 3.00 percentage points.

Against this backdrop, bond markets were highly correlated — except for government bonds — as many investors indiscriminately fled even high-quality mortgage-backed and corporate securities for U.S. Treasury bonds and international government bonds. Government bonds really were the only shelter from the global storm.

How did you position the fund amid such a difficult market environment?

I continued the strategy of keeping the fund’s exposure to corporate credit risk low while focusing on carefully selected securitized bonds. Starting as far back as late 2007, I began to find compelling opportunities among securitized investment vehicles such as Aaa-rated commercial mortgage-backed securities [CMBS], CMBS interest-only securities [CMBS IOs], and collateralized mortgage obligations [CMOs]. I believed that securities in all of these areas were trading at attractive levels versus traditional mortgage pass-through bonds. In my view, these securities carry minimal fundamental credit risk, and were purchased at levels that should

Comparison of top sector weightings

This chart shows how the fund’s top weightings have changed over the past six months. Weightings are shown as a percentage of net assets. Holdings will vary over time.


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reward fund shareholders over time. What’s more, the CMOs I added were backed by U.S. government agencies, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae], and therefore also carried Aaa credit ratings. I maintained underweight positions in high-yield bonds and emerging-market bonds, and our high-yield holdings were concentrated on higher-quality high-yield bonds — those rated Ba or B.

By way of background, mortgage pass-through bonds are collateralized by pools of similar types of mortgage loans in which the cash flows from homeowners’ mortgage payments pass through a government-sponsored enterprise and on to the investor. CMOs typically use pools of pass-throughs, or mortgage loans themselves, as collateral, but carve the cash flows into different classes to meet the needs of various investors. CMBS are mortgage securities backed by commercial, rather than residential, mortgage loans. And CMBS IOs are securities derived from the interest portion of the underlying commercial mortgages.

Given the fund’s high-quality bias, why did it underperform its benchmark and its Lipper peers?

The first reason the fund underper-formed is because the benchmark is highly concentrated in U.S. government securities — one of the few market sectors that performed well during the period. Second, in light of the market

Credit quality overview

Credit qualities shown as a percentage of portfolio value as of 1/31/09. A bond rated Baa or higher (MIG3/VMIG3 or higher, for short-term debt) is considered investment grade. The chart reflects Moody’s ratings; percentages may include bonds not rated by Moody’s but considered by Putnam Management to be of comparable quality. Ratings will vary over time.

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upheaval that was prevalent throughout much of the period, investors that were experiencing extreme duress — such as many banks, broker/dealers, and hedge fund operators — continued to liquidate their Aaa-rated holdings. Essentially, as liquidity concerns intensified, investors sought to unload any holdings they could sell relatively easily to raise cash quickly. This selling pressure, in turn, drove prices down and yields up on higher-quality bonds. I would like to stress, however, that the fund did not underperform due to defaults. Compared to its Lipper peer group, the fund underperformed primarily because of lower relative exposure to U.S. Treasuries and developed-market sovereign debt.

I N  T H E  N E W S

Congress passed a $787 billion stimulus plan on February 13, 2009, with the goals of creating jobs, helping the unemployed, and cultivating economic growth. Tens of billions of dollars will be spent over the next two years to support Medicaid, help local school districts, and extend jobless benefits. Billions of dollars also will fund job-creating investments in“green” technologies, computerizing the nation’s medical-records system, biomedical research, and public works construction projects. The balance of the package is devoted to tax cuts for businesses and individuals, including a $400 payroll tax holiday for workers (married couples filing jointly with adjustable gross income of less than $150,000 get up to $800). The plan is one of the largest of its kind since Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the New Deal in 1933.

What was your yield-curve strategy during the period, and how did it affect results?

I positioned the fund to benefit from a steeper yield curve by overweighting its allocation to short-term versus long-term bonds, which aided results. A steep yield curve reflects a market where short-term bond yields are substantially lower than yields on longer-term bonds. At the beginning of the period, I believed that the Fed would continue to reduce interest rates in the face of a weakening economy, which is exactly what happened. The Fed’s activity, combined with the overall flight to government bonds, resulted in greater demand for shorter-term Treasuries, causing prices to rise, yields to fall, and the yield curve to become steeper. Pressure on longer-maturity bonds also contributed to the steeper curve. Prices declined and yields rose modestly in the 10- to 30-year part of the curve, as investors became concerned that the government would increase its

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bond issuance to fund efforts to address the liquidity crisis and the recession.

What is your outlook for the economy, the credit markets, and the fund in the coming months, Bill?

In attempting to discern the future path of credit markets, I factor in both our economic forecast and our outlook for liquidity conditions. Unfortunately, I do not believe the bad news for the economy will abate anytime soon, which likely will keep corporate credit under pressure. On the liquidity front, I was encouraged during the final months of the period that corporate lending rates relaxed to levels not seen since before the credit crisis. However, shortly after the period ended, it appeared that this improvement had stalled as anxiety about banks’ health crept back into the lending markets. A key measure in this regard is LIBOR, or the “London Interbank Offered Rate,” which is the rate at which banks lend to each other on the London interbank market. After falling to slightly more than one percent in mid-January, the three-month LIBOR rate rose to 1.235% on February 4. The three-month LIBOR is still considerably below where it has been for much of the past few years, but it will bear watching since higher rates mean banks are more hesitant to lend to one another. Keeping this rate low will be critical to restoring a normal flow of credit between banks and consumers.

Clearly, there is still considerable work to be done before credit markets can return to normalcy, and periods of volatility remain likely. However, I’m pleased with the securitized bonds currently in the portfolio, and the fund is, in effect, being paid to wait as it continues to collect what I view to be very secure cash flows from these holdings. What’s more, I believe these securities offer strong potential once the market environment stabilizes and investors begin to capitalize on the value embedded in them.

Thanks again, Bill, for sharing your time and insights with us.

The views expressed in this report are exclusively those of Putnam Management. They are not meant as investment advice.

Please note that the holdings discussed in this report may not have been held by the fund for the entire period. Portfolio composition is subject to review in accordance with the fund’s investment strategy and may vary in the future.

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Your fund’s performance

This section shows your fund’s performance for periods ended January 31, 2009, the end of the first half of its current fiscal year. In accordance with regulatory requirements for mutual funds, we also include performance as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. Performance should always be considered in light of a fund’s investment strategy. Data represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. More recent returns may be less or more than those shown. Investment return, net asset value, and market price will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares.

Fund performance Total return and comparative index results for periods ended 1/31/09


        Lipper Flexible 
      Barclays Capital  Income Funds 
      Government  (closed-end) 
  NAV  Market price  Bond Index  category average* 

Annual average         
Life of fund (since 2/29/88)  5.78%  5.26%  7.31%  5.21% 

10 years  23.69  15.74  76.31  40.17 
Annual average  2.15  1.47  5.83  3.16 

5 years  –12.20  –8.49  29.81  –0.49 
Annual average  –2.57  –1.76  5.36  –0.22 

3 years  –22.35  –14.25  23.43  –11.29 
Annual average  –8.09  –5.00  7.27  –4.05 

1 year  –29.92  –24.69  7.03  –20.16 

6 months  –27.93  –23.41  6.92  –18.52 


Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

Index and Lipper results should be compared to fund performance at net asset value. Lipper calculates performance differently than the closed-end funds it ranks, due to varying methods for determining a fund’s monthly reinvestment NAV.

* Over the 6-month, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and life-of-fund periods ended 1/31/09, there were 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, and 1 funds, respectively, in this Lipper category.

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Fund price and distribution information For the six-month period ended 1/31/09

Distributions     

Number  6   

Income  $0.258   

Capital gains     

Total  $0.258   

Share value  NAV  Market price 

7/31/08  $6.55  $5.97 

1/31/09  4.46  4.32 

Current yield (end of period)  NAV  Market price 

Current dividend rate*  11.57%  11.94% 


The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Final distribution information will appear on your year-end tax forms.

* Most recent distribution, excluding capital gains, annualized and divided by NAV or market price at end of period.

Fund performance as of most recent calendar quarter

Total return for periods ended 12/31/08

  NAV  Market price 

Annual average     
Life of fund (since 2/29/88)  5.66%  4.68% 

10 years  20.83  4.28 
Annual average  1.91  0.42 

5 years  –13.34  –16.85 
Annual average  –2.82  –3.62 

3 years  –24.27  –21.78 
Annual average  –8.85  –7.86 

1 year  –33.25  –31.64 

6 months  –30.71  –32.12 


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Your fund’s management

Your fund’s Portfolio Managers are D. William Kohli, Michael Atkin, Rob Bloemker, Kevin Murphy, and Paul Scanlon.

Portfolio management fund ownership

The following table shows how much the fund’s current Portfolio Managers have invested in the fund and in all Putnam mutual funds (in dollar ranges). Information shown is as of January 31, 2009, and January 31, 2008.


Trustee and Putnam employee fund ownership

As of January 31, 2009, 12 of the 13 Trustees of the Putnam funds owned fund shares. The following table shows the approximate value of investments in the fund and all Putnam funds as of that date by the Trustees and Putnam employees. These amounts include investments by the Trustees’ and employees’ immediate family members and investments through retirement and deferred compensation plans.

  Assets in the fund  Total assets in all Putnam funds 

Trustees  $38,000  $31,000,000 

Putnam employees  $15,000  $342,000,000 


Other Putnam funds managed by the Portfolio Managers

D. William Kohli is also a Portfolio Manager of Putnam Diversified Income Trust, Putnam Global Income Trust, Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund, Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund, and Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust.

Michael Atkin is also a Portfolio Manager of Putnam Diversified Income Trust, Putnam Global Income Trust, and Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust.

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Rob Bloemker is also a Portfolio Manager of Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust, Putnam American Government Income Fund, Putnam Income Fund, Putnam Diversified Income Trust, Putnam Global Income Trust, Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund, Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund, and Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust.

Kevin Murphy is also a Portfolio Manager of Putnam Income Fund, Putnam Diversified Income Trust, Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund, Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund, and Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust.

Paul Scanlon is also a Portfolio Manager of Putnam Diversified Income Trust, Putnam High Yield Trust, Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund, Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund, Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund, Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund, and Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust.

D. William Kohli, Michael Atkin, Rob Bloemker, Kevin Murphy, and Paul Scanlon may also manage other accounts and variable trust funds advised by Putnam Management or an affiliate.

Terms and definitions

Important terms

Total return shows how the value of the fund’s shares changed over time, assuming you held the shares through the entire period and reinvested all distributions in the fund.

Net asset value (NAV) is the value of all your fund’s assets, minus any liabilities, divided by the number of outstanding shares.

Market price is the current trading price of one share of the fund. Market prices are set by transactions between buyers and sellers on exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange.

Comparative indexes

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. investment-grade fixed-income securities.

Barclays Capital Government Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. Treasury and agency securities.

Merrill Lynch U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that seeks to measure the performance of U.S. Treasury bills available in the marketplace.

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of common stock performance.

Indexes assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not account for fees. Securities and performance of a fund and an index will differ. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Lipper is a third-party industry-ranking entity that ranks mutual funds. Its rankings do not reflect sales charges. Lipper rankings are based on total return at net asset value relative to other funds that have similar current investment styles or objectives as determined by Lipper. Lipper may change a fund’s category assignment at its discretion. Lipper category averages reflect performance trends for funds within a category.

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Trustee approval of management contract

General conclusions

The Board of Trustees of the Putnam funds oversees the management of each fund and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of your fund’s management contract with Putnam Investment Management (“Putnam Management”) and the sub-management contract, in respect of your fund, between Putnam Management’s affiliate, Putnam Investments Limited (“PIL”), and Putnam Management. In this regard, the Board of Trustees, with the assistance of its Contract Committee consisting solely of Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Putnam funds (the “Independent Trustees”), requests and evaluates all information it deems reasonably necessary under the circumstances. Over the course of several months ending in June 2008, the Contract Committee met several times to consider the information provided by Putnam Management and other information developed with the assistance of the Board’s independent counsel and independent staff. The Contract Committee reviewed and discussed key aspects of this information with all of the Independent Trustees. The Contract Committee recommended, and the Independent Trustees approved, the continuance of your fund’s management and sub-management contracts, effective July 1, 2008. (Because PIL is an affiliate of Putnam Management and Putnam Management remains fully responsible for all services provided by PIL, the Trustees have not evaluated PIL as a separate entity, and all subsequent references to Putnam Management below should be deemed to include reference to PIL as necessary or appropriate in the context.)

The Independent Trustees’ approval was based on the following conclusions:

That the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented reasonable compensation in light of the nature and quality of the services being provided to the fund, the fees paid by competitive funds and the costs incurred by Putnam Management in providing such services, and

That this fee schedule represented an appropriate sharing between fund shareholders and Putnam Management of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the fund at current asset levels.

These conclusions were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees, were subject to the continued application of certain expense reductions and waivers and other considerations noted below, and were not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered these factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for your fund and the other Putnam funds are the result of many years of review and discussion between the Independent Trustees and Putnam Management, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements in prior years.

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Management fee schedules and categories; total expenses

The Trustees reviewed the management fee schedules in effect for all Putnam funds, including fee levels and breakpoints, and the assignment of funds to particular fee categories. In reviewing fees and expenses, the Trustees generally focused their attention on material changes in circumstances — for example, changes in a fund’s size or investment style, changes in Putnam Management’s operating costs or responsibilities, or changes in competitive practices in the mutual fund industry — that suggest that consideration of fee changes might be warranted. The Trustees concluded that the circumstances did not warrant changes to the management fee structure of your fund, which had been carefully developed over the years, re-examined on many occasions and adjusted where appropriate. In this regard, the Trustees also noted that shareholders of your fund voted in 2007 to approve new management contracts containing an identical fee structure. The Trustees focused on two areas of particular interest, as discussed further below:

Competitiveness. The Trustees reviewed comparative fee and expense information for competitive funds, which indicated that, in a custom peer group of competitive funds selected by Lipper Inc., your fund ranked in the 50th percentile in management fees and in the 50th percentile in total expenses as of December 31, 2007 (the first percentile being the least expensive funds and the 100th percentile being the most expensive funds). The Trustees expressed their intention to monitor this information closely to ensure that fees and expenses of your fund continue to meet evolving competitive standards.

Economies of scale. Your fund currently has the benefit of breakpoints in its management fee that provide shareholders with significant economies of scale, which means that the effective management fee rate of the fund (as a percentage of fund assets) declines as the fund grows in size and crosses specified asset thresholds. Conversely, if the fund shrinks in size — as has been the case for many Putnam funds in recent years — these breakpoints result in increasing fee levels. In recent years, the Trustees have examined the operation of the existing breakpoint structure during periods of both growth and decline in asset levels. The Trustees concluded that the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented an appropriate sharing of economies of scale at current asset levels.

In connection with their review of the management fees and total expenses of the Putnam funds, the Trustees also reviewed the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by Putnam Management and its affiliates from the relationship with the funds. This information included trends in revenues, expenses and profitability of Putnam Management and its affiliates relating to the investment management and distribution services provided to the funds. In this regard, the Trustees also reviewed an analysis of Putnam Management’s revenues, expenses and profitability with respect to the funds’ management contracts, allocated on a fund-by-fund basis.

Investment performance

The quality of the investment process provided by Putnam Management represented a major factor in the Trustees’ evaluation of the quality of services provided by Putnam Management under your fund’s management contract. The Trustees were assisted in their review of the Putnam funds’ investment process and performance by the work of the Investment Oversight Coordinating Committee of the Trustees and the Investment Oversight Committees of the Trustees, which had met on a regular monthly basis with the funds’ portfolio teams throughout the year. The

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Trustees concluded that Putnam Management generally provides a high-quality investment process — as measured by the experience and skills of the individuals assigned to the management of fund portfolios, the resources made available to such personnel, and in general the ability of Putnam Management to attract and retain high-quality personnel —but also recognized that this does not guarantee favorable investment results for every fund in every time period. The Trustees considered the investment performance of each fund over multiple time periods and considered information comparing each fund’s performance with various benchmarks and with the performance of competitive funds.

While the Trustees noted the satisfactory investment performance of certain Putnam funds, they considered the disappointing investment performance of many funds in recent periods, particularly over periods in 2007 and 2008. They discussed with senior management of Putnam Management the factors contributing to such underperformance and actions being taken to improve performance. The Trustees recognized that, in recent years, Putnam Management has taken steps to strengthen its investment personnel and processes to address areas of underperformance, including recent efforts to further centralize Putnam Management’s equity research function. In this regard, the Trustees took into consideration efforts by Putnam Management to improve its ability to assess and mitigate investment risk in individual funds, across asset classes, and across the complex as a whole. The Trustees indicated their intention to continue to monitor performance trends to assess the effectiveness of these efforts and to evaluate whether additional changes to address areas of underperformance are warranted.

In the case of your fund, the Trustees considered that your fund’s common share cumulative total return performance at net asset value was in the following percentiles of its Lipper Inc. peer group (Lipper Flexible Income Funds (closed-end)) for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2007 (the first percentile being the best-performing funds and the 100th percentile being the worst-performing funds):

One-year period  38th 

Three-year period  50th 

Five-year period  43rd 


(Because of the passage of time, these performance results may differ from the performance results for more recent periods shown elsewhere in this report.) Over the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2007, there were 7, 7, and 6 funds, respectively, in your fund’s Lipper peer group.* Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.

As a general matter, the Trustees believe that cooperative efforts between the Trustees and Putnam Management represent the most effective way to address investment performance problems. The Trustees noted that investors in the Putnam funds have, in effect, placed their trust in the Putnam organization, under the oversight of the funds’ Trustees, to make appropriate decisions regarding the management of the funds. Based on the responsiveness of Putnam Management in the recent past to Trustee concerns about investment performance, the Trustees

* The percentile rankings for your fund’s common share annualized total return performance in the Lipper Flexible Income Funds (closed-end) category for the one-year, five-year, and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2008, were 72%, 72%, and 67%, respectively. Over the one-year, five-year, and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2008, your fund ranked 5th out of 6, 5th out of 6, and 4th out of 5 funds, respectively. Note that this more recent information was not available when theTrustees approved the continuance of your fund’s management contract.

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concluded that it is preferable to seek change within Putnam Management to address performance shortcomings. In the Trustees’ view, the alternative of engaging a new investment adviser for an underperforming fund would entail significant disruptions and would not provide any greater assurance of improved investment performance.

Brokerage and soft-dollar allocations; other benefits

The Trustees considered various potential benefits that Putnam Management may receive in connection with the services it provides under the management contract with your fund. These include benefits related to brokerage and soft-dollar allocations, whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research services that may be useful to Putnam Management in managing the assets of the fund and of other clients. The Trustees considered changes made in 2008, at Putnam Management’s request, to the Putnam funds’ brokerage allocation policy, which expanded the permitted categories of brokerage and research services payable with soft dollars and increased the permitted soft dollar allocation to third-party services over what had been authorized in previous years. The Trustees indicated their continued intent to monitor the potential benefits associated with the allocation of fund brokerage and trends in industry practice to ensure that the principle of seeking “best price and execution” remains paramount in the portfolio trading process.

The Trustees’ annual review of your fund’s management contract arrangements also included the review of your fund’s investor servicing agreement with Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company (“PFTC”), which provides benefits to affiliates of Putnam Management. In the case of the investor servicing agreement, the Trustees considered that certain shareholder servicing functions were shifted to a third-party service provider by PFTC in 2007.

Comparison of retail and institutional fee schedules

The information examined by the Trustees as part of their annual contract review has included for many years information regarding fees charged by Putnam Management and its affiliates to institutional clients such as defined benefit pension plans, college endowments, etc. This information included comparisons of such fees with fees charged to the funds, as well as a detailed assessment of the differences in the services provided to these two types of clients. The Trustees observed, in this regard, that the differences in fee rates between institutional clients and mutual funds are by no means uniform when examined by individual asset sectors, suggesting that differences in the pricing of investment management services to these types of clients reflect to a substantial degree historical competitive forces operating in separate market places. The Trustees considered the fact that fee rates across different asset classes are typically higher on average for mutual funds than for institutional clients, as well as the differences between the services that Putnam Management provides to the Putnam funds and those that it provides to institutional clients of the firm, but did not rely on such comparisons to any significant extent in concluding that the management fees paid by your fund are reasonable.

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Other information for shareholders

Important notice regarding share repurchase program

In October 2008, the Trustees of your fund approved the renewal of a share repurchase program that had been in effect since 2005. This renewal will allow your fund to repurchase, in the 12 months beginning October 8, 2008, up to 10% of the fund’s common shares outstanding as of October 7, 2008.

Important notice regarding delivery of shareholder documents

In accordance with SEC regulations, Putnam sends a single copy of annual and semiannual shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements to Putnam shareholders who share the same address, unless a shareholder requests otherwise. If you prefer to receive your own copy of these documents, please call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581, and Putnam will begin sending individual copies within 30 days.

Proxy voting

Putnam is committed to managing our mutual funds in the best interests of our shareholders. The Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures, as well as information regarding how your fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2008, are available in the Individual Investors section of www.putnam.com, and on the SEC’s Web site, www.sec.gov. If you have questions about finding forms on the SEC’s Web site, you may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain the Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures at no charge by calling Putnam’s Shareholder Services at 1-800-225-1581.

Fund portfolio holdings

The fund will file a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may obtain the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information about the SEC’s Web site or the operation of the Public Reference Room.

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Financial statements

A guide to financial statements

These sections of the report, as well as the accompanying Notes, constitute the fund’s financial statements.

The fund’s portfolio lists all the fund’s investments and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Holdings are organized by asset type and industry sector, country, or state to show areas of concentration and diversification.

Statement of assets and liabilities shows how the fund’s net assets and share price are determined. All investment and noninvestment assets are added together. Any unpaid expenses and other liabilities are subtracted from this total. The result is divided by the number of shares to determine the net asset value per share. (For funds with preferred shares, the amount subtracted from total assets includes the liquidation preference of preferred shares.)

Statement of operations shows the fund’s net investment gain or loss. This is done by first adding up all the fund’s earnings —from dividends and interest income — and subtracting its operating expenses to determine net investment income (or loss). Then, any net gain or loss the fund realized on the sales of its holdings — as well as any unrealized gains or losses over the period — is added to or subtracted from the net investment result to determine the fund’s net gain or loss for the fiscal period.

Statement of changes in net assets shows how the fund’s net assets were affected by the fund’s net investment gain or loss, by distributions to shareholders, and by changes in the number of the fund’s shares. It lists distributions and their sources (net investment income or realized capital gains) over the current reporting period and the most recent fiscal year-end. The distributions listed here may not match the sources listed in the Statement of operations because the distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be paid in a different period from the one in which they were earned. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results may vary. Any non-taxable return of capital cannot be determined until final tax calculations are completed after the end of the fund’s fiscal year.

Financial highlights provide an overview of the fund’s investment results, per-share distributions, expense ratios, net investment income ratios, and portfolio turnover in one summary table, reflecting the five most recent reporting periods. In a semiannual report, the highlight table also includes the current reporting period.

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The fund’s portfolio 1/31/09 (Unaudited)

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)*  Principal amount  Value 

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust Ser. 06-7,       
Class A2, 5.707s, 2036    $8,951,000  $4,206,970 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.       
FRB Ser. 07-3, Class A3, 5.658s, 2049    343,000  217,246 
Ser. 07-2, Class A2, 5.634s, 2049    977,000  732,457 
Ser. 05-6, Class A2, 5.165s, 2047    2,118,000  1,967,854 
Ser. 07-5, Class XW, Interest only (IO), 0.44s, 2051    218,526,370  3,366,337 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 144A       
Ser. 01-1, Class J, 6 1/8s, 2036    318,946  86,115 
Ser. 01-1, Class K, 6 1/8s, 2036    718,000  255,894 

Banc of America Funding Corp. FRB Ser. 06-D,       
Class 6A1, 5.981s, 2036    6,311,990  3,155,995 

Banc of America Large Loan 144A FRB Ser. 05-MIB1, Class K,       
2.333s, 2022    1,187,000  901,475 

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust 144A       
Ser. 07-1, Class S, IO, 2.477s, 2037    7,538,697  464,384 
Ser. 07-5A, IO, 1.55s, 2037    1,938,932  146,195 

Bear Stearns Alternate Trust       
FRB Ser. 06-5, Class 2A2, 6 1/4s, 2036    4,734,749  1,657,162 
FRB Ser. 06-6, Class 2A1, 5.89s, 2036    2,303,995  1,199,878 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.       
FRB Ser. 00-WF2, Class F, 8.187s, 2032    481,000  350,530 
Ser. 07-PW17, Class A3, 5.736s, 2050    3,745,000  2,282,989 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. 144A       
Ser. 07-PW18, Class X1, IO, 0.095s, 2050    121,235,397  693,576 

Broadgate Financing PLC sec. FRB Ser. D, 3.57s, 2023       
(United Kingdom)  GBP  689,125  298,756 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.       
IFB Ser. 07-6, Class 2A5, IO, 6.261s, 2037    $3,372,869  227,669 
FRB Ser. 06-AR5, Class 2A5A, 6.198s, 2036    3,100,550  1,610,047 
FRB Ser. 06-AR7, Class 2A2A, 5.648s, 2036    526,651  242,260 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A       
Ser. 07-CD5, Class XS, IO, 0.077s, 2044    71,257,829  244,109 

Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Ser. 97-ML1, IO,       
1.217s, 2017    1,035,443  27,180 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 144A FRB       
Ser. 05-F10A, Class A1, 0.433s, 2017    496,801  447,698 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust       
IFB Ser. 04-2CB, Class 1A5, IO, 7.211s, 2034    3,301,962  165,098 
Ser. 06-45T1, Class 2A2, 6s, 2037    1,946,927  849,955 
Ser. 06-J8, Class A4, 6s, 2037    4,956,710  2,064,779 
Ser. 07-HY5R, Class 2A1A, 5.544s, 2047    3,712,386  2,605,341 

Countrywide Home Loans       
FRB Ser. 05-HYB7, Class 6A1, 5.704s, 2035    4,447,581  2,379,456 
Ser. 05-2, Class 2X, IO, 1.16s, 2035    5,007,116  68,652 

Countrywide Home Loans 144A IFB Ser. 05-R1, Class 1AS, IO,       
5.431s, 2035    5,306,328  358,177 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates       
FRB Ser. 07-C4, Class A2, 5.81s, 2039    1,632,000  1,146,720 
Ser. 07-C5, Class A3, 5.694s, 2040    21,660,000  13,555,385 


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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

CRESI Finance Limited Partnership 144A       
FRB Ser. 06-A, Class D, 1.189s, 2017    $167,000  $82,481 
FRB Ser. 06-A, Class C, 0.989s, 2017    495,000  328,532 

Criimi Mae Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A Ser. 98-C1, Class B,       
7s, 2033    1,935,130  1,822,436 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. 144A       
Ser. 98-C2, Class F, 6 3/4s, 2030    3,176,400  3,025,980 
Ser. 98-C1, Class F, 6s, 2040    1,880,000  376,000 
Ser. 02-CP5, Class M, 5 1/4s, 2035    691,000  34,550 
FRB Ser. 05-TFLA, Class L, 2.183s, 2020    1,356,000  610,200 

Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corp. Ser. 98-C1, Class X,       
IO, 0.782s, 2031    8,661,425  166,579 

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp. Ser. 98-CF2, Class B4,       
6.04s, 2031    552,708  303,989 

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp. 144A Ser. 98-CF2, Class B5,       
5.95s, 2031    1,771,365  797,114 

European Loan Conduit 144A FRB Ser. 22A, Class D, 3.043s,       
2014 (Ireland) F  GBP  995,000  431,408 

European Prime Real Estate PLC 144A FRB Ser. 1-A, Class D,       
3.019s, 2014 (United Kingdom)  GBP  542,355  156,752 

Fannie Mae       
IFB Ser. 06-70, Class SM, 51.515s, 2036    $404,963  548,033 
IFB Ser. 07-1, Class NR, 44.541s, 2037    1,677,668  1,894,684 
IFB Ser. 06-62, Class PS, 37.564s, 2036    1,193,362  1,576,354 
IFB Ser. 07-W7, Class 1A4, 36.844s, 2037    1,103,758  1,296,916 
IFB Ser. 06-104, Class GS, 32.591s, 2036    620,259  751,278 
IFB Ser. 05-115, Class NQ, 23.477s, 2036    492,622  537,773 
IFB Ser. 05-74, Class CP, 23.322s, 2035    856,701  911,365 
IFB Ser. 06-8, Class WK, 23.139s, 2036    2,339,672  2,719,604 
IFB Ser. 05-99, Class SA, 23.139s, 2035    997,960  1,152,651 
IFB Ser. 05-95, Class OP, 19.152s, 2035    635,994  633,774 
IFB Ser. 05-74, Class CS, 18.949s, 2035    976,665  1,098,450 
IFB Ser. 05-95, Class CP, 18.698s, 2035    143,564  144,807 
IFB Ser. 05-114, Class SP, 18.509s, 2036    616,408  646,298 
IFB Ser. 05-83, Class QP, 16.382s, 2034    352,939  362,549 
Ser. 383, Class 90, IO, 8s, 2037    123,701  14,214 
Ser. 383, Class 91, IO, 8s, 2037    97,527  9,815 
Ser. 386, Class 27, IO, 7 1/2s, 2037    146,429  16,173 
Ser. 386, Class 28, IO, 7 1/2s, 2037    142,596  13,462 
IFB Ser. 07-W6, Class 6A2, IO, 7.411s, 2037    1,900,229  178,242 
IFB Ser. 06-90, Class SE, IO, 7.411s, 2036    4,534,147  463,979 
IFB Ser. 04-51, Class XP, IO, 7.311s, 2034    3,838,294  323,556 
IFB Ser. 03-66, Class SA, IO, 7.261s, 2033    1,696,177  136,753 
IFB Ser. 08-7, Class SA, IO, 7.161s, 2038    8,413,211  951,273 
Ser. 383, Class 86, IO, 7s, 2037    154,139  14,811 
IFB Ser. 07-W6, Class 5A2, IO, 6.901s, 2037    2,940,828  253,499 
IFB Ser. 07-W2, Class 3A2, IO, 6.891s, 2037    2,576,930  222,131 
IFB Ser. 06-115, Class BI, IO, 6.871s, 2036    2,266,072  178,972 
IFB Ser. 05-113, Class AI, IO, 6.841s, 2036    1,432,764  110,913 
IFB Ser. 06-58, Class SQ, IO, 6.811s, 2036    5,193,501  499,638 
IFB Ser. 08-36, Class YI, IO, 6.811s, 2036    3,646,306  317,819 
IFB Ser. 06-60, Class SI, IO, 6.761s, 2036    2,755,001  261,725 

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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Fannie Mae     
IFB Ser. 06-60, Class UI, IO, 6.761s, 2036  $1,118,545  $82,597 
IFB Ser. 04-24, Class CS, IO, 6.761s, 2034  675,341  53,576 
IFB Ser. 04-12, Class WS, IO, 6.761s, 2033  4,161,353  300,241 
IFB Ser. 07-W7, Class 3A2, IO, 6.741s, 2037  3,213,407  334,008 
IFB Ser. 06-60, Class DI, IO, 6.681s, 2035  3,417,261  283,974 
IFB Ser. 03-130, Class BS, IO, 6.661s, 2033  4,933,321  414,261 
IFB Ser. 03-34, Class WS, IO, 6.611s, 2029  4,702,985  362,026 
IFB Ser. 08-10, Class LI, IO, 6.591s, 2038  4,752,214  433,402 
Ser. 386, Class 14, IO, 6 1/2s, 2038  2,674,592  257,296 
Ser. 383, Class 68, IO, 6 1/2s, 2037  161,205  14,956 
Ser. 383, Class 70, IO, 6 1/2s, 2037  909,725  92,064 
Ser. 383, Class 101, IO, 6 1/2s, 2022  141,944  13,992 
Ser. 383, Class 102, IO, 6 1/2s, 2022  86,636  7,949 
IFB Ser. 08-41, Class S, IO, 6.411s, 2036  4,781,782  395,057 
IFB Ser. 05-42, Class SA, IO, 6.411s, 2035  8,008,533  566,218 
IFB Ser. 07-39, Class LI, IO, 6.381s, 2037  5,294,586  494,625 
IFB Ser. 07-23, Class SI, IO, 6.381s, 2037  658,928  44,612 
IFB Ser. 07-54, Class CI, IO, 6.371s, 2037  2,263,822  192,504 
IFB Ser. 07-39, Class PI, IO, 6.371s, 2037  1,732,638  119,623 
IFB Ser. 07-28, Class SE, IO, 6.361s, 2037  417,437  35,278 
IFB Ser. 07-22, Class S, IO, 6.361s, 2037  15,381,091  1,365,841 
IFB Ser. 06-128, Class SH, IO, 6.361s, 2037  1,854,466  130,535 
IFB Ser. 06-56, Class SM, IO, 6.361s, 2036  2,506,185  197,753 
IFB Ser. 05-90, Class SP, IO, 6.361s, 2035  1,156,030  94,178 
IFB Ser. 05-12, Class SC, IO, 6.361s, 2035  1,442,079  131,130 
IFB Ser. 05-45, Class PL, IO, 6.361s, 2034  8,216,435  680,313 
IFB Ser. 07-W5, Class 2A2, IO, 6.351s, 2037 F  897,768  92,705 
IFB Ser. 07-30, Class IE, IO, 6.351s, 2037  5,333,490  604,791 
IFB Ser. 06-123, Class CI, IO, 6.351s, 2037  4,297,527  357,713 
IFB Ser. 06-123, Class UI, IO, 6.351s, 2037  4,368,401  382,235 
IFB Ser. 07-15, Class BI, IO, 6.311s, 2037  7,287,320  610,109 
IFB Ser. 06-126, Class CS, IO, 6.311s, 2037  3,095,203  242,169 
IFB Ser. 06-16, Class SM, IO, 6.311s, 2036  4,208,518  390,475 
IFB Ser. 05-95, Class CI, IO, 6.311s, 2035  2,273,829  205,767 
IFB Ser. 05-84, Class SG, IO, 6.311s, 2035  3,753,967  328,472 
IFB Ser. 05-57, Class NI, IO, 6.311s, 2035  965,252  72,174 
IFB Ser. 05-29, Class SX, IO, 6.311s, 2035  2,665,359  200,915 
IFB Ser. 05-57, Class DI, IO, 6.311s, 2035  1,644,580  134,691 
IFB Ser. 05-7, Class SC, IO, 6.311s, 2035  9,552,385  668,037 
IFB Ser. 04-92, Class S, IO, 6.311s, 2034  6,313,514  524,653 
IFB Ser. 06-104, Class EI, IO, 6.301s, 2036  2,416,172  231,788 
IFB Ser. 05-83, Class QI, IO, 6.301s, 2035  623,544  53,906 
IFB Ser. 06-128, Class GS, IO, 6.291s, 2037  2,525,635  209,865 
IFB Ser. 06-114, Class IS, IO, 6.261s, 2036  2,129,675  167,693 
IFB Ser. 06-116, Class ES, IO, 6.261s, 2036  336,730  24,865 
IFB Ser. 04-92, Class SQ, IO, 6.261s, 2034  2,621,362  198,262 
IFB Ser. 06-115, Class IE, IO, 6.251s, 2036  1,641,022  156,494 
IFB Ser. 06-117, Class SA, IO, 6.251s, 2036  2,462,115  194,241 
IFB Ser. 06-121, Class SD, IO, 6.251s, 2036  260,287  22,124 
IFB Ser. 06-109, Class SG, IO, 6.241s, 2036  615,591  51,586 
IFB Ser. 06-104, Class SY, IO, 6.231s, 2036  549,436  39,940 

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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Fannie Mae     
IFB Ser. 06-109, Class SH, IO, 6.231s, 2036  $2,031,289  $195,763 
IFB Ser. 06-111, Class SA, IO, 6.231s, 2036  12,923,978  1,081,026 
IFB Ser. 07-W6, Class 4A2, IO, 6.211s, 2037  12,206,772  1,030,252 
IFB Ser. 06-128, Class SC, IO, 6.211s, 2037  2,512,116  201,527 
IFB Ser. 06-43, Class SI, IO, 6.211s, 2036  4,726,790  374,201 
IFB Ser. 06-8, Class JH, IO, 6.211s, 2036  8,079,138  644,676 
IFB Ser. 05-122, Class SG, IO, 6.211s, 2035  2,044,751  201,021 
IFB Ser. 05-57, Class MS, IO, 6.211s, 2035  7,025,418  442,431 
IFB Ser. 05-95, Class OI, IO, 6.201s, 2035  354,978  25,554 
IFB Ser. 06-101, Class SA, IO, 6.191s, 2036  5,329,131  463,692 
IFB Ser. 06-92, Class LI, IO, 6.191s, 2036  2,430,823  191,816 
IFB Ser. 06-99, Class AS, IO, 6.191s, 2036  967,541  84,079 
IFB Ser. 06-98, Class SQ, IO, 6.181s, 2036  11,002,297  935,195 
IFB Ser. 06-60, Class YI, IO, 6.181s, 2036  5,764,395  599,371 
IFB Ser. 06-85, Class TS, IO, 6.171s, 2036  5,384,577  395,293 
IFB Ser. 07-75, Class PI, IO, 6.151s, 2037  2,631,149  196,531 
IFB Ser. 07-88, Class MI, IO, 6.131s, 2037  1,049,415  89,612 
IFB Ser. 07-103, Class AI, IO, 6.111s, 2037  11,792,932  818,851 
IFB Ser. 07-15, Class NI, IO, 6.111s, 2022  3,926,773  343,593 
IFB Ser. 07-106, Class SM, IO, 6.071s, 2037  5,826,691  428,722 
IFB Ser. 08-3, Class SC, IO, 6.061s, 2038  8,423,648  798,930 
IFB Ser. 07-109, Class XI, IO, 6.061s, 2037  1,718,383  153,593 
IFB Ser. 07-109, Class YI, IO, 6.061s, 2037  2,566,742  186,122 
IFB Ser. 07-W8, Class 2A2, IO, 6.061s, 2037  4,355,932  279,786 
IFB Ser. 07-88, Class JI, IO, 6.061s, 2037  2,974,471  235,474 
IFB Ser. 06-79, Class SH, IO, 6.061s, 2036  3,683,107  302,724 
IFB Ser. 07-54, Class KI, IO, 6.051s, 2037  1,311,479  84,135 
IFB Ser. 07-30, Class JS, IO, 6.051s, 2037  4,702,194  387,931 
IFB Ser. 07-30, Class LI, IO, 6.051s, 2037  4,650,283  391,212 
IFB Ser. 07-W2, Class 1A2, IO, 6.041s, 2037  1,940,990  140,796 
IFB Ser. 07-106, Class SN, IO, 6.021s, 2037  2,554,494  184,281 
IFB Ser. 07-54, Class IA, IO, 6.021s, 2037  2,350,242  184,506 
IFB Ser. 07-54, Class IB, IO, 6.021s, 2037  2,350,242  184,506 
IFB Ser. 07-54, Class IC, IO, 6.021s, 2037  2,350,242  184,506 
IFB Ser. 07-54, Class ID, IO, 6.021s, 2037  2,350,242  184,506 
IFB Ser. 07-54, Class IE, IO, 6.021s, 2037  2,350,242  184,506 
IFB Ser. 07-54, Class IF, IO, 6.021s, 2037  3,739,441  313,188 
IFB Ser. 07-54, Class NI, IO, 6.021s, 2037  2,088,205  150,892 
IFB Ser. 07-54, Class UI, IO, 6.021s, 2037  3,595,663  326,572 
IFB Ser. 07-91, Class AS, IO, 6.011s, 2037  1,706,718  126,864 
IFB Ser. 07-91, Class HS, IO, 6.011s, 2037  1,827,872  158,225 
Ser. 08-76, Class JI, IO, 6s, 2038  2,995,315  299,532 
Ser. 386, Class 11, IO, 6s, 2038  159,608  15,490 
Ser. 383, Class 42, IO, 6s, 2038  1,901,123  180,607 
Ser. 383, Class 45, IO, 6s, 2038  1,210,058  114,955 
Ser. 383, Class 46, IO, 6s, 2038  1,050,340  99,782 
Ser. 383, Class 47, IO, 6s, 2038  929,033  88,258 
Ser. 386, Class 9, IO, 6s, 2038  1,495,828  140,309 
Ser. 383, Class 32, IO, 6s, 2038  1,434,491  145,171 
Ser. 383, Class 33, IO, 6s, 2038  1,225,618  124,033 
Ser. 386, Class 7, IO, 6s, 2038  1,845,391  189,153 

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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Fannie Mae     
Ser. 386, Class 6, IO, 6s, 2037  $880,190  $82,562 
Ser. 383, Class 39, IO, 6s, 2037  136,636  13,240 
Ser. 383, Class 53, IO, 6s, 2037  163,821  16,961 
Ser. 383, Class 54, IO, 6s, 2037  106,362  10,996 
Ser. 383, Class 55, IO, 6s, 2037  88,609  9,325 
Ser. 383, Class 100, IO, 6s, 2022  148,224  12,809 
IFB Ser. 07-15, Class CI, IO, 5.991s, 2037  8,007,768  626,175 
IFB Ser. 06-115, Class JI, IO, 5.991s, 2036  5,805,044  478,916 
IFB Ser. 07-109, Class PI, IO, 5.961s, 2037  2,874,696  193,846 
IFB Ser. 06-123, Class LI, IO, 5.931s, 2037  3,868,550  292,754 
IFB Ser. 08-1, Class NI, IO, 5.861s, 2037  4,972,160  369,929 
IFB Ser. 08-10, Class GI, IO, 5.841s, 2038  2,907,629  219,602 
IFB Ser. 08-13, Class SA, IO, 5.831s, 2038  10,834,204  770,626 
IFB Ser. 07-39, Class AI, IO, 5.731s, 2037  4,251,402  315,134 
IFB Ser. 07-32, Class SD, IO, 5.721s, 2037  2,784,465  232,220 
IFB Ser. 07-30, Class UI, IO, 5.711s, 2037  2,281,241  190,461 
IFB Ser. 07-32, Class SC, IO, 5.711s, 2037  3,940,203  293,088 
IFB Ser. 07-1, Class CI, IO, 5.711s, 2037  2,657,623  195,311 
IFB Ser. 05-92, Class US, IO, 5.711s, 2025  21,215,079  1,247,447 
IFB Ser. 05-14, Class SE, IO, 5.661s, 2035  2,132,580  134,522 
IFB Ser. 08-1, Class BI, IO, 5.521s, 2038  8,562,029  554,511 
Ser. 383, Class 18, IO, 5 1/2s, 2038  1,670,368  173,384 
Ser. 383, Class 19, IO, 5 1/2s, 2038  1,523,742  158,164 
Ser. 383, Class 16, IO, 5 1/2s, 2037  100,479  11,231 
Ser. 383, Class 4, IO, 5 1/2s, 2037  2,331,596  250,208 
Ser. 383, Class 5, IO, 5 1/2s, 2037  1,480,851  153,712 
Ser. 383, Class 6, IO, 5 1/2s, 2037  1,330,519  138,108 
Ser. 383, Class 7, IO, 5 1/2s, 2037  1,311,509  136,135 
Ser. 383, Class 20, IO, 5 1/2s, 2037  946,595  99,393 
Ser. 383, Class 21, IO, 5 1/2s, 2037  895,118  93,987 
Ser. 383, Class 27, IO, 5 1/2s, 2037  89,390  9,977 
IFB Ser. 07-75, Class ID, IO, 5.481s, 2037  2,874,680  206,859 
Ser. 09-12, Class BI, 5s, 2039 ##  3,678,000  423,209 
Ser. 386, Class 1, IO, 5s, 2037  94,996  9,140 
Ser. 03-W17, Class 12, IO, 1.146s, 2033  3,822,190  97,169 
Ser. 00-T6, IO, 0.772s, 2030  5,709,218  144,495 
Ser. 03-W10, Class 3A, IO, 0.648s, 2043  6,272,318  55,491 
Ser. 03-W10, Class 1A, IO, 0.614s, 2043  5,308,390  38,627 
Ser. 02-T18, IO, 0.514s, 2042  10,401,467  120,764 
Ser. 06-56, Class XF, zero %, 2036  145,810  140,202 
Ser. 99-51, Class N, Principal only (PO), zero %, 2029  104,470  84,944 
Ser. 07-15, Class IM, IO, zero %, 2009  2,210,645  173 
Ser. 07-16, Class TS, IO, zero %, 2009  9,178,427  717 
FRB Ser. 05-91, Class EF, zero %, 2035  166,687  160,734 
FRB Ser. 06-54, Class CF, zero %, 2035  240,965  236,393 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured     
Pass-Through Securities     
IFB Ser. T-56, Class 2ASI, IO, 7.711s, 2043  1,310,432  134,319 
Ser. T-57, Class 1AX, IO, 0.447s, 2043  3,365,128  24,098 


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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

FFCA Secured Lending Corp. 144A Ser. 00-1, Class X, IO,     
1.313s, 2020  $7,766,709  $206,594 

First Chicago Lennar Trust 144A Ser. 97-CHL1, Class E,     
7.939s, 2039  560,731  555,124 

First Union Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A Ser. 99-C1, Class G,     
5.35s, 2035  891,000  88,233 

First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage Trust II     
Ser. 97-C2, Class G, 7 1/2s, 2029  1,219,000  548,550 

Freddie Mac     
IFB Ser. 3182, Class SP, 27.267s, 2032  741,043  799,396 
IFB Ser. 3211, Class SI, IO, 26.265s, 2036  695,495  296,726 
IFB Ser. 2979, Class AS, 23.052s, 2034  367,543  408,983 
IFB Ser. 3012, Class FS, 16.042s, 2035  912,764  938,762 
IFB Ser. 3184, Class SP, IO, 7.017s, 2033  3,480,584  299,330 
IFB Ser. 3345, Class SI, IO, 6.987s, 2036  6,057,416  663,041 
IFB Ser. 2882, Class LS, IO, 6.867s, 2034  1,604,754  138,355 
IFB Ser. 3149, Class SE, IO, 6.817s, 2036  1,976,318  235,721 
IFB Ser. 3203, Class SH, IO, 6.807s, 2036  2,003,915  182,689 
IFB Ser. 2594, Class SE, IO, 6.717s, 2030  634,986  35,802 
IFB Ser. 2828, Class TI, IO, 6.717s, 2030  1,145,404  103,528 
IFB Ser. 3397, Class GS, IO, 6.667s, 2037  1,576,992  127,963 
IFB Ser. 3311, Class CI, IO, 6.427s, 2037  1,142,560  98,489 
IFB Ser. 3297, Class BI, IO, 6.427s, 2037  7,477,284  627,314 
IFB Ser. 3287, Class SD, IO, 6.417s, 2037  2,569,190  212,218 
IFB Ser. 3281, Class BI, IO, 6.417s, 2037  1,342,897  100,627 
IFB Ser. 3281, Class CI, IO, 6.417s, 2037  1,571,862  117,645 
IFB Ser. 3249, Class SI, IO, 6.417s, 2036  1,208,692  95,109 
IFB Ser. 3028, Class ES, IO, 6.417s, 2035  3,810,911  345,707 
IFB Ser. 3042, Class SP, IO, 6.417s, 2035  1,881,650  130,674 
IFB Ser. 2990, Class TS, IO, 6.417s, 2035  8,193,809  448,195 
IFB Ser. 3236, Class ES, IO, 6.367s, 2036  196,933  14,477 
IFB Ser. 3136, Class NS, IO, 6.367s, 2036  1,476,528  127,290 
IFB Ser. 2950, Class SM, IO, 6.367s, 2016  979,027  73,926 
IFB Ser. 3256, Class S, IO, 6.357s, 2036  3,825,604  334,740 
IFB Ser. 3031, Class BI, IO, 6.357s, 2035  1,230,450  94,517 
IFB Ser. 3370, Class TS, IO, 6.337s, 2037  6,974,526  624,438 
IFB Ser. 3244, Class SB, IO, 6.327s, 2036  1,919,129  146,122 
IFB Ser. 3244, Class SG, IO, 6.327s, 2036  2,235,775  182,336 
IFB Ser. 3236, Class IS, IO, 6.317s, 2036  3,706,954  294,332 
IFB Ser. 3033, Class SG, IO, 6.317s, 2035  1,548,476  121,992 
IFB Ser. 3114, Class TS, IO, 6.317s, 2030  7,114,558  533,699 
IFB Ser. 3128, Class JI, IO, 6.297s, 2036  670,890  57,026 
IFB Ser. 3240, Class S, IO, 6.287s, 2036  6,665,097  515,819 
IFB Ser. 3229, Class BI, IO, 6.287s, 2036  209,470  13,959 
IFB Ser. 3153, Class JI, IO, 6.287s, 2036  2,965,224  211,124 
IFB Ser. 3065, Class DI, IO, 6.287s, 2035  952,720  79,039 
IFB Ser. 3145, Class GI, IO, 6.267s, 2036  551,612  48,266 
IFB Ser. 3218, Class AS, IO, 6.247s, 2036  2,129,581  159,714 
IFB Ser. 3221, Class SI, IO, 6.247s, 2036  2,991,090  225,205 
IFB Ser. 3153, Class UI, IO, 6.237s, 2036  468,074  50,067 
IFB Ser. 3424, Class XI, IO, 6.237s, 2036  4,163,558  301,537 
IFB Ser. 3202, Class PI, IO, 6.207s, 2036  8,353,055  645,750 

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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Freddie Mac     
IFB Ser. 3355, Class MI, IO, 6.167s, 2037  $1,822,974  $131,475 
IFB Ser. 3201, Class SG, IO, 6.167s, 2036  3,828,342  343,791 
IFB Ser. 3203, Class SE, IO, 6.167s, 2036  3,426,447  293,199 
IFB Ser. 3238, Class LI, IO, 6.157s, 2036  2,118,415  167,934 
IFB Ser. 3171, Class PS, IO, 6.152s, 2036  2,717,924  225,859 
IFB Ser. 3152, Class SY, IO, 6.147s, 2036  6,282,222  564,711 
IFB Ser. 3366, Class SA, IO, 6.117s, 2037  3,866,492  308,299 
IFB Ser. 3284, Class BI, IO, 6.117s, 2037  2,197,658  150,301 
IFB Ser. 3260, Class SA, IO, 6.117s, 2037  1,932,279  127,256 
IFB Ser. 3199, Class S, IO, 6.117s, 2036  5,583,429  449,340 
IFB Ser. 3284, Class LI, IO, 6.107s, 2037  6,310,639  480,732 
IFB Ser. 3281, Class AI, IO, 6.097s, 2037  8,110,932  660,945 
IFB Ser. 3311, Class EI, IO, 6.077s, 2037  2,345,895  162,393 
IFB Ser. 3311, Class IA, IO, 6.077s, 2037  3,545,307  299,017 
IFB Ser. 3311, Class IB, IO, 6.077s, 2037  3,545,307  299,017 
IFB Ser. 3311, Class IC, IO, 6.077s, 2037  3,545,307  299,017 
IFB Ser. 3311, Class ID, IO, 6.077s, 2037  3,545,307  299,017 
IFB Ser. 3311, Class IE, IO, 6.077s, 2037  5,416,019  456,796 
IFB Ser. 3311, Class PI, IO, 6.077s, 2037  2,831,991  207,882 
IFB Ser. 3382, Class SI, IO, 6.067s, 2037  23,571,937  1,932,569 
IFB Ser. 3375, Class MS, IO, 6.067s, 2037  10,826,397  775,625 
IFB Ser. 3240, Class GS, IO, 6.047s, 2036  4,039,020  321,114 
IFB Ser. 3257, Class SI, IO, 5.987s, 2036  1,745,863  117,574 
IFB Ser. 3225, Class JY, IO, 5.957s, 2036  7,609,865  555,832 
IFB Ser. 3416, Class BI, IO, 5.917s, 2038  8,240,320  653,424 
IFB Ser. 2967, Class SA, IO, 5.817s, 2035  9,010,058  430,054 
IFB Ser. 3339, Class TI, IO, 5.807s, 2037  4,394,698  339,839 
IFB Ser. 3284, Class CI, IO, 5.787s, 2037  10,180,849  739,751 
IFB Ser. 3016, Class SQ, IO, 5.777s, 2035  2,548,508  145,400 
IFB Ser. 3397, Class SQ, IO, 5.637s, 2037  6,008,377  426,192 
IFB Ser. 3226, Class YS, IO, 5.517s, 2036  6,485,239  96,695 
IFB Ser. 3424, Class UI, IO, 5.427s, 2037  2,896,492  218,326 
Ser. 3510, Class DI, 5s, 2039 ##  3,767,000  351,461 
Ser. 3510, Class IB, 5s, 2039 ##  2,363,000  253,325 
Ser. 3292, Class DO, PO, zero %, 2037  179,161  163,079 
Ser. 3226, Class YI, IO, zero %, 2036  6,485,239  11,369 
Ser. 3139, Class CO, PO, zero %, 2036  312,535  280,775 
FRB Ser. 3345, Class TY, zero %, 2037  387,110  362,987 
FRB Ser. 3326, Class XF, zero %, 2037  342,594  319,307 
FRB Ser. 3273, Class HF, zero %, 2037  98,086  95,241 
FRB Ser. 3235, Class TP, zero %, 2036  117,707  109,597 
FRB Ser. 3283, Class KF, zero %, 2036  125,871  123,808 
FRB Ser. 3226, Class YW, zero %, 2036  604,190  569,476 
FRB Ser. 3332, Class UA, zero %, 2036  155,870  148,718 
FRB Ser. 3251, Class TC, zero %, 2036  1,539,687  1,451,753 
FRB Ser. 3130, Class JF, zero %, 2036  571,531  544,771 
FRB Ser. 3326, Class WF, zero %, 2035  329,116  291,942 
FRB Ser. 3030, Class EF, zero %, 2035  177,435  153,146 
FRB Ser. 3412, Class UF, zero %, 2035  861,865  794,403 
FRB Ser. 2980, Class TY, zero %, 2035  85,291  77,527 
FRB Ser. 3112, Class XM, zero %, 2034  64,400  63,018 


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GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. 144A     
FRB Ser. 00-1, Class F, 7.515s, 2033  $251,000  $182,039 
Ser. 00-1, Class G, 6.131s, 2033  1,159,000  231,800 

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. 144A Ser. 99-C3,     
Class G, 6.974s, 2036  1,022,427  306,728 

Government National Mortgage Association     
IFB Ser. 07-41, Class SA, 38.198s, 2037  209,141  260,460 
IFB Ser. 07-40, Class GS, 38.078s, 2037  80,460  98,432 
IFB Ser. 07-45, Class SA, 37.684s, 2037  69,941  86,977 
IFB Ser. 07-51, Class SP, 37.478s, 2037  164,372  203,008 
IFB Ser. 07-45, Class SB, 37.444s, 2037  69,941  86,735 
IFB Ser. 05-66, Class SP, 19.738s, 2035  812,338  863,853 
Ser. 07-17, Class CI, IO, 7 1/2s, 2037  1,217,356  121,736 
IFB Ser. 08-29, Class SA, IO, 7.446s, 2038  12,059,924  824,646 
IFB Ser. 08-42, Class AI, IO, 7.361s, 2038  14,845,389  1,359,793 
IFB Ser. 07-2, Class SA, IO, 7.046s, 2037  309,464  22,633 
IFB Ser. 06-69, Class SI, IO, 7.046s, 2036  2,398,837  172,350 
IFB Ser. 06-62, Class SI, IO, 7.046s, 2036  2,473,418  154,920 
IFB Ser. 06-61, Class SM, IO, 7.021s, 2036  4,043,540  295,354 
IFB Ser. 06-62, Class SA, IO, 7.006s, 2036  2,809,657  203,313 
IFB Ser. 06-64, Class SB, IO, 7.006s, 2036  2,831,534  208,884 
IFB Ser. 07-1, Class SL, IO, 7.001s, 2037  1,129,931  82,339 
IFB Ser. 07-1, Class SM, IO, 6.991s, 2037  1,130,579  82,247 
IFB Ser. 05-68, Class PU, IO, 6.941s, 2032  2,093,696  232,556 
IFB Ser. 04-59, Class SH, IO, 6.921s, 2034  3,437,129  389,779 
IFB Ser. 04-59, Class SC, IO, 6.871s, 2034  1,337,955  105,743 
IFB Ser. 04-26, Class IS, IO, 6.871s, 2034  2,416,690  184,609 
IFB Ser. 07-47, Class SA, IO, 6.771s, 2036  2,531,103  239,621 
IFB Ser. 07-49, Class NY, IO, 6.741s, 2035  7,495,996  500,103 
IFB Ser. 07-35, Class NY, IO, 6.571s, 2035  3,456,180  318,386 
IFB Ser. 07-26, Class SG, IO, 6.516s, 2037  3,650,500  219,603 
IFB Ser. 07-26, Class SD, IO, 6.471s, 2037  3,667,829  245,378 
IFB Ser. 07-25, Class SA, IO, 6.466s, 2037  2,511,396  150,021 
IFB Ser. 07-25, Class SB, IO, 6.466s, 2037  4,916,906  302,205 
IFB Ser. 07-11, Class SA, IO, 6.466s, 2037  1,696,980  121,480 
IFB Ser. 06-69, Class SA, IO, 6.466s, 2036  4,582,401  301,137 
IFB Ser. 07-31, Class CI, IO, 6.451s, 2037  1,851,144  116,732 
IFB Ser. 07-22, Class S, IO, 6.441s, 2037  2,090,997  158,094 
IFB Ser. 07-14, Class SB, IO, 6.441s, 2037  1,617,241  96,119 
IFB Ser. 05-84, Class AS, IO, 6.441s, 2035  5,520,379  494,893 
IFB Ser. 07-40, Class SB, IO, 6.416s, 2037  4,605,199  270,109 
IFB Ser. 07-40, Class SC, IO, 6.416s, 2037  251,441  14,748 
IFB Ser. 07-40, Class SD, IO, 6.416s, 2037  251,441  14,748 
IFB Ser. 07-40, Class SE, IO, 6.416s, 2037  251,441  14,748 
IFB Ser. 07-42, Class SB, IO, 6.416s, 2037  416,610  24,965 
IFB Ser. 07-42, Class SC, IO, 6.416s, 2037  488,823  29,293 
IFB Ser. 07-51, Class SJ, IO, 6.416s, 2037  2,203,767  166,680 
IFB Ser. 07-53, Class SY, IO, 6.376s, 2037  4,374,488  324,390 
IFB Ser. 04-17, Class QN, IO, 6.371s, 2034  4,388,328  369,666 
IFB Ser. 07-41, Class SM, IO, 6.366s, 2037  723,840  49,800 
IFB Ser. 07-41, Class SN, IO, 6.366s, 2037  738,019  50,776 
IFB Ser. 07-40, Class SG, IO, 6.346s, 2037  561,842  30,887 

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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Government National Mortgage Association     
IFB Ser. 04-88, Class S, IO, 6.341s, 2032  $2,888,602  $184,329 
IFB Ser. 07-59, Class PS, IO, 6.336s, 2037  1,729,829  110,780 
IFB Ser. 07-59, Class SP, IO, 6.336s, 2037  539,871  35,444 
IFB Ser. 07-48, Class SB, IO, 6.321s, 2037  2,546,401  145,578 
IFB Ser. 06-38, Class SG, IO, 6.316s, 2033  7,395,598  386,072 
IFB Ser. 07-45, Class QA, IO, 6.281s, 2037  491,622  30,726 
IFB Ser. 07-51, Class SG, IO, 6.246s, 2037  10,288,974  679,978 
IFB Ser. 07-53, Class SG, IO, 6.241s, 2037  1,200,171  76,550 
IFB Ser. 07-45, Class QB, IO, 6.241s, 2037  491,622  30,726 
IFB Ser. 07-74, Class SI, IO, 6.241s, 2037  3,390,525  170,434 
IFB Ser. 07-17, Class AI, IO, 6.221s, 2037  8,494,378  583,317 
IFB Ser. 08-3, Class SA, IO, 6.216s, 2038  4,295,096  233,802 
IFB Ser. 07-78, Class SA, IO, 6.201s, 2037  12,383,830  785,531 
IFB Ser. 07-79, Class SY, IO, 6.191s, 2037  7,102,709  475,171 
IFB Ser. 07-53, Class ES, IO, 6.191s, 2037  1,656,364  96,265 
IFB Ser. 08-2, Class SB, IO, 6.186s, 2038  10,054,549  535,797 
IFB Ser. 08-2, Class SM, IO, 6.171s, 2038  8,399,404  526,693 
IFB Ser. 07-9, Class AI, IO, 6.171s, 2037  4,243,605  265,289 
IFB Ser. 07-59, Class SA, IO, 6.166s, 2037  12,504,945  675,276 
IFB Ser. 07-61, Class SA, IO, 6.166s, 2037  2,320,279  115,522 
IFB Ser. 07-59, Class SC, IO, 6.166s, 2037  674,447  37,480 
IFB Ser. 07-10, Class SB, IO, 6.161s, 2037  13,229,703  743,604 
IFB Ser. 08-15, Class CI, IO, 6.156s, 2038  16,674,220  879,699 
IFB Ser. 07-9, Class DI, IO, 6.151s, 2037  3,281,135  215,201 
IFB Ser. 08-6, Class SC, IO, 6.141s, 2038  16,733,852  883,397 
IFB Ser. 08-34, Class SH, IO, 6.141s, 2037  4,633,513  355,342 
IFB Ser. 06-26, Class S, IO, 6.141s, 2036  18,288,206  1,126,992 
IFB Ser. 07-59, Class SD, IO, 6.136s, 2037  822,428  42,995 
IFB Ser. 06-49, Class SA, IO, 6.126s, 2036  5,476,371  296,467 
IFB Ser. 08-9, Class SK, IO, 6.121s, 2038  6,719,940  381,505 
IFB Ser. 05-92, Class S, IO, 6.066s, 2032  12,310,692  838,185 
IFB Ser. 05-71, Class SA, IO, 6.031s, 2035  6,172,624  415,905 
IFB Ser. 05-65, Class SI, IO, 5.991s, 2035  2,643,851  162,596 
IFB Ser. 06-7, Class SB, IO, 5.986s, 2036  590,609  32,932 
IFB Ser. 08-15, Class PI, IO, 5.966s, 2035  5,382,724  390,839 
IFB Ser. 06-16, Class SX, IO, 5.956s, 2036  6,428,938  373,510 
IFB Ser. 07-17, Class IB, IO, 5.916s, 2037  1,623,428  119,945 
IFB Ser. 06-14, Class S, IO, 5.916s, 2036  2,591,292  145,895 
IFB Ser. 05-57, Class PS, IO, 5.916s, 2035  3,080,418  280,404 
IFB Ser. 06-11, Class ST, IO, 5.881s, 2036  1,631,095  92,819 
IFB Ser. 07-25, Class KS, IO, 5.871s, 2037  3,919,114  305,696 
IFB Ser. 07-21, Class S, IO, 5.871s, 2037  123,869  6,864 
IFB Ser. 07-27, Class SD, IO, 5.866s, 2037  1,767,955  96,637 
IFB Ser. 07-19, Class SJ, IO, 5.866s, 2037  3,076,035  157,681 
IFB Ser. 07-31, Class AI, IO, 5.851s, 2037  2,228,042  168,322 
IFB Ser. 07-23, Class ST, IO, 5.841s, 2037  3,440,880  167,375 
IFB Ser. 07-9, Class CI, IO, 5.841s, 2037  4,261,480  211,692 
IFB Ser. 07-7, Class EI, IO, 5.841s, 2037  1,947,884  99,751 
IFB Ser. 07-7, Class JI, IO, 5.841s, 2037  4,598,155  255,657 
IFB Ser. 07-1, Class S, IO, 5.841s, 2037  4,050,781  208,644 

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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Government National Mortgage Association     
IFB Ser. 07-3, Class SA, IO, 5.841s, 2037  $3,870,818  $198,414 
IFB Ser. 07-62, Class S, IO, 5.821s, 2037  3,827,945  216,480 
IFB Ser. 05-17, Class S, IO, 5.821s, 2035  3,294,621  189,143 
IFB Ser. 07-43, Class SC, IO, 5.771s, 2037  2,927,028  157,164 
IFB Ser. 05-3, Class SN, IO, 5.766s, 2035  8,851,341  696,006 
IFB Ser. 07-73, Class MI, IO, 5.641s, 2037  1,090,699  50,049 
IFB Ser. 04-41, Class SG, IO, 5.641s, 2034  8,518,597  474,136 
Ser. 07-73, Class MO, PO, zero %, 2037  78,462  66,776 
FRB Ser. 07-71, Class TA, zero %, 2037  399,905  396,236 
FRB Ser. 07-71, Class UC, zero %, 2037  84,863  83,470 
FRB Ser. 07-73, Class KI, IO, zero %, 2037  781,090  4,240 
FRB Ser. 07-73, Class KM, zero %, 2037  77,756  57,050 
FRB Ser. 07-61, Class YC, zero %, 2037  852,191  825,630 
FRB Ser. 07-33, Class TB, zero %, 2037  304,665  295,149 
FRB Ser. 07-6, Class TD, zero %, 2037  300,553  287,415 
FRB Ser. 98-2, Class EA, PO, zero %, 2028  100,459  79,979 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II     
FRB Ser. 07-GG10, Class A3, 5.799s, 2045  679,000  441,743 
Ser. 06-GG6, Class A2, 5.506s, 2038  1,227,000  1,106,509 

HASCO NIM Trust 144A Ser. 05-OP1A, Class A, 6 1/4s, 2035     
(Cayman Islands)  166,771  3,335 

HSI Asset Loan Obligation FRB Ser. 07-AR1, Class 2A1,     
6.128s, 2037  7,681,490  3,917,560 

IMPAC Secured Assets Corp. FRB Ser. 07-2, Class 1A1A,     
0.499s, 2037  636,434  431,184 

IndyMac Indx Mortgage Loan Trust     
FRB Ser. 06-AR25, Class 5A1, 6.257s, 2036  1,716,690  884,800 
FRB Ser. 07-AR15, Class 1A1, 6.143s, 2037  3,042,080  1,490,619 
FRB Ser. 07-AR9, Class 2A1, 5.921s, 2037  3,118,659  1,590,516 
FRB Ser. 05-AR31, Class 3A1, 5.601s, 2036  7,750,234  4,107,624 
FRB Ser. 07-AR11, Class 1A1, 5.56s, 2037  2,348,779  1,056,950 

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust     
FRB Ser. 06-A3, Class 2A1, 6.066s, 2036  2,703,421  1,472,284 
FRB Ser. 06-A1, Class 5A1, 5.938s, 2036  2,149,787  1,139,387 
FRB Ser. 06-A6, Class 1A1, 0.549s, 2036  2,661,429  1,193,877 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.     
FRB Ser. 07-LD12, Class AM, 6.062s, 2051  1,032,000  421,871 
FRB Ser. 07-LD12, Class A3, 5.99s, 2051  4,776,000  3,066,244 
Ser. 07-CB20, Class A3, 5.863s, 2051  1,698,000  1,076,831 
FRB Ser. 07-LD11, Class A3, 5.819s, 2049  847,000  542,927 
Ser. 07-CB20, Class A4, 5.794s, 2051  377,000  226,499 
Ser. 08-C2, Class X, IO, 0.482s, 2051 F  89,569,176  1,161,154 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.     
144A Ser. 07-CB20, Class X1, IO, 0.073s, 2051 F  124,976,623  847,081 

LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust 144A     
Ser. 99-C1, Class G, 6.41s, 2031  492,082  172,229 
Ser. 98-C4, Class J, 5.6s, 2035  965,000  738,306 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust     
Ser. 07-C6, Class A2, 5.845s, 2012  1,535,000  1,205,376 
Ser. 07-C7, Class XW, IO, 0.373s, 2045  119,416,635  1,795,023 


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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A Ser. 07-C7, Class XCL,     
IO, 0.092s, 2045  $50,412,717  $449,460 

Lehman Mortgage Trust     
IFB Ser. 07-5, Class 4A3, 37.744s, 2037  1,414,568  1,428,713 
IFB Ser. 07-5, Class 8A2, IO, 7.331s, 2036  2,444,270  212,024 
IFB Ser. 07-4, Class 3A2, IO, 6.811s, 2037  1,987,880  173,453 
IFB Ser. 06-5, Class 2A2, IO, 6.761s, 2036  4,675,412  362,344 
IFB Ser. 07-2, Class 2A13, IO, 6.301s, 2037  3,916,653  283,957 
IFB Ser. 06-9, Class 2A2, IO, 6.231s, 2037  4,505,269  380,530 
IFB Ser. 06-7, Class 2A4, IO, 6.161s, 2036  7,574,777  549,171 
IFB Ser. 06-7, Class 2A5, IO, 6.161s, 2036  7,112,150  502,296 
IFB Ser. 06-6, Class 1A2, IO, 6.111s, 2036  2,728,206  190,974 
IFB Ser. 06-6, Class 1A3, IO, 6.111s, 2036  4,035,482  287,528 

Mach One Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A     
Ser. 04-1A, Class J, 5.45s, 2040 (Canada)  1,154,000  103,860 
Ser. 04-1A, Class K, 5.45s, 2040 (Canada)  411,000  32,880 
Ser. 04-1A, Class L, 5.45s, 2040 (Canada)  187,000  13,090 

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust FRB Ser. 04-13,     
Class 3A6, 3.788s, 2034  554,000  450,718 

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust Ser. 06-3, Class 1A1, 6 1/4s, 2036  1,917,579  1,054,668 

Merrill Lynch Capital Funding Corp. Ser. 06-4, Class XC, IO,     
0.148s, 2049  110,822,940  796,684 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.     
FRB Ser. 05-A9, Class 3A1, 5.271s, 2035  799,782  587,316 
Ser. 96-C2, Class JS, IO, 2.271s, 2028  1,857,555  65,256 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 07-C1, Class A3,     
5.829s, 2050  451,000  289,759 

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust     
FRB Ser. 07-8, Class A2, 5.92s, 2049  821,000  528,813 

Mezz Cap Commercial Mortgage Trust Ser. 07-C5, Class X,     
4.867s, 2017  4,858,638  713,248 

Mezz Cap Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A Ser. 04-C1, Class X,     
IO, 8.006s, 2037  1,371,624  183,537 

Morgan Stanley Capital I     
Ser. 98-CF1, Class E, 7.35s, 2032  2,455,000  1,379,166 
FRB Ser. 08-T29, Class A3, 6.28s, 2043  1,332,000  949,383 
FRB Ser. 07-IQ14, Class AM, 5.691s, 2049  507,000  238,438 

Morgan Stanley Capital I 144A     
FRB Ser. 04-RR, Class F7, 6s, 2039  3,360,000  201,600 
Ser. 07-HQ13, Class X1, IO, 0.67s, 2044  110,187,237  2,085,844 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust Ser. 05-5AR, Class 2A1,     
4.855s, 2035  2,110,641  1,097,534 

Mortgage Capital Funding, Inc.     
FRB Ser. 98-MC2, Class E, 7.093s, 2030  459,501  275,701 
Ser. 97-MC2, Class X, IO, 1.988s, 2012 F  6,622  1 

PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 144A Ser. 00-C1, Class J,     
6 5/8s, 2010  285,000  84,448 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust     
IFB Ser. 07-A3, Class 2A2, IO, 6.301s, 2037  8,987,869  629,151 
Ser. 07-A5, Class 2A3, 6s, 2037  1,934,829  1,160,897 

SBA CMBS Trust 144A Ser. 05-1A, Class E, 6.706s, 2035  595,000  422,396 


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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (36.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

STRIPS 144A       
Ser. 03-1A, Class M, 5s, 2018 (Cayman Islands)    $316,000  $173,800 
Ser. 03-1A, Class N, 5s, 2018 (Cayman Islands)    376,000  191,760 
Ser. 04-1A, Class M, 5s, 2018 (Cayman Islands)    345,000  169,050 
Ser. 04-1A, Class N, 5s, 2018 (Cayman Islands)    325,000  133,250 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 06-9,       
Class 1A1, 5.692s, 2036    2,071,854  1,132,667 

Structured Asset Securities Corp.       
IFB Ser. 07-4, Class 1A3, IO, 5.841s, 2037    6,658,229  482,722 
Ser. 07-4, Class 1A4, IO, 1s, 2037    7,116,469  71,165 

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 144A Ser. 07-RF1, Class 1A, IO,       
5.306s, 2037    9,031,960  581,658 

Titan Europe PLC 144A       
FRB Ser. 05-CT2A, Class E, 3.29s, 2014 (Ireland)  GBP  444,138  476,554 
FRB Ser. 05-CT1A, Class D, 3.22s, 2014 (Ireland)  GBP  868,987  562,586 

Ursus EPC 144A FRB Ser. 1-A, Class D, 6.938s, 2012 (Ireland)  GBP  467,013  371,184 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust       
Ser. 07-C30, Class A3, 5.246s, 2043    $4,394,000  3,309,846 
Ser. 07-C34, IO, 0.355s, 2046    33,007,674  511,289 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB       
Ser. 05-WL5A, Class L, 3.633s, 2018    917,000  559,370 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust       
Ser. 05-AR13, Class 1A4, IO, 0.742s, 2035    18,225,660  142,160 

Total collateralized mortgage obligations (cost $270,453,193)      $231,992,590 

 
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (21.9%)*  Principal amount  Value 

Basic materials (1.2%)       
Bayer AG jr. unsec. sub. bonds FRB 5s, 2105 (Germany)  EUR  364,000  $359,381 

Builders FirstSource, Inc. company guaranty sr. sec. notes FRN       
6.399s, 2012    $530,000  156,350 

Clondalkin Acquisition BV 144A company guaranty sr. sec. notes       
FRN 3.996s, 2013 (Netherlands)    360,000  208,800 

Compass Minerals International, Inc. sr. disc. notes Ser. B, 12s, 2013    277,000  289,465 

Domtar Corp. company guaranty Ser. *, 7 7/8s, 2011 (Canada)    280,000  259,000 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. sr. unsec. notes       
8 3/8s, 2017    1,657,000  1,371,168 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. sr. unsec. notes       
8 1/4s, 2015    830,000  713,800 

Georgia-Pacific Corp. debs. 9 1/2s, 2011    99,000  96,525 

Georgia-Pacific Corp. notes 8 1/8s, 2011    110,000  106,150 

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. sr. notes 10 3/8s, 2011 (Canada)    691,000  704,820 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, ULC       
company guaranty 9 3/4s, 2014    114,000  13,680 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.       
notes 9 3/4s, 2014    520,000  228,800 

Mosaic Co. (The) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 5/8s, 2016    446,000  419,240 

Mosaic Co. (The) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/8s, 2014    269,000  258,240 

NewPage Corp. company guaranty 10s, 2012    468,000  180,180 

NewPage Holding Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes FRN 10.265s, 2013 ‡‡    171,708  32,625 

Novelis, Inc. company guaranty 7 1/4s, 2015    221,000  123,760 

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. company guaranty 7 5/8s, 2014  EUR  330,000  291,428 


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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (21.9%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Basic materials cont.       
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
6 3/4s, 2015    $1,626,000  $1,288,605 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. 144A sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2016    315,000  252,000 

Stone Container Corp. sr. notes 8 3/8s, 2012    399,000  41,895 

      7,395,912 
Capital goods (1.5%)       
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. sr. sub. notes 6 3/4s, 2016    206,000  197,760 

Berry Plastics Corp. company guaranty sr. sec. notes FRN       
5.844s, 2015    1,205,000  873,625 

Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes FRN 7.37s, 2013 (Canada)  EUR  194,000  181,972 

Bombardier, Inc. 144A unsec. notes 6 3/4s, 2012 (Canada)    $3,155,000  2,831,613 

Crown Americas, LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp.sr. notes       
7 5/8s, 2013    1,016,000  1,016,000 

General Cable Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes FRN       
3.81s, 2015    375,000  251,250 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC sr. sub. notes 9 3/4s, 2017    475,000  85,500 

Hexcel Corp. sr. sub. notes 6 3/4s, 2015    132,000  113,520 

L-3 Communications Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes       
6 1/8s, 2014    1,301,000  1,209,930 

L-3 Communications Corp. sr. sub. notes 5 7/8s, 2015    1,019,000  932,385 

Legrand SA unsec. unsub. debs. 8 1/2s, 2025 (France)    860,000  677,744 

Owens-Illinois, Inc. debs. 7 1/2s, 2010    207,000  209,070 

Ryerson Tull, Inc. 144A sec. notes 12 1/4s, 2015    902,000  563,750 

      9,144,119 
Communication services (2.0%)       
American Tower Corp. 144A sr. notes 7s, 2017    770,000  739,200 

CCH I Holdings, LLC company guaranty 12 1/8s, 2015    47,000  823 

CCH II, LLC sr. unsec. notes 10 1/4s, 2010    114,000  68,400 

CCH II, LLC sr. unsec. notes Ser. B, 10 1/4s, 2010    1,590,000  938,100 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. company guaranty 7s, 2015    1,040,000  925,600 

Cricket Communications, Inc. company guaranty 9 3/8s, 2014    860,000  782,600 

Cricket Communications, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes       
10s, 2015    870,000  804,750 

CSC Holdings, Inc. sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2012    1,063,000  1,023,138 

Digicel Group, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8 7/8s, 2015 (Jamaica)    470,000  345,450 

Digicel, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 9 1/4s, 2012 (Jamaica)    420,000  369,600 

Inmarsat Finance PLC company guaranty 10 3/8s, 2012       
(United Kingdom)    1,503,000  1,487,970 

iPCS, Inc. company guaranty sr. sec. notes FRN 5.318s, 2013    280,000  198,800 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes       
9 1/4s, 2014    180,000  166,725 

PAETEC Holding Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
9 1/2s, 2015    295,000  191,750 

Qwest Communications International, Inc. company guaranty       
7 1/2s, 2014    699,000  597,645 

Qwest Corp. sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2014    145,000  131,950 

Qwest Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8 7/8s, 2012    2,424,000  2,411,880 

Qwest Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 1/4s, 2025    382,000  280,770 


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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (21.9%)* cont. Principal amount  Value 

Communication services cont.     
Rainbow National Services, LLC 144A sr. notes 8 3/4s, 2012  $750,000  $748,125 

West Corp. company guaranty 9 1/2s, 2014  255,000  173,400 

    12,386,676 
Consumer cyclicals (4.1%)     
Affinity Group, Inc. sr. sub. notes 9s, 2012  1,055,000  580,250 

AMC Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty 11s, 2016  485,000  414,675 

AMC Entertainment, Inc. sr. sub. notes 8s, 2014  399,000  299,250 

Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC company guaranty 7 3/4s, 2016  560,000  176,400 

Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (The) company guaranty 10 1/4s, 2014  310,000  46,500 

Boyd Gaming Corp. sr. sub. notes 6 3/4s, 2014  265,000  176,225 

CanWest Media, Inc. company guaranty 8s, 2012 (Canada)  663,075  152,507 

Cenveo Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
10 1/2s, 2016  515,000  321,231 

Cinemark, Inc. sr. unsec. disc. notes stepped-coupon zero %     
(9 3/4s, 3/15/09), 2014 ††  55,000  49,156 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.65s, 2010  1,234,000  678,700 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5 1/2s, 2014  115,000  15,525 

D.R. Horton, Inc. company guaranty 8s, 2009  407,000  407,000 

D.R. Horton, Inc. sr. notes 7 7/8s, 2011  1,495,000  1,349,238 

DirecTV Holdings, LLC company guaranty 6 3/8s, 2015  2,062,000  1,938,280 

DirecTV Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
7 5/8s, 2016  262,000  257,415 

Echostar DBS Corp. company guaranty 6 5/8s, 2014  3,123,000  2,841,930 

FelCor Lodging LP company guaranty 8 1/2s, 2011 R  1,012,000  774,180 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC sr. notes 9 7/8s, 2011  1,389,000  1,062,585 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC sr. unsec. notes 9 3/4s, 2010  680,000  561,000 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC unsec. notes 7 3/8s, 2009  382,000  342,389 

Grupo Televisa SA sr. unsec. notes 6s, 2018 (Mexico)  100,000  85,626 

Hanesbrands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes FRN Ser. B,     
5.698s, 2014  115,000  83,950 

Host Marriott LP sr. notes Ser. M, 7s, 2012 R  1,460,000  1,299,400 

Jostens IH Corp. company guaranty 7 5/8s, 2012  1,164,000  1,047,600 

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. company guaranty sr. sec. notes     
11 1/2s, 2013  191,000  157,098 

Lamar Media Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes Ser. C, 6 5/8s, 2015  14,000  10,500 

Levi Strauss & Co. sr. unsec. notes 8 7/8s, 2016  560,000  431,200 

Levi Strauss & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 9 3/4s, 2015  1,275,000  1,050,281 

Liberty Media, LLC sr. notes 5.7s, 2013  266,000  197,911 

Liberty Media, LLC sr. unsec. notes 7 7/8s, 2009  329,000  321,872 

Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe 144A bonds 8 1/2s, 2015  760,000  262,200 

Meritage Homes Corp. company guaranty 6 1/4s, 2015  282,000  172,725 

Meritage Homes Corp. sr. notes 7s, 2014  90,000  58,500 

MGM Mirage, Inc. company guaranty 8 1/2s, 2010  885,000  712,425 

MGM Mirage, Inc. company guaranty 6s, 2009  1,929,000  1,847,018 

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. company guaranty     
10s, 2014  365,000  323,025 

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. company guaranty sr.     
unsec. sub. disc. stepped-coupon zero % (12 1/2s, 8/1/11), 2016 ††  700,000  283,500 


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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (21.9%)* cont.   Principal amount  Value 

Communication services cont.       
NTK Holdings, Inc. sr. unsec. disc. notes stepped-coupon zero %       
(10 3/4s, 9/1/09), 2014 ††    $207,000  $23,805 

Oxford Industries, Inc. sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2011    880,000  660,000 

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes       
7 1/2s, 2015    625,000  453,125 

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. sr. sub. notes 8 1/4s, 2012    665,000  608,475 

Pulte Homes, Inc. company guaranty 7 7/8s, 2011    1,422,000  1,329,570 

Quebecor Media, Inc. sr. unsec. notes Ser. *, 7 3/4s, 2016 (Canada)    140,000  109,900 

Realogy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10 1/2s, 2014 R    622,000  139,950 

Sealy Mattress Co. sr. sub. notes 8 1/4s, 2014    145,000  60,900 

Station Casinos, Inc. sr. notes 6s, 2012    614,000  116,660 

Tenneco, Inc. sr. unsec. notes company guaranty 8 1/8s, 2015    730,000  251,850 

THL Buildco, Inc. (Nortek Holdings, Inc.) sr. sec. notes 10s, 2013    255,000  147,900 

THL Buildco, Inc. (Nortek Holdings, Inc.) sr. sub. notes 8 1/2s, 2014    510,000  104,550 

Toll Brothers, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes       
8 1/4s, 2011    1,380,000  1,345,500 

Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. sec. notes 8 1/2s, 2015       
(In default) †    524,000  77,290 

Vertis, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes zero %, 2014 ‡‡    429,774  4,298 

Young Broadcasting, Inc. company guaranty 10s, 2011 (In default) †    469,000  1,173 

Young Broadcasting, Inc. sr. sub. notes 8 3/4s, 2014 (In default) †    160,000  200 

      26,224,413 
Consumer staples (0.5%)       
Archibald Candy Corp. company guaranty 10s, 2009 (In default) F     173,688  2,682 

Dean Foods Co. company guaranty 7s, 2016    2,000  1,850 

Del Monte Corp. sr. sub. notes 8 5/8s, 2012    1,085,000  1,101,275 

Prestige Brands, Inc. sr. sub. notes 9 1/4s, 2012    629,000  584,970 

Rite Aid Corp. company guaranty 9 1/2s, 2017    542,000  154,470 

Rite Aid Corp. sec. notes 7 1/2s, 2017    620,000  362,700 

Sara Lee Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/4s, 2011    580,000  592,058 

United Rentals NA, Inc. company guaranty 6 1/2s, 2012    472,000  387,040 

      3,187,045 
Energy (3.5%)       
Arch Western Finance, LLC sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2013    2,598,000  2,461,605 

Chaparral Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes       
8 7/8s, 2017    630,000  138,600 

Chesapeake Energy Corp. sr. notes 7 1/2s, 2013    1,991,000  1,821,765 

Complete Production Services, Inc. company guaranty 8s, 2016    1,020,000  714,000 

Comstock Resources, Inc. sr. notes 6 7/8s, 2012    995,000  800,975 

Connacher Oil and Gas, Ltd. 144A sec. notes 10 1/4s,       
2015 (Canada)    410,000  153,750 

Denbury Resources, Inc. sr. sub. notes 7 1/2s, 2015    625,000  518,750 

Dong Energy A/S jr. unsec. sub. notes FRN 5 1/2s, 2035 (Denmark)  EUR  364,000  381,618 

Forest Oil Corp. sr. notes 8s, 2011    $1,465,000  1,410,063 

Gaz Capital for Gazprom 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.288s,       
2037 (Luxembourg)    575,000  356,500 

Gaz Capital SA sr. unsec. notes 7.288s, 2037 (Luxembourg)    780,000  483,600 

Gaz Capital SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bond 8.146s,       
2018 (Luxembourg)    316,000  229,460 


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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (21.9%)* cont. Principal amount  Value 

Energy cont.       
Gaz Capital SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bond 7.343s,       
2013 (Luxembourg)    $306,000  $255,238 

Gaz Capital SA 144A sr. unsec. 6.51s, 2022 (Luxembourg)    485,000  295,850 

Harvest Operations Corp. sr. notes 7 7/8s, 2011 (Canada)    1,140,000  855,000 

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes       
9 1/2s, 2016    755,000  430,350 

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. sr. notes Ser. B, 6 1/8s, 2014    1,013,000  721,763 

Key Energy Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
8 3/8s, 2014    355,000  255,600 

Lukoil International Finance 144A company guaranty 6.656s,       
2022 (Netherlands)    1,080,000  756,000 

Lukoil International Finance 144A company guaranty 6.356s,       
2017 (Netherlands)    550,000  412,500 

Newfield Exploration Co. sr. sub. notes 6 5/8s, 2014    698,000  624,710 

Offshore Logistics, Inc. company guaranty 6 1/8s, 2013    575,000  454,250 

Oslo Seismic Services, Inc. 1st mtge. 8.28s, 2011    525,644  536,694 

Pacific Energy Partners/Pacific Energy Finance Corp. sr. notes       
7 1/8s, 2014    695,000  611,428 

Peabody Energy Corp. company guaranty 7 3/8s, 2016    1,470,000  1,433,250 

PetroHawk Energy Corp. company guaranty 9 1/8s, 2013    332,000  305,440 

PetroHawk Energy Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 7/8s, 2015    275,000  230,313 

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6s,       
2022 (Trinidad)    1,162,000  926,393 

Petroleum Development Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes       
12s, 2018    485,000  303,125 

Petroplus Finance, Ltd. company guaranty 6 3/4s, 2014 (Bermuda)    700,000  521,500 

Plains Exploration & Production Co. company guaranty 7 3/4s, 2015    140,000  126,875 

Plains Exploration & Production Co. company guaranty 7s, 2017    150,000  125,438 

Pride International, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7 3/8s, 2014    994,000  954,240 

SandRidge Energy, Inc. sr. notes 8s, 2018    685,000  541,150 

Williams Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. notes 8 1/8s, 2012    290,000  287,100 

Williams Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. notes 7 5/8s, 2019    736,000  701,040 

      22,135,933 
Financials (4.1%)       
Banco Do Brasil 144A sr. unsec. 4.213s, 2017 (Cayman Islands)  BRL  1,055,000  390,825 

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The) notes Ser. MTN, 6.95s, 2012    $20,000  20,968 

Bosphorus Financial Services, Ltd. 144A sec. sr. notes FRN 3.949s,       
2012 (Cayman Islands)    2,297,750  1,962,426 

GMAC, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
7 3/4s, 2010    114,000  103,159 

GMAC, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
7s, 2012    117,000  85,371 

GMAC, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
6 7/8s, 2012    818,000  584,927 

GMAC, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
6 7/8s, 2011    104,000  81,878 

GMAC, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
6 5/8s, 2012    851,000  621,196 

GMAC, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes FRN       
4.403s, 2014    85,000  48,025 


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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (21.9%)* cont.   Principal amount  Value 

Financials cont.       
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sub. notes 6 3/4s, 2037    $355,000  $272,621 

HSBC Capital Funding LP/ Jersey Channel Islands company guaranty       
sub. FRB 5.13s, 2049 (Jersey)  EUR  486,000  307,508 

HUB International Holdings, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes 10 1/4s, 2015    $185,000  99,900 

HUB International Holdings, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
9s, 2014    135,000  91,125 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 144A sr. unsec. FRN 6.46s, 2017    600,000  413,700 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 144A sr. unsec. notes FRN 0.257s, 2011  RUB  46,000,000  1,043,004 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 144A unsec. unsub. notes 0.165s, 2012  INR  37,500,000  679,098 

Lender Processing Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.       
notes 8 1/8s, 2016    $1,760,000  1,672,000 

Leucadia National Corp. sr. unsec. notes 8 1/8s, 2015    205,000  166,050 

Leucadia National Corp. sr. unsec. notes 7 1/8s, 2017    495,000  363,825 

Liberty Mutual Insurance 144A notes 7.697s, 2097    1,330,000  826,543 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. notes FRN Ser. MTN, 1.359s, 2011    715,000  640,610 

Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. bonds 4.359s, 2017  BRL  3,655,000  1,054,857 

RSHB Capital SA for OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank notes 6.299s,       
2017 (Luxembourg)    $1,330,000  831,250 

RSHB Capital SA for OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank sub. bonds       
FRB 6.97s, 2016 (Luxembourg)    500,000  298,970 

Russian Agricultural Bank 144A notes 7 3/4s, 2018 (Luxembourg)    775,000  519,250 

Russian Agricultural Bank 144A notes 7 1/8s, 2014 (Luxembourg)    775,000  589,000 

UBS Luxembourg SA for Sberbank sub. notes stepped-coupon       
6.23s (7.429s, 2/11/10), 2015 (Luxembourg) ††    2,730,000  1,691,699 

USI Holdings Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes FRN 6.024s, 2014    120,000  57,000 

VTB Capital SA bonds 6 1/4s, 2035 (Luxembourg)    1,724,000  999,920 

VTB Capital SA sr. notes 6 1/4s, 2035 (Luxembourg)    1,065,000  617,700 

VTB Capital SA 144A notes 7 1/2s, 2011 (Luxembourg)    1,660,000  1,469,100 

VTB Capital SA 144A notes 6 7/8s, 2018 (Luxembourg)    1,010,000  717,100 

VTB Capital SA 144A sec. notes 6.609s, 2012 (Luxembourg)    5,785,000  3,977,824 

VTB Capital SA (Vneshtorgbank) loan participation stepped-coupon       
notes 6.315s (7.815s, 2/4/10), 2015 (Luxembourg) ††    3,845,000  2,309,422 

      25,607,851 
Government (0.7%)       
Export-Import Bank of Korea sr. notes 8 1/8s, 2014 (South Korea)    295,000  288,587 

Korea Development Bank sr. notes 8s, 2014 (South Korea)    466,000  462,943 

Pemex Finance, Ltd. bonds 9.69s, 2009 (Cayman Islands)    294,750  296,448 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust company guaranty sr. unsec.       
unsub. bonds 6 5/8s, 2035    340,000  269,826 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust company guaranty unsec. unsub.       
notes 6 5/8s, 2038    325,000  248,625 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust company guaranty unsec. unsub.       
notes 5 3/4s, 2018    425,000  361,250 

Petroleos Mexicanos 144A notes 8s, 2019 (Mexico)    2,290,000  2,286,565 

      4,214,244 
Health care (1.9%)       
Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty 8 7/8s, 2015    1,310,000  1,260,875 

DaVita, Inc. company guaranty 6 5/8s, 2013    291,000  281,543 

Elan Finance PLC/Elan Finance Corp. company guaranty 7 3/4s,       
2011 (Ireland)    395,000  314,025 


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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (21.9%)* cont. Principal amount  Value 

Health care cont.     
HCA, Inc. sr. sec. notes 9 1/4s, 2016  $1,275,000  $1,217,625 

HCA, Inc. sr. sec. notes 9 1/8s, 2014  563,000  540,480 

Omnicare, Inc. company guaranty 6 3/4s, 2013  385,000  355,163 

Omnicare, Inc. sr. sub. notes 6 1/8s, 2013  1,065,000  963,825 

Select Medical Corp. company guaranty 7 5/8s, 2015  1,217,000  766,710 

Service Corporation International debs. 7 7/8s, 2013  112,000  106,400 

Stewart Enterprises, Inc. sr. notes 6 1/4s, 2013  1,412,000  1,136,660 

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes 10s, 2017  600,000  342,000 

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8 7/8s, 2015 ‡‡  300,000  195,000 

Tenet Healthcare Corp. sr. unsec. notes 7 3/8s, 2013  750,000  607,500 

Tenet Healthcare Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6 3/8s, 2011  1,324,000  1,178,360 

US Oncology, Inc. company guaranty 9s, 2012  965,000  897,450 

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II, LLC sr. sub. notes 9s, 2014  973,000  865,970 

Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp. company guaranty 9s, 2012 R  590,000  587,050 

Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp. sr. notes 6 5/8s, 2014 R  337,000  288,135 

    11,904,771 
Technology (0.5%)     
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2012  649,000  214,170 

Ceridian Corp. sr. unsec. notes 11 1/2s, 2015  541,000  292,140 

Compucom Systems, Inc. sr. sub. notes 12 1/2s, 2015  305,000  176,900 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
8 7/8s, 2014  1,082,000  238,040 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 10 1/8s, 2016  124,000  21,700 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 9 1/8s, 2014 ‡‡  753,000  99,773 

Iron Mountain, Inc. company guaranty 8 5/8s, 2013  435,000  434,456 

Iron Mountain, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8s, 2020  1,035,000  962,550 

New ASAT Finance, Ltd. company guaranty 9 1/4s, 2011     
(Cayman Islands)  25,000  750 

Nortel Networks, Ltd. 144A sr. unsecd. notes company guaranty     
10 3/4s, 2016 (Canada) (In default) †  184,000  29,900 

Sanmina Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 8 1/8s, 2016  262,000  112,660 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. company guaranty 9 1/8s, 2013  660,000  551,100 

Travelport LLC company guaranty 9 7/8s, 2014  325,000  128,375 

    3,262,514 
Utilities and power (1.9%)     
AES Corp. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8s, 2017  255,000  239,700 

AES Corp. (The) 144A sec. notes 8 3/4s, 2013  456,000  458,280 

CMS Energy Corp. sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2010  350,000  348,870 

Colorado Interstate Gas Co. debs. 6.85s, 2037  615,000  494,312 

Edison Mission Energy sr. unsec. notes 7 3/4s, 2016  289,000  277,440 

Edison Mission Energy sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2013  338,000  324,480 

Edison Mission Energy sr. unsec. notes 7.2s, 2019  545,000  494,588 

Edison Mission Energy sr. unsec. notes 7s, 2017  380,000  353,400 

El Paso Natural Gas Co. debs. 8 5/8s, 2022  370,000  358,900 

Ferrellgas LP/Finance sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2014  1,010,000  808,000 

Ipalco Enterprises, Inc. 144A sr. sec. notes 7 1/4s, 2016  220,000  203,500 

Kinder Morgan, Inc. sr. notes 6 1/2s, 2012  3,137,000  2,917,410 


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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (21.9%)* cont. Principal amount  Value 

Utilities and power cont.       
NRG Energy, Inc. sr. notes 7 3/8s, 2016    $465,000  $442,913 

Orion Power Holdings, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 12s, 2010    1,115,000  1,137,300 

PNM Resources, Inc. unsec. unsub. notes 9 1/4s, 2015    495,000  445,500 

Teco Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
7.2s, 2011    350,000  338,049 

Teco Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
7s, 2012    550,000  529,759 

Teco Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes       
6 3/4s, 2015    63,000  55,119 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. sr. unsec. unsub. debs. 7 1/2s, 2017    291,000  279,360 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. sr. unsec. unsub. debs. 7s, 2028    145,000  122,525 

Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. sr. unsec. debs. 7 1/4s, 2026    875,000  782,842 

Utilicorp United, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.95s, 2011    36,000  36,030 

Vattenfall Treasury AB company guaranty unsec. unsub. FRB 5 1/4s,       
2049 (Sweden)  EUR  364,000  394,678 

Williams Partners LP/ Williams Partners Finance Corp. sr. unsec.       
notes 7 1/4s, 2017    $280,000  249,200 

      12,092,155 
Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $177,148,255)      $137,555,633 
 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY       
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (14.3%)*  Principal amount  Value 

U.S. Government Guaranteed Mortgage Obligations (0.7%)       
Government National Mortgage Association Pass-Through       
Certificates 6 1/2s, TBA, February 1, 2039    $4,000,000  $4,146,875 

      4,146,875 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Obligations (13.6%)       
Federal National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates       
6 1/2s, April 1, 2016    30,306  31,523 
6 1/2s, TBA, March 1, 2039    2,000,000  2,075,312 
6 1/2s, TBA, February 1, 2039    2,000,000  2,083,125 
6s, TBA, February 1, 2024    5,000,000  5,201,563 
5 1/2s, TBA, February 1, 2024    2,000,000  2,061,250 
5s, TBA, March 1, 2039    2,000,000  2,026,328 
5s, TBA, February 1, 2039    4,000,000  4,065,000 
4 1/2s, TBA, March 1, 2039    19,000,000  19,054,180 
4 1/2s, TBA, February 1, 2039    49,000,000  49,306,250 

      85,904,531 
Total U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations (cost $90,556,208)    $90,051,406 
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES (12.3%)*  Principal amount  Value 

Argentina (Republic of) bonds zero %, 2013    $821,000  $318,548 

Argentina (Republic of) bonds Ser. $V, 10 1/2s, 2012  ARS  4,110,000  503,475 

Argentina (Republic of) bonds FRB zero %, 2013    $3,113,000  1,086,518 

Argentina (Republic of) notes Ser. $dis, 8.28s, 2033    2,623,802  892,093 

Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds FRB 1.798s, 2012    19,839,000  5,762,403 

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social 144A       
sr. unsec. notes 6.369s, 2018    175,000  159,250 

Brazil (Federal Republic of) bonds 6s, 2017    1,880,000  1,885,734 


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FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES (12.3%)*. cont. .  Principal amount  Value 

Canada (Government of) bonds Ser. WL43, 5 3/4s, 2029  CAD  1,340,000  $1,371,273 

Colombia (Republic of) notes 10s, 2012    $3,565,000  3,995,866 

Colombia (Republic of) sr. notes 7 3/8s, 2019    650,000  643,500 

Colombia (Republic of) unsec. unsub. bonds 7 3/8s, 2037    1,000,000  927,490 

Ecuador (Republic of) bonds Ser. REGS, 12s, 2012 (In default) †    2,846,616  820,110 

Ecuador (Republic of) 144A unsec. bonds 12s, 2012 (In default) †    1,931,880  556,575 

Ecuador (Republic of) regs notes 9 3/8s, 2015 (In default) †    245,000  96,611 

Indonesia (Republic of) 144A bonds 6 5/8s, 2037    1,555,000  969,138 

Indonesia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. bonds 6 3/4s, 2014    460,000  410,559 

Indonesia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7 3/4s, 2038    920,000  634,800 

Japan (Government of) 30 yr bonds Ser. 23, 2 1/2s, 2036  JPY  313,000,000  3,908,633 

Japan (Government of) CPI Linked bonds Ser. 12, 1.2s, 2017  JPY  750,182,400  7,372,145 

Japan (Government of) CPI Linked bonds Ser. 8, 1s, 2016  JPY  2,295,081,600  22,394,162 

Peru (Republic of) bonds 8 3/4s, 2033    $935,000  1,053,754 

Russia (Federation of) unsub. 5s, 2030    65,660  55,626 

Russia (Federation of) 144A unsub. unsec. bonds 5s, 2030    5,500,446  4,659,868 

Sweden (Government of) debs. Ser. 1041, 6 3/4s, 2014  SEK  59,875,000  8,649,947 

Turkey (Republic of) notes 7 1/2s, 2017    $3,500,000  3,333,015 

Ukraine (Government of) 144A bonds 6 3/4s, 2017    835,000  351,852 

Ukraine (Government of) 144A sr. unsub. 6.58s, 2016    1,185,000  525,287 

United Mexican States bonds Ser. MTN, 8.3s, 2031    144,000  162,088 

Venezuela (Republic of) notes 10 3/4s, 2013    2,510,000  1,624,472 

Venezuela (Republic of) unsec. note FRN Ser. REGS, 2.123s, 2011    2,715,000  1,751,175 

Venezuela (Republic of) unsub. bonds 5 3/8s, 2010    1,011,000  787,245 

Total foreign government bonds and notes (cost $88,515,019)      $77,663,212 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (10.6%)*  Principal amount  Value 

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust       
FRB Ser. 05-1, Class M2, 1.079s, 2035    $192,409  $28,861 
FRB Ser. 05-4, Class A2C, 0.599s, 2035    66,576  54,925 

Ace Securities Corp.       
FRB Ser. 06-OP2, Class A2C, 0.539s, 2036    217,000  107,415 
FRB Ser. 06-HE3, Class A2C, 0.539s, 2036    191,000  65,948 

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. FRB Ser. 03-8, Class M2,       
2.139s, 2033    399,657  23,979 

Arcap REIT, Inc. 144A       
Ser. 03-1A, Class E, 7.11s, 2038    743,000  245,190 
Ser. 04-1A, Class E, 6.42s, 2039    420,000  105,000 

Argent Securities, Inc.       
FRB Ser. 03-W3, Class M3, 2.659s, 2033    47,378  948 
FRB Ser. 06-W4, Class A2C, 0.549s, 2036    340,000  136,000 

Asset Backed Funding Certificates       
FRB Ser. 04-OPT2, Class M2, 1.389s, 2033    392,002  180,321 
FRB Ser. 05-WMC1, Class M1, 0.829s, 2035    70,000  41,300 

Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust       
FRB Ser. 06-HE2, Class A3, 0.579s, 2036    58,641  35,248 
FRB Ser. 06-HE4, Class A5, 0.549s, 2036    220,522  119,082 

Aviation Capital Group Trust 144A FRB Ser. 03-2A, Class G1,       
1.059s, 2033    474,146  118,537 


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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (10.6%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc.       
FRB Ser. 04-FR3, Class M6, 3.639s, 2034    $326,617  $192,192 
FRB Ser. 06-PC1, Class M9, 2.139s, 2035    364,000  3,640 
FRB Ser. 05-HE1, Class M3, 1.319s, 2035    435,000  21,750 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc. 144A FRB Ser. 06-HE2,       
Class M10, 2.639s, 2036    102,683  181 

Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization Corp.       
Ser. 00-A, Class A4, 8.29s, 2030    1,429,924  620,034 
Ser. 00-A, Class A2, 7.575s, 2030    2,544,750  1,087,102 
Ser. 99-B, Class A4, 7.3s, 2016    1,250,986  498,418 
Ser. 99-B, Class A3, 7.18s, 2015    2,138,187  867,576 
FRB Ser. 00-A, Class A1, 0.493s, 2030    273,799  44,997 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 144A Ser. 06-1, Class D,       
7.16s, 2013    500,000  382,402 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. FRB Ser. 05-OPT1, Class M1,       
0.809s, 2035    95,957  43,070 

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp.       
Ser. 00-2, Class A5, 8.85s, 2030    2,511,319  1,501,452 
Ser. 00-4, Class A6, 8.31s, 2032    6,311,720  3,218,977 
Ser. 00-5, Class A7, 8.2s, 2032    1,053,000  602,412 
Ser. 00-1, Class A5, 8.06s, 2031    1,794,937  974,301 
Ser. 00-4, Class A5, 7.97s, 2032    354,584  196,861 
Ser. 00-5, Class A6, 7.96s, 2032    1,336,822  821,224 
Ser. 02-1, Class M1F, 7.954s, 2033    183,000  91,555 
Ser. 01-3, Class M2, 7.44s, 2033    97,386  4,717 
Ser. 01-4, Class A4, 7.36s, 2033    370,828  267,695 
Ser. 00-6, Class A5, 7.27s, 2031    139,315  93,615 
Ser. 01-1, Class A5, 6.99s, 2032    7,853,769  4,888,971 
Ser. 01-3, Class A4, 6.91s, 2033    5,297,388  3,593,547 
Ser. 02-1, Class A, 6.681s, 2033    1,500,263  1,242,060 
FRB Ser. 02-1, Class M1A, 2.498s, 2033    4,444,000  1,357,558 
FRB Ser. 01-4, Class M1, 2.198s, 2033    573,000  98,449 

Countrywide Asset Backed Certificates       
FRB Ser. 05-BC3, Class M1, 0.909s, 2035    96,000  59,040 
FRB Ser. 05-14, Class 3A2, 0.629s, 2036    49,627  41,190 

Crest, Ltd. 144A Ser. 03-2A, Class E2, 8s, 2038 (Cayman Islands)    838,000  251,400 

Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 05-1, Class M5, 1.059s, 2035    179,000  8,950 

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates FRB       
Ser. 06-FF7, Class 2A3, 0.539s, 2036    356,000  141,758 

Fremont Home Loan Trust       
FRB Ser. 05-E, Class 2A4, 0.719s, 2036    498,000  301,290 
FRB Ser. 06-2, Class 2A3, 0.559s, 2036    589,000  312,170 

Gears Auto Owner Trust 144A Ser. 05-AA, Class E1, 8.22s, 2012    1,347,000  1,216,007 

Granite Mortgages PLC       
FRB Ser. 03-2, Class 3C, 3.78s 2043 (United Kingdom)  GBP  1,337,631  386,602 
FRB Ser. 03-2, Class 2C1, 5.2s, 2043 (United Kingdom)  EUR  2,785,000  712,459 

Green Tree Financial Corp.       
Ser. 94-6, Class B2, 9s, 2020    $1,686,394  1,332,251 
Ser. 94-4, Class B2, 8.6s, 2019    450,984  266,081 
Ser. 93-1, Class B, 8.45s, 2018    670,365  497,509 
Ser. 96-6, Class M1, 7.95s, 2027    1,075,000  566,662 

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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (10.6%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Green Tree Financial Corp.     
Ser. 99-5, Class A5, 7.86s, 2030  $7,625,099  $4,694,309 
Ser. 96-8, Class M1, 7.85s, 2027  754,000  379,437 
Ser. 96-2, Class M1, 7.6s, 2026  608,000  335,412 
Ser. 95-8, Class B1, 7.3s, 2026  704,416  408,933 
Ser. 95-4, Class B1, 7.3s, 2025  726,329  426,067 
Ser. 96-10, Class M1, 7.24s, 2028  92,000  50,968 
Ser. 97-6, Class M1, 7.21s, 2029  1,557,000  716,120 
Ser. 95-F, Class B2, 7.1s, 2021  52,839  40,011 
Ser. 98-2, Class A6, 6.81s, 2027  737,531  568,111 
Ser. 99-3, Class A7, 6.74s, 2031  1,376,534  1,127,474 
FRN 6.53s, 2030  332,906  215,205 
Ser. 99-2, Class A7, 6.44s, 2030  97,353  61,909 
Ser. 99-1, Class A6, 6.37s, 2025  41,000  32,545 
Ser. 98-4, Class A5, 6.18s, 2030  838,352  534,507 
Ser. 99-1, Class A5, 6.11s, 2023  299,756  288,998 

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing     
Ser. 00-3, Class IA, 8.45s, 2031  3,159,656  1,977,063 
Ser. 99-5, Class M1A, 8.3s, 2026  312,000  170,726 
Ser. 99-5, Class A4, 7.59s, 2028  49,146  42,621 

GS Auto Loan Trust 144A Ser. 04-1, Class D, 5s, 2011 F  712,336  676,694 

GSAMP Trust FRB Ser. 06-HE5, Class A2C, 0.539s, 2036  877,000  414,590 

Guggenheim Structured Real Estate Funding, Ltd. 144A     
FRB Ser. 05-2A, Class E, 2.389s, 2030 (Cayman Islands)  729,000  87,480 
FRB Ser. 05-1A, Class E, 2.189s, 2030 (Cayman Islands)  162,911  65,164 

Home Equity Asset Trust FRB Ser. 06-1, Class 2A4, 0.719s, 2036  248,000  121,520 

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. FRB Ser. 06-FRE1, Class A4,     
0.679s, 2035  211,000  113,676 

Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract Ser. 01-B, Class A4,     
5.27s, 2018  2,154,259  1,505,384 

LNR CDO, Ltd. 144A     
FRB Ser. 03-1A, Class EFL, 3.356s, 2036 (Cayman Islands)  1,485,000  118,800 
FRB Ser. 02-1A, Class FFL, 3.139s, 2037 (Cayman Islands)  2,440,000  488,000 

Local Insight Media Finance, LLC Ser. 07-1W, Class A1,     
5.53s, 2012 F  3,320,072  2,158,047 

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust     
FRB Ser. 05-2, Class M4, 1.009s, 2035  497,000  74,550 
FRB Ser. 06-4, Class 2A4, 0.649s, 2036  240,000  77,085 
FRB Ser. 06-1, Class 2A3, 0.579s, 2036  252,567  116,181 

Madison Avenue Manufactured Housing Contract FRB Ser. 02-A,     
Class B1, 3.639s, 2032  2,025,781  985,915 

MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust FRB Ser. 06-FRE2, Class A4,     
0.539s, 2036  126,000  52,255 

Mid-State Trust Ser. 11, Class B, 8.221s, 2038  217,142  149,177 

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I     
FRB Ser. 04-HE8, Class B3, 3.589s, 2034  149,459  11,957 
FRB Ser. 05-HE2, Class M5, 1.069s, 2035  310,000  3,100 
FRB Ser. 05-HE1, Class M3, 0.909s, 2034  310,000  49,600 
FRB Ser. 06-NC4, Class M2, 0.689s, 2036  435,000  30,450 

N-Star Real Estate CDO, Ltd. 144A FRB Ser. 04-2A, Class C1,     
2.409s, 2039 (Cayman Islands)  500,000  400,000 


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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (10.6%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Navistar Financial Corp. Owner Trust     
Ser. 05-A, Class C, 4.84s, 2014  $112,840  $100,954 
Ser. 04-B, Class C, 3.93s, 2012  75,956  64,556 

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust FRB Ser. 03-4, Class M3,     
2.439s, 2033  25,674  385 

Novastar Home Equity Loan     
FRB Ser. 06-1, Class A2C, 0.549s, 2036  298,000  175,075 
FRB Ser. 06-2, Class A2C, 0.539s, 2036  298,000  134,390 

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.     
Ser. 96-C, Class B1, 7.96s, 2027  2,014,457  661,910 
Ser. 99-D, Class A1, 7.84s, 2029  1,678,015  855,788 
Ser. 00-A, Class A2, 7.765s, 2017  241,347  131,460 
Ser. 95-B, Class B1, 7.55s, 2021  486,133  275,562 
Ser. 00-D, Class A4, 7.4s, 2030  1,945,000  778,000 
Ser. 02-B, Class A4, 7.09s, 2032  699,189  469,457 
Ser. 99-B, Class A4, 6.99s, 2026  1,733,973  1,108,574 
Ser. 00-D, Class A3, 6.99s, 2022  489,146  442,163 
Ser. 02-A, Class A4, 6.97s, 2032  114,958  66,676 
Ser. 01-D, Class A4, 6.93s, 2031  1,308,229  710,732 
Ser. 01-E, Class A4, 6.81s, 2031  1,825,447  1,132,193 
Ser. 99-B, Class A3, 6.45s, 2017  403,326  249,123 
Ser. 01-C, Class A2, 5.92s, 2017  2,022,411  712,918 
Ser. 02-C, Class A1, 5.41s, 2032  2,120,204  1,123,708 
Ser. 01-D, Class A2, 5.26s, 2019  261,498  127,450 
Ser. 01-E, Class A2, 5.05s, 2019  1,721,695  945,472 
Ser. 02-A, Class A2, 5.01s, 2020  465,144  277,521 

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 144A     
Ser. 01-B, Class A4, 7.21s, 2030  411,079  270,746 
FRB Ser. 01-B, Class A2, 0.708s, 2018  91,169  53,991 

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 05-4, Class M11,     
2.889s, 2035  593,260  7,416 

Park Place Securities, Inc.     
FRB Ser. 05-WCH1, Class M4, 1.219s, 2036  202,000  12,120 
FRB Ser. 04-MCW1, Class A2, 0.769s, 2034  214,657  193,478 

Park Place Securities, Inc. 144A FRB Ser. 04-MHQ1, Class M10,     
2.889s, 2034 F  10,719  41 

People’s Financial Realty Mortgage Securities Trust FRB Ser. 06-1,     
Class 1A2, 0.519s, 2036  455,000  237,189 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.     
FRB Ser. 06-NC3, Class A2, 0.579s, 2036  236,048  170,779 
FRB Ser. 07-RZ1, Class A2, 0.549s, 2037  293,000  105,586 

Residential Asset Securities Corp.     
FRB Ser. 05-EMX1, Class M2, 1.119s, 2035  705,000  70,500 
Ser. 01-KS3, Class AII, 0.849s, 2031 F  2,745,131  1,650,209 

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC     
FRB Ser. 05-HE1, Class M2, 1.039s, 2035  310,000  9,300 
FRB Ser. 07-NC2, Class A2B, 0.529s, 2037  275,000  112,750 

SG Mortgage Securities Trust     
FRB Ser. 06-OPT2, Class A3D, PO, 0.599s, 2036  507,000  164,775 
FRB Ser. 06-FRE1, Class A2B, 0.569s, 2036  231,000  133,980 


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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (10.6%)* cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust     
FRB Ser. 06-OPT3, Class 2A3, 0.559s, 2036  $240,000  $99,840 
FRB Ser. 06-3, Class A3, 0.549s, 2036  882,000  508,922 

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 144A FRB Ser. 05-4,     
Class M10, 2.889s, 2036 F  463,000  4,727 

South Coast Funding 144A FRB Ser. 3A, Class A2, 3.588s, 2038     
(Cayman Islands)  200,000  1,560 

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust FRB Ser. 06-BNC2,     
Class A6, 0.649s, 2036  240,000  20,764 

Structured Asset Receivables Trust 144A FRB Ser. 05-1,     
1.633s, 2015 F  3,422,431  2,315,023 

TIAA Real Estate CDO, Ltd. Ser. 03-1A, Class E, 8s, 2038  904,000  113,000 

TIAA Real Estate CDO, Ltd. 144A Ser. 02-1A, Class IV, 6.84s, 2037  756,000  128,520 

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust FRB Ser. 07-1, Class A3,     
0.709s, 2037  106,000  35,588 

Whinstone Capital Management, Ltd. 144A FRB Ser. 1A, Class B3,     
2.059s, 2044 (United Kingdom)  504,004  60,480 

Total asset-backed securities (cost $119,257,487)    $66,866,271 

 
SENIOR LOANS (8.9%)* c  Principal amount  Value 

Basic materials (0.7%)     
Aleris International, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 2 3/8s, 2013  $408,222  $143,753 

Georgia-Pacific, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4.189s, 2013  878,688  756,496 

Georgia-Pacific, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B2, 3.169s, 2012  526,092  452,933 

Huntsman International, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
2.161s, 2012  2,730,000  1,908,442 

NewPage Holding Corp. bank term loan FRN 5.313s, 2014  448,495  254,894 

Novelis, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.46s, 2014  452,484  282,350 

Novelis, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.46s, 2014  995,466  621,171 

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. E,     
3.546s, 2012  109,414  95,191 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. bank term loan FRN 1.313s, 2010  43,665  28,491 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
3.779s, 2011  49,200  32,103 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. C,     
3.858s, 2011  56,734  36,451 

    4,612,275 
Capital goods (0.8%)     
Berry Plastics Holding Corp. bank term loan FRN 2.421s, 2015  294,750  213,694 

Graham Packaging Co., LP bank term loan FRN 4.508s, 2011  196,500  156,709 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC bank term loan FRN     
3.459s, 2014  113,975  61,736 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC bank term loan FRN     
Ser. B, 2.789s, 2014  2,149,669  1,164,405 

Hexcel Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4.481s, 2012  345,442  300,534 

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The) bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 6 1/2s, 2014  1,285,000  987,844 

Mueller Water Products, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
4.473s, 2014  692,772  550,754 

Polypore, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 2.45s, 2014  605,824  402,873 

Sensata Technologies BV bank term loan FRN 2.934s,     
2013 (Netherlands)  584,959  297,232 


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SENIOR LOANS (8.9%)* c cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Capital goods cont.     
Sequa Corp. bank term loan FRN 3.688s, 2014  $783,594  $481,910 

Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp. bank term loan FRN 2.72s, 2013  221,000  175,695 

    4,793,386 
Communication services (1.3%)     
Cablevision Systems Corp. bank term loan FRN 2.083s, 2013  276,384  248,285 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC bank term loan FRN     
8 1/2s, 2014  436,700  371,316 

Charter Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN 4.972s, 2014  1,685,080  1,282,959 

Charter Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN 3.959s, 2014  400,000  225,600 

Cricket Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
6 1/2s, 2013  14,096  12,840 

Crown Castle International Corp. bank term loan FRN 5.376s, 2014  151,458  132,677 

Fairpoint Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN 5 3/4s, 2015  920,000  565,800 

Insight Midwest, LP bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 2.45s, 2014  243,776  210,988 

Intelsat Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B2, 3.925s, 2011  417,839  357,850 

Intelsat Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B2-A, 3.925s, 2013  417,966  357,958 

Intelsat Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B2-C, 3.925s, 2013  417,839  357,850 

Intelsat, Ltd. bank term loan FRN 4.435s, 2014 (Bermuda)  885,000  644,575 

Intelsat, Ltd. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.741s, 2013 (Bermuda)  1,173,000  1,030,041 

Level 3 Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN 3.255s, 2014  408,000  294,780 

Mediacom Communications Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. C,     
1.81s, 2015  814,316  662,989 

Mediacom Communications Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. D2,     
2.06s, 2015  235,200  196,784 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. bank term loan FRN 4.508s, 2013  337,497  293,271 

PAETEC Holding Corp. bank term loan FRN 2.961s, 2013  143,550  89,479 

PAETEC Holding Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B1, 2.961s, 2013  395,814  246,724 

Time Warner Telecom, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
3.043s, 2013  454,982  391,853 

West Corp. bank term loan FRN 2.811s, 2013  220,594  156,622 

    8,131,241 
Consumer cyclicals (3.2%)     
Affinion Group, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4.645s, 2013  1,983,844  1,420,929 

Allison Transmission bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.169s, 2014  856,055  550,932 

CCM Merger, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.666s, 2012  123,313  61,657 

Cenveo, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. C, 3.275s, 2014  466,067  278,475 

Cenveo, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. DD, 3.275s, 2014  15,530  9,279 

Cinemark USA, Inc. bank term loan FRN 2.53s, 2013  558,325  497,747 

Citadel Communications bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 2.207s, 2014  835,000  346,525 

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
4s, 2012  442,432  177,710 

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. C,     
4s, 2012  1,105,365  443,989 

Dana Corp. bank term loan FRN 7 1/4s, 2015  852,609  360,937 

Dex Media West, LLC/Dex Media Finance Co. bank term loan FRN     
Ser. B, 7.133s, 2014  555,000  299,700 

DirecTV Holdings, LLC bank term loan FRN 5 1/4s, 2013  488,943  468,570 

GateHouse Media, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4.2s, 2014  1,012,283  241,682 

GateHouse Media, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 2.66s, 2014  430,000  102,663 


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SENIOR LOANS (8.9%)* c cont. Principal amount  Value 

Consumer cyclicals cont.     
GateHouse Media, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. DD, 2.572s, 2014  $377,717  $90,180 

Golden Nugget, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 2.415s, 2014  200,455  72,164 

Golden Nugget, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. DD, 2.4s, 2014 U  114,545  41,236 

Goodman Global Holdings, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
7.708s, 2011  1,996,910  1,617,497 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) bank term loan FRN     
2.14s, 2010  2,494,720  1,810,750 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B2,     
4.16s, 2015  404,940  251,247 

Idearc, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.417s, 2014  2,703,678  913,843 

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. bank term loan FRN 3.209s, 2014  549,155  364,403 

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. A, 3.209s, 2014  172,700  114,599 

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.209s, 2014  219,662  145,761 

Lear Corp bank term loan FRN 3.243s, 2013  1,987,843  892,321 

Michaels Stores, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.334s, 2013  242,581  145,670 

National Bedding Co. bank term loan FRN 3.009s, 2011  187,046  80,196 

Navistar Financial Corp. bank term loan FRN 4.358s, 2012  423,467  299,250 

Navistar International Corp. bank term loan FRN 3.721s, 2012  1,164,533  822,937 

R.H. Donnelley, Inc. bank term loan FRN 6.777s, 2011  1,501,734  953,601 

R.H. Donnelley, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. D1, 6 3/4s, 2011  563,193  355,281 

Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The) bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
3.614s, 2014  810,563  310,040 

Realogy Corp. bank term loan FRN 0 1/4s, 2013 R  314,955  184,544 

Realogy Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 5.706s, 2013 R  1,169,833  685,450 

Six Flags Theme Parks bank term loan FRN 2.922s, 2015  1,061,306  730,532 

Tribune Co. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 5 1/4s, 2014 (In default) †  1,861,438  508,571 

Tropicana Entertainment bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 6 1/2s, 2011  1,540,000  438,900 

TRW Automotive, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.302s, 2014  364,450  247,218 

United Components, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. D, 4.39s, 2012  764,222  550,240 

Universal City Development Partners bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
5.837s, 2011  1,136,666  1,034,366 

Univision Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
2.711s, 2014  353,000  185,829 

Visteon Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4.426s, 2013  1,065,000  238,103 

Warner Music Group bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.344s, 2011  452,401  373,796 

Yankee Candle Co., Inc. bank term loan FRN 3.4s, 2014  242,000  130,680 

    19,850,000 
Consumer staples (0.7%)     
Dean Foods Co. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 2.95s, 2014  997,728  893,244 

Jarden Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B1, 3.209s, 2012  515,604  438,263 

Jarden Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B2, 3.209s, 2012  245,547  208,715 

Pinnacle Foods Holding Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
3.198s, 2014  994,900  775,745 

Prestige Brands, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 2.695s, 2011  708,807  609,574 

Rental Service Corp. bank term loan FRN 4.714s, 2013  890,000  549,575 

Rite-Aid Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 2.163s, 2014  188,575  116,288 

Spectrum Brands, Inc. bank term loan FRN 0.298s, 2013  60,082  36,850 

Spectrum Brands, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B1, 5.897s, 2013  1,041,308  638,668 

    4,266,922 

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SENIOR LOANS (8.9%)* c cont.  Principal amount  Value 

Energy (0.4%)     
CR Gas Storage bank term loan FRN 4.847s, 2013  $99,594  $77,186 

CR Gas Storage bank term loan FRN 2.079s, 2013  41,453  32,126 

CR Gas Storage bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4.847s, 2013  615,663  477,139 

CR Gas Storage bank term loan FRN Ser. DD, 2.093s, 2013  67,464  52,285 

Enterprise GP Holdings, LP bank term loan FRN 3.245s, 2014  62,370  55,821 

EPCO Holding, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. A, 1.353s, 2012  440,000  360,800 

Hercules Offshore, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.21s, 2013  526,030  357,700 

MEG Energy Corp. bank term loan FRN 3.46s, 2013 (Canada)  218,813  117,065 

MEG Energy Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. DD, 3.46s,     
2013 (Canada)  223,031  119,322 

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA bank term loan FRN 3.21s,     
2015 (Norway)  281,233  201,082 

Quicksilver Resources, Inc. bank term loan FRN 7 3/4s, 2013  584,469  427,637 

Targa Resources, Inc. bank term loan FRN 5.93s, 2012  411,002  284,961 

Targa Resources, Inc. bank term loan FRN 1.334s, 2012  236,129  163,716 

    2,726,840 
Financials (—%)     
General Growth Properties, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. A,     
1.56s, 2010 R  200,000  52,000 

Hub International, Ltd. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.959s, 2014  277,635  202,674 

Hub International, Ltd. bank term loan FRN Ser. DD, 3.959s, 2014  62,403  45,554 

    300,228 
Health care (0.8%)     
Community Health Systems, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
4.445s, 2014  1,061,880  897,687 

Community Health Systems, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. DD,     
2.948s, 2014  54,797  46,324 

Health Management Associates, Inc. bank term loan FRN     
3.209s, 2014  2,663,447  1,885,340 

Healthsouth Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 4.493s, 2013  680,398  593,080 

IASIS Healthcare, LLC/IASIS Capital Corp. bank term loan FRN     
7.62s, 2014  61,059  52,052 

IASIS Healthcare, LLC/IASIS Capital Corp. bank term loan FRN     
6.434s, 2014  765,563  321,537 

IASIS Healthcare, LLC/IASIS Capital Corp. bank term loan FRN     
Ser. B, 2.461s, 2014  658,391  561,279 

IASIS Healthcare, LLC/IASIS Capital Corp. bank term loan FRN     
Ser. DD, 2.461s, 2014  227,825  194,221 

LifePoint, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.821s, 2012  142,618  126,692 

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. bank term loan FRN 3.662s, 2014  68,023  55,439 

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
3.597s, 2014  246,210  200,661 

    4,934,312 
Technology (0.4%)     
Activant Solutions Holdings, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B,     
3.438s, 2013  335,343  159,288 

Compucom Systems, Inc. bank term loan FRN 3.97s, 2014  258,446  180,912 

First Data Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B1, 3.144s, 2014  762,862  481,175 

First Data Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B3, 3.144s, 2014  577,782  364,003 

Flextronics International, Ltd. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.681s,     
2014 (Singapore)  1,181,297  759,967 


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SENIOR LOANS (8.9%)* c cont. Principal amount  Value 

Technology cont.     
Flextronics International, Ltd. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.344s,     
2014 (Singapore)  $339,453  $218,381 

Travelport bank term loan FRN 3.959s, 2013  12,491  7,057 

Travelport bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 3.074s, 2013  225,244  127,263 

Travelport bank term loan FRN Ser. DD, 3.709s, 2013  92,926  51,574 

    2,349,620 
Transportation (0.2%)     
Ceva Group PLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 6.18s, 2015     
(Netherlands) F  3,480,000  1,262,753 

Delta Airlines, Inc. bank term loan FRN 2.57s, 2012  6,750  4,953 

    1,267,706 
Utilities and power (0.4%)     
Dynegy Holdings, Inc. bank term loan FRN 1.97s, 2013  381,000  319,881 

Energy Future Holdings Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B2,     
4.752s, 2014  529,022  367,935 

Energy Future Holdings Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B3,     
3.907s, 2014  384,313  267,001 

NRG Energy, Inc. bank term loan FRN 2.675s, 2014  684,702  631,016 

NRG Energy, Inc. bank term loan FRN 1.359s, 2014  337,665  311,189 

Reliant Energy, Inc. bank term loan FRN 0.428s, 2014  890,000  690,491 

    2,587,513 
Total senior loans (cost $84,898,941)    $55,820,043 

PURCHASED OPTIONS  Expiration date/  Contract   
OUTSTANDING (3.9%)*  strike price  amount  Value 

Option on an interest rate swap with Goldman Sachs       
International for the right to receive a fixed rate of 5.355%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
November 12, 2019.  Nov-09/5.355  $40,437,000  $7,249,950 

Option on an interest rate swap with Goldman Sachs       
International for the right to pay a fixed rate of 5.355%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
on November 12, 2019.  Nov-09/5.355  40,437,000  128,060 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the right to receive a fixed rate of 5.355%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
on November 12, 2019.  Nov-09/5.355  40,437,000  7,249,950 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the right to pay a fixed rate of 5.355%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
November 12, 2019.  Nov-09/5.355  40,437,000  158,109 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the right to receive a fixed rate of 5.03%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
on February 16, 2020.  Feb-10/5.03  62,480,000  9,298,274 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the right to pay a fixed rate of 5.03%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
on February 16, 2020.  Feb-10/5.03  62,480,000  521,083 

Total purchased options outstanding (cost $11,654,428)      $24,605,426 

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CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES (0.1%)*  Principal amount  Value 

General Cable Corp. cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
1s, 2012  $1,165,000  $758,706 

Total convertible bonds and notes (cost $935,695)    $758,706 
 
PREFERRED STOCKS (—%)*  Shares  Value 

GMAC Preferred Blocker, Inc. 144A 7.00% cum. pfd.  440  $109,808 

Total preferred stocks (cost $146,180)    $109,808 
 
COMMON STOCKS (—%)*  Shares  Value 

AboveNet, Inc. †  597  $19,701 

Bohai Bay Litigation, LLC (Units) F  1,327  61,737 

Vertis Holdings, Inc. † F  22,380  22 

Total common stocks (cost $24,733)    $81,460 

WARRANTS (—%)* †  Expiration    Strike     
  date    price  Warrants  Value 

AboveNet, Inc.  9/08/10    $24.00  230  $2,300 

Dayton Superior Corp. 144A F  6/15/09    0.01  1,980  1,779 

New ASAT Finance, Ltd. (Cayman Islands) F  2/01/11    0.01  6,500   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 144A (Ireland)  10/01/13   EUR 0.001  960  11,106 

Vertis Holdings, Inc. F  10/18/15    $0.01  1,483   

Total warrants (cost $73,048)          $15,185 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (—%)*  Shares  Value 

Emmis Communications Corp. Ser. A, $3.125 cum. cv. pfd.  4,733  $8,874 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Ser. P, 7.25% cv. pfd. (In default) †  1,477  1,059 

Total convertible preferred stocks (cost $1,609,395)    $9,933 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (32.8%)*  Principal amount/shares  Value 

Federated Prime Obligations Fund  148,728,186  $148,728,186 

Interest in $300,000,000 joint-triparty repurchase agreement     
dated January 30, 2009 with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. due     
February 2, 2009 — maturity value of $45,501,100 for an     
effective yield of 0.29% (collateralized by various mortgage     
backed securities with coupon rates of 5.0% to 6.5% and due     
dates ranging from April 1, 2035 to June 1, 2038 valued     
at $306,000,000)  $45,500,000  45,500,000 

U.S. Treasury Bills, for effective yields ranging from 0.45%     
to 0.48%, November 19, 2009 #  2,845,000  2,830,627 

U.S. Treasury Cash Management Bills, for an effective yield     
of 0.88%, May 15, 2009 #  9,000,000  8,977,356 

Total short-term investments (cost $206,041,149)    $206,036,169 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     

Total investments (cost $1,051,313,731)    $891,565,842 

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Key to holding’s currency abbreviations
ARS  Argentine Peso  JPY  Japanese Yen 
AUD  Australian Dollar  MXN  Mexican Peso 
BRL  Brazilian Real  PLN  Polish Zloty 
CAD  Canadian Dollar  RUB  Russian Ruble 
EUR  Euro  SEK  Swedish Krona 
GBP  British Pound  USD/$  United States Dollar 
INR  Indian Rupee  ZAR  South African Rand 

* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $629,014,865.

† Non-income-producing security.

†† The interest rate and date shown parenthetically represent the new interest rate to be paid and the date the fund will begin accruing interest at this rate.

‡‡ Income may be received in cash or additional securities at the discretion of the issuer.

# These securities were pledged and segregated with the custodian to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at January 31, 2009.

## Forward commitments, in part or in entirety (Note 1).

c Senior loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for senior loans are the current interest rates at January 31, 2009. Senior loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown (Notes 1 and 6).

F Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as a Level 2 or Level 3 for FASB 157 disclosures based on the securities valuation inputs. (Note 1).

R Real Estate Investment Trust.

U These securities, in part or in entirety, represent unfunded loan commitments (Note 7).

At January 31, 2009, liquid assets totaling $122,253,805 have been designated as collateral for open forward commitments, swap contracts, and forward contracts.

Debt obligations are considered secured unless otherwise indicated.

144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

TBA after the name of a security represents to be announced securities (Note 1).

The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.

The rates shown on Floating Rate Bonds (FRB) and Floating Rate Notes (FRN) are the current interest rates at January 31, 2009.

Inverse Floating Rate Bonds (IFB) are securities that pay interest rates that vary inversely to changes in the market interest rates. As interest rates rise, inverse floaters produce less current income. The interest rates shown are the current interest rates at January 31, 2009.

 

 

DIVERSIFICATION BY COUNTRY

Distribution of investments by country of issue at January 31, 2009 (as a percentage of Portfolio Value): 

 
United States  86.3%  Sweden  1.0% 

 
Japan  3.8  Canada  0.8 

 
Luxembourg  1.8  Colombia  0.6 

 
Argentina  1.0  Other  4.7 

 
    Total  100.0% 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS TO BUY at 1/31/09 (aggregate face value $100,749,931) (Unaudited) 
 
        Unrealized 
    Aggregate  Delivery  appreciation/ 
  Value  face value  date  (depreciation) 

Australian Dollar  $9,645,583  $10,781,555  2/18/09  $(1,135,972) 

British Pound  15,308,759  15,875,136  2/18/09  (566,377) 

Canadian Dollar  1,624,319  1,682,206  2/18/09  (57,887) 

Danish Krone  458,562  489,504  2/18/09  (30,942) 

Euro  18,860,052  19,711,778  2/18/09  (851,726) 

Hungarian Forint  1,845,478  2,098,843  2/18/09  (253,365) 

Japanese Yen  14,732,460  14,013,095  2/18/09  719,365 

Malaysian Ringgit  3,370,646  3,423,652  2/18/09  (53,006) 

Mexican Peso  17,030  17,776  2/18/09  (746) 

New Zealand Dollar  8,302  9,805  2/18/09  (1,503) 

Norwegian Krone  4,887,299  4,861,120  2/18/09  26,179 

Polish Zloty  6,007,983  6,967,420  2/18/09  (959,437) 

South African Rand  1,955,049  2,132,655  2/18/09  (177,606) 

Swedish Krona  11,016,236  11,566,717  2/18/09  (550,481) 

Swiss Franc  6,779,455  7,118,669  2/18/09  (339,214) 

Total        $(4,232,718) 
 
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS TO SELL at 1/31/09 (aggregate face value $92,197,435) (Unaudited) 
 
        Unrealized 
    Aggregate  Delivery  appreciation/ 
  Value  face value  date  (depreciation) 

 
Australian Dollar  $5,593,000  $6,087,180  2/18/09  $494,180 

Brazilian Real  2,267,196  2,300,762  2/18/09  33,566 

British Pound  2,683,692  2,649,323  2/18/09  (34,369) 

Canadian Dollar  10,593,605  11,013,969  2/18/09  420,364 

Euro  29,936,540  31,769,328  2/18/09  1,832,788 

Hungarian Forint  1,821,033  2,056,785  2/18/09  235,752 

Japanese Yen  51,331  51,597  2/18/09  266 

Norwegian Krone  12,821,097  12,699,652  2/18/09  (121,445) 

Polish Zloty  4,803,501  5,557,816  2/18/09  754,315 

South African Rand  1,926,428  2,102,330  2/18/09  175,902 

Swedish Krona  9,359,570  9,813,924  2/18/09  454,354 

Swiss Franc  5,743,112  6,094,769  2/18/09  351,657 

Total        $4,597,330 
 
FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited)     
 
        Unrealized 
Number of    Expiration  appreciation/ 
contracts  Value  date  (depreciation) 

Australian Government Treasury         
Bond 10 yr (Long)  2  $914,358  Mar-09  $2,187 

Canadian Government Bond 10 yr (Short)  10  1,009,195  Mar-09  (17,779) 

Euro-Bund 10 yr (Short)  222  34,748,210  Mar-09  (39,120) 

Euro-Dollar 90 day (Short)  246  60,722,025  Jun-09  (963,457) 

Euro-Dollar 90 day (Short)  495  122,060,813  Sep-09  (2,057,297) 

Euro-Dollar 90 day (Short)  1,215  299,041,875  Dec-09  (5,060,855) 

Euro-Dollar 90 day (Short)  41  10,074,213  Mar-10  (201,337) 


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FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.  
        Unrealized 
Number of    Expiration  appreciation/ 
contracts  Value  date  (depreciation) 

Euro-Schatz 2 yr (Short)  21  $2,895,627  Mar-09  $(7,395) 

Japanese Government Bond 10 yr (Short)  3  4,638,580  Mar-09  14,677 

U.K. Gilt 10 yr (Long)  135  22,907,292  Mar-09  12,380 

U.S. Treasury Bond 20 yr (Short)  30  3,801,094  Mar-09  422,730 

U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Short)  690  150,161,250  Mar-09  (1,055,710) 

U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Short)  492  58,140,563  Mar-09  (154,322) 

U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)  2,078  254,912,156  Mar-09  (1,190,574) 

Total        $(10,295,872) 

WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (premiums received $15,768,650) (Unaudited)   
 
  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

 
Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank       
for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.4% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing November 9, 2019.  $130,118,000  Nov-09/4.40  $13,896,603 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank       
for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.4% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BB maturing November 9, 2019.  130,118,000  Nov-09/4.40  1,609,560 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 5.51%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
on May 14, 2022.  19,551,000  May-12/5.51  3,102,157 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.82%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
on September 12, 2018.  38,999,000  Sep-13/4.82  2,628,533 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.82%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
on September 12, 2018.  38,999,000  Sep-13/4.82  847,448 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 5.51%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
on May 14, 2022.  19,551,000  May-12/5.51  418,346 

Total      $22,502,647 

TBA SALE COMMITMENTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (proceeds receivable $53,811,758) (Unaudited) 
 
  Principal  Settlement   
Agency  amount  date  Value 

FNMA, 6 1/2s, February 1, 2039  $2,000,000  2/12/09  $2,083,125 

FNMA, 5s, February 1, 2039  2,000,000  2/12/09  2,032,500 

FNMA, 4 1/2s, February 1, 2039  49,000,000  2/12/09  49,306,250 

Total      $53,421,875 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING. at 1/31/09 (Unaudited)  
 
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A.           
  $68,477,000  $—  5/23/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.155%  $1,638,310 

  51,800,000    7/18/13  4.14688%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (3,934,535) 

  27,606,000    8/26/18  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.54375%  3,945,369 

  5,231,000    9/15/10  3.08%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (173,323) 

  12,028,000    9/18/38  4.36125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (2,384,106) 

  7,582,000  23,667  10/1/18  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.30%  937,127 

  30,236,000  (127,408)  10/8/38  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.30%  5,497,890 

  2,937,000  (1,109)  10/20/18  4.60%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (430,277) 

  32,806,000  29,822  10/20/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.00%  1,107,363 

  478,010,000  (170,127)  11/26/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.35%  6,166,742 

  1,108,248,000    12/22/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.515%  (2,532,962) 

  20,688,000    5/8/28  4.95%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (4,758,716) 

Barclays Bank PLC           
  140,391,000    12/9/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.005%  844,983 

  66,099,000    12/9/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.91875%  (1,769,634) 

Citibank, N.A.           
JPY  2,230,000,000    9/11/16  1.8675%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,495,223) 

  $65,000,000    7/21/18  4.80625%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (9,801,937) 

MXN  74,310,000 F    7/18/13  1 month MXN-     
        TIIE-BANXICO  9.175%  331,731 

MXN  22,295,000 F    7/22/13  1 month MXN-     
        TIIE-BANXICO  9.21%  98,793 

ZAR  19,632,500 F    9/2/13  9.97%  3 month ZAR-   
          JIBAR-SAFEX  (139,145) 

AUD  8,300,000 E    9/11/18  6.1%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (216,822) 

  $23,441,000    9/16/10  3.175%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (825,075) 

  219,385,000    9/17/13  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.4975%  12,561,421 


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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING. at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Citibank, N.A. cont.           
  $11,627,000  $—  9/18/38  4.45155%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  $(2,506,277) 

  609,004,000    9/18/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.92486%  18,529,774 

Citibank, N.A., London           
JPY  2,600,000,000    2/10/16  6 month JPY-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.755%  1,475,947 

Credit Suisse International         
  $16,842,500    9/16/10  3.143%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (582,211) 

  6,816,000    9/18/38  4.41338%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,419,334) 

  250,276,000    9/18/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.91916%  7,587,192 

  32,268,000    9/23/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.32%  1,257,179 

  7,127,000    10/9/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.81%  205,182 

EUR  8,690,000 E    11/6/18  6 month EUR-     
        EURIBOR-     
        Reuters  4.9425%  159,839 

  $31,000,000    12/5/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.01%  (536,121) 

  20,000,000    12/11/18  2.9275%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  206,389 

  55,355,000    6/30/38  2.71%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  6,884,036 

  30,199,000    1/16/19  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.32%  (1,905,389) 

EUR  56,330,000    7/4/15  3.93163%  6 month EUR-   
          EURIBOR-   
          Telerate  (4,158,449) 

Deutsche Bank AG           
  $20,615,000    9/23/38  4.75%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (5,634,389) 

  62,440,000    9/24/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.395%  2,528,718 

  21,264,000    10/17/18  4.585%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (3,085,719) 

  256,335,000    10/24/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.604%  6,396,354 

  211,832,000    11/25/13  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.95409%  4,997,234 

ZAR  23,880,000    7/6/11  3 month ZAR-     
        JIBAR-SAFEX  9.16%  54,112 

  $161,866,000    11/28/13  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.8725%  3,167,476 

  156,783,000    12/5/13  2.590625%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (892,629) 


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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
  Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Deutsche Bank AG cont.           
$52,647,000  $—  12/9/13  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  2.5225%  $119,254 

95,226,000    12/11/18  2.94%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  878,182 

171,719,000    12/15/18  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  2.80776%  (3,558,700) 

41,100,000    12/16/28  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  2.845%  (3,265,479) 

724,817,000    12/19/10  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  1.53429%  (1,426,477) 

10,000,000    12/22/13  2.008%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  212,215 

45,816,000    12/24/13  2.165%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  627,830 

100,441,000    12/30/13  2.15633%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  1,446,187 

49,500,000    1/8/29  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  3.19625%  (1,360,695) 

43,590,000    1/8/19  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  2.735%  (1,183,184) 

158,400,000    1/8/14  2.375%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  705,430 

7,899,000    1/13/19  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  2.52438%  (359,585) 

EUR 14,850,000    1/19/24  6 month EUR-     
      EURIBOR-     
      REUTERS  3.83%  (417,196) 

$17,181,000    1/20/19  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  2.347%  (1,051,541) 

28,674,000    1/28/29  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  3.1785%  (879,049) 

61,355,000    2/3/19  3.01%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA   

Goldman Sachs International         
68,752,000    4/3/18  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  4.19%  7,557,573 

179,539,000    4/8/10  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  2.64%  3,923,974 

25,306,000    4/23/18  4.43%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (3,277,368) 

36,485,000    5/19/18  4.525%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (4,720,726) 

JPY  1,465,300,000    6/10/16  1.953%  6 month JPY-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (1,012,593) 

$24,035,000  26,280  10/24/13  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  3.50%  1,399,095 

40,401,000  19,038  10/24/10  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  2.60%  1,023,905 


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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Goldman Sachs International cont.         
EUR  22,525,000  $—  10/27/18  4.32%  6 month EUR-   
          EURIBOR-   
          REUTERS  $(1,222,489) 

EUR  16,710,000    10/27/23  6 month EUR-     
        EURIBOR-     
        REUTERS  4.43%  851,870 

  $23,708,000  146,750  11/18/18  4.10%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (2,081,921) 

  147,295,000  (40,513)  11/18/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.35%  1,922,402 

  196,306,000  715,281  11/18/13  3.45%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (8,579,215) 

  20,020,000    1/23/19  2.61125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  764,984 

EUR  17,350,000    1/23/19  6 month EUR-     
        EURIBOR-     
        REUTERS  3.535%  (374,781) 

GBP  7,620,000 E    1/28/24  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.9725%  43,056 

EUR  41,570,000    2/3/11  6 month EUR-     
        EURIBOR-     
        REUTERS  2.23%   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.         
  $7,693,000    3/7/18  4.45%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,014,066) 

  25,078,000    3/12/18  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.4525%  3,309,938 

  27,784,000    3/11/38  5.0025%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (8,841,390) 

  63,811,000    3/20/13  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.145%  2,670,668 

  116,638,000    3/26/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.33375%  2,035,159 

  64,949,000    4/8/13  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.58406%  3,909,446 

  114,128,000    5/23/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.16%  2,738,419 

  39,000,000    6/13/13  4.47%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (3,500,250) 

  52,691,000    7/16/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.384%  1,531,669 

  6,920,000    7/17/18  4.52%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (877,596) 

  46,192,000    7/22/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.565%  1,456,408 

MXN  74,310,000    7/19/13  1 month MXN-     
        TIIE-BANXICO  9.235%  343,146 

  $109,485,000    7/28/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.5141%  3,338,342 


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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. cont.         
AUD  42,320,000 E  $—  8/6/18  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.865%  $1,910,427 

ZAR  25,175,000    8/27/13  9.86%  3 month ZAR-   
          JIBAR-SAFEX  (155,278) 

ZAR  12,587,500    9/8/13  9.95%  3 month ZAR-   
          JIBAR-SAFEX  (84,429) 

ZAR  25,175,000    9/9/13  9.94%  3 month ZAR-   
          JIBAR-SAFEX  (168,252) 

JPY  9,080,050,000    9/18/15  6 month JPY-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.19%  1,093,953 

JPY  20,500,000    9/18/38  2.17%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (30,907) 

  $39,050,000    9/23/38  4.70763%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (10,355,058) 

EUR  34,170,000    10/17/13  6 month EUR-     
        EURIBOR-     
        REUTERS  4.51%  2,611,938 

  $14,523,000    10/22/10  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.78%  413,952 

  9,682,000    10/22/18  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.2825%  1,143,106 

  40,171,000    10/23/13  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.535%  2,364,538 

EUR  13,110,000    10/31/13  6 month EUR-     
        EURIBOR-     
        REUTERS  3.967%  598,441 

EUR  55,790,000    11/4/18  6 month EUR-     
        EURIBOR-     
        REUTERS  4.318%  3,051,087 

  $16,324,000  (48,018)  11/4/18  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.45%  1,973,099 

  73,646,000    11/10/18  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.83%  11,666,483 

EUR  39,220,000    12/11/13  6 month EUR-     
        EURIBOR-     
        REUTERS  3.536%  1,014,159 

  $18,200,000    12/12/18  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.895%  (237,743) 

EUR  35,100,000    12/16/10  6 month EUR-     
        EURIBOR-     
        REUTERS  2.994%  419,092 

  $9,815,000    12/19/18  5%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,689,115) 

PLN  21,490,000    1/26/11  6 month PLN-     
        WIBOR-WIBO  4.177%  (34,424) 

JPY  11,230,000,000    6/6/13  1.83%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (4,951,597) 


58


INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTSOUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
  Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. cont.         
$16,240,000  $—  1/27/24  3.1%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  $444,131 

AUD   27,720,000 E    1/27/12  3 month AUD-     
      BBR-BBSW  4.21%  (25,182) 

$8,120,000    2/3/24  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  3.2825%   

Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.         
105,170,000    10/26/12  4.6165%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (10,293,089) 

38,216,000    5/19/10  3.2925%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (986,092) 

57,680,000    7/22/10  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  3.5375%  1,795,150 

JPY 1,465,300,000      6/10/16  1.99625%  6 month JPY-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (1,063,847) 

Merrill Lynch Derivative Products AG         
JPY   732,600,000    6/11/17  2.05625%  6 month JPY-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (601,593) 

UBS AG           
$829,010,000    10/29/10  2.75%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (22,855,043) 

138,860,000    10/29/20  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  4.18142%  15,367,241 

157,416,000  5,405,859  11/10/38  4.45%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (27,128,563) 

217,294,000  (7,223,220)  11/10/28  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  4.45%  27,432,562 

484,953,000  12,319,577  11/10/18  4.45%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (48,303,421) 

12,344,000  162,399  11/24/38  3.3%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  325,897 

4,382,000  21,390  11/24/18  3.4%  3 month USD-   
        LIBOR-BBA  (120,109) 

3,364,000  (1,062)  11/24/10  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  2.05%  23,961 

270,591,000    11/24/10  3 month USD-     
      LIBOR-BBA  2.05%  2,004,675 

Total          $(22,228,111) 

E See Note 1 to the financial statements regarding extended effective dates.

F Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as a Level 2 or Level 3 for FASB 157 disclosures based on securities valuation inputs.

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TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited)  
 
      Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Goldman Sachs International       
EUR  37,928,000 F  3/26/09  (2.27%)  Eurostat Eurozone  $(354,635) 
        HICP excluding   
        tobacco   

EUR  21,440,000  4/30/13  2.375%  French Consumer  709,731 
        Price Index   
        excluding tobacco   

EUR  21,440,000  4/30/13  (2.41%)  Eurostat Eurozone  (766,498) 
        HICP excluding   
        tobacco   

EUR  21,440,000 F  5/6/13  2.34%  French Consumer  671,337 
        Price Index   
        excluding tobacco   

EUR  21,440,000  5/6/13  (2.385%)  Eurostat Eurozone  (736,332) 
        HICP excluding   
        tobacco   

  $28,080,000 F  10/23/10  (1.38%)  USA Non Revised  (365,321) 
        Consumer Price   
        Index- Urban   
        (CPI-U)   

  13,120,000 F  1/20/19  (1.52%)  USA Non Revised  403,965 
        Consumer Price   
        Index- Urban   
        (CPI- U)   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.       
  414,000,000 F  2/12/09  (0.61%) 4.50%  FNMA 4.50% 30 YR  (5,864,669) 
        TBA   

Total          $(6,302,422) 

F Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as a Level 2 or Level 3 for FASB 157 disclosures based on securities valuation inputs.

CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited)     
 
    Upfront      Fixed payments   
  premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A.             
Clear Channel             
Communications,             
5 3/4%, 1/15/13  Caa1  $—  $765,000  9/20/09  635 bp  $(183,981) 

Financial Security             
Assurance Holdings,             
Ltd, 6.4%, 12/15/66  Baa1    1,075,000 F  12/20/12  95 bp  (353,340) 

Ford Motor Co.,             
7.45%, 7/16/31      935,000  3/20/12  (525 bp)  661,523 

Ford Motor Credit             
Co., 7%, 10/1/13  Caa1    2,805,000  3/20/12  285 bp  (709,621) 

Nalco Co., 7.75%,             
11/15/11  B1    175,000  9/20/12  350 bp  (18,859) 


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CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
    Upfront      Fixed payments   
    premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A. cont.             
Visteon Corp., 7%,             
3/10/14    ($282,891)  $1,065,000  9/20/13  (500 bp)  $655,402 

Citibank, N.A.             
Advanced Micro             
Devices, Inc.,             
7 3/4%, 11/1/12  Caa1    4,125,000  3/20/09  575 bp  (152,837) 

DJ ABX HE A Index  CCC  478,185  673,500  1/25/38  369 bp  (167,961) 

DJ ABX HE AAA Index  AA+  1,612,875  8,511,011  5/25/46  11 bp  (1,170,947) 

DJ ABX HE AAA Index  BBB-  117,189  404,100  1/25/38  76 bp  (148,456) 

DJ ABX HE AAA Index  BBB-  1,485,000  5,500,000  1/25/38  76 bp  (2,130,553) 

DJ ABX HE PEN AAA             
Index  AA+  1,352,749  9,549,495  5/25/46  11 bp  (1,770,745) 

DJ ABX HE PEN AAA             
Series 6 Version 1             
Index  AA+  330,427  1,696,511  5/25/46  11 bp  (224,476) 

DJ ABX HE PEN AAA             
Series 6 Version 2             
Index  AA+  1,537,529  9,142,332  5/25/46  11 bp  (1,452,789) 

Lear Corp., T/L             
Bank Loan      585,000  6/20/13  (225 bp)  333,683 

Lear Corp., T/L             
Bank Loan  Caa1    585,000  6/20/13  700 bp  (272,000) 

Lighthouse             
International Co.,             
SA, 8%, 4/30/14  B3    EUR 945,000  3/20/13  815 bp  (277,882) 

Republic of             
Argentina, 8.28%,             
12/31/33      $685,000  9/20/13  (1,170 bp)  202,544 

Republic of             
Argentina, 8.28%,             
12/31/33      688,000  9/20/13  (945 bp)  242,572 

Republic of             
Venezuela, 9 1/4%,             
9/15/27  Baa1    585,000  9/20/13  940 bp  (190,751) 

Sanmina-Sci Corp.,             
8 1/8%, 3/1/16  B3    105,000  3/20/09  275 bp  (2,313) 

Sara Lee Corp.,             
6 1/8%, 11/1/32      580,000  9/20/11  (43 bp)  2,610 

Wind Acquisition             
Finance SA, 9 3/4%,             
12/1/15      EUR 471,000  3/20/13  (495 bp)  (1,338) 

Credit Suisse First Boston International           
Ukraine (Government             
of), 7.65%, 6/11/13  B1    $2,175,000  10/20/11  194 bp  (1,055,105) 


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CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
    Upfront      Fixed payments   
    premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***    (paid)** amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 

Credit Suisse International             
Advanced Micro             
Devices, Inc.,             
7 3/4%, 11/1/12  Caa1  $—  $420,000  6/20/09  165 bp  $(33,413) 

DJ ABX HE PEN AAA             
Series 6 Version 2             
Index  AA+  563,990  2,819,491  5/25/46  11 bp  (352,336) 

DJ CDX NA HY Series             
10  B+  257,796  2,455,200  6/20/13  500 bp  (280,962) 

DJ CDX NA HY Series             
10  B+  1,809,225  17,028,000  6/20/13  500 bp  (1,927,324) 

DJ CDX NA IG Series             
11 Index    (193,299)  6,285,000  12/20/13  (150 bp)  (75,570) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  289,116  1,737,000  12/13/49  8 bp  (280,686) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  296,003  1,889,500  2/17/51  35 bp  (332,304) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  3,210,018  24,822,000  2/17/51  35 bp  (5,064,636) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  3,288,342  24,822,000  2/17/51  35 bp  (4,965,601) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  2,108,761  18,928,000  2/17/51  35 bp  (4,185,277) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  837,355  6,203,000  2/17/51  35 bp  (1,225,300) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  2,092,013  18,352,000  2/17/51  35 bp  (4,010,490) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index    (221,393)  2,819,000  2/17/51  (35 bp)  715,995 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index    (105,162)  1,410,000  2/17/51  (35 bp)  363,699 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index    (1,162,853)  8,309,000  2/17/51  (35 bp)  1,600,099 

Harrahs Operating             
Co. Inc., 5 5/8%,             
6/1/15  Caa3    320,000  3/20/09  600 bp  (13,077) 

Liberty Mutual             
Insurance, 7 7/8%,             
10/15/26      215,000  12/20/13  (210 bp)  345 

Deutsche Bank AG             
DJ ABX HE A Index  CCC  3,630,000  5,500,000  1/25/38  369 bp  (1,646,618) 

DJ ABX HE A Series             
7 Version 2 Index  CCC  2,641,730  2,903,000  1/25/38  369 bp  (143,365) 

DJ ABX HE AAA Index  AAA  272,034  3,480,039  7/25/45  18 bp  (580,377) 

DJ ABX HE PEN AAA             
Index  AA+  1,346,572  9,549,495  5/25/46  11 bp  (1,732,965) 

DJ CDX NA HY Series             
11 Version 1 Index  B  9,827,136  41,817,600  12/20/13  500 bp  (766,780) 


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CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
    Upfront      Fixed payments   
    premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**     amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 

Deutsche Bank AG cont.             
DJ iTraxx Europe             
Series 8 Version 1    ($108,873)  EUR 1,135,000  12/20/12  (375 bp)  $220,132 

DJ iTraxx Europe             
Series 9 Version 1    317,647  EUR 4,650,000  6/20/13  (650 bp)  1,127,356 

Federal Republic of             
Brazil, 12 1/4%,             
3/6/30  Ba1    $1,500,000  10/20/17  105 bp  (247,150) 

General Electric             
Capital Corp., 6%,             
6/15/12  Aaa    660,000  9/20/13  109 bp  (75,721) 

Grohe Holding GmBh,             
8 5/8%, 10/1/14  B3    EUR 270,000  6/20/09  400 bp  (31,732) 

Grohe Holding GmBh,             
8 5/8%, 10/1/14  B3    EUR 980,000  6/20/09  400 bp  (115,175) 

India Government             
Bond, 5 7/8%, 1/2/10  BBB-    $11,165,000  1/11/10  170 bp  192,453 

iStar Financial,             
Inc., 6%, 12/15/10  Ba3  51,300  760,000  3/20/09  500 bp  (18,513) 

Korea Monetary STAB             
Bond, 5%, 2/14/09  AA    2,620,000  2/23/09  105 bp  3,941 

Korea Monetary STAB             
Bond, 5.04%, 1/24/09  A2    2,150,000  2/2/09  130 bp  514 

Korea Monetary STAB             
Bond, 5.15%, 2/12/10  A2    2,620,000  2/19/10  115 bp  (11,758) 

Korea Monetary STAB             
Bond, 5.45%, 1/23/10  B2    1,670,000 F  2/1/10  101 bp  (11,920) 

Nalco Co., 7.75%,             
11/15/11  B1    160,000  12/20/12  363 bp  (17,529) 

Republic of             
Argentina, 8.28%,             
12/31/33      442,500  4/20/13  (565 bp)  196,938 

Republic of             
Argentina, 8.28%,             
12/31/33      1,375,000  8/20/12  (380 bp)  630,181 

Republic of             
Argentina, 8.28%,             
12/31/33      1,000,000  3/20/13  (551 bp)  441,927 

Republic of             
Indonesia, 6.75%,             
2014  BB-    1,125,000  9/20/16  292 bp  (182,998) 

Republic of Turkey,             
11 7/8%, 1/15/30  Ba3    1,810,000  6/20/14  195 bp  (185,198) 

Republic of             
Venezuela, 9 1/4%,             
9/15/27  Baa1    1,175,000  6/20/14  220 bp  (627,056) 

Republic of             
Venezuela, 9 1/4%,             
9/15/27  Baa1    585,000  9/20/13  940 bp  (190,751) 


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CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
    Upfront      Fixed payments   
    premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***    (paid)** amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 

Deutsche Bank AG cont.             
Russian Federation,             
7 1/2%, 3/31/30    $—  $442,500  4/20/13  (112 bp)  $90,316 

Russian Federation,             
7.5%, 3/31/30  Baa1    1,500,000  8/20/17  86 bp  (462,857) 

Smurfit Kappa             
Funding, 10 1/8%,             
10/1/12  B2    EUR 920,000  6/20/09  135 bp  (29,733) 

Smurfit Kappa             
Funding, 7 3/4%,             
4/1/15  B2    EUR 935,000  9/20/13  715 bp  (183,309) 

United Mexican             
States, 7.5%, 4/8/33  B1    $2,945,000  3/20/14  56 bp  (382,987) 

Virgin Media             
Finance PLC,             
8 3/4%, 4/15/14  B2    EUR 880,000  9/20/13  477 bp  (116,225) 

Virgin Media             
Finance PLC,             
8 3/4%, 4/15/14  B2    EUR 880,000  9/20/13  535 bp  (94,583) 

Goldman Sachs International             
Advanced Micro             
Devices, Inc.,             
7 3/4%, 11/1/12  Caa1    $710,000  3/20/09  515 bp  (27,360) 

DJ ABX HE A Index  CCC  972,989  1,452,000  1/25/38  369 bp  (420,038) 

DJ ABX HE AAA Index  AAA  249,340  3,189,717  7/25/45  18 bp  (532,045) 

DJ CDX NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  109,727  3,000,000  3/15/49  7 bp  (681,198) 

DJ CDX NA HY Series             
11 Version 1 Index    (1,845,236)  9,523,800  12/20/13  (500 bp)  568,624 

DJ CDX NA HY Series             
9 Index 25-35%             
tranche  BBB+    9,282,000 F  12/20/10  305 bp  (1,483,239) 

DJ CDX NA IG Series             
11 Index    (525,106)  25,000,000  12/20/13  (150 bp)  (56,814) 

DJ CDX NA IG Series             
11 Index    (83,089)  3,280,000  12/20/18  (140 bp)  (57,585) 

DJ CDX NA IG Series             
11 Index    (2,722,533)  53,990,000  12/20/13  (150 bp)  (1,711,210) 

DJ CDX NA IG Series             
11 Index    (2,522,213)  53,990,000  12/20/13  (150 bp)  (1,510,890) 

Lighthouse             
International Co,             
SA, 8%, 4/30/14  B3    EUR 815,000  3/20/13  680 bp  (276,384) 

Smurfit Kappa             
Funding, 7 3/4%,             
4/1/15  B2    EUR 865,000  9/20/13  720 bp  (167,959) 


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CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
    Upfront      Fixed payments   
    premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.             
Claire’s Stores,             
9 5/8%, 6/1/15  Caa1  $—  $140,000  6/20/12  230 bp  $(67,654) 

Codere Finance             
(Luxembourg) S.A.,             
8.25%, 6/15/15  B+    EUR 815,000  3/20/13  795 bp  (234,714) 

DJ ABX HE PEN AAA             
Series 6 Version 2             
Index  AA+  364,141  $1,820,411  5/25/46  11 bp  (222,908) 

DJ CDX NA EM Series             
10 Index  BB+/Ba2  62,677  1,085,000  12/20/13  335 bp  (97,735) 

DJ CDX NA IG Series             
11 Index    (162,523)  7,410,000  12/20/13  (150 bp)  (23,722) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index    (111,756)  1,435,000  2/17/51  (35 bp)  363,710 

DJ iTraxx Europe             
Crossover Series 8             
Version 1    (311,197)   EUR 2,329,000  12/20/12  (375 bp)  363,855 

Domtar Corp.,             
7 1/8%, 8/15/15      $280,000  12/20/11  (500 bp)  12,868 

Freeport-McMoRan             
Copper & Gold,             
Inc., bank term loan      2,360,300  3/20/12  (85 bp)  284,421 

General Growth             
Properties, conv.             
bond 3.98%, 4/15/27  CC-    3,060,000  9/20/13  775 bp  (2,237,850) 

iStar Financial,             
Inc., 6%, 12/15/10  Ba3  51,800  740,000  3/20/09  500 bp  (23,418) 

Republic of             
Argentina, 8.28%,             
12/31/33  B-    1,385,000  6/20/14  235 bp  (777,641) 

Republic of             
Hungary, 4 3/4%,             
2/3/15      1,155,000  4/20/13  (171.5 bp)  110,066 

Republic of             
Indonesia, 6.75%,             
3/10/14  BB-    1,870,000  6/20/17  171.5 bp  (449,654) 

Russian Federation,             
7 1/2%, 3/31/30  Baa1    1,580,000 F  5/20/17  60 bp  (520,552) 

Russian Federation,             
7 1/2%, 3/31/30  Baa1    225,000  9/20/13  276 bp  (35,426) 

Russian Federation,             
7.5%, 3/31/30  Baa1    2,250,000  8/20/12  65 bp  (480,872) 

Russian Federation,             
7.5%, 3/31/30  Baa1    1,500,000 F  8/20/17  85 bp  (476,271) 

Sanmina-Sci Corp.,             
8 1/8%, 3/1/16  B3    410,000  6/20/13  595 bp  (149,090) 

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.             
DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  2,205,825  25,671,000  2/17/51  35 bp  (6,299,873) 


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CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/09 (Unaudited) cont.   
 
    Upfront      Fixed payments   
    premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***    (paid)** amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 

Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.           
Bombardier, Inc,             
6 3/4%, 5/1/12    $—  $2,105,000  6/20/12  (150 bp)  $263,886 

D.R. Horton Inc.,             
7 7/8%, 8/15/11      1,435,000  9/20/11  (426 bp)  17,777 

Pulte Homes Inc.,             
5.25%, 1/15/14      1,344,000  9/20/11  (482 bp)  (73,180) 

Merrill Lynch International             
Kinder Morgan,             
Inc., 6 1/2%, 9/1/12      3,137,000  9/20/12  (128 bp)  159,837 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.           
Advanced Micro             
Devices, Inc.,             
7 3/4%, 11/1/12  Caa1    1,100,000  6/20/09  190 bp  (144,602) 

Bombardier, Inc,             
6 3/4%, 5/1/12      1,050,000  6/20/12  (114 bp)  142,823 

Bundesrepublic of             
Deutschland, 6%,             
6/20/16  Aaa    5,697,000  6/20/18  8 bp  (243,370) 

DJ ABX CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  551,349  7,746,000 F  3/15/49  7 bp  (1,484,518) 

DJ ABX CMBX BBB             
Index    92  127,231 F  10/12/52  (134 bp)  86,769 

DJ CDX NA IG Series             
11 Index    (559,426)  21,850,000  12/20/18  (140 bp)  (389,529) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  281,003  2,342,500 F  12/13/49  8 bp  (495,982) 

DJ CMB NA CMBX AAA             
Index  AAA  5,994,468  55,238,000 F  2/17/51  35 bp  (12,145,453) 

Dominican Republic,             
8 5/8%, 4/20/27      2,340,000  11/20/11  (170 bp)  571,271 

Freeport-McMoRan             
Copper & Gold,             
Inc., T/L Bank Loan  Baa3    2,360,500  3/20/12  44 bp  (309,931) 

Nalco Co., 7.75%,             
11/15/11  B1    175,000  9/20/12  330 bp  (19,928) 

Nalco Co., 7.75%,             
11/15/11  B1    200,000  3/20/13  460 bp  (16,704) 

Republic of             
Austria, 5 1/4%,             
1/4/11      5,697,000  6/20/18  (17 bp)  548,088 

Republic of             
Venezuela, 9 1/4%,             
9/15/27  Baa1    1,570,000  10/12/12  339 bp  (691,042) 

UBS, AG             
Meritage Homes             
Corp., 7%, 5/1/14      275,000  9/20/13  (760 bp)  44,114 

Total            $(64,702,232) 

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* Payments related to the reference debt are made upon a credit default event.

** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.

*** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the fund has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index represents the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at January 31, 2009.

F Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as a Level 2 or Level 3 for FASB 157 disclosures based on securities valuation inputs.

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. While the adoption of SFAS 157 does not have a material effect on the fund’s net asset value, it does require additional disclosures about fair value measurements. The Standard establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the fund’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.

Level 2 – Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 – Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2009:

Valuation inputs  Investments in securities  Other financial instruments 

Level 1  $148,750,187  $(10,295,872) 

Level 2  732,149,592  (99,212,270) 

Level 3  10,666,063   

Total  $891,565,842  $(109,508,142) 

Other financial instruments include futures, written options, TBA sale commitments, swaps and forward contracts which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets as of January 31, 2009:

  Investment in securities  Other financial instruments 

Balance as of July 31, 2008  $1,138,203  $— 

Accrued discounts/premiums     

Realized gain/loss  (1,173,028)   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)  1,344,085   

Net purchases/sales  (263,126)   

Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3  9,619,929   

Balance as of January 31, 2009  $10,666,063  $— 

Other financial instruments include futures, written options, TBA sale commitments, swaps and forward contracts which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on the instrument.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities 1/31/09 (Unaudited)

ASSETS   

Investment in securities, at value (Note 1):   
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $1,051,313,731)  $891,565,842 

Cash  303,040 

Foreign currency (cost $829,049) (Note 1)  829,365 

Interest and other receivables  9,956,609 

Receivable for securities sold  30,647,004 

Receivable for sales of delayed delivery securities (Notes 1, 6 and 7)  53,388,348 

Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)  218,047,577 

Receivable for variation margin (Note 1)  1,236,993 

Receivable for open forward currency contracts (Note 1)  5,565,548 

Receivable for closed forward currency contracts (Note 1)  2,270,027 

Receivable for open swap contracts (Note 1)  32,755 

Receivable for closed swap contracts (Note 1)  29,448,630 

Premium paid on swap contracts (Note 1)  18,529,007 

Total assets  1,261,820,745 
 
LIABILITIES   

Distributions payable to shareholders  6,041,556 

Payable for securities purchased  16,683,404 

Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Notes 1, 6 and 7)  107,947,008 

Payable for compensation of Manager (Note 2)  1,088,871 

Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2)  25,034 

Payable for custodian fees (Note 2)  22,935 

Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  155,601 

Payable for administrative services (Note 2)  2,601 

Payable for open forward currency contracts (Note 1)  5,200,936 

Payable for closed forward currency contracts (Note 1)  4,434,907 

Payable for closed swap contracts (Note 1)  33,921,152 

Payable for receivable purchase agreement (Note 2)  375,514 

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received $15,768,650) (Notes 1 and 3)  22,502,647 

Premium received on swap contracts (Note 1)  69,466,466 

Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)  311,280,342 

TBA sales commitments, at value (proceeds receivable $53,811,758) (Note 1)  53,421,875 

Other accrued expenses  235,031 

Total liabilities  632,805,880 
 
Net assets  $629,014,865 


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Statement of assets and liabilities (Continued)

REPRESENTED BY   

Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1 and 4)  $1,215,092,040 

Undistributed net investment income (Note 1)  11,555,070 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  (328,658,332) 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  (268,973,913) 

Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding  $629,014,865 
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE   

Net asset value per share   
($629,014,865 divided by 140,988,243 shares)  $4.46 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of operations Six months ended 1/31/09 (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME   

Interest (net of foreign tax of $31,002) (including interest income of $125,077   
from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 5)  $18,189,994 

Dividends  3,698 

Securities lending  21,228 

Total investment income  18,214,920 
 
  
EXPENSES   

Compensation of Manager (Note 2)  2,713,420 

Investor servicing fees (Note 2)  189,005 

Custodian fees (Note 2)  54,443 

Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  26,230 

Administrative services (Note 2)  15,046 

Other  327,712 

Fees waived by Manager (Note 5)  (7,764) 

Total expenses  3,318,092 
 
Expense reduction (Note 2)  (29,353) 

Net expenses  3,288,739 
 
Net investment income  14,926,181 

 
Net realized loss on investments (Notes 1 and 3)  (34,531,493) 

Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note 2)  5,954 

Net realized loss on swap contracts (Note 1)  (26,479,179) 

Net realized loss on futures contracts (Note 1)  (47,289,372) 

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  (1,236,174) 

Net realized loss on written options (Notes 1 and 3)  (1,682,563) 

Net unrealized appreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies during the period  633,151 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments futures contracts, swap contracts,   
written options, and TBA sale commitments during the period  (176,264,196) 

Net loss on investments  (286,843,872) 
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations  $(271,917,691) 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS  Six months ended 1/31/09*  Year ended 7/31/08 

Operations:     
Net investment income  $14,926,181  $77,376,519 

Net realized loss on investments     
and foreign currency transactions  (111,212,827)  (15,197,779) 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments     
and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  (175,631,045)  (89,357,053) 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations  (271,917,691)  (27,178,313) 

Distributions to shareholders: (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income  (37,277,157)  (64,434,509) 

Decrease from shares repurchased (Note 4)  (41,367,654)  (70,807,252) 

Total decrease in net assets  (350,562,502)  (162,420,074) 
 
NET ASSETS     

Beginning of period  979,577,367  1,141,997,441 

End of period (including undistributed net investment     
income of $11,555,070 and $33,906,046, respectively)  $629,014,865  $979,577,367 

 
NUMBER OF FUND SHARES     

Shares outstanding at beginning of period  149,513,744  160,911,717 

Shares repurchased (Note 4)  (8,525,501)  (11,397,973) 

Shares outstanding at end of period  140,988,243  149,513,744 

   
*unaudited

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights (For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

PER-SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE           

  Six months ended**    Year ended   
  1/31/09  7/31/08  7/31/07  7/31/06  7/31/05  7/31/04 

Net asset value,             
beginning of period  $6.55  $7.10  $7.02  $7.16  $7.03  $6.75 
Investment operations:             

Net investment income a  .10 d  .50 d  .36 d  .34 d  .36 d  .44 d 

Net realized and unrealized             
gain (loss) on investments  (1.97)  (.69)  .03  (.16)  .28  .31 

Total from investment operations  (1.87)  (.19)  .39  .18  .64  .75 
Less distributions:             

From net investment income  (.26)  (.42)  (.36)  (.36)  (.51)  (.47) 

Total distributions  (.26)  (.42)  (.36)  (.36)  (.51)  (.47) 
Increase from shares repurchased  .04  .06  .05  .04     

Net asset value, end of period  $4.46  $6.55  $7.10  $7.02  $7.16  $7.03 

Market price, end of period  $4.32  $5.97  $6.21  $6.02  $6.31  $6.29 

Total return at market price (%) b  (23.41)*  2.84  9.06  1.14  8.35  7.18 
     
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA           

Net assets, end of period             
(in thousands)  $629,015  $979,577  $1,141,997  $1,310,078  $1,396,980  $992,676 

Ratio of expenses to             
average net assets (%) c  .44 *d  .83 d  .82 d  .81 d  .84 d  .83 d 

Ratio of net investment income             
to average net assets (%)  1.96 *d  7.20 d  5.02 d  4.86 d  4.99 d  6.19 d 

Portfolio turnover (%)  128.20 *e  134.37 e  83.71 e  104.97 e  139.74 e  78.43 


* Not annualized.

** Unaudited.

a Per share net investment income has been determined on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

b Total return assumes dividend reinvestment.

c Includes amounts paid through expense offset arrangements (Note 2).

d Reflects waivers of certain fund expenses in connection with Putnam Prime Money Market Fund in effect during the period. As a result of such waivers, the expenses of the fund for the periods ended January 31, 2009, July 31, 2008, July 31, 2007, July 31, 2006, July 31, 2005, and July 31, 2004, reflect a reduction of less than 0.01%, less than 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.02% and less than 0.01% of average net assets, respectively (Note 5).

e Portfolio turnover excludes dollar roll transactions.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to financial statements 1/31/09 (Unaudited)

Note 1: Significant accounting policies

Putnam Premier Income Trust (the “fund”), a Massachusetts business trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income consistent with the preservation of capital by allocating its investments among the U.S. government sector, high yield sector and international sector of the fixed-income securities market. The fund invests in higher yielding, lower-rated bonds that have a higher rate of default due to the nature of the investments. The fund may invest a significant portion of their assets in securitized debt instruments, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments. The yields and values of these investments are sensitive to changes in interest rates, the rate of principal payments on the underlying assets and the market’s perception of the issuers. The market for these investments may be volatile and limited, which may make them difficult to buy or sell.

In the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circumstances. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the fund. However, the fund’s management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

A) Security valuation Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets. If no sales are reported — as in the case of some securities traded over-the-counter — a security is valued at its last reported bid price. Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees or dealers selected by Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“Putnam Management”), the fund’s manager, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC. Such services or dealers determine valuations for normal institutional-size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally recognized by institutional traders, between securities. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the fund will fair value foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors, including movements in the U.S. securities markets. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the fund to a significant extent. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation which Putnam Management does not believe accurately reflects the security’s fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by Putnam Management. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. Certain securities may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a single source. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the fund could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.

B) Joint trading account Pursuant to an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the fund may transfer uninvested cash balances, including cash collateral received under security lending arrangements, into a joint trading account along with the cash of other registered investment

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companies and certain other accounts managed by Putnam Management. These balances may be invested in issues of short-term investments having maturities of up to 397 days for collateral received under security lending arrangements and up to 90 days for other cash investments.

C) Repurchase agreements The fund, or any joint trading account, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the market value of which at the time of purchase is required to be in an amount at least equal to the resale price, including accrued interest. Collateral for certain tri-party repurchase agreements is held at the counterparty’s custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the fund and the counterparty. Putnam Management is responsible for determining that the value of these underlying securities is at all times at least equal to the resale price, including accrued interest.

D) Security transactions and related investment income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income, net of applicable withholding taxes, is recognized on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities, if any, are recognized as soon as the fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Dividends representing a return of capital or capital gains, if any, are reflected as a reduction of cost and/or as a realized gain. All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.

Securities purchased or sold on a forward commitment or delayed delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

The fund earned certain fees in connection with its senior loan purchasing activities. These fees are treated as market discount and are recorded as income in the Statement of operations.

E) Stripped securities The fund may invest in stripped securities which represent a participation in securities that may be structured in classes with rights to receive different portions of the interest and principal. Interest-only securities receive all of the interest and principal-only securities receive all of the principal. If the interest-only securities experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the fund may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in these securities. Conversely, principal-only securities increase in value if prepayments are greater than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The market value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.

F) Foreign currency translation The accounting records of the fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the fund after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The fund does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net realized exchange gains or losses on closed forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of open forward currency contracts and assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations, not present with domestic investments.

G) Forward currency contracts The fund may buy and sell forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to protect against a decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar of the currencies in which its portfolio securities are denominated or quoted (or an increase in the value of a currency in which securities a fund intends to buy are denominated, when a fund holds cash reserves and short term investments), or for other investment

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purposes. The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, 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 at the time it was closed. The fund could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the fund is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

H) Futures and options contracts The fund may use futures and options contracts to hedge against changes in the values of securities the fund owns, owned or expects to purchase, or for other investment purposes. The fund may also write options on swaps or securities it owns or in which it may invest to increase its current returns.

The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of futures and options contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.When the contract is closed, 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 at the time it was closed. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments.

Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The fund and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.” Exchange traded options are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. Options traded over-the-counter are valued using prices supplied by dealers. Futures and written option contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

I) Total return swap contracts The fund may enter into total return swap contracts, which are arrangements to exchange a market linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount. To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. Total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain total return swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that there is no liquid market for these agreements or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Total return swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

J) Interest rate swap contracts The fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts, which are arrangements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount, to manage the fund’s exposure to interest rates. An interest rate swap can be purchased or sold with an upfront premium. An upfront payment received by the fund is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. Interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain interest rate swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults on its obligation to perform. Risk of loss may exceed

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amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Interest rate swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

K) Credit default contracts The fund may enter into credit default contracts to provide a measure of protection against risk of loss following a default, or other credit event in respect of issuers within an underlying index or a single issuer, or to gain credit exposure to an underlying index or issuer. In a credit default contract, the protection buyer typically makes an up front payment and a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. An upfront payment received by the fund, as the protection seller, is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund, as the protection buyer, is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. Periodic payments received or paid by the fund are recorded as realized gains or losses. The credit default contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and market value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the upfront payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss.

In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, the fund could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index or the possibility that the fund may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased the underlying reference obligations. In certain circumstances, the fund may enter into offsetting credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty. Where the fund is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the fund may be required to make is equal to the notional amount of the relevant credit default contract. Credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

L) TBA purchase commitments The fund may enter into “TBA” (to be announced) commitments to purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Although the unit price has been established, the principal value has not been finalized. However, the amount of the commitments will not significantly differ from the principal amount. The fund holds, and maintains until settlement date, cash or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or the fund may enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities it owns. Income on the securities will not be earned until settlement date. TBA purchase commitments may be considered securities themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date, which risk is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of the fund’s other assets. Unsettled TBA purchase commitments are valued at fair value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the fund as an unrealized gain or loss.

Although the fund will generally enter into TBA purchase commitments with the intention of acquiring securities for its portfolio or for delivery pursuant to options contracts it has entered into, the fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if Putnam Management deems it appropriate to do so.

M) TBA sale commitments The fund may enter into TBA sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities or an offsettingTBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction.

Unsettled TBA sale commitments are valued at the fair value of the underlying securities, generally according to the procedures described under“Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the fund as an unrealized gain or loss. If the TBA sale commitment

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is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting TBA purchase commitment, the fund realizes a gain or loss. If the fund delivers securities under the commitment, the fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into. TBA sale commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

N) Dollar rolls To enhance returns, the fund may enter into dollar rolls (principally using TBAs) in which the fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to purchase similar securities on a specified future date. During the period between the sale and subsequent purchase, the fund will not be entitled to receive income and principal payments on the securities sold.The fund will, however, retain the difference between the initial sales price and the forward price for the future purchase. The fund will also be able to earn interest on the cash proceeds that are received from the initial sale, on settlement date. The fund may be exposed to market or credit risk if the price of the security changes unfavorably or the counterparty fails to perform under the terms of the agreement.

O) Security lending The fund may lend securities, through its agents, to qualified borrowers in order to earn additional income. The loans are collateralized by cash and/or securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. The market value of securities loaned is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to the fund on the next business day. The risk of borrower default will be borne by the fund’s agents; the fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. Income from securities lending is included in investment income on the Statement of operations. At January 31, 2009, the fund had no securities out on loan.

P) Federal taxes It is the policy of the fund to distribute all of its taxable income within the prescribed time and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies. It is also the intention of the fund to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid imposition of any excise tax under Section 4982 of the Code. The fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Therefore, no provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains. Each of the fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

At July 31, 2008, the fund had a capital loss carryover of $208,119,562 available to the extent allowed by the Code to offset future net capital gain, if any.The amount of the carryover and the expiration dates are:

Loss Carryover  Expiration 

$59,441,379  July 31, 2009 

44,917,486  July 31, 2010 

80,119,935  July 31, 2011 

6,338,093  July 31, 2015 

17,302,669  July 31, 2016 


Pursuant to federal income tax regulations applicable to regulated investment companies, the fund has elected to defer to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2009 $14,566,761 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.

The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $1,055,916,263, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $46,048,292 and $210,398,713, respectively, or net unrealized depreciation of $164,350,421.

Q) Distributions to shareholders Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are recorded by the fund on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results may vary. Any non-taxable return of capital cannot be determined until final tax calculations are completed after the end of the fund’s fiscal year. Reclassifications are made to the fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations.

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Note 2: Management fee, administrative services and other transactions

The fund pays Putnam Management for management and investment advisory services quarterly based on the average net assets (including assets, but excluding liabilities, attributable to leverage for investment purposes) of the fund.The fee is based on the following annual rates: 0.75% of the first $500 million of average weekly assets, 0.65% of the next $500 million, 0.60% of the next $500 million, and 0.55% of the next $5 billion, with additional breakpoints at higher asset levels.

Putnam Investments Limited (“PIL”), an affiliate of Putnam Management, is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of the fund as determined by Putnam Management from time to time. Putnam Management pays a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.40% of the average net assets (including assets, but excluding liabilities, attributable to leverage for investment purposes) of the portion of the fund managed by PIL.

Putnam Management voluntarily reimbursed the fund $5,954 for a trading error which occurred during the period. The effect of the loss incurred and the reimbursement by Putnam Management of such amounts had no impact on total return.

On September 26, 2008, the fund entered into an Agreement with another registered investment company (the “Seller”) managed by Putnam Management. Under the Agreement, the Seller sold to the fund the right to receive, in the aggregate, $1,457,093 in net payments from Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. in connection with certain terminated derivatives transactions (the “Receivable”), in exchange for an initial payment plus (or minus) additional amounts based on the fund’s ultimate realized gain (or loss) with respect to the Receivable. The Receivable will be offset against the fund’s net payable to Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. and is included in the Statement of assets and liabilities within Payable for closed swap contracts. Future payments under the Agreement are valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees and are included in the Statement of assets and liabilities. All remaining payments under the Agreement will be recorded as realized gain or loss.

The fund reimburses Putnam Management an allocated amount for the compensation and related expenses of certain officers of the fund and their staff who provide administrative services to the fund. The aggregate amount of all such reimbursements is determined annually by the Trustees.

Custodial functions for the fund’s assets were provided by State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). Custody fees are based on the fund’s asset level, the number of its security holdings and transaction volumes

Putnam Investor Services, a division of Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company (“PFTC”), which is an affiliate of Putnam Management, provided investor servicing agent functions to the fund. Putnam Investor Services was paid a monthly fee for investor servicing at an annual rate of 0.05% of the fund’s average net assets. The amounts incurred for investor servicing agent functions provided by PFTC during the six months ended January 31, 2009 are included in Investor servicing fees in the Statement of operations.

The fund has entered into expense offset arrangements with PFTC and State Street whereby PFTC’s and State Street’s fees are reduced by credits allowed on cash balances. For the six months ended January 31, 2009, the fund’s expenses were reduced by $29,353 under the expense offset arrangements.

Each independent Trustee of the fund receives an annual Trustee fee, of which $532, as a quarterly retainer, has been allocated to the fund, and an additional fee for each Trustees meeting attended. Trustees receive additional fees for attendance at certain committee meetings and industry seminars and for certain compliance-related matters. Trustees also are reimbursed for expenses they incur relating to their services as Trustees.

The fund has adopted a Trustee Fee Deferral Plan (the “Deferral Plan”) which allows the Trustees to defer the receipt of all or a portion of Trustees fees payable on or after July 1, 1995. The deferred fees remain invested in certain Putnam funds until distribution in accordance with the Deferral Plan.

The fund has adopted an unfunded noncontribu-tory defined benefit pension plan (the “Pension Plan”) covering all Trustees of the fund who have served as a Trustee for at least five years and were first elected prior to 2004. Benefits under the Pension Plan are equal to 50% of the Trustee’s average annual attendance and retainer fees for the three years ended December 31, 2005. The retirement benefit is payable during a Trustee’s lifetime, beginning the year following

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retirement, for the number of years of service through December 31, 2006. Pension expense for the fund is included in Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of operations. Accrued pension liability is included in Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of assets and liabilities. The Trustees have terminated the Pension Plan with respect to any Trustee first elected after 2003.

Note 3: Purchases and sales of securities

During the six months ended January 31, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities other than U.S. government securities and short-term investments aggregated $1,030,451,447 and $1,231,212,920, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities aggregated $— and $21,796,264, respectively.

Written option transactions during the period ended January 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:

  Contract  Premiums 
  Amounts  Received 

Written options     
outstanding at     
beginning of period  $148,364,000  $5,687,548 

Options opened  564,142,000  21,526,380 
Options exercised     
Options expired  (19,630,000)  (586,447) 
Options closed  (315,540,000)  (10,858,831) 

Written options     
outstanding at     
end of period  $377,336,000  $15,768,650 


Note 4: Shares repurchased

In September 2008, theTrustees approved the renewal of the repurchase program to allow the fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common shares over the 12-month period ending October 7, 2009 (based on shares outstanding as of October 7, 2008). Prior to this renewal, the Trustees had approved a repurchase program to allow the fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common shares over the 12-month period ending October 7, 2008 (based on shares outstanding as of October 5, 2007). Repurchases are made when the fund’s shares are trading at less than net asset value and in accordance with procedures approved by the fund’s Trustees.

For the six months ended January 31, 2009, the fund repurchased 8,525,501 common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $41,367,654, which reflects a weighted-average discount from net asset value per share of 11.7% .

Note 5: Investment in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund

The fund invested in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund, an open-end management investment company managed by Putnam Management. Investments in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund were valued at its closing net asset value each business day. Management fees paid by the fund were reduced by an amount equal to the management fees paid by Putnam Prime Money Market Fund with respect to assets invested by the fund in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund. For the period ended January 31, 2009, management fees paid were reduced by $7,764 relating to the fund’s investment in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund. Income distributions earned by the fund were recorded as interest income in the Statement of operations and totaled $125,077 for the period ended January 31, 2009. During the period ended January 31, 2009, cost of purchases and proceeds of sales of investments in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund aggregated $73,177,560 and $99,617,992, respectively.

On September 17, 2008, the Trustees of the Putnam Prime Money Market Fund voted to close that fund effective September 17, 2008. On September 24, 2008, the fund received shares of Federated Prime Obligations Fund, an unaffiliated management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, in liquidation of its shares of Putnam Prime Money Market Fund.

Note 6: Senior loan commitments

Senior loans are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date, which from time to time can delay the actual investment of available cash balances; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of the loan. When the fund invests in a loan or participation, the fund is subject to the risk that an intermediate participant between the fund and the borrower will fail to meet its obligations to the fund, in addition to the risk that the borrower under the loan may default on its obligations.

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Note 7: Unfunded loan commitments

As of January 31, 2009, the fund had unfunded loan commitments of $76,364, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, pursuant to the following loan agreements with the following borrowers:

Borrower  Unfunded Commitments 

Golden Nugget, Inc  $76,364 


Note 8: Regulatory matters and litigation

In late 2003 and 2004, Putnam Management settled charges brought by the SEC and the Massachusetts Securities Division in connection with excessive short-term trading in Putnam funds. Distribution of payments from Putnam Management to certain open-end Putnam funds and their shareholders is expected to be completed in the next several months. These allegations and related matters have served as the general basis for certain lawsuits, including purported class action lawsuits against Putnam Management and, in a limited number of cases, some Putnam funds. Putnam Management believes that these lawsuits will have no material adverse effect on the funds or on Putnam Management’s ability to provide investment management services. In addition, Putnam Management has agreed to bear any costs incurred by the Putnam funds as a result of these matters.

Note 9: New accounting pronouncements

In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS 161”) — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, was issued and is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s financial position. Putnam Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the fund’s financial statement disclosures.

Note 10: Market and credit risk

In the normal course of business, the fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The fund may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the funds have unsettled or open transactions will default.

Shareholder meeting results (unaudited)

January 29, 2009 annual meeting

The annual meeting of shareholders of the fund was held on January 29, 2009.

At the meeting, each of the nominees for Trustees was elected, as follows:

  Votes for  Votes withheld 

Jameson A. Baxter  108,139,418  16,096,442 

Charles B. Curtis  108,086,588  16,149,272 

Robert J. Darretta  108,116,246  16,119,614 

Myra R. Drucker  108,151,290  16,084,570 

Charles E. Haldeman, Jr.  108,045,099  16,190,761 

John A. Hill  108,148,208  16,087,652 

Paul L. Joskow  108,112,396  16,123,464 

Elizabeth T. Kennan  107,988,630  16,247,230 

Kenneth R. Leibler  108,105,764  16,130,096 

Robert E. Patterson  108,138,266  16,097,594 

George Putnam, III  108,095,285  16,140,575 

Robert L. Reynolds  108,148,011  16,087,849 

Richard B. Worley  108,084,946  16,150,914 

 
All tabulations are rounded to the nearest whole number.     

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Fund information

About Putnam Investments

Founded over 70 years ago, Putnam Investments was built around the concept that a balance between risk and reward is the hallmark of a well-rounded financial program. We manage over 100 mutual funds across income, value, blend, growth, asset allocation, absolute return, and global sector categories.

Investment Manager Elizabeth T. Kennan  Beth S. Mazor 
Putnam Investment Kenneth R. Leibler  Vice President 
Management, LLC Robert E. Patterson   
One Post Office Square George Putnam, III    James P. Pappas 
Boston, MA 02109 Robert L. Reynolds  Vice President   
Richard B. Worley   
Investment Sub-Manager Francis J. McNamara, III   
Putnam Investments Limited Officers  Vice President and 
57–59 St James’s Street Charles E. Haldeman, Jr.    Chief Legal Officer   
London, England SW1A 1LD President   
Robert R. Leveille   
Marketing Services Charles E. Porter    Vice President and 
Putnam Retail Management Executive Vice President,  Chief Compliance Officer   
One Post Office Square Principal Executive Officer, 
Boston, MA 02109 Associate Treasurer and    Mark C. Trenchard 
Compliance Liaison  Vice President and   
Custodian   BSA Compliance Officer 
State Street Bank Jonathan S. Horwitz   
and Trust Company Senior Vice President  Judith Cohen 
and Treasurer  Vice President, Clerk and 
Legal Counsel Assistant Treasurer 
Ropes & Gray LLP Steven D. Krichmar     
Vice President and  Wanda M. McManus 
Trustees Principal Financial Officer  Vice President, Senior Associate 
John A. Hill, Chairman Treasurer and Assistant Clerk 
Jameson A. Baxter, Janet C. Smith   
Vice Chairman Vice President, Principal  Nancy E. Florek   
Charles B. Curtis Accounting Officer and Vice President, Assistant Clerk, 
Robert J. Darretta Assistant Treasurer    Assistant Treasurer and   
Myra R. Drucker Proxy Manager 
Charles E. Haldeman, Jr. Susan G. Malloy     
Paul L. Joskow Vice President and 
Assistant Treasurer   
   
 
   
 
   
 

Call 1-800-225-1581 weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. or on Saturday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, or visit our Web site (www.putnam.com) anytime for up-to-date information about the fund’s NAV.




Item 2. Code of Ethics:

Not Applicable

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert:

Not Applicable

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services:

Not Applicable

Item 5. Audit Committee

Not Applicable

Item 6. Schedule of Investments:

The registrant’s schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers is included in the report to shareholders in Item 1 above.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures For Closed-End Management Investment Companies:

Not applicable

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a) Not applicable

(b) There have been no changes to the list of the registrant’s identified portfolio managers included in the registrant’s report on Form N-CSR for the most recent completed fiscal year.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers:

Registrant Purchase of Equity Securities

        Maximum 
      Total Number  Number (or 
      of Shares  Approximate 
      Purchased  Dollar Value ) 
      as Part  of Shares 
      of Publicly  that May Yet Be 
  Total Number  Average  Announced  Purchased 
  of Shares  Price Paid  Plans or  under the Plans 
Period  Purchased  per Share  Programs*  or Programs** 

 
 
August 1 -         
August 31, 2008  255,606  $5.82  255,606  7,280,265 
September 1 -         
September 30, 2008  3,615,257  $5.31  3,615,257  3,665,008 
October 1 - 
October 7, 2008  -  -  -  3,665,008 


October 8 -         
October 31, 2008  2,765,218  $4.92  2,765,218  11,799,070 
November 1 -         
November 30, 2008  815,994  $3.73  815,994  10,983,076 
December 1 -         
December 31, 2008  1,073,426  $3.76  1,073,426  9,909,650 
January 1 -         
January 31, 2009  -  -  -  9,909,650 

*The Board of Trustees announced a repurchase plan on October 7, 2005 for which 9,757,815 shares were approved for repurchase by the fund. The repurchase plan was approved through October 6, 2006. On March 10, 2006, the Trustees announced that the repurchase program was increased to allow repurchases of up to a total of 19,515,630 shares over the original term of the program. On September 15, 2006, the Trustees voted to extend the term of the repurchase program through October 6, 2007. In September 2007, the Trustees announced that the repurchase program was increased to allow repurchases up to a total 15,775,319 shares through October 7, 2008. In September 2008, the Trustees announced that the repurchase program was increased to allow repurchases up to a total 14,564,228shares through October 7, 2009.

**Information prior to October 6, 2008 is based on the total number of shares eligible for repurchase under the program, as amended through September 2007. Information from October 8, 2008 forward is based on the total number of shares eligible for repurchase under the program, as amended through September 2008.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:

Not applicable

Item 11. Controls and Procedures:

(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting: Not applicable

Item 12. Exhibits:

(a)(1) Not applicable

(a)(2) Separate certifications for the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

SIGNATURES


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

Putnam Premier Income Trust

By (Signature and Title):

/s/Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer

Date: March 31, 2009

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

By (Signature and Title):

/s/Charles E. Porter
Charles E. Porter
Principal Executive Officer

Date: March 31, 2009

By (Signature and Title):

/s/Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer

Date: March 31, 2009