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 811-08216
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1633 Broadway, New York, New York | 10019 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
William G. Galipeau
1633 Broadway,
New York, New York 10019
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 1-888-877-4626
Date of fiscal year end: January 31, 2015
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2014
ITEM 1: REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (formerly PIMCO Strategic Global Government Fund, Inc.)
Semi-Annual Report
July 31, 2014
Letter from Chairman of the Board &
President
Hans W. Kertess
Chairman
Julian Sluyters
President & CEO*
Dear Stockholder:
After three years of generally moderate growth, the US economy contracted during the first quarter of 2014. However, this proved to be a temporary setback as the economy again expanded during the second quarter of the year. Longer-term bond yields declined, while shorter-term rates moved higher during the six months ended July 31, 2014.
Six Months in Review through July 31, 2014
For the six-month reporting period ended July 31, 2014, PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (formerly PIMCO Strategic Global Government Fund, Inc.) (the Fund) returned 3.89% on net asset value (NAV) and 5.74% on market price. In contrast, US government bonds, measured by the Barclays Intermediate-Term US Treasury Index, returned 0.45% and the Barclays US Credit Index, which reflects corporate bond performance, gained 3.90%. The Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of the broad US bond market, rose 2.16% and the Barclays US Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of intermediate-term bonds, returned 1.35%. Mortgage-backed securities, represented by the Barclays Fixed Rate Mortgage-Backed Securities Index, increased 1.84%. US stocks, as measured by the Standard & Poors 500 Index, advanced 9.44%.
After several years of positive growth, severe winter weather in parts of the United States constrained the US economy in early 2014. Looking back, gross domestic product (GDP), the value of goods and services produced in the country, the broadest measure of economic activity and the principal
indicator of economic performance, expanded at a revised 3.5% annual pace during the fourth quarter of 2013, contracted at an annual pace of 2.1% during the first quarter of 2014 and then expanded at an estimated 4.2% annual pace during the second quarter of 2014.
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) maintained an accommodative monetary stance during the reporting period. Announcements and actions related to the reduction of the Feds monthly asset-purchase program contributed to bond-yield volatility during the December to May period. The markets have also been scrutinizing Fed statements related to when interest rates would begin to rise. In July, the Fed repeated that it would not raise rates in the near future, saying that it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends, especially if projected inflation continues to run below the Committees 2 percent longer-run goal, and provided that longer-term inflation expectations remain well anchored.
While inflation remains significantly lower than the European Central Bank (ECB) would like, growth in the euro zone continued. After six consecutive quarters of negative growth, the euro
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this was partially driven by sharply higher consumer spending ahead of Japans April 1, 2014 sales tax increase. As such, there are questions whether the pace of its expansion is sustainable.
Outlook
Global growth dynamics remain little changed. We continue to forecast moderate global economic growth for the world economy in the region of 3.25% in 2014 as a whole, albeit now with heightened risks to the downside in the second half of the year. A brief world tour reveals the state of play in the major economies: the US leads the way, strengthening again as it emerges from a weaker weather-impacted first quarter; while Japan tackles the second-quarter shock to the economy from the sales tax increase with a reflationary economic policy. Finally, in Europe, the UK recovery is strengthening and drawing away from the euro zone, which remains on a more moderate growth path in 2014.
Please note, at the close of business on September 5, 2014, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO), previously the sub-adviser, replaced Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC as the investment manager. There are no changes to the investment professionals managing the Fund, nor will the Funds investment objective or investment process change.
For specific information on the Fund and their performance, please review the following pages. If you have any questions regarding the information provided, we encourage you to contact your financial advisor or call the Funds shareholder servicing agent at (844) 33PIMCO (844-337-4626). In addition, a wide range of information and resources is available on PIMCOs website, pimco.com/closedendfunds.
Sincerely,
Hans W. Kertess | Julian Sluyters | |
Chairman | President & CEO* |
* President & CEO through September 5, 2014.
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PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
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PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Total Return(1): | Market Price | NAV | ||||||
Six Month |
5.74% | 3.89% | ||||||
1 Year |
8.20% | 10.02% | ||||||
5 Year |
14.93% | 17.73% | ||||||
10 Year |
10.75% | 10.63% | ||||||
Commencement of Operations (2/24/94) to 7/31/14 |
9.41% | 9.02% |
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Performance & Statistics
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
*Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality, determined for purposes of this presentation by using ratings provided by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys). The Fund uses ratings provided by Moodys for this purpose, among other reasons, because of the access to background information and other materials provided by Moodys, as well as the Funds consideration of industry practice. When a bond is not rated by Moodys, it is designated in the chart above as NR for not rated. Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change periodically, even as frequently as daily. Ratings assigned by Moodys or another rating agency are not absolute standards of credit quality and do not evaluate market risk. Rating agencies may fail to make timely changes in credit ratings, and an issuers current financial condition may be better or worse than a rating indicates. In formulating investment decisions for the Fund, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, the investment manager to the Fund, develops its own analysis of the credit quality and risks associated with individual debt instruments, rather than relying exclusively on rating agencies or third-party research.
(1) Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total return is calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) in the specified period. The calculation assumes that all dividends and distributions, if any, have been reinvested. Total return does not reflect broker commissions or sales charges in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund stock. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. Total return for a period of more than one year represents the average annual total return.
Performance at market price will differ from results at NAV. Although market price returns typically reflect investment results over time, during shorter periods returns at market price can also be influenced by factors such as changing views about the Fund, market conditions, supply and demand for the Funds stock, or changes in the Funds dividends.
An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the loss of principal. Total return, market price, market price yield and NAV will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. This data is provided for information purposes only and is not intended for trading purposes. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a onetime public offering and, once issued, shares of closed-end funds are traded in the open market through a stock exchange. NAV is equal to total assets less total liabilities divided by the number of shares outstanding. Holdings are subject to change daily.
(2) Market Price Yield is determined by dividing the annualized current monthly dividend per share (comprised of net investment income) by the market price per share at July 31, 2014.
(3) Represents Reverse Repurchase Agreements (Leverage) that may be outstanding, as a percentage of total managed assets. Total managed assets refer to total assets (including assets attributable to Leverage) minus liabilities (other than liabilities representing Leverage).
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PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Principal Amount (000s) |
Value | |||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Securities 107.7% | ||||||||||
Fannie Mae, | ||||||||||
$197 | 2.065%, 12/1/30, MBS (k) | $197,373 | ||||||||
2 | 2.20%, 4/1/30, MBS (k) | 1,623 | ||||||||
12 | 2.25%, 9/1/28, MBS (k) | 12,180 | ||||||||
88 | 2.40%, 3/1/32, MBS (k) | 88,672 | ||||||||
8 | 2.415%, 2/1/32, MBS (k) | 8,303 | ||||||||
52 | 2.445%, 12/1/28, MBS (k) | 52,471 | ||||||||
59 | 2.45%, 11/1/27, MBS (k) | 59,216 | ||||||||
8,100 | 2.50%, 12/25/27, CMO, IO | 830,289 | ||||||||
70 | 2.625%, 3/1/31, MBS (k) | 70,077 | ||||||||
3 | 2.722%, 12/1/25, MBS (k) | 2,726 | ||||||||
169,000 | 3.00%, MBS, TBA, 30 Year (e) | 165,511,029 | ||||||||
5,000 | 3.50%, MBS, TBA, 30 Year (e) | 5,092,804 | ||||||||
29,000 | 4.00%, MBS, TBA, 30 Year (e) | 30,400,722 | ||||||||
501 | 4.25%, 11/25/24-3/25/33, CMO | 538,025 | ||||||||
1,367 | 4.50%, 9/1/23-8/1/41, MBS (i) | 1,476,032 | ||||||||
3,837 | 4.50%, 7/25/40, CMO (i) | 4,039,526 | ||||||||
4 | 5.00%, 12/1/18, MBS | 4,247 | ||||||||
23,403 | 5.00%, 1/25/38, CMO (i) | 25,095,760 | ||||||||
485 | 5.00%, 7/25/38, CMO | 529,500 | ||||||||
933 | 5.50%, 12/25/16-12/25/34, CMO | 1,040,208 | ||||||||
11,744 | 5.50%, 11/25/32-4/25/35, CMO (i) | 12,812,177 | ||||||||
60 | 5.75%, 6/25/33, CMO | 65,948 | ||||||||
2,500 | 5.807%, 8/25/43, CMO (i) | 2,815,424 | ||||||||
53 | 5.902%, 12/25/42, CMO (k) | 59,375 | ||||||||
570 | 6.00%, 2/25/17-9/25/31, CMO | 625,438 | ||||||||
286 | 6.00%, 12/1/32-2/1/33, MBS | 323,413 | ||||||||
16,718 | 6.00%, 12/1/32-6/1/40, MBS (i) | 18,839,151 | ||||||||
2,608 | 6.00%, 1/25/44, CMO (i) | 2,936,003 | ||||||||
29 | 6.363%, 10/25/42, CMO (k) | 32,347 | ||||||||
3,322 | 6.50%, 10/1/18-11/1/47, MBS | 3,727,569 | ||||||||
2,305 | 6.50%, 6/25/23-6/25/44, CMO | 2,630,126 | ||||||||
3,308 | 6.50%, 7/1/29-7/1/39, MBS (i) | 3,757,762 | ||||||||
5,280 | 6.50%, 3/25/32-9/25/42, CMO (i) | 5,944,644 | ||||||||
881 | 6.566%, 2/25/42, CMO (i)(k) | 1,024,776 | ||||||||
29 | 6.85%, 12/18/27, CMO | 32,649 | ||||||||
938 | 6.947%, 9/25/41, CMO (i)(k) | 1,071,439 | ||||||||
2,368 | 7.00%, 3/1/16-1/1/47, MBS | 2,605,662 | ||||||||
2,728 | 7.00%, 7/1/21-5/1/30, MBS (i) | 3,007,948 | ||||||||
942 | 7.00%, 6/18/27-2/25/44, CMO | 1,068,247 | ||||||||
1,376 | 7.00%, 3/25/45, CMO (i) | 1,601,598 | ||||||||
702 | 7.029%, 10/25/42, CMO (k) | 804,250 | ||||||||
260 | 7.50%, 6/1/17-5/1/32, MBS | 274,064 | ||||||||
210 | 7.50%, 5/1/22, MBS (i) | 231,536 | ||||||||
1,265 | 7.50%, 10/25/22-3/25/44, CMO | 1,441,747 | ||||||||
151 | 7.50%, 6/19/41, CMO (k) | 176,915 | ||||||||
1,453 | 7.50%, 6/25/44, CMO (i) | 1,693,361 | ||||||||
39 | 7.70%, 3/25/23, CMO | 43,829 |
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Schedule of Investments
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
Principal Amount (000s) |
Value | |||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Securities 107.7% (continued) | ||||||||||
$1,211 | 7.875%, 6/19/41, CMO (i)(k) | $1,355,785 | ||||||||
132 | 8.00%, 9/25/21, CMO | 153,592 | ||||||||
334 | 8.00%, 1/1/22-6/1/32, MBS | 375,202 | ||||||||
261 | 8.00%, 7/1/31-10/1/31, MBS (i) | 300,345 | ||||||||
10 | 8.50%, 4/1/16, MBS | 9,856 | ||||||||
1,365 | 8.50%, 9/25/21-6/25/30, CMO | 1,558,922 | ||||||||
314 | 9.405%, 5/15/21, MBS | 352,930 | ||||||||
102 | 9.967%, 7/15/27, MBS | 109,637 | ||||||||
Freddie Mac, | ||||||||||
8 | 2.262%, 12/1/26, MBS (k) | 7,788 | ||||||||
39 | 2.374%, 9/1/31, MBS (k) | 39,758 | ||||||||
4 | 2.401%, 4/1/33, MBS (k) | 4,526 | ||||||||
3,000 | 4.00%, MBS, TBA, 30 Year (e) | 3,148,125 | ||||||||
18 | 5.00%, 2/15/24, CMO | 19,790 | ||||||||
5,628 | 5.50%, 4/1/39, MBS (i) | 6,306,925 | ||||||||
6,000 | 5.50%, 6/15/41, CMO (i) | 6,741,513 | ||||||||
1,538 | 6.00%, 9/15/16-3/15/35, CMO | 1,672,376 | ||||||||
542 | 6.00%, 4/1/17-2/1/34, MBS | 593,256 | ||||||||
170 | 6.00%, 4/1/17, MBS (i) | 178,561 | ||||||||
4,623 | 6.00%, 2/15/32, CMO (i) | 5,068,866 | ||||||||
745 | 6.362%, 7/25/32, CMO (k) | 858,600 | ||||||||
1,095 | 6.50%, 11/1/16-9/1/47, MBS | 1,196,304 | ||||||||
2,736 | 6.50%, 9/15/23-10/25/43, CMO | 3,054,128 | ||||||||
11,720 | 6.50%, 10/15/23-3/25/44, CMO (i) | 13,261,891 | ||||||||
78 | 6.50%, 9/25/43, CMO (k) | 89,147 | ||||||||
175 | 6.563%, 7/25/32, CMO (k) | 199,322 | ||||||||
606 | 6.90%, 9/15/23, CMO | 679,316 | ||||||||
288 | 6.95%, 7/15/21, CMO | 324,949 | ||||||||
1,862 | 7.00%, 9/1/14-1/1/37, MBS | 2,038,656 | ||||||||
929 | 7.00%, 8/1/21-1/1/36, MBS (i) | 1,043,130 | ||||||||
3,416 | 7.00%, 5/15/23-10/25/43, CMO | 3,914,041 | ||||||||
4,106 | 7.00%, 3/15/29, CMO (i) | 4,710,406 | ||||||||
647 | 7.50%, 1/1/16-3/1/37, MBS | 697,313 | ||||||||
1,004 | 7.50%, 5/15/24-2/25/42, CMO | 1,140,181 | ||||||||
2,872 | 7.50%, 8/1/24-5/1/32, MBS (i) | 3,299,899 | ||||||||
124 | 8.00%, 8/15/22-4/15/30, CMO | 145,116 | ||||||||
56 | 8.00%, 7/1/24-8/1/24, MBS | 59,387 | ||||||||
307 | 8.00%, 12/1/26, MBS (i) | 344,784 | ||||||||
Ginnie Mae, | ||||||||||
20,655 | 4.00%, 10/15/40, MBS (i) | 21,904,810 | ||||||||
319 | 6.00%, 4/15/29-12/15/38, MBS | 359,781 | ||||||||
3,512 | 6.00%, 7/15/37-11/15/38, MBS (i) | 3,971,908 | ||||||||
144 | 6.50%, 11/20/24-10/20/38, MBS | 152,192 | ||||||||
928 | 6.50%, 4/15/32-5/15/32, MBS (i) | 1,074,772 | ||||||||
30 | 6.50%, 6/20/32, CMO | 34,142 | ||||||||
82 | 7.00%, 4/15/24-6/15/26, MBS | 86,567 | ||||||||
707 | 7.50%, 1/15/17-3/15/29, MBS | 753,964 | ||||||||
614 | 7.50%, 9/15/26-1/15/29, MBS (i) | 678,912 |
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Schedule of Investments
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
Principal Amount (000s) |
Value | |||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Securities 107.7% (continued) | ||||||||||
$30 | 8.00%, 6/15/16-11/15/22, MBS | $30,683 | ||||||||
13 | 8.50%, 10/15/16-2/15/31, MBS | 13,870 | ||||||||
249 | 9.00%, 6/15/16-1/15/20, MBS | 261,320 | ||||||||
Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, ABS, | ||||||||||
310 | 4.625%, 2/1/25 | 328,072 | ||||||||
121 | 4.754%, 8/10/14 | 120,658 | ||||||||
62 | 5.038%, 3/10/15 | 63,790 | ||||||||
859 | 5.51%, 11/1/27 | 958,722 | ||||||||
92 | 5.78%, 8/1/27 | 102,566 | ||||||||
74 | 5.82%, 7/1/27 | 83,133 | ||||||||
79 | 6.30%, 6/1/18 | 83,049 | ||||||||
10 | 7.20%, 6/1/17 | 11,064 | ||||||||
5 | 7.70%, 7/1/16 | 4,850 | ||||||||
Vendee Mortgage Trust, CMO, | ||||||||||
284 | 6.50%, 3/15/29 | 325,250 | ||||||||
190 | 6.75%, 2/15/26-6/15/26 | 217,750 | ||||||||
3,826 | 7.50%, 9/15/30 | 4,334,307 | ||||||||
Total U.S. Government Agency Securities (cost-$393,227,411) | 405,708,636 | |||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes 44.8% | ||||||||||
Airlines 1.3% | ||||||||||
United Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, | ||||||||||
1,968 | 6.636%, 1/2/24 | 2,170,245 | ||||||||
540 | 9.75%, 7/15/18 (i) | 613,832 | ||||||||
1,771 | 10.40%, 5/1/18 (i) | 1,996,571 | ||||||||
4,780,648 | ||||||||||
Banking 17.9% | ||||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc., | ||||||||||
3,000 | 6.75%, 12/1/14 | 3,041,250 | ||||||||
6,100 | 8.30%, 2/12/15 | 6,294,438 | ||||||||
£1,300 | Barclays Bank PLC, 14.00%, 6/15/19 (g) | 2,995,887 | ||||||||
BPCE S.A. (g), | ||||||||||
50 | 9.00%, 3/17/15 | 69,530 | ||||||||
300 | 9.25%, 4/22/15 | 419,527 | ||||||||
$9,000 | Citigroup, Inc., 5.00%, 9/15/14 (i) | 9,045,792 | ||||||||
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA, | ||||||||||
2,000 | 6.875%, 3/19/20 | 3,207,025 | ||||||||
$4,166 | 11.00%, 6/30/19 (a)(d)(g)(i) | 5,597,021 | ||||||||
7,700 | Discover Bank, 7.00%, 4/15/20 | 9,217,655 | ||||||||
£800 | DnB NOR Bank ASA, 6.012%, 3/29/17 (g) | 1,438,431 | ||||||||
$5,000 | ICICI Bank Ltd., 5.75%, 11/16/20 (a)(d) | 5,446,175 | ||||||||
300 | LBG Capital No. 1 PLC, 7.625%, 10/14/20 | 444,354 | ||||||||
LBG Capital No. 2 PLC, | ||||||||||
£2,600 | 15.00%, 12/21/19 | 6,386,837 | ||||||||
200 | 15.00%, 12/21/19 | 410,796 | ||||||||
$13,000 | Regions Financial Corp., 7.75%, 11/10/14 | 13,247,923 | ||||||||
67,262,641 |
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Schedule of Investments
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
Principal Amount (000s) |
Value | |||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes 44.8% (continued) | ||||||||||
Capital Markets 2.9% | ||||||||||
$11,009 | Blackstone CQP Holdco LP, 9.296%, 3/18/19 (a)(b)(d)(j) | |||||||||
(acquisition cost-$11,064,643; purchased 3/18/14-6/30/14) | $11,022,338 | |||||||||
Coal 0.5% | ||||||||||
2,100 | Berau Coal Energy Tbk PT, 7.25%, 3/13/17 (a)(d) | 2,044,875 | ||||||||
Diversified Financial Services 10.3% | ||||||||||
1,800 | C10 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.722%, 12/29/49 | 1,791,000 | ||||||||
Cantor Fitzgerald L.P. (a)(d), | ||||||||||
3,000 | 6.375%, 6/26/15 | 3,116,250 | ||||||||
1,200 | 7.875%, 10/15/19 | 1,332,000 | ||||||||
2,400 | Exeter Finance Corp., 9.75%, 5/20/19 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)(j) | |||||||||
(acquisition cost-$2,352,000; purchased 5/15/14) | 2,400,000 | |||||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC (i), | ||||||||||
1,000 | 6.625%, 8/15/17 | 1,143,345 | ||||||||
10,000 | 8.70%, 10/1/14 | 10,129,930 | ||||||||
£3,000 | General Electric Capital Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/67 (converts to FRN on 9/15/17) (i) | 5,558,726 | ||||||||
$4,000 | HSBC Finance Corp., 6.676%, 1/15/21 (i) | 4,773,404 | ||||||||
2,000 | International Lease Finance Corp., 6.75%, 9/1/16 (a)(d) | 2,195,000 | ||||||||
1,417 | Jefferies LoanCore LLC, 6.875%, 6/1/20 (a)(d) | 1,420,542 | ||||||||
Navient Corp., | ||||||||||
1,000 | 8.00%, 3/25/20 | 1,132,500 | ||||||||
2,500 | 8.45%, 6/15/18 | 2,893,750 | ||||||||
Springleaf Finance Corp., | ||||||||||
500 | 6.50%, 9/15/17 | 536,250 | ||||||||
500 | 6.90%, 12/15/17 | 542,500 | ||||||||
38,965,197 | ||||||||||
Electric Utilities 0.1% | ||||||||||
Illinois Power Generating Co., | ||||||||||
115 | 6.30%, 4/1/20 | 110,688 | ||||||||
273 | 7.95%, 6/1/32 | 270,270 | ||||||||
380,958 | ||||||||||
Engineering & Construction 1.6% | ||||||||||
2,000 | Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A., 9.75%, 11/13/19 (a)(d) | 1,940,000 | ||||||||
4,198 | Alion Science and Technology Corp., 12.00%, 11/1/14, PIK | 4,189,957 | ||||||||
6,129,957 | ||||||||||
Healthcare-Services 0.4% | ||||||||||
1,500 | HCA, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/14 | 1,539,375 | ||||||||
Household Products/Wares 0.4% | ||||||||||
1,300 | Armored Autogroup, Inc., 9.25%, 11/1/18 | 1,358,500 | ||||||||
Insurance 3.8% | ||||||||||
American International Group, Inc., | ||||||||||
6,300 | 5.85%, 1/16/18 (i) | 7,140,792 | ||||||||
£819 | 6.765%, 11/15/17 (i) | 1,571,880 | ||||||||
$1,000 | 8.25%, 8/15/18 (i) | 1,231,682 | ||||||||
£850 | 8.625%, 5/22/68 (converts to FRN on 5/22/18) | 1,695,875 | ||||||||
$2,600 | Pinnacol Assurance, 8.625%, 6/25/34 (a)(b)(f)(j) | |||||||||
(acquisition cost-$2,600,000; purchased 6/23/14) | 2,622,959 | |||||||||
14,263,188 |
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Schedule of Investments
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
Principal Amount (000s) |
Value | |||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes 44.8% (continued) | ||||||||||
Lodging 0.3% | ||||||||||
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., | ||||||||||
$1,334 | 8.50%, 2/15/20 (i) | $1,173,920 | ||||||||
66 | 9.00%, 2/15/20 | 55,275 | ||||||||
1,229,195 | ||||||||||
Media 0.4% | ||||||||||
400 | Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 3/1/21 | 415,000 | ||||||||
1,000 | Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc., 12.50%, 4/15/17 (a)(d) | 1,107,500 | ||||||||
1,522,500 | ||||||||||
Metal Fabricate/Hardware 0.3% | ||||||||||
860 | Wise Metals Group LLC, 8.75%, 12/15/18 (a)(d) | 926,650 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.4% | ||||||||||
240 | Forbes Energy Services Ltd., 9.00%, 6/15/19 | 244,800 | ||||||||
2,600 | Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A., 8.625%, 4/28/34 | 3,029,000 | ||||||||
500 | Petrobras International Finance Co. - Pifco, 7.875%, 3/15/19 | 578,000 | ||||||||
1,250 | Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III, 6.332%, 9/30/27 (b) | 1,449,355 | ||||||||
5,301,155 | ||||||||||
Paper & Forest Products 0.0% | ||||||||||
50 | Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 8.50%, 4/1/21 | 53,500 | ||||||||
Pipelines 0.4% | ||||||||||
300 | NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.768%, 12/15/37 (a)(d) | 295,500 | ||||||||
1,200 | Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.875%, 4/15/40 (a)(d) | 1,200,000 | ||||||||
1,495,500 | ||||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trust 2.3% | ||||||||||
3,000 | Columbia Property Trust Operating Partnership L.P., 5.875%, 4/1/18 (i) | 3,141,510 | ||||||||
4,500 | SL Green Realty Corp., 7.75%, 3/15/20 | 5,383,638 | ||||||||
8,525,148 | ||||||||||
Retail 0.5% | ||||||||||
£400 | Aston Martin Capital Ltd., 9.25%, 7/15/18 | 717,527 | ||||||||
$904 | CVS Pass-Through Trust, 7.507%, 1/10/32 (a)(d) | 1,139,221 | ||||||||
£20 | Enterprise Inns PLC, 6.875%, 5/9/25 | 35,708 | ||||||||
1,892,456 | ||||||||||
Transportation 0.0% | ||||||||||
$120 | Western Express, Inc., 12.50%, 4/15/15 (a)(d) | 102,300 | ||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (cost-$151,036,826) | 168,796,081 | |||||||||
Mortgage-Backed Securities 40.1% | ||||||||||
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, CMO (k), | ||||||||||
1,285 | 2.518%, 7/25/35 | 1,237,059 | ||||||||
2,817 | 2.753%, 8/25/35 | 2,662,993 | ||||||||
45 | Banc of America Mortgage Trust, 2.714%, 2/25/35, CMO (k) | 44,747 | ||||||||
2,833 | Banc of America Re-Remic Trust, 5.686%, 4/24/49, CMO (a)(d)(k) | 3,039,643 | ||||||||
BCAP LLC Trust, CMO (a)(d)(k), | ||||||||||
211 | 0.356%, 7/26/36 | 157,596 | ||||||||
43 | 2.59%, 6/26/35 | 38,234 | ||||||||
130 | 2.599%, 10/26/33 | 111,877 | ||||||||
574 | 5.014%, 3/26/36 | 586,083 | ||||||||
555 | Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, 2.622%, 8/25/36, CMO (k) | 421,368 |
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Principal Amount (000s) |
Value | |||||||||
Mortgage-Backed Securities 40.1% (continued) | ||||||||||
$2,676 | Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 7.00%, 5/20/30, CMO (k) | $2,932,560 | ||||||||
7,167 | Celtic Residential Irish Mortgage Securitisation No. 9 PLC, 0.334%, 11/13/47, CMO (k) | 9,038,313 | ||||||||
£6,535 | Celtic Residential Irish Mortgage Securitisation No. 11 PLC, 0.818%, 12/14/48, CMO (k) | 10,206,067 | ||||||||
$15 | Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., 7.00%, 9/25/33, CMO | 15,647 | ||||||||
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, CMO, | ||||||||||
127 | 5.50%, 5/25/22 | 118,111 | ||||||||
1,103 | 6.25%, 8/25/37 | 925,953 | ||||||||
1,359 | 6.50%, 7/25/35 | 787,651 | ||||||||
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, CMO, | ||||||||||
1,119 | 3.035%, 8/25/34 (k) | 1,028,777 | ||||||||
2,475 | 7.50%, 11/25/34 (a)(d) | 2,689,882 | ||||||||
390 | 7.50%, 6/25/35 (a)(d) | 403,674 | ||||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., CMO, | ||||||||||
242 | 1.305%, 3/25/34 (k) | 219,333 | ||||||||
900 | 7.00%, 2/25/34 | 974,337 | ||||||||
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates Mortgage-Backed Trust, CMO, | ||||||||||
2,306 | 5.695%, 9/15/40 (k) | 2,533,624 | ||||||||
1,706 | 6.50%, 3/25/36 | 1,245,344 | ||||||||
6,770 | Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Re-Remic Trust Certificates, 5.00%, 6/26/35, CMO (a)(d)(k) | 6,828,709 | ||||||||
3,797 | Emerald Mortgages No. 4 PLC, 0.333%, 7/15/48, CMO (k) | 4,753,157 | ||||||||
$238 | GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust, 3.481%, 8/19/34, CMO (k) | 228,429 | ||||||||
1,600 | GSAA Trust, 6.00%, 4/1/34, CMO | 1,684,859 | ||||||||
4,485 | GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, CMO (a)(d), | |||||||||
7.00%, 6/25/43 | 4,819,504 | |||||||||
67 | 7.181%, 6/19/27 (k) | 68,032 | ||||||||
1,029 | 8.00%, 9/19/27 (k) | 1,052,945 | ||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, CMO, | ||||||||||
988 | 0.485%, 12/25/34 (k) | 902,801 | ||||||||
444 | 0.495%, 12/25/34 (k) | 426,353 | ||||||||
2,622 | 5.072%, 11/25/35 (k) | 2,609,519 | ||||||||
3,069 | 5.50%, 11/25/35 | 3,015,655 | ||||||||
485 | 6.50%, 1/25/34 | 516,075 | ||||||||
Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, CMO (k), | ||||||||||
2,330 | 0.526%, 10/19/33 | 2,256,877 | ||||||||
2,003 | 4.625%, 6/19/36 | 1,408,559 | ||||||||
4,000 | JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 5.637%, 3/18/51, CMO (a)(d)(k) | 4,338,860 | ||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, CMO, | ||||||||||
4,472 | 2.659%, 10/25/36 (k) | 4,024,500 | ||||||||
112 | 5.50%, 8/25/22 | 111,490 | ||||||||
973 | 5.50%, 6/25/37 | 916,171 | ||||||||
270 | Lehman Mortgage Trust, 5.00%, 8/25/21, CMO | 264,694 | ||||||||
3,038 | Luminent Mortgage Trust, 0.325%, 12/25/36, CMO (k) | 2,401,468 | ||||||||
1,368 | MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 3.218%, 10/25/34, CMO (k) | 1,248,535 | ||||||||
MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, CMO, | ||||||||||
768 | 6.25%, 7/25/36 | 658,078 | ||||||||
1,097 | 6.50%, 3/25/34 | 1,184,585 | ||||||||
84 | 7.00%, 4/25/34 | 87,411 |
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July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
Principal Amount (000s) |
Value | |||||||||
Mortgage-Backed Securities 40.1% (continued) | ||||||||||
MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, CMO (a)(d), | ||||||||||
$5,934 | 7.00%, 5/25/35 | $5,665,453 | ||||||||
3,100 | 7.50%, 7/25/35 | 3,128,556 | ||||||||
| * | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Inc. Trust, 5.50%, 4/25/17, CMO | 227 | |||||||
Newgate Funding, CMO (k), | ||||||||||
3,050 | 1.492%, 12/15/50 | 3,905,101 | ||||||||
£4,200 | 1.558%, 12/15/50 | 6,912,522 | ||||||||
3,050 | 1.742%, 12/15/50 | 3,920,739 | ||||||||
£3,450 | 1.808%, 12/15/50 | 5,401,198 | ||||||||
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., CMO (a)(d), | ||||||||||
$1,648 | 7.00%, 10/25/34 | 1,730,480 | ||||||||
4,460 | 7.50%, 3/25/34 | 4,789,634 | ||||||||
4,944 | 7.50%, 10/25/34 | 5,316,316 | ||||||||
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., CMO, | ||||||||||
2,749 | zero coupon, 6/25/46 (k) | 1,290,100 | ||||||||
3,022 | 6.00%, 8/25/35 | 2,694,099 | ||||||||
Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., CMO, | ||||||||||
1 | 6.50%, 4/25/34 | 1,313 | ||||||||
89 | 7.00%, 8/25/16 | 89,049 | ||||||||
806 | 8.50%, 10/25/31 | 914,486 | ||||||||
1,253 | 8.50%, 11/25/31 | 1,304,600 | ||||||||
400 | Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, 2.517%, 3/25/34, CMO (k) | 403,910 | ||||||||
4,407 | Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust, 1.618%, 8/25/47, CMO (k) | 3,979,256 | ||||||||
4,018 | Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, 7.50%, 10/25/36, CMO (a)(d) | 3,739,045 | ||||||||
1,786 | UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 0.727%, 7/15/24, CMO (a)(d)(k) | 1,785,386 | ||||||||
575 | WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2.383%, 5/25/35, CMO (k) | 577,278 | ||||||||
Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, CMO, | ||||||||||
962 | 6.50%, 8/25/34 | 1,002,235 | ||||||||
301 | 7.00%, 3/25/34 | 320,156 | ||||||||
785 | 7.50%, 4/25/33 | 863,075 | ||||||||
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, CMO (k), | ||||||||||
646 | 2.614%, 6/25/35 | 653,901 | ||||||||
1,517 | 2.615%, 4/25/36 | 1,470,156 | ||||||||
81 | 2.622%, 4/25/36 | 79,318 | ||||||||
1,936 | 5.688%, 10/25/36 | 1,899,382 | ||||||||
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost-$125,408,902) | 151,063,110 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations 33.8% | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, | ||||||||||
51,000 | 0.375%, 1/31/16 | 51,067,728 | ||||||||
3,000 | 1.50%, 8/31/18 (h) | 2,997,540 | ||||||||
51,000 | 2.00%, 9/30/20 (h) | 50,776,875 | ||||||||
19,000 | 2.25%, 4/30/21 (h) | 19,061,598 | ||||||||
3,500 | 2.50%, 5/15/24 | 3,481,131 | ||||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (cost-$127,776,895) | 127,384,872 |
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July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
Principal Amount (000s) |
Value | |||||||||
Senior Loans 3.6% | ||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense 0.1% | ||||||||||
$497 | Sequa Corp., 5.25%, 6/19/17, Term B (a)(c) | $492,189 | ||||||||
Electric Utilities 3.2% | ||||||||||
11,838 | Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, 4.25%, 6/19/16 (a)(c) | 11,889,980 | ||||||||
Hotels/Gaming 0.1% | ||||||||||
250 | Stockbridge SBE Holdings LLC, 13.00%, 5/2/17, Term B (a)(b)(c)(j) | |||||||||
(acquisition cost-$413,698; purchased 7/10/12) | 280,000 | |||||||||
Media 0.2% | ||||||||||
900 | Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 6.905%, 1/30/19, Term D (a)(c) | 885,844 | ||||||||
Total Senior Loans (cost-$13,421,496) | 13,548,013 | |||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities 2.4% | ||||||||||
287 | Access Financial Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, 7.65%, 5/15/21 (b) | 228,592 | ||||||||
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates (k), | ||||||||||
641 | 3.68%, 11/25/32 | 83,705 | ||||||||
30 | 5.78%, 2/25/33 | 419 | ||||||||
962 | Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust, 0.63%, 9/25/34 (k) | 932,292 | ||||||||
Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp., | ||||||||||
1,877 | 7.96%, 5/1/31 | 1,522,789 | ||||||||
287 | 7.97%, 5/1/32 | 202,847 | ||||||||
Conseco Financial Corp., | ||||||||||
198 | 6.53%, 2/1/31 (k) | 199,312 | ||||||||
446 | 7.05%, 1/15/27 | 457,197 | ||||||||
1,128 | Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, 6.02%, 12/25/37 (a)(d) | 1,200,719 | ||||||||
2,671 | Green Tree, 8.97%, 4/25/38 (a)(d)(k) | 2,865,624 | ||||||||
1,000 | Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 8.30%, 10/15/26 (k) | 1,081,354 | ||||||||
420 | Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc. Trust, 0.335%, 1/25/36 (k) | 417,438 | ||||||||
30 | Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc., 0.382%, 6/15/32 (k) | 26,600 | ||||||||
25 | Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., 8.50%, 12/25/31 | 23,447 | ||||||||
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost-$8,838,973) | 9,242,335 | |||||||||
Sovereign Debt Obligations 0.5% | ||||||||||
Costa Rica 0.2% | ||||||||||
700 | Costa Rica Government International Bond, 7.00%, 4/4/44 (a)(d) | 736,750 | ||||||||
Indonesia 0.2% | ||||||||||
700 | Indonesia Government International Bond, 6.75%, 1/15/44 (a)(d) | 837,375 | ||||||||
Ireland 0.1% | ||||||||||
200 | VEB Finance PLC for Vnesheconombank, 5.375%, 2/13/17 (a)(d) | 198,500 | ||||||||
Total Sovereign Debt Obligations (cost-$1,591,189) | 1,772,625 | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds 0.4% | ||||||||||
West Virginia 0.4% | ||||||||||
1,750 | Tobacco Settlement Finance Auth. Rev., 7.467%, 6/1/47, Ser. A (cost-$1,648,536) | 1,501,920 | ||||||||
Shares | ||||||||||
Common Stock 0.1% | ||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.1% | ||||||||||
3,881 | SemGroup Corp., Class A (cost-$100,906) | 299,147 |
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July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
Units | Value | |||||||||
Warrants 0.1% | ||||||||||
Engineering & Construction 0.0% | ||||||||||
3,675 | Alion Science and Technology Corp., strike price $0.01, expires 3/15/17 (a)(d)(m) | $37 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.1% | ||||||||||
4,085 | SemGroup Corp., strike price $25.00, expires 11/30/14 (m) | 225,042 | ||||||||
Total Warrants (cost-$18,419) | 225,079 | |||||||||
Principal Amount (000s) |
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Short-Term Investments 2.9% | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations (h)(i)(l) 2.4% | ||||||||||
$9,244 | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.043%-0.101%, 10/9/14-3/5/15 (cost-$9,242,427) | 9,242,427 | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements 0.5% | ||||||||||
1,200 | Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 7/31/14, 0.13%, due 8/1/14, proceeds $1,200,004; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, due 7/31/19, valued at $1,229,113 including accrued interest |
1,200,000 | ||||||||
674 | State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 7/31/14, 0.00%, due 8/1/14, proceeds $674,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, due 8/15/16, valued at $687,569 including accrued interest |
674,000 | ||||||||
Total Repurchase Agreements (cost-$1,874,000) | 1,874,000 | |||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Securities 0.0% | ||||||||||
100 | Fannie Mae Discount Notes, 0.142%, 6/1/15 (l) (cost-$99,882) |
99,882 | ||||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost-$11,216,309) | 11,216,309 | |||||||||
Total Investments (cost-$834,285,862) 236.4% | 890,758,127 | |||||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets (136.4)% | (514,001,158 | ) | ||||||||
Net Assets 100.0% | $376,756,969 |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
* | Principal amount less than $500. |
(a) | Private PlacementRestricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Securities with an aggregate value of $113,585,258, representing 30.1% of net assets. |
(b) | Illiquid. |
(c) | These securities generally pay interest at rates which are periodically pre-determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally either the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as the LIBOR or the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, or the certificate of deposit rate. These securities are generally considered to be restricted as the Fund is ordinarily contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent bank and/or borrower prior to disposition. Remaining maturities of senior loans may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional payments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on July 31, 2014. |
(d) | 144AExempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid. |
(e) | When-issued or delayed-delivery. To be settled/delivered after July 31, 2014. |
(f) | Fair-ValuedSecurities with an aggregate value of $5,022,959, representing 1.3% of net assets. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements. |
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July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
(g) | Perpetual maturity. The date shown, if any, is the next call date. For Corporate Bonds & Notes the interest rate is fixed until the first call date and variable thereafter. |
(h) | All or partial amount segregated for the benefit of the counterparty as collateral for derivatives. |
(i) | All or partial amount transferred for the benefit of the counterparty as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. |
(j) | Restricted. The aggregate acquisition cost of such securities is $16,430,341. The aggregate value is $16,325,297, representing 4.3% of net assets. |
(k) | Variable or Floating Rate SecuritySecurities with an interest rate that changes periodically. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on July 31, 2014. |
(l) | Rates reflect the effective yields at purchase date. |
(m) | Non-income producing. |
(n) | Futures contracts outstanding at July 31, 2014: |
Type | Contracts | Market Value (000s) |
Expiration Date |
Unrealized Depreciation |
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Long: |
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures | 138 | $30,280 | 9/30/14 | $(41,089 | ) | ||||||||||||
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(o) | Credit default swap agreements outstanding at July 31, 2014: |
OTC sell protection swap agreements:
Swap Counterparty/ Referenced Debt Issuer |
Notional Amount (000s)(1) |
Credit Spread |
Termination Date |
Payments Received |
Value(2) | Upfront Premiums Received |
Unrealized Appreciation |
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Republic of Indonesia Government International Bond |
$600 | 1.38 | % | 6/20/19 | 1.00 | % | $(9,977 | ) | $(20,164 | ) | $10,187 | |||||||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Republic of Indonesia Government International Bond |
1,200 | 1.38 | % | 6/20/19 | 1.00 | % | (19,955 | ) | (42,376 | ) | 22,421 | |||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Republic of Indonesia Government International Bond |
1,200 | 1.38 | % | 6/20/19 | 1.00 | % | (19,954 | ) | (40,165 | ) | 20,211 | |||||||||||||||||
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(1) | This represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make available as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
(2) | The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the status at July 31, 2014 of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement have been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entitys credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
(p) | Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at July 31, 2014: |
Centrally cleared swap agreements:
Notional |
Termination |
Rate Type |
Value |
Unrealized |
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Broker (Exchange) |
Payments Made |
Payments Received |
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Deutsche Bank (CME) | $144,000 | 6/18/24 | 3.00% | 3-Month USD-LIBOR | $(4,502,396 | ) | $(4,430,396 | ) | ||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs (CME) | 123,000 | 12/17/19 | 2.25% | 3-Month USD-LIBOR | (746,888 | ) | (90,068 | ) | ||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs (CME) | 144,000 | 6/18/24 | 3-Month USD-LIBOR | 3.00% | 4,502,395 | 1,046,396 | ||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley (CME) | CAD11,200 | 6/19/24 | 3-Month USD-LIBOR | 3.30% | 668,229 | 148,062 |
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Notional |
Termination |
Rate Type |
Value |
Unrealized |
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Broker (Exchange) |
Payments Made |
Payments Received |
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Morgan Stanley (CME) | $146,400 | 12/17/24 | 3.00% | 3-Month USD-LIBOR | $(2,074,993 | ) | $(1,221,481 | ) | ||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley (CME) | CAD4,900 | 6/20/44 | 3.50% | 3-Month USD-LIBOR | (311,917 | ) | (137,283 | ) | ||||||||||||
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(q) | Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding at July 31, 2014: |
Counterparty | U.S.$ Value on Origination Date |
U.S.$ Value July 31, 2014 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Purchased: | ||||||||||||||
290,000 British Pound settling 9/11/14 | Bank of America | $491,567 | $489,456 | $(2,111 | ) | |||||||||
1,087,000 British Pound settling 9/11/14 | Barclays Bank | 1,858,738 | 1,834,618 | (24,120 | ) | |||||||||
247,000 British Pound settling 9/11/14 | BNP Paribas | 422,095 | 416,882 | (5,213 | ) | |||||||||
19,835,162 Euro settling 8/5/14 | Bank of America | 26,650,523 | 26,560,360 | (90,163 | ) | |||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||
22,382 British Pound settling 9/11/14 | Bank of America | 38,000 | 37,775 | 225 | ||||||||||
22,876,973 British Pound settling 9/11/14 | Barclays Bank | 38,399,206 | 38,611,320 | (212,114 | ) | |||||||||
22,202 British Pound settling 9/11/14 | Barclays Bank | 38,000 | 37,471 | 529 | ||||||||||
22,423 British Pound settling 9/11/14 | Credit Suisse First Boston | 38,000 | 37,845 | 155 | ||||||||||
66,216 British Pound settling 9/11/14 | Deutsche Bank | 113,000 | 111,759 | 1,241 | ||||||||||
133,585 British Pound settling 9/11/14 | Goldman Sachs | 227,000 | 225,463 | 1,537 | ||||||||||
38,000 Canadian Dollar settling 9/18/14 | Barclays Bank | 34,937 | 34,812 | 125 | ||||||||||
40,755 Canadian Dollar settling 9/18/14 | Credit Suisse First Boston | 37,999 | 37,335 | 664 | ||||||||||
19,835,000 Euro settling 9/3/14 | Bank of America | 26,651,734 | 26,562,556 | 89,178 | ||||||||||
111,650 Euro settling 8/5/14 | Barclays Bank | 151,000 | 149,505 | 1,495 | ||||||||||
19,472,000 Euro settling 8/5/14 | Deutsche Bank | 26,467,608 | 26,074,067 | 393,541 | ||||||||||
167,688 Euro settling 8/5/14 | Goldman Sachs | 228,000 | 224,544 | 3,456 | ||||||||||
83,824 Euro settling 8/5/14 | JPMorgan Chase | 114,000 | 112,245 | 1,755 | ||||||||||
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$160,180 | ||||||||||||||
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(r) | At July 31, 2014, the Fund held $1,190,000 in cash as collateral and pledged cash collateral of $148,805 for derivative contracts. Cash collateral held may be invested in accordance with the Funds investment strategy. |
(s) | Open reverse repurchase agreements at July 31, 2014: |
Counterparty | Rate | Trade Date | Due Date | Principal & Interest |
Principal | |||||||||||||||
Barclays Bank | 0.625 | % | 2/26/14 | 8/26/14 | $1,651,461 | $1,647,000 | ||||||||||||||
BNP Paribas | 0.23 | 7/18/14 | 8/21/14 | 37,107,319 | 37,104,000 | |||||||||||||||
0.34 | 7/2/14 | 8/4/14 | 5,983,695 | 5,982,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.34 | 7/31/14 | 9/3/14 | 5,982,000 | 5,982,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank | 0.20 | 7/14/14 | 8/12/14 | 23,637,364 | 23,635,000 | |||||||||||||||
0.21 | 7/14/14 | 8/12/14 | 27,863,925 | 27,861,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.29 | 7/7/14 | 8/11/14 | 4,192,844 | 4,192,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.29 | 7/14/14 | 8/12/14 | 22,858,314 | 22,855,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.29 | 7/21/14 | 8/25/14 | 4,444,394 | 4,444,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.29 | 7/29/14 | 8/29/14 | 3,593,087 | 3,593,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.34 | 7/1/14 | 8/5/14 | 7,144,091 | 7,142,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.34 | 7/23/14 | 8/26/14 | 4,980,423 | 4,980,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.50 | 6/4/14 | 9/4/14 | 4,658,750 | 4,655,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.52 | 5/15/14 | 8/15/14 | 12,955,580 | 12,941,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.59 | 5/15/14 | 8/15/14 | 606,775 | 606,000 | ||||||||||||||||
0.59 | 6/4/14 | 9/4/14 | 1,857,764 | 1,856,000 | ||||||||||||||||
1.50 | 7/15/14 | 7/14/16 | 1,124,000 | 1,124,000 |
July 31, 2014 | | Semi-Annual Report | 17 |
Schedule of Investments
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
Counterparty | Rate | Trade Date | Due Date | Principal & Interest |
Principal | |||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs | 0.19 | % | 7/14/14 | 8/12/14 | $13,109,245 | $13,108,000 | ||||||||||||||
0.20 | 7/10/14 | 8/7/14 | 167,020 | 167,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 0.45 | 5/6/14 | 8/6/14 | 7,536,187 | 7,528,000 | |||||||||||||||
UBS | 0.43 | 5/21/14 | 8/19/14 | 5,883,055 | 5,878,000 | |||||||||||||||
0.85 | 7/15/14 | 10/15/14 | 6,909,199 | 6,906,440 | ||||||||||||||||
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$204,186,440 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(t) | The weighted average daily balance of reverse repurchase agreements during the six months ended July 31, 2014 was $201,807,302, at a weighted average interest rate of 0.31%. Total value of underlying collateral (refer to the Schedule of Investments for positions transferred for the benefit of the counterparty as collateral) for open reverse repurchase agreements at July 31, 2014 was $213,307,464. |
At July 31, 2014, the Fund held U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $4,610,237 as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements. Securities held as collateral will not be pledged and are not reflected in the Schedule of Investments. |
(u) | The weighted average borrowing for sale-buybacks during the six months ended July 31, 2014 was $126,688,859 at a weighted average interest rate of 0.08%. |
(v) | Fair Value Measurements-See Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements. |
Level 1 Quoted Prices |
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs |
Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs |
Value at 7/31/14 |
|||||||||||||
Investments in Securities Assets |
||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Securities |
$ | | $ | 405,708,636 | $ | $ | 405,708,636 | |||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes: |
||||||||||||||||
Airlines |
| | 4,780,648 | 4,780,648 | ||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services |
| 36,565,197 | 2,400,000 | 38,965,197 | ||||||||||||
Insurance |
| 11,640,229 | 2,622,959 | 14,263,188 | ||||||||||||
All Other |
| 110,787,048 | | 110,787,048 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 151,063,110 | | 151,063,110 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
| 127,384,872 | | 127,384,872 | ||||||||||||
Senior Loans: |
||||||||||||||||
Hotels/Gaming |
| | 280,000 | 280,000 | ||||||||||||
All Other |
| 13,268,013 | | 13,268,013 | ||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities |
| 9,242,335 | | 9,242,335 | ||||||||||||
Sovereign Debt Obligations |
| 1,772,625 | | 1,772,625 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds |
| 1,501,920 | | 1,501,920 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock |
299,147 | | | 299,147 | ||||||||||||
Warrants: |
||||||||||||||||
Engineering & Construction |
| 37 | | 37 | ||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
225,042 | | | 225,042 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
| 11,216,309 | | 11,216,309 | ||||||||||||
524,189 | 880,150,331 | 10,083,607 | 890,758,127 | |||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments* Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Credit Contracts |
| 52,819 | | 52,819 | ||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange Contracts |
| 493,901 | | 493,901 | ||||||||||||
Interest Rate Contracts |
| 1,194,458 | | 1,194,458 | ||||||||||||
| 1,741,178 | | 1,741,178 | |||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments* Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange Contracts |
| (333,721 | ) | | (333,721 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest Rate Contracts |
(41,089 | ) | (5,879,228 | ) | | (5,920,317 | ) | |||||||||
(41,089 | ) | (6,212,949 | ) | | (6,254,038 | ) | ||||||||||
Totals |
$ | 483,100 | $ | 875,678,560 | $ | 10,083,607 | $ | 886,245,267 |
18 | Semi-Annual Report | | July 31, 2014 |
Schedule of Investments
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
At July 31, 2014, there were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2.
A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended July 31, 2014, was as follows:
Beginning Balance 1/31/14 |
Purchases | Sales | Accrued Discount (Premiums) |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation |
Transfers into Level 3 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |
Ending Balance 7/31/14 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities Assets |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Airlines |
$5,298,976 | $ | $(480,200 | ) | $(3,583 | ) | $(5,570 | ) | $(28,975 | ) | $ | $ | $4,780,648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services |
| 2,352,000 | | 1,486 | | 46,514 | | | 2,400,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Insurance |
| 2,600,000 | | | | 22,959 | | | 2,622,959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior Loans: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hotels/Gaming |
273,750 | | | 226 | | 6,024 | | | 280,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Totals |
$5,572,726 | $4,952,000 | $(480,200 | ) | $(1,871 | ) | $(5,570 | ) | $46,522 | $ | $ | $10,083,607 |
The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 at July 31, 2014.
Ending Balance at 7/31/14 |
Valuation Technique Used |
Unobservable Inputs |
Input Values | |||||||
Investments in Securities Assets |
|
|||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes |
$4,780,648 | Third-Party Pricing Vendor | Single Broker Quote | $110.25 $113.75 | ||||||
2,622,959 | Benchmark Pricing | Security Price Reset | $100.88 | |||||||
2,400,000 | Analytical Model | Broker Quotes | $100.00 | |||||||
Senior Loans |
280,000 | Third-Party Pricing Vendor | Single Broker Quote | $112.00 |
* | Other financial instruments are derivatives, such as futures contracts, swap agreements and forward foreign currency contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instrument. |
The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of Level 3 investments held at July 31, 2014, was $97,301. Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation are reflected on the Statement of Operations.
(w) | The following is a summary of the derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure: |
The effect of derivatives on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at July 31, 2014:
Location | Interest Rate Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Foreign Exchange Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||
Asset derivatives: |
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation of OTC swaps |
$ | $52,819 | $ | $52,819 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps** |
446,322 | | | 446,322 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* |
15,094 | | | 15,094 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation of forward foreign currency contracts |
| | 493,901 | 493,901 | ||||||||||||
Total asset derivatives |
$461,416 | $52,819 | $493,901 | $1,008,136 | ||||||||||||
Liability derivatives: |
||||||||||||||||
Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps** |
$(173,388 | ) | $ | $ | $(173,388 | ) | ||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts |
| | (333,721 | ) | (333,721 | ) | ||||||||||
Total liability derivatives |
$(173,388 | ) | $ | $(333,721 | ) | $(507,109 | ) |
* | Included in net unrealized depreciation of $41,089 on futures contracts as reported in note (n) of the Notes to Schedule of Investments. |
** | Included in net unrealized depreciation of $4,684,770 on centrally cleared swaps as reported in note (p) of the Notes to Schedule of Investments. |
July 31, 2014 | | Semi-Annual Report | 19 |
Schedule of Investments
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
The effect of derivatives on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended July 31, 2014:
Location | Interest Rate Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Foreign Exchange Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: |
||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$51,427 | $ | $ | $51,427 | ||||||||||||
Swaps |
8,703,486 | 6,067 | | 8,709,553 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions (forward foreign currency contracts) |
| | (551,728 | ) | (551,728 | ) | ||||||||||
Total net realized gain (loss) |
$8,754,913 | $6,067 | $(551,728 | ) | $8,209,252 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of: |
||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$(41,089 | ) | $ | $ | $(41,089 | ) | ||||||||||
Swaps |
(14,186,636 | ) | 52,819 | | (14,133,817 | ) | ||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions (forward foreign currency contracts) |
| | (226,140 | ) | (226,140 | ) | ||||||||||
Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
$(14,227,725 | ) | $52,819 | $(226,140 | ) | $(14,401,046 | ) |
The average volume (measured at each fiscal quarter-end) of derivative activity during the six months ended July 31, 2014:
Futures Contracts(1) |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (2) |
Credit Default Swap Agreements(3) |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements(3) |
|||||||||||||||||
Long | Purchased | Sold | Sell | |||||||||||||||||
$92 | $ | 32,444,119 | $ | 93,426,001 | $ | 2,000 | $ | 333,367 | CAD5,367 |
(1) | Number of contracts |
(2) | U.S. $ Value on origination date |
(3) | Notional Amount (in thousands) |
Financial Assets and Derivative Assets, and Collateral Received at July 31, 2014:
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Counterparty | Gross Asset Derivatives Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Financial Instrument/ Derivative Offset |
Cash Collateral Paid (Received) |
Net Amount | ||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
Bank of America |
$89,403 | $(89,403 | ) | $ | $ | |||||||||||
Barclays Bank |
2,149 | (2,149 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
819 | | (819 | ) | | |||||||||||
Deutsche Bank |
394,782 | | (300,000 | ) | 94,782 | |||||||||||
Goldman Sachs |
4,993 | | | 4,993 | ||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase |
1,755 | | | 1,755 | ||||||||||||
Swaps |
||||||||||||||||
Bank of America |
10,187 | (2,871 | ) | (7,316 | )# | | ||||||||||
Deutsche Bank |
22,421 | | (22,421 | )# | | |||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase |
20,211 | | (20,211 | )# | | |||||||||||
Totals |
$546,720 | $(94,423 | ) | $(350,767 | ) | $101,530 |
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Counterparty | Gross Financial Assets Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Financial Instrument/ Derivative Offset |
Net Amount | |||||||||
Repurchase Agreement |
||||||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets |
$1,200,000 | $(1,200,000 | ) | $ | ||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
674,000 | (674,000 | ) | |
20 | Semi-Annual Report | | July 31, 2014 |
Schedule of Investments
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Counterparty | Gross Financial Assets Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Financial Instrument/ Derivative Offset |
Net Amount | |||||||||
Mortgage Dollar Roll Contracts |
||||||||||||
Barclays Bank |
$22,196,015 | $(22,132,031 | ) | $63,984 | ||||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
6,331,055 | (6,313,125 | ) | 17,930 | ||||||||
Deutsche Bank |
2,111,563 | (2,105,625 | ) | 5,938 | ||||||||
Totals |
$32,512,633 | $(32,424,781 | ) | $87,852 |
Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities, and Collateral Pledged at July 31, 2014:
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Counterparty | Gross Liability Derivatives Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Financial Instrument/ Derivative Offset |
Cash Collateral Received (Pledged) |
Net Amount | ||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
Bank of America |
$92,274 | $(92,274 | ) | $ | $ | |||||||||||
Barclays Bank |
236,234 | (236,234 | ) | | | |||||||||||
BNP Paribas |
5,213 | | | 5,213 | ||||||||||||
Totals |
$333,721 | $(328,508 | ) | $ | $5,213 |
Counterparty | Gross Financial Liability Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Financial Instrument/ Derivative Offset |
Collateral | Net Amount | ||||||||||||
Reverse Repurchase Agreements |
||||||||||||||||
Barclays Bank |
$1,651,461 | $(1,651,461 | ) | $ | $ | |||||||||||
BNP Paribas |
49,073,014 | (49,073,014 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Deutsche Bank |
119,917,311 | (119,917,311 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Goldman Sachs |
13,276,265 | (13,276,265 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada |
7,536,187 | (7,536,187 | ) | | | |||||||||||
UBS |
12,792,254 | (12,792,254 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Mortgage Dollar Roll Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
Barclays Bank |
22,132,031 | (22,132,031 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
6,313,125 | (6,313,125 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Deutsche Bank |
2,105,625 | (2,105,625 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Sale-Buyback |
| |||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs |
111,593,494 | | (111,579,512 | ) | 13,982 | |||||||||||
Totals |
$346,390,767 | $(234,797,273 | ) | $(111,579,512 | ) | $13,982 |
| The actual collateral received is greater than the amount shown due to over collateralization. |
| The actual collateral pledged is greater than the amount shown due to over collateralization. |
| The amount includes interest payable for Reverse Repurchase Agreements. |
# | The amount includes upfront premiums received. |
Glossary:
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements | | July 31, 2014 | | Semi-Annual Report | 21 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Assets: | ||||||
Investments, at value (cost-$834,285,862) | $890,758,127 | |||||
Cash | 1,235,683 | |||||
Foreign currency, at value (cost-$343,081) | 336,473 | |||||
Receivable for mortgage dollar rolls | 30,638,633 | |||||
Unsettled reverse repurchase agreements | 5,982,000 | |||||
Interest receivable | 4,912,720 | |||||
Unrealized appreciation of forward foreign currency contracts | 493,901 | |||||
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps | 446,322 | |||||
Deposits with brokers for derivatives collateral | 148,805 | |||||
Unrealized appreciation of OTC swaps | 52,819 | |||||
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | 15,094 | |||||
Receivable for investments sold | 440 | |||||
Receivable for principal paydowns | 349 | |||||
Prepaid expenses | 17,261 | |||||
Total Assets |
935,038,627 | |||||
Liabilities: | ||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 206,070,449 | |||||
Payable for reverse repurchase agreements | 204,186,440 | |||||
Payable for sale-buyback financing transactions | 111,593,494 | |||||
Payable for mortgage dollar rolls | 30,550,781 | |||||
Dividends payable to stockholders | 3,302,326 | |||||
Payable to brokers for cash collateral received | 1,190,000 | |||||
Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts | 333,721 | |||||
Investment management fees payable | 272,454 | |||||
Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps | 173,388 | |||||
Swap premiums received | 102,705 | |||||
Interest payable for reverse repurchase agreements | 60,052 | |||||
Payable to broker | 13,594 | |||||
Interest payable for cash collateral received | 10 | |||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 432,244 | |||||
Total Liabilities |
558,281,658 | |||||
Net Assets | $376,756,969 | |||||
Composition of Net Assets: |
||||||
Common Stock: |
||||||
Par value ($0.00001 per share, applicable to 41,279,071 shares issued and outstanding) |
$413 | |||||
Paid-in-capital in excess of par |
429,655,893 | |||||
Dividends in excess of net investment income | (2,014,456) | |||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (102,940,294) | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 52,055,413 | |||||
Net Assets | $376,756,969 | |||||
Net Asset Value Per Share | $9.13 |
22 | Semi-Annual Report | | July 31, 2014 | | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements |
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
Six Months ended July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Investment Income: | ||||||
Interest | $20,362,779 | |||||
Dividends | 1,785 | |||||
Miscellaneous | 159,032 | |||||
Total Investment Income |
20,523,596 | |||||
Expenses: | ||||||
Investment management | 1,592,316 | |||||
Interest | 365,835 | |||||
Custodian and accounting agent | 102,992 | |||||
Audit and tax services | 50,466 | |||||
Stockholder communications | 34,763 | |||||
Legal | 22,099 | |||||
New York Stock Exchange listing | 16,922 | |||||
Transfer agent | 13,776 | |||||
Directors | 10,966 | |||||
Insurance | 7,684 | |||||
Miscellaneous | 3,364 | |||||
Total Expenses |
2,221,183 | |||||
Net Investment Income | 18,302,413 | |||||
Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: |
||||||
Investments |
4,587,728 | |||||
Futures contracts |
51,427 | |||||
Swaps |
8,709,553 | |||||
Foreign currency transactions |
(541,950) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of: |
||||||
Investments |
(2,097,185) | |||||
Securities sold short |
124,688 | |||||
Futures contracts |
(41,089) | |||||
Swaps |
(14,133,817) | |||||
Foreign currency transactions |
(122,512) | |||||
Net realized and change in unrealized loss | (3,463,157) | |||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Investment Operations | $14,839,256 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements | | July 31, 2014 | | Semi-Annual Report | 23 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
Six Months ended July 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended January 31, 2014 |
|||||||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | $18,302,413 | $40,241,977 | ||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 12,806,758 | (3,219,443) | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (16,269,915) | (8,936,251) | ||||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from investment operations | 14,839,256 | 28,086,283 | ||||||||||
Dividends to Stockholders from Net Investment Income | (19,775,296) | (45,350,648) | ||||||||||
Capital Stock Transactions: | ||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 1,930,982 | 4,709,726 | ||||||||||
Total decrease in net assets | (3,005,058) | (12,554,639) | ||||||||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 379,762,027 | 392,316,666 | ||||||||||
End of period* | $376,756,969 | $379,762,027 | ||||||||||
*Including dividends in excess of net investment income of: | $(2,014,456) | $(541,573) | ||||||||||
Shares Issued in Reinvestment of Dividends | 193,211 | 463,809 |
24 | Semi-Annual Report | | July 31, 2014 | | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements |
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
Six Months ended July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Increase in Cash and Foreign Currency from: | ||||||
Cash Flows provided by Operating Activities: | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from investment operations |
$14,839,256 | |||||
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Investment Operations to Net Cash provided by Operating Activities: | ||||||
Purchases of long-term investments |
(188,577,794) | |||||
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments |
262,930,157 | |||||
Purchases of short-term portfolio investments, net |
(8,454,181) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
16,269,915 | |||||
Net realized gain |
(12,806,758) | |||||
Net amortization/accretion on investments |
(596,076) | |||||
Payments for securities sold short |
(25,623,750) | |||||
Decrease in receivable for investments sold |
56,039,424 | |||||
Decrease in interest receivable |
373,444 | |||||
Decrease in receivable for mortgage dollar rolls |
1,941,191 | |||||
Increase in receivable for principal paydown |
(153) | |||||
Proceeds from futures contracts transactions |
(4,756) | |||||
Decrease in deposits with brokers for derivatives collateral |
3,633,195 | |||||
Increase in prepaid expenses |
(9,576) | |||||
Decrease in payable for investments purchased |
(62,643,346) | |||||
Decrease in payable to brokers for cash collateral received |
(2,970,000) | |||||
Decrease in payable for mortgage dollar rolls |
(1,933,594) | |||||
Net cash used for swap transactions |
(6,234,608) | |||||
Net cash used for foreign currency transactions |
(438,321) | |||||
Decrease in interest payable for reverse repurchase agreements |
(29,671) | |||||
Increase in investment management fees payable |
1,100 | |||||
Decrease in interest payable on cash collateral received |
(29) | |||||
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities |
(101,229) | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 45,603,840 | |||||
Cash Flows used for Financing Activities: | ||||||
Payments for reverse repurchase agreements |
(1,063,678,818) | |||||
Proceeds on reverse repurchase agreements |
1,020,833,390 | |||||
Decrease in unsettled reverse repurchase agreements |
529,000 | |||||
Cash dividends paid (excluding reinvestment of dividends of $1,930,982) |
(17,823,884) | |||||
Net proceeds on mortgage dollar rolls |
321,119 | |||||
Proceeds on sale-buyback financing transactions |
5,266,894,925 | |||||
Payments for sale-buyback financing transactions |
(5,251,376,406) | |||||
Net cash used for financing activities | (44,300,674) | |||||
Net increase in cash and foreign currency | 1,303,166 | |||||
Cash and foreign currency, at beginning of period | 268,990 | |||||
Cash and foreign currency, at end of period | $1,572,156 |
* Cash paid for interest primarily related to participation in reverse repurchase agreement transactions was $395,535.
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PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (formerly, PIMCO Strategic Global Government Fund, Inc.) (the Fund) commenced operations on February 24, 1994. The Fund is organized as a Maryland corporation and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management investment company. The Fund is classified and managed as a diversified fund. At July 31, 2014, Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (AGIFM or the Investment Manager) and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO or the Sub-Adviser) served as the Funds investment manager and sub-adviser, respectively, during the reporting period and are indirect, subsidiaries of Allianz Asset Management of America L.P. (AAM). AAM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz SE, a publicly traded European insurance and financial services company. The Fund has authorized 500 million shares of common stock with $0.00001 par value.
Effective at the close of business on September 5, 2014, the Fund entered into a new investment management agreement (the Agreement) with PIMCO, pursuant to which PIMCO replaced AGIFM as the investment manager to the Fund. Under the Agreement, PIMCO will continue to provide the day-to-day portfolio management services it provided to the Fund as its sub-adviser and also has assumed responsibility for providing the supervisory and administrative services previously provided by AGIFM to the Fund as its investment manager. The same investment professionals that were responsible for managing the Funds portfolio prior to the transition have continued to do so following the transition. PIMCO personnel have replaced AGIFM personnel as Fund officers and in other roles to provide and oversee the administrative,
accounting/financial reporting, compliance, legal, marketing, transfer agency, shareholder servicing and other services required for the daily operations of the Fund. Please see Investment Manager/Sub-Adviser below for additional information.
The Funds primary investment objective is to generate a level of income that is higher than that generated by high-quality, intermediate-term U.S. debt securities. The Fund also seeks capital appreciation to the extent consistent with this objective. There can be no assurance that the Fund will meet its stated objective.
The preparation of the Funds financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) requires the Funds management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the Funds financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund:
(a) Valuation of Investments
Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are readily available are stated at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
market makers, or independent pricing services. The Funds investments are valued daily using prices supplied by an independent pricing service or dealer quotations, or by using the last sale price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities, or the mean between the last quoted bid and ask price. Independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Centrally cleared swaps and exchange-traded futures are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date.
The Board of Directors (the Board) has adopted procedures for valuing portfolio securities and other financial instruments in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available, and has delegated the responsibility for applying the valuation methods to the Investment Manager and Sub-Adviser. The Funds Valuation Committee was established by the Board to oversee the implementation of the Funds valuation methods and to make fair value determinations on behalf of the Board, as instructed. The Sub-Adviser monitors the continued appropriateness of methods applied and determines if adjustments should be made in light of market changes, events affecting the issuer, or other factors. If the Sub-Adviser determines that a valuation method may no longer be appropriate, another valuation method may be selected, or the Valuation Committee will be convened to consider the matter and take any appropriate action in accordance with procedures set forth by the Board. The Board shall review the
appropriateness of the valuation methods and these methods may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Valuation Committee.
Benchmark pricing procedures are used as the basis for setting the base price of a fixed-income security and for subsequently adjusting the price proportionally to market value changes of a pre-determined security deemed to be comparable in duration, generally a U.S. Treasury or sovereign note based on country of issuance. The base price may be a broker-dealer quote, transaction price, or an internal value as derived by analysis of market data. The base price of the security may be reset on a periodic basis based on the availability of market data and procedures approved by the Valuation Committee. The validity of the fair value is reviewed by the Sub-Adviser on a periodic basis and may be amended as the availability of market data indicates a material change.
Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if their original term to maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing premium or discount based on their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if the original term to maturity exceeded 60 days.
Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, the net asset value (NAV) of the Funds shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is closed.
The prices used by the Fund to value investments may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold,
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
and these differences could be material to the Funds financial statements. The Funds NAV is normally determined as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for business.
(b) Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e. the exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
n | Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical investments that the Fund has the ability to access |
n | Level 2 valuations based on other significant observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates or other market corroborated inputs |
n | Level 3 valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Sub-Advisers or Valuation Committees own assumptions and securities whose price was determined by using a single brokers quote) |
The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the six months ended July 31, 2014 were intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
The Funds policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period. An investment assets or liabilitys level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The objective of fair value
measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used. Investments categorized as Level 1 or 2 as of period end may have been transferred between Levels 1 and 2 since the prior period due to changes in the valuation method utilized in valuing the investments.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following are certain inputs and techniques that the Fund generally uses to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities within Level 2 and Level 3, in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Equity Securities (Common and Preferred Stock) Equity securities traded in inactive markets are valued using inputs which include broker-dealer quotes, recently executed transactions adjusted for changes in the benchmark index, or evaluated price quotes received from independent pricing services that take into account the integrity of the market sector and issuer, the individual characteristics of the security, and information received from broker-dealers and other market sources pertaining to the issuer or security. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of equity securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
U.S. Treasury Obligations U.S. Treasury obligations are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that evaluate the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask price. The models also take into consideration data received from active market makers and broker-dealers, yield curves, and the spread over comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The spreads change daily in response to
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
market conditions and are generally obtained from the new issue market and broker-dealer sources. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of U.S. Treasury obligations are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
Government Sponsored Enterprise and Mortgage-Backed Securities Government sponsored enterprise and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using pricing models based on inputs that include issuer type, coupon, cash flows, mortgage prepayment projection tables and Adjustable Rate Mortgage evaluations that incorporate index data, periodic and life caps and the next coupon reset date. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of government sponsored enterprise and mortgage-backed securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
Municipal Bonds Municipal bonds are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that take into account, among other factors, information received from market makers and broker-dealers, current trades, bid-want lists, offerings, market movements, the callability of the bond, state of issuance, benchmark yield curves, and bond insurance. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of municipal bonds are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
Sovereign Debt Obligations Sovereign debt obligations are valued by independent pricing services based on discounted cash flow models that incorporate option adjusted spreads along with benchmark curves and credit spreads. In
addition, international bond markets are monitored regularly for information pertaining to the issuer and/or the specific issue. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of sovereign debt obligations are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
Corporate Bonds & Notes Corporate bonds & notes are generally comprised of two main categories: investment grade bonds and high yield bonds. Investment grade bonds are valued by independent pricing services using various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations, live trading levels, recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, and option adjusted spread models that include base curve and spread curve inputs. Adjustments to individual bonds can be applied to recognize trading differences compared to other bonds issued by the same issuer. High yield bonds are valued by independent pricing services based primarily on broker-dealer quotations from relevant market makers and recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. The broker-dealer quotations received are supported by credit analysis of the issuer that takes into consideration credit quality assessments, daily trading activity, and the activity of the underlying equities, listed bonds and sector-specific trends. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of corporate bonds & notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
Asset-Backed Securities and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are valued by independent pricing services using pricing models based on a securitys average life volatility. The models also take into account tranche characteristics such
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
as coupon, average life, collateral types, ratings, the issuer and tranche type, underlying collateral and performance of the collateral, and discount margin for certain floating rate issues. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts Forward foreign currency contracts are valued by independent pricing services using various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations, actual trading information and foreign currency exchange rates gathered from leading market makers and foreign currency exchange trading centers throughout the world. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of forward foreign currency contracts are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
Credit Default Swaps Credit default swaps traded over-the-counter (OTC) are valued by independent pricing services using pricing models that take into account, among other factors, information received from market makers and broker-dealers, default probabilities from index specific credit spread curves, recovery rates, and cash flows. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of credit default swaps are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
Interest Rate Swaps OTC interest rate swaps are valued by independent pricing services using pricing models that are based on real-time intraday snapshots of relevant interest rate
curves that are built using the most actively traded securities for a given maturity. The pricing models also incorporate cash and money market rates. In addition, market data pertaining to interest rate swaps is monitored regularly to ensure that interest rates are properly depicting the current market rate. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of interest rate swaps are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
Senior Loans Senior Loans are valued by independent pricing services based on the average of quoted prices received from multiple dealers or valued relative to other benchmark securities when broker-dealer quotes are unavailable. These quoted prices are based on interest rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads and credit spreads. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of Senior Loans are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.
(c) Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Securities purchased and sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on an identified cost basis. Interest income adjusted for the accretion of discount and amortization of premiums is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts or premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted or amortized, respectively, to interest income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Facility fees and other fees received after the settlement date relating to senior loans are
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
recorded as miscellaneous income upon receipt. Paydown gains and losses are netted and recorded as interest income on the Statement of Operations.
(d) Federal Income Taxes
The Fund intends to distribute all of its taxable income and to comply with the other requirements of Subchapter M of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required.
Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes establishes for all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Fund, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. In accordance with provisions set forth under U.S. GAAP, the Investment Manager has reviewed the Funds tax positions for all open tax years. As of July 31, 2014, the Fund has recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions it has taken. The Funds federal income tax returns for the prior three years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
(e) Dividends and Distributions
The Fund declares dividends from net investment income to stockholders monthly. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. The Fund records dividends and distributions on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These book-tax differences are considered either
temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal income tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and/or distributions exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes, they are reported as dividends and/or distributions to stockholders from return of capital. The Fund may engage in investment strategies, including the use of derivatives, to, among other things, generate current, distributable income without regard to possible declines in the Funds net asset value. The Funds income and gain-generating strategies, including certain derivatives strategies, may generate current income and gains for distributions even in situations when the Fund has experienced a decline in net assets, including losses due to adverse changes in securities markets or the Funds portfolio of investments, including derivatives.
(f) Foreign Currency Translation
The Funds accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the foreign currency market values of investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the end of the period; and (2) purchases and sales, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions. The resulting net foreign currency gain (loss) is included in the Funds Statement of Operations.
The Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities. Accordingly, such foreign currency gain (loss) is included in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
investments. However, the Fund does isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations; such amount is categorized as foreign currency gain (loss) for both financial reporting and income tax reporting purposes.
(g) Senior Loans
The Fund may purchase assignments of, and participations in, Senior Loans originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign commercial bank, insurance company, finance company or other financial institution (the Agent) for a lending syndicate of financial institutions (the Lender). When purchasing an assignment, the Fund succeeds to all the rights and obligations under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning Lender. Assignments may, however, be arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, and the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning Lender.
(h) Mortgage Dollar Rolls
Mortgage dollar rolls involve the Fund selling securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracting to repurchase substantially similar (same type, same or similar interest and maturity) securities on a specified future date. The difference between the selling price and future purchase price is an adjustment to interest income on the Statement of Operations. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund accounts for rolls as financing transactions. The Funds dollar roll
transactions are intended to enhance the Funds yield by earning a spread between the yield on the underlying mortgage securities and short-term interest rates. At July 31, 2014, $287,060 in dollar roll commitments were outstanding. This balance is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(i) Repurchase Agreements
The Fund is a party to Master Repurchase Agreements (Master Repo Agreements) with select counterparties. The Master Repo Agreements maintain provisions for initiation, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of collateral.
The Fund enters into transactions, under the terms of the Master Repo Agreements, with its custodian bank or securities brokerage firms whereby it purchases securities under agreements to resell such securities at an agreed upon price and date (repurchase agreements). The Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. Such agreements are carried at the contract amount in the financial statements, which is considered to represent fair value. Collateral pledged (the securities received), which consists primarily of U.S. government obligations and asset-backed securities, is held by the custodian bank for the benefit of the Fund until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions of the repurchase agreements and the procedures adopted by the Fund require that the market value of the collateral, including accrued interest thereon, be sufficient in the event of default by the counterparty. If the counterparty defaults under the Master Repo Agreements, and the value of the collateral declines or if the counterparty enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
(j) Reverse Repurchase Agreements
In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells securities to a bank or broker-dealer and agrees to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. Generally, the effect of such a transaction is that the Fund can recover and reinvest all or most of the cash invested in portfolio securities involved during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement and still be entitled to the returns associated with those portfolio securities. Such transactions are advantageous if the interest cost to the Fund of the reverse repurchase transaction is less than the returns it obtains on investments purchased with the cash. To the extent the Fund does not cover its positions in reverse repurchase agreements (by segregating liquid assets at least equal in amount to the forward purchase commitment), the Funds uncovered obligations under the agreements will be subject to the Funds limitations on borrowings. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk and also the risk that the market value of the securities that the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreements may decline below the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Funds use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Funds obligation to repurchase the securities.
(k) When-Issued/Delayed-Delivery Transactions
When-issued or delayed-delivery transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When delayed-delivery purchases are outstanding, the
Fund will set aside and maintain until the settlement date in a designated account, liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. When purchasing a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations; consequently, such fluctuations are taken into account when determining the NAV. The Fund may dispose of or renegotiate a delayed-delivery transaction after it is entered into, and may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a realized gain or loss. When a security is sold on a delayed-delivery basis, the Fund does not participate in future gains and losses with respect to the security.
(l) Sale-Buybacks
The Fund may enter into financing transactions referred to as sale-buybacks. A sale-buyback transaction consists of a sale of a security by the Fund to a financial institution, the counterparty, with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same or substantially the same security at an agreed-upon price and date. The Fund is not entitled to receive principal and interest payments, if any, made on the security sold to the counterparty during the term of the agreement. The agreed-upon proceeds for securities to be repurchased by the Fund are reflected as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund will recognize net income represented by the price differential between the price received for the transferred security and the agreed-upon repurchase price. This is commonly referred to as the price drop. A price drop consists of (i) the foregone interest and inflationary income adjustments, if any, the Fund would have otherwise received had the security not been sold and (ii) the negotiated financing terms between the Fund and the counterparty. Foregone interest and inflationary income adjustments, if any, are recorded as components of interest income on the
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Statement of Operations. Interest payments based upon negotiated financing terms made by the Fund to counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense on the Statement of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, the Fund may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to the Fund. The Fund will segregate assets determined to be liquid by the Investment Manager or otherwise cover its obligations under sale-buyback transactions.
(m) Securities Traded on To-Be-Announced Basis
The Fund may from time to time purchase securities on a to-be-announced (TBA) basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing or selling securities for which all specific information is not yet known at the time of the trade, particularly the face amount and maturity date of the underlying security transactions. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund, normally 15 to 45 days later. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a TBA transaction, cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities are segregated in an amount equal in value to the purchase price of the TBA security. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations, and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
(n) Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities
Investments in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities include mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals, stripped mortgage-backed securities (SMBS) and other securities that directly or
indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans on real property. The value of some mortgage-related or asset-backed securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. Early repayment of principal on some mortgage-related securities may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. The value of these securities may fluctuate in response to the markets perception of the creditworthiness of the issuers. The decline in liquidity and prices of these types of securities may make it more difficult to determine fair market value. Additionally, although mortgages and mortgage-related securities are generally supported by some form of government or private guarantee and/or insurance, there is no assurance that private guarantors or insurers will meet their obligations.
SMBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. SMBS will have one class that will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or IO class), while the other class will receive the entire principal (the principal-only or PO class). Payments received for IOs are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations. Because no principal will be received at the maturity of an IO, adjustments are made to the cost of the security on a monthly basis until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations. Payments received for POs are treated as reductions to the cost and par value of the securities.
(o) U.S. Government Agencies or Government-Sponsored Enterprises
Securities issued by U.S. Government agencies or government-sponsored enterprises may not be guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. The Government National Mortgage Association
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
(GNMA or Ginnie Mae), a wholly-owned U.S. Government corporation, is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, the timely payment of principal and interest on securities issued by institutions approved by GNMA and backed by pools of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Government-related guarantors not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government include the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac). Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but its participation certificates are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
(p) Warrants
The Fund may receive warrants. Warrants are securities that are usually issued together with a debt security or preferred stock and that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price. Warrants may be freely transferable and are often traded on major exchanges. Warrants normally have a life that is measured in years and entitle the holder to buy common stock of a company at a price that is usually higher than the market price at the time the warrant is issued. Warrants may entail greater risks than certain other types of investments. Generally, warrants do not carry the right to receive dividends or exercise voting rights with respect to the underlying securities, and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer. In addition, their value does not necessarily change with the value of the
underlying securities, and they cease to have value if they are not exercised on or before their expiration date. If the market price of the underlying stock does not exceed the exercise price during the life of the warrant, the warrant will expire worthless. Warrants may increase the potential profit or loss to be realized from the investment as compared with investing the same amount in the underlying securities. Similarly, the percentage increase or decrease in the value of an equity security warrant may be greater than the percentage increase or decrease in the value of the underlying common stock. Warrants may relate to the purchase of equity or debt securities. Debt obligations with warrants attached to purchase equity securities have many characteristics of convertible securities and their prices may, to some degree, reflect the performance of the underlying stock. Debt obligations also may be issued with warrants attached to purchase additional debt securities at the same coupon rate. A decline in interest rates would permit the Fund to sell such warrants at a profit. If interest rates rise, these warrants would generally expire with no value.
(q) Short Sales
Short sale transactions involve the Fund selling securities it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market price of the securities. The Fund is obligated to deliver securities at the market price at the time the short position is closed. Possible losses from short sales may be unlimited, whereas losses from purchases cannot exceed the total amount invested.
(r) Restricted Securities
The Fund is permitted to invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expenses, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
(s) Interest Expense
Interest expense primarily relates to the Funds participation in reverse repurchase agreement transactions. Interest expense is recorded as it is incurred.
2. Principal Risks
In the normal course of business, the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to, among other things, changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (counterparty risk). The Fund is also exposed to other risks such as, but not limited to, interest rate, foreign currency, credit and leverage risks.
Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the values of certain fixed income securities held by the Fund is likely to decrease. A nominal interest rate can be described as the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Fixed income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Duration is used primarily as a measure of the sensitivity of a fixed income securitys market price to interest rate (i.e. yield) movements. Interest rate changes can be sudden and unpredictable, and the Fund may lose money as a result of movements in interest rates. The Fund may not be able to hedge against changes in interest rates or may choose not to do so for cost or other reasons. In addition, any hedges may not work as intended.
Variable and floating rate securities generally are less sensitive to interest rate changes but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general. Conversely, floating rate securities will
not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. Inverse floating rate securities may decrease in value if interest rates increase. Inverse floating rate securities may also exhibit greater price volatility than a fixed rate obligation with similar credit quality. When the Fund holds variable or floating rate securities, a decrease (or, in the case of inverse floating rate securities, an increase) in market interest rates will adversely affect the income received from such securities and the NAV of the Funds shares.
Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities often involve risks that are different from or more acute than risks associated with other types of debt instruments. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, if the Fund holds mortgage-related securities, it may exhibit additional volatility since individual mortgage holders are less likely to exercise prepayment options, thereby putting additional downward pressure on the value of these securities and potentially causing the Fund to lose money. This is known as extension risk. Mortgage-backed securities can be highly sensitive to rising interest rates, such that even small movements can cause an investing Fund to lose value. Mortgage-backed securities, and in particular those not backed by a government guarantee, are subject to credit risk. In addition, adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-related securities are subject to prepayment risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of the Fund because the Fund may have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. The Funds investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
2. Principal Risks (continued)
associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets. Payment of principal and interest on asset-backed securities may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities, and asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets.
The Fund is exposed to credit risk, which is the risk of losing money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings.
To the extent the Fund directly invests in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies, it will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including economic growth, inflation, changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. As a result, the Funds investments in foreign currency-denominated securities may reduce the returns of the Fund.
The Fund is subject to elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the U.S.,
due to concentrated investments in foreign issuers located in a specific country or region. Such concentrations will subject the Fund to additional risks resulting from future political or economic conditions in such country or region and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions affecting such country or region, which could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies.
The market values of securities may decline due to general market conditions (market risk) which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, adverse changes to credit markets or adverse investor sentiment. They may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities and equity-related investments generally have greater market price volatility than fixed income securities, although under certain market conditions fixed income securities may have comparable or greater price volatility. Credit ratings downgrades may also negatively affect securities held by the Fund. Even when markets perform well, there is no assurance that the investments held by the Fund will increase in value along with the broader market. In addition, market risk includes the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt the economy on a national or global level.
The Fund is exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. The potential loss to the Fund could exceed the value of the financial assets
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
2. Principal Risks (continued)
recorded in the Funds financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to counterparty risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. The Sub-Adviser seeks to minimize the Funds counterparty risk by performing reviews of each counterparty and by minimizing concentration of counterparty risk by undertaking transactions with multiple customers and counterparties on recognized and reputable exchanges. Delivery of securities sold is only made once the Fund has received payment. Payment is made on a purchase once the securities have been delivered by the counterparty. The trade will fail if either party fails to meet its obligation.
The Fund is exposed to risks associated with leverage. Leverage may cause the value of the Funds stock to be more volatile than if the Fund did not use leverage. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Funds portfolio securities. The Fund may engage in transactions or purchase instruments that give rise to forms of leverage. Obligations to settle reverse repurchase agreements may be detrimental to the Funds performance. In addition, to the extent the Fund employs leverage, dividend and interest costs may not be recovered by any appreciation of the securities purchased with the leverage proceeds and could exceed the Funds investment returns, resulting in greater losses.
The Fund is party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (ISDA Master Agreements) with select counterparties that govern transactions, over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange contracts entered into by the Fund and those counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements contain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of
termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could be material to the financial statements of the Fund.
The considerations and factors surrounding the settlement of certain purchases and sales made on a delayed-delivery basis are governed by Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (Master Forward Agreements) between the Fund and select counterparties. The Master Forward Agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, initiation and confirmation, payment and transfer, events of default, termination, and maintenance of collateral.
The counterparty risk associated with certain contracts may be reduced by master netting arrangements to the extent that if an event of default occurs, all amounts with the counterparty are terminated and settled on a net basis. The Funds overall exposure to counterparty risk with respect to transactions subject to master netting arrangements can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the arrangement.
The Fund had credit default swap agreements and securities transactions outstanding with Lehman Brothers entities as issuer, referenced entity, counterparty or guarantor at the time the relevant Lehman Brothers entity filed for protection or was placed in administration. The balance shown under payable to broker on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities represents the amount due to Lehman Brothers, Inc.
3. Financial Derivative Instruments
Disclosure about derivatives and hedging activities requires qualitative disclosure regarding objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosure about fair
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
3. Financial Derivative Instruments (continued)
value amounts of gains and losses on derivatives, and disclosure about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The disclosure requirements distinguish between derivatives, which are accounted for as hedges, and those that do not qualify for such accounting. Although the Fund at times uses derivatives for hedging purposes, the Fund reflects derivatives at fair value and recognizes changes in fair value through the Funds Statement of Operations, and such derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.
(a) Futures Contracts
The Fund uses futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or the movements in interest rates and currency values. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into such a contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash or securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange. Pursuant to the contracts, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash or securities equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contracts. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contracts at the time they were opened and the value at the time they were closed. Any unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded is simultaneously reversed. The use of futures transactions involves various risks, including the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and underlying hedging assets, and possible
inability or unwillingness of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
(b) Swap Agreements
Swap agreements are bilaterally negotiated agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to exchange or swap investment cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market or event-linked returns at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market (OTC swaps) or may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). The Fund may enter into credit default, cross-currency, interest rate, total return, variance and other forms of swap agreements in order to, among other things, manage its exposure to credit, currency and interest rate risk. In connection with these agreements, securities or cash may be identified as collateral or margin in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency.
OTC swap payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period, if any, are reflected as such on the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments made or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Funds Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap is recorded as realized gain or loss on the Funds Statement of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are included as part of realized gains or losses on the Funds
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
3. Financial Derivative Instruments (continued)
Statement of Operations. Changes in market value, if any, are reflected as a component of net changes in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the Funds Statement of Operations. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable, as applicable, for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps on the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, legal, market and documentation risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparties to the agreements may default on their obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreements and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates.
Credit Default Swap Agreements Credit default swap agreements involve one party (referred to as the buyer of protection) making a stream of payments to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for the referenced entity, obligation or index. As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, the Fund will generally receive from the buyer of protection a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As a seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its investment portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.
If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that
particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.
Credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event. If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other deliverable obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation. The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver option (the buyer of
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
3. Financial Derivative Instruments (continued)
protections right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event). The Fund uses credit default swaps on corporate or sovereign issues to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where the Fund owns or has exposure to the referenced obligation) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuers default.
Credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event. Unlike credit default swaps on corporate or sovereign issues, deliverable obligations in most instances would be limited to the specific referenced obligation as performance for asset-backed securities can vary across deals. Prepayments, principal paydowns, and other writedown or loss events on the underlying mortgage loans will reduce the outstanding principal balance of the referenced obligation. These reductions may be temporary or permanent as defined under the terms of the swap agreement and the notional amount of the swap agreement will be adjusted by corresponding amounts. The Fund uses credit default swaps on asset-backed securities to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the referenced obligation or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular referenced obligations default.
Credit default swap agreements on credit indices involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index.
A credit index is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of reference credits that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset backed securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that names weight in the index, or in the case of a tranched index credit default swap, the credit event is settled based on the names weight in the index that falls within the tranche for which the Fund bears exposure. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. The Fund uses credit default swaps on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds, which is less expensive than it would be to buy many credit default swaps to achieve a similar effect. Credit-default swaps on indices are benchmarks for protecting investors owning bonds against default, and traders use them to speculate on changes in credit quality.
Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues as of period end are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk, and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
3. Financial Derivative Instruments (continued)
upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values serve as the indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entitys credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of all credit default swap agreements outstanding as of July 31, 2014 for which the Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.
Interest Rate Swap Agreements Interest rate swap agreements involve the exchange by the Fund with a counterparty of its respective commitments to pay or receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments, with respect to the notional amount of principal. Certain forms of interest rate swap agreements may include: (i) interest rate caps, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate,
or cap, (ii) interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or floor, (iii) interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels, (iv) callable interest rate swaps, under which the counterparty may terminate the swap transaction in whole at zero cost by a predetermined date and time prior to the maturity date, (v) spreadlocks, which allow the interest rate swap users to lock in the forward differential (or spread) between the interest rate swap rate and a specified benchmark, or (vi) basis swaps, under which two parties can exchange variable interest rates based on different money markets.
(c) Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts for the purpose of hedging against foreign currency risk arising from the investment or anticipated investment in securities denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund also enters into these contracts for purposes of increasing exposure to a foreign currency or shifting exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one country to another. The market value of a forward foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. All commitments are marked to market daily at the applicable exchange rates and any resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded. Realized gains or losses are recorded at the time the forward contract matures or by delivery of the currency. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
3. Financial Derivative Instruments (continued)
movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In addition, these contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) reflected in the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
4. Investment Manager/Sub-Adviser
During the reporting period, the Fund had an Investment Management Agreement (the Agreement) with the Investment Manager. Subject to the supervision of the Funds Board, the Investment Manager was responsible for managing, either directly or through others selected by it, the Funds investment activities, business affairs and administrative matters. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Investment Manager received an annual fee, payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Funds average daily net assets.
The Investment Manager retained the Sub-Adviser to manage the Funds investments. Subject to the supervision of the Investment Manager, the Sub-Adviser was responsible for making all of the Funds investment decisions. The Investment Manager, not the Fund, paid a portion of the fees it received as Investment Manager to the Sub-Adviser in return for its services.
Effective at the close of business on September 5, 2014, the Fund entered into an Investment Management Agreement with PIMCO, and the existing Agreement between AGIFM and the Fund, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between AGIFM and PIMCO with respect to the Fund, were terminated. Subject to the supervision of the Funds Board of Directors, PIMCO is responsible for providing to the Fund investment guidance and policy direction in connection with the management of the Fund, including oral and written research, analysis, advice, and statistical
and economic data and information. In addition, pursuant to the Agreement and subject to the general supervision of the Board of Directors, PIMCO, at its expense, will provide or cause to be furnished most other supervisory and administrative services the Fund requires, including but not limited to, expenses of most third-party service providers (e.g., audit, custodial, legal, transfer agency, printing) and other expenses, such as those associated with insurance, proxy solicitations and mailings for shareholder meetings, New York Stock Exchange listing and related fees, tax services, valuation services and other services the Fund requires for its daily operations. Pursuant to the Agreement, PIMCO receives an annual fee, payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.955% of the Funds daily net assets (including daily net assets attributable to any preferred shares of the Fund that may be outstanding).
5. Investments in Securities
For the six months ended July 31, 2014, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, were $47,316,732 and $49,252,439, respectively. Purchases and sales in U.S. government obligations were $141,261,047 and $210,111,416, respectively.
6. Income Tax Information
At July 31, 2014, the cost basis of portfolio securities for federal income tax purposes was $834,639,294. Gross unrealized appreciation was $60,494,350; gross unrealized depreciation was $4,375,517; and net unrealized appreciation was $56,118,833. The difference between book and tax cost was attributable to sale-buyback adjustments, differing treatment of bond amortization/accretion and wash sale loss deferrals.
7. Subsequent Events
In preparing these financial statements, the Funds management has evaluated events and
transactions for potential recognition or
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Notes to Financial Statements
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 (unaudited)
7. Subsequent Events (continued)
disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued.
On August 1, 2014, a dividend of $0.08 per share was declared to common stockholders payable September 2, 2014 to stockholders of record on August 11, 2014.
On September 2, 2014, a dividend of $0.08 per share was declared to common stockholders payable October 1, 2014 to stockholders of record on September 12, 2014.
Effective at the close of business on September 5, 2014, the Fund entered into a new investment management agreement with PIMCO, pursuant to which PIMCO replaced AGIFM as the investment manager to the Fund. See Note 1, Organization and Significant Accounting Policies and Note 4, Investment Manager/Sub-Adviser for additional information.
There were no other subsequent events identified that require recognition or disclosure.
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PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
For a share of common stock outstanding throughout each period:
Six Months 2014 |
Year ended January 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $9.24 | $9.66 | $8.91 | $9.97 | $9.08 | $7.46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.44 | 0.99 | 1.05 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) | (0.07 | ) | (0.30 | ) | 0.95 | (1.03 | ) | 1.04 | 1.83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.37 | 0.69 | 2.00 | 0.33 | 2.31 | 2.96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends to Stockholders from Net Investment Income | (0.48 | ) | (1.11 | ) | (1.25 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (1.42 | ) | (1.34 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $9.13 | $9.24 | $9.66 | $8.91 | $9.97 | $9.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Market price, end of period | $10.20 | $10.12 | $11.84 | $11.80 | $10.44 | $10.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Investment Return (1) | 5.74 | % | (4.58 | )% | 12.21 | % | 28.34 | % | 11.82 | % | 29.83 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $376,757 | $379,762 | $392,317 | $357,712 | $394,695 | $354,117 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, including interest expense (2) | 1.19 | %(3) | 1.39 | % | 1.55 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.43 | % | 1.63 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding interest expense | 0.99 | %(3) | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.01 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 9.77 | %(3) | 10.48 | % | 11.14 | % | 14.27 | % | 12.98 | % | 13.84 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 20 | % | 208 | % | 293 | % | 147 | % | 168 | % | 241 | % |
(1) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share of common stock at the market price on the first day and a sale of a share of common stock at the market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions or sales charges in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund stock. Total investment return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(2) | Interest expense primarily relates to participation in reverse repurchase agreement transactions. |
(3) | Annualized. |
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Stockholder Meeting Results/Changes to Board of Directors/Proxy Voting Policies & Procedures (unaudited)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
Stockholder Meeting Results:
The Fund held a special meeting of stockholders on June 9, 2014 to vote on the approval of the new investment management agreement between the Fund and PIMCO, as discussed in Note 4 to the Notes to Financial Statements. The special meeting was convened as scheduled on June 9, 2014. However, because a quorum was not present at the time of the special meeting, the stockholders of the Fund present voted to adjourn the special meeting to July 10, 2014 to permit further solicitation of proxies. On July 10, 2014 special meeting of stockholders was reconvened, and common stockholders of the Fund voted as indicated below:
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
Approval of an Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC |
18,125,734 | 497,035 | 3,209,807 |
The Fund held its annual meeting of stockholders on July 17, 2014. Common stockholders voted as indicated below:
Affirmative | Withheld Authority |
|||||||
Re-election of Hans W. Kertess Class II to serve until the annual meeting for the 2017-2018 fiscal year |
34,782,175 | 1,254,063 | ||||||
Re-election of John C. Maney Class II to serve until the annual meeting for the 2017-2018 fiscal year |
34,863,659 | 1,160,039 | ||||||
Re-election of Bradford K. Gallager Class II to serve until the annual meeting for the 2017-2018 fiscal year |
34,836,336 | 1,199,902 |
The other members of the Board of Directors at the time of the meeting, namely, Ms. Deborah A. DeCotis and Messrs. James A. Jacobson, William B. Ogden, IV and Alan Rappaport continued to serve as Directors of the Fund.
| Interested Director |
Changes to Board of Directors:
Craig A. Dawsons appointment as Class III Director of the Fund became effective on September 5, 2014.
Proxy Voting Policies & Procedures:
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund has adopted to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds shareholder servicing agent at (844) 33PIMCO (844-337-4626); (ii) on the Funds website at pimco.com/closedendfunds; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.
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Changes to Fund Name, Investment Policies and Investment Objectives (unaudited)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 | | Semi-Annual Report | 47 |
Changes to Fund Name, Investment Policies and Investment Objectives (unaudited) (continued)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
48 | Semi-Annual Report | | July 31, 2014 |
Matters Relating to the Directors Consideration of the Investment Management and Portfolio Management Agreements (unaudited)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 | | Semi-Annual Report | 49 |
Matters Relating to the Directors Consideration of the Investment Management and Portfolio Management Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
50 | Semi-Annual Report | | July 31, 2014 |
Matters Relating to the Directors Consideration of the Investment Management and Portfolio Management Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 | | Semi-Annual Report | 51 |
Matters Relating to the Directors Consideration of the Investment Management and Portfolio Management Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
52 | Semi-Annual Report | | July 31, 2014 |
Matters Relating to the Directors Consideration of the Investment Management and Portfolio Management Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 | | Semi-Annual Report | 53 |
Matters Relating to the Directors Consideration of the Investment Management and Portfolio Management Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
54 | Semi-Annual Report | | July 31, 2014 |
Matters Relating to the Directors Consideration of the Investment Management and Portfolio Management Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 | | Semi-Annual Report | 55 |
Matters Relating to the Directors Consideration of the Investment Management and Portfolio Management Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
56 | Semi-Annual Report | | July 31, 2014 |
Matters Relating to the Directors Consideration of the Investment Management and Portfolio Management Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
July 31, 2014 | | Semi-Annual Report | 57 |
Matters Relating to the Directors Consideration of the Investment Management and Portfolio Management Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
58 | Semi-Annual Report | | July 31, 2014 |
* Please note, at the close of business on September 5, 2014, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO), previously the sub-adviser, replaced Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (AGIFM) as the investment manager and PIMCO personnel replaced AGIFM personnel as Fund officers.
This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the stockholders of PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. for its information. It is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.
The financial information included herein is taken from the records of the Fund without examination by an independent registered public accounting firm, who did not express an opinion herein.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that from time to time the Fund may purchase its common stock in the open market.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Form N-Q is available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is also available on the Funds website at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
Information on the Fund is available at pimco.com/closedendfunds or by calling the Funds shareholder servicing agent at (844) 33PIMCO (844-337-4626).
Receive this report electronically and eliminate paper mailings.
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ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS |
Not required in this filing.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
Not required in this filing.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
Not required in this filing
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANT |
Not required in this filing
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
(a) | The registrants Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
(b) | Not applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing. |
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not required in this filing
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not required in this filing
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES |
None
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Funds Board of Trustees since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
a) | The Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act)) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report. |
b) | There were no changes in the registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | EXHIBITS |
(a) (1) Not required in this filing.
(a) (2) Exhibit 99.302 Cert. Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(a) (3) Not applicable
(b) Exhibit 99.906 Cert. Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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.
(Registrant) PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
By | /s/ Peter G. Strelow | |
Peter G. Strelow, President and Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: October 3, 2014 | ||
By | /s/ William G. Galipeau | |
William G. Galipeau, Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer | ||
Date: October 3, 2014 |
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 | /s/ Peter G. Strelow | |
Peter G. Strelow, President and Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: October 3, 2014 | ||
By | /s/ William G. Galipeau | |
William G. Galipeau, Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer | ||
Date: October 3, 2014 |