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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number
811-21982
 
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
2455 Corporate West Drive Lisle, IL 60532
  (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
Kevin M. Robinson
 
2455 Corporate West Drive Lisle, IL 60532
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 505-3700

Date of fiscal year end: May 31
Date of reporting period: August 31, 2012




 
 

 


Item 1.                      Schedule of Investments.
                  Attached hereto.
 
GOF Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund
             
Portfolio of Investments
             
August 31, 2012 (unaudited)
             
                     
 
Principal
           
Optional Call
   
 
Amount
 
Description
 
Rating*
Coupon
Maturity
Provisions**
 
Value
     
Long-Term Investments - 137.5%
             
     
Corporate Bonds - 49.4%
             
     
Advertising - 1.0%
             
 
$400,000
 
MDC Partners, Inc. (Canada)(a)
 
B
11.00%
11/01/2016
11/01/13 @ 106
 
 $                   433,000
 
1,825,000
 
Sitel, LLC / Sitel Finance Corp.(b)
 
B
11.00%
08/01/2017
08/01/14 @ 106
 
                   1,797,625
                   
                   2,230,625
                   
 
     
Aerospace & Defense - 0.4%
           
 
 
225,000
 
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
 
B
10.00%
06/01/2017
06/01/14 @ 105
 
                      239,625
 
700,000
 
Sequa Corp.(b)
 
CCC+
11.75%
12/01/2015
12/01/12 @ 103
 
                      735,000
                   
                      974,625
                   
 
     
Airlines - 7.1%
           
 
 
875,868
 
Aircraft Certificate Owner Trust, Series 2003-1A, Class D(b)
 
BB
6.46%
09/20/2022
N/A
 
                      880,247
 
2,000,000
 
Aircraft Certificate Owner Trust, Series 2003-1A, Class E(b)
 
BB
7.00%
09/20/2022
N/A
 
                   1,963,080
 
1,110,423
 
America West Airlines 2001-1 Pass-Through Trust, Series 011G(a)
 
BB+
7.10%
04/02/2021
N/A
 
                   1,140,959
 
1,940,956
 
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2011-2, Class A(a)
 
BBB-
8.63%
10/15/2021
N/A
 
                   2,057,414
 
959,503
 
Atlas Air 1998-1 Pass-Through Trust, Series 1998-1, Class A
 
NR
7.38%
01/02/2018
N/A
 
                      959,503
 
732,429
 
Atlas Air 1999-1 Pass-Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class A-1
 
NR
7.20%
01/02/2019
N/A
 
                      739,753
 
70,514
 
Atlas Air 1999-1 Pass-Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class A-2
 
NR
6.88%
04/02/2014
N/A
 
                        70,514
 
455,040
 
Atlas Air 2000-1 Pass-Through Trust, Series 2000-1, Class A
 
NR
8.71%
01/02/2019
N/A
 
                      455,040
 
3,573,800
 
AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd. (Ireland)(a) (b)
 
BBB-
7.00%
10/17/2016
10/18/13 @ 104
 
                   3,770,359
 
218,113
 
Continental Airlines 2007-1 Pass-Through Trust, Series 071C, Class C
 
B
7.34%
04/19/2014
N/A
 
                      222,475
 
1,750,000
 
Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2011-1, Class B
 
BB
7.13%
10/15/2014
N/A
 
                   1,789,375
 
830,000
 
Global Aviation Holdings, Inc.(a) (c)
 
NR
14.00%
08/15/2013
N/A
 
                      237,588
 
1,594,664
 
United Airlines 2009-2A Pass-Through Trust, Series 2009-2(a)
 
BBB+
9.75%
01/15/2017
N/A
 
                   1,825,890
                   
                 16,112,197
                   
 
     
Apparel - 0.0%***
           
 
 
90,000
 
Levi Strauss & Co.
 
B+
6.88%
05/01/2022
05/01/17 @ 103
 
                        93,375
                   
 
     
Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.3%
           
 
 
720,000
 
Stanadyne Corp., Series 1
 
CCC
10.00%
08/15/2014
N/A
 
                      667,800
                   
 
     
Banks - 2.9%
           
 
 
1,200,000
 
Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom)(a) (b) (d) (e)
 
BBB
6.86%
-
06/15/32 @ 100
 
                   1,095,000
 
500,000
 
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (Netherlands)(a) (b) (d) (e)
 
A
11.00%
-
06/30/19 @ 100
 
                      647,500
 
1,000,000
 
KeyCorp Capital III (a)
 
BBB-
7.75%
07/15/2029
N/A
 
                   1,138,217
 
1,250,000
 
Northgroup Preferred Capital Corp.(a) (b) (d) (e)
 
A-
6.38%
-
10/15/17 @ 100
 
                   1,226,900
 
700,000
 
PNC Preferred Funding Trust III(a) (b) (d) (e)
 
BBB
8.70%
-
03/15/13 @ 100
 
                      711,998
 
1,400,000
 
RBS Capital Trust II(d) (e)
 
BB
6.43%
-
01/03/34 @ 100
 
                   1,099,000
 
650,000
 
Susquehanna Capital II(a)
 
BB
11.00%
03/23/2040
03/23/15 @ 100
 
                      650,812
                   
                   6,569,427
                   
 
     
Beverages - 0.3%
           
 
 
750,000
 
Constellation Brands, Inc.
 
BB+
4.63%
03/01/2023
N/A
 
                      763,125
                   
 
     
Building Materials - 0.8%
           
 
 
1,750,000
 
Cemex SAB de CV (Mexico)(a) (b)
 
B-
9.00%
01/11/2018
01/11/15 @ 105
 
                   1,736,875
                   
 
     
Coal - 0.8%
           
 
 
100,000
 
Penn Virginia Resource Partners, LP / Penn Virginia Resource Finance Corp. II
 
B
8.25%
04/15/2018
04/15/14 @ 104
 
                      101,500
 
1,750,000
 
Penn Virginia Resource Partners, LP / Penn Virginia Resource Finance Corp. II(a) (b)
 
B
8.38%
06/01/2020
06/01/16 @ 104
 
                   1,780,625
                   
                   1,882,125
                   
 
     
Commercial Services - 2.3%
           
 
 
2,000,000
 
Ceridian Corp.(a) (b)
 
B-
8.88%
07/15/2019
07/15/15 @ 107
 
                   2,145,000
 
1,800,000
 
DynCorp International, Inc.(a)
 
B-
10.38%
07/01/2017
07/01/14 @ 105
 
                   1,521,000
 
1,500,000
 
Laureate Education, Inc.(b)
 
CCC+
9.25%
09/01/2019
09/01/15 @ 107
 
                   1,500,000
                   
                   5,166,000
                   
 
     
Computers - 0.7%
           
 
 
705,000
 
Compucom Systems, Inc.(b)
 
B
12.50%
10/01/2015
10/01/13 @ 100
 
                      726,150
 
288,000
 
Stratus Technologies, Inc. (Bermuda)
 
B-
12.00%
03/29/2015
04/15/13 @ 112
 
                      267,840
 
530,000
 
Stream Global Services, Inc.
 
B+
11.25%
10/01/2014
10/01/13 @ 100
 
                      543,250
                   
                   1,537,240
                   
 
     
Distribution & Wholesale - 0.7%
           
 
 
370,000
 
Baker & Taylor, Inc.(b)
 
CCC+
11.50%
07/01/2013
N/A
 
                      222,000
 
1,330,000
 
INTCOMEX, Inc.(a)
 
B-
13.25%
12/15/2014
12/15/12 @ 107
 
                   1,356,600
                   
                   1,578,600
                   
 
     
Diversified Financial Services - 3.7%
           
 
 
1,000,000
 
General Electric Capital Corp., Class A(d) (e)
 
AA-
7.13%
-
N/A
 
                   1,092,240
 
500,000
 
Jefferies Group, Inc.
 
BBB
6.88%
04/15/2021
N/A
 
                      531,250
 
200,000
 
LCP Dakota Fund, Series AI
 
NR
10.75%
01/16/2014
N/A
 
                      196,859
 
100,000
 
LCP Dakota Fund, Series AI
 
NR
12.66%
01/16/2014
N/A
 
                        99,212
 
215,000
 
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC  /Nationstar Capital Corp.(b)
 
B+
9.63%
05/01/2019
05/01/15 @ 107
 
                      235,425
 
30,000
 
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC / Nationstar Capital Corp.(b)
 
B+
9.63%
05/01/2019
05/01/15 @ 107
 
                        33,000
 
1,000,000
 
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
 
CCC
10.50%
11/15/2015
11/15/12 @ 103
 
                   1,017,500
 
250,000
 
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.(b)
 
B
9.50%
12/01/2019
12/01/14 @ 107
 
                      278,750
 
2,650,000
 
QBE Capital Funding III Ltd. (Jersey)(a) (b) (e)
 
BBB+
7.25%
05/24/2041
05/24/21 @ 100
 
                   2,595,005
 
500,000
 
Scottrade Financial Services, Inc.(b)
 
Baa3
6.13%
07/11/2021
N/A
 
                      515,892
 
1,945,000
 
Svensk Exportkredit AB (Sweden)(a) (b) (d)
 
BBB-
6.38%
-
N/A
 
                   1,862,878
                   
                   8,458,011
                   
 
     
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.7%
           
 
 
1,400,000
 
Coleman Cable, Inc.(a)
 
B
9.00%
02/15/2018
02/15/14 @ 105
 
                   1,484,000
                   
 
     
Engineering & Construction - 1.1%
           
 
 
1,377,138
 
Alion Science and Technology Corp. (f)
 
B-
12.00%
11/01/2014
04/01/13 @ 105
 
                   1,297,953
 
2,000,000
 
Alion Science and Technology Corp.
 
CCC-
10.25%
02/01/2015
02/01/13 @ 100
 
                   1,180,000
                   
                   2,477,953
                   
 
     
Entertainment - 2.5%
           
 
 
701,000
 
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians(b)
 
BB
6.35%
10/01/2015
N/A
 
                      675,645
 
375,000
 
Diamond Resorts Corp.
 
B-
12.00%
08/15/2018
08/15/14 @ 106
 
                      398,906
 
1,955,000
 
Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc.(a) (b)
 
B
10.25%
11/01/2016
11/01/13 @ 105
 
                   2,179,825
 
330,000
 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)
 
B
7.00%
09/01/2020
09/01/16 @ 104
 
                      337,012
 
1,935,000
 
WMG Acquisition Corp.(a)
 
B-
11.50%
10/01/2018
10/01/14 @ 109
 
                   2,123,663
                   
                   5,715,051
                   
 
     
Food - 1.4%
           
 
 
500,000
 
BI-LO, LLC / BI-LO Finance Corp.(b)
 
B-
9.25%
02/15/2019
02/15/15 @ 105
 
                      536,250
 
2,447,000
 
Bumble Bee Acquisition Corp.(a) (b)
 
B
9.00%
12/15/2017
12/15/14 @ 105
 
                   2,502,058
                   
                   3,038,308
                   
 
     
Forest Products & Paper - 0.1%
           
 
 
250,000
 
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC / Verso Paper, Inc.
 
CCC+
8.75%
02/01/2019
02/01/15 @ 104
 
                      113,750
                   
 
     
Gaming - 0.1%
           
 
 
75,000
 
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.
 
B-
9.75%
06/15/2014
N/A
 
                        74,250
 
125,000
 
Yonkers Racing Corp.(b)
 
B+
11.38%
07/15/2016
07/15/13 @ 106
 
                      132,500
                   
                      206,750
                   
 
     
Hand & Machine Tools - 0.1%
           
 
 
150,000
 
Thermadyne Holdings Corp.
 
B-
9.00%
12/15/2017
12/15/13 @ 107
 
                      156,750
                   
 
     
Health Care Products - 0.1%
           
 
 
100,000
 
Physio-Control International, Inc.(b)
 
B+
9.88%
01/15/2019
01/15/15 @ 107
 
                      108,000
                   
 
     
Health Care Services - 2.2%
           
 
 
1,800,000
 
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.(a)
 
BB
11.25%
11/01/2014
11/01/12 @ 103
 
                   1,865,250
 
2,275,000
 
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.(a)
 
B
12.38%
11/01/2014
11/01/12 @ 103
 
                   2,186,844
 
275,000
 
OnCure Holdings, Inc.
 
B-
11.75%
05/15/2017
05/15/14 @ 106
 
                      160,875
 
360,000
 
Physiotherapy Associates Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
B
11.88%
05/01/2019
05/01/15 @ 109
 
                      376,200
 
150,000
 
Rural/Metro Corp.(b)
 
CCC+
10.13%
07/15/2019
07/15/15 @ 105
 
                      147,750
 
312,333
 
Symbion, Inc.(g)
 
CCC+
11.00%
08/23/2015
08/23/13 @ 100
 
                      312,333
                   
                   5,049,252
                   
 
     
Household Products & Housewares - 0.8%
           
 
 
1,445,000
 
American Achievement Corp.(b)
 
B-
10.88%
04/15/2016
10/15/13 @ 105
 
                   1,253,537
 
500,000
 
Armored Autogroup, Inc.
 
CCC
9.25%
11/01/2018
11/01/14 @ 105
 
                      441,250
                   
                   1,694,787
                   
 
     
Housewares - 0.0%***
           
 
 
75,000
 
American Standards Americas(b)
 
B-
10.75%
01/15/2016
01/15/13 @ 105
 
                        66,750
                   
 
     
Insurance - 2.3%
           
 
 
1,000,000
 
Allstate Corp.(a) (e)
 
BBB
6.50%
05/15/2057
05/15/37 @ 100
 
                   1,048,750
 
1,000,000
 
AXA SA (France)(a) (b) (d) (e)
 
BBB
6.38%
-
12/14/36 @ 100
 
                      851,250
 
800,000
 
Ironshore Holdings US, Inc.(a) (b)
 
BBB-
8.50%
05/15/2020
N/A
 
                      882,736
 
1,000,000
 
MetLife Capital Trust IV(a) (b)
 
BBB
7.88%
12/15/2037
12/15/32 @ 100
 
                   1,170,000
 
700,000
 
National Life Insurance Co.(a) (b)
 
BBB+
10.50%
09/15/2039
N/A
 
                      939,940
 
250,000
 
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.(b)
 
A-
9.38%
08/15/2039
N/A
 
                      340,137
                   
                   5,232,813
                   
 
     
Internet - 1.7%
           
 
 
1,000,000
 
First Data Corp.(a) (b) (h)
 
B-
8.75%
01/15/2022
N/A
 
                      997,500
 
1,510,000
 
GXS Worldwide, Inc.(a)
 
B
9.75%
06/15/2015
06/15/13 @ 102
 
                   1,559,075
 
425,000
 
Zayo Group, LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc.(a)
 
B
8.13%
01/01/2020
07/01/15 @ 104
 
                      451,563
 
650,000
 
Zayo Group, LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc.(a)
 
CCC+
10.13%
07/01/2020
07/01/16 @ 105
 
                      697,125
                   
                   3,705,263
                   
 
     
Iron & Steel - 0.8%
           
 
 
1,075,000
 
APERAM (Luxembourg)(b)
 
BB-
7.75%
04/01/2018
04/01/15 @ 104
 
                      892,250
 
600,000
 
Horsehead Holding Corp.(b)
 
B-
10.50%
06/01/2017
06/01/15 @ 105
 
                      598,500
 
240,000
 
Standard Steel, LLC / Standard Steel Finance Corp.(b)
 
B+
12.00%
05/01/2015
05/01/13 @ 106
 
                      272,400
                   
                   1,763,150
                   
 
     
Leisure Time - 0.2%
           
 
 
425,000
 
Sabre, Inc.(b)
 
B
8.50%
05/15/2019
05/15/15 @ 106
 
                      440,406
                   
 
     
Lodging - 1.4%
           
 
 
1,600,000
 
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.(b)
 
B
8.50%
02/15/2020
02/15/16 @ 104
 
                   1,578,000
 
1,500,000
 
Caesars Operating Escrow LLC / Caesars Escrow Corp.(b)
 
B
9.00%
02/15/2020
02/15/16 @ 104
 
                   1,493,438
                   
                   3,071,438
                   
 
     
Media - 0.2%
           
 
 
500,000
 
DCP, LLC / DCP Corp.(b)
 
B+
10.75%
08/15/2015
08/15/13 @ 105
 
                      510,000
                   
 
     
Mining - 0.8%
           
 
 
250,000
 
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b)
 
BB-
8.25%
06/01/2020
06/01/16 @ 104
 
                      265,000
 
1,025,000
 
Midwest Vanadium Pty Ltd. (Australia)(b)
 
CCC+
11.50%
02/15/2018
02/15/15 @ 106
 
                      697,000
 
1,125,000
 
Mirabela Nickel Ltd. (Australia)(b)
 
CCC+
8.75%
04/15/2018
04/15/15 @ 104
 
                      829,688
                   
                   1,791,688
                   
 
     
Oil & Gas - 1.3%
           
 
 
3,000,000
 
Sandridge Energy, Inc.(a) (b)
 
B
7.50%
02/15/2023
08/15/17 @ 104
 
                   3,015,000
                   
 
     
Oil & Gas Services - 0.1%
           
 
 
200,000
 
Exterran Holdings, Inc.
 
BB
7.25%
12/01/2018
12/01/13 @ 105
 
                      202,000
                   
 
     
Packaging & Containers - 0.1%
           
 
 
300,000
 
Pretium Packaging, LLC / Pretium Finance, Inc.
 
B-
11.50%
04/01/2016
04/01/14 @ 106
 
                      303,000
                   
 
     
Pipelines - 1.5%
           
 
 
330,000
 
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.
 
B-
7.75%
04/01/2019
04/01/15 @ 104
 
                      334,950
 
3,000,000
 
Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP / Eagle Rock Energy Finance Corp.(a) (b)
 
B
8.38%
06/01/2019
06/01/15 @ 104
 
                   2,925,000
 
150,000
 
EP Energy, LLC / EP Energy Finance, Inc.(b)
 
BB-
6.88%
05/01/2019
05/01/15 @ 103
 
                      160,875
                   
                   3,420,825
                   
 
     
Real Estate Investment Trust - 0.3%
           
 
 
700,000
 
Entertainment Properties Trust(a)
 
BB+
5.75%
08/15/2022
05/15/22 @ 100
 
                      706,618
                   
 
     
Retail - 3.2%
           
 
 
1,479,000
 
CKE Restaurants, Inc.(a)
 
B-
11.38%
07/15/2018
07/15/14 @ 106
 
                   1,702,699
 
1,995,000
 
GRD Holdings III Corp.(a) (b)
 
B
10.75%
06/01/2019
06/01/15 @ 108
 
                   1,970,062
 
190,000
 
Logan's Roadhouse, Inc.
 
B-
10.75%
10/15/2017
10/15/13 @ 108
 
                      185,250
 
240,000
 
Mastro's Restaurants, LLC / RRG Finance Corp.(b)
 
B-
12.00%
06/01/2017
12/01/14 @ 109
 
                      249,600
 
900,000
 
Party City Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
CCC+
8.88%
08/01/2020
08/01/15 @ 107
 
                      951,750
 
2,000,000
 
Wok Acquisition Corp.(a) (b)
 
CCC+
10.25%
06/30/2020
06/30/16 @ 105
 
                   2,095,000
                   
                   7,154,361
                   
 
     
Software - 1.7%
           
 
 
1,800,000
 
Infor US, Inc.(b) (i)
 
B-
11.50%
07/15/2018
07/15/15 @ 106
 
                   2,052,000
 
2,120,000
 
Open Solutions, Inc.(b)
 
CCC+
9.75%
02/01/2015
02/01/13 @ 100
 
                   1,844,400
                   
                   3,896,400
                   
 
     
Telecommunications - 0.5%
           
 
 
300,000
 
CommScope, Inc.(b)
 
B
8.25%
01/15/2019
01/15/15 @ 104
 
                      321,375
 
800,000
 
Sprint Nextel Corp.(b)
 
BB-
7.00%
03/01/2020
N/A
 
                      876,000
                   
                   1,197,375
                   
 
     
Textiles - 0.1%
           
 
 
100,000
 
Empire Today, LLC / Empire Today Finance Corp.(b)
 
B-
11.38%
02/01/2017
02/01/14 @ 106
 
                      104,750
                   
 
     
Transportation - 3.1%
           
 
 
2,830,000
 
CEVA Group PLC (United Kingdom)(a) (b)
 
B-
8.38%
12/01/2017
12/01/13 @ 106
 
                   2,752,175
 
575,000
 
Commercial Barge Line Co.
 
BB-
12.50%
07/15/2017
07/15/13 @ 106
 
                      644,000
 
1,600,000
 
Marquette Transportation Co. / Marquette Transportation Finance Corp.(a)
 
B-
10.88%
01/15/2017
01/15/13 @ 108
 
                   1,688,000
 
1,850,000
 
Quality Distribution, LLC / QD Capital Corp.(a)
 
B-
9.88%
11/01/2018
11/01/14 @ 105
 
                   1,998,000
                   
                   7,082,175
                   
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds - 49.4%
           
 
     
(Cost $109,216,839)
           
               111,478,638
                   
 
     
Asset Backed Securities - 46.2%
           
 
     
Automobile - 0.0%***
           
 
 
50,587
 
Bush Truck Leasing, LLC, Series 2011-AA, Class C(b)
 
NR
5.00%
09/25/2018
N/A
 
                        50,443
                   
 
     
Collateralized Debt Obligations - 7.2%
           
 
 
591,996
 
Aspen Funding I Ltd., Series 2002-1A, Class A1L (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BB+
1.06%
07/10/2037
N/A
 
                      563,420
 
612,596
 
Coronado CDO Ltd., Series 1A, Class A1 (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
B
0.94%
09/04/2038
N/A
 
                      471,699
 
3,282,853
 
Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings II LP, Series 1A, Class A1L (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BBB+
0.96%
09/15/2035
N/A
 
                   3,082,764
 
194,919
 
Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings II LP, Series 1X, Class A1L (Cayman Islands)(j)
 
BBB+
0.96%
09/15/2035
N/A
 
                      183,222
 
478,612
 
Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings III LP, Series 1A, Class A2 (Cayman Islands)(b)
 
BB+
7.42%
07/05/2036
N/A
 
                      464,842
 
300,273
 
Independence I CDO Ltd., Series 1A, Class A (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BB+
0.73%
12/30/2030
N/A
 
                      283,385
 
209,785
 
MWAM CBO Ltd., Series 2001-1A, Class A (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AA
1.27%
01/30/2031
N/A
 
                      205,988
 
235,403
 
Putnam Structured Product CDO, Series 2001-1A, Class A1SS (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AA
0.93%
02/25/2032
N/A
 
                      225,785
 
780,625
 
Putnam Structured Product CDO, Series 2003-1A, Class A1LT (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
CCC
0.69%
10/15/2038
N/A
 
                      681,790
 
8,521,798
 
Rockwall CDO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class A1LA (Cayman Islands)(a) (b) (j)
 
BBB+
0.69%
08/01/2024
N/A
 
                   7,243,528
 
20,210
 
Saturn Ventures Ltd., Series 2003-1A, Class A1 (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AA
0.94%
11/03/2038
N/A
 
                        19,881
 
271,514
 
Saybrook Point CBO Ltd., Series 2001-1A, Class A (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BB
0.91%
02/25/2031
N/A
 
                      249,195
 
2,000,000
 
Stone Tower CDO Ltd., Series 2004-1A, Class A2L (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BB+
1.70%
01/29/2040
N/A
 
                   1,687,740
 
1,000,000
 
Zais Investment Grade Ltd., Series 6A, Class A2A (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A+
1.73%
07/27/2018
N/A
 
                      910,000
                   
                 16,273,239
                   
 
     
Collateralized Loan Obligations - 20.0%
           
 
 
400,000
 
Airlie CLO, Series 2006-2A, Class B (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A
1.21%
12/20/2020
N/A
 
                      310,265
 
500,000
 
Alm Loan Funding, Series 2010-3A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BBB
4.43%
11/20/2020
N/A
 
                      449,110
 
2,000,000
 
Black Diamond CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class B (Cayman Islands)(a) (b) (j)
 
AA
0.84%
04/29/2019
N/A
 
                   1,749,360
 
2,800,000
 
BlackRock Senior Income Series Corp., Series 2004-1X (Cayman Islands)(k)
 
NR
0.00%
09/15/2016
N/A
 
                   1,477,000
 
231,333
 
CapitalSource Commercial Loan Trust, Series 2006-2A, Class C(a) (b) (j)
 
A+
0.92%
09/20/2022
N/A
 
                      225,550
 
750,000
 
CapitalSource Commercial Loan Trust, Series 2006-2A, Class D(b) (j)
 
B+
1.76%
09/20/2022
N/A
 
                      705,000
 
1,000,000
 
Churchill Financial Cayman Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A+
1.71%
07/10/2019
N/A
 
                      792,630
 
3,500,000
 
Churchill Financial Cayman Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class D1 (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BBB+
3.06%
07/10/2019
N/A
 
                   2,724,015
 
1,000,000
 
Churchill Financial Cayman Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class D2 (Cayman Islands)(b)
 
BBB+
8.37%
07/10/2019
N/A
 
                      962,050
 
368,409
 
Colts Trust, Series 2005-2A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(a) (b) (j)
 
AAA
1.32%
12/20/2018
N/A
 
                      362,846
 
250,000
 
Colts Trust, Series 2007-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(a) (b) (j)
 
AA-
1.27%
03/20/2021
N/A
 
                      205,250
 
250,000
 
Cratos CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AA-
1.53%
05/19/2021
N/A
 
                      197,602
 
500,000
 
DFR Middle Market CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A+
2.76%
07/20/2019
N/A
 
                      471,305
 
5,050,000
 
Eastland CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class A2B (Cayman Islands)(a) (b) (j)
 
AA+
0.77%
05/01/2022
N/A
 
                   3,794,974
 
500,000
 
Emporia Preferred Funding, Series 2005-1A, Class B1 (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AA-
1.01%
10/12/2018
N/A
 
                      427,240
 
1,250,000
 
Emporia Preferred Funding, Series 2005-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A-
1.41%
10/12/2018
N/A
 
                      985,425
 
250,000
 
Emporia Preferred Funding, Series 2006-2A, Class B (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A+
0.96%
10/18/2018
N/A
 
                      209,898
 
430,178
 
FM Leveraged Capital Fund, Series 2005-1A, Class B (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AAA
1.02%
08/01/2017
N/A
 
                      424,995
 
250,000
 
FM Leveraged Capital Fund, Series 2005-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AA+
1.42%
08/01/2017
N/A
 
                      228,610
 
7,700,000
 
Fortress Credit Opportunities I LP, Series 2005-1A, Class A1(a)
 
NR
0.66%
07/15/2019
N/A
 
                   6,679,211
 
669,533
 
Friedbergmilstein Private Capital Fund, Series 2004-1A, Class B2 (Cayman Islands)(a) (b)
 
AAA
5.41%
01/15/2019
N/A
 
                      684,517
 
250,000
 
Gale Force CLO Ltd., Series 2007-3A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A
1.16%
04/19/2021
N/A
 
                      195,883
 
1,100,000
 
Genesis CLO Ltd., Series 2007-2A, Class D (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BBB
4.46%
01/10/2016
N/A
 
                   1,023,000
 
900,000
 
Global Leveraged Capital Credit Opportunity Fund, Series 2006-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BB+
1.46%
12/20/2018
N/A
 
                      678,573
 
1,250,000
 
GSC Partners CDO Fund Ltd., Series 2006-7A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A-
1.43%
05/25/2020
N/A
 
                   1,074,437
 
250,000
 
Halcyon Structured Asset Management Long/Short CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A+
1.28%
08/07/2021
N/A
 
                      206,137
 
250,000
 
Hewett's Island CDO Ltd., Series 2006-5A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A
1.11%
12/05/2018
N/A
 
                      201,376
 
800,000
 
Katonah Ltd., Series 2006-9A, Class A3L (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BBB+
1.17%
01/25/2019
N/A
 
                      615,112
 
1,200,000
 
Kennecott Funding Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(a) (b) (j)
 
BBB+
1.26%
01/13/2018
N/A
 
                   1,032,000
 
500,000
 
Liberty CLO Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class A3 (Cayman Islands)(a) (b) (j)
 
A+
0.94%
11/01/2017
N/A
 
                      416,778
 
500,000
 
Marathon CLO Ltd., Series 2005-2A, Class B (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BBB+
1.27%
12/20/2019
N/A
 
                      439,002
 
500,000
 
Marlborough Street CLO, Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A
1.21%
04/18/2019
N/A
 
                      367,255
 
1,500,000
 
MC Funding Ltd. / MC Funding 2006-1, LLC, Series 2006-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A-
1.42%
12/20/2020
N/A
 
                   1,204,440
 
800,000
 
Mountain View Funding CLO, Series 2007-3A, Class A2 (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AA+
0.80%
04/16/2021
N/A
 
                      707,152
 
500,000
 
Navigator CDO Ltd., Series 2004-1A, Class B2 (Cayman Islands)(b)
 
AAA
5.59%
01/14/2017
N/A
 
                      488,080
 
250,000
 
OFSI Fund Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A
1.32%
09/20/2019
N/A
 
                      185,785
 
300,000
 
Pacifica CDO Ltd., Series 2005-5X, Class B2 (Cayman Islands)
 
NR
5.81%
01/26/2020
N/A
 
                      287,175
 
1,500,000
 
Rosedale CLO Ltd., Series I-A, Class AIJ (Cayman Islands)(a) (b) (j)
 
AA
0.86%
07/24/2021
N/A
 
                   1,355,715
 
514,262
 
Sargas CLO II Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class E (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
B+
4.46%
10/20/2018
N/A
 
                      479,276
 
500,000
 
Shinnecock CLO, Series 2006-1A, Class C (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BBB+
1.36%
07/15/2018
N/A
 
                      399,465
 
700,000
 
T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class D (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A+
3.21%
07/15/2019
N/A
 
                      557,847
 
650,000
 
TCW Global Project Fund, Series 2004-1A, Class A2A (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A
1.81%
06/15/2016
N/A
 
                      573,768
 
2,000,000
 
TCW Global Project Fund, Series 2004-1A, Class B1 (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BB-
2.41%
06/15/2016
N/A
 
                   1,152,960
 
500,000
 
TCW Global Project Fund, Series 2005-1A, Class A1 (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AA+
1.07%
09/01/2017
N/A
 
                      426,710
 
1,000,000
 
TCW Global Project Fund, Series 2005-1A, Class B2 (Cayman Islands)(b)
 
BB+
5.79%
09/01/2017
N/A
 
                      921,440
 
4,000,000
 
Telos CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class A2 (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AA+
0.86%
10/11/2021
N/A
 
                   3,456,840
 
2,500,000
 
Telos CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class B (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
A+
0.95%
10/11/2021
N/A
 
                   2,065,525
 
1,000,000
 
Zohar CDO, Series 2007-3A, Class A2 (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
BB+
1.02%
04/15/2019
N/A
 
                      603,240
                   
                 45,181,824
                   
 
     
Commercial Receivables - 0.4%
           
 
 
500,000
 
FCC Financing Subsidiary, LLC, Series 2010-1A, Class B(b) (j) (l)
 
NR
12.66%
03/31/2017
N/A
 
                      519,700
 
400,000
 
Leaf II Receivables Funding, LLC, Series 2010-4, Class D(a) (b)
 
NR
5.00%
01/20/2019
01/20/13 @ 100
 
                      361,080
                   
                      880,780
                   
 
     
Credit Cards - 1.6%
           
 
 
2,573,343
 
Citi Holdings Liquidating Unrated Performing Assets, Series 2012-BIZ, Class A(b) (d) (k)
 
NR
0.00%
-
N/A
 
                   1,893,800
 
500,000
 
LCP Rights Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A
 
NR
14.55%
07/17/2017
N/A
 
                      499,826
 
145,161
 
LCP Rights Trust, Series 2010-1, Class C
 
NR
19.21%
07/17/2017
N/A
 
                      145,086
 
500,000
 
LCP Rights Trust, Series 2010-1, Class G
 
NR
11.71%
09/18/2018
N/A
 
                      493,275
 
200,000
 
LCP Rights Trust, Series 2010-1, Class H
 
NR
14.56%
09/18/2018
N/A
 
                      197,971
 
400,000
 
LCP Rights Trust, Series 2010-1, Class I
 
NR
18.29%
09/18/2018
N/A
 
                      398,883
                   
                   3,628,841
                   
 
     
Financial - 0.0%***
           
 
 
32,577
 
Blue Falcon, Series A-2(b)
 
NR
3.24%
12/25/2016
N/A
 
                        32,316
                   
 
     
Insurance - 2.6%
           
 
 
500,000
 
321 Henderson Receivables I, LLC, Series 2008-1A, Class B(b)
 
AA
8.37%
01/15/2046
02/15/28 @ 100
 
                      617,774
 
500,000
 
321 Henderson Receivables I, LLC, Series 2008-1A, Class C(b)
 
A
9.36%
01/15/2048
07/15/29 @ 100
 
                      644,763
 
500,000
 
321 Henderson Receivables I, LLC, Series 2008-1A, Class D(b)
 
BBB
10.81%
01/15/2050
05/15/31 @ 100
 
                      645,266
 
385,600
 
Insurance Note Capital Term, Series 2005-1R1A(b) (j) (l)
 
A
0.56%
06/09/2033
N/A
 
                      352,230
 
1,161,045
 
Northwind Holdings, LLC, Series 2007-1A, Class A1(b) (j)
 
A
1.20%
12/01/2037
N/A
 
                      928,709
 
2,839,802
 
Structured Asset Receivables Trust, Series 2005-1A, Class CTFS(a) (b) (j)
 
CCC
0.95%
01/21/2015
N/A
 
                   2,633,916
                   
                   5,822,658
                   
 
     
Media - 0.8%
           
 
 
500,000
 
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2010-1, Class B(a) (b)
 
Ba2
8.84%
12/20/2040
N/A
 
                      539,345
 
1,100,000
 
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2010-1, Class C(a) (b)
 
B3
10.76%
12/20/2040
N/A
 
                   1,191,096
                   
                   1,730,441
                   
 
     
Other - 0.6%
           
 
 
1,376,173
 
Glenn Pool Oil & Gas Trust
 
NR
6.00%
08/02/2021
N/A
 
                   1,407,646
                   
 
     
Student Loans - 0.1%
           
 
 
302,967
 
MRU Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-A, Class A1A(b)
 
NR
7.40%
01/25/2041
N/A
 
                      222,187
 
202,567
 
MRU Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-A, Class B(b) (j)
 
NR
5.95%
01/25/2041
N/A
 
                        36,968
 
202,567
 
MRU Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-A, Class C(b) (j)
 
NR
7.95%
01/25/2041
N/A
 
                        29,372
                   
                      288,527
                   
 
     
Timeshare - 0.7%
           
 
 
1,080,161
 
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2009-1, Class A(a) (b)
 
A
9.31%
03/20/2026
11/20/13 @ 100
 
                   1,138,702
 
255,840
 
Silverleaf Finance, LLC, Series 2010-A, Class B(b)
 
BBB
8.00%
07/15/2022
N/A
 
                      262,355
 
190,090
 
Silverleaf Finance, LLC, Series 2011-A, Class A(b)
 
NR
9.00%
06/15/2023
N/A
 
                      188,130
                   
                   1,589,187
                   
 
     
Transportation - 10.6%
           
 
 
12,978,968
 
Aerco Ltd., Series 2A, Class A3 (Jersey)(a) (b) (j)
 
BB-
0.70%
07/15/2025
N/A
 
                   9,474,647
 
14,899,081
 
Airplanes Pass-Through Trust, Series 2001-1A, Class A9(a) (j)
 
CCC
0.79%
03/15/2019
N/A
 
                   7,449,540
 
3,718,291
 
Aviation Capital Group Trust, Series 2003-2A, Class B1(b) (j)
 
BB
3.24%
09/20/2033
N/A
 
                   2,658,578
 
1,759,496
 
Babcock & Brown Air Funding I Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class G1 (Bermuda)(b) (j)
 
BBB-
0.54%
10/14/2033
N/A
 
                   1,451,584
 
1,368,497
 
Babcock & Brown Air Funding I Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class G1 (Bermuda)(b) (j)
 
BBB+
0.54%
11/14/2033
N/A
 
                   1,129,010
 
605,607
 
Blade Engine Securitization Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class B (Cayman Islands)(b) (j) (l)
 
BBB+
3.24%
09/15/2041
N/A
 
                      454,998
 
28,251
 
Castle Trust, Series 2003-1AW, Class A1(b) (j)
 
AA
0.99%
05/15/2027
N/A
 
                        26,274
 
529,735
 
Raspro Trust, Series 2005-1A, Class G(b) (j)
 
A
0.87%
03/23/2024
N/A
 
                      446,302
 
805,381
 
Vega Containervessel PLC, Series 2006-1A, Class A (Ireland)(a) (b)
 
Ba3
5.56%
02/10/2021
N/A
 
                      732,897
                   
                 23,823,830
                   
 
     
Trust Preferred Stocks - 1.6%
           
 
 
6,000,000
 
Attentus CDO Ltd., Series 2007-3A, Class A1B (Cayman Islands)(b) (j)
 
AA-
0.72%
10/11/2042
N/A
 
                   3,384,120
                     
                     
     
Total Asset Backed Securities - 46.2%
           
 
     
(Cost $102,459,021)
           
               104,093,852
                   
 
     
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 6.0%
           
 
     
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities - Military Housing - 0.2%
           
 
 
199,399
 
Ohana Military Communities, LLC(b)
 
AA-
5.88%
10/01/2051
N/A
 
                      190,623
 
150,000
 
Ohana Military Communities, LLC(b)
 
AA-
6.15%
10/01/2051
N/A
 
                      147,177
                   
                      337,800
                   
 
     
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities - Non-Traditional - 0.8%
           
 
 
2,203,422
 
Ciena Capital, LLC, Series 2006-AA, Class A(b) (j)
 
CCC+
0.48%
10/20/2038
N/A
 
                   1,437,804
 
661,310
 
Ciena Capital, LLC, Series 2007-AA, Class A(b) (j)
 
CCC+
0.64%
10/20/2040
N/A
 
                      382,547
                   
                   1,820,351
                   
 
     
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities - Traditional - 1.3%
           
 
 
400,000
 
Bank of America Merrill Lynch-DB Trust, Series 2012-OSI, Class D(b)
 
Baa3
6.79%
04/13/2029
N/A
 
                      420,015
 
2,600,000
 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LD11, Class AM(a) (d) (j)
 
BB-
6.00%
-
N/A
 
                   2,414,485
                   
                   2,834,500
                   
 
     
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities - 3.7%
           
 
 
116,009
 
Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A3(j)
 
BB+
0.39%
09/25/2036
N/A
 
                      102,705
 
83,238
 
Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust, Series 2006-AB4, Class A1A(j)
 
D
6.01%
10/25/2036
12/25/20 @ 100
 
                        52,646
 
443,532
 
GSAA Trust, Series 2007-5, Class 1F2A(j)
 
CCC
5.79%
03/25/2047
12/25/28 @ 100
 
                      308,597
 
633,012
 
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR9, Class 3A1(j)
 
CCC
4.93%
06/25/2036
07/25/20 @ 100
 
                      534,421
 
219,809
 
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-A, Class AII9(j)
 
B
5.01%
08/25/2034
05/25/20 @ 100
 
                      215,202
 
6,354,237
 
Nomura Resecuritization Trust, Series 2012-1R, Class A(a) (b) (j)
 
NR
0.67%
08/27/2047
N/A
 
                   5,559,957
 
872,346
 
TBW Mortgage Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-6, Class A3(m)
 
D
5.75%
01/25/2037
02/25/21 @ 100
 
                      524,668
 
2,029,965
 
TBW Mortgage Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-6, Class A5B(m)
 
D
6.04%
01/25/2037
02/25/21 @ 100
 
                   1,183,667
                   
                   8,481,863
                   
 
     
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 6.0%
           
 
     
(Cost $12,793,522)
           
                 13,474,514
                   
 
     
Term Loans - 8.0%(n)
           
 
     
Aerospace & Defense - 0.0%***
           
 
 
98,749
 
API Technologies Corp.(i) (j)
 
B
8.75%
06/27/2016
N/A
 
                        98,749
                   
 
     
Automotive - 0.3%
           
 
 
520,000
 
Navistar, Inc.(i) (j)
 
B+
7.00%
08/16/2017
N/A
 
                      524,157
 
120,000
 
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.(i) (j)
 
Caa2
9.75%
03/30/2016
N/A
 
                      120,900
                   
                      645,057
                     
     
Brokerage - 0.0%***
           
 
 
80,000
 
AmWins Group, Inc.(i) (j)
 
CCC+
9.24%
12/07/2019
N/A
 
                        80,267
                   
 
     
Commercial Services - 0.0%***
           
 
 
100,000
 
Nab Holdings, LLC(i) (j)
 
BB+
7.00%
04/24/2018
N/A
 
                      100,375
                     
     
Consumer Products - 0.1%
           
 
 
148,500
 
Targus Group International, Inc.(i) (j)
 
B
11.00%
05/24/2016
N/A
 
                      149,243
                   
 
     
Consumer Services - 0.8%
           
 
 
1,570,000
 
Fly Funding II(i) (j)
 
BBB-
6.75%
08/07/2018
N/A
 
                   1,551,364
 
150,000
 
Redprairie Corp.(i) (j)
 
B+
6.00%
07/31/2018
N/A
 
                      150,562
 
70,000
 
Travelport Holdings Ltd.(i) (j)
 
B+
4.96%
08/21/2015
N/A
 
                        65,038
                   
                   1,766,964
                   
 
     
Diversified Manufacturing - 0.9%
           
 
 
1,040,000
 
CPM Holdings(i) (j)
 
B+
6.25%
08/16/2017
N/A
 
                   1,040,000
 
530,000
 
CPM Holdings(i) (j)
 
B
10.25%
08/16/2018
N/A
 
                      527,350
 
530,000
 
Panolam Industries(i) (j)
 
B+
7.25%
08/22/2017
N/A
 
                      524,700
                   
                   2,092,050
                   
 
     
Entertainment - 0.6%
           
 
 
1,338,157
 
Bushnell, Inc.(i) (j)
 
B
5.75%
08/24/2015
N/A
 
                   1,308,048
 
114,750
 
CKX Entertainment, Inc.(i) (j)
 
B+
9.00%
06/21/2017
N/A
 
                        92,374
                   
                   1,400,422
                   
 
     
Food & Beverages - 0.4%
           
 
 
1,000,000
 
Arctic Glacier(i) (j)
 
B
8.50%
07/27/2018
N/A
 
                      995,000
                   
 
     
Gaming - 0.0%***
           
 
 
100,000
 
Rock Ohio Caesars, LLC(i) (j)
 
BB-
8.50%
08/11/2017
N/A
 
                      102,000
                   
 
     
Health Care - 1.3%
           
 
 
2,500,000
 
One Call Medical, Inc.(i) (j)
 
B+
7.00%
08/22/2019
N/A
 
                   2,482,288
 
100,000
 
Plato, Inc.(i) (j)
 
BB-
7.50%
05/07/2018
N/A
 
                        99,750
 
233,296
 
Smile Brands Group, Inc.(i) (j)
 
B
7.00%
12/21/2017
N/A
 
                      232,968
                   
                   2,815,006
                   
 
     
Lodging - 0.2%
           
 
 
380,000
 
Rock Parent, LLC(i) (j)
 
BB-
8.50%
08/18/2017
N/A
 
                      387,600
                   
 
     
Oil Field Services - 0.1%
           
 
 
150,000
 
El Paso / EP Energy(i) (j)
 
BB-
5.00%
04/24/2018
N/A
 
                      150,900
                   
 
     
Other Finance - 0.4%
           
 
 
453,126
 
AP Alternative Assets LP(i) (j)
 
BBB
4.21%
06/30/2015
N/A
 
                      428,204
 
400,000
 
Homeward Residential Holdings, Inc.(i) (j)
 
B+
8.25%
08/07/2017
N/A
 
                      402,000
                   
                      830,204
                     
     
Other Industrials - 0.1%
           
 
 
295,632
 
Sirva Worldwide, Inc.(i) (j)
 
B
10.75%
03/31/2016
N/A
 
                      299,327
                     
     
Railroads - 0.1%
           
 
 
199,495
 
Helm Financial Corp.(i) (j)
 
B-
6.25%
06/01/2017
N/A
 
                      199,246
                     
     
Retail - 0.4%
           
 
 
150,000
 
Asurion Corp.(i) (j)
 
BB-
11.00%
09/02/2019
N/A
 
                      159,937
 
538,689
 
Deb Store Holdings, LLC(i) (j) (l) (o)
 
CCC+
12.50%
10/11/2016
N/A
 
                      538,689
 
150,000
 
HD Supply(i) (j)
 
B+
7.25%
10/05/2017
N/A
 
                      153,813
                   
                      852,439
                   
 
     
Technology - 1.0%
           
 
 
120,000
 
Aspect Software(i) (j)
 
B
6.25%
05/07/2016
N/A
 
                      117,076
 
130,000
 
Ceridian Corp.(i) (j)
 
B-
5.99%
05/09/2017
N/A
 
                      130,189
 
1,640,000
 
M*Modal, Inc.(i) (j)
 
Ba3
6.75%
08/15/2019
N/A
 
                   1,620,533
 
500,000
 
Misys(i) (j)
 
CCC+
12.00%
06/06/2019
N/A
 
                      499,375
                   
                   2,367,173
                   
 
     
Transportation - 0.7%
           
 
 
36,197
 
Carey International, Inc.(i) (j) (l)
 
Caa3
9.00%
01/25/2014
N/A
 
                        16,288
 
228,654
 
Global Aviation Holdings, Inc.(i) (j)
 
NR
8.24%
09/27/2012
N/A
 
                      229,798
 
260,000
 
Sabre, Inc.(i) (j)
 
B
5.98%
09/30/2017
N/A
 
                      256,641
 
1,000,000
 
Sabre, Inc.(i) (j)
 
B
7.25%
12/29/2017
N/A
 
                      999,690
                   
                   1,502,417
     
Wireless- 0.6%
           
 
 
1,300,000
 
Zayo Group LLC(i) (j)
 
B
7.13%
07/02/2019
N/A
 
                   1,322,347
                   
 
                   
 
     
Total Term Loans - 8.0%
           
 
     
(Cost $17,897,527)
           
                 18,156,786
                   
 
 
Number
               
 
 
of Shares
 
Description
           
 Value
     
Common Stock - 0.1%
           
 
      Retail - 0.1%              
 
9,389
 
Deb Store Holdings, LLC(i) (l) (p)
           
                      125,069
     
(Cost $125,069)
           
 
                   
 
     
Preferred Stocks - 2.8%
           
 
     
Diversified Financial Services - 1.5%
           
 
 
500
 
Falcons Funding Trust I, 8.88% (b) (j)
           
                      520,812
 
3,050
 
GSC Partners CDO Fund Ltd. / GSC Partners CDO Fund Corp., Series REGS (Cayman Islands)(k)
 
 
       
                   1,168,340
 
1,850
 
GSC Partners CDO Fund Ltd. / GSC Partners CDO Fund Corp. (Cayman Islands)(b) (k)
 
 
       
                      708,665
 
300
 
GSC Partners CDO Fund Ltd. / GSC Partners CDO Fund Corp., Series AI (Cayman Islands)(a) (k)
 
 
       
                      114,919
 
2,100,000
 
Whitehorse II Ltd., Series 2005-2A(b) (k)
 
 
       
                      971,250
                   
                   3,483,986
                   
 
     
Insurance - 0.3%
           
 
 
20,000
 
Aegon NV, 6.38% (Netherlands)(a)
 
 
       
                      499,600
 
3,800
 
ING Groep NV, 7.05% (Netherlands)(a)
 
 
       
                        94,088
                   
                      593,688
                   
 
     
Telecommunications - 0.5%
           
 
 
1,000
 
Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08% (Cayman Islands)(b)
 
 
       
                   1,214,375
                   
 
     
Transportation - 0.5%
           
 
 
40,000
 
Seaspan Corp., Series C, 9.50% (Marshall Islands)
 
 
       
                   1,109,200
                   
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks - 2.8%
           
 
     
(Cost $6,029,563)
           
                   6,401,249
                   
 
     
Exchange Traded Funds - 25.0%
           
 
 
154,900
 
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund(a) (q)
           
                   2,348,284
 
36,100
 
iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate Index Fund(a) (q)
           
                   2,369,243
 
134,483
 
iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund
           
                   2,853,729
 
281,300
 
iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund(q)
           
                   3,299,649
 
45,460
 
iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund
           
                   1,186,961
 
144,500
 
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund(a) (q)
           
                 11,731,955
 
64,600
 
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund(a) (q)
           
                   2,302,990
 
176,500
 
Proshares Ultrashort 20+ Year Treasury
           
                   2,628,085
 
81,800
 
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust(a) (q)
           
                 10,705,984
 
80,100
 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(a) (q)
           
                 11,313,324
 
76,500
 
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund(a) (q)
           
                   2,332,485
 
93,800
 
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund(a) (q)
           
                   3,405,878
     
(Cost $55,212,147)
           
                 56,478,567
                   
 
     
Warrants - 0.0%
           
 
 
1,050
 
Alion Science and Technology Corp., expiring 03/15/2017 (i) (l) (p)
           
 –
     
(Cost $11)
           
 
                   
 
     
Total Long-Term Investments - 137.5%
           
 
     
(Cost $303,733,699)
           
               310,208,675
                   
 
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Options Purchased
   
Expiration
Month
Exercise
Price
   
 
 Value
     
Call Options Purchased - 0.4%(p)
           
 
 
2,875
 
iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund
   
January 2013
$26.00
   
                      603,750
 
4,368
 
Proshares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury(q)
   
January 2013
$18.00
   
                      133,224
 
2,656
 
ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury(q)
   
January 2013
 $21.00
   
                        26,560
 
265
 
SPDR Gold Shares(q)
   
September 2012
$157.00
   
                      207,363
     
(Cost $1,281,030)
           
                      970,897
                   
 
                   
 
 
Number
               
 
 
of Shares
 
Description
           
 Value
     
Money Market Fund - 2.3%
           
 
 
5,077,450
 
Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Institutional Shares
           
                   5,077,450
     
(Cost $5,077,450)
           
 
                   
 
     
Total Investments - 140.2%
           
 
     
(Cost $310,092,179)
           
               316,257,022
     
Other Assets in excess of Liabilities - 1.5%
           
                   3,442,870
     
Total Value of Options Written - (1.1%) (Premiums received - $1,896,069)
           
                  (2,470,355)
     
Borrowings - (16.9%  of Net Assets or 12.1% of Total Investments)
           
                (38,098,955)
     
Reverse Repurchase Agreements - (23.7%)
           
                (53,517,771)
     
Net Assets  - 100.0%
           
 $            225,612,811
                     
AB - Stock Company
             
CBO - Collateralized Bond Obligation
             
CDO - Collateralized Debt Obligation
             
CLO - Collateralized Loan Obligation
             
LLC - Limited Liability Company
             
LP - Limited Partnership
             
N/A- Not Applicable
             
NV - Publicly Traded Company
             
PLC - Public Limited Company
             
Pty - Proprietary
                 
SA - Corporation
               
S&P - Standard & Poor's
             
SAB de CV - Publicly Traded Company
             
                     
*
Ratings shown are per Standard & Poor's Rating Group, Moody's Investor Services, Inc. or Fitch Ratings.  Securities classified as NR are not rated. (For securities not rated by Standard & Poor's Rating Group, the rating by Moody's Investor Services, Inc. is provided.  Likewise, for securities not rated by Standard & Poor's Rating Group and Moody's Investor Services, Inc., the rating by Fitch Ratings is provided.)  All ratings are unaudited.  The ratings apply to the credit worthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares.
**
Date and price of the earliest optional call or put provision. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates.  All optional call provisions are unaudited.
***
Less than 0.1%
               
(a)
All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with borrowings, unfunded commitments and reverse repurchase agreements .  As of August 31, 2012, the total amount segregated was $159,816,168.
(b)
Securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.  At August 31, 2012, these securities amounted to $164,328,060, which represents 72.8% of net assets.
(c)
Non-income producing as security is in default.
             
(d)
Security is perpetual and thus does not have a predetermined maturity date.
       
(e)
Security has a fixed rate coupon which will convert to a floating or variable rate coupon on a future date.
   
(f)
The issuer of this security will accrue interest on the secured note at a rate of 12% per annum and will make interest payments as follows: (1) 10% in cash and (2) 2% payment-in-kind shares of the secured note.
(g)
The issuer of this security may elect to pay interest entirely in cash, entirely by issuing payment-in-kind shares by increasing the principal amount or issuing new notes equal to such payment-in-kind, or pay 50% of the interest in cash and 50% payment-in-kind shares.
(h)
Paid-in-kind toggle note.  The issuer in each interest period has the option to pay interest in cash of to issue payment-in-kind shares of the note.
(i)
Illiquid security.
               
(j)
Floating or variable rate coupon.  The rate shown is as of August 31, 2012.
         
(k)
Zero coupon bond.
             
(l)
Security is valued in accordance with Fair Valuation procedures established in good faith by management and approved by the Board of Trustees and is based, in part on significant unobservable inputs. The total market value of such securities is $2,006,974 which represents 0.9% of net assets.
(m)
Security is a "Step-up" bond where the coupon increases or steps up at a predetermined date.  The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period.
(n)
Term loans held by the Fund have a variable interest rate feature which is periodically adjusted based on an underlying interest rate benchmark.  In addition, term loans may include mandatory and/or optional prepayment terms.  As a result, the actual maturity dates of the loan may be different than the amounts disclosed in the portfolios of investments.  Term loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund may be contractually obligated to secure approval from the Agent Bank and/or Borrower prior to the sale or disposition of loan.
(o)
The issuer of this security will accrue interest at a rate of 12.5% per annum and will make interest payments as follows: (1) 6.0% in payment-in-kind interest and (2) 6.5% in cash.
(p)
Non-income producing security.
             
(q)
All or a portion of this security position is segregated as collateral for written options.
       
                     
 
See previously submitted notes to financial statements for the period ended May 31, 2012.
     
 
Country Allocation***
   
United States
69.7%
   
Cayman Islands
19.6%
   
Jersey
3.9%
   
Ireland
1.5%
   
United Kingdom
1.2%
   
Bermuda
0.9%
   
Sweden
0.6%
   
Mexico
0.6%
   
Australia
0.5%
   
Netherlands
0.4%
   
Marshall Islands
0.4%
   
Luxembourg
0.3%
   
France
0.3%
   
Canada
0.1%
   
       
***Subject to change daily.  Based on long-term investments.
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
GOF Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund
       
Portfolio of Investments continued
       
August 31, 2012 (unaudited)
       
             
Contracts
           
(100 shares
   
Expiration
Exercise
   
per contract)
 
Options Written - (1.1%) (p)
Month
Price
 
Value
   
Call Options Written - (0.4%)
       
             1,549
 
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund
September 2012
 $  15.00
 
 $     (47,244)
                361
 
iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate Index Fund
September 2012
     65.00
 
       (40,432)
             2,813
 
iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund
September 2012
     11.00
 
      (260,203)
             1,445
 
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund
September 2012
     81.00
 
      (213,138)
                646
 
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
September 2012
     36.00
 
       (26,486)
                818
 
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
September 2012
   134.00
 
       (26,994)
                398
 
SPDR Gold Shares
September 2012
   170.00
 
       (44,576)
                801
 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
September 2012
   142.00
 
      (109,737)
                765
 
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
September 2012
     31.00
 
       (14,917)
                938
 
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
September 2012
     37.00
 
         (9,380)
   
Total Value of Call Options Written
     
 $   (793,107)
   
Premiums received ($920,610)
       
             
   
Put Options Written (0.7%)
       
             4,368
 
ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury
January 2013
 $  15.00
 
 $   (528,528)
             2,656
 
ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury
January 2013
     19.00
 
   (1,148,720)
   
Total Value of Put Options Written
     
 $(1,677,248)
   
Premiums Received ($975,459)
       
             
   
Total Value of Options Written - (1.1%)
     
 $(2,470,355)
   
Premiums Received ($1,896,069)
       
 


 
 

 
 

GOF Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund
       
Portfolio of Investments
             
August 31, 2012 (unaudited)
           
                 
                 
The Fund entered into credit default and interest rate swap agreements during the three months ended August 31, 2012 to potentially enhance return.  Details of the swap agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2012 are as follows:
                 
Credit Default Swap Agreements
           
                 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
 
Reference Entity
 
 
Buy/Sell
Protection
 
 
 
Termination Date
 
Implied Credit
Spread at
August 31, 2012 (2)
 
 
Notional
Amount (000s)
 
 
Receive
Fixed Rate
Upfront
Premium
Received
(Paid)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Goldman Sachs(1)
Basket of distinct
corporate entities
 
Sell
09/20/14
7.04%
 $          3,000
1.180%
 $                  -
 
$          (371,363)
                 
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
           
                 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
 
Floating Rate
 
 
Termination Date
 
 
Notional
Amount (000s)
 
Receive
Fixed Rate
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
 (Depreciation)
Goldman Sachs (3)
3 Month LIBOR
01/04/38
 
 $        10,000
5.675%
 
 $           535,150
Goldman Sachs (3)
3 Month LIBOR
07/07/38
 
5,000
5.753%
 
325,717
               
 $           860,867
                 
Total Unrealized Appreciation for Swap Agreements
       
 $           489,504
                 
                 
                 
(1) The Fund receives a fixed rate based upon the notional amount of $3 million and if a defined credit event occurs,
pays cumulative losses in excess of a stated percentage on an underlying basket of distinct corporate entities.
The maximum loss exposure is $3 million.
     
(2) Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap
agreements on corporate issues of an emerging country as of period end 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 upfront payments
required to be made to enter into the agreement.  Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's
credit soundless and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms
of the agreement. 
(3) The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.
       
                 
                 
At August 31, 2012, the Fund had the following unfunded loan commitments which
   
could be extended at the option of the borrower:
         
 
Borrower
Principal Amount
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Constellation Brands
             1,000,000
$                  -
Cequel
               800,000
                  -
Global Aviation
               110,997
                555
Serta Simmons
             2,200,000
                  -
ServiceMaster Revolver
               800,000
          (44,000)
Wolverine
             1,000,000
                  -
   
 $       (43,445)
 

 
 
 

 
 

 
At August 31, 2012, the cost and related gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on
investments for tax purposes are as follows:
   
 
Cost of Investments for Tax Purposes
Gross Tax
Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross Tax
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net Tax Unrealized
Appreciation on
Investments
$310,339,394
 $  14,159,916
 $       (8,242,288)
 $                  5,917,628
 
The Fund values equity securities at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange or in the principal over-the-counter (“OTC”) market in which such securities are traded, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the day the securities are being valued or, if there are no sales, at the mean between the last available bid and asked prices on that day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Preferred stocks are valued at their sales price as of the close of the exchange on which they are traded. Preferred stocks for which the last sales price is not available are valued at the last available bid price. Debt securities (including asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and term loans) are valued at the last available bid price. If bids are not available, debt securities are estimated using valuation models that incorporate market data that may include assumptions relating to current yields, timing of cash flows, dealer quotes, prepayment risk, value of underlying collateral, general market conditions, liquidity and prices of other debt securities with comparable coupon rates, maturities/duration, and credit quality. Municipal bonds are valued at the last available bid price for such securities or, if such prices are not available, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type. Foreign securities are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. The Fund’s securities that are primarily traded in foreign markets may be traded in such markets on days that the NYSE is closed. As a result, the net asset value of the Fund may be significantly affected on days when holders of common shares have no ability to trade common shares on the NYSE. Exchange traded funds are valued at the last sales price or official closing price on the exchange where the security is principally traded. Investment companies are valued at the last available closing price. The Fund values exchange-traded options and other derivative contracts at the mean of the best bid and asked prices at the close on those exchanges on which they are traded. Swaps are valued daily by independent pricing services or dealers using the mid price. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less, at the time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The Fund values money market funds at net asset value.
 
           
For fixed income securities, fair valuations may include input from Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (“GPIM”) utilizing a wide variety of market data including yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, rating, indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over Treasuries, and other information and analysis. GPIM also uses third party service providers to model certain securities using cash flow models to represent a fair market value.
           
For those securities where quotations or prices are not available, the valuations are determined in accordance with procedures established in good faith by management and approved by the Board of Trustees. Valuations in accordance with these procedures are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s) “fair value.” Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. Each such determination should be based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to: (i) the type of security, (ii) the initial cost of the security, (iii) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, (iv) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, (v) quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services, (vi) information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange traded securities), (vii) an analysis of the company’s financial statements, and (viii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold (e.g., the existence of pending merger activity, public offerings or tender offers that might affect the value of the security).
           
There are three different categories for valuation. Level 1 valuations are those based upon quoted prices in active markets. Level 2 valuations are those based upon quoted prices in inactive markets or based upon significant observable inputs (e.g., yield curves; benchmark interest rates; indices). Level 3 valuations are those based upon unobservable inputs (e.g., discounted cash flow analysis; non-market based methods used to determine fair valuations).
           
The Fund values Level 1 securities using readily available market quotations in active markets. The Fund values Level 2 fixed income securities using independent pricing providers who employ matrix pricing models utilizing market prices, broker quotes and prices of securities with comparable maturities and qualities. In addition, the Fund values certain Level 2 fixed income securities using broker quotes. The Fund values Level 2 equity securities using various observable market inputs.
           
The following table represents the Fund's investments carried by caption and by level within the fair value hierarchy at August 31, 2012.
           
 
Description
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(value in $000s)
         
Assets:
         
Corporate Bonds
 
 $                -
 $            111,479
 $                             -
 $                                111,479
Asset Backed Securities:
         
Automobile
 
                   -
                        50
                                -
                                            50
Collateralized Debt Obligations
 
                   -
                 16,273
                                -
                                     16,273
Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
                   -
                 45,182
                                -
                                     45,182
Commercial Receivables
 
                   -
                      361
                           520
                                          881
Credit Cards
 
                   -
                   3,629
                                -
                                       3,629
Financial
 
                   -
                        32
                                -
                                            32
Insurance
 
                   -
                   5,471
                           352
                                       5,823
Media
 
                   -
                   1,730
                                -
                                       1,730
Other ABS
 
                   -
                   1,408
                                -
                                       1,408
Student Loans
 
                   -
                      289
                                -
                                          289
Timeshare
 
                   -
                   1,589
                                -
                                       1,589
Transportation
 
                   -
                 23,369
                           455
                                     23,824
Trust Preferred Stocks
 
                   -
                   3,384
                                -
                                       3,384
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
 
                   -
                 13,475
                                -
                                     13,475
Term Loans:
         
Aerospace & Defense
 
                   -
                        99
                                -
                                            99
Automotive
 
                   -
                      645
                                -
                                          645
Brokerage
 
                   -
                        80
                                -
                                            80
Commercial Services
 
                   -
                      100
                                -
                                          100
Consumer Products
 
                   -
                      149
                                -
                                          149
Consumer Services
 
                   -
                   1,767
                                -
                                       1,767
Diversified Manufacturing
 
                   -
                   2,092
                                -
                                       2,092
Entertainment
 
                   -
                   1,400
                                -
                                       1,400
Food & Beverages
 
                   -
                      995
                                -
                                          995
Gaming
 
                   -
                      102
                                -
                                          102
Health Care
 
                   -
                   2,815
                                -
                                       2,815
Lodging
 
                   -
                      388
                                -
                                          388
Oil Field Services
 
                   -
                      151
                                -
                                          151
Other Finance
 
                   -
                      830
                                -
                                          830
Other Industrials
 
                   -
                      299
                                -
                                          299
Railroads
 
                   -
                      199
                                -
                                          199
Retail
 
                   -
                      314
                           539
                                          853
Technology
 
                   -
                   2,367
                                -
                                       2,367
Transportation
 
                   -
                   1,487
                             16
                                       1,503
Wireless
 
                   -
                   1,322
                                -
                                       1,322
Common Stock
 
                   -
                           -
                           125
                                          125
Preferred Stock:
         
Diversified Financial Services
 
                   -
                   3,484
                                -
                                       3,484
Insurance
 
              594
                           -
                                -
                                          594
Telecommunications
 
                   -
                   1,214
                                -
                                       1,214
Transportation
 
           1,109
                           -
                                -
                                       1,109
Exchange Traded Funds
 
         56,479
                           -
                                -
                                     56,479
Warrants
 
                   -
                           -
 -*
 -*
Options Purchased
 
              971
                           -
                                -
                                          971
Money Market Fund
 
           5,077
                           -
                                -
                                       5,077
Interest Rate Swaps
 
                   -
                      861
                                -
                                          861
Total
 
 $      64,230
 $            250,881
 $                     2,007
 $                                317,118
           
Liabilities:
         
Credit Default Swaps
 
 $                -
 $                   371
 $                             -
 $                                       371
Options Written
 
           2,470
                           -
                                -
                                       2,470
Unfunded Commitments
 
                   -
                        43
                                -
                                            43
Total
 
 $        2,470
 $                   414
 $                             -
 $                                    2,884
* Market value is less than minimum amount disclosed.
   
           
During the three months ended August 31, 2012, there were no transfers between levels.
 
With regards to the Level 3 securities:
The Fund received the Alion Science and Technology Warrants, which have a penny per share exercise price, as part of the purchase of Alion Science and Technology 12% corporate bonds which mature on November 1, 2014. The company has two bonds outstanding with the longer dated of the two bonds trading at a distressed level. The warrant and the underlying stock of the company are both unlisted securities.  As a result of these factors, the Fund is assigning a price of $0.00 to the warrants. If the warrants begin trading on an exchange, the price of the warrants could increase.

The Insurance Note Capital Term, Series  2005-1R1A is an A rated senior sequential tranche of a securitization of Regulation XXX excess reserves on term life insurance policies. The security pays a coupon rate of 1 month Libor + 0.32%. It is expected to mature in 2014 with an average life of 1.6 years, however, its repayment schedule is subject to a number of factors including regulatory approval.  In May 2012, the issuer received regulatory approval to make repayments over the upcoming year at a rate slower than which was indicated by the transaction’s cash flow. The current price of $91.346 reflects the uncertainty of the repayment timing, the high complexity of analyzing XXX securitizations and a small investor base for the security.  If additional information regarding the timing of the repayment becomes available, the price of the security could increase or decrease.

Blade Engine Securitization Ltd., Series 2006-1A is a BBB+ rated mezzanine tranche of a securitization of aircraft engine lease receivables managed by GE Capital Aviation Services. The security pays a coupon rate of 1 month Libor + 3.00%. The current price of $75.13 reflects overall trends in the market for aircraft securities and the low liquidity and limited investor base for the security.

FCC Financing Subsidiary, LLC, Series 2010-1A is a BBB rated mezzanine tranche of a securitization of asset based loans managed by First Capital Corporation.  The security pays a coupon rate of 12.99%.  The current price of $103.94 reflects the high coupon offset by the lack of liquidity and investor knowledge in the name and investor reluctance to pay high premiums for less liquid asset backed securities. 

Deb Shops Term Loan is a 1st Lien Sr. Secured Term Loan for Deb Shops, a fashion apparel retailer focused on women between the ages 15-29.  The current price of $100.00 reflects the high yield of 12.50%, which is based on the small size of the issue ($60mm) and lack of liquidity (only three holders).  Because the term loan does not have any call premium a buyer would not be willing to pay above par for the loan.

Deb Shops Common Stock – This is the common equity of Deb Shops.  We acquired this common stock in exchange for the cancelation of a portion of our pre-petition 1st lien term loan as part of the Company’s exit from Bankruptcy in Q4 2011.  Based on the enterprise value multiples of public comparables and giving effect to Deb Shops smaller size, the Fund assigned the price of $13.32 per share.   

Carey International, Inc. is a provider of chauffeured vehicle services and transportation management and logistics solutions.  Based on an EBITDA projection model, the term loan is being priced at $45.00.
 
The following table presents the activity for the Fund's investments measured at fair value using significant unobservable
inputs (Level 3 valuations) for the period ended August 31, 2012.
         
Beginning Balance at 5/31/12
       
Asset Backed Securities
     
 $              1,339
Term Loans
     
                   545
Common Stock
     
                   125
Warrant
     
 -*
Paydowns Received
       
Asset Backed Securities
     
                    (24)
Term Loans
     
                      -
Common Stock
     
                      -
Warrant
     
                      -
Payment-in-kind Distributions Received
   
Asset Backed Securities
     
                      -
Term Loans
     
                       8
Common Stock
     
                      -
Warrant
     
                      -
Total Realized Gain/Loss
       
Asset Backed Securities
     
                       5
Term Loans
     
                      -
Common Stock
     
                      -
Warrant
     
                      -
Change in Unrealized Gain/Loss
       
Asset Backed Securities
     
                       7
Term Loans
     
                       2
Common Stock
     
                      -
Warrant
     
                      -
Net Purchases:
       
Asset Backed Securities
     
                      -
Term Loans
     
                      -
Common Stock
     
                      -
Warrant
     
                      -
Sales
     
                      -
Transfer In:
       
Asset Backed Securities
     
                      -
Term Loans
     
                      -
Common Stock
     
                      -
Warrant
     
                      -
Transfer Out
     
                      -
Ending Balance at 8/31/12
       
Asset Backed Securities
     
                 1,327
Term Loans
     
                   555
Common Stock
     
                   125
Warrant
     
 -*
Total Level 3 holdings
     
 $              2,007
         
* Market value is less than the minimum amount disclosed.
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
Item 2.     Controls and Procedures.

 
(a)
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded, based on such evaluation, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 
(b)
There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3.   Exhibits.

               A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), is attached hereto
 

 
 
 

 

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.

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  

By:         /s/Donald C. Cacciapaglia
Donald C. Cacciapaglia
Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 30, 2012


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/Donald C. Cacciapaglia
                Donald C. Cacciapaglia
Chief Executive Officer

 
Date: October 30, 2012



By:          /s/John Sullivan
John Sullivan
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer

Date: October 30, 2012