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 811-22795
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 | ||
Wheaton, IL 60187 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
W. Scott Jardine, Esq. | ||
First Trust Portfolios L.P. | ||
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 | ||
Wheaton, IL 60187 | ||
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 765-8000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: April 30, 2018
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Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
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• | The S&P 500® Index did something it had never previously done, finishing 2017 with 12 months of gains; |
• | The Dow Jones Industrial Average achieved a milestone as well, closing above 24,000 for the first time ever on November 30; |
• | The Nasdaq Composite set a record by having 11 months of gains in 2017 (June was the only down month, and by just 0.86%); and |
• | The MSCI AC World Index (containing constituents from 47 countries) ended 2017 at an all-time high and was up 22% at year-end. |
Performance | |||
Average Annual Total Returns | |||
6 Months Ended 4/30/18 | 1 Year Ended 4/30/18 | Inception (5/23/13) to 4/30/18 | |
Fund Performance(3) | |||
NAV | -1.08% | 6.08% | 8.79% |
Market Value | -5.23% | 3.32% | 6.47% |
Index Performance | |||
ICE BofAML Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index | -1.46% | 1.97% | 5.06% |
ICE BofAML U.S. Capital Securities Index | -1.84% | 2.59% | 4.56% |
Blended Index(4) | -1.64% | 2.29% | 4.83% |
(1) | Most recent distribution paid or declared through 4/30/2018. Subject to change in the future. |
(2) | Distribution rates are calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution paid or declared through the report date and then dividing by Common Share Price or NAV, as applicable, as of 4/30/2018. Subject to change in the future. |
(3) | Total return is based on the combination of reinvested dividend, capital gain, and return of capital distributions, if any, at prices obtained by the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and changes in NAV per share for NAV returns and changes in Common Share Price for market value returns. Total returns do not reflect sales load and are not annualized for periods of less than one year. Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
(4) | The Blended Index consists of the following: ICE BofAML Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index (50%) and ICE BofAML U.S. Capital Securities Index (50%). The Blended Index was added to reflect the diverse allocation of institutional preferred and hybrid securities in the Fund’s Portfolio. The indexes do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the performance shown. Indexes are unmanaged and an investor cannot invest directly in an index. |
(5) | The credit quality and ratings information presented above reflect the ratings assigned by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs), including Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of the McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings or a comparably rated NRSRO. For situations in which a security is rated by more than one NRSRO and the ratings are not equivalent, the highest rating is used. Sub-investment grade ratings are those rated BB+/Ba1 or lower. Investment grade ratings are those rated BBB-/Baa3 or higher. The credit ratings shown relate to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities in the Fund, and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings are subject to change. |
Shares | Description | Stated Rate | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
$25 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES – 19.6% | ||||||||
Banks – 3.2% | ||||||||
85,593 | Banc of California, Inc., Series E | 7.00% | (a) | $2,175,774 | ||||
300,000 | Citigroup, Inc., Series S (b) | 6.30% | (a) | 7,878,000 | ||||
49,752 | Fifth Third Bancorp, Series I (c) | 6.63% | (a) | 1,411,962 | ||||
149,642 | FNB Corp. (b) (c) | 7.25% | (a) | 4,185,487 | ||||
864,211 | GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 5.79% (b) (d) | 7.62% | 02/15/40 | 22,979,370 | ||||
53,928 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series BB | 6.15% | (a) | 1,414,531 | ||||
44,878 | Valley National Bancorp, Series A (c) | 6.25% | (a) | 1,178,945 | ||||
100,000 | Wells Fargo & Co., Series W | 5.70% | (a) | 2,502,000 | ||||
98,964 | Wintrust Financial Corp., Series D (b) (c) | 6.50% | (a) | 2,662,132 | ||||
46,388,201 | ||||||||
Capital Markets – 2.6% | ||||||||
211,494 | Apollo Global Management, LLC, Series B (b) | 6.38% | (a) | 5,118,155 | ||||
145,201 | Apollo Investment Corp. (b) | 6.88% | 07/15/43 | 3,651,805 | ||||
3,067 | Ares Management L.P., Series A | 7.00% | (a) | 79,895 | ||||
387,100 | Morgan Stanley, Series E (b) (c) | 7.13% | (a) | 10,892,994 | ||||
644,656 | Morgan Stanley, Series F (b) (c) | 6.88% | (a) | 17,728,040 | ||||
37,470,889 | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.2% | ||||||||
302,222 | Qwest Corp. (b) | 6.88% | 10/01/54 | 6,609,595 | ||||
141,191 | Qwest Corp. (b) | 7.00% | 02/01/56 | 3,360,346 | ||||
128,413 | Qwest Corp. | 6.50% | 09/01/56 | 2,712,083 | ||||
200,000 | Qwest Corp. (b) | 6.75% | 06/15/57 | 4,312,000 | ||||
16,994,024 | ||||||||
Electric Utilities – 0.6% | ||||||||
73,257 | PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Series B | 5.90% | 04/30/73 | 1,837,286 | ||||
258,726 | Southern (The) Co. (b) | 6.25% | 10/15/75 | 6,701,003 | ||||
8,538,289 | ||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.4% | ||||||||
150,000 | Colony NorthStar, Inc., Series E (b) | 8.75% | (a) | 3,807,000 | ||||
193,100 | Farmland Partners, Inc., Series B, steps up 10/01/24 to 10.00% (b) (e) | 6.00% | (a) | 4,803,362 | ||||
91,002 | Global Net Lease, Inc., Series A | 7.25% | (a) | 2,238,649 | ||||
114,430 | Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Series H | 6.25% | (a) | 2,794,381 | ||||
250,000 | VEREIT, Inc., Series F (b) | 6.70% | (a) | 6,292,500 | ||||
19,935,892 | ||||||||
Food Products – 2.5% | ||||||||
824,835 | CHS, Inc., Series 2 (b) (c) | 7.10% | (a) | 22,600,479 | ||||
546,059 | CHS, Inc., Series 3 (b) (c) | 6.75% | (a) | 14,366,812 | ||||
36,967,291 | ||||||||
Insurance – 2.9% | ||||||||
3,591 | Allstate Corp., Series C | 6.75% | (a) | 91,894 | ||||
54,323 | Allstate Corp., Series E | 6.63% | (a) | 1,415,657 | ||||
193,648 | AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (b) | 7.25% | 06/15/55 | 4,570,093 | ||||
210,480 | AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (b) | 7.50% | 09/15/55 | 5,215,695 | ||||
100,000 | AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., Series F | 6.95% | (a) | 1,800,000 | ||||
59,196 | Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 5.63% | (a) | 1,431,359 | ||||
379,385 | Delphi Financial Group, Inc., 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.19% (b) (d) | 5.03% | 05/15/37 | 8,725,855 | ||||
158,193 | Global Indemnity Ltd. (b) | 7.75% | 08/15/45 | 3,983,300 | ||||
190,380 | Global Indemnity Ltd. (b) | 7.88% | 04/15/47 | 4,845,171 | ||||
19,685 | National General Holdings Corp. | 7.63% | 09/15/55 | 492,420 |
Shares | Description | Stated Rate | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
$25 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES (Continued) | ||||||||
Insurance (Continued) | ||||||||
133,133 | National General Holdings Corp., Series C (b) | 7.50% | (a) | $3,317,674 | ||||
107,835 | PartnerRe Ltd., Series G (b) | 6.50% | (a) | 2,850,079 | ||||
225,000 | Phoenix Cos., Inc. | 7.45% | 01/15/32 | 4,192,875 | ||||
42,932,072 | ||||||||
Internet Software & Services – 0.2% | ||||||||
105,594 | eBay, Inc. (b) | 6.00% | 02/01/56 | 2,756,003 | ||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.5% | ||||||||
346,092 | Annaly Capital Management, Inc., Series F (b) (c) | 6.95% | (a) | 8,718,058 | ||||
121,000 | Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc., Series B (b) (c) | 7.75% | (a) | 3,047,990 | ||||
207,000 | Two Harbors Investment Corp., Series B (b) (c) | 7.63% | (a) | 5,175,000 | ||||
220,000 | Two Harbors Investment Corp., Series C (b) (c) | 7.25% | (a) | 5,273,400 | ||||
22,214,448 | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities – 1.9% | ||||||||
732,571 | Integrys Holding, Inc. (b) (c) | 6.00% | 08/01/73 | 18,955,275 | ||||
350,000 | Just Energy Group, Inc., Series A (b) (c) | 8.50% | (a) | 8,092,000 | ||||
27,047,275 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.4% | ||||||||
148,780 | Enbridge, Inc., Series B (c) | 6.38% | 04/15/78 | 3,776,780 | ||||
85,000 | Energy Transfer Partners L.P., Series C (c) | 7.38% | (a) | 2,109,700 | ||||
5,886,480 | ||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.8% | ||||||||
455,104 | New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Series A (b) (c) | 6.38% | (a) | 12,319,665 | ||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.4% | ||||||||
262,545 | United States Cellular Corp. (b) | 7.25% | 12/01/64 | 6,589,880 | ||||
Total $25 Par Preferred Securities | 286,040,409 | |||||||
(Cost $284,236,250) | ||||||||
$100 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES – 3.6% | ||||||||
Banks – 3.6% | ||||||||
80,000 | Agribank FCB (c) (f) | 6.88% | (a) | 8,645,000 | ||||
179,000 | CoBank ACB, Series F (b) (c) (f) | 6.25% | (a) | 18,974,000 | ||||
82,220 | CoBank ACB, Series G (b) (f) | 6.13% | (a) | 8,394,826 | ||||
54,250 | CoBank ACB, Series H (b) (c) (f) | 6.20% | (a) | 5,743,719 | ||||
100,000 | Farm Credit Bank Of Texas (b) (c) (g) | 6.75% | (a) | 10,780,200 | ||||
Total $100 Par Preferred Securities | 52,537,745 | |||||||
(Cost $50,687,346) | ||||||||
$1,000 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES – 6.3% | ||||||||
Banks – 3.5% | ||||||||
3,557 | CoBank ACB, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.18% (d) (g) | 3.52% | (a) | 2,370,459 | ||||
25,859 | Farm Credit Bank Of Texas, Series 1 (b) (f) | 10.00% | (a) | 30,513,620 | ||||
15,364 | Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust (g) | 12.00% | (a) | 18,091,110 | ||||
50,975,189 | ||||||||
Diversified Financial Services – 1.4% | ||||||||
12,000 | Compeer Financial ACA (b) (c) (g) | 6.75% | (a) | 12,660,000 | ||||
8,500 | Kinder Morgan GP, Inc., 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.90% (d) (g) | 5.77% | 08/18/57 | 7,978,187 | ||||
20,638,187 |
Shares | Description | Stated Rate | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
$1,000 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES (Continued) | ||||||||
Insurance – 1.4% | ||||||||
20,949 | XLIT Ltd., Series D, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.12% (d) | 5.47% | (a) | $21,001,373 | ||||
Total $1,000 Par Preferred Securities | 92,614,749 | |||||||
(Cost $92,307,810) | ||||||||
$1,000,000 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES – 1.0% | ||||||||
Banks – 1.0% | ||||||||
12 | FT Real Estate Securities Co., Inc. (g) (h) (i) | 9.50% | (a) | 14,739,072 | ||||
(Cost $15,990,000) | ||||||||
Par Amount | Description | Stated Rate | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
CAPITAL PREFERRED SECURITIES – 111.8% | ||||||||
Automobiles – 1.4% | ||||||||
$21,100,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Series A (b) (c) | 5.75% | (a) | 20,857,350 | ||||
Banks – 51.9% | ||||||||
16,000,000 | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (b) (c) (j) (k) | 6.75% | (a) | 17,100,000 | ||||
11,800,000 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (c) (k) | 6.13% | (a) | 11,434,790 | ||||
4,600,000 | Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A. (c) (j) (k) | 6.88% | (a) | 4,634,500 | ||||
8,000,000 | Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A. (c) (j) (k) | 7.63% | (a) | 8,290,000 | ||||
12,200,000 | Banco Santander S.A. (b) (c) (k) | 6.38% | (a) | 12,393,126 | ||||
18,000,000 | Bank of America Corp., Series DD (b) (c) | 6.30% | (a) | 19,101,600 | ||||
23,867,000 | Bank of America Corp., Series Z (b) (c) | 6.50% | (a) | 25,328,854 | ||||
40,000 | Barclays Bank PLC (j) | 10.18% | 06/12/21 | 46,827 | ||||
35,136,000 | Barclays PLC (b) (c) (k) | 7.88% | (a) | 37,563,195 | ||||
2,000,000 | BNP Paribas S.A. (c) (j) (k) | 7.38% | (a) | 2,182,500 | ||||
29,774,000 | BNP Paribas S.A. (b) (c) (j) (k) | 7.63% | (a) | 32,148,476 | ||||
9,500,000 | BPCE S.A. (b) (c) (j) | 12.50% | (a) | 10,628,125 | ||||
5,000,000 | Citigroup, Inc., Series O (b) (c) | 5.88% | (a) | 5,143,750 | ||||
25,000,000 | Citigroup, Inc., Series R (b) (c) | 6.13% | (a) | 26,156,250 | ||||
25,000,000 | CoBank ACB, Series I (b) (c) (f) | 6.25% | (a) | 26,670,225 | ||||
37,104,000 | Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (b) (c) (j) | 11.00% | (a) | 40,211,460 | ||||
24,100,000 | Credit Agricole S.A. (b) (c) (j) (k) | 7.88% | (a) | 26,208,750 | ||||
32,500,000 | Credit Agricole S.A. (b) (c) (j) (k) | 8.13% | (a) | 37,008,562 | ||||
10,000,000 | Credit Agricole S.A. (b) (c) (j) | 8.38% | (a) | 10,687,500 | ||||
8,680,000 | Danske Bank A.S. (c) (k) | 6.13% | (a) | 8,810,200 | ||||
16,500,000 | HSBC Holdings PLC (b) (c) (k) | 6.38% | (a) | 17,036,250 | ||||
3,000,000 | HSBC Holdings PLC (c) (k) | 6.38% | (a) | 3,078,000 | ||||
9,400,000 | HSBC Holdings PLC (c) (k) | 6.88% | (a) | 9,987,500 | ||||
10,520,000 | ING Groep N.V. (c) (k) | 6.50% | (a) | 10,854,536 | ||||
10,000,000 | ING Groep N.V. (b) (c) (k) | 6.88% | (a) | 10,576,250 | ||||
27,300,000 | Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (b) (c) (j) (k) | 7.70% | (a) | 29,006,250 | ||||
11,000,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series I, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.47% (b) (d) | 5.83% | (a) | 11,096,250 | ||||
20,000,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series S (b) (c) | 6.75% | (a) | 21,700,000 | ||||
13,000,000 | Lloyds Bank PLC (b) (c) (j) | 12.00% | (a) | 16,549,793 | ||||
14,150,000 | Lloyds Bank PLC (b) (c) | 12.00% | (a) | 18,013,813 | ||||
17,313,000 | Lloyds Banking Group PLC (c) (k) | 7.50% | (a) | 18,724,009 | ||||
5,363,000 | Nordea Bank AB (c) (k) | 6.13% | (a) | 5,523,890 | ||||
23,400,000 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (b) (c) (k) | 8.00% | (a) | 25,652,250 | ||||
31,050,000 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (b) (c) (k) | 8.63% | (a) | 34,077,375 | ||||
10,200,000 | Societe Generale S.A. (c) (j) (k) | 6.00% | (a) | 10,288,995 | ||||
24,600,000 | Societe Generale S.A. (b) (c) (j) (k) | 7.38% | (a) | 26,137,500 | ||||
15,250,000 | Societe Generale S.A. (b) (c) (j) (k) | 7.88% | (a) | 16,565,313 | ||||
5,565,000 | Standard Chartered PLC (b) (c) | 7.01% | (a) | 6,309,319 | ||||
12,400,000 | Standard Chartered PLC (b) (c) (j) (k) | 7.50% | (a) | 13,128,500 |
Par Amount | Description | Stated Rate | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
CAPITAL PREFERRED SECURITIES (Continued) | ||||||||
Banks (Continued) | ||||||||
$7,500,000 | Standard Chartered PLC (c) (j) (k) | 7.75% | (a) | $8,006,250 | ||||
825,000 | Standard Chartered PLC (c) (k) | 7.75% | (a) | 880,688 | ||||
29,746,000 | UniCredit S.p.A. (b) (c) (k) | 8.00% | (a) | 31,108,545 | ||||
16,000,000 | UniCredit S.p.A. (b) (c) (j) | 5.86% | 06/19/32 | 16,050,928 | ||||
21,500,000 | Wells Fargo & Co., Series K, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.77% (b) (d) | 5.89% | (a) | 21,768,750 | ||||
12,670,000 | Zions Bancorporation, Series J (b) (c) | 7.20% | (a) | 13,810,300 | ||||
757,679,944 | ||||||||
Capital Markets – 3.3% | ||||||||
1,650,000 | Charles Schwab Corp. (c) | 7.00% | (a) | 1,815,000 | ||||
17,079,000 | Credit Suisse Group AG (c) (j) (k) | 7.50% | (a) | 18,552,235 | ||||
7,675,000 | Credit Suisse Group AG (c) (k) | 7.50% | (a) | 8,337,045 | ||||
3,350,000 | UBS Group AG (c) (k) | 7.00% | (a) | 3,589,920 | ||||
15,000,000 | UBS Group AG (b) (c) (k) | 7.13% | (a) | 15,642,870 | ||||
47,937,070 | ||||||||
Diversified Financial Services – 0.2% | ||||||||
3,379,000 | Voya Financial, Inc. (b) (c) | 5.65% | 05/15/53 | 3,451,649 | ||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.6% | ||||||||
20,000,000 | Koninklijke KPN N.V. (b) (c) (j) | 7.00% | 03/28/73 | 21,650,000 | ||||
1,000,000 | Koninklijke KPN N.V. (b) (c) | 7.00% | 03/28/73 | 1,082,500 | ||||
22,732,500 | ||||||||
Electric Utilities – 6.3% | ||||||||
36,500,000 | Emera, Inc., Series 16-A (b) (c) | 6.75% | 06/15/76 | 39,675,500 | ||||
38,700,000 | Enel S.p.A. (b) (c) (j) | 8.75% | 09/24/73 | 45,907,875 | ||||
6,500,000 | Southern (The) Co., Series B (b) (c) | 5.50% | 03/15/57 | 6,720,516 | ||||
92,303,891 | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services – 1.8% | ||||||||
24,800,000 | Transcanada Trust, Series 16-A (b) (c) | 5.88% | 08/15/76 | 25,606,000 | ||||
Food Products – 5.1% | ||||||||
9,000,000 | Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (b) (g) | 7.13% | (a) | 9,877,500 | ||||
14,988,000 | Land O’Lakes Capital Trust I (b) (g) | 7.45% | 03/15/28 | 17,086,320 | ||||
10,000,000 | Land O’Lakes, Inc. (b) (j) | 7.25% | (a) | 11,150,000 | ||||
33,000,000 | Land O’Lakes, Inc. (b) (j) | 8.00% | (a) | 37,125,000 | ||||
75,238,820 | ||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 1.6% | ||||||||
9,850,000 | AES Gener S.A. (c) (j) | 8.38% | 12/18/73 | 10,293,250 | ||||
12,150,000 | AES Gener S.A. (c) | 8.38% | 12/18/73 | 12,696,750 | ||||
22,990,000 | ||||||||
Insurance – 29.5% | ||||||||
12,500,000 | Aegon N.V. (c) | 5.50% | 04/11/48 | 12,452,747 | ||||
9,600,000 | AG Insurance S.A. (b) (c) | 6.75% | (a) | 9,835,219 | ||||
23,820,000 | American International Group, Inc. (b) (c) | 8.18% | 05/15/58 | 31,263,750 | ||||
5,350,000 | American International Group, Inc. Series A-9 (b) (c) | 5.75% | 04/01/48 | 5,390,125 | ||||
40,000,000 | Aquarius & Investments PLC for Swiss Reinsurance Co., Ltd. (b) (c) | 8.25% | (a) | 40,496,760 | ||||
339,000 | Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. (c) | 7.25% | (a) | 359,200 | ||||
14,300,000 | Assurant, Inc. (b) (c) | 7.00% | 03/27/48 | 14,926,347 | ||||
30,000,000 | Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings, Inc. (b) (c) (j) | 6.40% | 12/15/66 | 30,150,000 | ||||
39,700,000 | Catlin Insurance Co., Ltd., 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.98% (b) (d) (j) | 5.33% | (a) | 39,551,125 | ||||
10,600,000 | CNP Assurances (b) (c) | 6.88% | (a) | 10,936,550 |
Par Amount | Description | Stated Rate | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
CAPITAL PREFERRED SECURITIES (Continued) | ||||||||
Insurance (Continued) | ||||||||
$10,600,000 | CNP Assurances (b) (c) | 7.50% | (a) | $10,767,321 | ||||
12,500,000 | Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (The) (b) (c) (j) | 7.25% | (a) | 13,702,750 | ||||
15,300,000 | Fortegra Financial Corp. (b) (c) (g) | 8.50% | 10/15/57 | 15,491,250 | ||||
27,375,000 | Friends Life Holdings PLC (b) (c) | 7.88% | (a) | 28,011,469 | ||||
1,000,000 | Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co. (c) | 6.50% | (a) | 1,110,000 | ||||
25,616,000 | La Mondiale SAM (b) (c) | 7.63% | (a) | 26,458,126 | ||||
16,210,000 | Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (b) (j) | 7.80% | 03/15/37 | 19,654,625 | ||||
2,000,000 | Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (b) (c) | 10.75% | 06/15/58 | 3,085,000 | ||||
1,000,000 | Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.91% (d) (j) | 5.03% | 03/15/37 | 987,500 | ||||
4,120,000 | Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, Co. (c) (j) | 5.10% | 04/26/48 | 4,212,929 | ||||
1,401,000 | MetLife, Inc. (j) | 9.25% | 04/08/38 | 1,912,365 | ||||
25,000,000 | Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (b) (c) (j) | 7.00% | 03/15/72 | 27,618,750 | ||||
3,000,000 | Nationwide Financial Services Capital Trust (b) (f) | 7.90% | 03/01/37 | 3,337,862 | ||||
19,700,000 | Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (b) | 6.75% | 05/15/37 | 21,965,500 | ||||
24,300,000 | QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. (b) (c) (j) | 7.50% | 11/24/43 | 27,176,634 | ||||
20,250,000 | QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. (b) (c) | 6.75% | 12/02/44 | 21,649,478 | ||||
8,130,000 | Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. (b) (c) (j) | 6.50% | 09/20/73 | 8,963,325 | ||||
431,466,707 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining – 1.8% | ||||||||
23,500,000 | BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (b) (c) (j) | 6.75% | 10/19/75 | 26,196,625 | ||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.9% | ||||||||
12,157,000 | Andeavor Logistics L.P., Series A (b) (c) | 6.88% | (a) | 12,380,385 | ||||
8,000,000 | DCP Midstream L.P., Series A (b) (c) | 7.38% | (a) | 7,895,000 | ||||
28,243,000 | Enbridge Energy Partners L.P., 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.80% (b) (d) | 6.11% | 10/01/37 | 28,101,785 | ||||
5,400,000 | Enbridge, Inc. (b) (c) | 5.50% | 07/15/77 | 5,035,500 | ||||
7,700,000 | Enbridge, Inc. (b) (c) | 6.25% | 03/01/78 | 7,538,133 | ||||
5,000,000 | Enbridge, Inc., Series 16-A (b) (c) | 6.00% | 01/15/77 | 4,881,250 | ||||
10,500,000 | Energy Transfer Partners L.P., 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.02% (b) (d) | 4.79% | 11/01/66 | 9,187,500 | ||||
8,000,000 | Energy Transfer Partners L.P., Series B (b) (c) | 6.63% | (a) | 7,580,600 | ||||
2,000,000 | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.78% (d) | 4.78% | 06/01/67 | 1,987,835 | ||||
1,000,000 | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Series A, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.71% (d) | 5.48% | 08/01/66 | 1,005,210 | ||||
85,593,198 | ||||||||
Transportation Infrastructure – 1.4% | ||||||||
19,817,000 | AerCap Global Aviation Trust (b) (c) (j) | 6.50% | 06/15/45 | 21,105,105 | ||||
Total Capital Preferred Securities | 1,633,158,859 | |||||||
(Cost $1,621,356,332) | ||||||||
Principal Value | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES – 0.7% | ||||||||
Insurance – 0.7% | ||||||||
10,000,000 | AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (b) | 6.13% | 08/15/23 | 9,848,023 | ||||
(Cost $9,962,922) |
Total Investments – 143.0% |
2,088,938,857 | ||
(Cost $2,074,540,660) (l) | |||
Outstanding Loan – (44.8)% |
(655,000,000) | ||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities – 1.8% |
26,977,343 | ||
Net Assets – 100.0% |
$1,460,916,200 |
Counterparty | Floating Rate (1) | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Fixed Rate (1) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)/ Value | |||||
Bank of Nova Scotia | 1 month LIBOR | 01/23/25 | $165,000,000 | 1.786% | $10,110,225 |
(1) | The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. The floating rate on April 30, 2018 was 1.898%. |
(a) | Perpetual maturity. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security serves as collateral on the outstanding loan. |
(c) | Fixed-to-floating or fixed-to-variable rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at April 30, 2018. At a predetermined date, the fixed rate will change to a floating rate or a variable rate. |
(d) | Floating rate security. |
(e) | Step-up security. A security where the coupon increases or steps up at a predetermined date. |
(f) | Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by Stonebridge Advisors LLC (the "Sub-Advisor"). |
(g) | This security, sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers (see Note 2D - Restricted Securities in the Notes to Financial Statements). |
(h) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. At April 30, 2018, securities noted as such are valued at $14,739,072 or 1.0% of net assets. |
(i) | This security’s value was determined using significant unobservable inputs (see Note 2A-Portfolio Valuation in the Notes to Financial Statements). |
(j) | This security, sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be liquid by the Sub-Advisor. Although market instability can result in periods of increased overall market illiquidity, liquidity for each security is determined based on security specific factors and assumptions, which require subjective judgment. At April 30, 2018, securities noted as such amounted to $690,790,322 or 47.3% of net assets. |
(k) | This security is a contingent convertible capital security which may be subject to conversion into common stock of the issuer under certain circumstances. At April 30, 2018, securities noted as such amounted to $514,528,271 or 24.3% of managed assets. Of these securities, 2.5% originated in emerging markets, and 97.5% originated in foreign markets. |
(l) | Aggregate cost for financial reporting purposes approximates the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes. As of April 30, 2018, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $69,762,081 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $45,253,659. The net unrealized appreciation was $24,508,422. The amounts presented are inclusive of derivative contracts. |
Total Value at 4/30/2018 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
$25 Par Preferred Securities: | ||||
Insurance | $ 42,932,072 | $ 30,013,342 | $ 12,918,730 | $ — |
Multi-Utilities | 27,047,275 | 8,092,000 | 18,955,275 | — |
Other industry categories* | 216,061,062 | 216,061,062 | — | — |
$100 Par Preferred Securities* | 52,537,745 | — | 52,537,745 | — |
$1,000 Par Preferred Securities* | 92,614,749 | — | 92,614,749 | — |
$1,000,000 Par Preferred Securities* | 14,739,072 | — | — | 14,739,072 |
Capital Preferred Securities* | 1,633,158,859 | — | 1,633,158,859 | — |
Corporate Bonds and Notes* | 9,848,023 | — | 9,848,023 | — |
Total Investments | 2,088,938,857 | 254,166,404 | 1,820,033,381 | 14,739,072 |
Interest Rate Swap Agreement | 10,110,225 | — | 10,110,225 | — |
Total | $ 2,099,049,082 | $ 254,166,404 | $ 1,830,143,606 | $ 14,739,072 |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for industry breakout. |
Beginning Balance at October 31, 2017 | |
$1,000,000 Par Preferred Securities | $15,126,120 |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | — |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | (387,048) |
Purchases | — |
Sales | — |
Transfers In | — |
Transfers Out | — |
Ending Balance at April 30, 2018 | |
$1,000,000 Par Preferred Securities | 14,739,072 |
Total Level 3 holdings | $14,739,072 |
ASSETS: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $2,074,540,660) | $ 2,088,938,857 |
Cash | 11,571,769 |
Swap contracts, at value | 10,110,225 |
Receivables: | |
Interest | 24,250,007 |
Dividends | 555,429 |
Interest reclaims | 247,577 |
Dividend reclaims | 48,136 |
Other assets | 101,727 |
Prepaid expenses | 26,738 |
Total Assets | 2,135,850,465 |
LIABILITIES: | |
Outstanding loan | 655,000,000 |
Payables: | |
Investment securities purchased | 10,455,425 |
Due to broker | 6,317,584 |
Interest and fees on loan | 1,539,873 |
Investment advisory fees | 1,480,506 |
Administrative fees | 76,395 |
Printing fees | 25,434 |
Audit and tax fees | 20,581 |
Legal fees | 12,594 |
Transfer agent fees | 2,930 |
Financial reporting fees | 929 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 52 |
Other liabilities | 1,962 |
Total Liabilities | 674,934,265 |
NET ASSETS | $1,460,916,200 |
NET ASSETS consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | $ 1,448,052,970 |
Par value | 607,660 |
Accumulated net investment income (loss) | 4,058,499 |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and swap contracts | (16,311,351) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and swap contracts | 24,508,422 |
NET ASSETS | $1,460,916,200 |
NET ASSET VALUE, per Common Share (par value $0.01 per Common Share) | $24.04 |
Number of Common Shares outstanding (unlimited number of Common Shares has been authorized) | 60,765,997 |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||
Interest (net of foreign withholding tax of $954) | $ 55,615,542 | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $13,794) | 16,166,644 | |
Total investment income | 71,782,186 | |
EXPENSES: | ||
Investment advisory fees | 9,155,453 | |
Interest and fees on loan | 7,879,002 | |
Administrative fees | 343,259 | |
Printing fees | 115,528 | |
Custodian fees | 79,787 | |
Listing expense | 26,658 | |
Legal fees | 23,999 | |
Audit and tax fees | 16,384 | |
Transfer agent fees | 8,892 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 7,537 | |
Financial reporting fees | 4,783 | |
Other | 16,758 | |
Total expenses | 17,678,040 | |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) | 54,104,146 | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investments | 532,917 | |
Swap contracts | (275,900) | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 257,017 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||
Investments | (79,727,294) | |
Swap contracts | 6,649,374 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (73,077,920) | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | (72,820,903) | |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $(18,716,757) |
Six Months Ended 4/30/2018 (Unaudited) | Year Ended 10/31/2017 | ||
OPERATIONS: | |||
Net investment income (loss) | $ 54,104,146 | $ 113,143,853 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 257,017 | 2,811,134 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (73,077,920) | 74,197,864 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (18,716,757) | 190,152,851 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: | |||
Net investment income | (55,600,887) | (114,847,734) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | (55,600,887) | (114,847,734) | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (74,317,644) | 75,305,117 | |
NET ASSETS: | |||
Beginning of period | 1,535,233,844 | 1,459,928,727 | |
End of period | $ 1,460,916,200 | $ 1,535,233,844 | |
Accumulated net investment income (loss) at end of period | $4,058,499 | $5,555,240 | |
COMMON SHARES: | |||
Common Shares at end of period | 60,765,997 | 60,765,997 |
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $(18,716,757) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||
Purchases of investments | (346,860,291) | |
Sales, maturities and paydown of investments | 368,070,468 | |
Net amortization/accretion of premiums/discounts on investments | 213,284 | |
Net realized gain/loss on investments | (532,917) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | 79,727,294 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts | (6,649,374) | |
Decrease in cash segregated as collateral for open swap contracts | 3,927,669 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||
Increase in interest receivable | (1,187,385) | |
Decrease in interest reclaims receivable | 14,267 | |
Increase in dividend reclaims receivable | (18,594) | |
Decrease in dividends receivable | 323,073 | |
Increase in other assets | (101,727) | |
Increase in prepaid expenses | (26,738) | |
Increase in interest and fees payable on loan | 338,262 | |
Increase in due to broker | 6,317,584 | |
Decrease in investment advisory fees payable | (109,972) | |
Decrease in audit and tax fees payable | (12,916) | |
Increase in legal fees payable | 3,500 | |
Decrease in printing fees payable | (28,421) | |
Decrease in administrative fees payable | (177,107) | |
Decrease in custodian fees payable | (6,233) | |
Increase in transfer agent fees payable | 1,380 | |
Decrease in Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | (1,471) | |
Increase in financial reporting fees payable | 158 | |
Increase in other liabilities payable | 330 | |
Cash provided by operating activities | $84,507,366 | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||
Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income | (55,600,887) | |
Repayment of borrowing | (25,000,000) | |
Cash used in financing activities | (80,600,887) | |
Increase in cash | 3,906,479 | |
Cash at beginning of period | 7,665,290 | |
Cash at end of period | $11,571,769 | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||
Cash paid during the period for interest and fees | $7,540,740 |
Six Months Ended 4/30/2018 (Unaudited) | Year Ended October 31, | Period Ended 10/31/2013 (a) | |||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 25.26 | $ 24.03 | $ 23.69 | $ 24.42 | $ 23.51 | $23.88 (b) | |||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.89 | 1.86 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 1.85 | 0.70 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.19) | 1.26 | 0.35 | (0.58) | 0.97 | (0.64) | |||||
Total from investment operations | (0.30) | 3.12 | 2.29 | 1.38 | 2.82 | 0.06 | |||||
Distributions paid to shareholders from: | |||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.92) | (1.89) | (1.95) | (2.11) | (1.91) | (0.46) | |||||
Common Shares offering costs charged to paid-in capital | — | — | — | 0.00 (c) | — | (0.03) | |||||
Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings | — | — | — | — | — | 0.06 | |||||
Net asset value, end of period | $24.04 | $25.26 | $24.03 | $23.69 | $24.42 | $23.51 | |||||
Market value, end of period | $22.62 | $24.80 | $22.66 | $21.95 | $21.94 | $21.01 | |||||
Total return based on net asset value (d) | (1.08)% | 13.85% | 10.68% | 6.68% | 13.37% | 0.60% | |||||
Total return based on market value (d) | (5.23)% | 18.53% | 12.65% | 10.02% | 13.98% | (14.13)% | |||||
Ratios to average net assets/supplemental data: | |||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ 1,460,916 | $ 1,535,234 | $ 1,459,929 | $ 1,438,361 | $ 1,482,490 | $ 1,427,164 | |||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 2.38% (e) | 2.09% | 1.88% | 1.76% | 1.69% | 1.53% (e) | |||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense | 1.32% (e) | 1.31% | 1.34% | 1.34% | 1.33% | 1.24% (e) | |||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | 7.28% (e) | 7.67% | 8.34% | 8.15% | 7.66% | 7.01% (e) | |||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 17% | 31% | 50% | 48% | 62% | 11% | |||||
Indebtedness: | |||||||||||
Total loan outstanding (in 000’s) | $ 655,000 | $ 680,000 | $ 645,000 | $ 645,000 | $ 665,000 | $ 584,000 | |||||
Asset coverage per $1,000 of indebtedness (f) | $ 3,230 | $ 3,258 | $ 3,263 | $ 3,230 | $ 3,229 | $ 3,444 |
(a) | The Fund was initially seeded on April 16, 2013 and commenced operations on May 23, 2013. |
(b) | Beginning net asset value is net of sales load of $1.125 per share from the initial offering. |
(c) | Amount is less than $0.01. |
(d) | Total return is based on the combination of reinvested dividend, capital gain and return of capital distributions, if any, at prices obtained by the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and changes in net asset value per share for net asset value returns and changes in Common Share Price for market value returns. Total returns do not reflect sales load and are not annualized for periods of less than one year. Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the loan outstanding) from the Fund’s total assets, and dividing by the outstanding loan balance in 000’s. |
1) | benchmark yields; |
2) | reported trades; |
3) | broker/dealer quotes; |
4) | issuer spreads; |
5) | benchmark securities; |
6) | bids and offers; and |
7) | reference data including market research publications. |
1) | the type of security; |
2) | the size of the holding; |
3) | the initial cost of the security; |
4) | transactions in comparable securities; |
5) | price quotes from dealers and/or third-party pricing services; |
6) | relationships among various securities; |
7) | information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange; |
8) | an analysis of the issuer’s financial statements; and |
9) | the existence of merger proposals or tender offers that might affect the value of the security. |
1) | the value of similar foreign securities traded on other foreign markets; |
2) | ADR trading of similar securities; |
3) | closed-end fund trading of similar securities; |
4) | foreign currency exchange activity; |
5) | the trading prices of financial products that are tied to baskets of foreign securities; |
6) | factors relating to the event that precipitated the pricing problem; |
7) | whether the event is likely to recur; and |
8) | whether the effects of the event are isolated or whether they affect entire markets, countries or regions. |
• | Level 1 – Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. An active market is a market in which transactions for the investment occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
• | Level 2 – Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, either directly or indirectly, and include the following: |
o | Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets. |
o | Quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are non-active. A non-active market is a market where there are few transactions for the investment, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers, or in which little information is released publicly. |
o | Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the investment (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates). |
o | Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. |
• | Level 3 – Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs may reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investment. |
Security | Acquisition Date | Par Amount/Shares | Current Price | Carrying Cost | Value | % of Net Assets | ||
CoBank ACB, 3.52% | 3/29/18 | 3,557 | $666.42 | $2,409,868 | $2,370,459 | 0.16% | ||
Compeer Financial ACA 6.75% | 5/29/13-7/31/15 | 12,000 | 1,055.00 | 12,105,000 | 12,660,000 | 0.87 | ||
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 7.13% | 9/15/16 | $9,000,000 | 109.75 | 9,000,000 | 9,877,500 | 0.68 | ||
Farm Credit Bank Of Texas, 6.75% | 7/16/13-7/17/13 | 100,000 | 107.80 | 10,020,000 | 10,780,200 | 0.74 | ||
Fortegra Financial Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/57 | 10/12/17-3/12/18 | $15,300,000 | 101.25 | 15,344,600 | 15,491,250 | 1.06 | ||
FT Real Estate Securities Co., Inc., 9.50% | 6/15/16 | 12 | 1,228,256 | 15,990,000 | 14,739,072 | 1.01 | ||
Kinder Morgan GP, Inc., 5.77%, 08/18/57 | 3/21/17-6/20/17 | 8,500 | 938.61 | 7,765,000 | 7,978,187 | 0.55 | ||
Land O’Lakes Capital Trust I, 7.45%, 03/15/28 | 6/6/14-7/7/17 | $14,988,000 | 114.00 | 15,620,234 | 17,086,320 | 1.17 | ||
Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust, 12.00% | 6/11/13-3/22/16 | 15,364 | 1,177.50 | 20,231,885 | 18,091,110 | 1.24 | ||
$108,486,587 | $109,074,098 | 7.48% |
Distributions paid from: | |
Ordinary income | $114,847,734 |
Capital gains | — |
Return of capital | — |
Undistributed ordinary income | $1,956,977 |
Undistributed capital gains | — |
Total undistributed earnings | 1,956,977 |
Accumulated capital and other losses | (14,566,654) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 99,182,891 |
Total accumulated earnings (losses) | 86,573,214 |
Other | — |
Paid-in capital | 1,448660,630 |
Total net assets | $1,535,233,844 |
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||
Derivative Instrument | Risk Exposure | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Value | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Value | |||||
Interest Rate Swap Agreements | Interest Rate Risk | Swap contracts, at value | $10,110,225 | Swap contracts, at value | $ - |
Statement of Operations Location | |
Interest Rate Risk | |
Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts | $(275,900) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts | 6,649,374 |
(1) | If Common Shares are trading at or above net asset value (“NAV”) at the time of valuation, the Fund will issue new shares at a price equal to the greater of (i) NAV per Common Share on that date or (ii) 95% of the market price on that date. |
(2) | If Common Shares are trading below NAV at the time of valuation, the Plan Agent will receive the dividend or distribution in cash and will purchase Common Shares in the open market, on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts. It is possible that the market price for the Common Shares may increase before the Plan Agent has completed its purchases. Therefore, the average purchase price per share paid by the Plan Agent may exceed the market price at the time of valuation, resulting in the purchase of fewer shares than if the dividend or distribution had been paid in Common Shares issued by the Fund. The Plan Agent will use all dividends and distributions received in cash to purchase Common Shares in the open market within 30 days of the valuation date except where temporary curtailment or suspension of purchases is necessary to comply with federal securities laws. Interest will not be paid on any uninvested cash payments. |
• | Issuer Risk. The value of these securities may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. |
• | Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed rate securities will decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. When market interest rates rise, the market value of fixed rate securities generally will fall. Market value generally falls further for fixed rate securities with longer duration. During periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of securities may be extended because of slower than expected prepayments. This may lock in a below-market yield, increase the security’s duration and further reduce the value of the security. Investments in fixed rate securities with long-term maturities may experience significant price declines if long-term interest rates increase. |
• | Floating Rate and Fixed-to-Floating Rate Risk. The market value of floating rate and fixed-to-floating rate securities may fall in a declining interest rate environment and may also fall in a rising interest rate environment if there is a lag between the rise in interest rates and the interest rate reset. A secondary risk associated with declining interest rates is the risk that income earned by the Fund on floating rate and fixed-to-floating rate securities may decline due to lower coupon payments on floating rate securities. |
• | Prepayment Risk. During periods of declining interest rates, the issuer of a security may exercise its option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Fund to reinvest the proceeds from such prepayment in lower yielding securities, which may result in a decline in the Fund’s income and distributions to common shareholders. |
• | Reinvestment Risk. Reinvestment risk is the risk that income from the Fund’s portfolio will decline if the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called securities at market interest rates that are below the Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate. |
NOT FDIC INSURED | NOT BANK GUARANTEED | MAY LOSE VALUE |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) | Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Danielle Salters is no longer a portfolio manager for the registrant as she has left the firm. |
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) | Not Applicable. |
(a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
(a)(3) | Not applicable. |
(a)(3) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are 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.
(registrant) | First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ James M. Dykas | |
James M. Dykas, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
Date: | July 6, 2018 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ James M. Dykas | |
James M. Dykas, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
Date: | July 6, 2018 |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Donald P. Swade | |
Donald P. Swade, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (principal financial officer) |
Date: | July 6, 2018 |
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.