n-q.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2012
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
FORM N-Q
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number: 811-22396
 
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD STRATEGIES FUND INC.
(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Charter)
c/o Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10158-0180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices – Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 476-8800
 
Robert Conti, Chief Executive Officer and President
Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc.
c/o Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10158-0180
 
Arthur C. Delibert, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006-1600
(Names and addresses of agents for service)
 
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2011
 
Date of reporting period: January 31, 2012
 
Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of their first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to Rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
 
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
 
 

 
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
 
 
JANUARY 31, 2012


Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc.
(Unaudited)


PRINCIPAL AMOUNT($)
     
       VALUE($)
 
             
Bank Loan Obligationsµ (2.8%)
 
All Telecom (0.2%)
 
   
155,000
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Term Loan B3, due 9/1/18
 
154,710
¢^^
 
   
320,000
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Term Loan B2, 5.75%, due 9/1/18
 
319,402
   
   
474,112
     
Electronics - Electrical (0.3%)
 
   
785,000
 
Sophia, L.P., Term Loan B, due 7/31/18
 
790,887
¢^^
 
Financial Intermediaries (0.4%)
 
   
1,090,000
 
First Data Corp., Term Loan B1, due 10/1/14
 
1,033,680
¢^^
 
Health Care (0.6%)
 
   
305,000
 
Emergency Medical Services Corp., Term Loan B, due 5/25/18
 
304,009
¢^^
 
   
1,280,000
 
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.25%, due 12/5/18
 
1,287,731
¢^^
 
   
1,591,740
     
Lodging & Casinos (1.0%)
 
   
2,230,000
 
Ceasars Entertainment Operating Co., Term Loan B, 4.53%, due 1/28/18
 
1,897,017
¢^^
 
   
725,000
 
MGM Mirage, Inc., Term Loan C, 7.00%, due 2/21/14
 
724,659
   
   
2,621,676
     
Radio & Television (0.3%)
 
   
635,000
 
Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, due 9/17/18
 
635,101
¢^^
 
 
Total Bank Loan Obligations (Cost $7,088,746)
   
7,147,196
   
Corporate Debt Securities (137.3%)
 
Aerospace & Defense (0.1%)
 
   
147,000
 
L-3 Communications Corp., Guaranteed Notes, Ser. B, 6.38%, due 10/15/15
 
150,675
   
Airlines (2.7%)
 
   
3,495,000
 
Continental Airlines, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 6.75%, due 9/15/15
 
3,495,000
ñ
 
   
933,000
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.50%, due 9/15/14
 
993,645
ñ
 
   
1,430,000
 
United Airlines, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.88%, due 8/1/13
 
1,494,350
ñ
 
   
801,491
 
United Airlines, Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Ser. 2009-2, Class A, 9.75%, due 1/15/17
 
901,677
   
   
6,884,672
     
Auto Loans (4.4%)
 
   
2,855,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.63%, due 8/15/17
 
3,194,045
   
   
6,580,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.13%, due 1/15/20
 
8,048,597
ØØ
 
   
11,242,642
     
Automakers (2.6%)
 
   
3,820,000
 
Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 8.00%, due 6/15/19
 
3,667,200
ñ
 
   
130,000
 
Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 8.00%, due 6/15/19
 
124,800
   
   
945,000
 
Ford Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.30%, due 3/1/30
 
1,198,969
   
   
845,000
 
Ford Motor Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.98%, due 2/15/47
 
1,096,387
   
   
591,000
 
Navistar Int'l Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 11/1/21
 
638,280
   
   
6,725,636
     
Banking (3.6%)
 
   
1,975,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.25%, due 12/1/17
 
2,034,250
   
   
555,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Subordinated Notes, 8.00%, due 12/31/18
 
574,425
   
   
4,795,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.00%, due 3/15/20
 
5,274,500
ØØ
 
   
820,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 9/15/20
 
879,450
   
   
445,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.00%, due 11/1/31
 
472,256
   
   
9,234,881
     
Beverages (0.2%)
 
   
505,000
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.25%, due 9/1/16
 
566,863
   
Building & Construction (1.5%)
 
   
497,000
 
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.13%, due 6/15/18
 
396,358
   
   
785,000
 
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.13%, due 5/15/19
 
620,150
   
   
1,215,000
 
Shea Homes L.P., Senior Secured Notes, 8.63%, due 5/15/19
 
1,215,000
ñ
 
   
795,000
 
Standard Pacific Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.38%, due 5/15/18
 
806,925
   
   
870,000
 
Standard Pacific Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.38%, due 1/15/21
 
880,875
   
   
3,919,308
     
Building Materials (2.6%)
 
   
905,000
 
Masco Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.13%, due 10/3/16
 
957,981
   
   
1,985,000
 
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 8.25%, due 2/15/18
 
1,925,450
   
   
1,780,000
 
USG Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 9.75%, due 8/1/14
 
1,895,700
ñ
 
   
2,000,000
 
USG Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.38%, due 10/15/18
 
1,970,000
ñ
 
   
6,749,131
     
Chemicals (2.4%)
 
   
695,000
 
CF Industries, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, due 5/1/18
 
806,200
   
   
485,000
 
Huntsman Int'l LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 3/15/20
 
532,288
   
   
895,000
 
Huntsman Int'l LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 3/15/21
 
982,262
   
   
580,000
 
Lyondell Chemical Co., Senior Secured Notes, 8.00%, due 11/1/17
 
646,700
   
   
725,000
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Guaranteed Notes, 6.00%, due 11/15/21
 
788,438
ñ
 
   
2,670,000
 
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Secured Notes, 9.00%, due 1/15/21
 
2,416,350
   
   
6,172,238
     
Computer Hardware (0.6%)
 
   
1,505,000
 
Seagate HDD Cayman, Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 11/1/21
 
1,610,350
ñ
 
Consumer-Commercial-Lease Financing (10.7%)
 
   
1,085,000
 
CIT Group, Inc., Secured Notes, Ser. C, 5.25%, due 4/1/14
 
1,103,987
ñ
 
   
119,215
 
CIT Group, Inc., Secured Notes, Ser. A, 7.00%, due 5/1/16
 
119,215
   
   
780,000
 
CIT Group, Inc., Secured Notes, 7.00%, due 5/2/16
 
782,925
ñ
 
   
120,615
 
CIT Group, Inc., Secured Notes, 7.00%, due 5/1/17
 
120,766
   
   
4,631,000
 
CIT Group, Inc., Secured Notes, 7.00%, due 5/2/17
 
4,642,577
ñ
 
   
3,915,000
 
CIT Group, Inc., Secured Notes, 6.63%, due 4/1/18
 
4,189,050
ñ
 
   
1,785,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, Ser. R, 6.63%, due 11/15/13
 
1,816,237
   
   
6,265,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.63%, due 9/15/15
 
6,758,369
   
   
2,190,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.75%, due 3/15/17
 
2,398,050
   
   
690,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.88%, due 9/1/17
 
760,725
   
   
1,935,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.25%, due 5/15/19
 
1,896,149
   
   
305,000
 
SLM Corp., Senior Medium-Term Notes, 6.25%, due 1/25/16
 
311,324
   
   
405,000
 
Springleaf Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, Ser. I, 5.40%, due 12/1/15
 
321,469
   
   
2,795,000
 
Springleaf Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, Ser. J, 6.90%, due 12/15/17
 
2,166,125
   
   
27,386,968
     
Department Stores (1.5%)
 
   
1,210,000
 
J.C. Penney Co., Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.65%, due 6/1/20
 
1,213,025
   
   
3,280,000
 
Sears Holdings Corp., Secured Notes, 6.63%, due 10/15/18
 
2,665,000
   
   
3,878,025
     
Diversified Capital Goods (0.3%)
 
   
790,000
 
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 6/1/17
 
754,450
   
Electric - Generation (6.2%)
 
   
1,025,000
 
Calpine Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 7.25%, due 10/15/17
 
1,071,125
ñ
 
   
745,000
 
Calpine Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 7.88%, due 7/31/20
 
802,737
ñ
 
   
375,000
 
Calpine Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 7.50%, due 2/15/21
 
399,375
ñ
 
   
1,340,000
 
Edison Mission Energy, Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.75%, due 6/15/16
 
897,800
   
   
1,930,000
 
Edison Mission Energy, Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.00%, due 5/15/17
 
1,119,400
   
   
4,055,000
 
Edison Mission Energy, Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.20%, due 5/15/19
 
2,291,075
   
   
2,220,000
 
Edison Mission Energy, Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.63%, due 5/15/27
 
1,187,700
   
   
600,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 1/15/17
 
620,250
   
   
3,650,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 1/15/18
 
3,577,000
   
   
1,390,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 9/1/20
 
1,369,150
   
   
2,835,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.88%, due 5/15/21
 
2,693,250
ñ
 
   
16,028,862
     
Electric - Integrated (0.5%)
 
   
1,255,000
 
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.25%, due 4/1/16
 
1,367,950
ñ
 
Electronics (1.2%)
 
   
1,910,000
 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.25%, due 4/15/18
 
2,086,675
ñ
 
   
855,000
 
NXP BV Funding LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 9.75%, due 8/1/18
 
955,463
ñ
 
   
3,042,138
     
Energy - Exploration & Production (13.7%)
 
   
2,600,000
 
ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Secured Notes, 11.88%, due 5/1/15
 
1,690,000
   
   
1,600,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 9.50%, due 2/15/15
 
1,800,000
   
   
1,265,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.50%, due 8/15/17
 
1,302,950
   
   
510,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, due 8/15/18
 
524,025
   
   
2,110,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.63%, due 8/15/20
 
2,120,550
   
   
3,645,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.13%, due 2/15/21
 
3,590,325
   
   
1,510,000
 
Chesapeake Midstream Partners L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 6.13%, due 7/15/22
 
1,536,425
ñ
 
   
1,630,000
 
Cimarex Energy Co., Guaranteed Notes, 7.13%, due 5/1/17
 
1,699,275
   
   
1,395,000
 
Denbury Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 2/15/20
 
1,586,813
   
   
2,920,000
 
EXCO Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 9/15/18
 
2,540,400
   
   
1,505,000
 
Linn Energy LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 4/15/20
 
1,670,550
   
   
2,260,000
 
Linn Energy LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 2/1/21
 
2,435,150
   
   
1,555,000
 
Newfield Exploration Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.75%, due 1/30/22
 
1,652,187
   
   
1,260,000
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Guaranteed Notes, 5.88%, due 7/15/16
 
1,381,701
   
   
845,000
 
Plains Exploration & Production Co., Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 6/1/18
 
904,150
   
   
885,000
 
Plains Exploration & Production Co., Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 10/15/19
 
995,625
   
   
330,000
 
Plains Exploration & Production Co., Guaranteed Notes, 6.63%, due 5/1/21
 
353,925
   
   
1,515,000
 
Plains Exploration & Production Co., Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 2/1/22
 
1,647,563
   
   
470,000
 
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 11.75%, due 1/1/16
 
501,725
   
   
500,000
 
Range Resources Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 5.75%, due 6/1/21
 
542,500
   
   
1,350,000
 
SandRidge Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.00%, due 6/1/18
 
1,397,250
ñ
 
   
930,000
 
SandRidge Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 3/15/21
 
943,950
   
   
2,285,000
 
WPX Energy, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.00%, due 1/15/22
 
2,276,431
ñ
 
   
35,093,470
     
Food - Wholesale (0.1%)
 
   
145,000
 
Dole Food Co., Secured Notes, 8.00%, due 10/1/16
 
154,425
ñ
 
Gaming (4.7%)
 
   
120,000
 
Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.13%, due 2/1/16
 
109,200
   
   
725,000
 
CityCenter Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 7.63%, due 1/15/16
 
761,250
   
   
2,047,538
 
CityCenter Holdings LLC, Secured Notes, 10.75%, due 1/15/17
 
2,175,282
¢¢
 
   
2,915,000
 
FireKeepers Development Authority, Senior Secured Notes, 13.88%, due 5/1/15
 
3,283,019
ñ
 
   
975,000
 
MGM Mirage, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 6/1/16
 
977,437
   
   
730,000
 
MGM Mirage, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.00%, due 3/15/20
 
823,075
   
   
1,280,000
 
San Pasqual Casino Development Group, Inc., Secured Notes, 8.00%, due 9/15/13
 
1,270,400
ñ
 
   
1,020,000
 
Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida, Notes, 7.75%, due 10/1/17
 
1,071,000
ñ
 
   
935,000
 
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 1st Mortgage, 7.88%, due 11/1/17
 
1,037,850
   
   
431,000
 
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 1st Mortgage, 7.75%, due 8/15/20
 
487,030
   
   
11,995,543
     
Gas Distribution (8.3%)
 
   
1,710,000
 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 5/20/20
 
1,710,000
   
   
1,825,000
 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 5/20/22
 
1,829,563
   
   
970,000
 
El Paso Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.00%, due 6/15/17
 
1,074,136
   
   
280,000
 
El Paso Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.25%, due 6/1/18
 
312,006
   
   
1,315,000
 
El Paso Corp., Senior Unsecured Global Medium-Term Notes, 7.80%, due 8/1/31
 
1,541,214
   
   
1,145,000
 
El Paso Corp., Senior Unsecured Global Medium-Term Notes, 7.75%, due 1/15/32
 
1,345,059
   
   
2,760,000
 
Energy Transfer Equity L.P., Senior Secured Notes, 7.50%, due 10/15/20
 
3,049,800
   
   
1,990,000
 
Ferrellgas L.P., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.13%, due 10/1/17
 
2,089,500
   
   
1,420,000
 
Inergy L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 10/1/18
 
1,380,950
   
   
1,650,000
 
Kinder Morgan Finance Co., Guaranteed Notes, 5.70%, due 1/5/16
 
1,711,875
   
   
810,000
 
Kinder Morgan Finance Co., Senior Secured Notes, 6.00%, due 1/15/18
 
838,350
ñ
 
   
2,505,000
 
MarkWest Energy Partners L.P., Guaranteed Notes, Ser. B, 8.75%, due 4/15/18
 
2,730,450
   
   
1,480,000
 
Regency Energy Partners L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, due 12/1/18
 
1,605,800
   
   
21,218,703
     
Health Facilities (4.6%)
 
   
695,000
 
Columbia Healthcare Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.50%, due 12/15/23
 
663,725
   
   
800,000
 
Columbia/HCA Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.69%, due 6/15/25
 
748,000
   
   
545,000
 
Columbia/HCA Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.05%, due 12/1/27
 
464,613
   
   
2,340,000
 
HCA, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 6.50%, due 2/15/20
 
2,480,400
   
   
550,000
 
HCA, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.88%, due 2/15/20
 
601,563
   
   
2,245,000
 
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 6/1/19
 
2,059,787
   
   
2,090,000
 
OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 10/15/22
 
2,215,400
   
   
555,000
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.25%, due 2/1/15
 
603,562
   
   
1,195,000
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 8.88%, due 7/1/19
 
1,351,844
   
   
470,000
 
Universal Health Services, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.13%, due 6/30/16
 
517,000
   
   
11,705,894
     
Health Services (0.2%)
 
   
240,000
 
Service Corp. Int'l, Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.75%, due 4/1/15
 
261,600
   
   
170,000
 
Service Corp. Int'l, Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.75%, due 4/1/16
 
186,788
   
   
165,000
 
Service Corp. Int'l, Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.63%, due 10/1/18
 
189,750
   
   
638,138
     
Hotels (2.2%)
 
   
1,200,000
 
Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, due 11/1/14
 
1,222,500
   
   
935,000
 
Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., Guaranteed Notes, Ser. Q, 6.75%, due 6/1/16
 
966,556
   
   
1,150,000
 
Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 9.00%, due 5/15/17
 
1,276,500
   
   
1,830,000
 
ITT Corp., Guaranteed Unsecured Notes, 7.38%, due 11/15/15
 
2,086,200
   
   
5,551,756
     
Investments & Misc. Financial Services (2.5%)
 
   
3,680,000
 
Icahn Enterprises L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 1/15/16
 
3,827,200
   
   
970,000
 
Icahn Enterprises L.P., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.00%, due 1/15/18
 
1,006,375
ñ
 
   
1,540,000
 
Icahn Enterprises L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 8.00%, due 1/15/18
 
1,597,750
   
   
6,431,325
     
Leisure (0.5%)
 
   
1,155,000
 
Cedar Fair L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 9.13%, due 8/1/18
 
1,280,606
   
Machinery (2.5%)
 
   
4,360,000
 
Case New Holland, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.88%, due 12/1/17
 
5,024,900
   
   
510,000
 
Terex Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.00%, due 11/15/17
 
515,100
   
   
910,000
 
The Manitowoc Co., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.50%, due 11/1/20
 
991,900
   
   
6,531,900
     
Media - Broadcast (4.6%)
 
   
825,000
 
AMC Networks, Inc, Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 7/15/21
 
906,469
ñ
 
   
1,820,000
 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.50%, due 9/15/14
 
1,519,700
   
   
3,340,000
 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 10.75%, due 8/1/16
 
2,488,300
   
   
735,000
 
Cumulus Media, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 5/1/19
 
689,062
ñ
 
   
1,330,000
 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.75%, due 4/1/15
 
1,486,275
ñ
 
   
885,000
 
Univision Communications, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 6.88%, due 5/15/19
 
880,575
ñ
 
   
375,000
 
Univision Communications, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.88%, due 11/1/20
 
390,000
ñ
 
   
1,440,000
 
Univision Communications, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.50%, due 5/15/21
 
1,396,800
ñ
 
   
885,000
 
XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 13.00%, due 8/1/13
 
1,008,900
ñ
 
   
1,055,000
 
XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 11/1/18
 
1,130,169
ñ
 
   
11,896,250
     
Media - Cable (6.8%)
 
   
1,395,000
 
CCO Holdings LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 7.25%, due 10/30/17
 
1,503,112
   
   
835,000
 
CCO Holdings LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 1/15/19
 
887,187
   
   
1,040,000
 
CCO Holdings LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 8.13%, due 4/30/20
 
1,150,500
   
   
2,090,000
 
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.63%, due 11/15/17
 
2,225,850
ñ
 
   
785,000
 
CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.50%, due 4/15/14
 
873,313
   
   
2,280,000
 
CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.75%, due 11/15/21
 
2,451,000
ñ
 
   
1,060,000
 
CSC Holdings, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.63%, due 7/15/18
 
1,176,600
   
   
1,530,000
 
DISH DBS Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 5/31/15
 
1,705,950
   
   
340,000
 
DISH DBS Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 6/1/21
 
370,600
   
   
1,935,000
 
Videotron Ltee, Guaranteed Notes, 9.13%, due 4/15/18
 
2,147,850
   
   
2,600,000
 
Virgin Media Finance PLC, Guaranteed Notes, Ser.1, 9.50%, due 8/15/16
 
2,938,000
   
   
17,429,962
     
Media - Services (1.7%)
 
   
620,000
 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, Ser.B, 9.25%, due 12/15/17
 
683,550
   
   
3,320,000
 
WMG Acquisition Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 9.50%, due 6/15/16
 
3,610,500
   
   
135,000
 
WMG Acquisition Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 9.50%, due 6/15/16
 
146,813
ñ
 
   
4,440,863
     
Medical Products (1.9%)
 
   
1,170,000
 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.63%, due 7/31/19
 
1,200,713
ñ
 
   
410,000
 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.88%, due 1/31/22
 
419,225
ñ
 
   
1,520,000
 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.50%, due 9/15/18
 
1,630,200
ñ
 
   
1,490,000
 
LVB Acquisition, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 10.38%, due 10/15/17
 
1,616,650
   
   
4,866,788
     
Metals-Mining Excluding Steel (3.8%)
 
   
1,750,000
 
Arch Coal, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.75%, due 8/1/16
 
1,907,500
   
   
662,000
 
Arch Western Finance LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 6.75%, due 7/1/13
 
666,965
   
   
4,625,000
 
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 11/1/15
 
4,775,312
ñ
 
   
140,000
 
Peabody Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 11/1/16
 
155,750
   
   
1,895,000
 
Peabody Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.00%, due 11/15/18
 
1,951,850
ñ
 
   
380,000
 
Peabody Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.50%, due 9/15/20
 
399,000
   
   
9,856,377
     
Packaging (5.3%)
 
   
480,000
 
Ball Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 9/1/19
 
535,200
   
   
3,415,000
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Secured Notes, 9.50%, due 5/15/18
 
3,551,600
   
   
4,260,000
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Secured Notes, 9.75%, due 1/15/21
 
4,451,700
   
   
1,770,000
 
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 5/15/16
 
1,982,400
   
   
30,000
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.13%, due 4/15/19
 
31,500
ñ
 
   
1,875,000
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.88%, due 8/15/19
 
2,020,312
ñ
 
   
1,045,000
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 6.88%, due 2/15/21
 
1,089,413
ñ
 
   
13,662,125
     
Pharmaceuticals (2.8%)
 
   
1,055,000
 
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 7/15/19
 
1,144,675
   
   
1,170,000
 
Jaguar Holding Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.50%, due 12/1/19
 
1,265,062
ñ
 
   
1,040,000
 
Mylan, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 7/15/17
 
1,142,700
ñ
 
   
615,000
 
Mylan, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.88%, due 7/15/20
 
682,650
ñ
 
   
2,355,000
 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l, Guaranteed Notes, 6.50%, due 7/15/16
 
2,390,325
ñ
 
   
630,000
 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l, Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 10/1/17
 
643,388
ñ
 
   
7,268,800
     
Printing & Publishing (4.0%)
 
   
2,345,000
 
Gannett Co., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.38%, due 11/15/17
 
2,585,362
   
   
2,305,000
 
Gannett Co., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.13%, due 9/1/18
 
2,368,387
   
   
2,945,000
 
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.25%, due 5/15/18
 
2,694,675
   
   
1,200,000
 
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.63%, due 6/15/20
 
1,071,000
   
   
2,205,000
 
TL Acquisitions, Guaranteed Notes, 10.50%, due 1/15/15
 
1,604,138
ñ
 
   
10,323,562
     
Real Estate Dev. & Mgt. (0.4%)
 
   
1,005,000
 
Realogy Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 7.63%, due 1/15/20
 
1,005,000
ñØ
 
Retail (0.1%)
 
   
180,000
 
Limited Brands, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.63%, due 4/1/21
 
198,000
   
Software-Services (5.1%)
 
   
1,575,000
 
Ceridian Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 11.25%, due 11/15/15
 
1,413,563
   
   
1,903,125
 
Ceridian Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 12.25%, due 11/15/15
 
1,703,297
   
   
840,000
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 7/15/17
 
919,800
   
   
820,000
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.88%, due 7/15/20
 
922,500
   
   
2,235,000
 
First Data Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 11.25%, due 3/31/16
 
1,938,862
   
   
340,000
 
First Data Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 12.63%, due 1/15/21
 
328,950
   
   
2,100,000
 
Lender Processing Services, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.13%, due 7/1/16
 
2,068,500
   
   
1,355,000
 
Sophia, L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 9.75%, due 1/15/19
 
1,409,200
ñ
 
   
365,000
 
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 11/15/18
 
385,075
   
   
515,000
 
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 11/15/20
 
547,188
   
   
1,395,000
 
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.13%, due 1/15/19
 
1,503,112
   
   
13,140,047
     
Specialty Retail (1.8%)
 
   
3,425,000
 
Toys "R" Us Property Co. I LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 10.75%, due 7/15/17
 
3,810,312
   
   
670,000
 
Toys "R" Us Property Co. I LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 8.50%, due 12/1/17
 
717,738
   
   
4,528,050
     
Steel Producers-Products (0.2%)
 
   
665,000
 
United States Steel Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.65%, due 6/1/37
 
538,650
   
Support - Services (2.2%)
 
   
180,000
 
Hertz Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 10/15/18
 
192,600
   
   
460,000
 
Iron Mountain, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.63%, due 1/1/16
 
461,150
   
   
1,210,000
 
Iron Mountain, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 10/1/19
 
1,324,950
   
   
1,240,000
 
Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 2/1/15
 
1,156,300
ñ
 
   
539,000
 
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.50%, due 12/1/14
 
555,170
   
   
570,000
 
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 2/1/21
 
588,525
   
   
590,000
 
West Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 10/1/18
 
619,500
   
   
610,000
 
West Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.88%, due 1/15/19
 
638,975
   
   
5,537,170
     
Telecom - Integrated Services (11.9%)
 
   
460,000
 
CenturyLink, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.45%, due 6/15/21
 
484,596
   
   
3,895,000
 
Citizens Communications Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.00%, due 8/15/31
 
3,466,550
   
   
1,165,000
 
Frontier Communications Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.25%, due 4/15/17
 
1,173,738
   
   
585,000
 
Frontier Communications Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.50%, due 4/15/20
 
579,150
   
   
965,000
 
GCI, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.63%, due 11/15/19
 
1,039,788
   
   
3,570,000
 
Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 10.75%, due 4/15/16
 
3,007,725
ñ
 
   
2,503,290
 
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 11.50%, due 2/4/17
 
2,515,806
   
   
670,000
 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Guaranteed Notes, 8.50%, due 11/1/19
 
725,275
   
   
1,370,000
 
Level 3 Escrow, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.13%, due 7/1/19
 
1,380,275
ñ
 
   
500,000
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.75%, due 2/15/17
 
520,000
   
   
1,225,000
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 7/15/20
 
1,255,625
ñ
 
   
1,280,000
 
PAETEC Holding Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 8.88%, due 6/30/17
 
1,396,800
   
   
510,000
 
PAETEC Holding Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 9.88%, due 12/1/18
 
569,925
   
   
1,475,000
 
Qwest Communications Int'l, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.13%, due 4/1/18
 
1,578,250
   
   
140,000
 
Qwest Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.50%, due 10/1/14
 
155,050
   
   
1,770,000
 
Qwest Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.75%, due 12/1/21
 
1,963,574
   
   
1,500,000
 
U.S. West Communications Group, Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.88%, due 9/15/33
 
1,493,994
   
   
695,000
 
Windstream Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.88%, due 11/1/17
 
767,975
   
   
4,560,000
 
Windstream Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 10/1/21
 
4,924,800
   
   
1,465,000
 
Windstream Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 6/1/22
 
1,538,250
ñ
 
   
30,537,146
     
Telecom - Wireless (4.3%)
 
   
1,655,000
 
Cricket Communications, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.75%, due 5/15/16
 
1,754,300
   
   
200,000
 
Crown Castle Int'l Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.00%, due 1/15/15
 
218,000
   
   
2,930,000
 
Sprint Capital Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, due 11/15/28
 
2,171,862
   
   
770,000
 
Sprint Capital Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.75%, due 3/15/32
 
646,800
   
   
3,950,000
 
Sprint Nextel Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.00%, due 12/1/16
 
3,485,875
   
   
460,000
 
Sprint Nextel Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.38%, due 8/15/17
 
427,800
   
   
2,510,000
 
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., Senior Secured Notes, 7.25%, due 2/15/18
 
2,434,700
ñ
 
   
11,139,337
     
 
Total Corporate Debt Securities (Cost $347,002,891)
   
352,684,676
   
NUMBER OF SHARES
 
Short-Term Investments (1.3%)
 
   
3,246,218
 
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class
(Cost $3,246,218)
   
3,246,218
 
 
Total Investments (141.4%) (Cost $357,337,855)
 
363,078,090
##
   
 
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(30.8%)]
 
(79,155,142)
@@ØØ
 
Liquidation Value of Perpetual Preferred Shares [(10.6%)]
 
(27,175,000)
 
 
Total Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders (100.0%)
$256,747,948
     


See Notes to Schedule of Investments

 
 

 
January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
Notes to Schedule of Investments

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”), all investments held by Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) are carried at the value that Neuberger Berman Management LLC (“Management”) believes the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Fund’s investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.
 
 
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)
 
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Fund’s investments in debt securities is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on readily available bid quotations, or if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations based on security type (generally Level 2 inputs). In addition to the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions, the following is a description of other Level 2 inputs and related valuation techniques used by an independent pricing service to value certain types of debt securities of the Fund:
 
      Corporate Debt Securities.  Inputs used to value corporate debt securities generally include relative credit information, observed market movements, sector news, spread to the U.S. Treasury market, and other market information which may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available (“Other Market Information”). 
 
      High Yield Securities. Inputs used to value high yield securities generally include a number of observations of equity and credit default swap curves related to the issuer and Other Market Information.

      Bank Loans and Swaps. Inputs used by independent pricing services to value bank loan securities and interest rate swap contracts include multiple broker quotes (generally Level 2 inputs).

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

Investments in State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class are valued using the fund’s daily calculated net asset value per share (Level 2 inputs).

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, the Fund seeks to obtain quotations from principal market makers (generally considered Level 3 inputs). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or 3 inputs, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2012:
 
 
Asset Valuation Inputs
Investments:
 
Level 1
   
 
                 Level 2
   
 Level 3§  
   
                       Total
 
Bank Loan Obligations^
  $ -     $ 7,147,196     $ -     $ 7,147,196  
Corporate Debt Securities
                               
Aerospace & Defense
    -       150,675       -       150,675  
Airlines
    -       5,982,995       901,677       6,884,672  
Auto Loans
    -       11,242,642       -       11,242,642  
Automakers
    -       6,725,636       -       6,725,636  
Banking
    -       9,234,881       -       9,234,881  
Beverages
    -       566,863       -       566,863  
Building & Construction
    -       3,919,308       -       3,919,308  
Building Materials
    -       6,749,131       -       6,749,131  
Chemicals
    -       6,172,238       -       6,172,238  
Computer Hardware
    -       1,610,350       -       1,610,350  
Consumer-Commercial-Lease Financing
    -       27,386,968       -       27,386,968  
Department Stores
    -       3,878,025       -       3,878,025  
Diversified Capital Goods
    -       754,450       -       754,450  
Electric - Generation
    -       16,028,862       -       16,028,862  
Electric - Integrated
    -       1,367,950       -       1,367,950  
Electronics
    -       3,042,138       -       3,042,138  
Energy - Exploration & Production
    -       35,093,470       -       35,093,470  
Food - Wholesale
    -       154,425       -       154,425  
Gaming
    -       11,995,543       -       11,995,543  
Gas Distribution
    -       21,218,703       -       21,218,703  
Health Facilities
    -       11,705,894       -       11,705,894  
Health Services
    -       638,138       -       638,138  
Hotels
    -       5,551,756       -       5,551,756  
Investments & Misc. Financial Services
    -       6,431,325       -       6,431,325  
Leisure
    -       1,280,606       -       1,280,606  
Machinery
    -       6,531,900       -       6,531,900  
Media - Broadcast
    -       11,896,250       -       11,896,250  
Media - Cable
    -       17,429,962       -       17,429,962  
Media - Services
    -       4,440,863       -       4,440,863  
Medical Products
    -       4,866,788       -       4,866,788  
Metals-Mining Excluding Steel
    -       9,856,377       -       9,856,377  
Packaging
    -       13,662,125       -       13,662,125  
Pharmaceuticals
    -       7,268,800       -       7,268,800  
Printing & Publishing
    -       10,323,562       -       10,323,562  
Real Estate Dev. & Mgt.
    -       1,005,000       -       1,005,000  
Retail
    -       198,000       -       198,000  
Software-Services
    -       13,140,047       -       13,140,047  
Specialty Retail
    -       4,528,050       -       4,528,050  
Steel Producers-Products
    -       538,650       -       538,650  
Support - Services
    -       5,537,170       -       5,537,170  
Telecom - Integrated Services
    -       30,537,146       -       30,537,146  
Telecom - Wireless
    -       11,139,337       -       11,139,337  
Total Corporate Debt Securities
    -       351,782,999       901,677       352,684,676  
Short-Term Investments
    -       3,246,218       -       3,246,218  
Total Investments
  $ -     $ 362,176,413     $ 901,677     $ 363,078,090  

^
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for the portfolio.

 
§
The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

   
Beginning balance, as of 11/1/11
   
Accrued discounts/ (premiums)
   
Realized gain/loss and change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
   
Purchases
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
   
 
 
 
 
 
Transfers in
to Level 3
   
Transfers out of Level 3
   
Balance as of
1/31/12
   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
(depreciation) from
investments still held as of 1/31/12
 
Investments in Securities:
                                                     
Corporate Debt Securities
                                                     
   Airlines
  $ 922,070     $ -     $ 31,885     $ -     $ (52,278 )   $ -     $ -     $ 901,677     $ 34,107  
Total
  $ 922,070     $ -     $ 31,885     $ -     $ (52,278 )   $ -     $ -     $ 901,677     $ 34,107  

                            The Fund had no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended January 31, 2012.

                            Liability Valuation Inputs

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Fund’s derivatives as of January 31, 2012:

   
Level 1
   
                              Level 2
   
Level 3
   
                                   Total
 
Interest rate swap contracts
  $ -     $ (3,710,370 )   $ -     $ (3,710,370 )
 
 
##
At January 31, 2012, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $357,524,023. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $14,192,874 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $8,638,807, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $5,554,067 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

ñ
Restricted security subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and have been deemed by the investment manager to be liquid. At January 31, 2012, these securities amounted to $96,804,248 or 37.7% of net assets applicable to common shareholders.

µ
Floating rate securities are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate. These securities are shown at their current rates as of January 31, 2012 and their final maturity dates.

Ø
All or a portion of this security was purchased on a when-issued basis. At January 31, 2012 these securities amounted to $1,005,000 or 0.4% of net assets applicable to common shareholders.

ØØ
All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for interest rate swap contracts and when-issued purchase commitments. In addition, the Fund had deposited $3,650,000 in a segregated account for interest rate swap contracts.

¢¢       Payment-in-kind security, for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.

¢
All or a portion of this security was purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

^^
All or a portion of this security has not settled as of January 31, 2012 and thus does not have an interest rate in effect. Interest rates do not take effect until settlement. 
 
@@   At January 31, 2012, the Fund had outstanding interest rate swap contracts as follows:

           
Rate Type
               
 
 
Swap
Counterparty
 
 
Notional
Amount
 
 
 
 
Termination Date
 
Fixed-rate Payments Made by the Fund
   
Variable-rate Payments Received by the Fund
   
Accrued Net Interest Receivable (Payable)
   
 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
   
 
 
Total Fair Value
Citibank, N.A.
  $ 25,000,000  
March 18, 2015
    1.680 %     .559 %(1)   $ (136,915 )   $ (820,142 )   $ (957,057 )
Citibank, N.A.
    25,000,000  
August 9, 2015
    1.120 %     .441 %(2)   $ (108,030 )   $ (383,031 )   $ (491,061 )
Citibank, N.A.
    50,000,000  
December 7, 2015
    1.884 %     .533 %(3)   $ (99,756 )   $ (2,162,496 )   $ (2,262,252 )
                              $ (344,701 )   $ (3,365,669 )   $ (3,710,370 )
 
(1)  
90 day LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) at December 15, 2011.
 
(2)  
90 day LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) at November 7, 2011.
 
(3)  
90 day LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) at December 5, 2011.

For information on the Fund’s significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent shareholder reports.

 
 

 
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)
Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”)), as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document, the Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR and Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
 (b)
There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 3. Exhibits.
 
The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act are filed herewith.
 
 

 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc.
 
 
By: /s/ Robert Conti                                                   
Robert Conti
Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: March 26, 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/ Robert Conti                                                   
Robert Conti
Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: March 26, 2012
 
 
By: /s/ John M. McGovern                                       
John M. McGovern
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer

Date: March 26, 2012