n-q.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2013
 
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
 
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2013
 
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.
 
 
JULY 31, 2013

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


PRINCIPAL AMOUNT($)
       
VALUE($)†
 
             
Bank Loan Obligationsµ (5.6%)
     
       
All Telecom (0.3%)
     
 
738,150
 
Integra Telecom, Term Loan B, 5.25%, due 2/22/19
 
746,454
 
       
Automotive (0.4%)
     
 
1,227,600
 
Navistar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, due 8/17/17
 
1,250,102
 
       
Business Equipment & Services (0.3%)
     
 
938,331
 
Ceridian Corp., Term Loan, 5.94%, due 5/9/17
 
943,314
 
       
Chemicals & Plastics (0.2%)
     
 
658,350
 
Dupont Performance Coatings, Term Loan B, 4.75%, due 2/1/20
 
664,841
 
       
Electronics - Electrical (0.3%)
     
 
757,052
 
Datatel-Sophia LP, Term Loan B, 4.50%, due 7/19/18
 
763,109
 
       
Financial Intermediaries (0.2%)
     
 
552,007
 
First Data Corporation, Term Loan, 4.19%, due 3/24/17
 
551,489
 
       
Health Care (0.6%)
     
 
1,548,130
 
United Surgical Partners International, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, due 4/3/19
 
1,556,521
 
       
Lodging & Casinos (1.4%)
     
 
4,000
 
Graton Resort & Casino, First Lien Term Loan B, 9.00%, due 8/22/18
 
4,166
 
 
2,885,000
 
Scientific Games Corp., Term Loan B, due 5/24/20
 
2,875,999
¢^^
 
992,513
 
Station Casinos, Term Loan B, 5.00%, due 3/2/20
 
1,001,197
 
         
3,881,362
 
Oil & Gas (1.3%)
     
 
3,534,000
 
Chesapeake Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, due 12/2/17
 
3,619,417
¢^^
       
Radio & Television (0.5%)
     
 
1,394,000
 
Clear Channel, Term Loan B, due 1/29/16
 
1,301,215
¢^^
 
245,385
 
Univision Communications, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, due 3/1/20
 
244,669
 
         
1,545,884
 
Utilities (0.1%)
     
 
188,615
 
Dynegy Holdings Inc., Term Loan B-2, 4.00%, due 4/23/20
 
189,381
 
     
Total Bank Loan Obligations (Cost $15,487,850)
 
15,711,874
 
       
Corporate Debt Securities (129.5%)
     
       
Airlines (1.0%)
     
 
815,000
 
American Airlines, Inc., Equipment Trust, Ser. 2013-2, Class A, 4.95%, due 1/15/23
 
822,172
ñ
 
1,085,000
 
United Airlines, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 6.75%, due 9/15/15
 
1,120,262
ñ
 
632,520
 
United Airlines, Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Ser. 2009-2, Class A, 9.75%, due 1/15/17
 
722,654
 
         
2,665,088
 
Auto Loans (0.2%)
     
 
445,000
 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.25%, due 5/15/18
 
434,988
ñ
       
Auto Parts & Equipment (0.8%)
     
 
1,785,000
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Guaranteed Notes, 6.50%, due 3/1/21
 
1,867,556
 
 
330,000
 
Schaeffler Holding Finance BV, Senior Secured Notes, 6.88%, due 8/15/18
 
336,600
ñc
         
2,204,156
 
Automakers (1.0%)
     
 
840,000
 
Ford Motor Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.98%, due 2/15/47
 
1,171,569
 
 
1,540,000
 
Navistar Int'l Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 11/1/21
 
1,574,650
 
         
2,746,219
 
Banking (2.7%)
     
 
2,915,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.25%, due 12/1/17
 
3,159,327
 
 
3,820,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.00%, due 3/15/20
 
4,498,050
ØØ
         
7,657,377
 
Building & Construction (1.4%)
     
 
1,245,000
 
D.R. Horton, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.75%, due 8/15/23
 
1,245,000
 
 
185,000
 
Lennar Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 4.75%, due 12/15/17
 
188,931
 
 
1,725,000
 
Lennar Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 5.00%, due 11/15/22
 
1,656,000
ñ
 
490,000
 
Standard Pacific Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.38%, due 1/15/21
 
564,725
 
 
185,000
 
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.25%, due 4/15/21
 
178,063
ñ
         
3,832,719
 
Building Materials (2.2%)
     
 
245,000
 
Associated Materials LLC/AMH New Finance, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.13%, due 11/1/17
 
264,294
 
 
310,000
 
Associated Materials LLC/AMH New Finance, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.13%, due 11/1/17
 
334,413
ñ
 
905,000
 
Masco Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.13%, due 10/3/16
 
1,009,075
 
 
1,990,000
 
USG Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.75%, due 1/15/18
 
2,300,937
 
 
2,050,000
 
USG Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.38%, due 10/15/18
 
2,239,625
ñ
         
6,148,344
 
Chemicals (4.3%)
     
 
555,000
 
Huntsman Int'l LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 3/15/20
 
621,600
 
 
1,565,000
 
Huntsman Int'l LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 3/15/21
 
1,764,537
 
 
300,000
 
INEOS Group Holdings SA, Guaranteed Notes, 6.13%, due 8/15/18
 
292,500
ñ
 
785,000
 
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 8.88%, due 10/15/20
 
836,025
 
 
6,058,000
 
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Secured Notes, 9.00%, due 1/15/21
 
5,527,925
 
 
2,390,000
 
PQ Corp., Secured Notes, 8.75%, due 5/1/18
 
2,521,450
ñ
 
535,000
 
US Coatings Acquisition, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 5/1/21
 
554,394
ñ
         
12,118,431
 
Computer Hardware (0.6%)
     
 
1,505,000
 
Seagate HDD Cayman, Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 11/1/21
 
1,636,688
 
       
Consumer - Commercial Lease Financing (4.8%)
     
 
190,000
 
CIT Group, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.25%, due 3/15/18
 
201,875
 
 
1,215,000
 
CIT Group, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.63%, due 4/1/18
 
1,342,575
ñ
 
2,600,000
 
CIT Group, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.50%, due 2/15/19
 
2,726,750
ñ
 
935,000
 
CIT Group, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.38%, due 5/15/20
 
977,075
 
 
1,040,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.63%, due 9/15/15
 
1,151,800
 
 
2,340,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.75%, due 3/15/17
 
2,685,150
 
 
1,640,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.88%, due 9/1/17
 
1,902,400
 
 
180,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.88%, due 4/1/19
 
188,100
 
 
1,420,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.25%, due 5/15/19
 
1,498,100
 
 
575,000
 
Int'l Lease Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.63%, due 1/15/22
 
682,812
 
         
13,356,637
 
Department Stores (1.6%)
     
 
4,680,000
 
Sears Holdings Corp., Secured Notes, 6.63%, due 10/15/18
 
4,527,900
 
       
Electric - Generation (3.3%)
     
 
565,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 1/15/18
 
629,975
 
 
1,655,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 5/15/19
 
1,746,025
 
 
2,775,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 9/1/20
 
3,080,250
 
 
3,315,000
 
NRG Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.88%, due 5/15/21
 
3,646,500
ØØ
         
9,102,750
 
Electric - Integrated (0.7%)
     
 
1,735,000
 
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.25%, due 4/1/16
 
1,912,838
ñ
       
Electronics (3.4%)
     
 
870,000
 
Amkor Technology, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.38%, due 10/1/22
 
865,650
 
 
615,000
 
Amkor Technology, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.38%, due 10/1/22
 
610,388
ñ
 
1,655,000
 
Ceridian Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 11.25%, due 11/15/15
 
1,683,962
 
 
810,125
 
Ceridian Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 12.25%, due 11/15/15
 
826,328
c
 
760,000
 
Ceridian Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 8.88%, due 7/15/19
 
860,700
ñ
 
835,000
 
Flextronics Int'l Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 4.63%, due 2/15/20
 
830,825
ñ
 
1,360,000
 
Flextronics Int'l Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 5.00%, due 2/15/23
 
1,339,600
ñ
 
1,555,000
 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.25%, due 4/15/18
 
1,685,231
ñ
 
870,000
 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.05%, due 2/1/20
 
928,725
 
         
9,631,409
 
Energy - Exploration & Production (12.9%)
     
 
1,535,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.50%, due 8/15/17
 
1,673,150
 
 
1,060,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.63%, due 8/15/20
 
1,150,100
 
 
835,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.13%, due 2/15/21
 
885,100
 
 
500,000
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 5.75%, due 3/15/23
 
503,750
 
 
789,000
 
Concho Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.50%, due 4/1/23
 
787,027
 
 
520,000
 
Denbury Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 2/15/20
 
572,000
 
 
4,337,000
 
EP Energy LLC/EP Energy Finance, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.38%, due 5/1/20
 
4,922,495
 
 
1,025,000
 
EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 9/1/22
 
1,127,500
 
 
573,592
 
EPE Holdings LLC/EP Energy Bond Co., Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.13%, due 12/15/17
 
587,932
ñc
 
4,630,000
 
EXCO Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 9/15/18
 
4,537,400
ØØ
 
705,000
 
Forest Oil Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.25%, due 6/15/19
 
696,187
 
 
325,000
 
Forest Oil Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 9/15/20
 
316,063
ñ
 
2,485,000
 
Linn Energy LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 6.25%, due 11/1/19
 
2,335,900
ñ
 
1,255,000
 
Linn Energy LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 4/15/20
 
1,305,200
 
 
2,635,000
 
Linn Energy LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 2/1/21
 
2,661,350
 
 
3,955,000
 
Newfield Exploration Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.75%, due 1/30/22
 
4,073,650
 
 
625,000
 
Newfield Exploration Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.63%, due 7/1/24
 
625,000
 
 
1,085,000
 
Rosetta Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.63%, due 5/1/21
 
1,085,000
 
 
3,205,000
 
SandRidge Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 3/15/21
 
3,172,950
 
 
905,000
 
SandRidge Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.13%, due 10/15/22
 
918,575
 
 
530,000
 
SandRidge Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 2/15/23
 
519,400
 
 
555,000
 
WPX Energy, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.25%, due 1/15/17
 
586,913
 
 
945,000
 
WPX Energy, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.00%, due 1/15/22
 
961,537
 
         
36,004,179
 
Food & Drug Retailers (1.0%)
     
 
560,000
 
Rite Aid Corp., Secured Notes, 10.25%, due 10/15/19
 
634,200
 
 
575,000
 
Rite Aid Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 9.25%, due 3/15/20
 
640,406
 
 
1,442,000
 
Rite Aid Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 8.00%, due 8/15/20
 
1,616,843
 
         
2,891,449
 
Food - Wholesale (0.1%)
     
 
348,000
 
US Foods, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.50%, due 6/30/19
 
370,620
 
       
Gaming (8.2%)
     
 
1,055,000
 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 4/15/21
 
1,126,213
 
 
465,000
 
Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.13%, due 2/1/16
 
463,838
 
 
815,000
 
CityCenter Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 7.63%, due 1/15/16
 
863,900
 
 
3,085,000
 
Graton Economic Development Authority, Senior Secured Notes, 9.63%, due 9/1/19
 
3,462,912
ñ
 
975,000
 
MGM Resorts Int'l, Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 1/15/17
 
1,096,875
 
 
2,390,000
 
MGM Resorts Int'l, Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 3/15/22
 
2,646,925
ØØ
 
885,000
 
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Secured Notes, 10.50%, due 12/15/16
 
885,000
ñ
 
2,935,000
 
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Guaranteed Notes, 11.00%, due 9/15/18
 
2,890,975
ñ
 
1,155,000
 
Peninsula Gaming LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 8.38%, due 2/15/18
 
1,250,287
ñ
 
1,255,000
 
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 4/1/22
 
1,314,612
 
 
960,000
 
PNK Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.38%, due 8/1/21
 
967,200
ñØ
 
1,090,000
 
Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida, Secured Notes, 7.75%, due 10/1/17
 
1,159,487
ñ
 
2,230,000
 
Station Casinos LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 3/1/21
 
2,330,350
 
 
1,916,000
 
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, Unsecured Notes, 7.75%, due 8/15/20
 
2,155,500
 
 
465,000
 
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.25%, due 5/30/23
 
431,288
ñ
         
23,045,362
 
Gas Distribution (7.4%)
     
 
1,070,000
 
Access Midstream Partners L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 6.13%, due 7/15/22
 
1,120,825
 
 
815,000
 
Access Midstream Partners L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 4.88%, due 5/15/23
 
774,250
 
 
2,090,000
 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 5/20/20
 
2,220,625
 
 
2,207,000
 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 5/20/22
 
2,350,455
 
 
485,000
 
El Paso Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 7.25%, due 6/1/18
 
551,614
 
 
2,870,000
 
El Paso Corp., Senior Secured Global Medium-Term Notes, 7.80%, due 8/1/31
 
3,032,272
 
 
1,145,000
 
El Paso Corp., Senior Secured Global Medium-Term Notes, 7.75%, due 1/15/32
 
1,216,778
 
 
2,700,000
 
Energy Transfer Equity L.P., Senior Secured Notes, 7.50%, due 10/15/20
 
3,040,875
ØØ
 
1,990,000
 
Ferrellgas L.P., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.13%, due 10/1/17
 
2,089,500
 
 
853,000
 
MarkWest Energy Partners L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 4.50%, due 7/15/23
 
801,820
 
 
1,500,000
 
Regency Energy Partners L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, due 12/1/18
 
1,620,000
 
 
270,000
 
Regency Energy Partners L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 4.50%, due 11/1/23
 
253,800
ñ
 
958,000
 
Suburban Propane Partners L.P./Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.50%, due 10/1/18
 
1,034,640
 
 
487,000
 
Suburban Propane Partners L.P./Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.38%, due 8/1/21
 
523,525
ØØ
         
20,630,979
 
Health Facilities (7.6%)
     
 
1,140,000
 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 5.13%, due 8/15/18
 
1,162,800
 
 
615,000
 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.00%, due 11/15/19
 
649,594
 
 
695,000
 
Columbia Healthcare Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.50%, due 12/15/23
 
733,225
 
 
4,000,000
 
Columbia/HCA Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.69%, due 6/15/25
 
4,240,000
 
 
545,000
 
Columbia/HCA Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.05%, due 12/1/27
 
535,463
 
 
1,370,000
 
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.75%, due 8/15/22
 
1,387,125
 
 
600,000
 
HCA Holdings, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.25%, due 2/15/21
 
622,500
 
 
1,035,000
 
Health Management Associates, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 1/15/20
 
1,172,137
 
 
2,110,000
 
IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.38%, due 5/15/19
 
2,215,500
 
 
705,000
 
OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 2/15/20
 
771,975
 
 
2,090,000
 
OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 10/15/22
 
2,267,650
 
 
1,375,000
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 6.25%, due 11/1/18
 
1,471,250
 
 
855,000
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.75%, due 2/1/20
 
850,725
 
 
825,000
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 4.50%, due 4/1/21
 
769,312
ñ
 
505,000
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 4.38%, due 10/1/21
 
464,600
ñ
 
1,890,000
 
United Surgical Partners Int'l, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.00%, due 4/1/20
 
2,093,175
 
         
21,407,031
 
Health Services (0.7%)
     
 
1,040,000
 
Emergency Medical Services Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.13%, due 6/1/19
 
1,128,400
 
 
675,000
 
Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc., Senior Notes, 9.25%, due 10/1/17
 
689,344
ñc
         
1,817,744
 
Investments & Misc. Financial Services (2.3%)
     
 
3,680,000
 
Icahn Enterprises L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 1/15/16
 
3,822,600
ØØ
 
2,465,000
 
Icahn Enterprises L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 8.00%, due 1/15/18
 
2,603,656
 
         
6,426,256
 
Leisure (0.6%)
     
 
1,155,000
 
Cedar Fair L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 9.13%, due 8/1/18
 
1,273,387
 
 
535,000
 
Cedar Fair L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 5.25%, due 3/15/21
 
522,963
ñ
         
1,796,350
 
Machinery (1.7%)
     
 
2,655,000
 
Case New Holland, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.88%, due 12/1/17
 
3,112,987
ØØ
 
725,000
 
Terex Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.00%, due 5/15/21
 
743,125
 
 
910,000
 
The Manitowoc Co., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.50%, due 11/1/20
 
1,023,750
 
         
4,879,862
 
Managed Care (0.4%)
     
 
1,105,000
 
MPH Intermediate Holding Co. 2, Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.38%, due 8/1/18
 
1,128,481
ñc
       
Media - Broadcast (4.4%)
     
 
757,000
 
AMC Networks, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 7/15/21
 
847,840
 
 
645,000
 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.00%, due 12/15/19
 
643,388
 
 
3,367,000
 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 11.25%, due 3/1/21
 
3,594,272
 
 
3,755,000
 
Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 5/1/19
 
3,820,712
 
 
95,000
 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.25%, due 5/15/20
 
88,350
ñ
 
660,000
 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.75%, due 8/1/21
 
659,700
ñ
 
1,080,000
 
Univision Communications, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 6.88%, due 5/15/19
 
1,152,900
ñ
 
375,000
 
Univision Communications, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.88%, due 11/1/20
 
411,563
ñ
 
1,095,000
 
XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 11/1/18
 
1,207,237
ñ
         
12,425,962
 
Media - Cable (6.0%)
     
 
70,000
 
CCO Holdings LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 1/15/19
 
74,200
 
 
1,040,000
 
CCO Holdings LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 8.13%, due 4/30/20
 
1,131,000
 
 
351,000
 
CCO Holdings LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 5.13%, due 2/15/23
 
321,165
 
 
1,880,000
 
Cequel Communications Escrow I LLC/Cequel Communications Escrow Capital Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.13%, due 12/15/21
 
1,804,800
ñ
 
1,917,000
 
Cequel Communications Escrow I LLC/Cequel Communications Escrow Capital Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.38%, due 9/15/20
 
1,979,302
ñ
 
270,000
 
CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.63%, due 7/15/18
 
310,500
 
 
272,000
 
CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.75%, due 11/15/21
 
297,840
 
 
5,980,000
 
DISH DBS Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 5.13%, due 5/1/20
 
5,875,350
ñ
 
1,365,000
 
DISH DBS Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 6/1/21
 
1,446,900
 
 
515,000
 
DISH DBS Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 5.88%, due 7/15/22
 
513,713
 
 
730,000
 
DISH DBS Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 5.00%, due 3/15/23
 
684,375
 
 
685,000
 
Lynx I Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 5.38%, due 4/15/21
 
693,562
ñ
 
320,000
 
UPC Holding BV, Secured Notes, 9.88%, due 4/15/18
 
348,800
ñ
 
1,115,000
 
UPCB Finance III Ltd., Senior Secured Notes, 6.63%, due 7/1/20
 
1,193,050
ñ
         
16,674,557
 
Media - Services (1.1%)
     
 
825,000
 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, Ser. B, 7.63%, due 3/15/20
 
870,375
 
 
1,345,000
 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, Ser. B, 6.50%, due 11/15/22
 
1,405,525
 
 
495,000
 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, Ser. A, 6.50%, due 11/15/22
 
512,325
 
 
230,000
 
WMG Acquisition Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 6.00%, due 1/15/21
 
240,350
ñ
         
3,028,575
 
Medical Products (1.0%)
     
 
1,333,000
 
Biomet, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.50%, due 8/1/20
 
1,399,650
 
 
235,000
 
DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 4/15/18
 
233,238
 
 
505,000
 
DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 9.88%, due 4/15/18
 
534,037
 
 
645,000
 
Hologic, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.25%, due 8/1/20
 
682,894
 
         
2,849,819
 
Metals - Mining Excluding Steel (3.0%)
     
 
1,315,000
 
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.75%, due 4/15/18
 
1,354,450
 
 
710,000
 
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.00%, due 6/1/19
 
608,825
 
 
555,000
 
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.25%, due 6/1/21
 
463,425
 
 
1,735,000
 
Arch Coal, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.88%, due 6/15/19
 
1,604,875
ñ
 
347,000
 
Arch Coal, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.25%, due 10/1/20
 
281,070
 
 
1,060,000
 
Arch Coal, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.25%, due 6/15/21
 
855,950
 
 
780,000
 
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 11/1/15
 
797,550
ñ
 
135,000
 
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 6.00%, due 4/1/17
 
135,000
ñ
 
615,000
 
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 11/1/19
 
648,825
ñ
 
1,035,000
 
Peabody Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.00%, due 11/15/18
 
1,058,287
 
 
660,000
 
Walter Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.50%, due 4/15/21
 
536,250
ñ
         
8,344,507
 
Packaging (6.1%)
     
 
605,000
 
Ball Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 4.00%, due 11/15/23
 
553,575
 
 
5,055,000
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Secured Notes, 9.75%, due 1/15/21
 
5,914,350
ØØ
 
1,125,000
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.50%, due 5/15/18
 
1,170,000
 
 
275,000
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.00%, due 4/15/19
 
286,000
 
 
1,970,000
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.88%, due 8/15/19
 
2,167,000
 
 
3,465,000
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.88%, due 8/15/19
 
3,742,200
 
 
1,640,000
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 5.75%, due 10/15/20
 
1,668,700
 
 
905,000
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 6.88%, due 2/15/21
 
962,694
 
 
550,000
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 2/15/21
 
559,625
 
         
17,024,144
 
Pharmaceuticals (3.9%)
     
 
770,000
 
Endo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 7/15/19
 
804,650
 
 
540,000
 
Jaguar Holding Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.38%, due 10/15/17
 
579,150
ñc
 
1,695,000
 
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Jaguar Merger Sub, Inc.,, Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.50%, due 12/1/19
 
1,923,825
ñ
 
465,000
 
Sky Growth Acquisition Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 10/15/20
 
483,600
ñ
 
465,000
 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l, Guaranteed Notes, 6.50%, due 7/15/16
 
481,275
ñ
 
855,000
 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l, Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 10/1/17
 
902,025
ñ
 
448,000
 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l, Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, due 12/1/18
 
471,520
ñ
 
4,200,000
 
VPI Escrow Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.38%, due 10/15/20
 
4,336,500
ñ
 
750,000
 
VPII Escrow Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.75%, due 8/15/18
 
791,250
ñ
         
10,773,795
 
Printing & Publishing (4.8%)
     
 
1,130,000
 
Gannett Co., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.13%, due 7/15/20
 
1,127,175
ñ
 
920,000
 
Gannett Co., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.38%, due 11/15/17
 
977,500
 
 
840,000
 
Gannett Co., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.13%, due 9/1/18
 
896,700
 
 
3,862,000
 
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.25%, due 5/15/18
 
4,161,305
 
 
2,855,000
 
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.25%, due 3/15/19
 
3,154,775
 
 
1,860,000
 
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.63%, due 6/15/20
 
1,994,850
 
 
1,120,000
 
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.88%, due 3/15/21
 
1,209,600
 
         
13,521,905
 
Real Estate Dev. & Mgt. (0.4%)
     
 
1,100,000
 
Realogy Group LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 7.63%, due 1/15/20
 
1,229,250
ñ
         
Software - Services (5.9%)
       
 
1,913,000
 
First Data Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 11.25%, due 3/31/16
 
1,903,435
ØØ
 
1,055,000
 
First Data Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 7.38%, due 6/15/19
 
1,107,750
ñ
 
1,140,000
 
First Data Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 6.75%, due 11/1/20
 
1,189,875
ñ
 
1,630,000
 
First Data Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 11.25%, due 1/15/21
 
1,687,050
ñ
 
3,400,000
 
First Data Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 12.63%, due 1/15/21
 
3,727,250
 
 
1,310,000
 
First Data Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 10.63%, due 6/15/21
 
1,329,650
ñ
 
150,000
 
First Data Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 11.75%, due 8/15/21
 
143,250
ñ
 
2,010,000
 
Sophia, L.P./Sophia Finance, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.75%, due 1/15/19
 
2,180,850
ñ
 
1,810,000
 
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.63%, due 11/1/19
 
1,877,875
 
 
515,000
 
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.63%, due 11/15/20
 
558,775
 
 
690,000
 
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.13%, due 1/15/19
 
745,200
 
         
16,450,960
 
Specialty Retail (3.0%)
     
 
1,085,000
 
Michaels FinCo. Holdings LLC / Michaels FinCo., Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.50%, due 8/1/18
 
1,095,850
ñc
 
685,000
 
Party City Holdings, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.88%, due 8/1/20
 
750,075
ñ
 
4,320,000
 
Toys "R" Us Property Co. I LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 10.75%, due 7/15/17
 
4,568,443
ØØ
 
1,896,000
 
Toys "R" Us Property Co. II LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 8.50%, due 12/1/17
 
2,002,650
 
         
8,417,018
 
Steel Producers - Products (1.8%)
     
 
920,000
 
ArcelorMittal, Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.13%, due 6/1/18
 
966,000
 
 
3,435,000
 
ArcelorMittal, Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.75%, due 8/5/20
 
3,439,294
 
 
600,000
 
ArcelorMittal, Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.50%, due 10/15/39
 
565,500
 
         
4,970,794
 
Support - Services (3.0%)
     
 
730,000
 
Hertz Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 5.88%, due 10/15/20
 
770,150
 
 
1,220,000
 
Iron Mountain, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 10/1/19
 
1,351,150
 
 
820,000
 
Iron Mountain, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.38%, due 8/15/21
 
888,675
 
 
1,240,000
 
Knowledge Universe Education LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 2/1/15
 
1,190,400
ñ
 
1,395,000
 
ServiceMaster Co., Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 8/15/20
 
1,299,094
 
 
1,510,000
 
ServiceMaster Co., Guaranteed Notes, 8.00%, due 2/15/20
 
1,476,025
 
 
70,000
 
United Rental N.A., Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 10.25%, due 11/15/19
 
79,450
 
 
1,010,000
 
United Rental N.A., Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.25%, due 2/1/21
 
1,128,675
 
 
380,000
 
United Rental N.A., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.38%, due 9/15/20
 
418,950
 
         
8.602.569
 
Telecom - Integrated Services (12.0%)
     
 
4,000,000
 
CenturyLink, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, Ser. P, 7.60%, due 9/15/39
 
3,790,000
 
 
4,349,000
 
Citizens Communications Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.00%, due 8/15/31
 
4,240,275
ØØ
 
90,000
 
Frontier Communications Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.25%, due 7/1/21
 
104,400
 
 
665,000
 
Frontier Communications Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.63%, due 4/15/24
 
671,650
 
 
810,000
 
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 6.50%, due 6/15/19
 
860,625
 
 
1,035,000
 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Guaranteed Notes, 8.50%, due 11/1/19
 
1,142,381
 
 
2,280,000
 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Guaranteed Notes, 5.50%, due 8/1/23
 
2,188,800
ñ
 
1,055,000
 
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 6/1/21
 
1,110,388
ñ
 
2,795,000
 
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, Guaranteed Notes, 8.13%, due 6/1/23
 
3,004,625
ñ
 
355,000
 
Level 3 Communications, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.88%, due 6/1/19
 
382,513
 
 
2,231,000
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.38%, due 4/1/19
 
2,476,410
 
 
2,040,000
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.13%, due 7/1/19
 
2,213,400
 
 
1,750,000
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 7/15/20
 
1,925,000
 
 
695,000
 
Qwest Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.75%, due 12/1/21
 
778,321
 
 
1,874,000
 
U.S. West Communications Group, Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.88%, due 9/15/33
 
1,850,575
 
 
1,755,000
 
Windstream Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.88%, due 11/1/17
 
1,965,600
 
 
535,000
 
Windstream Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 10/15/20
 
569,775
 
 
1,610,000
 
Windstream Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 10/1/21
 
1,714,650
 
 
2,065,000
 
Windstream Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 6/1/22
 
2,126,950
 
 
645,000
 
Windstream Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.38%, due 8/1/23
 
612,750
 
         
33,729,088
 
Telecom - Wireless (2.2%)
     
 
880,000
 
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.25%, due 4/1/21
 
897,600
ñ
 
530,000
 
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.63%, due 4/1/23
 
540,600
ñ
 
455,000
 
SBA Telecommunications, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.75%, due 7/15/20
 
465,238
 
 
1,480,000
 
Sprint Capital Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, due 11/15/28
 
1,361,600
ØØ
 
1,440,000
 
Sprint Capital Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.75%, due 3/15/32
 
1,519,200
 
 
475,000
 
Sprint Nextel Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 9.00%, due 11/15/18
 
562,875
ñ
 
895,000
 
Sprint Nextel Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.00%, due 8/15/20
 
943,106
 
         
6,290,219
 
     
Total Corporate Debt Securities (Cost $352,242,535)
 
362,707,019
 
       
NUMBER OF SHARES
     
       
Short-Term Investments (4.1%)
     
 
11,479,023
 
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class (Cost  $11,479,023)
 
11,479,023
 
             
     
Total Investments (139.2%) (Cost $379,209,408)
 
389,897,916
##
             
     
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(29.5%)]
 
(82,578,560)
±
             
     
Liquidation Value of Perpetual Preferred Shares [(9.7%)]
 
(27,175,000)
 
             
     
Total Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders (100.0%)
 
$280,144,356
 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

 
 

 
July 31, 2013 (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.
 
 
The value of bank loan securities is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on broker quotes (generally Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available).
 
 
The value of the Fund’s investments in interest rate swap contracts is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on references to the underlying rates including the overnight index swap rate and London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) forward rate to produce the daily settlement price (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 investment companies 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.
 
For information on the Fund’s significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent shareholder reports.

 
 

 

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 July 31, 2013:

Asset Valuation Inputs
Investments:
 
Level 1
   
 
 
Level 2
   
Level 3§
   
Total
   
Bank Loan Obligations^
$
-
 
$
15,711,874
 
$
-
 
$
15,711,874
 
Corporate Debt Securities
                       
 
Airlines
 
-
   
-
   
722,654
   
722,654
 
 
Other Corporate Debt Securities^
 
-
   
361,984,365
   
-
   
361,984,365
 
Total Corporate Debt Securities
 
-
   
361,984,365
   
722,654
   
362,707,019
 
Short-Term Investments
 
-
   
11,479,023
   
-
   
11,479,023
 
Total Investments
$
-
 
$
389,175,262
 
$
722,654
 
$
389,897,916
 

^
 
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 11/1/12
Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
Realized
gain/loss
Change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
Purchases
Sales
Transfer
in
to Level 3
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance as
of
7/31/13
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held as of
7/31/13
Investments in Securities:
                   
Corporate Debt Securities
                   
   Airlines
$885,996
$-
$(5,649)
$(24,774)
$-
$(132,919)
$-
$-
$722,654
$(24,774)
Total
$885,996
$-
$(5,649)
$(24,774)
$-
$(132,919)
$-
$-
$722,654
$(24,774)

The Fund had no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 during the period ended July 31, 2013.

Liability Valuation Inputs

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Fund’s derivatives as of July 31, 2013:

   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Interest rate swap contracts
 
$-
 
$(2,769,091)
 
$-
 
$(2,769,091)

##
 
At July 31, 2013, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $379,241,636. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $13,866,987 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $3,210,707, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $10,656,280 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
 
ñ
 
Securities were purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or are private placements and, unless registered under the 1933 Act or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. These securities have been deemed by the investment manager to be liquid. At July 31, 2013, these securities amounted to $90,597,590 or 32.3% of net assets applicable to common shareholders.
 
Ø
 
All or a portion of this security was purchased on a when-issued basis. At July 31, 2013 these securities amounted to $967,200 or 0.3% 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, when-issued purchase commitments and delayed delivery purchase commitments. In addition, the Fund had deposited $2,763,863 in a segregated account for interest rate swap contracts.
 
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 July 31, 2013, and their final maturity dates.
 
c
 
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.

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

 
 

 


^^
 
All or a portion of this security has not settled as of July 31, 2013 and thus does not have an interest rate in effect. Interest rates do not take effect until settlement.
 
±
At July 31, 2013, the Fund had outstanding interest rate swap contracts as follows:

     
 
Rate Type
     
Swap Counterparty
Notional
Amount(1)
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
1.677%
.272%(2)
$(146,602)
$(516,141)
$(662,743)
Citibank, N.A.
25,000,000
August 9, 2015
1.120%
.275%(3)
(116,175)
(323,681)
(439,856)
Citibank, N.A.
50,000,000
December 7, 2015
1.883%
.274%(4)
(120,316)
(1,546,176)
(1,666,492)
         
$(383,093)
$(2,385,998)
$(2,769,091)

(1)  The notional amount at period end is indicative of the volume throughout the period.

(2)  90 day LIBOR at June 14, 2013.

(3)  90 day LIBOR at May 7, 2013.

(4)  90 day LIBOR at June 5, 2013.




 

 

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 and President
 

Date: September 27, 2013
 
 
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 and President
 

Date: September 27, 2013

 
By:
/s/ John M. McGovern
   
 
John M. McGovern
   
 
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer
 

Date: September 27, 2013