UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSRS
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number | 811-21284 |
Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, | New York 10105 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Lawrence G. Altadonna - 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 212-739-3371
Date of fiscal year end: February 29, 2008
Date of reporting period: August 31, 2007
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ITEM 1. REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund |
Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II |
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Contents | |||
Letter to Shareholders | 1 | ||
Fund Insights/Performance & Statistics | 2-5 | ||
Schedules of Investments | 6-15 | ||
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 16 | ||
Statements of Operations | 17 | ||
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 18 | ||
Notes to Financial Statements | 19-23 | ||
Financial Highlights | 24-25 | ||
Annual Shareholder Meetings Results | 26 | ||
Matters Relating to the Trustees | |||
Consideration of the Advisory & | |||
Sub-Advisory Agreements | 27-29 |
October 16, 2007
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide you with the semiannual reports of the Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund and Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II (collectively, the Funds) for the six-month period ended August 31, 2007.
The convertible market finished the reporting period on a positive note, as measured by the Merrill Lynch All-Convertible Index, increasing 2.04%. However, the convertible market underperformed broad equity measures, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index, which returned 10.06% and 5.70%, respectively, for the six-month period.
Please review the following pages for more information on the Funds. If you have any questions regarding the information provided, we encourage you to contact your financial advisor or call the Funds shareholder servicing agent at (800) 331-1710. You will also find a wide range of information and resources on our Web site, www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds.
Together with Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, the Funds investment manager, and Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC, the Funds sub-adviser, we thank you for investing with us.
We remain dedicated to serving your financial needs.
Sincerely,
Hans W. Kertess | Brian S. Shlissel | |
Chairman | President & Chief Executive Officer |
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Total Return(1) : | Market Price | Net Asset Value (NAV) | ||
6 months | (10.01 | )% | 0.77 | % |
1 year | (3.97 | )% | 10.25 | % |
3 year | 8.45 | % | 10.69 | % |
Commencement of Operations (3/31/03) to 8/31/07 | 10.65 | % | 12.74 | % |
Common Share Market Price/NAV Performance: | Market Price/NAV: | |||
Commencement of Operations (3/31/03) to 8/31/07 | Market Price | $13.77 | ||
g Market Price | NAV | $14.22 | ||
g NAV | ||||
Discount to NAV | (3.16 | )% | ||
Market Price Yield(2) | 10.89 | % |
(1) Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total return is calculated by subtracting the value of an investment in the Fund at the beginning of each specified period from the value at the end of the period and dividing the remainder by the value of the investment at the beginning of the period and expressing the result as a percentage. The calculation assumes that all income dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested. Total return does not reflect broker commissions or sales charges. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. Total return for a period of more than one year represents the average annual return.
An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the loss of principal. Total return, price, yield and net asset value will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. This data is provided for information only and is not intended for trading purposes. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a one-time public offering and once issued, shares of closed-end funds are sold in the open market through a stock exchange. Net asset value is equal to the total assets applicable to common shareholders less total liabilities divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Holdings are subject to change daily.
(2) Market Price Yield is determined by dividing the annualized current per share dividend to common shareholders by the market price per common share at August 31, 2007.
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income
Fund II Performance & Statistics
August 31, 2007 (unaudited)
Total Return(1) : | Market Price | Net Asset Value (NAV) | |||
6 months | (6.28 | )% | 0.53 | % | |
1 year | (0.57 | )% | 10.07 | % | |
3 year | 8.98 | % | 11.20 | % | |
Commencement of Operations (7/31/03) to 8/31/07 | 8.97 | % | 11.23 | % | |
Common Share Market Price/NAV Performance: | Market Price/NAV: | ||||
Commencement of Operations (7/31/03) to 8/31/07 | Market Price | $13.80 | |||
g Market Price | NAV | $14.31 | |||
g NAV | |||||
Discount to NAV | (3.56 | )% | |||
Market Price Yield(2) | 10.33 | % |
(1) Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total return is calculated by subtracting the value of an investment in the Fund at the begining of each specified period from the value at the end of the period and dividing the remainder by the value of the investment at the begining of the period and expressing the result as a percentage. The calculation assumes that all of the Fund s income dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested. Total return does not reflect broker commissions or sales charges. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. Total return for a period of more than one year represents the average annual return.
An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the loss of principal. Total return, market price, market yield and net asset value will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. This data is provided for information only and is not intended for trading purposes. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a onetime public offering and once issued, shares of closed-end funds are sold in the open market through a stock exchange. Net asset value is equal to the total assets applicable to common shareholders less total liabilities divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Holdings are subject to change daily.
(2) Market Price Yield is determined by dividing the annualized current per share dividend to common shareholders by the market price per common share at August 31, 2007.
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2007 (unaudited)
Shares | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK41.9% | ||||||
Agriculture1.3% | ||||||
165 | Bunge Ltd, 4.875%, 12/31/49 | Ba1/BB | $ | 19,705,550 | ||
Automotive1.6% | ||||||
General Motors Corp., | ||||||
785 | 5.25%, 3/6/32, Ser. B | Caa1/B- | 14,977,800 | |||
450 | 6.25%, 7/15/33, Ser. C | Caa1/B- | 9,580,500 | |||
24,558,300 | ||||||
Banking2.4% | ||||||
280 | Washington Mutual Capital Trust, 5.375%, 5/1/41, Ser. UNIT | A3/BBB | 13,689,073 | |||
185 | Wells Fargo Co., 8.00%, 6/1/08, Ser. AAPL (Apple, Inc.) (d) | Aa1/AA+ | 22,535,064 | |||
36,224,137 | ||||||
Commercial Services1.0% | ||||||
305 | United Rentals, Inc., 6.50%, 8/1/28 | B3/B- | 14,669,077 | |||
Electric4.3% | ||||||
435 | AES Trust III, 6.75%, 10/15/29 | B3/B | 20,817,143 | |||
342 | Entergy Corp., 7.625%, 2/17/09 | NR/BBB | 21,872,648 | |||
68 | NRG Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 3/16/09 | B2/CCC+ | 23,051,250 | |||
65,741,041 | ||||||
Financial Services14.4% | ||||||
560 | Citigroup Funding, Inc., 4.583%, 9/27/08, Ser. GNW (c) | Aa1/AA | 15,674,400 | |||
585 | E*Trade Financial Corp., 6.125%, 11/18/08 | Ba3/NR | 12,358,125 | |||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., | ||||||
684 | 12.00%, 12/12/07, Ser. CSCO (Cisco Systems, Inc.) (d) | Aa3/NR | 19,201,458 | |||
1060 | 20.00%, 12/31/07, Ser. TWX (Time Warner, Inc.) (d) | Aa3/NR | 17,919,408 | |||
450 | 20.00%, 3/6/08, Ser. DISH (Echostar Communications Corp.) (d) | Aa3/NR | 16,856,250 | |||
281 | Lazard Ltd, 6.625%, 5/15/08 | Ba1/NR | 9,799,472 | |||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., | ||||||
810 | 6.25%, 10/15/07, Ser. GIS (General Mills, Inc.) (d) | A1/A+ | 21,100,500 | |||
255 | 20.00%, 8/15/07, Ser. UTX (United Technologies Corp.) (d) | A1/A+ | 18,474,077 | |||
483 | 20.00%, 2/24/08, Ser. HPQ (Hewlett-Packard Co.) (d) | A1/A+ | 20,562,560 | |||
Morgan Stanley, | ||||||
243 | 20.00%, 12/15/07, Ser. XOM (Exxon Mobil Corp.) (d) | Aa3/AA- | 17,487,711 | |||
517 | 20.00%, 1/31/08, Ser. T (AT&T, Inc.) (d) | Aa3/AA- | 17,792,202 | |||
36 | 20.00%, 3/8/08, Ser. GOOG (Google, Inc.) (d) | Aa3/NR | 16,227,672 | |||
560 | 20.00%, 3/24/08, Ser. DIS (The Walt Disney Co.) (d) | Aa3/NR | 17,298,688 | |||
220,752,523 | ||||||
Hand/Machine Tools1.2% | ||||||
18 | Stanley Works, 7.145%, 5/17/12 (c) | A2/A | 18,877,950 | |||
Insurance5.2% | ||||||
15 | Fortis Insurance NV, 7.75%, 1/26/08 (a) | Aa3/A+ | 19,476,733 | |||
614 | Metlife, Inc., 6.375%, 8/15/08 | NR/BBB+ | 19,617,048 | |||
687 | Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd, 6.00%, 2/15/09, Ser. A | NR/BB+ | 22,327,500 | |||
707 | XL Capital Ltd, 7.00%, 2/15/09 | A3/A- | 18,989,662 | |||
80,410,943 | ||||||
Investment Company1.4% | ||||||
413 | Vale Capital Ltd., 5.50%, 6/15/10, Ser. RIO (Companhia | |||||
Vale do Rio Doce) (d) | NR/NR | 21,470,800 |
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Shares | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
Metals & Mining1.4% | ||||||
169 | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/10 | NR/B+ | $ | 22,346,470 | ||
Oil & Gas1.4% | ||||||
203 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.00%, 12/31/49 | NR/B | 21,199,237 | |||
Packaging & Containers0.5% | ||||||
166 | Owens-Illinois, Inc. 4.75%, 12/31/49 | Caa1/B- | 7,360,445 | |||
Pharmaceuticals1.9% | ||||||
Schering-Plough Corp., | ||||||
306 | 6.00%, 9/14/07 | Baa3/BBB | 20,608,002 | |||
33 | 6.00%, 8/13/10 | Baa3/BBB | 8,632,000 | |||
29,240,002 | ||||||
Real Estate (REIT)1.1% | ||||||
677 | FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., 1.95%, 12/31/49, Ser. A | B2/B- | 17,004,600 | |||
Retail0.4% | ||||||
6 | Blockbuster, Inc., 7.50%, 12/31/49 | NR/NR | 6,527,137 | |||
Telecommunications1.2% | ||||||
330 | Crown Castle International Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/12 | NR/NR | 18,562,500 | |||
Waste Disposal1.2% | ||||||
57 | Allied Waste Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 3/1/08, Ser. D | B3/B | 18,812,425 | |||
Total Convertible Preferred Stock (cost-$640,751,814) | 643,463,137 | |||||
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES39.5% | ||||||
Principal | ||||||
Amount | ||||||
(000) | ||||||
Advertising0.7% | ||||||
$10,700 | Affinion Group, Inc., 11.50%, 10/15/15 | Caa1/B- | 10,753,500 | |||
Apparel1.1% | ||||||
Levi Strauss & Co., | ||||||
3,000 | 9.75%, 1/15/15 | B2/B+ | 3,120,000 | |||
12,990 | 12.25%, 12/15/12 | B2/B+ | 13,931,775 | |||
17,051,775 | ||||||
Automotive2.5% | ||||||
3,615 | American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 7.875%, 3/1/17 | Ba3/BB | 3,398,100 | |||
13,215 | Exide Technologies, 10.50%, 3/15/13, Ser. B | Caa1/CCC | 12,818,550 | |||
12,875 | General Motors Corp., 8.375%, 7/15/33 | Caa1/B- | 10,396,562 | |||
10,890 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 11.00%, 3/1/11 | Ba3/B+ | 11,720,363 | |||
38,333,575 | ||||||
Chemicals1.3% | ||||||
13,210 | Georgia Gulf Corp., 10.75%, 10/15/16 | B3/B- | 11,889,000 | |||
7,403 | Huntsman LLC, 11.625%, 10/15/10 | Ba1/BB+ | 7,865,687 | |||
19,754,687 | ||||||
Coal0.4% | ||||||
8,165 | James River Coal Co., 9.375%, 6/1/12 | Ca/CC | 5,858,388 |
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Principal | ||||||
Amount | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
Commercial Services1.6% | ||||||
$12,965 | Cenveo Corp., 7.875%, 12/1/13 | B3/B- | $ | 11,927,800 | ||
11,060 | Hertz Corp., 10.50%, 1/1/16 | B2/B | 12,000,100 | |||
23,927,900 | ||||||
Computers0.6% | ||||||
9,325 | Unisys Corp., 8.00%, 10/15/12 | B2/B+ | 8,765,500 | |||
Electric1.8% | ||||||
13,025 | AES Corp., 9.50%, 6/1/09 | B1/B | 13,513,437 | |||
12,630 | PSEG Energy Holdings LLC, 10.00%, 10/1/09 | Ba3/BB- | 13,461,736 | |||
26,975,173 | ||||||
Electronics0.8% | ||||||
12,170 | Stoneridge, Inc., 11.50%, 5/1/12 | B2/B | 12,535,100 | |||
Financial Services1.9% | ||||||
8,185 | AMR Holdings Co., 10.00%, 2/15/15 | B3/B- | 8,717,025 | |||
2,695 | E*Trade Financial Corp., 8.00%, 6/15/11 | Ba2/BB- | 2,587,200 | |||
10,795 | Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.00%, 10/1/13 | B1/B | 9,625,103 | |||
5,010 | KAR Holdings, Inc., 8.75%, 5/1/14 (a) | B3/CCC | 4,534,050 | |||
3,655 | MedCath Holdings Corp., 9.875%, 7/15/12 | Caa1/B- | 3,856,025 | |||
29,319,403 | ||||||
Food Products0.9% | ||||||
12,805 | Pilgrims Pride Corp., 9.625%, 9/15/11 | B1/B | 13,231,791 | |||
Healthcare1.1% | ||||||
6,735 | Alliance Imaging, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/12 | B3/B- | 6,465,600 | |||
9,015 | Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., 10.25%, 6/1/14 | Caa1/CCC+ | 9,262,912 | |||
1,350 | Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/15 | B3/B- | 1,329,750 | |||
17,058,262 | ||||||
Home Builders0.6% | ||||||
12,160 | William Lyon Homes, Inc., 10.75%, 4/1/13 | Caa1/B | 9,788,800 | |||
Home Furnishings0.7% | ||||||
11,370 | Central Garden & Pet Co., 9.125%, 2/1/13 | B3/B | 11,057,325 | |||
Manufacturing1.5% | ||||||
13,310 | Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 9.50%, 5/15/15 | Caa1/B- | 11,979,000 | |||
11,865 | Sally Holdings LLC, 10.50%, 11/15/16 (a) | Caa1/CCC+ | 11,390,400 | |||
23,369,400 | ||||||
Metals & Mining1.1% | ||||||
8,310 | PNA Group, Inc., 10.75%, 9/1/16 (a) | B3/B- | 8,611,238 | |||
8,090 | RathGibson, Inc., 11.25%, 2/15/14 | B3/B- | 8,140,562 | |||
16,751,800 | ||||||
Miscellaneous0.6% | ||||||
9,477 | Dow Jones CDX High Yield, 10.50%, 12/29/09 (a) (b) | NR/NR | 9,856,081 | |||
Multi-Media1.7% | ||||||
14,370 | CCH I LLC, 11.00%, 10/1/15 | Caa2/CCC | 14,154,450 | |||
1,900 | Idearc, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/16 | B2/B+ | 1,885,750 | |||
10,835 | Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/1/13 | Caa2/CCC | 10,293,250 | |||
26,333,450 |
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Principal | ||||||
Amount | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
Office Furnishings0.8% | ||||||
Interface, Inc., | ||||||
$5,375 | 9.50%, 2/1/14 | B3/CCC+ | $ | 5,590,000 | ||
6,600 | 10.375%, 2/1/10 | B1/B | 6,864,000 | |||
12,454,000 | ||||||
Paper Products1.2% | ||||||
4,704 | Buckeye Technologies, Inc., 9.25%, 9/15/08 | B3/B | 4,727,520 | |||
12,945 | NewPage Corp., 12.00%, 5/1/13 | B3/CCC+ | 13,592,250 | |||
18,319,770 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals0.5% | ||||||
8,530 | Leiner Health Products, Inc., 11.00%, 6/1/12 | Caa3/CCC | 7,463,750 | |||
Pipelines0.5% | ||||||
8,485 | Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 6/1/19 (a) | B2/B- | 7,891,050 | |||
Retail7.0% | ||||||
13,640 | Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14 | B3/B- | 12,480,600 | |||
12,400 | Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 11.125%, 4/15/14 | B3/CCC+ | 11,346,000 | |||
13,475 | Claires Stores, Inc., 10.50%, 6/1/17 (a) | Caa2/CCC+ | 10,038,875 | |||
8,405 | El Pollo Loco Finance Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/13 | Caa1/CCC+ | 8,615,125 | |||
12,825 | Michaels Stores, Inc., 10.00%, 11/1/14 (a) | B2/CCC | 12,921,187 | |||
13,355 | Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc., 10.375%, 10/15/15 | B3/B- | 14,423,400 | |||
13,350 | R.H. Donnelley, Inc., 10.875%, 12/15/12 | B2/B | 14,184,375 | |||
12,840 | Rite Aid Corp., 8.625%, 3/1/15 | Caa1/CCC+ | 11,331,300 | |||
10,900 | Star Gas Partners L.P., 10.25%, 2/15/13, Ser. B | Caa3/CCC | 11,445,000 | |||
106,785,862 | ||||||
Semi-Conductors0.7% | ||||||
12,405 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 12/15/16 | B2/B | 10,854,375 | |||
Telecommunications6.2% | ||||||
4,315 | Centennial Cellular Operating Co., 10.125%, 6/15/13 | B2/CCC+ | 4,541,538 | |||
5,195 | Centennial Communications Corp., 10.00%, 1/1/13 | Caa1/CCC+ | 5,454,750 | |||
13,560 | Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 12.50%, | |||||
5/1/15, Ser. B | Caa1/CCC | 14,441,400 | ||||
12,400 | Intelsat Bermuda Ltd, 11.25%, 6/15/16 | Caa1/B- | 13,035,500 | |||
12,805 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 12.25%, 3/15/13 | B3/CCC+ | 14,021,475 | |||
15,700 | Millicom International Cellular S.A., 10.00%, 12/1/13 | B2/B+ | 16,642,000 | |||
12,680 | Nortel Networks Ltd, 10.75%, 7/15/16 (a) | B3/B- | 13,218,900 | |||
14,220 | West Corp., 11.00%, 10/15/16 | Caa1/B- | 14,504,400 | |||
95,859,963 | ||||||
Theaters0.7% | ||||||
10,785 | AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/1/16 | B2/CCC+ | 11,270,325 | |||
Travel Services1.0% | ||||||
14,560 | Travelport LLC, 11.875%, 9/1/16 | Caa1/CCC+ | 15,106,000 | |||
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (cost-$620,217,697) | 606,727,005 |
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Principal | ||||||
Amount | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES11.8% | ||||||
Automotive1.1% | ||||||
$15,930 | Ford Motor Co., 4.25%, 12/15/36 | Caa1/CCC+ | $ | 17,204,400 | ||
Commercial Services1.7% | ||||||
9,100 | Bowne & Co., Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/33 | B2/B- | 9,691,500 | |||
13,440 | Memberworks, Inc., 5.50%, 10/1/10 | NR/B- | 16,715,194 | |||
26,406,694 | ||||||
Computers1.1% | ||||||
16,400 | Maxtor Corp., 6.80%, 4/30/10 | Ba1/NR | 17,384,000 | |||
Electric1.3% | ||||||
6,075 | PG&E Corp., 9.50%, 6/30/10 | NR/NR | 19,576,687 | |||
Hotels/Gaming0.2% | ||||||
2,365 | Mandalay Resort Group, Inc., 6.11%, 3/21/33 (c) | Ba2/BB | 3,346,475 | |||
Oil & Gas1.5% | ||||||
14,100 | Devon Energy Corp., 4.95%, 8/15/08 | Baa2/BBB | 23,212,125 | |||
Retail1.4% | ||||||
21,008 | Sonic Automotive, Inc., 5.25%, 5/7/09 | B2/B | 20,692,880 | |||
Telecommunications3.5% | ||||||
20,550 | Level 3 Communications, Inc., 6.00%, 3/15/10 | Caa3/CCC | 19,111,500 | |||
20,500 | Nextel Communications, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/10 | Baa3/BBB | 20,448,750 | |||
14,845 | Nortel Networks Corp., 4.25%, 9/1/08 | B3/B- | 14,733,663 | |||
54,293,913 | ||||||
Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (cost-$170,732,582) | 182,117,174 | |||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES3.4% | ||||||
United States Treasury Notes, | ||||||
33,890 | 10.375%, 11/15/12 | 34,308,338 | ||||
16,275 | 12.00%, 8/15/13 | 17,415,536 | ||||
Total U.S. Government Securities (cost-$56,233,703) | 51,723,874 | |||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT3.4% | ||||||
Time Deposit3.4% | ||||||
52,679 | Bank of America London, 4.29%, 9/3/07 | 52,679,310 | ||||
(cost-$52,679,310) | ||||||
Total Investments (cost-$1,540,615,106) 100.0% | $ | 1,536,710,500 |
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Shares | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK42.6% | ||||||
Agriculture1.3% | ||||||
148 | Bunge Ltd, 4.875%, 12/31/49 | Ba1/BB | $ | 17,697,950 | ||
Automotive1.7% | ||||||
General Motors Corp., | ||||||
680 | 5.25%, 3/6/32, Ser. B | Caa1/B- | 12,974,400 | |||
500 | 6.25%, 7/15/33, Ser. C | Caa1/B- | 10,645,000 | |||
23,619,400 | ||||||
Banking2.4% | ||||||
263 | Washington Mutual Capital Trust, 5.375%, 5/1/41, Ser. UNIT | A3/BBB | 12,828,375 | |||
166 | Wells Fargo Co., 8.00%, 6/1/08, Ser. AAPL (Apple, Inc.) (d) | Aa1/AA+ | 20,200,487 | |||
33,028,862 | ||||||
Commercial Services1.0% | ||||||
287 | United Rentals, Inc., 6.50%, 8/1/28 | B3/B- | 13,803,357 | |||
Electric3.8% | ||||||
367 | AES Trust III, 6.75%, 10/15/29 | B3/B | 17,553,773 | |||
278 | Entergy Corp., 7.625%, 2/17/09 | NR/BBB | 17,800,340 | |||
48 | NRG Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 3/16/09 | B2/CCC+ | 16,200,000 | |||
51,554,113 | ||||||
Financial Services14.4% | ||||||
490 | Citigroup Funding, Inc., 4.583%, 9/27/08, Ser. GNW (c) | Aa1/AA | 13,715,100 | |||
522 | E*Trade Financial Corp., 6.125%, 11/18/08 | Ba3/NR | 11,036,756 | |||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., | ||||||
616 | 12.00%, 12/12/07, Ser. CSCO (Cisco Systems, Inc.) (d) | Aa3/NR | 17,272,614 | |||
951 | 20.00%, 12/31/07, Ser. TWX (Time Warner, Inc.) (d) | Aa3/NR | 16,066,830 | |||
404 | 20.00%, 3/6/08, Ser. DISH (Echostar Communications Corp.) (d) | Aa3/NR | 15,148,312 | |||
253 | Lazard Ltd, 6.625%, 5/15/08 | Ba1/NR | 8,811,823 | |||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., | ||||||
650 | 6.25%, 10/15/07, Ser. GIS (General Mills, Inc.) (d) | A1/A+ | 16,932,500 | |||
228 | 8.50%, 8/25/08, Ser. UTX (United Technologies Corp.) (d) | A1/A+ | 16,541,493 | |||
434 | 20.00%, 2/24/08, Ser. HPQ (Hewlett-Packard Co.) (d) | A1/A+ | 18,480,439 | |||
Morgan Stanley, | ||||||
219 | 20.00%, 12/15/07, Ser. XOM (Exxon Mobil Corp.) (d) | Aa3/AA- | 15,745,227 | |||
465 | 20.00%, 1/31/08, Ser. T (AT&T, Inc.) (d) | Aa3/AA- | 16,004,518 | |||
32 | 20.00%, 3/8/08, Ser. GOOG (Google, Inc.) (d) | Aa3/NR | 14,564,448 | |||
496 | 20.00%, 3/24/08, Ser. DIS (The Walt Disney Co.) (d) | Aa3/NR | 15,323,593 | |||
195,643,653 | ||||||
Hand/Machine Tools1.3% | ||||||
17 | Stanley Works, 7.145%, 5/17/12 (c) | A2/A | 17,944,425 | |||
Insurance5.2% | ||||||
13 | Fortis Insurance NV, 7.75%, 1/26/08 (a) | Aa3/A+ | 17,448,858 | |||
526 | Metlife, Inc., 6.375%, 8/15/08 | NR/BBB+ | 16,794,980 | |||
598 | Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd, 6.00%, 2/15/09, Ser. A | NR/BB+ | 19,435,000 | |||
635 | XL Capital Ltd, 7.00%, 2/15/09 | A3/A- | 17,049,750 | |||
70,728,588 | ||||||
Investment Company1.4% | ||||||
366 | Vale Capital Ltd., 5.50%, 6/15/10, Ser. RIO (Companhia Vale | |||||
do Rio Doce) (d) | NR/NR | 19,021,600 |
Shares | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
Metals & Mining1.5% | ||||||
152 | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/10 | NR/B+ | $ | 20,098,561 | ||
Oil & Gas1.4% | ||||||
179 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.00%, 12/31/49 | NR/B | 18,608,625 | |||
Packaging & Containers0.5% | ||||||
140 | Owens-Illinois, Inc. 4.75%, 12/31/49 | Caa1/B- | 6,219,720 | |||
Pharmaceuticals2.6% | ||||||
Schering-Plough Corp., | ||||||
300 | 6.00%, 9/14/07 | Baa3/BBB | 20,232,742 | |||
59 | 6.00%, 8/13/10 | Baa3/BBB | 15,750,080 | |||
35,982,822 | ||||||
Real Estate (REIT)1.1% | ||||||
606 | FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., 1.95%, 12/31/49, Ser. A | B2/B- | 15,213,187 | |||
Retail0.5% | ||||||
6 | Blockbuster, Inc., 7.50%, 12/31/49 | NR/NR | 6,471,350 | |||
Telecommunications1.3% | ||||||
310 | Crown Castle International Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/12 | NR/NR | 17,437,500 | |||
Waste Disposal1.2% | ||||||
51 | Allied Waste Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 3/1/08, Ser. D | B3/B | 16,784,937 | |||
Total Convertible Preferred Stock (cost-$577,293,044) | 579,858,650 | |||||
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES37.9% | ||||||
Principal | ||||||
Amount | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
Advertising0.7% | ||||||
$9,150 | Affinion Group, Inc., 11.50%, 10/15/15 | Caa1/B- | 9,195,750 | |||
Apparel1.1% | ||||||
Levi Strauss & Co., | ||||||
2,700 | 9.75%, 1/15/15 | B2/B+ | 2,808,000 | |||
11,010 | 12.25%, 12/15/12 | B2/B+ | 11,808,225 | |||
14,616,225 | ||||||
Automotive2.4% | ||||||
3,385 | American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 7.875%, 3/1/17 | Ba3/BB | 3,181,900 | |||
11,285 | Exide Technologies, 10.50%, 3/15/13, Ser. B | Caa1/CCC | 10,946,450 | |||
11,040 | General Motors Corp., 8.375%, 7/15/33 | Caa1/B- | 8,914,800 | |||
9,260 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 11.00%, 3/1/11 | Ba3/B+ | 9,966,075 | |||
33,009,225 | ||||||
Chemicals1.2% | ||||||
11,290 | Georgia Gulf Corp., 10.75%, 10/15/16 | B3/B- | 10,161,000 | |||
6,298 | Huntsman LLC, 11.625%, 10/15/10 | Ba1/BB+ | 6,691,625 | |||
16,852,625 | ||||||
Coal0.4% | ||||||
7,195 | James River Coal Co., 9.375%, 6/1/12 | Ca/CC | 5,162,413 |
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Principal | ||||||
Amount | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
Commercial Services1.5% | ||||||
$11,280 | Cenveo Corp., 7.875%, 12/1/13 | B3/B- | $ | 10,377,600 | ||
9,440 | Hertz Corp., 10.50%, 1/1/16 | B2/B | 10,242,400 | |||
20,620,000 | ||||||
Computers0.5% | ||||||
7,925 | Unisys Corp., 8.00%, 10/15/12 | B2/B+ | 7,449,500 | |||
Electric1.6% | ||||||
10,645 | AES Corp., 9.50%, 6/1/09 | B1/B | 11,044,188 | |||
10,570 | PSEG Energy Holdings LLC, 10.00%, 10/1/09 | Ba3/BB- | 11,266,077 | |||
22,310,265 | ||||||
Electronics0.8% | ||||||
10,335 | Stoneridge, Inc., 11.50%, 5/1/12 | B2/B | 10,645,050 | |||
Financial Services1.8% | ||||||
6,295 | AMR Holdings Co., 10.00%, 2/15/15 | B3/B- | 6,704,175 | |||
2,305 | E*Trade Financial Corp., 8.00%, 6/15/11 | Ba2/BB- | 2,212,800 | |||
9,205 | Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.00%, 10/1/13 | B1/B | 8,207,417 | |||
4,690 | KAR Holdings, Inc., 8.75%, 5/1/14 (a) | B3/CCC | 4,244,450 | |||
3,223 | MedCath Holdings Corp., 9.875%, 7/15/12 | Caa1/B- | 3,400,265 | |||
24,769,107 | ||||||
Food Products0.8% | ||||||
10,815 | Pilgrims Pride Corp., 9.625%, 9/15/11 | B1/B | 11,175,464 | |||
Healthcare1.0% | ||||||
5,865 | Alliance Imaging, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/12 | B3/B- | 5,630,400 | |||
7,985 | Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., 10.25%, 6/1/14 | Caa1/CCC+ | 8,204,587 | |||
13,834,987 | ||||||
Home Builders0.6% | ||||||
10,260 | William Lyon Homes, Inc., 10.75%, 4/1/13 | Caa1/B | 8,259,300 | |||
Home Furnishings0.7% | ||||||
9,670 | Central Garden & Pet Co., 9.125%, 2/1/13 | B3/B | 9,404,075 | |||
Manufacturing1.5% | ||||||
11,265 | Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 9.50%, 5/15/15 | Caa1/B- | 10,138,500 | |||
10,135 | Sally Holdings LLC, 10.50%, 11/15/16 (a) | Caa1/CCC+ | 9,729,600 | |||
19,868,100 | ||||||
Metals & Mining1.1% | ||||||
7,090 | PNA Group, Inc., 10.75%, 9/1/16 (a) | B3/B- | 7,347,013 | |||
6,910 | RathGibson, Inc., 11.25%, 2/15/14 | B3/B- | 6,953,187 | |||
14,300,200 | ||||||
Miscellaneous0.5% | ||||||
6,723 | Dow Jones CDX High Yield, 10.50%, 12/29/09 (a) (b) | NR/NR | 6,991,919 | |||
Multi-Media1.7% | ||||||
12,791 | CCH I LLC, 11.00%, 10/1/15 | Caa2/CCC | 12,599,135 | |||
1,400 | Idearc, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/16 | B2/B+ | 1,389,500 | |||
9,165 | Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/1/13 | Caa2/CCC | 8,706,750 | |||
22,695,385 |
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Principal | ||||||
Amount | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
Office Furnishings0.8% | ||||||
Interface, Inc., | ||||||
$4,625 | 9.50%, 2/1/14 | B3/CCC+ | $ | 4,810,000 | ||
5,715 | 10.375%, 2/1/10 | B1/B | 5,943,600 | |||
10,753,600 | ||||||
Paper Products1.1% | ||||||
3,704 | Buckeye Technologies, Inc., 9.25%, 9/15/08 | B3/B | 3,722,520 | |||
11,055 | NewPage Corp., 12.00%, 5/1/13 | B3/CCC+ | 11,607,750 | |||
15,330,270 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals0.5% | ||||||
7,235 | Leiner Health Products, Inc., 11.00%, 6/1/12 | Caa3/CCC | 6,330,625 | |||
Pipelines0.5% | ||||||
7,265 | Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 6/1/19 (a) | B2/B- | 6,756,450 | |||
Retail6.7% | ||||||
12,160 | Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14 | B3/B- | 11,126,400 | |||
10,600 | Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 11.125%, 4/15/14 | B3/CCC+ | 9,699,000 | |||
11,525 | Claires Stores, Inc., 10.50%, 6/1/17 (a) | Caa2/CCC+ | 8,586,125 | |||
7,125 | El Pollo Loco Finance Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/13 | Caa1/CCC+ | 7,303,125 | |||
10,975 | Michaels Stores, Inc., 10.00%, 11/1/14 (a) | B2/CCC | 11,057,313 | |||
11,295 | Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc., 10.375%, 10/15/15 | B3/B- | 12,198,600 | |||
11,450 | R.H. Donnelley, Inc., 10.875%, 12/15/12 | B2/B | 12,165,625 | |||
10,960 | Rite Aid Corp., 8.625%, 3/1/15 | Caa1/CCC+ | 9,672,200 | |||
9,190 | Star Gas Partners L.P., 10.25%, 2/15/13, Ser. B | Caa3/CCC | 9,649,500 | |||
91,457,888 | ||||||
Semi-Conductors0.7% | ||||||
10,595 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 12/15/16 | B2/B | 9,270,625 | |||
Telecommunications6.0% | ||||||
3,685 | Centennial Cellular Operating Co., 10.125%, 6/15/13 | B2/CCC+ | 3,878,462 | |||
4,440 | Centennial Communications Corp., 10.00%, 1/1/13 | Caa1/CCC+ | 4,662,000 | |||
11,640 | Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 12.50%, | |||||
5/1/15, Ser. B | Caa1/CCC | 12,396,600 | ||||
10,600 | Intelsat Bermuda Ltd, 11.25%, 6/15/16 | Caa1/B- | 11,143,250 | |||
10,948 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 12.25%, 3/15/13 | B3/CCC+ | 11,988,060 | |||
13,510 | Millicom International Cellular S.A., 10.00%, 12/1/13 | B2/B+ | 14,320,600 | |||
10,820 | Nortel Networks Ltd, 10.75%, 7/15/16 (a) | B3/B- | 11,279,850 | |||
12,155 | West Corp., 11.00%, 10/15/16 | Caa1/B- | 12,398,100 | |||
82,066,922 | ||||||
Theaters0.7% | ||||||
9,215 | AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/1/16 | B2/CCC+ | 9,629,675 | |||
Travel Services1.0% | ||||||
12,440 | Travelport LLC, 11.875%, 9/1/16 | Caa1/CCC+ | 12,906,500 | |||
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (cost-$529,564,833) | 515,662,145 | |||||
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES12.3% | ||||||
Automotive1.1% | ||||||
14,260 | Ford Motor Co., 4.25%, 12/15/36 | Caa1/CCC+ | 15,400,800 |
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income
Fund II Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2007 (unaudited)
Principal | ||||||
Amount | Credit Rating | |||||
(000) |
|
|
(Moodys/S&P) |
|
|
Value |
Commercial Services1.8% | ||||||
$10,125 | Bowne & Co., Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/33 | B2/B- | 10,783,125 | |||
11,000 | Memberworks, Inc., 5.50%, 10/1/10 | NR/B- | 13,680,590 | |||
24,463,715 | ||||||
Computers1.1% | ||||||
14,400 | Maxtor Corp., 6.80%, 4/30/10 | Ba1/NR | 15,264,000 | |||
Electric1.3% | ||||||
5,425 | PG&E Corp., 9.50%, 6/30/10 | NR/NR | 17,482,063 | |||
Hotels/Gaming0.2% | ||||||
2,125 | Mandalay Resort Group, Inc., 6.11%, 3/21/33 (c) | Ba2/BB | 3,006,875 | |||
Oil & Gas1.5% | ||||||
12,500 | Devon Energy Corp., 4.95%, 8/15/08 | Baa2/BBB | 20,578,125 | |||
Retail1.4% | ||||||
18,535 | Sonic Automotive, Inc., 5.25%, 5/7/09 | B2/B | 18,256,975 | |||
Telecommunications3.9% | ||||||
20,000 | Level 3 Communications, Inc., 6.00%, 3/15/10 | Caa3/CCC | 18,600,000 | |||
18,500 | Nextel Communications, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/10 | Baa3/BBB | 18,453,750 | |||
15,440 | Nortel Networks Corp., 4.25%, 9/1/08 | B3/B- | 15,324,200 | |||
52,377,950 | ||||||
Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (cost-$157,479,866) | 166,830,503 | |||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES3.2% | ||||||
United States Treasury Notes, | ||||||
28,960 | 10.375%, 11/15/12 | 29,317,482 | ||||
13,725 | 12.00%, 8/15/13 | 14,686,835 | ||||
Total U.S. Government Securities (cost-$47,830,703) | 44,004,317 | |||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT4.0% | ||||||
Time Deposit4.0% | ||||||
55,034 | Bank of America London, 4.29%, 9/3/07 | 55,033,949 | ||||
(cost-$55,033,949) | ||||||
Total Investments (cost-$1,367,202,395) 100.0% | 1,361,389,564 | |||||
Notes to Schedules of Investments:
(a) | 144A-security - Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated these securities are not considered to be illiquid. |
(b) | Credit-linked trust certificate. |
(c) | Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on August 31, 2007. |
(d) | Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of an entity different than the issuer. Such entity is identified in the parenthetical. |
Glossary:
NR Not Rated
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements | 8.31.07 | Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds Semi-Annual Report 15
Convertible & | Convertible & | |||||||
Income | Income II | |||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Investments, at value (cost $1,540,615,106 and | ||||||||
$1,367,202,395 respectively) | $ | 1,536,710,500 | $ | 1,361,389,564 | ||||
Cash | 130,909 | 128,790 | ||||||
Interest and dividends receivable | 25,963,576 | 22,463,185 | ||||||
Interest rate cap premium paid | 2,820,234 | 2,712,797 | ||||||
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate cap | 2,521,766 | 2,426,203 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 71,354 | 43,301 | ||||||
Total Assets | 1,568,218,339 | 1,389,163,840 | ||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 17,989,361 | 27,085,448 | ||||||
Dividends payable to common and preferred shareholders | 9,330,062 | 7,251,389 | ||||||
Investment management fees payable | 905,468 | 795,952 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 162,030 | 128,453 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 28,386,921 | 35,261,242 | ||||||
Preferred Shares ($0.00001 par value; $25,000 net asset and | ||||||||
liquidation value per share applicable to 21,000 and 20,200 | ||||||||
shares issued and outstanding, respectively) | 525,000,000 | 505,000,000 | ||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders | $ | 1,014,831,418 | $ | 848,902,598 | ||||
Composition of Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders: | ||||||||
Common Stock: | ||||||||
Par value ($0.00001 per share applicable to 71,371,209 and 59,308,389 | ||||||||
shares issued and outstanding, respectively) | $ | 714 | $ | 593 | ||||
Paid-in-capital in excess of par | 1,020,502,019 | 843,676,947 | ||||||
Undistributed (dividends in excess of) net investment income | (6,124,900 | ) | 8,667,258 | |||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | 1,836,425 | (55,572 | ) | |||||
Net unrealized depreciation of investments and interest rate caps | (1,382,840 | ) | (3,386,628 | ) | ||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders | $ | 1,014,831,418 | $ | 848,902,598 | ||||
Net Asset Value Per Common Share | $ | 14.22 | $ | 14.31 |
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds Statements of Operations
For the six months ended August 31, 2007 (unaudited)
Convertible & | Convertible & | |||||||
Income | Income II | |||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 35,176,758 | $ | 29,912,057 | ||||
Dividends | 32,640,838 | 29,553,027 | ||||||
Other income | 1,497,225 | 1,260,990 | ||||||
Total Investment Income | 69,314,821 | 60,726,074 | ||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Investment management fees | 5,568,568 | 4,893,440 | ||||||
Auction agent fees and commissions | 671,732 | 652,116 | ||||||
Excise tax expense | | 89,476 | ||||||
Shareholder communications | 98,072 | 83,904 | ||||||
Custodian and accounting agent fees | 96,784 | 84,640 | ||||||
Trustees fees and expenses | 40,220 | 36,460 | ||||||
New York Stock Exchange listing fees | 35,928 | 29,353 | ||||||
Audit and tax services | 34,960 | 34,960 | ||||||
Legal fees | 20,240 | 15,272 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees | 18,400 | 16,560 | ||||||
Insurance expense | 14,196 | 12,445 | ||||||
Investor relations | 8,096 | 7,728 | ||||||
Miscellaneous | 15,016 | 8,280 | ||||||
Total expenses | 6,622,212 | 5,964,634 | ||||||
Net Investment Income | 62,692,609 | 54,761,440 | ||||||
Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||||||
Net realized gain on: | ||||||||
Investments | 12,103,854 | 8,070,726 | ||||||
Interest rate caps | 6,123,833 | 5,890,545 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of: | ||||||||
Investments | (57,492,314 | ) | (48,683,988 | ) | ||||
Interest rate caps | (1,015,263 | ) | (1,033,797 | ) | ||||
Net realized and change in unrealized loss | ||||||||
on investments and interest rate caps | (40,279,890 | ) | (35,756,514 | ) | ||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from | ||||||||
Investment Operations | 22,412,719 | 19,004,926 | ||||||
Dividends on Preferred Shares from net investment income: | (13,882,600 | ) | (13,358,463 | ) | ||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to | ||||||||
Common Shareholders Resulting from | ||||||||
Investment Operations | $ | 8,530,119 | $ | 5,646,463 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements | 8.31.07 | Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds Semi-Annual Report 17
Nicholas-Applegate
Convertible & Income Funds Statements
of Changes in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
Convertible & Income | Convertible & Income II | |||||||||||||||
Six Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||||
ended | ended | |||||||||||||||
August 31, 2007 | Year ended | August 31, 2007 | Year ended | |||||||||||||
(unaudited) | February 28, 2007 | (unaudited) | February 28, 2007 | |||||||||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 62,692,609 | $ | 116,181,272 | $ | 54,761,440 | $ | 98,948,695 | ||||||||
Net realized gain on investments and | ||||||||||||||||
interest rate caps | 18,227,687 | 8,855,409 | 13,961,271 | 7,117,626 | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ | ||||||||||||||||
depreciation of investments and interest | ||||||||||||||||
rate caps | (58,507,577 | ) | 29,697,863 | (49,717,785 | ) | 28,469,157 | ||||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting | ||||||||||||||||
from investment operations | 22,412,719 | 154,734,544 | 19,004,926 | 134,535,478 | ||||||||||||
Dividends and Distributions on | ||||||||||||||||
Preferred Shares from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (13,882,600 | ) | (24,125,321 | ) | (13,358,463 | ) | (22,519,793 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized gains | | (1,803,699 | ) | | (2,416,506 | ) | ||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions on | ||||||||||||||||
preferred shares | (13,882,600 | ) | (25,929,020 | ) | (13,358,463 | ) | (24,936,299 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets applicable to | ||||||||||||||||
common shareholders resulting from | ||||||||||||||||
investment operations | 8,530,119 | 128,805,524 | 5,646,463 | 109,599,179 | ||||||||||||
Dividends and Distributions to | ||||||||||||||||
Common Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (53,332,194 | ) | (105,087,315 | ) | (41,066,206 | ) | (82,967,363 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized gains | | (13,590,252 | ) | | (14,356,454 | ) | ||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | ||||||||||||||||
to common shareholders | (53,332,194 | ) | (118,677,567 | ) | (41,066,206 | ) | (97,323,817 | ) | ||||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 9,484,006 | 22,242,952 | 5,308,502 | 15,969,069 | ||||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
applicable to common shareholders | (35,318,069 | ) | 32,370,909 | (30,111,241 | ) | 28,244,431 | ||||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to | ||||||||||||||||
Common Shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,050,149,487 | 1,017,778,578 | 879,013,839 | 850,769,408 | ||||||||||||
End of period (including undistributed | ||||||||||||||||
(dividends in excess of) net investment | ||||||||||||||||
income of $(6,124,900), $(1,602,715); | ||||||||||||||||
$8,667,258 and $8,330,487, respectively) | $ | 1,014,831,418 | $ | 1,050,149,487 | $ | 848,902,598 | $ | 879,013,839 | ||||||||
Common shares issued in reinvestment | ||||||||||||||||
of dividends and distributions | 624,316 | 1,476,599 | 349,658 | 1,085,156 |
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds Notes to Financial Statements |
August 31, 2007 (unaudited) |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund (Convertible & Income) and Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II (Convertible & Income II), collectively referred to as the Funds, were organized as Massachusetts business trusts on January 17, 2003 and April 22, 2003, respectively. In December 2005, Convertible & Income II changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to February 28. Prior to commencing operations on March 31, 2003, and July 31, 2003, respectively, the Funds had no operations other than matters relating to their organization and registration as diversified, closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations there under, as amended. Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (the Investment Manager) serves as the Funds Investment Manager and is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. (Allianz Global). Allianz Global is an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of Allianz SE, a publicly traded European insurance and financial services company. The Funds have an unlimited amount of $0.00001 par value common stock authorized.
Each Funds investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and high current income. The Funds attempt to achieve this objective by investing in a portfolio of convertible securities and non-convertible income-producing securities.
The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet been asserted. However, the Funds expect the risk of any loss to be remote.
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (the Interpretation). The Interpretation establishes for all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. Fund management has determined that its evaluation of the Interpretation has resulted in no impact to the Funds financial statements at August 31, 2007.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, which clarifies the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, the Funds are in the process of reviewing SFAS 157 against their current valuation policies to determine future applicability.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:
(a) Valuation of Investments
Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are readily available are stated market value. Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are not readily available or if a development/event occurs that may significantly impact the value of a security, are fair-valued, in good faith, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The Funds investments are valued daily using prices supplied by an independent pricing service or dealer quotations, or by using the last sale price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities, or the mean between the last quoted bid and ask price for those securities for which the over-the counter market is the primary market or for listed securities in which there were no sales. Independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if their original term to maturity was 60 days less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if the original term to maturity exceeded 60 days. The prices used by the Funds to value securities may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements. Each Funds net asset value is normally determined as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open for business.
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds Notes to Financial Statements |
August 31, 2007 (unaudited) |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
(b) Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts or premiums on corporate bonds and notes purchased are accreted or amortized, respectively to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain convertible preferred stock which record these dividends when the information becomes available.
(c) Federal Income Taxes
The Funds intend to distribute all of its taxable income and to comply with the other requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required.
(d) Dividends and DistributionsCommon Stock
The Funds declare dividends from net investment income monthly to common shareholders. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. The Funds record dividends and distributions to its shareholders on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These book-tax differences are considered either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal income tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and/or distributions exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes, they are reported as dividends and/or distributions of paid-in capital in excess of par.
(e) Credit-Linked Trust Certificates
Credit-linked trust certificates are investments in a limited purpose trust or other vehicle formed under state law which, in turn, invests in a basket of derivative instruments, such as credit default swaps, interest rate swaps and other securities, in order to provide exposure to the high yield or another fixed income market.
Similar to an investment in a bond, investments in these credit-linked trust certificates represent the right to receive periodic income payments (in the form of distributions) and payment of principal at the end of the term of the certificate. However, these payments are conditioned on the trusts receipt of payments from, and the trusts potential obligations to, the counterparties to the derivative instruments and other securities in which the trusts invest in.
(f) Interest Rate Caps
In an interest rate cap, one party pays a fee while the other party pays the excess, if any, of a floating rate over a specified fixed rate. Interest rate caps are intended to manage the Funds exposure to changes in short-term interest rates and hedge the Auction Preferred Shares. Owning interest rate caps reduces the Funds duration, making it less sensitive to changes in interest rates from a market value perspective. The effect on distributions involves protection from rising short-term rates, which the Funds experience primarily in the form of leverage. The Funds are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the interest rate cap. Premiums paid by the Funds are recognized as an asset and amortized into realized loss over the life of the interest rate cap. Changes in the value of the interest rate caps are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Periodic payments received during periods the floating rate exceeds the specific fixed rate are recognized into realized gain.
(g) Concentration of Risk
It is the Funds policy to invest a significant portion of their assets in convertible securities. Although convertible securities do derive part of their value from that of the securities into which they are convertible, they are not considered derivative financial instruments. However, certain of the Funds investments include features which render them more sensitive to price changes in their underlying securities. Consequently, this exposes the Funds to greater downside risk than traditional convertible securities, but still less than that of the underlying common stock.
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds Notes to Financial Statements |
August 31, 2007 (unaudited) |
2. Investment Manager/Sub-Adviser
The Funds have entered into Investment Management Agreements (the Agreements) with the Investment Manager. Subject to the supervision of the Funds Board of Trustees, the Investment Manager is responsible for managing, either directly or through others selected by it, the Funds investment activities, business affairs and administrative matters. Pursuant to the Agreements, the Funds pay the Investment Manager an annual fee, payable on a monthly basis, at the annual rate of 0.70% of the Funds average daily total managed assets. Total managed assets refer to the total assets of each Fund (including assets attributable to any Preferred Shares and any other forms of leverage that may be outstanding) minus accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing leverage).
The Investment Manager has retained its affiliate, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC (the Sub-Adviser), to manage the Funds investments. Subject to the supervision of the Investment Manager, the Sub-Adviser is responsible for making all of the Funds investment decisions. For its services pursuant to Sub-Advisory agreements, the Investment Manager; and not the Funds, pay the Sub-Adviser a monthly fee.
3. Investment in Securities
For the six months ended August 31, 2007, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities and U.S. government obligations were:
Convertible & Income | Convertible & Income II | |||||||||
Purchases | $389,761,050 | $357,896,935 | ||||||||
Sales | 224,926,298 | 202,768,753 | ||||||||
(a) Interest rate cap agreements outstanding at August 31, 2007: | ||||||||||
Convertible & Income: | ||||||||||
Notional | Termination | Payment received | Unrealized | |||||||
Counterparty |
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Amount |
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Date |
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Premium |
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by Fund |
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Appreciation |
UBS AG | $525,000,000 | 1/15/08 | $2,820,234 | 1 month LIBOR-BBA | $2,521,766 | |||||
over 3% strike price | ||||||||||
Convertible & Income II: | ||||||||||
Notional | Termination | Payment received | Unrealized | |||||||
Counterparty |
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Amount |
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Date |
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Premium |
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by Fund |
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Appreciation |
UBS AG | $505,000,000 | 1/15/08 | $2,712,797 | 1 month LIBOR-BBA | $2,426,203 | |||||
over 3% strike price | ||||||||||
__________ LIBORLondon Interbank Offered Rate |
4. Income Tax Information
The Funds cost of investments for both federal income tax purposes and financial reporting purposes is substantially the same. Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments at August 31, 2007 were:
Gross | Gross | Net | |||||||
Cost of | Unrealized | Unrealized | Unrealized | ||||||
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Investments |
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Appreciation |
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Depreciation |
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Depreciation | |
Convertible & Income: | $1,540,615,106 | $61,900,979 | $65,805,585 | $(3,904,606 | ) | ||||
Convertible & Income II: | 1,367,202,395 | 52,391,320 | 58,204,151 | (5,812,831 | ) |
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds Notes to Financial Statements |
August 31, 2007 (unaudited) |
5. Auction Preferred Shares
Convertible & Income has issued 4,200 shares of Preferred Shares Series A, 4,200 shares of Preferred Shares Series B, 4,200 shares of Preferred Shares Series C, 4,200 shares of Preferred Shares Series D, and 4,200 shares of Preferred Shares Series E each with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share plus accrued dividends.
Convertible & Income II has issued 4,040 shares of Preferred Shares Series A, 4,040 shares of Preferred Shares Series B, 4,040 shares of Preferred Shares Series C, 4,040 shares of Preferred Shares Series D, and 4,040 shares of Preferred Shares Series E each with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share plus accrued dividends.
Dividends are accumulated daily at an annual rate (typically re-set every seven days) through auction procedures. Distributions of net realized long-term gains, if any, are paid annually.
Convertible & Income:
For the six months ended August 31, 2007, the annualized dividend rate ranged from:
High | Low | At August 31, 2007 | |||||
Series A | 6.50% | 5.00% | 6.20% | ||||
Series B | 7.75% | 4.97% | 6.25% | ||||
Series C | 6.35% | 4.90% | 6.35% | ||||
Series D | 6.75% | 5.00% | 6.40% | ||||
Series E | 7.00% | 4.90% | 6.25% | ||||
Convertible & Income II: | |||||||
For the six months ended August 31, 2007, the annualized dividend rate ranged from: | |||||||
High | Low | At August 31, 2007 | |||||
Series A | 6.50% | 5.03% | 6.20% | ||||
Series B | 7.75% | 4.97% | 6.35% | ||||
Series C | 6.35% | 5.00% | 6.35% | ||||
Series D | 6.75% | 5.00% | 6.40% | ||||
Series E | 7.00% | 4.75% | 6.25% |
The Funds are subject to certain limitations and restrictions while Preferred Shares are outstanding. Failure to comply with these limitations and restrictions could preclude the Funds from declaring any dividends or distributions to common shareholders or repurchasing common shares and/or could trigger the mandatory redemption of Preferred Shares at their liquidation value.
Preferred Shares, which are entitled to one vote per share, generally vote with the common stock but vote separately as a class to elect two Trustees and on any matters affecting the rights of the Preferred Shares.
6. Subsequent Common Dividend Declarations
On September 4, 2007, the following dividends were declared to common shareholders payable October 1, 2007 to shareholders of record on September 14, 2007:
Convertible & Income | $0.125 per common share | ||
Convertible & Income II | $0.11875 per common share | ||
On October 1, 2007 the following dividends were declared to common shareholders payable November 1, 2007 to shareholders of record on October 11, 2007: | |||
Convertible & Income | $0.125 per common share | ||
Convertible & Income II | $0.11875 per common share |
7. Legal Proceedings
In June and September 2004, the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates (including Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC; PEA Capital LLC and Allianz Global) agreed to settle, without admitting or denying the allegations, claims brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) and the New Jersey Attorney General alleging violations of federal and state securities laws with respect to certain open-end funds for which the Investment Manager serves as investment adviser. The settlements related to an alleged market timing arrangement in certain open-end
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds Notes to Financial Statements |
August 31, 2007 (unaudited) |
7. Legal Proceedings (continued)
funds formerly sub-advised by PEA Capital LLC. The Investment Manager and its affiliates agreed to pay a total of $68 million to settle the claims related to shelf space. In addition to monetary payments, the settling parties agreed to undertake certain corporate governance, compliance and disclosure reforms related to market timing, and consented to cease and desist orders and censures. Subsequent to these events, PEA Capital LLC deregistered and dissolved. None of the settlements alleged that any inappropriate activity took place with respect to the Funds.
Since February 2004, the Investment Manager, the Sub-Adviser and certain of their affiliates and their employees have been named as defendants in a number of pending lawsuits concerning market timing; and revenue sharing/shelf-space/directed brokerage, which allege the same or similar conduct underlying the regulatory settlements discussed above. The market timing lawsuits and have been consolidated in a muti-district litigation proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Any potential resolution of these matters may include, but not be limited to judgments or settlements for damages against the Investment Manager, the Sub-Adviser or their affiliates or related injunctions.
The Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser believe that these matters are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or on their ability to perform their respective investment advisory activities relating to the Funds.
The foregoing speaks only as of the date hereof.
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For the Period | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
ended | Year ended | 2003* | ||||||||||||||||||
August 31, 2007 | February 28, | February 28, | February 28, | through | ||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | February 29, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 14.84 | $ | 14.69 | $ | 16.07 | $ | 16.67 | $ | 14.33 | ** | |||||||||
Income from Investment | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.88 | 1.66 | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.28 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and change in unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments and | ||||||||||||||||||||
interest rate caps | (0.56 | ) | 0.55 | (0.48 | ) | 0.38 | 2.61 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.32 | 2.21 | 1.03 | 1.86 | 3.89 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends and Distributions on | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Shares from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.19 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.07 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | | ||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||
on preferred shares | (0.19 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.07 | ) | ||||||||||
Net increase in net assets applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||
to common shareholders resulting | ||||||||||||||||||||
from investment operations | 0.13 | 1.84 | 0.76 | 1.72 | 3.82 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends and Distributions to | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.75 | ) | (1.50 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (1.50 | ) | (1.33 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | | (0.19 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||
to common shareholders | (0.75 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (2.14 | ) | (2.32 | ) | (1.36 | ) | ||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock offering costs charged | ||||||||||||||||||||
to paid-in capital in excess of par | | | | | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Preferred shares offering costs/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
underwriting discounts charged to | ||||||||||||||||||||
paid-in capital in excess of par | | | | | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total capital share transactions | | | | | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.22 | $ | 14.84 | $ | 14.69 | $ | 16.07 | $ | 16.67 | ||||||||||
Market price, end of period | $ | 13.77 | $ | 16.08 | $ | 15.69 | $ | 15.82 | $ | 16.38 | ||||||||||
Total Investment Return (1) | (10.01 | )% | 14.60 | % | 14.30 | % | 11.53 | % | 18.98 | % | ||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to common | ||||||||||||||||||||
shareholders, end of period (000) | $ | 1,014,831 | $ | 1,050,149 | $ | 1,017,779 | $ | 1,086,001 | $ | 1,101,833 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average | ||||||||||||||||||||
net assets (2) | 1.25 | % (3) | 1.27 | % | 1.28 | % (4) | 1.24 | % | 1.17 | % (3) | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to | ||||||||||||||||||||
average net assets (2) | 11.79 | % (3) | 11.37 | % | 10.03 | % | 9.20 | % | 8.97 | % (3) | ||||||||||
Preferred shares asset coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||
per share | $ | 73,288 | $ | 74,981 | $ | 73,442 | $ | 76,698 | $ | 77,460 | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 15 | % | 67 | % | 52 | % | 70 | % | 86 | % |
* | Commencement of operations |
** | Initial public offering price of $15.00 per share less underwriting discount of $0.675 per share. |
(1) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share of common stock at the current market price on the first day of the period and a sale of a share of common stock at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions or sales charges. Total investment return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(2) | Calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both common shares and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of common shareholders. |
(3) | Annualized. |
(4) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding excise tax expense was 1.26%. |
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II Financial Highlights
For a share of common stock outstanding throughout each period:
For the Period | For the Period | |||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | Year | July 1, 2005 | Year | July 31, 2003* | ||||||||||||||||
ended | ended | through | ended | through | ||||||||||||||||
August 31, 2007 | February 28, | February 28, | June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 14.91 | $ | 14.70 | $ | 14.61 | $ | 15.18 | $ | 14.33 | ** | |||||||||
Income from Investment | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.92 | 1.69 | 1.04 | 1.59 | 1.23 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and change in unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments and | ||||||||||||||||||||
interest rate caps | (0.60 | ) | 0.61 | 0.58 | (0.39 | ) | 1.10 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.32 | 2.30 | 1.62 | 1.20 | 2.33 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends and Distributions on | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Shares from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.23 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | | (0.04 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.00 | ) | | ||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||
on preferred shares | (0.23 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||
Net increase in net assets applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||
to common shareholders resulting | ||||||||||||||||||||
from investment operations | 0.09 | 1.88 | 1.40 | 0.99 | 2.25 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends and Distributions to | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.69 | ) | (1.42 | ) | (1.05 | ) | (1.42 | ) | (1.24 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | | (0.25 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||
to common shareholders | (0.69 | ) | (1.67 | ) | (1.31 | ) | (1.56 | ) | (1.27 | ) | ||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock offering costs charged | ||||||||||||||||||||
to paid-in capital in excess of par | | | | | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Preferred shares offering costs/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
underwriting discounts charged to | ||||||||||||||||||||
paid-in capital in excess of par | | | | | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total capital share transactions | | | | | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.31 | $ | 14.91 | $ | 14.70 | $ | 14.61 | $ | 15.18 | ||||||||||
Market price, end of period | $ | 13.80 | $ | 15.42 | $ | 15.14 | $ | 14.74 | $ | 14.05 | ||||||||||
Total Investment Return (1) | (6.28 | )% | 13.99 | % | 12.10 | % | 16.44 | % | 1.88 | % | ||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to common | ||||||||||||||||||||
shareholders, end of period (000) | $ | 848,903 | $ | 879,014 | $ | 850,769 | $ | 834,909 | $ | 855,783 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average | ||||||||||||||||||||
net assets (2) | 1.34% (3)(5) | 1.34 | % | 1.37% (3)(4) | 1.35 | % | 1.23 | % (3) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to | ||||||||||||||||||||
average net assets (2) | 12.30 | % (3) | 11.56 | % | 10.57 | % (3) | 9.79 | % | 8.87 | % (3) | ||||||||||
Preferred shares asset coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||
per share | $ | 66,992 | $ | 68,493 | $ | 67,096 | $ | 66,319 | $ | 67,359 | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 15 | % | 60 | % | 33 | % | 67 | % | 73 | % |
* | Commencement of operations |
** | Initial public offering price of $15.00 per share less underwriting discount of $0.675 per share. |
| During the period the Fund s fiscal year-end changed from June 30 to February 28. Less than $0.005 per share. |
(1) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share of common stock at the current market price on the first day of the period and a sale of a share of common stock at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions or sales charges. Total investment return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(2) | Calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both common shares and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of common shareholders. |
(3) | Annualized. |
(4) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding excise tax expense was 1.35%. |
(5) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding excise tax expense was 1.32%. |
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds Annual Shareholder Meetings Results |
August 31, 2007 (unaudited) |
The Funds held their joint annual meetings of shareholders on July 25, 2007. Common/Preferred shareholders of Convertible & Income voted to re-elect Robert E. Connor and Hans W. Kertess, and elect William B. Ogden, IV and John C. Maney as Trustees. Common/Preferred shareholders of Convertible & Income II voted to re-elect Paul Belica and Robert E. Connor, and elect William B. Ogden, IV and John C. Maney as Trustees as indicated below.
Withheld | ||||
Affirmative | Authority | |||
Convertible & Income | ||||
Re-election of Robert E. Connor* Class I to serve until 2010 | 16,948 | 101 | ||
Re-election of Hans W. Kertess Class I to serve until 2010 | 62,416,432 | 885,197 | ||
Election of William B. Ogden, IV Class I to serve until 2010 | 62,422,180 | 879,449 | ||
Election of John C. Maney Class III to serve until 2009 | 62,418,800 | 882,829 | ||
Convertible & Income II | ||||
Re-election of Paul Belica Class I to serve until 2010 | 52,282,756 | 654,339 | ||
Re-election of Robert E. Connor* Class I to serve until 2010 | 16,515 | 89 | ||
Election of William B. Ogden, IV Class I to serve until 2010 | 52,366,529 | 570,566 | ||
Election of John C. Maney Class III to serve until 2009 | 52,352,840 | 584,255 |
Messrs. Paul Belica, John Dalessandro II* and R. Peter Sullivan III continue to serve as Trustees of Convertible & Income and Messrs. John Dalessandro II, Hans W. Kertess and R. Peter Sullivan III continue to serve as Trustees of Convertible & Income II.
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds | Matters Relating to the Trustees |
Consideration of the Investment | |
Management and Portfolio | |
Management Agreements | |
(unaudited) |
The Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that both the full Board of Trustees (the Trustees) and a majority of the non-interested (Independent) Trustees, voting separately, approve the Funds Management Agreements (the Advisory Agreements) with the Investment Manager and Portfolio Management Agreements (the Sub-Advisory Agreements, and together with the Advisory Agreements, the Agreements) between the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser. The Trustees met on June 13, 2007 (the contract review meeting) for the specific purpose of considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from Fund management during the contract review meeting.
Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described below, the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Funds Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements should be approved for a one-year period commencing July 1, 2007.
In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. As described below, the Trustees considered the nature, quality, and extent of the various investment management, administrative and other services performed by the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser under the Agreements.
In connection with their contract review meeting, the Trustees received and relied upon materials provided by the Investment Manager which included, among other items: (i) information provided by Lipper Analytical Services Inc. (Lipper Inc.) on the total return investment performance (based on net assets) of the Funds for various time periods and the investment performance of a group of funds with substantially similar investment classifications/objectives identified by Lipper Inc., (ii) information provided by Lipper Inc. on the Funds management fees and other expenses and the management fees and other expenses of comparable funds identified by Lipper Inc., (iii) information regarding the investment performance and management fees of comparable portfolios of other clients of the Sub-Adviser, including institutional separate accounts and other clients, (iv) the profitability to the Investment Manager from its relationship with the Funds for the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, (v) descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser for the Funds, such as portfolio management, compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and (vi) information regarding the overall organization of the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel providing investment management, administrative and other services to the Funds.
The Trustees conclusions as to the continuation of the Agreements were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors.
As part of their review, the Trustees examined the Investment Managers and the Sub-Advisers ability to provide high quality investment management and other services to the Funds. The Trustees considered the investment philosophy and research and decision-making processes of the Sub-Adviser; the experience of key advisory personnel of the Sub-Adviser responsible for portfolio management of the Funds; the ability of the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain capable personnel; the capability and integrity of the senior management and staff of the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser; and the level of skill required to manage the Funds. In addition, the Trustees reviewed the quality of the Investment Managers and the Sub-Advisers services with respect to regulatory compliance and compliance with the investment policies of the Funds; the nature and quality of certain administrative services the Investment Manager is responsible for providing to the Funds; and conditions that might affect the Investment Managers or the Sub-Advisers ability to provide high quality services to the Funds in the future under the Agreements, including each organizations respective business reputation, financial condition and operational stability. Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the Sub-Advisers investment process, research capabilities and philosophy were well suited to the Funds given their investment objectives and policies, and that the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser would be able to continue to meet any reasonably foreseeable obligations under the Agreements.
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds | Matters Relating to the Trustees |
Consideration of the Investment | |
Management and Portfolio | |
Management Agreements | |
(unaudited) |
Based on information provided by Lipper Inc., the Trustees also reviewed each Funds total return investment performance as well as the performance of comparable funds identified by Lipper Inc. In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees took into account information provided by the Investment Manager in connection with the contract review meeting, as well as during investment review meetings conducted with portfolio management personnel during the course of the year regarding each Funds performance.
In assessing the reasonableness of each Funds fees under the Agreements, the Trustees considered, among other information, each Funds management fee and the total expense ratio as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shares and the management fee and total expense ratios of comparable funds identified by Lipper Inc.
For each of the Funds, the Trustees specifically took note of how each Fund compared to its Lipper Inc. peers as to performance and total expense ratio. The Trustees noted that while the Funds are not charged a separate administration fee, it was not clear whether the peer funds in the Lipper Inc. categories were charged such a fee by their investment managers. Thus, the Trustees, at the recommendation of the Investment Manager, considered the total expenses of the Funds compared to the total expenses of the peer funds, recognizing that the fees for management and administrative services would be subsumed within the total expense ratio.
Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund
The Trustees noted that Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund outperformed its peer groups median and low returns but had slightly underperformed the groups high returns for the one-year period ended March 31, 2007. The Trustees also noted that Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund outperformed its peer low group but had slightly underperformed the median and the high group for the three-year period ended March 31, 2007. The Trustees noted that in the one-year period, Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds total return was ranked second out of six funds in its Lipper category for its asset class. The Trustees also noted that Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds expense ratio was significantly below the high for its peer group but was slightly above the median and the low for its peer group.
Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II
The Trustees noted that Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II outperformed its peer groups median and low returns and was in line with the peer groups high returns for the one-year period ended March 31, 2007. The Trustees also noted that Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II outperformed its peer groups median and low returns but had underperformed the peer groups high returns for the three-year period ended March 31, 2007. The Trustees noted that in the one-year period, Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund IIs total return was ranked first out of six funds in its Lipper category for its asset class. The Trustees also noted that Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund IIs expense ratio was below the high for its peer group and was slightly above the median and the low for its peer group.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that they were satisfied with the Investment Managers and the Sub-Advisers responses and efforts relating to investment performance and the comparative positioning of each Fund with respect to the management fee paid to the Investment Manager.
The Trustees also considered the management fees charged by the Sub-Adviser to other clients, including institutional separate accounts with investment strategies similar to those of the Funds. Regarding the institutional separate accounts, they noted that the management fees paid by the Funds are generally higher than the fees paid by these other clients of the Sub-Adviser, but were advised that the administrative burden for the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Funds is also relatively higher, due in part to the more extensive regulatory regime to which the Funds are subject in comparison to institutional separate accounts. The Trustees noted that the management fees paid by the Funds are generally higher than the fees paid by the open-end funds but were advised that there are additional portfolio management challenges in managing the Funds, such as the use of leverage and meeting a regular dividend.
The Trustees also took into account that the Funds have preferred shares outstanding, which increases the amount of fees received by the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser under the Agreements (because the fees are calculated based on either the Funds new assets or total managed assets, including assets attributable to preferred shares and other forms of leverage outstanding but not deducting any liabilities connected to the leverage). In this regard, the Trustees took into
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Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Funds | Matters Relating to the Trustees |
Consideration of the Investment | |
Management and Portfolio | |
Management Agreements | |
(unaudited) |
account that the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser have a financial incentive for the Funds to continue to have preferred shares outstanding, which may create a conflict of interest between the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser, on the one hand, and the Funds common shareholders, on the other. In this regard, the Trustees considered information provided by the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser indicating that each Funds use of leverage through preferred shares continues to be appropriate and in the interests of the Funds common shareholders.
Based on a profitability analysis provided by the Investment Manager, the Trustees also considered the profitability of the Investment Manager from its relationship with each Fund and determined that such profitability was not excessive.
The Trustees also took into account that, as closed-end investment companies, the Funds do not currently intend to raise additional assets, so the assets of the Funds will grow (if at all) only through the investment performance of each Fund. Therefore, the Trustees did not consider potential economies of scale as a principal factor in assessing the fee rates payable under the Agreements.
Additionally, the Trustees considered so-called fall-out benefits to the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser, such as reputational value derived from serving as Investment Manager and Sub-Adviser to the Funds.
After reviewing these and other factors described herein, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that the fees payable under the Agreements represent reasonable compensation in light of the nature and quality of the services being provided by the Investment Manager and Sub-Adviser to the Funds.
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Trustees and Principal Officers | ||
Hans W. Kertess | Brian S. Shlissel | |
Trustee, Chairman of the Board of Trustees | President & Chief Executive Officer | |
Paul Belica | Lawrence G. Altadonna | |
Trustee | Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer | |
Robert E. Connor | Thomas J. Fuccillo | |
Trustee | Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer | |
John J. Dalessandro II | Scott Whisten | |
Trustee | Assistant Treasurer | |
John C. Maney | Youse E. Guia | |
Trustee | Chief Compliance Officer | |
William B. Ogden, IV | William V. Healey | |
Trustee | Assistant Secretary | |
R. Peter Sullivan III | Richard H. Kirk | |
Trustee | Assistant Secretary | |
Kathleen A. Chapman | ||
Assistant Secretary | ||
Lagan Srivastava | ||
Assistant Secretary |
Investment Manager
Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Sub-Adviser
Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC
600 West Broadway, 30th Floor
San Diego, California 92101
Custodian & Accounting Agent
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
40 Water Street
Boston, MA 02109
Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying Agent and Registrar
PFPC Inc.
P.O. Box 43027
Providence, RI 02940-3027
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
300 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund and Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II for their information. It is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Funds or any securities mentioned in this report.
The financial information included herein is taken from the records of the Funds without examination by an independent registered public accounting firm, who did not express an opinion hereon.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that from time to time the Funds may purchase shares of their common stock in the open market.
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) forthe first and third quarters of their fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Form N-Qs are is available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is also available on the Funds website at www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds.
On August 15, 2007, the Funds submitted CEO annual certifications to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on which the Funds principal executive officer certified that he was not aware, as of the date, of any violation by each Fund of the NYSEs Corporate Governance listing standards. In addition, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, the Funds principal executive and principal financial officer made quarterly certifications, included in filings with the SEC on Forms N-CSR and N-Q relating to, among other things, the Funds disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, as applicable.
Information on the Funds is available at www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds or by calling the Funds shareholder servicing agent at (800) 331-1710.
ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS |
Not required in this filing. | |
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
Not required in this filing. | |
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
Not required in this filing. | |
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANT |
Not required in this filing. | |
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to |
shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form. | |
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED END |
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. | |
Not required in this filing. | |
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not required in this filing. | |
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT |
COMPANY AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES |
Total Number | Maximum Number of | |||||||
Of Shares Purchased | Shares That May Yet Be | |||||||
Total Number | Average | As Part Of Publicly | Purchased Under The | |||||
Of Shares |
Price Paid
|
Announced Plans Or | Plans | |||||
Period |
Purchased |
Per
Share |
Programs |
Or
Programs |
||||
March 2007 |
N/A
|
15.28
|
107,722
|
N/A
|
||||
April 2007 |
N/A
|
15.39
|
101,832
|
N/A
|
||||
May 2007 |
N/A
|
15.60
|
99,358
|
N/A
|
||||
June 2007 |
N/A
|
15.69
|
102,359
|
N/A
|
||||
July 2007 |
N/A
|
15.10
|
103,149
|
N/A
|
||||
August 2007 |
N/A
|
14.18
|
109,896
|
N/A
|
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Funds Board of Trustees since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) The registrants President and Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.3a-3(c)), as amended are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.
(b) There were no significant changes in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)) under the Act (17 CFR 270.3a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrants 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. EXHIBITS
(a) | (1) Exhibit 99 Cert. - Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(b) | Exhibit 99.906 Cert. - Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
Signature
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) | Nicholas-Applegate | |
Convertible & Income Fund |
By /s/ Brian S. Shlissel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date November 8, 2007
By /s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
Treasurer,
Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Date November 8, 2007
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/ Brian S. Shlissel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date November 8, 2007
By /s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
Treasurer,
Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Date November 8, 2007