UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: (811- 05133)
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Putnam High Income Securities Fund
Address of principal executive offices: One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
| Name and address of agent for service: | Beth S. Mazor, Vice President | ||
| One Post Office Square | |||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02109 | |||
| Copy to: | John W. Gerstmayr, Esq. | ||
| Ropes & Gray LLP | |||
| One International Place | |||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02110 | |||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (617) 292-1000 | ||
Date of fiscal year end: August 31, 2007
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2007
Item 1. Schedule of Investments:
Putnam High Income Securities Fund
The fund's portfolio
5/31/07 (Unaudited)
| CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (40.2%)(a) | ||
| Shares | Value | |
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| Banking (2.6%) | ||
| Marshall & Ilsley Corp. $1.625 cv. pfd. | 58,500 | $1,553,175 |
| Sovereign Capital Trust IV $2.188 cv. pfd. | 46,000 | 2,208,000 |
| Washington Mutual Capital Trust I $2.688 cum. cv. pfd. | 29,200 | 1,631,696 |
| 5,392,871 | ||
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| Basic Materials (3.3%) | ||
| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. $6.75 cv. pfd. | 25,787 | 3,165,354 |
| Huntsman Corp. $2.50 cv. pfd. | 25,500 | 1,109,250 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. Ser. A, $1.75 cum. cv. | ||
| pfd. (S) | 101,920 | 2,471,560 |
| 6,746,164 | ||
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| Capital Goods (4.3%) | ||
| Allied Waste Industries Ser. D, 6.25% cv. pfd. | 4,060 | 1,428,105 |
| Northrop Grumman Corp. Ser. B, $7.00 cum. cv. pfd. | 33,465 | 4,772,905 |
| Owens-Illinois, Inc. $2.375 cv. pfd. | 63,770 | 2,633,701 |
| 8,834,711 | ||
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| Communication Services (2.1%) | ||
| Cincinnati Bell, Inc. Ser. B, $3.378 cum. cv. pfd. (S) | 35,300 | 1,703,931 |
| Crown Castle International Corp. $3.125 cum. cv. pfd. | 46,095 | 2,661,986 |
| 4,365,917 | ||
|
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| Consumer Cyclicals (5.4%) | ||
| Emmis Communications Corp. Ser. A, $3.125 cum. cv. pfd. | 33,200 | 1,518,900 |
| Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II $3.25 cum. cv. pfd. | 80,000 | 2,950,000 |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. $3.312 cv. pfd. | 15,920 | 1,074,600 |
| Six Flags, Inc. $1.813 cum. cv. pfd. | 63,200 | 1,508,900 |
| Stanley Works (The) FRN 6.975% units cv. pfd. | 2,192,000 | 2,529,020 |
| United Rentals Trust I $3.25 cv. pfd. | 32,103 | 1,573,047 |
| 11,154,467 | ||
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| Consumer Staples (2.7%) | ||
| Bunge, Ltd. 4.875% cv. pfd. | 10,775 | 1,185,250 |
| Newell Financial Trust I $2.625 cum. cv. pfd. | 35,400 | 1,730,175 |
| Rite Aid Corp. $1.375 cum. cv. pfd. | 36,400 | 1,167,348 |
| Universal Corp. 6.75% cv. pfd. | 1,070 | 1,611,153 |
| 5,693,926 | ||
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| Energy (2.0%) | ||
| Chesapeake Energy Corp. 6.25% cv. pfd. | 8,620 | 2,462,088 |
| Edge Petroleum Ser. A, $2.875 cum. cv. pfd | 32,650 | 1,792,485 |
| 4,254,573 | ||
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| Financial (1.8%) | ||
| E*Trade Financial Corp. $1.531 cum. cv. pfd. | 55,500 | 1,658,063 |
| Fannie Mae Ser. 04-1, 5.375% cv. pfd. (S) | 20 | 2,033,690 |
| 3,691,753 | ||
|
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| Health Care (2.0%) | ||
| Schering-Plough Corp. $3.00 cv. pfd. | 55,300 | 4,092,200 |
|
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| Insurance (1.7%) | ||
| Alleghany Corp. 5.75% cv. pfd. | 3,800 | 1,323,350 |
| Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd. $2.813 cv. pfd. | ||
| (Bermuda) | 20,000 | 1,127,500 |
| Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. Ser. A, 6.00% cv. | ||
| pfd. (Bermuda) | 34,500 | 1,108,313 |
| 3,559,163 | ||
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| Investment Banking/Brokerage (2.4%) | ||
| Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. 144A $2.55 cv. pfd. | 21,500 | 1,268,500 |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. $1.563 cv. pfd. | 80,190 | 2,305,463 |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Ser. JNC, 6.75% cv. pfd. | 30,260 | 1,396,215 |
| 4,970,178 | ||
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| Real Estate (3.2%) | ||
| Entertainment Properties Trust Ser. C, $1.437 cum. cv. | ||
| pfd. (R) | 74,930 | 1,826,419 |
| FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. Ser. A, $0.488 cum. cv. | ||
| pfd. (R) | 99,200 | 2,554,400 |
| Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. $7.75 cv. pfd. | 16,100 | 2,296,504 |
| 6,677,323 | ||
|
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| Technology (1.0%) | ||
| Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I 7.75% cum. cv. pfd. | 2,100 | 2,173,763 |
|
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| Utilities & Power (5.7%) | ||
| AES Trust III $3.375 cv. pfd. | 33,400 | 1,670,000 |
| El Paso Corp. 144A 4.99% cv. pfd. | 1,300 | 1,877,850 | |
| El Paso Energy Capital Trust I $2.375 cv. pfd. | 38,950 | 1,601,819 | |
| Entergy Corp. $3.813 cv. pfd. | 40,900 | 2,806,763 | |
| NRG Energy, Inc. 5.75% cv. pfd. | 5,200 | 1,991,600 | |
| Southern Union Co. $2.50 cv. pfd. | 30,700 | 1,895,725 | |
| 11,843,757 | |||
|
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| Total convertible preferred stocks (cost $72,401,886) | $83,450,766 | ||
| CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (37.6%)(a) | |||
| Principal amount | Value | ||
|
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| Basic Materials (4.0%) | |||
| Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc. debs. 8.85s, 2030 (Canada) | $60,000 | $50,925 | |
| Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc. notes 7 3/4s, 2011 (Canada) | 90,000 | 82,575 | |
| Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc. notes 6s, 2013 (Canada) | 122,000 | 101,260 | |
| AK Steel Corp. company guaranty 7 3/4s, 2012 | 345,000 | 354,919 | |
| Aleris International, Inc. 144A sr. notes 9s, 2014 | 160,000 | 171,200 | |
| Aleris International, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes 10s, | |||
| 2016 | 180,000 | 189,225 | |
| ARCO Chemical Co. debs. 10 1/4s, 2010 | 220,000 | 244,200 | |
| Builders FirstSource, Inc. company guaranty FRN 9.61s, | |||
| 2012 | 75,000 | 76,219 | |
| Century Aluminum Co. company guaranty 7 1/2s, 2014 | 80,000 | 83,400 | |
| Chaparral Steel Co. company guaranty 10s, 2013 | 460,000 | 512,900 | |
| Clondalkin Industries BV 144A sr. notes 8s, 2014 | |||
| (Netherlands) | EUR | 245,000 | 348,386 |
| Cognis Holding GmbH & Co. 144A sr. notes 12.876s, 2015 | |||
| (Germany) (PIK) | EUR | 108,584 | 155,938 |
| Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. 144A sr. sub. | |||
| notes 10 1/4s, 2016 | $255,000 | 261,375 | |
| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds | |||
| 8 3/8s, 2017 | 450,000 | 491,063 | |
| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. sr. unsec. notes | |||
| 8 1/4s, 2015 | 225,000 | 243,000 | |
| Georgia-Pacific Corp. debs. 9 1/2s, 2011 | 370,000 | 403,763 | |
| Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. sr. notes 10 3/8s, 2011 | |||
| (Canada) | 210,000 | 222,075 | |
| Graphic Packaging International Corp sr. notes 8 1/2s, | |||
| 2011 | 120,000 | 124,950 | |
| Hercules, Inc. company guaranty 6 3/4s, 2029 | 205,000 | 205,000 | |
| Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, | |||
| ULC company guaranty 9 3/4s, 2014 | 60,000 | 64,650 | |
| Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, | |||
| ULC 144A sr. notes 9 3/4s, 2014 | 135,000 | 145,463 | |
| Huntsman, LLC company guaranty 11 5/8s, 2010 | 2,000 | 2,150 | |
| Jefferson Smurfit Corp. company guaranty 8 1/4s, 2012 | 119,000 | 121,678 | |
| Lyondell Chemical Co. company guaranty 8 1/4s, 2016 | 95,000 | 102,838 | |
| Lyondell Chemical Co. company guaranty 8s, 2014 | 155,000 | 163,913 | |
| MacDermid, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes 9 1/2s, 2017 | 230,000 | 242,650 | |
| MDP Acquisitions PLC sr. notes 9 5/8s, 2012 (Ireland) | 24,000 | 25,320 | |
| Metals USA, Inc. sec. notes 11 1/8s, 2015 | 340,000 | 381,650 | |
| Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 144A sr. notes | |||
| 9 3/4s, 2014 | 395,000 | 412,775 | |
| Nalco Co. sr. sub. notes 8 7/8s, 2013 | 265,000 | 284,213 | |
| NewPage Corp. company guaranty 10s, 2012 | 220,000 | 242,825 | |
| NewPage Holding Corp. sr. notes FRN 12.36s, 2013 (PIK) | 31,294 | 31,333 | |
| Norske Skog Canada, Ltd. company guaranty Ser. D, | |||
| 8 5/8s, 2011 (Canada) | 110,000 | 110,275 | |
| Novelis, Inc. company guaranty 7 1/4s, 2015 | 305,000 | 321,775 | |
| PQ Corp. company guaranty 7 1/2s, 2013 | 345,000 | 358,800 | |
| Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. company guaranty | |||
| 7 5/8s, 2014 | EUR | 245,000 | 346,573 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc. 144A sr. | |||
| notes 8s, 2017 | $140,000 | 141,050 | |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. 144A sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2015 | 295,000 | 293,525 | |
| Tube City IMS Corp. 144A sr. sub. notes 9 3/4s, 2015 | 160,000 | 168,000 | |
| Ucar Finance, Inc. company guaranty 10 1/4s, 2012 | 23,000 | 24,265 | |
| Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc. 144A sec. | |||
| sr. notes 9 1/8s, 2014 | 60,000 | 63,600 | |
| Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. sr. notes Ser. A, 5s, | |||
| 2011 (PIK) | 21,458 | 16,710 | |
| Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. sr. notes Ser. B, 6s, | |||
| 2010 (PIK) | 13,325 | 10,377 | |
| 8,398,781 | |||
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| Capital Goods (3.4%) | |||
| Alliant Techsystems, Inc. sr. sub. notes 6 3/4s, 2016 | 240,000 | 243,600 | |
| Allied Waste North America, Inc. company guaranty | |||
| 6 7/8s, 2017 | 295,000 | 300,531 | |
| Allied Waste North America, Inc. sec. notes Ser. B, | |||
| 5 3/4s, 2011 | 30,000 | 29,513 | |
| American Railcar Industries, Inc. sr. unsec. 7 1/2s, | |||
| 2014 | 40,000 | 41,300 | |
| Baldor Electric Co. company guaranty 8 5/8s, 2017 | 415,000 | 443,013 | |
| Belden CDT, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes 7s, 2017 | 120,000 | 122,863 | |
| Berry Plastics Holding Corp. sec. notes 8 7/8s, 2014 | 210,000 | 215,250 | |
| Blount, Inc. sr. sub. notes 8 7/8s, 2012 | 125,000 | 130,000 | |
| Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8s, 2014 (Canada) | 150,000 | 159,750 | |
| Crown Americas, LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. sr. | |||
| notes 7 5/8s, 2013 | 230,000 | 238,625 | |
| General Cable Corp. 144A sr. notes 7 1/8s, 2017 | 140,000 | 141,750 | |
| General Cable Corp. 144A sr. notes FRN 7.725s, 2015 | 30,000 | 30,075 | |
| Greenbrier Cos., Inc. company guaranty 8 3/8s, 2015 | 325,000 | 328,250 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC 144A sr. notes | |||
| 8 7/8s, 2015 (PIK) | 60,000 | 63,300 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC 144A sr. notes | |||
| 8 1/2s, 2015 | 170,000 | 179,350 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC 144A sr. sub. | |||
| notes 9 3/4s, 2017 | 170,000 | 181,900 | |
| Hexcel Corp. sr. sub. notes 6 3/4s, 2015 | 165,000 | 165,825 | |
| K&F Acquisitions, Inc. company guaranty 7 3/4s, 2014 | 335,000 | 356,775 | |
| L-3 Communications Corp. company guaranty 7 5/8s, 2012 | 100,000 | 103,500 | |
| L-3 Communications Corp. company guaranty 6 1/8s, 2013 | 120,000 | 118,800 | |
| L-3 Communications Corp. company guaranty Ser. B, | |||
| 6 3/8s, 2015 | 215,000 | 214,463 | |
| L-3 Communications Corp. sr. sub. notes 5 7/8s, 2015 | 75,000 | 73,125 | |
| Legrand SA debs. 8 1/2s, 2025 (France) | 425,000 | 506,813 | |
| Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The) company guaranty 10 1/2s, | |||
| 2012 | 170,000 | 181,263 | |
| Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The) sr. notes 7 1/8s, 2013 | 110,000 | 113,300 | |
| Milacron Escrow Corp. sec. notes 11 1/2s, 2011 | 325,000 | 331,500 | |
| Mueller Water Products, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes | |||
| 7 3/8s, 2017 | 90,000 | 90,967 | |
| Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. company guaranty | |||
| 6 3/4s, 2014 | EUR | 230,000 | 318,392 |
| Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. sr. sec. notes | |||
| 8 3/4s, 2012 | $65,000 | 68,413 | |
| Owens-Illinois, Inc. debs. 7 1/2s, 2010 | 55,000 | 56,581 | |
| RBS Global, Inc. / Rexnord Corp. company guaranty | |||
| 9 1/2s, 2014 | 355,000 | 381,625 | |
| Solo Cup Co. sr. sub. notes 8 1/2s, 2014 | 85,000 | 74,375 | |
| TD Funding Corp. 144A sr. sub. notes 7 3/4s, 2014 | 190,000 | 197,600 | |
| Tekni-Plex, Inc. secd. notes 10 7/8s, 2012 | 320,000 | 361,600 | |
| Titan International, Inc. company guaranty 8s, 2012 | 395,000 | 406,850 | |
| WCA Waste Corp. company guaranty 9 1/4s, 2014 | 90,000 | 95,963 | |
| 7,066,800 | |||
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| Communication Services (3.3%) | |||
| American Cellular Corp. company guaranty 9 1/2s, 2009 | 45,000 | 44,888 | |
| American Cellular Corp. sr. notes Ser. B, 10s, 2011 | 53,000 | 55,716 | |
| Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LLC company | |||
| guaranty 10 1/8s, 2013 | 90,000 | 97,313 | |
| Centennial Communications Corp. sr. notes 10s, 2013 | 145,000 | 157,325 | |
| Centennial Communications Corp. sr. notes FRN 11.099s, | |||
| 2013 | 40,000 | 42,050 | |
| Citizens Communications Co. notes 9 1/4s, 2011 | 240,000 | 265,200 | |
| Cricket Communications, Inc. company guaranty 9 3/8s, | |||
| 2014 | 335,000 | 355,100 | |
| Digicel Group, Ltd. 144A sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2015 | |||
| (Bermuda) | 160,000 | 158,600 | |
| Digicel, Ltd. 144A sr. notes 9 1/4s, 2012 (Jamaica) | 165,000 | 175,106 | |
| Dobson Cellular Systems sec. notes 9 7/8s, 2012 | 160,000 | 174,800 | |
| Dobson Communications Corp. sr. notes FRN 9.606s, 2012 | 75,000 | 77,250 | |
| Inmarsat Finance PLC company guaranty 7 5/8s, 2012 | |||
| (United Kingdom) | 100,000 | 104,500 | |
| Inmarsat Finance PLC company guaranty stepped-coupon | |||
| zero % (10 3/8s, 11/15/08), 2012 (United Kingdom) (STP) | 280,000 | 268,800 | |
| Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd. company guaranty FRN 8.872s, | |||
| 2015 (Bermuda) | 70,000 | 71,575 | |
| Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd. sr. unsec. 11 1/4s, 2016 | |||
| (Bermuda) | 430,000 | 491,275 | |
| Intelsat Intermediate Holding Co., Ltd. company | |||
| guaranty stepped-coupon zero % (9 1/4s, 2/1/10), 2015 | |||
| (Bermuda) (STP) | 70,000 | 58,800 | |
| Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd. sr. notes | |||
| 8 1/2s, 2013 (Bermuda) | 70,000 | 72,713 | |
| iPCS, Inc. 144A sec. FRN 7.48s, 2013 | 75,000 | 75,188 | |
| Level 3 Financing, Inc. company guaranty 12 1/4s, 2013 | 100,000 | 117,000 | |
| Level 3 Financing, Inc. 144A sr. notes 9 1/4s, 2014 | 200,000 | 208,750 | |
| Level 3 Financing, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8 3/4s, 2017 | 115,000 | 118,019 | |
| MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. 144A sr. notes 9 1/4s, 2014 | 305,000 | 323,300 | |
| MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. 144A sr. notes 9 1/4s, 2014 | |||
| (FWC) | 50,000 | 52,938 | |
| PanAmSat Corp. company guaranty 9s, 2014 | 335,000 | 361,800 | |
| Qwest Communications International, Inc. company | |||
| guaranty 7 1/2s, 2014 | 450,000 | 464,625 | |
| Qwest Corp. debs. 7 1/4s, 2025 | 65,000 | 66,463 | |
| Qwest Corp. notes 8 7/8s, 2012 | 430,000 | 471,925 | |
| Qwest Corp. sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2014 | 90,000 | 94,725 | |
| Rogers Wireless, Inc. sec. notes 6 3/8s, 2014 (Canada) | 330,000 | 338,538 | |
| Rural Cellular Corp. sr. notes 9 7/8s, 2010 | 150,000 | 157,688 | |
| Rural Cellular Corp. sr. sub. debs. Ser. B, 11 3/8s, | |||
| 2010 | 43,000 | 43,000 | |
| Rural Cellular Corp. sr. sub. FRN 11.106s, 2012 | 50,000 | 51,813 | |
| Rural Cellular Corp. sr. sub. notes 9 3/4s, 2010 | 70,000 | 72,275 | |
| Rural Cellular Corp. 144A sr. sub. notes FRN 8.36s, | |||
| 2013 | 105,000 | 105,263 | |
| Syniverse Technologies, Inc. sr. sub. notes Ser. B, | |||
| 7 3/4s, 2013 | 345,000 | 334,650 | |
| Time Warner Telecom, Inc. company guaranty 9 1/4s, 2014 | 325,000 | 348,969 | |
| Windstream Corp. company guaranty 8 5/8s, 2016 | 295,000 | 322,288 | |
| Windstream Corp. company guaranty 8 1/8s, 2013 | 155,000 | 166,625 | |
| 6,966,853 | ||
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| Consumer Cyclicals (6.7%) | ||
| American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. company guaranty | ||
| 7 7/8s, 2017 | 160,000 | 160,800 |
| American Media, Inc. company guaranty 8 7/8s, 2011 | 75,000 | 74,063 |
| American Media, Inc. company guaranty Ser. B, 10 1/4s, | ||
| 2009 | 260,000 | 255,125 |
| Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. sr. sub. notes 8s, 2014 | 105,000 | 107,363 |
| Associated Materials, Inc. company guaranty 9 3/4s, | ||
| 2012 | 230,000 | 240,925 |
| Autonation, Inc. company guaranty 7s, 2014 | 40,000 | 40,400 |
| Autonation, Inc. company guaranty FRN 7.356s, 2013 | 60,000 | 60,600 |
| Boyd Gaming Corp. sr. sub. notes 7 3/4s, 2012 | 25,000 | 26,031 |
| Boyd Gaming Corp. sr. sub. notes 7 1/8s, 2016 | 210,000 | 210,000 |
| Boyd Gaming Corp. sr. sub. notes 6 3/4s, 2014 | 290,000 | 292,538 |
| Dex Media, Inc. disc. notes stepped-coupon zero % (9s, | ||
| 11/15/08), 2013 (STP) | 100,000 | 94,000 |
| Dex Media, Inc. notes 8s, 2013 | 55,000 | 57,475 |
| FelCor Lodging LP company guaranty 8 1/2s, 2008 (R) | 100,000 | 106,750 |
| Ford Motor Co. notes 7.45s, 2031 | 350,000 | 287,875 |
| Ford Motor Credit Corp. bonds 7 3/8s, 2011 | 90,000 | 89,666 |
| Ford Motor Credit Corp. notes 7 7/8s, 2010 | 545,000 | 550,256 |
| Ford Motor Credit Corp. notes 7 3/8s, 2009 | 105,000 | 105,365 |
| Ford Motor Credit Corp. sr. notes 9 7/8s, 2011 | 550,000 | 589,927 |
| Ford Motor Credit Corp. sr. unsec. 9 3/4s, 2010 | 179,000 | 189,737 |
| General Motors Corp. debs. 9.4s, 2021 | 45,000 | 44,775 |
| General Motors Corp. notes 7.2s, 2011 | 770,000 | 739,200 |
| Hanesbrands, Inc. 144A sr. notes FRN 8.735s, 2014 | 340,000 | 352,750 |
| Harry & David Holdings, Inc. company guaranty 9s, 2013 | 115,000 | 120,750 |
| Harry & David Holdings, Inc. company guaranty FRN | ||
| 10.36s, 2012 | 40,000 | 40,900 |
| Host Marriott LP sr. notes 7 1/8s, 2013 (R) | 120,000 | 123,000 |
| Host Marriott LP sr. notes Ser. M, 7s, 2012 (R) | 215,000 | 218,763 |
| iPayment, Inc. company guaranty 9 3/4s, 2014 | 75,000 | 77,063 |
| Jostens IH Corp. company guaranty 7 5/8s, 2012 | 500,000 | 511,250 |
| K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. company guaranty | ||
| 8 7/8s, 2012 | 50,000 | 49,688 |
| KB Home sr. sub. notes 9 1/2s, 2011 | 2,000 | 2,060 |
| Lamar Media Corp. company guaranty 7 1/4s, 2013 | 130,000 | 133,575 |
| Lamar Media Corp. company guaranty Ser. B, 6 5/8s, 2015 | 80,000 | 79,600 |
| Levi Strauss & Co. sr. notes 9 3/4s, 2015 | 253,000 | 274,821 |
| Levi Strauss & Co. sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2016 | 145,000 | 153,881 |
| Meritage Homes Corp. company guaranty 6 1/4s, 2015 | 175,000 | 165,813 |
| Meritage Homes Corp. sr. notes 7s, 2014 | 35,000 | 33,994 |
| MGM Mirage, Inc. company guaranty 8 1/2s, 2010 | 95,000 | 101,175 |
| MGM Mirage, Inc. company guaranty 6s, 2009 | 280,000 | 278,600 |
| MGM Mirage, Inc. sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2012 | 2,000 | 1,980 |
| Michaels Stores, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes 11 3/8s, 2016 | 315,000 | 348,075 |
| Movie Gallery, Inc. sr. unsecd. notes 11s, 2012 | 70,000 | 60,200 |
| Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc. company guaranty 9s, 2015 | 450,000 | 493,875 |
| NTK Holdings, Inc. sr. disc. notes zero %, 2014 | 225,000 | 168,750 |
| Oxford Industries, Inc. sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2011 | 100,000 | 104,000 |
| Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. sr. sub. notes 8 1/4s, | ||
| 2012 | 345,000 | 359,231 |
| PRIMEDIA, Inc. sr. notes 8s, 2013 | 260,000 | 274,950 |
| R.H. Donnelley Corp. sr. disc. notes Ser. A-1, 6 7/8s, | ||
| 2013 | 20,000 | 19,700 |
| R.H. Donnelley Corp. sr. disc. notes Ser. A-2, 6 7/8s, | ||
| 2013 | 145,000 | 142,825 |
| R.H. Donnelley Corp. sr. notes 6 7/8s, 2013 | 85,000 | 83,725 |
| R.H. Donnelley Corp. sr. notes Ser. A-3, 8 7/8s, 2016 | 160,000 | 172,400 |
| Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (The) 144A sr. sub. | ||
| notes 9s, 2017 | 355,000 | 350,119 |
| Scientific Games Corp. company guaranty 6 1/4s, 2012 | 175,000 | 171,938 |
| Sealy Mattress Co. sr. sub. notes 8 1/4s, 2014 | 260,000 | 271,700 |
| Standard Pacific Corp. sr. notes 6 1/2s, 2008 | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Station Casinos, Inc. sr. notes 6s, 2012 | 259,000 | 251,230 |
| Tenneco Automotive, Inc. company guaranty 8 5/8s, 2014 | 150,000 | 159,000 |
| Tenneco Automotive, Inc. sec. notes Ser. B, 10 1/4s, | ||
| 2013 | 180,000 | 196,875 |
| Texas Industries, Inc. sr. unsecd. notes 7 1/4s, 2013 | 310,000 | 320,850 |
| THL Buildco, Inc. (Nortek Holdings, Inc.) sr. sub. | ||
| notes 8 1/2s, 2014 | 300,000 | 297,750 |
| TOUSA, Inc. company guaranty 9s, 2010 | 145,000 | 138,838 |
| Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. sec. notes 8 1/2s, | ||
| 2015 | 430,000 | 440,213 |
| UCI Holdco, Inc. 144A sr. notes FRN 12.355s, 2013 (PIK) | 205,839 | 212,529 |
| United Auto Group, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes 7 3/4s, | ||
| 2016 | 340,000 | 343,400 |
| United Components, Inc. sr. sub. notes 9 3/8s, 2013 | 35,000 | 36,313 |
| Vertis, Inc. company guaranty Ser. B, 10 7/8s, 2009 | 446,000 | 446,000 |
| Vertis, Inc. 144A sub. notes 13 1/2s, 2009 | 70,000 | 60,550 |
| Wimar Opco, LLC. 144A sr. sub. notes 9 5/8s, 2014 | 525,000 | 530,250 |
| Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 1st | ||
| mtge. 6 5/8s, 2014 | 365,000 | 366,369 |
| 13,919,189 | ||
|
| ||
| Consumer Staples (6.4%) | ||
| Adelphia Communications Corp. escrow zero %, 2010 | 20,000 | 8,600 |
| Adelphia Communications Corp. escrow zero %, 2008 | 235,000 | 101,050 |
| Affinion Group, Inc. company guaranty 11 1/2s, 2015 | 135,000 | 150,863 |
| Affinion Group, Inc. company guaranty 10 1/8s, 2013 | 335,000 | 366,825 |
| Affinity Group, Inc. sr. sub. notes 9s, 2012 | 360,000 | 378,000 |
| AMC Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty 11s, 2016 | 217,000 | 247,651 |
| AMC Entertainment, Inc. sr. sub. notes 8s, 2014 | 117,000 | 120,803 |
| Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC company guaranty | ||
| 9 3/8s, 2014 | 285,000 | 293,906 |
| Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC 144A sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2016 | 150,000 | 155,625 |
| Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC 144A sr. notes 7 5/8s, 2014 | 100,000 | 103,750 |
| Buffets, Inc. company guaranty 12 1/2s, 2014 | 390,000 | 397,800 |
| Cablevision Systems Corp. sr. notes Ser. B, 8s, 2012 | 100,000 | 101,500 |
| CCH I, LLC/Capital Corp. sec. notes 11s, 2015 | 692,000 | 752,550 |
| CCH II, LLC/Capital Corp. sr. notes Ser. B, 10 1/4s, | ||
| 2010 | 430,000 | 456,875 |
| CCH, LLC/Capital Corp. sr. notes 10 1/4s, 2010 | 280,000 | 298,200 |
| Chiquita Brands International, Inc. sr. notes 8 7/8s, | ||
| 2015 | 30,000 | 29,550 |
| Chiquita Brands International, Inc. sr. notes 7 1/2s, | ||
| 2014 | 380,000 | 354,350 |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. company guaranty 6s, 2012 | 130,000 | 127,725 |
| Cinemark, Inc. sr. disc. notes stepped-coupon zero % | ||
| (9 3/4s, 3/15/09), 2014 (STP) | 325,000 | 300,219 |
| CSC Holdings, Inc. debs. Ser. B, 8 1/8s, 2009 | 3,000 | 3,109 |
| CSC Holdings, Inc. sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2012 | 205,000 | 202,438 |
| CSC Holdings, Inc. sr. notes Ser. B, 7 5/8s, 2011 | 255,000 | 261,375 |
| Dean Foods Co. company guaranty 7s, 2016 | 125,000 | 124,688 |
| Del Monte Corp. company guaranty 6 3/4s, 2015 | 105,000 | 105,000 |
| Del Monte Corp. sr. sub. notes 8 5/8s, 2012 | 270,000 | 283,500 |
| DirecTV Holdings, LLC company guaranty 6 3/8s, 2015 | 375,000 | 363,750 |
| Echostar DBS Corp. company guaranty 7s, 2013 | 155,000 | 158,681 |
| Echostar DBS Corp. company guaranty 6 5/8s, 2014 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Echostar DBS Corp. sr. notes 6 3/8s, 2011 | 570,000 | 572,138 |
| Elizabeth Arden, Inc. company guaranty 7 3/4s, 2014 | 155,000 | 159,263 |
| Hertz Corp. company guaranty 8 7/8s, 2014 | 185,000 | 199,106 |
| Idearc Inc. 144A sr. notes 8s, 2016 | 535,000 | 554,394 |
| Ion Media Networks, Inc. 144A sr. sec. notes FRN | ||
| 11.606s, 2013 | 95,000 | 99,038 |
| Ion Media Networks, Inc. 144A sr. sec. notes FRN | ||
| 8.606s, 2012 | 120,000 | 122,550 |
| Jarden Corp. company guaranty 7 1/2s, 2017 | 155,000 | 158,100 |
| LIN Television Corp. company guaranty Ser. B, 6 1/2s, | ||
| 2013 | 145,000 | 146,450 |
| Marquee Holdings, Inc. sr. disc. notes stepped-coupon | ||
| zero % (12s, 8/15/09), 2014 (STP) | 185,000 | 163,725 |
| Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 144A sr. disc. | ||
| notes stepped-coupon zero % (12 1/2s, 8/2/11), 2016 | ||
| (STP) | 75,000 | 54,563 |
| Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 144A sr. notes | ||
| 10s, 2014 | 100,000 | 109,000 |
| Nutro Products, Inc. 144A sr. notes FRN 9.37s, 2013 | 340,000 | 357,000 |
| Pilgrim's Pride Corp. sr. unsec 7 5/8s, 2015 | 356,000 | 365,790 |
| Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC 144A sr. sub. notes | ||
| 10 5/8s, 2017 | 100,000 | 101,750 |
| Playtex Products, Inc. company guaranty 8s, 2011 | 480,000 | 500,400 |
| Prestige Brands, Inc. sr. sub. notes 9 1/4s, 2012 | 457,000 | 476,423 |
| Rainbow National Services, LLC 144A sr. notes 8 3/4s, | ||
| 2012 | 205,000 | 218,838 |
| Rainbow National Services, LLC 144A sr. sub. debs. | ||
| 10 3/8s, 2014 | 75,000 | 84,188 |
| Rental Services Corp. 144A bonds 9 1/2s, 2014 | 180,000 | 193,500 |
| Rite Aid Corp. company guaranty 9 3/8s, 2015 | 180,000 | 180,900 |
| Rite Aid Corp. company guaranty 7 1/2s, 2015 | 105,000 | 106,706 |
| Rite Aid Corp. secd. notes 7 1/2s, 2017 | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. sr. unsecd. notes 9 5/8s, | ||
| 2013 | 180,000 | 180,450 |
| Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty 11 1/4s, 2013 | ||
| (PIK) | 150,000 | 147,000 |
| Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty 7 3/8s, 2015 | 270,000 | 228,825 |
| Swift & Co. company guaranty 10 1/8s, 2009 | 245,000 | 254,188 |
| Swift & Co. sr. sub. notes 12 1/2s, 2010 | 165,000 | 172,425 |
| United Rentals NA, Inc. sr. sub. notes 7s, 2014 | 390,000 | 397,800 |
| Universal City Florida Holding Co. sr. notes 8 3/8s, | ||
| 2010 | 290,000 | 298,700 |
| Universal City Florida Holding Co. sr. notes FRN | ||
| 10.106s, 2010 | 107,000 | 110,478 |
| Univision Communications, Inc. 144A sr. notes 9 3/4s, | ||
| 2015 (PIK) | 120,000 | 124,200 |
| 13,181,271 | ||
|
| ||
| Energy (3.9%) | ||
| Arch Western Finance, LLC sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2013 | 445,000 | 443,331 |
| Bluewater Finance, Ltd. company guaranty 10 1/4s, 2012 | ||
| (Cayman Islands) | 76,000 | 79,420 |
| Chaparral Energy, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2017 | 345,000 | 350,175 |
| CHC Helicopter Corp. sr. sub. notes 7 3/8s, 2014 | ||
| (Canada) | 240,000 | 235,800 |
| Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty 7 3/4s, 2015 | 60,000 | 62,550 |
| Chesapeake Energy Corp. sr. notes 7 1/2s, 2013 | 190,000 | 198,075 |
| Chesapeake Energy Corp. sr. notes 7s, 2014 | 250,000 | 257,500 |
| Cimarex Energy Co. sr. notes 7 1/8s, 2017 | 75,000 | 75,938 |
| Complete Production Services, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8s, | ||
| 2016 | 335,000 | 348,400 |
| Compton Petroleum Corp. company guaranty 7 5/8s, 2013 | ||
| (Canada) | 395,000 | 398,950 |
| Comstock Resources, Inc. sr. notes 6 7/8s, 2012 | 120,000 | 117,300 |
| Denbury Resources, Inc. sr. sub. notes 7 1/2s, 2015 | 345,000 | 355,350 |
| Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. company guaranty 7 3/8s, 2014 | 27,000 | 27,473 |
| Encore Acquisition Co. sr. sub. notes 6 1/4s, 2014 | 60,000 | 55,875 |
| Encore Acquisition Co. sr. sub. notes 6s, 2015 | 213,000 | 193,830 |
| EXCO Resources, Inc. company guaranty 7 1/4s, 2011 | 235,000 | 237,350 |
| Forest Oil Corp. sr. notes 8s, 2011 | 135,000 | 141,750 |
| Hanover Compressor Co. sr. notes 9s, 2014 | 90,000 | 96,975 |
| Hanover Equipment Trust sec. notes Ser. B, 8 3/4s, 2011 | 40,000 | 41,300 |
| Harvest Operations Corp. sr. notes 7 7/8s, 2011 | ||
| (Canada) | 365,000 | 359,525 |
| Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. 144A sr. notes | ||
| 9s, 2016 | 320,000 | 341,600 |
| Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp. sr. notes 6 7/8s, 2014 | 485,000 | 480,150 |
| Massey Energy Co. sr. notes 6 5/8s, 2010 | 180,000 | 178,200 |
| Newfield Exploration Co. sr. sub. notes 6 5/8s, 2014 | 210,000 | 211,050 |
| Pacific Energy Partners/Pacific Energy Finance Corp. | ||
| sr. notes 7 1/8s, 2014 | 95,000 | 99,124 |
| Peabody Energy Corp. company guaranty 7 3/8s, 2016 | 95,000 | 100,581 |
| Peabody Energy Corp. sr. notes 5 7/8s, 2016 | 180,000 | 173,700 |
| PetroHawk Energy Corp. company guaranty 9 1/8s, 2013 | 440,000 | 473,000 |
| Plains Exploration & Production Co. company guaranty | ||
| 7s, 2017 | 175,000 | 174,125 |
| Pogo Producing Co. sr. sub. notes 7 7/8s, 2013 | 95,000 | 99,750 |
| Pogo Producing Co. sr. sub. notes 6 7/8s, 2017 | 185,000 | 187,313 |
| Pride International, Inc. sr. notes 7 3/8s, 2014 | 210,000 | 216,300 |
| Sabine Pass LNG LP 144A sec. notes 7 1/2s, 2016 | 100,000 | 102,500 |
| Stallion Oilfield Services/Stallion Oilfield Finance | ||
| Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9 3/4s, 2015 | 345,000 | 360,525 |
| Targa Resources, Inc. 144A company guaranty 8 1/2s, | ||
| 2013 | 410,000 | 426,400 |
| Whiting Petroleum Corp. company guaranty 7s, 2014 | 365,000 | 354,050 |
| 8,055,235 | ||
|
| ||
| Financial (1.6%) | ||
| Crescent Real Estate Equities LP notes 7 1/2s, 2007 (R) | 60,000 | 60,525 |
| E*Trade Financial Corp. sr. unsec. notes 8s, 2011 | 230,000 | 241,213 |
| Finova Group, Inc. notes 7 1/2s, 2009 | 210,000 | 47,250 |
| General Motors Acceptance Corp. notes 7 3/4s, 2010 | 555,000 | 570,054 |
| General Motors Acceptance Corp. notes 7s, 2012 | 75,000 | 75,758 |
| General Motors Acceptance Corp. notes 6 7/8s, 2012 | 520,000 | 522,532 |
| General Motors Acceptance Corp. notes 6 3/4s, 2014 | 570,000 | 568,173 |
| General Motors Acceptance Corp. notes 5 1/8s, 2008 | 45,000 | 44,591 |
| General Motors Acceptance Corp. sr. unsub. notes | ||
| 5.85s, 2009 | 270,000 | 267,899 |
| GMAC LLC unsub. notes 6 5/8s, 2012 | 140,000 | 139,149 |
| Leucadia National Corp. 144A sr. notes 7 1/8s, 2017 | 140,000 | 138,250 |
| Petroplus Finance, Ltd. company guaranty 6 3/4s, 2014 | ||
| (Bermuda) | 80,000 | 80,100 |
| Realogy Corp. 144A sr. notes 10 1/2s, 2014 (R) | 495,000 | 496,856 |
| USI Holdings Corp. 144A sr. notes FRN 9.23s, 2014 | 35,000 | 35,088 |
| 3,287,438 | ||
|
| ||
| Health Care (2.9%) | ||
| Accellent, Inc. company guaranty 10 1/2s, 2013 | 320,000 | 330,000 |
| AMR Holding Co., Inc./EmCare Holding Co., Inc. sr. | ||
| sub. notes 10s, 2015 | 320,000 | 353,600 |
| Community Health Systems, Inc. sr. sub. notes 6 1/2s, | ||
| 2012 | 123,000 | 127,459 |
| DaVita, Inc. company guaranty 6 5/8s, 2013 | 285,000 | 286,425 |
| HCA, Inc. notes 6 3/8s, 2015 | 65,000 | 57,363 |
| HCA, Inc. sr. notes 6.95s, 2012 | 70,000 | 69,300 |
| HCA, Inc. 144A sec. notes 9 1/4s, 2016 | 600,000 | 657,750 |
| HCA, Inc. 144A sec. sr. notes 9 5/8s, 2016 (PIK) | 285,000 | 314,213 |
| Health Management Associates, Inc. sr. notes 6 1/8s, | ||
| 2016 | 365,000 | 348,951 |
| IASIS Healthcare/IASIS Capital Corp. sr. sub. notes | ||
| 8 3/4s, 2014 | 355,000 | 372,750 |
| MedQuest, Inc. company guaranty Ser. B, 11 7/8s, 2012 | 224,000 | 180,880 |
| Omnicare, Inc. sr. sub. notes 6 1/8s, 2013 | 40,000 | 38,500 |
| Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. company guaranty 7 3/4s, | ||
| 2015 | 375,000 | 385,781 |
| Select Medical Corp. company guaranty 7 5/8s, 2015 | 395,000 | 365,375 |
| Service Corporation International sr. notes 7s, 2017 | 65,000 | 64,594 |
| Service Corporation International sr. notes 6 3/4s, | ||
| 2016 | 180,000 | 177,075 |
| Stewart Enterprises, Inc. sr. notes 6 1/4s, 2013 | 340,000 | 333,200 |
| Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes 9 1/8s, | ||
| 2015 | 210,000 | 220,500 |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp. notes 7 3/8s, 2013 | 265,000 | 249,763 |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp. sr. notes 9 7/8s, 2014 | 130,000 | 133,250 |
| Universal Hospital Services, Inc. 144A sec. FRN | ||
| 8.759s, 2015 | 20,000 | 20,300 |
| Universal Hospital Services, Inc. 144A sec. notes | ||
| 8 1/2s, 2015 (PIK) | 10,000 | 10,213 |
| US Oncology, Inc. company guaranty 9s, 2012 | 250,000 | 261,250 |
| US Oncology Holdings, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes FRN | ||
| 7.797s, 2012 (PIK) | 90,000 | 89,663 |
| Vanguard Health Holding Co. II, LLC sr. sub. notes 9s, | ||
| 2014 | 210,000 | 219,975 |
| Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp. company guaranty 9s, | ||
| 2012 (R) | 65,000 | 72,638 |
| Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp. company guaranty | ||
| 6 3/4s, 2010 (R) | 75,000 | 76,781 |
| Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp. sr. notes 6 5/8s, 2014 | ||
| (R) | 50,000 | 50,750 |
| Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp. sr. notes 6 1/2s, 2016 | ||
| (R) | 80,000 | 80,800 |
| 5,949,099 | ||
|
| ||
| Technology (3.1%) | ||
| Activant Solutions, Inc. company guaranty 9 1/2s, 2016 | 345,000 | 345,000 |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2012 | 73,000 | 71,723 |
| Amkor Technologies, Inc. sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2013 | 289,000 | 283,581 |
| Avago Technologies Finance company guaranty 10 1/8s, | ||
| 2013 (Singapore) | 120,000 | 130,800 |
| Celestica, Inc. sr. sub. notes 7 7/8s, 2011 (Canada) | 85,000 | 84,150 |
| Celestica, Inc. sr. sub. notes 7 5/8s, 2013 (Canada) | 280,000 | 268,100 |
| CHR Intermediate Holding Corp. 144A sr. notes 12.61s, | ||
| 2013 (PIK) | 95,000 | 94,525 |
| Compucom Systems, Inc. 144A sr. notes 12s, 2014 | 165,000 | 180,675 |
| Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 144A sr. notes 9 1/8s, | ||
| 2014 (PIK) | 220,000 | 217,800 |
| Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8 7/8s, | ||
| 2014 | 510,000 | 510,638 |
| Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes | ||
| 10 1/8s, 2016 (S) | 335,000 | 335,419 |
| Iron Mountain, Inc. company guaranty 8 3/4s, 2018 | 70,000 | 75,775 |
| Iron Mountain, Inc. company guaranty 8 5/8s, 2013 | 355,000 | 362,988 |
| Iron Mountain, Inc. company guaranty 6 5/8s, 2016 | 45,000 | 43,425 |
| Lucent Technologies, Inc. debs. 6.45s, 2029 | 355,000 | 328,819 |
| Lucent Technologies, Inc. notes 5 1/2s, 2008 | 50,000 | 49,875 |
| New ASAT Finance, Ltd. company guaranty 9 1/4s, 2011 | ||
| (Cayman Islands) | 90,000 | 75,600 |
| Nortel Networks, Ltd. 144A company guaranty 10 3/4s, | ||
| 2016 (Canada) | 165,000 | 187,275 |
| Nortel Networks, Ltd. 144A company guaranty FRN | ||
| 9.606s, 2011 (Canada) | 180,000 | 193,950 |
| NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC 144A sec. FRN 8.106s, 2013 | ||
| (Netherlands) | 170,000 | 175,100 |
| NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC 144A sec. notes 7 7/8s, 2014 | ||
| (Netherlands) | 275,000 | 283,250 |
| Open Solutions, Inc. 144A sr. sub. notes 9 3/4s, 2015 | 330,000 | 342,375 |
| SunGard Data Systems, Inc. company guaranty 10 1/4s, | ||
| 2015 | 278,000 | 304,063 |
| SunGard Data Systems, Inc. company guaranty 9 1/8s, | ||
| 2013 | 506,000 | 537,625 |
| TDS Investor Corp. 144A sr. notes 9 7/8s, 2014 | 100,000 | 107,750 |
| TDS Investor Corp. 144A sr. sub. notes 11 7/8s, 2016 | 65,000 | 73,288 |
| UGS Capital Corp. II 144A sr. notes 10.348s, 2011 (PIK) | 84,036 | 86,347 |
| UGS Corp. company guaranty 10s, 2012 | 240,000 | 261,450 |
| Xerox Capital Trust I company guaranty 8s, 2027 (S) | 100,000 | 101,875 |
| Xerox Corp. company guaranty 9 3/4s, 2009 | 3,000 | 3,184 |
| Xerox Corp. sr. notes 7 5/8s, 2013 | 41,000 | 43,035 |
| Xerox Corp. sr. notes 6 7/8s, 2011 | 120,000 | 124,891 |
| Xerox Corp. unsec. sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2017 | 55,000 | 56,917 |
| 6,341,268 | ||
|
| ||
| Utilities & Power (2.3%) | ||
| AES Corp. (The) sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2011 | 22,000 | 23,788 |
| AES Corp. (The) 144A sec. notes 9s, 2015 | 175,000 | 186,813 |
| AES Corp. (The) 144A sec. notes 8 3/4s, 2013 | 240,000 | 255,300 |
| CMS Energy Corp. sr. notes 8.9s, 2008 | 60,000 | 62,129 |
| CMS Energy Corp. sr. notes 8 1/2s, 2011 | 70,000 | 76,064 |
| CMS Energy Corp. sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2010 | 40,000 | 42,087 |
| Colorado Interstate Gas Co. debs. 6.85s, 2037 | 95,000 | 98,147 |
| Colorado Interstate Gas Co. sr. notes 5.95s, 2015 | 30,000 | 29,772 |
| Dynegy-Roseton Danskamme company guaranty Ser. A, | ||
| 7.27s, 2010 | 90,000 | 91,800 |
| Dynegy-Roseton Danskamme company guaranty Ser. B, | ||
| 7.67s, 2016 | 125,000 | 131,563 |
| Edison Mission Energy sr. unsec. notes 7 3/4s, 2016 | 75,000 | 78,000 |
| Edison Mission Energy sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2013 | 90,000 | 92,475 |
| Edison Mission Energy 144A sr. notes 7.2s, 2019 | 155,000 | 154,419 |
| Edison Mission Energy 144A sr. notes 7s, 2017 | 110,000 | 109,588 |
| El Paso Natural Gas Co. debs. 8 5/8s, 2022 | 40,000 | 48,127 |
| El Paso Production Holding Co. company guaranty | ||
| 7 3/4s, 2013 | 360,000 | 380,328 |
| Ferrellgas LP/Finance sr. notes 8 3/4s, 2012 | 280,000 | 290,500 |
| Ferrellgas LP/Finance sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2014 | 155,000 | 153,838 |
| Mirant Americas Generation, Inc. sr. notes 8.3s, 2011 | 170,000 | 181,900 |
| Mirant North America, LLC company guaranty 7 3/8s, 2013 | 235,000 | 248,513 |
| Nevada Power Co. 2nd mtge. 9s, 2013 | 62,000 | 66,612 |
| NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty 7 3/8s, 2017 | 100,000 | 104,000 |
| NRG Energy, Inc. sr. notes 7 3/8s, 2016 | 730,000 | 757,375 |
| Orion Power Holdings, Inc. sr. notes 12s, 2010 | 125,000 | 143,906 |
| SEMCO Energy, Inc. sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2013 | 110,000 | 113,133 |
| SEMCO Energy, Inc. 144A sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2013 | 145,000 | 149,350 |
| Sierra Pacific Power Co. general ref. mtge. 6 1/4s, | ||
| 2012 | 35,000 | 35,480 |
| Sierra Pacific Resources sr. notes 8 5/8s, 2014 | 165,000 | 177,270 |
| Teco Energy, Inc. notes 7.2s, 2011 | 35,000 | 36,648 |
| Teco Energy, Inc. notes 7s, 2012 | 60,000 | 62,878 |
| Teco Energy, Inc. sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2015 | 10,000 | 10,415 |
| Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. debs. 7s, 2028 | 15,000 | 15,778 |
| Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2017 | 40,000 | 43,802 |
| Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. debs. 7 1/4s, 2026 | 150,000 | 162,188 |
| Utilicorp United, Inc. sr. notes 9.95s, 2011 | 5,000 | 5,460 |
| Williams Cos., Inc. (The) notes 8 3/4s, 2032 | 30,000 | 35,700 |
| Williams Cos., Inc. (The) notes 8 1/8s, 2012 | 35,000 | 38,106 |
| Williams Cos., Inc. (The) 144A notes 6 3/8s, 2010 | 65,000 | 66,056 |
| Williams Partners LP/ Williams Partners Finance Corp. | ||
| company guaranty 7 1/4s, 2017 | 75,000 | 79,500 |
| 4,838,808 | ||
|
| ||
| Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $75,925,020) | $78,004,742 | |
| CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES (13.6%)(a) | ||
| Principal amount | Value | |
|
| ||
| Capital Goods (0.2%) | ||
| Alliant Techsystems, Inc. cv. sr. sub. notes 2 3/4s, | ||
| 2024 | $115,000 | $152,663 |
| DRS Technologies, Inc. 144A cv. unsec. notes 2s, 2026 | 365,000 | 374,125 |
| 526,788 | ||
|
| ||
| Consumer Cyclicals (2.6%) | ||
| Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. cv. sr. sub. notes 5s, 2023 | 1,700,000 | 1,770,125 |
| Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsub. notes | ||
| stepped-coupon 6 3/8s (6 1/8s, 2/15/11) 2036 (STP) | 1,541,000 | 1,485,139 |
| Rewards Network, Inc. cv. sub. debs. 3 1/4s, 2023 | 1,300,000 | 1,186,250 |
| WCI Communities, Inc. cv. sr. sub. notes 4s, 2023 | 900,000 | 883,125 |
| 5,324,639 | ||
|
| ||
| Consumer Staples (1.9%) | ||
| Nash Finch Co. cv. sr. sub. notes stepped-coupon | ||
| 1.631s (zero %, 3/15/13) 2035 (STP) | 2,770,000 | 1,478,488 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. cv. bonds 6s, 2012 | 2,055,000 | 1,977,938 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. cv. sr. sub. notes | ||
| stepped-coupon 4 7/8s (2s, 1/15/11) 2018 (STP) | 420,000 | 410,025 |
| 3,866,451 | ||
|
| ||
| Energy (0.4%) | ||
| McMoran Exploration Co. cv. sr. notes 6s, 2008 | 690,000 | 815,063 |
|
| ||
| Health Care (2.3%) | ||
| CV Therapeutics, Inc. cv. sub. notes 3 1/4s, 2013 | 1,950,000 | 1,596,563 |
| EPIX Medical, Inc. cv. sr. notes 3s, 2024 | 1,470,000 | 1,249,500 |
| Omnicare, Inc. cv. debs. Ser. OCR, 3 1/4s, 2035 | 2,263,000 | 1,926,379 |
| 4,772,442 | ||
|
| ||
| Technology (4.8%) | ||
| Acquicor Technology, Inc. 144A cv. notes 8s, 2011 | 532,000 | 489,440 |
| Agere Systems, Inc. cv. sub. notes 6 1/2s, 2009 | 980,000 | 999,600 |
| Credence Systems Corp. cv. sub. notes 1 1/2s, 2008 | 1,500,000 | 1,400,625 |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. cv. | ||
| company guaranty 5s, 2008 | 980,000 | 966,525 |
| Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. cv. sub. notes 1/2s, | ||
| 2008 | 2,050,000 | 1,898,813 |
| Mentor Graphics Corp. cv. sub. notes FRN 7.006s, 2023 | 1,700,000 | 1,704,760 |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. cv. sr. notes 2 5/8s, 2024 | 200,000 | 167,000 |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. 144A cv. sr. notes 2 5/8s, | ||
| 2024 | 2,800,000 | 2,338,000 |
| 9,964,763 | ||
|
| ||
| Transportation (1.4%) | ||
| ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. cv. company guaranty 4 1/4s, | ||
| 2023 | 1,200,000 | 1,155,000 |
| JetBlue Airways Corp. cv. sr. bonds 3 1/2s, 2033 | 1,750,000 | 1,686,563 |
| 2,841,563 | ||
|
| ||
| Total convertible bonds and notes (cost $26,816,784) | $28,111,709 | |
| UNITS (1.4%)(a) | ||
| Units | Value | |
|
| ||
| Elf Special Financing, Ltd. 144A cv. units FRN Ser. B, | ||
| 5.705s, 2009 (Cayman Islands) | 10 | $1,180,936 |
| Hercules, Inc. cv. units 6.50%, 2009 | 2,020 | 1,777,600 |
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| ||
| Total units (cost $2,615,587) | $2,958,536 | |
| COMMON STOCKS (1.2%)(a) | ||
| Shares | Value | |
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| Adelphia Recovery Trust Ser. ACC-1 (Units) (NON) | 248,982 | $24,898 |
| Bohai Bay Litigation, LLC (Units) (F) | 406 | 5,747 |
| Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NON) | 7,000 | 135,450 |
| Complete Production Services, Inc. (NON) | 5,300 | 142,305 |
| Conseco, Inc. (NON) | 79,865 | 1,574,139 |
| Contifinancial Corp. Liquidating Trust Units (F) | 585,159 | 59 |
| Jarden Corp. (NON) | 3,570 | 152,153 |
| Samsonite Corp. | 155,734 | 189,995 |
| Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | 6,420 | 203,899 |
| XCL Warranty Escrow (F) | 406 | 57,972 | ||
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| ||||
| Total common stocks (cost $2,735,747) | $2,486,617 | |||
| SENIOR LOANS (0.2%)(a)(c) | ||||
| Principal amount | Value | |||
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| ||||
| Sandridge Energy bank term loan FRN 8.985s, 2014 | $75,000 | $77,250 | ||
| Sandridge Energy bank term loan FRN 8 5/8s, 2015 | 315,000 | 324,450 | ||
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| ||||
| Total senior loans (cost $390,000) | $401,700 | |||
| FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES (0.1%)(a) (cost $157,029) | ||||
| Principal amount | Value | |||
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| ||||
| Argentina (Republic of) FRB 5.475s, 2012 | $168,750 | $161,887 | ||
| WARRANTS (--%)(a)(NON) | ||||
| Expiration date | Strike Price | Warrants | Value | |
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| ||||
| Dayton Superior Corp. 144A (F) | 6/15/09 | $0.01 | 270 | $4,093 |
| MDP Acquisitions PLC 144A (Ireland) | 10/1/13 | EUR 0.001 | 119 | 3,332 |
| Ubiquitel, Inc. 144A | 4/15/10 | $22.74 | 420 | 4 |
|
| ||||
| Total warrants (cost $28,984) | $7,429 | |||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (5.5%)(a) | ||||
| Principal | ||||
| amount/shares | Value | |||
|
| ||||
| Putnam Prime Money Market Fund (e) | 9,102,164 | $9,102,164 | ||
| Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned | ||||
| securities with yields ranging from 5.08% to 5.46% and | ||||
| due dates ranging from June 1, 2007 to July 30, 2007 | ||||
| (d) | $2,263,915 | 2,259,750 | ||
|
| ||||
| Total short-term investments (cost $11,361,914) | $11,361,914 | |||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||
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| ||||
| Total investments (cost $192,432,951) (b) | $206,945,300 | |||
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS TO SELL at 5/31/07 (aggregate face value $1,592,420) (Unaudited)
| Aggregate | Delivery | Unrealized | |||
| Value | face value | date | depreciation | ||
|
| |||||
| Euro | $1,629,852 | $1,592,420 | 6/20/07 | $(37,432) | |
| CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 5/31/07 (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Upfront | Fixed payments | Unrealized | ||||
| Swap counterparty / | premium | Notional | Termination | received (paid) by | appreciation/ | |
| Referenced debt* | received (paid)** | amount | date | fund per annum | (depreciation) | |
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| ||||||
| Citibank, N.A. | ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | $-- | $80,000 | 6/20/07 | 620 bp | $1,279 | |
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| Credit Suisse First Boston International | ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 35,000 | 9/20/07 | (485 bp) | (802) | |
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| ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 210,000 | 9/20/08 | 725 bp | 16,878 | |
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| ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 175,000 | 9/20/07 | (487.5 bp) | (4,033) | |
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| ||||||
| Credit Suisse International | ||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices, | ||||||
| 7 3/4%, 11/1/12 | -- | 60,000 | 6/20/09 | (165 bp) | (619) | |
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| ||||||
| DJ CDX NA HY Series 8 | ||||||
| Index | (59,813) | 2,175,000 | 6/20/10 | 275 bp | 284 | |
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| ||||||
| Dynegy Holdings Inc., | ||||||
| 6 7/8%, 4/1/11 | -- | 80,000 | 6/20/17 | 297 bp | 169 | |
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| ||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG | ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 112,000 | 6/20/07 | 595 bp | 1,719 | |
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| ||||||
| Goldman Sachs Capital Markets, L.P. | ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 80,000 | 6/20/07 | 630 bp | 1,300 | |
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| ||||||
| Goldman Sachs International | ||||||
| Any one of the | ||||||
| underlying securities | ||||||
| in the basket of BB | ||||||
| CMBS securities | -- | 108,000 | (a) | 2.461% | 7,130 | |
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| ||||||
| General Motors Corp., | ||||||
| 7 1/8%, 7/15/13 | -- | 35,000 | 9/20/08 | 620 bp | 2,242 | |
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| ||||||
| General Motors Corp., | ||||||
| 7 1/8%, 7/15/13 | -- | 175,000 | 9/20/07 | (427.5 bp) | (3,228) | |
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| ||||||
| General Motors Corp., | ||||||
| 7 1/8%, 7/15/13 | -- | 35,000 | 9/20/07 | (425 bp) | (641) | |
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| ||||||
| General Motors Corp., | ||||||
| 7 1/8%, 7/15/13 | -- | 175,000 | 9/20/08 | 620 bp | 11,210 | |
|
| ||||||
| L-3 Communications | ||||||
| Corp. 7 5/8%, 6/15/12 | -- | 40,000 | 9/20/11 | (108 bp) | (358) | |
|
| ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 80,000 | 6/20/07 | 635 bp | 1,311 | |
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| ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 30,000 | 9/20/08 | 550 bp | 1,671 | |
|
| ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 30,000 | 9/20/07 | (345 bp) | (382) | |
|
| ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 100,000 | 6/20/07 | 665 bp | 1,716 | |
|
| ||||||
| General Motors Corp., | ||||||
| 7 1/8%, 7/15/13 | -- | 30,000 | 9/20/07 | (350 bp) | (479) | |
|
| ||||||
| General Motors Corp., | ||||||
| 7 1/8%, 7/15/13 | -- | 30,000 | 9/20/08 | 500 bp | 1,432 | |
|
| ||||||
| Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. | ||||||
| Solectron Global | ||||||
| Finance Ltd, 8%, 3/15/16 | -- | 67,000 | 3/20/12 | 390 bp | 2,010 | |
|
| ||||||
| Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. | ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 85,000 | 9/20/08 | 570 bp | 4,983 | |
|
| ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 85,000 | 9/20/07 | (345 bp) | (1,328) | |
|
| ||||||
| General Motors Corp., | ||||||
| 7 1/8%, 7/15/13 | -- | 120,000 | 9/20/08 | 500 bp | 5,727 | |
|
| ||||||
| General Motors Corp., | ||||||
| 7 1/8%, 7/15/13 | -- | 120,000 | 9/20/07 | (335 bp) | (1,630) | |
|
| ||||||
| Merrill Lynch International | ||||||
| Dynegy Holdings Inc., | ||||||
| 6 7/8%, 4/1/11 | -- | 80,000 | 6/20/17 | 295 bp | 54 | |
|
| ||||||
| Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | ||||||
| Dynegy Holdings Inc., | ||||||
| 6 7/8%, 4/1/11 | -- | 80,000 | 6/20/12 | 225 bp | 409 | |
|
| ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 30,000 | 9/20/07 | (345 bp) | (420) | |
|
| ||||||
| Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, | ||||||
| 7/16/31 | -- | 30,000 | 9/20/08 | 560 bp | 1,685 | |
|
| ||||||
| General Motors Corp., | ||||||
| 7 1/8%, 7/15/13 | -- | 30,000 | 9/20/08 | 500 bp | 1,428 | |
|
| ||||||
| General Motors Corp., | ||||||
| 7 1/8%, 7/15/13 | -- | 30,000 | 9/20/07 | (335 bp) | (419) | |
|
| ||||||
| Total | $50,298 | |||||
* Payments related to the reference debt are made upon a credit default event.
** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.
(a) Terminating on the date on which the notional amount is reduced to zero or the date on which the assets securing the reference entity are liquidated.
NOTES
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $207,353,642.
(b) The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $192,303,872, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $17,226,426 and $2,584,998, respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $14,641,428.
(NON) Non-income-producing security.
(STP) The interest rate and date shown parenthetically represent the new interest rate to be paid and the date the fund will begin accruing interest at this rate.
(PIK) Income may be received in cash or additional securities at the discretion of the issuer.
(FWC) Forward commitments.
(c) Senior loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rate shown for senior loans are the current interest rates at May 31, 2007. Senior loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown. Senior loans are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date, which from time to time can delay the actual investment of available cash balances; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of the loan. When the fund invests in a loan or participation, the fund is subject to the risk that an intermediate participant between the fund and the borrower will fail to meet its obligations to the fund, in addition to the risk that the borrower under the loan may default on its obligations.
(d) The fund may lend securities, through its agents, to qualified borrowers in order to earn additional income. The loans are collateralized by cash and/or securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. The market value of securities loaned is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to the fund on the next business day. The risk of borrower default will be borne by the fund’s agents; the fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. At May 31, 2007, the value of securities loaned amounted to $2,134,849. The fund received cash collateral of $2,259,750 which is pooled with collateral of other Putnam funds into 47 issues of high-grade, short-term investments.
(e) The fund invests in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund, an open-end management investment company managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC ("Putnam Management"), the fund's manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam, LLC. Investments in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. Management fees paid by the fund are reduced by an amount equal to the management and administrative fees paid by Putnam Prime Money Market Fund with respect to assets invested by the fund in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund. Income distributions earned by the fund totaled $229,825 for the period ended May 31, 2007. During the period ended May 31, 2007, cost of purchases and proceeds of sales of investments in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund aggregated $59,688,628 and $52,887,093, respectively.
(F) Security is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees.
(R) Real Estate Investment Trust.
(S) Securities on loan, in part or in entirety, at May 31, 2007.
At May 31, 2007, liquid assets totaling $3,029,912 have been designated as collateral for open forward commitments, swap contracts and forward contracts.
144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
The rates shown on Floating Rate Bonds (FRB) and Floating Rate Notes (FRN) are the current interest rates at May 31, 2007.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
Security valuation Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets. If no sales are reported -- as in the case of some securities traded over-the-counter -- a security is valued at its last reported bid price. Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations; such investments are valued at fair value on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service or dealers, approved by the Trustees. Such services or dealers determine valuations for normal institutional-size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally recognized by institutional traders, between securities. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the fund will fair value foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors, including movements in the U.S. securities markets. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the fund to a significant extent.
Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. Certain
investments, including certain restricted securities, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the fund could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security at a given point in time and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.
Forward currency contracts The fund may buy and sell forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to protect against a decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar of the currencies in which its portfolio securities are denominated or quoted (or an increase in the value of a currency in which securities a fund intends to buy are denominated, when a fund holds cash reserves and short term investments), or for other investment purposes. The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The fund could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the fund is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the statement of assets and liabilities. Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Credit default contracts The fund may enter into credit default contracts where one party, the protection buyer, makes an upfront or periodic payment to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment. The maximum amount of the payment may equal the notional amount, at par, of the underlying index or security as a result of a related credit event. Payments are made upon a credit default event of the disclosed primary referenced obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. An upfront payment received by the fund, as the protection seller, is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund, as the protection buyer, is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. Periodic payments received or paid by the fund are recorded as realized gains or losses. The credit default contracts are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized, net of a proportional amount of the upfront payment, as realized gains or losses. In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, the fund could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that the fund may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased comparable publicly traded securities or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the statement of assets and liabilities. Credit default contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
For additional information regarding the fund please see the fund's most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report filed on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site, www.sec.gov, or visit Putnam's Individual Investor Web site at www.putnaminvestments.com
Item 2. Controls and Procedures:
(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting:
Not applicable
Item 3. Exhibits:
Separate certifications for the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, 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.
Putnam High Income Securities Fund
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer
Date: July 26, 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 (Signature and Title):
/s/ Charles E. Porter
Charles E. Porter
Principal Executive Officer
Date: July 26, 2007
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer
Date: July 26, 2007