UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-06342
   
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc.
   
Address of principal executive offices: 1900 Market Street, Suite 200
  Philadelphia, PA 19103
   
Name and address of agent for service: Sharon Ferrari
  abrdn Inc.
1900 Market Street, Suite 200
  Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-522-5465
   
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
   
Date of reporting period: April 30, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) A copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) is filed herewith.

 

 

 

abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. (FCO)
Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2024
abrdn.com

 

Letter to Shareholders  (unaudited) 

Dear Shareholder,
We present the Semi-Annual Report, which covers the activities of abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), for the six-month period ended April 30, 2024. The Fund’s principal investment objective is to provide high current income by investing primarily in fixed income securities. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its principal investment objective.
Total Investment Return1
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, the total return to shareholders of the Fund based on the net asset value (“NAV”) and market price of the Fund, respectively, compared to the Fund’s benchmark is as follows:
NAV2,3 8.95%
Market Price2 -2.66%
Blended Benchmark4 7.97%
For more information about Fund performance, please visit the Fund on the web at www.abrdnfco.com. Here, you can view quarterly commentary on the Fund's performance, monthly fact sheets, distribution and performance information, and other Fund literature.
NAV, Market Price and Premium(+)/Discount(-)
The below table represents comparison from current six-month period end to prior fiscal year end of market price to NAV and associated Premium(+) and Discount(-).
       
  NAV Closing
Market
Price
Premium(+)/
Discount(-)
4/30/2024 $3.76 $5.47 45.48%
10/31/2023 $3.74 $6.09 62.83%
During the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund’s NAV was within a range of $3.75 to $4.05 and the Fund’s market price
traded within a range of $4.93 to $6.63. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund’s shares traded within a range of a premium(+)/discount(-) of +25.77% to +65.33%.
Managed Distribution Policy
The Fund's distributions to common shareholders and the annualized distribution rates based on market price and NAV, respectively, for the six-month period ended April 30, 2024 and the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022 are shown in the table below:
  Distribution
per share to
common
shareholders
Market
Price
Annualized
distribution
rate
based on
market price
NAV Annualized
distribution
rate
based on
NAV
4/30/2024 $0.42 $5.47 15.4% $3.76 22.3%
10/31/2023 $0.84 $6.09 13.8% $3.74 22.5%
10/31/2022 $0.84 $4.50 18.7% $3.98 21.1%
Since all distributions are paid after deducting applicable withholding taxes, the effective distribution rate may be higher for those U.S. investors who are able to claim a tax credit.
On May 9, 2024 and June 11, 2024, the Fund announced that it will pay on May 31, 2024 and June 28, 2024, respectively, a distribution of U.S. $0.07 per share to all shareholders of record as of May 23, 2024 and June 21, 2024, respectively.
The Fund’s policy is to provide investors with a stable monthly distribution out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital, which is a non-taxable return of capital. This policy is subject to an annual review as well as regular review at the quarterly meetings of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board"), unless market conditions require an earlier evaluation.
Revolving Credit Facility
The Fund’s $25,000,000 revolving credit facility with The Bank of Nova Scotia was renewed for a 1-year term on February 27, 2024 (“Revolving Credit Facility”). On February 27, 2024, the Fund’s Revolving Credit Facility with the Bank of Nova Scotia was amended to extend the scheduled commitment termination date to
 
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1 Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Net asset value return data include investment management fees, custodial charges and administrative fees (such as Director and legal fees) and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
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2 Assuming the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
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3 The Fund’s total return is based on the reported NAV for each financial reporting period end and may differ from what is reported on the Financial Highlights due to financial statement rounding or adjustments.
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4 Blended Benchmark as defined in Total Investment Return section on Page 4.
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Letter to Shareholders  (unaudited)  (concluded)

February 25, 2025. The Fund’s outstanding balance as of April 30, 2024 was $22,050,000. Under the terms of the loan facility and applicable regulations, the Fund is required to maintain certain asset coverage ratios for the amount of its outstanding borrowings. The Board regularly reviews the use of leverage by the Fund. The Fund is also authorized to use reverse repurchase agreements as another form of leverage. A more detailed description of the Fund’s Revolving Credit Facility can be found in the Notes to Financial Statements.
Unclaimed Share Accounts
Please be advised that abandoned or unclaimed property laws for certain states require financial organizations to transfer (escheat) unclaimed property (including Fund shares) to the state. Each state has its own definition of unclaimed property, and Fund shares could be considered “unclaimed property” due to account inactivity (e.g., no owner-generated activity for a certain period), returned mail (e.g., when mail sent to a shareholder  is returned to the Fund's transfer agent as undeliverable), or a combination of both. If your Fund shares are categorized as unclaimed, your financial advisor or the Fund's transfer agent will follow the applicable state’s statutory requirements to contact you, but if unsuccessful, laws may require that the shares be escheated to the appropriate state. If this happens, you will have to contact the state to recover your property, which may involve time and expense. For more information on unclaimed property and how to maintain an active account, please contact your financial adviser or the Fund's transfer agent.
Open Market Repurchase Program
The Board approved an open market repurchase and discount management policy (the “Program”). The Program allows the Fund to purchase, in the open market, its outstanding common shares, with the amount and timing of any repurchase determined at the discretion of the Fund's investment manager. Such purchases may be made opportunistically at certain discounts to NAV per share in the reasonable judgment of management based on historical discount levels and current market conditions. If shares are repurchased, the Fund reports repurchase activity on its website on a monthly basis. For the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund did not repurchase any shares through the Program.
On a quarterly basis, the Board will receive information on any transactions made pursuant to this policy during the prior quarter and if shares are repurchased management will post the number of shares repurchased on its website on a monthly basis.  Under the terms of the Program, the Fund is permitted to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding shares of common stock in the open market during any 12 month period.
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure
The Fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year are included in the Fund's semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. These reports are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund makes the information available to shareholders upon request and without charge by calling Investor Relations toll-free at 1-800-522-5465.
Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of the relevant year: (1) upon request without charge by calling Investor Relations toll-free at 1-800-522-5465; and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Investor Relations Information
As part of abrdn’s commitment to shareholders, we invite you to visit the Fund on the web at www.abrdnfco.com. Here, you can view monthly fact sheets, quarterly commentary, distribution and performance information, and other Fund literature.
Enroll in abrdn’s email services and be among the first to receive the latest closed-end fund news, announcements, videos, and other information. In addition, you can receive electronic versions of important Fund documents, including annual reports, semi-annual reports, prospectuses and proxy statements. Sign up today at https://www.abrdn.com/en-us/cefinvestorcenter/contact-us/preferences
Contact Us:
Visit: https://www.abrdn.com/en-us/cefinvestorcenter
Email: Investor.Relations@abrdn.com; or
Call: 1-800-522-5465 (toll free in the U.S.).
Yours sincerely,
/s/ Christian Pittard
Christian Pittard
President 
 
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All amounts are U.S. Dollars unless otherwise stated.
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Loan Facilities and the Use of Leverage  (unaudited) 

Loan Facilities and the Use of Leverage
The Fund utilizes leverage to seek to increase the yield for its shareholders. The amounts borrowed from the Fund’s loan facility may be invested to seek to return higher rates than the rates in the Fund’s portfolio. However, the cost of leverage could exceed the income earned by the Fund on the proceeds of such leverage. To the extent that the Fund is unable to invest the proceeds from the use of leverage in assets which pay interest at a rate which exceeds the rate paid on the leverage, the yield on the Fund’s common stock will decrease. In addition, in the event of a general market decline in the value of assets in which the Fund invests, the effect of that decline will be magnified in the Fund because of the additional assets purchased with the proceeds of the leverage. Non-recurring expenses in connection with the implementation of the loan facility will reduce the Fund’s performance.
The Fund’s leveraged capital structure creates special risks not associated with unleveraged funds having similar investment objectives and policies. The funds borrowed pursuant to the loan facility may constitute a substantial lien and burden by reason of their prior claim against the income of the Fund and against the net assets of the Fund in liquidation. The Fund is not permitted to declare dividends or other distributions in the event of default under the loan facility. In the event of default under the loan facility, the lender has the right to cause a liquidation of the collateral (i.e., sell portfolio securities and other assets of the Fund) and, if any such default is not cured, the lender may be able to control the liquidation as well. A liquidation of the Fund’s collateral assets in an event of default, or a voluntary paydown of the loan facility in order to avoid an event of default, would typically involve administrative expenses and sometimes penalties. Additionally, such liquidations often involve selling off of portions of the Fund’s assets at inopportune times which can result in losses when markets are unfavorable. The loan facility has a term of three years and is not a perpetual form of leverage; there can be no assurance that the loan facility will be available for renewal on acceptable terms, if at all.
The credit agreement governing the loan facility includes usual and customary covenants for this type of transaction. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, Fund composition requirements and limits on certain investments, such as illiquid investments, which are more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The covenants or guidelines could impede management of the Fund from fully managing the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies.
Furthermore, non-compliance with such covenants or the occurrence of other events could lead to the cancellation of the loan facility. The
covenants also include a requirement that the Fund maintain net assets of no less than $25,000,000.
Prices and availability of leverage are extremely volatile in the current market environment. The Board regularly reviews the use of leverage by the Fund and may explore other forms of leverage. The Fund is authorized to use reverse repurchase agreements as another form of leverage. A reverse repurchase agreement involves the sale of a security, with an agreement to repurchase the same or substantially similar securities at an agreed upon price and date. Whether such a transaction produces a gain for the Fund depends upon the costs of the agreements and the income and gains of the securities purchased with the proceeds received from the sale of the security. If the income and gains on the securities purchased fail to exceed the costs, the Fund’s NAV will decline faster than otherwise would be the case. Reverse repurchase agreements, as with any leveraging techniques, may increase the Fund’s return; however, such transactions also increase the Fund’s risks in down markets. Under the Fund's loan facilities, the Fund is charged interest on amounts borrowed at a variable rate, which may be based on a reference rate such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR”), plus a spread. Additionally, the Fund may invest in certain debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize SOFR as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations.
Interest Rate Swaps
The Fund enters into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk on the credit facility. As of April 30, 2024, the Fund held interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of$22,050,000 which represented 100% of the Fund’s total borrowings. Under the terms of the agreements currently in effect, the Fund receives a floating rate of interest and pays fixed rates of interest for the terms and based upon the notional amounts set forth below:
Remaining
Term as of
April 30, 2024
Receive/(Pay)
Floating
Rate
Amount
(in $ thousands)
Fixed Rate
Payable (%)
70 months Receive $5,000.0 3.46%
94 months Receive $5,000.0 3.40%
106 months Receive $7,350.0 3.38%
110 months Receive $3,000.0 3.72%
118 months Receive $1,700.0 3.92%
 
 
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Total Investment Return  (unaudited) 

The following table summarizes the average annual Fund performance compared to the Fund’s blended benchmark and the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index for the six-month (not annualized), 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended April 30, 2024.
  6 Months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Net Asset Value (NAV) 8.95% 6.77% -4.77% -1.57% -0.15%
Market Price -2.66% 25.92% -0.15% 5.41% 4.33%
Blended Benchmark* 7.97% 4.28% -2.59% 0.86% 1.28%
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index1 4.43% -2.47% -5.93% -1.61% -0.44%
    
* The blended benchmark is summarized in the table below:
    
Blended Benchmark Constituents Weight
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch Australian Government Bond Index2 10.0%
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch New Zealand Government Bond Index3 5.0%
iBoxx Asia Government (U.S. dollar unhedged)4 25.0%
J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond (EMBI) Global Diversified Index5 35.0%
ICE BofA Global High Yield Constrained Index6 25.0%
Performance of a $10,000 Investment (as of April 30, 2024)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund for the periods indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.
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1 The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index is a measure of global investment grade debt from 24 local currency markets. This multi-currency benchmark includes treasury, government-related, corporate and securitized fixed-rate bonds from both developed and emerging markets issuers.
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2 The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch Australian Government Bond Index tracks the performance of AUD denominated sovereign debt publicly issued by the Australian government in its domestic market.
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3 The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch New Zealand Government Bond Index tracks the performance of NZD denominated sovereign debt publicly issued by the New Zealand government in its domestic market.
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4 The iBoxx Asia Government (U.S. dollar unhedged) tracks the performance of local currency-denominated sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt from 11 Asian countries/territories.
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5 The J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond (EMBI) Global Diversified Index is a comprehensive global local emerging markets index comprising liquid, fixed rate, domestic currency government bonds.
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6 The ICE BofA Global High Yield Constrained Index contains all securities in the ICE BofA Global High Yield Index but caps issuer exposure at 2%. Index constituents are capitalization-weighted, based on their current amount outstanding, provided the total allocation to an individual issuer does not exceed 2%. Issuers that exceed the limit are reduced to 2% and the face value of each of their bonds is adjusted on a pro-rata basis.
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Total Investment Return  (unaudited)  (concluded)

abrdn Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Fund to limit investor relations services fees, without which performance would be lower. This agreement aligns with the term of the advisory agreement and may not be terminated prior to the end of the current term of the advisory agreement. See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
Returns represent past performance. Total investment return at NAV is based on changes in the NAV of Fund shares and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, at market prices pursuant to the dividend reinvestment program sponsored by the Fund’s transfer agent. All return data at NAV includes fees charged to the Fund, which are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Operations under “Expenses.” Total investment return at market value is based on changes in the market price at which the Fund’s shares traded on the NYSE American during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, at market prices pursuant to the dividend reinvestment program sponsored by the Fund’s transfer agent. The Fund’s total investment return is based on the reported NAV as of the financial reporting period end date of April 30, 2024. Because the Fund’s shares trade in the stock market based on investor demand, the Fund may trade at a price higher or lower than its NAV. Therefore, returns are calculated based on both market price and NAV. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions received from the Fund. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. The Fund’s yield, return, market price and NAV will fluctuate. Performance information current to the most recent month-end is available at www.abrdnfco.com or by calling 800-522-5465.
The annualized net operating expense ratio, excluding fee waivers, based on the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, was 5.07%. The annualized net operating expense ratio net of fee waivers based on the six-month period ended April 30, 2024 was 5.01%. The annualized net operating expense ratio, net of fee waivers and excluding interest expense based on the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, was 2.36%.  
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Portfolio Composition  (as a percentage of net assets) (unaudited) 
As of April 30, 2024

Quality of Investments(1)(2)
As of April 30, 2024, 10.8% of the Fund’s investments were invested in securities where either the issue or the issuer was rated “A” or better by S&P Global Ratings ("S&P"), Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Fitch Ratings, Inc. ("Fitch") or, if unrated, was judged to be of equivalent quality by abrdn Asia Limited (the “Investment Manager”). The following table shows the ratings of securities held by the Fund as of April 30, 2024, compared with October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023:
Date AAA/Aaa
%
AA/Aa
%
A
%
BBB/Baa
%
BB/Ba
%
B
%
B or below
%
NR
%
April 30, 2024 0.0 2.2 8.6 20.1 28.9 29.5 7.4 3.3
October 31, 2023 0.5 3.1 3.6 27.2 29.8 25.4 8.1 2.3
April 30, 2023 1.6 2.2 5.0 24.4 31.9 20.2 6.6 8.1
Geographic Composition(2)
The Fund’s investments are divided into three categories: Developed Markets, Investment Grade Developing Markets and Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets. The table below shows the geographical composition (with U.S. Dollar-denominated bonds issued by foreign issuers allocated into country of issuance) of the Fund’s total investments as of April 30, 2024, compared with October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023:
Date Developed Markets
%
Investment Grade
Developing Markets
%
Sub-Investment Grade
Developing Markets
%
April 30, 2024 47.6 19.8 32.6
October 31, 2023 49.9 20.8 29.3
April 30, 2023 51.2 21.6 27.2
Currency Composition(2)
The table below shows the currency composition of the Fund’s total investments as of April 30, 2024, compared with October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023:
Date Developed Markets
%
Investment Grade
Developing Markets
%
Sub-Investment Grade
Developing Markets
%
April 30, 2024 80.9 10.7 8.4
October 31, 2023 86.5 6.7 6.8
April 30, 2023 77.3 13.9 8.8
Maturity Composition(2)
The average maturity of the Fund’s total investments was 6.2 years at April 30, 2024, compared with 6.6 years at October 31, 2023, and 6.4 years at April 30, 2023. The following table shows the maturity composition of the Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2024, compared with October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023:
Date 0 to 5 Years
%
5 to 10 Years
%
10 Years & Over
%
April 30, 2024 45.1 31.5 23.4
October 31, 2023 25.1 48.4 26.5
April 30, 2023 45.4 35.1 19.5
Modified Duration
As of April 30, 2024, the modified duration* of the Fund was 2.1 years. This calculation excludes the interest rate swaps that are used to manage the leverage of the Fund. Excluding swaps will decrease portfolio duration.
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Portfolio Composition  (as a percentage of net assets) (unaudited)  (concluded)
As of April 30, 2024

* Modified duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond to the fluctuations in interest rates.
(1) For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the lowest rating assigned by either S&P, Moody’s or Fitch if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated NR are not rated by these rating agencies. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. The Investment Manager evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments.
(2) % reflected in below table do not reflect exposure to derivatives.  
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Summary of Key Rates  (unaudited) 

The following table summarizes the movements of key interest rates and currencies from April 30, 2024 compared to October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023.
    Apr–24 Oct–23 Apr-23
Australia 90 day Bank Bills 4.40% 4.36% 3.68%
  10 yr bond 4.42% 3.90% 3.58%
  currency local per 1USD $1.54 $1.58 $1.51
New Zealand 90 day Bank Bills 5.63% 5.64% 5.56%
  10 yr bond 4.90% 5.55% 4.09%
  currency local per 1USD $0.00 $1.72 $1.62
Malaysia 3-month T-Bills 3.20% 3.21% 2.85%
  10 yr bond 3.99% 4.10% 3.73%
  currency local per 1USD RM4.77 RM4.76 RM4.46
India 3-month T-Bills 6.98% 6.89% 6.78%
  10 yr bond 7.19% 7.35% 7.11%
  currency local per 1USD ₹83.44 ₹83.26 ₹81.84
Indonesia 3 months deposit rate 4.18% 4.10% 3.94%
  10 yr bond 7.22% 7.09% 6.51%
  currency local per 1USD Rp16,260.00 Rp15,885.00 Rp14,670.00
Russia Zero Cpn 3m 14.65% 13.13% 7.23%
  10 yr bond 15.99% 15.99% 15.99%
  currency local per 1USD ₽93.48 ₽93.58 ₽80.20
USD Denominated Bonds Mexico 6.25% 6.78% 5.28%
  Indonesia 5.53% 5.85% 4.44%
  Argentina 23.20% 23.20% 23.20%
  Romania 5.58% 5.37% 4.95%
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) 
As of April 30, 2024

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
CORPORATE BONDS—89.5%  
AUSTRALIA—15.6%    
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., (fixed rate to 02/10/2033, variable rate thereafter), 6.74%, 02/10/2033(a)(b) AUD       1,300,000 $ 870,079
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, (fixed rate to 03/15/2033, variable rate thereafter), 6.70%, 03/15/2033(b)        1,800,000 1,185,058
Macquarie Bank Ltd., 6.80%, 01/18/2033(a) $      1,000,000 1,032,369
Mineral Resources Ltd., 8.00%, 11/01/2027(a)(b)        1,520,000 1,537,297
National Australia Bank Ltd.      
(fixed rate to 08/03/2027, variable rate thereafter), 6.32%, 08/03/2027(a)(b) AUD 1,000,000    657,109
(fixed rate to 03/09/2028, variable rate thereafter), 6.16%, 03/09/2028(a)(b)   800,000    522,966
NBN Co. Ltd., 6.00%, 10/06/2033(a)(b) $        800,000 824,136
Perenti Finance Pty. Ltd., 7.50%, 04/26/2029(a)(b)          200,000 201,955
Westpac Banking Corp.      
(fixed rate to 06/23/2028, variable rate thereafter), 6.49%, 06/23/2028(b) AUD 600,000    397,358
(fixed rate to 06/23/2033, variable rate thereafter), 6.93%, 06/23/2033(a)(b)   700,000    472,201
(fixed rate to 11/15/2033, variable rate thereafter), 7.20%, 11/15/2033(b)   300,000    204,704
Total Australia   7,905,232
BARBADOS—0.4%    
Sagicor Financial Co. Ltd., 5.30%, 05/13/2028(a)(b) $        210,000 201,075
BRAZIL—3.0%    
Banco do Brasil SA VRN, 8.75%, 10/15/2024(a)(c)   620,000 621,661
BRF SA, 5.75%, 09/21/2050(a)(b)   200,000 151,308
Guara Norte SARL, 5.20%, 06/15/2034(a)(d)   171,358 155,359
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 8.88%, 09/13/2033(a)(b)   200,000 205,142
Samarco Mineracao SA PIK, 9.50%, 06/30/2031(a)(b)(e)   405,314 369,935
Total Brazil   1,503,405
CANADA—1.5%    
Bombardier, Inc., 8.75%, 11/15/2030(a)(b)   117,000 124,475
Enerflex Ltd., 9.00%, 10/15/2027(a)(b)   290,000 296,966
Rogers Communications, Inc., (fixed rate to 03/15/2027, variable rate thereafter), 5.25%, 03/15/2027(a)(b)   275,000 261,399
TransAlta Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/2029(b)   98,000 100,302
Total Canada   783,142
  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
CHILE—0.9%    
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.75%, 01/15/2031(a)(b) $          330,000 $ 287,492
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, 3.45%, 09/16/2031(a)(b)          200,000 167,694
Total Chile   455,186
CHINA—2.1%    
China Evergrande Group, 8.75%, 06/28/2025(a)(b)(f)(g)          200,000 2,180
China Huadian Overseas Development 2018 Ltd., (fixed rate to 06/23/2025, variable rate thereafter), 3.38%, 06/23/2025(a)(c)          200,000 192,680
Huarong Finance II Co. Ltd.      
EMTN, 5.50%, 01/16/2025(a)   619,000    611,863
5.00%, 11/19/2025(a)   200,000    194,050
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 11.95%, 11/12/2023(a)(b)(f)(g)          200,000 5,000
Logan Group Co. Ltd.      
7.50%, 08/25/2022(a)(b)(f)(g)   200,000     19,000
6.50%, 07/16/2023(a)(b)(f)(g)   200,000     19,102
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.      
PIK, 6.00%, 09/30/2026(a)(b)(e)(g)   18,444      1,844
PIK, 6.25%, 09/30/2027(a)(b)(e)(g)   18,467      1,711
PIK, 6.50%, 09/30/2027(a)(b)(e)(g)   36,979 2,773
PIK, 6.75%, 09/30/2028(a)(b)(e)(g)   55,535 3,864
PIK, 7.00%, 09/30/2029(a)(b)(e)(g)   55,602 3,406
PIK, 7.25%, 09/30/2030(a)(b)(e)(g)   26,152 1,308
PIK, 1.00%, 09/30/2032(a)(b)(e)(h)   22,246 1,112
Zhenro Properties Group Ltd., 6.63%, 01/07/2026(a)(b)(f)(g)   200,000 1,520
Total China   1,061,413
COLOMBIA—2.0%    
Bancolombia SA, (fixed rate to 12/18/2024, variable rate thereafter), 4.63%, 12/18/2024(b)   200,000 193,022
Ecopetrol SA      
5.38%, 06/26/2026(b)   351,000 342,223
8.88%, 01/13/2033(b)   105,000 107,468
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 4.38%, 02/15/2031(a)(b)   437,000 354,256
Total Colombia   996,969
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—0.4%    
AES Espana BV, 5.70%, 05/04/2028(a)(b)   202,000 189,577
ECUADOR—0.4%    
International Airport Finance SA, 12.00%, 03/15/2033(a)(b)(d)   190,474 202,197
FRANCE—1.4%    
Banijay Entertainment SASU, 8.13%, 05/01/2029(a)(b)   200,000 204,637
BNP Paribas SA, (fixed rate to 02/25/2030, variable rate thereafter), 4.50%, 02/25/2030(a)(c)   200,000 158,793
Cerba Healthcare SACA, 3.50%, 05/31/2028(a)(b) EUR 130,000 113,070
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)
As of April 30, 2024

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)  
FRANCE (continued)    
Electricite de France SA, (fixed rate to 01/22/2026, variable rate thereafter), 5.00%, 01/22/2026(a)(c) EUR          100,000 $ 105,920
Nova Alexandre III SAS FRN, 9.11%, 07/15/2029(a)(b)(i)          100,000 105,386
Total France   687,806
GEORGIA—1.0%    
Georgian Railway JSC, 4.00%, 06/17/2028(a)(b) $        359,000 321,881
TBC Bank JSC, (fixed rate to 07/30/2029, variable rate thereafter), 10.25%, 07/30/2029(a)(c)          200,000 198,836
Total Georgia   520,717
GERMANY—2.1%    
CT Investment GmbH, 6.38%, 04/15/2030(a)(b) EUR        100,000 106,854
Gruenenthal GmbH, 3.63%, 11/15/2026(a)(b)          100,000 104,179
HT Troplast GmbH, 9.38%, 07/15/2028(a)(b)          110,000 122,088
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 8.75%, 05/15/2028(a)(b)(e)          103,347 118,426
PrestigeBidCo GmbH FRN, 9.91%, 07/15/2027(a)(b)(i)          109,000 117,779
Schaeffler AG, 2.88%, 03/26/2027(a)(b)           60,000 62,109
Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 GmbH, 2.00%, 07/15/2025(a)(b)          106,000 110,708
TK Elevator Midco GmbH, 4.38%, 07/15/2027(a)(b)          100,000 102,025
WEPA Hygieneprodukte GmbH, 5.63%, 01/15/2031(a)(b)   100,000 106,453
ZF Europe Finance BV, 2.50%, 10/23/2027(a)(b)   100,000 99,367
Total Germany   1,049,988
HONG KONG—1.0%    
AIA Group Ltd., 5.63%, 10/25/2027(a)(b) $ 500,000 503,727
INDIA—4.1%    
HDFC Bank Ltd., 8.10%, 03/22/2025(a) INR 110,000,000 1,317,818
India Green Power Holdings, 4.00%, 02/22/2027(a)(b)(d) $ 186,660 168,255
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd., Series 6B, 9.00%, 09/26/2026 INR 50,000,000 565,287
Total India   2,051,360
INDONESIA—1.5%    
Medco Laurel Tree Pte. Ltd., 6.95%, 11/12/2028(a)(b) $ 221,000 211,228
Medco Oak Tree Pte. Ltd., 7.38%, 05/14/2026(a)(b)   200,000 200,132
Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, 5.25%, 10/24/2042(a)   400,000 347,369
Total Indonesia   758,729
  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
IRELAND—0.3%    
GGAM Finance Ltd., 8.00%, 02/15/2027(a)(b) $          161,000 $ 165,004
ISRAEL—0.8%    
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM, (fixed rate to 04/18/2028, variable rate thereafter), 7.13%, 04/18/2028(a)(b)          200,000 193,000
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 8.50%, 09/30/2033(a)(b)          230,000 220,846
Total Israel   413,846
ITALY—0.5%    
Lottomatica SpA FRN, 8.07%, 06/01/2028(a)(b)(i) EUR        100,000 107,264
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.38%, 11/15/2033 $        140,000 123,690
Total Italy   230,954
KAZAKHSTAN—1.7%    
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC      
3.50%, 04/14/2033(a)(b)   200,000    159,659
5.75%, 04/19/2047(a)   870,000    718,469
Total Kazakhstan   878,128
KUWAIT—0.4%    
MEGlobal Canada ULC, 5.00%, 05/18/2025(a)          200,000 197,038
LUXEMBOURG—1.5%    
Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc., 5.25%, 10/15/2026(a)(b) EUR 100,000 106,636
Cidron Aida Finco SARL, 6.25%, 04/01/2028(a)(b) GBP 100,000 117,927
Cullinan Holdco SCSp, 4.63%, 10/15/2026(a)(b) EUR 100,000 86,770
Ephios Subco 3 SARL, 7.88%, 01/31/2031(a)(b)   100,000 109,271
LHMC Finco 2 SARL PIK, 7.25%, 10/02/2025(a)(b)(e)   2,943 3,138
Matterhorn Telecom SA, 3.13%, 09/15/2026(a)(b)   200,000 207,571
Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA, 8.75%, 05/01/2028(a)(b)   110,000 119,470
Total Luxembourg   750,783
MEXICO—2.8%    
BBVA Bancomer SA, (fixed rate to 01/17/2028, variable rate thereafter), 5.13%, 01/18/2033(a)(b) $ 470,000 429,060
Braskem Idesa SAPI, 6.99%, 02/20/2032(a)(b)   200,000 150,201
Cemex SAB de CV, (fixed rate to 03/14/2028, variable rate thereafter), 9.13%, 03/14/2028(a)(c)   200,000 214,627
Petroleos Mexicanos      
7.19%, 09/12/2024(a) MXN 4,200,000 239,123
7.19%, 09/12/2024(a)   3,378,800 192,369
Sixsigma Networks Mexico SA de CV, 7.50%, 05/02/2025(a)(b) $ 210,000 199,657
Total Mexico   1,425,037
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)
As of April 30, 2024

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)  
MOROCCO—0.5%    
Vivo Energy Investments BV, 5.13%, 09/24/2027(a)(b) $          255,000 $ 241,077
NETHERLANDS—1.3%    
Boost Newco Borrower LLC/GTCR W Dutch Finance Sub BV, 8.50%, 01/15/2031(a)(b) GBP        100,000 133,077
OCI NV, 3.63%, 10/15/2025(a)(b) EUR         90,000 94,490
Stichting AK Rabobank Certificaten, 6.50%, 12/29/2049(a)(c)(j)           60,000 67,948
Sunrise HoldCo IV BV, 5.50%, 01/15/2028(a)(b) $        200,000 188,371
Versuni Group BV, 3.13%, 06/15/2028(a)(b) EUR        100,000 95,515
VZ Vendor Financing II BV, 2.88%, 01/15/2029(a)(b)          100,000 91,917
Total Netherlands   671,318
NIGERIA—2.5%    
Access Bank PLC, 6.13%, 09/21/2026(a) $        216,000 199,800
BOI Finance BV, 7.50%, 02/16/2027(a)(k) EUR        196,000 197,847
IHS Netherlands Holdco BV, 8.00%, 09/18/2027(a)(b) $        230,000 216,372
SEPLAT Energy PLC, 7.75%, 04/01/2026(a)(b)          297,000 286,605
United Bank for Africa PLC, 6.75%, 11/19/2026(a)          380,000 362,159
Total Nigeria   1,262,783
OMAN—0.5%    
EDO Sukuk Ltd., 5.88%, 09/21/2033(a)   250,000 251,500
PERU—0.5%    
Petroleos del Peru SA, 5.63%, 06/19/2047(a)   400,000 245,453
PHILIPPINES—0.9%    
International Container Terminal Services, Inc., 4.75%, 06/17/2030(a)   260,000 247,498
Manila Water Co., Inc., 4.38%, 07/30/2030(a)(b)   243,000 223,555
Total Philippines   471,053
RUSSIA—0.0%    
Sovcombank Via SovCom Capital DAC, (fixed rate to 05/06/2025, variable rate thereafter), 7.75%, 05/06/2025(a)(c)(g)(l)(m)   250,000
SINGAPORE—1.1%    
Puma International Financing SA, 7.75%, 04/25/2029(a)(b)   331,000 334,409
Vena Energy Capital Pte. Ltd., 3.13%, 02/26/2025(a)   210,000 204,383
Total Singapore   538,792
SLOVENIA—0.2%    
Summer BidCo BV, 10.00%, 02/15/2029(a)(b)(e) EUR 100,000 107,310
  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
SOUTH AFRICA—3.0%    
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.      
7.13%, 02/11/2025(a) $  410,000 $    407,294
0.01%, 12/31/2032(n) ZAR 28,700,000    329,372
Liquid Telecommunications Financing PLC, 5.50%, 09/04/2026(a)(b) $        446,000 260,910
Sasol Financing USA LLC, 5.50%, 03/18/2031(b)          400,000 332,455
Transnet SOC Ltd., 8.25%, 02/06/2028(a)          200,000 196,500
Total South Africa   1,526,531
SPAIN—1.2%    
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, (fixed rate to 03/05/2025, variable rate thereafter), Series 9, 6.50%, 03/05/2025(c)          200,000 197,256
Banco de Sabadell SA, (fixed rate to 02/07/2028, variable rate thereafter), 5.25%, 02/07/2028(a)(b) EUR        100,000 110,227
Cellnex Finance Co. SA      
1.50%, 06/08/2028(a)(b)   100,000     96,798
2.00%, 09/15/2032(a)(b)   100,000     90,348
Lorca Telecom Bondco SA, 4.00%, 09/18/2027(a)(b)          100,000 103,945
Total Spain   598,574
SWITZERLAND—1.0%    
Consolidated Energy Finance SA      
5.63%, 10/15/2028(a)(b) $ 150,000 126,751
12.00%, 02/15/2031(a)(b)   150,000 155,251
UBS Group AG, (fixed rate to 11/13/2028, variable rate thereafter), 9.25%, 11/13/2028(a)(c)   200,000 213,446
Total Switzerland   495,448
TANZANIA—0.4%    
HTA Group Ltd., 7.00%, 12/18/2025(a)(b)   200,000 199,040
TRINIDAD—0.6%    
Heritage Petroleum Co. Ltd., 9.00%, 08/12/2029(a)(b)   291,000 304,968
TURKEY—1.0%    
WE Soda Investments Holding PLC, 9.50%, 10/06/2028(a)(b)   275,000 283,230
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS, (fixed rate to 01/17/2029, variable rate thereafter), 9.25%, 01/17/2029(a)(b)   200,000 204,464
Total Turkey   487,694
UKRAINE—1.0%    
Kernel Holding SA, 6.75%, 10/27/2027(a)(b)(g)   206,000 147,912
MHP Lux SA, 6.95%, 04/03/2026(a)(g)   218,000 174,078
NPC Ukrenergo, 6.88%, 11/09/2028(a)(g)(k)   200,000 73,900
Ukraine Railways Via Rail Capital Markets PLC, 8.25%, 07/09/2026(a)(g)   200,000 123,418
Total Ukraine   519,308
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)
As of April 30, 2024

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)  
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—0.4%    
MAF Global Securities Ltd., (fixed rate to 03/20/2026, variable rate thereafter), 6.38%, 03/20/2026(a)(c) $          200,000 $ 196,736
UNITED KINGDOM—3.1%    
888 Acquisitions Ltd., 7.56%, 07/15/2027(a)(b) EUR        100,000 102,558
BCP V Modular Services Finance II PLC, 4.75%, 11/30/2028(a)(b)          125,000 125,381
Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, 4.50%, 02/16/2026(a)(b) GBP        124,000 154,170
CD&R Firefly Bidco PLC, 8.63%, 04/30/2029(a)(b)          100,000 124,305
Iceland Bondco PLC, 10.88%, 12/15/2027(a)(b)          100,000 127,816
Ithaca Energy North Sea PLC, 9.00%, 07/15/2026(a)(b) $        200,000 201,307
Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.      
6.40%, 03/26/2029(a)(b)   5,000      4,986
8.13%, 03/30/2029(a)(b)   125,000    130,713
6.50%, 03/26/2031(a)(b)   10,000     10,008
Motion Finco SARL, 7.38%, 06/15/2030(a)(b) EUR        100,000 110,855
Pinewood Finco PLC, 6.00%, 03/27/2030(a)(b) GBP        116,000 140,845
Synthomer PLC, 7.38%, 05/02/2029(a)(b) EUR        100,000 107,669
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC, 4.88%, 07/15/2028(a)(b) GBP        200,000 222,745
Total United Kingdom   1,563,358
UNITED STATES—24.5%    
Academy Ltd., 6.00%, 11/15/2027(a)(b) $ 296,000 289,359
Adams Homes, Inc.      
7.50%, 02/15/2025(a)(b)   117,000 116,799
9.25%, 10/15/2028(a)(b)   204,000 210,654
Adient Global Holdings Ltd., 3.50%, 08/15/2024(a)(b) EUR 17,635 18,702
Affinity Interactive, 6.88%, 12/15/2027(a)(b) $ 211,000 188,856
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 4.13%, 08/15/2026(a)(b)   200,000 166,671
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 5.88%, 06/30/2029(a)(b)   116,000 110,547
Ball Corp.      
2.88%, 08/15/2030(b)   137,000 114,408
3.13%, 09/15/2031(b)   34,000 28,236
Boeing Co., 5.15%, 05/01/2030(b)   102,000 96,471
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 4.25%, 02/01/2032(a)(b)   351,000 305,734
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.      
7.00%, 02/15/2030(a)(b)   4,000 4,028
6.50%, 02/15/2032(a)(b)   29,000 28,572
Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc., 8.75%, 08/01/2028(a)(b)   98,000 96,344
  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
Carnival Corp.      
7.63%, 03/01/2026(a)(b) $   96,000 $     96,595
6.00%, 05/01/2029(a)(b)   56,000     54,266
CCM Merger, Inc., 6.38%, 05/01/2026(a)(b)          197,000 196,522
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.      
5.38%, 06/01/2029(a)(b)   38,000     33,470
4.25%, 02/01/2031(a)(b)   225,000    176,095
4.75%, 02/01/2032(a)(b)   63,000     49,545
4.25%, 01/15/2034(a)(b)   486,000    352,112
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.      
5.25%, 05/15/2030(a)(b)   120,000     98,110
10.88%, 01/15/2032(a)(b)   26,000     26,618
Civitas Resources, Inc.      
8.38%, 07/01/2028(a)(b)   73,000     76,152
8.63%, 11/01/2030(a)(b)   56,000     59,591
8.75%, 07/01/2031(a)(b)   73,000     77,434
Clean Harbors, Inc.      
4.88%, 07/15/2027(a)(b)   112,000 107,863
5.13%, 07/15/2029(a)(b)   16,000 15,245
6.38%, 02/01/2031(a)(b)   29,000 28,730
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 3.75%, 02/15/2031(a)(b)   60,000 50,725
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 6.75%, 04/15/2030(a)(b)   83,000 81,049
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.      
6.00%, 10/15/2026(a)(b)   37,000 35,080
6.50%, 10/15/2028(a)(b)   102,000 89,311
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 6.13%, 01/15/2029(a)(b)   89,000 75,096
CSC Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 02/01/2029(a)(b)   200,000 149,164
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 6.00%, 06/15/2030(a)(b)   145,000 140,859
Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 8.63%, 03/15/2029(a)(b)   93,000 93,704
Directv Financing LLC, 8.88%, 02/01/2030(a)(b)   20,000 19,447
Encore Capital Group, Inc., 5.38%, 02/15/2026(a)(b) GBP 100,000 120,894
Endo Finance Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 04/15/2031(a)(b) $ 9,000 9,145
EnerSys, 6.63%, 01/15/2032(a)(b)   117,000 116,518
Fiesta Purchaser, Inc., 7.88%, 03/01/2031(a)(b)   76,000 77,441
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC      
5.00%, 05/01/2028(a)(b)   48,000 44,159
8.75%, 05/15/2030(a)(b)   177,000 180,209
8.63%, 03/15/2031(a)(b)   119,000 120,187
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.      
9.50%, 05/31/2025(b)   230,000 230,774
5.00%, 07/15/2029(b)   215,000 194,999
Graphic Packaging International LLC, 3.75%, 02/01/2030(a)(b)   278,000 241,882
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 5.75%, 01/20/2026(a)(b)   158,999 149,123
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)
As of April 30, 2024

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)  
UNITED STATES (continued)    
Helios Software Holdings, Inc./ION Corporate Solutions Finance SARL      
7.88%, 05/01/2029(a)(b) EUR  100,000 $    106,240
8.75%, 05/01/2029(a)(b) $ 200,000    200,396
Hess Midstream Operations LP, 4.25%, 02/15/2030(a)(b)          182,000 164,254
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow, Inc., 6.63%, 01/15/2032(a)(b)          112,000 110,417
Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC, 8.88%, 07/15/2028(a)(b)          113,000 118,354
Hyundai Capital America, 6.38%, 04/08/2030(a)(b)          200,000 205,385
Iron Mountain, Inc.      
5.00%, 07/15/2028(a)(b)   23,000     21,675
4.88%, 09/15/2029(a)(b)   60,000     55,366
ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/2029(a)(b)          104,000 93,935
Kodiak Gas Services LLC, 7.25%, 02/15/2029(a)(b)          105,000 105,757
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC      
5.88%, 04/01/2029(a)(b)   35,000     33,746
5.88%, 03/15/2030(a)(b)   3,000      2,860
MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC, 6.38%, 06/01/2029(a)(b)          225,000 211,143
Meritage Homes Corp., 3.88%, 04/15/2029(a)(b)   162,000 146,870
MGM Resorts International, 5.75%, 06/15/2025(b)   113,000 112,361
Miter Brands Acquisition Holdco, Inc./MIWD Borrower LLC, 6.75%, 04/01/2032(a)(b)   16,000 15,890
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 01/15/2026(a)(b)   87,000 86,756
Nabors Industries, Inc., 9.13%, 01/31/2030(a)(b)   73,000 75,276
NCL Corp. Ltd.      
5.88%, 02/15/2027(a)(b)   108,000 105,502
7.75%, 02/15/2029(a)(b)   124,000 126,663
NCR Atleos Corp., 9.50%, 04/01/2029(a)(b)   115,000 122,244
Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc., 9.29%, 04/15/2029(a)(b)   239,000 225,586
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/2028(a)(b)   87,000 81,722
Novelis Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/2026(a)(b)   93,000 86,952
Novelis Sheet Ingot GmbH, 3.38%, 04/15/2029(a)(b) EUR 100,000 100,268
NRG Energy, Inc.      
3.38%, 02/15/2029(a)(b) $ 15,000 13,154
5.25%, 06/15/2029(a)(b)   134,000 126,737
7.00%, 03/15/2033(a)(b)   73,000 76,020
OI European Group BV, 6.25%, 05/15/2028(a)(b) EUR 100,000 111,002
  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co.-Issuer BV, 5.13%, 04/30/2031(a)(b) $         255,000 $ 220,499
Panther Escrow Issuer LLC, 7.13%, 06/01/2031(a)(b)          135,000 135,700
Permian Resources Operating LLC, 5.88%, 07/01/2029(a)(b)           88,000 85,524
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., 4.65%, 06/15/2030(b)          200,000 183,265
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.63%, 01/15/2028(a)(b)           70,000 67,932
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 8.63%, 06/01/2027(a)(b)           94,000 83,178
Six Flags Entertainment Corp./Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 6.63%, 05/01/2032(a)(b)           60,000 59,761
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 7.00%, 07/01/2025(a)(b)          105,000 105,229
Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/2026(a)(b)           84,000 80,986
Star Parent, Inc., 9.00%, 10/01/2030(a)(b)          158,000 165,276
SunCoke Energy, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/2029(a)(b)          275,000 242,820
Sunoco LP      
7.00%, 05/01/2029(a)(b)   36,000     36,561
7.25%, 05/01/2032(a)(b)   56,000     56,877
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 8.63%, 06/01/2030(a)(b)          124,000 131,196
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.88%, 10/15/2031(a)(b)          175,000 144,079
Travel & Leisure Co.      
6.00%, 04/01/2027(b)   80,000 79,022
4.63%, 03/01/2030(a)(b)   25,000 22,331
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 4.00%, 09/01/2028(b)   124,000 109,795
Turning Point Brands, Inc., 5.63%, 02/15/2026(a)(b)   108,000 105,629
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 10.50%, 02/15/2028(a)(b)   113,000 117,230
Univision Communications, Inc.      
6.63%, 06/01/2027(a)(b)   97,000 93,606
8.00%, 08/15/2028(a)(b)   95,000 94,888
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC      
3.88%, 08/15/2029(a)(b)   73,000 64,498
6.25%, 01/15/2030(a)(b)   114,000 112,714
4.13%, 08/15/2031(a)(b)   145,000 126,552
3.88%, 11/01/2033(a)(b)   98,000 80,462
Venture Global LNG, Inc.      
8.13%, 06/01/2028(a)(b)   222,000 226,988
9.88%, 02/01/2032(a)(b)   208,000 221,958
Vistra Operations Co. LLC      
4.38%, 05/01/2029(a)(b)   126,000 114,714
7.75%, 10/15/2031(a)(b)   126,000 129,225
Vital Energy, Inc., 9.75%, 10/15/2030(b)   169,000 184,142
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)
As of April 30, 2024

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)  
UNITED STATES (continued)    
Weatherford International Ltd., 6.50%, 09/15/2028(a)(b) $           15,000 $ 15,490
Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 4.00%, 08/15/2029(a)(b)          257,000 205,272
Total United States   12,389,425
ZAMBIA—0.4%    
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 8.63%, 06/01/2031(a)(b)          200,000 193,580
Total Corporate Bonds   45,195,261
GOVERNMENT BONDS—46.4%  
ANGOLA—1.2%    
Angola Government International Bonds, 9.13%, 11/26/2049(a)          701,000    581,830
ARGENTINA—2.8%    
Argentina Republic Government International Bonds      
4.25%, 01/09/2038(b)(d)(j)   1,609,200 820,007
3.63%, 07/09/2046(b)(d)(j)   1,293,010 615,476
Total Argentina   1,435,483
BAHRAIN—1.5%    
Bahrain Government International Bonds      
4.25%, 01/25/2028(a)   390,000 360,063
5.45%, 09/16/2032(a)   229,000 205,236
6.25%, 01/25/2051(a)   210,000 167,896
Total Bahrain   733,195
BRAZIL—3.4%    
Brazil Government International Bonds, 7.13%, 01/20/2037   370,000 381,354
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional,Series F, 10.00%, 01/01/2029 BRL 7,434,000 1,360,935
Total Brazil   1,742,289
CHILE—0.6%    
Chile Government International Bonds, 4.34%, 03/07/2042(b) $ 386,000 320,564
COLOMBIA—1.5%    
Colombia Government International Bonds, 5.20%, 05/15/2049(b)   200,000 137,597
Colombia TES,Series B, 9.25%, 05/28/2042 COP 2,757,800,000 599,246
Total Colombia   736,843
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—3.0%    
Dominican Republic International Bonds      
5.50%, 02/22/2029(a)(b) $ 200,000 190,032
11.25%, 09/15/2035(a)(b) DOP 19,200,000 343,990
5.88%, 01/30/2060(a) $ 1,230,000 1,001,602
Total Dominican Republic   1,535,624
ECUADOR—2.4%    
Ecuador Government International Bonds, 3.50%, 07/31/2035(a)(d)(j)   2,205,200 1,207,801
  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
EGYPT—2.1%    
Egypt Government International Bonds      
7.63%, 05/29/2032(a) $   400,000 $ 331,144
7.90%, 02/21/2048(a)   992,000 718,010
Total Egypt   1,049,154
GEORGIA—0.6%    
Georgia Government International Bonds, 2.75%, 04/22/2026(a)          306,000    282,695
GHANA—0.4%    
Ghana Government International Bonds, 7.63%, 05/16/2029(a)(d)          385,000    185,424
HUNGARY—0.7%    
Hungary Government Bonds,Series 24/C, 2.50%, 10/24/2024 HUF    128,420,000    342,490
INDONESIA—4.3%    
Indonesia Government International Bonds      
7.75%, 01/17/2038(a) $ 100,000 119,706
3.70%, 10/30/2049   935,000 678,628
Indonesia Treasury Bonds      
Series FR77, 8.13%, 05/15/2024 IDR 14,800,000,000 910,300
Series FR81, 6.50%, 06/15/2025   780,000,000 47,443
Series FR82, 7.00%, 09/15/2030   341,000,000 20,733
Series FR83, 7.50%, 04/15/2040   6,535,000,000 411,664
Total Indonesia   2,188,474
IRAQ—1.0%    
Iraq International Bonds, 5.80%, 01/15/2028(a)(b)(d) $ 521,000 485,811
IVORY COAST—0.7%    
Ivory Coast Government International Bonds, 6.63%, 03/22/2048(a)(d) EUR 444,000 369,593
KENYA—1.6%    
Republic of Kenya Government International Bonds, 8.25%, 02/28/2048(a) $ 932,000 782,880
MALAYSIA—1.6%    
Malaysia Government Bonds      
Series 0411, 4.23%, 06/30/2031 MYR 1,100,000 235,321
Series 0419, 3.83%, 07/05/2034   800,000 164,648
Series 0519, 3.76%, 05/22/2040   1,000,000 199,593
Series 0120, 4.07%, 06/15/2050   1,100,000 222,596
Total Malaysia   822,158
MEXICO—2.2%    
Mexico Bonos      
Series M, 5.75%, 03/05/2026 MXN 6,120,200 327,754
Series M, 7.75%, 11/13/2042   16,497,100 777,140
Total Mexico   1,104,894
NIGERIA—0.6%    
Nigeria Government International Bonds, 7.63%, 11/28/2047(a) $ 435,000 322,017
OMAN—2.8%    
Oman Government International Bonds, 7.00%, 01/25/2051(a)   1,400,000 1,426,594
PERU—2.1%    
Peru Government International Bonds, 6.90%, 08/12/2037(a) PEN 4,138,000 1,042,417
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)
As of April 30, 2024

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
GOVERNMENT BONDS (continued)  
POLAND—0.7%    
Republic of Poland Government Bonds,Series 0432, 1.75%, 04/25/2032 PLN       1,894,000 $    351,121
QATAR—0.9%    
Qatar Government International Bonds, 4.40%, 04/16/2050(a) $        576,000    477,149
RWANDA—0.6%    
Rwanda International Government Bonds, 5.50%, 08/09/2031(a)          400,000    321,500
SAUDI ARABIA—0.8%    
Saudi Government International Bonds, 4.38%, 04/16/2029(a)          410,000    393,580
SENEGAL—0.7%    
Senegal Government International Bonds, 6.75%, 03/13/2048(a)(d)          513,000    376,333
SOUTH KOREA—0.6%    
Industrial Bank of Korea, 5.13%, 10/25/2024(a)          300,000    299,065
TURKEY—2.6%    
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, 10.50%, 12/06/2028(a)(b)          200,000    214,000
Turkiye Government International Bonds, 9.38%, 01/19/2033        1,001,000  1,104,854
Total Turkey   1,318,854
UKRAINE—0.2%    
Ukraine Government International Bonds, 7.75%, 09/01/2029(a)(g)   424,000 118,720
URUGUAY—1.4%    
Uruguay Government International Bonds      
4.38%, 12/15/2028(d)(o) UYU 11,951,373 328,619
7.88%, 01/15/2033(e) $ 165,000 191,590
7.63%, 03/21/2036(d)   146,000 169,433
Total Uruguay   689,642
UZBEKISTAN—0.8%    
National Bank of Uzbekistan, 4.85%, 10/21/2025(a)   200,000 191,516
Republic of Uzbekistan International Bonds, 3.70%, 11/25/2030(a)   252,000 203,603
Total Uzbekistan   395,119
Total Government Bonds   23,439,313
U.S. TREASURIES—0.4%  
Egypt Treasury Bills, 25.44%, 09/10/2024(p) EGP 10,625,000 203,281
Total U.S. Treasuries   203,281
WARRANTS—0.0%  
BRAZIL—0.0%    
OAS SA(b)(g)(m)(q)   61,465
UNITED STATES—0.0%    
Delco(b)(f)(m)(q)   73,666
Total Warrants  
  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—3.7%  
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.25%(r)        1,872,324 $  1,872,324
Total Short-Term Investment   1,872,324
Total Investments
(Cost $74,948,793)(s)—140.0%
  70,710,179
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(40.0%)   (20,204,941)
Net Assets—100.0%   $50,505,238
    
(a) Denotes a security issued under Regulation S or Rule 144A.
(b) The maturity date presented for these instruments represents the next call/put date.
(c) Perpetual maturity. Maturity date presented represents the next call date.
(d) Sinkable security.
(e) Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.
(f) Security is in default.
(g) The Fund’s investment manager has deemed this security to be illiquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Directors. Illiquid securities held by the Fund represent 1.4% of net assets as of April 30, 2024.
(h) Convertible Bond
(i) Variable or Floating Rate security. Rate disclosed is as of April 30, 2024.
(j) Step bond. Rate disclosed is as of April 30, 2024.
(k) Denotes the security is government guaranteed.
(l) Illiquid security.
(m) Level 3 security. See Note 2(a) of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
(n) Zero coupon bond. Rate represents yield to maturity.
(o) Inflation linked security.
(p) The rate shown is the discount yield at the time of purchase.
(q) Non-income producing security.
(r) Registered investment company advised by State Street Global Advisors. The rate shown is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2024.
(s) See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements for tax unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities.
    
AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CNH Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore
COP Colombian Peso
DOP Dominican Republic Peso
EGP Egyptian Pound
EMTN Euro Medium Term Note
EUR Euro Currency
FRN Floating Rate Note
GBP British Pound Sterling
HUF Hungarian Forint
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
INR Indian Rupee
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
PEN Peruvian Sol
PIK Payment-In-Kind
PLC Public Limited Company
PLN Polish Zloty
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)  (concluded)
As of April 30, 2024

SGD Singapore Dollar
USD U.S. Dollar
UYU Uruguayan Peso
VRN Variable Rate Note
ZAR South African Rand
 
At April 30, 2024, the Fund held the following forward foreign currency contracts:
    
Purchase Contracts
Settlement Date*
Counterparty Currency
Purchased
Amount
Purchased
Currency
Sold
Amount
Sold
Fair Value Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Australian Dollar/United States Dollar          
05/20/2024 UBS AG AUD 4,260,262 USD 2,782,373 $2,761,264 $(21,109)
British Pound/United States Dollar          
05/16/2024 UBS AG GBP 100,000 USD 126,608 124,963 (1,645)
Chinese Yuan Renminbi/United States Dollar          
06/25/2024 UBS AG CNH 21,603,213 USD 3,016,100 2,985,666 (30,434)
Euro/United States Dollar          
05/16/2024 UBS AG EUR 91,678 USD 97,944 97,889 (55)
Indonesian Rupiah/United States Dollar          
05/21/2024 UBS AG IDR 50,990,000,000 USD 3,264,923 3,138,865 (126,058)
Singapore Dollar/United States Dollar          
06/07/2024 State Street Bank & Trust Co. SGD 3,965,852 USD 2,986,245 2,910,090 (76,155)
  $12,018,737 $(255,456)
    
Sale Contracts
Settlement Date*
Counterparty Currency
Purchased
Amount
Purchased
Currency
Sold
Amount
Sold
Fair Value Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
United States Dollar/British Pound          
05/16/2024 Deutsche Bank AG USD 1,551,969 GBP 1,223,448 $1,528,852 $23,117
United States Dollar/Euro          
05/16/2024 Deutsche Bank AG USD 3,718,547 EUR 3,418,989 3,650,593 67,954
05/16/2024 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. USD 105,887 EUR 99,250 105,973 (86)
05/16/2024 Morgan Stanley & Co. USD 107,557 EUR 100,000 106,774 783
05/16/2024 Morgan Stanley & Co. USD 106,698 EUR 100,000 106,774 (76)
United States Dollar/South African Rand          
05/16/2024 Morgan Stanley & Co. USD 298,953 ZAR 5,544,000 294,259 4,694
  $5,793,225 $96,386
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts $96,548
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts $(255,618)
    
* Certain contracts with different trade dates and like characteristics have been shown net.
    
At April 30, 2024, the Fund held the following centrally cleared interest rate swaps:
    
Currency Notional
Amount
Expiration
Date
Counterparty Receive
(Pay)
Floating
Rate
Floating
Rate
Index
Fixed
Rate
Frequency of
Paid
Payments
Made
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
Value Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
USD 7,350,000 03/17/2033 Citigroup Receive 12-month SOFR 3.38% Annually $- $527,487 $527,487
USD 5,000,000 03/17/2030 Citigroup Receive 12-month SOFR 3.46% Annually - 259,392 259,392
USD 5,000,000 03/17/2032 Citigroup Receive 12-month SOFR 3.40% Annually - 326,453 326,453
USD 3,000,000 07/13/2033 Citigroup Receive 12-month SOFR 3.72% Annually - 176,726 176,726
USD 1,700,000 03/20/2034 Citigroup Receive 12-month SOFR 3.92% Annually - 57,183 57,183
    $- $1,347,241 $1,347,241
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited) 
As of April 30, 2024

Assets  
Investments, at value (cost $73,076,469) $ 68,837,855
Short-term investments, at value (cost $1,872,324)  1,872,324
Foreign currency, at value (cost $6,910) 6,872
Cash at broker for interest rate swaps 893,134
Cash at broker for forward foreign currency contracts 180,000
Interest and dividends receivable 1,236,183
Receivable for common shares issued 17,069
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 96,548
Variation margin receivable for centrally cleared swaps 113,873
Prepaid expenses in connection with the at-the-market stock offering (Note 5) 107,493
Prepaid expenses in connection with the shelf registration (Note 5) 43,583
Prepaid expenses 1,781
Total assets 73,406,715
Liabilities  
Revolving credit facility payable (Note 7) 22,050,000
Payable for investments purchased 367,498
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 255,618
Investment management fees payable (Note 3) 41,796
Investor relations fees payable (Note 3) 9,435
Interest payable on bank loan 8,778
Administration fees payable (Note 3) 8,038
Deferred foreign capital gains tax (Note 2j) 311
Other accrued expenses 160,003
Total liabilities 22,901,477
 
Net Assets $50,505,238
Composition of Net Assets  
Common stock (par value $0.001 per share) (Note 5) $ 13,414
Paid-in capital in excess of par  70,899,224
Accumulated loss  (20,407,400)
Net Assets $50,505,238
Net asset value per share based on 13,413,555 shares issued and outstanding $3.77
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations  (unaudited) 
For the Six-Months Ended April 30, 2024

Net Investment Income  
Investment Income:  
Interest and amortization of discount and premium (net of foreign withholding taxes of $16,934) $ 2,666,547
Total investment income 2,666,547
Expenses:  
Investment management fee (Note 3)  235,535
Directors' fees and expenses  97,803
Bank loan fees and expenses  52,604
Independent auditors’ fees and tax expenses  46,301
Administration fee (Note 3)  45,295
Legal fees and expenses  30,372
Investor relations fees and expenses (Note 3)  28,880
Reports to shareholders and proxy solicitation  24,447
Insurance expense  23,253
Custodian’s fees and expenses  14,385
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses  12,338
Miscellaneous  18,014
Total operating expenses, excluding interest expense 629,227
Interest expense (Note 7)  686,292
Total operating expenses before reimbursed/waived expenses 1,315,519
Less: Investor relations fee waiver (Note 3) (15,912)
Net expenses 1,299,607
 
Net Investment Income 1,366,940
Net Realized/Unrealized Gain/(Loss) from Investments and Foreign Currency Related Transactions:  
Net realized gain/(loss) from:  
Investments (Note 2j) (752,953)
Interest rate swaps 330,470
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (429,829)
Foreign currency transactions (356,260)
  (1,208,572)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:  
Investments (including change in deferred foreign capital gains tax of $311) (Note 2j) 5,445,519
Interest rate swaps (370,302)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 78,573
Foreign currency translation 580,854
  5,734,644
Net realized and unrealized gain from investments, interest rate swaps, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign currencies 4,526,072
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $5,893,012
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets 

  For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2024
(unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
October 31, 2023
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:    
Operations:    
Net investment income $1,366,940 $2,432,563
Net realized loss from investments, interest rate swaps, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign currency transactions (1,208,572) (3,317,246)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, interest rate swaps, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign currency translation 5,734,644 5,884,349
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 5,893,012 4,999,666
Distributions to Shareholders From:    
Distributable earnings (5,628,971) (2,494,822)
Return of capital (8,139,764)
Net decrease in net assets from distributions (5,628,971) (10,634,586)
Proceeds from at-the-market offering resulting in the issuance of 0 and 2,362,324 shares of common stock, respectively (Note 5) 12,016,192
Expenses in connection with the at-the-market stock offering (Note 5) (146,704)
Expenses in connection with the shelf offering (Note 5) (25,801)
Reinvestment of dividends resulting in the issuance of 21,475 and 26,982 shares of common stock, respectively 113,038 141,353
Change in net assets from capital transactions 113,038 11,985,040
Change in net assets 377,079 6,350,120
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 50,128,159 43,778,039
End of period $50,505,238 $50,128,159
Amounts listed as “–” are $0 or round to $0. 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows  (unaudited) 
For the Six-Months Ended  April 30, 2024

Cash flows from operating activities:  
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $ 5,893,012
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting
from operations to net cash used in operating activities:
 
Investments purchased  (10,459,710)
Investments sold and principal repayments  14,979,636
Increase in short-term investments, excluding foreign government  (1,458,986)
Net amortization/accretion of premium/(discount)  (276,342)
Increase in receivable for common shares sold  (17,024)
Decrease in interest, dividends and other receivables  127,490
Net change unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts  (78,573)
Decrease in prepaid expenses  18,989
Decrease in interest payable on revolving credit facility  (73,342)
Increase in accrued investment advisory fees payable  1,219
Increase in other accrued expenses  56,121
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments  (5,445,519)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations  (580,854)
Net realized loss on investments transactions  752,953
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,439,070
Cash flows from financing activities:  
Decrease in payable to custodian $ (89,383)
Borrowings on line of credit 1,700,000
Distributions paid to shareholders (5,628,971)
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends 113,038
Cash paid for swap contracts (87,925)
Net cash used in financing activities (3,993,241)
Effect of exchange rate on cash 93,682
Net change in cash (460,489)
Unrestricted and restricted cash and foreign currency, beginning of period 1,540,495
Unrestricted and restricted cash and foreign currency, end of period $1,080,006
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:  
Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowing  $759,634
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows  (unaudited)  (concluded)
For the Six-Months Ended  April 30, 2024

Reconciliation of unrestricted and restricted cash to the statements of assets and liabilities  
  Year Ended
April 30, 2024
(unaudited)
Foreign currency, at value $ 6,872
Cash at broker for interest rate swaps  893,134
Cash at broker for forward foreign currency contracts  180,000
  $1,080,006
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights 

  For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30,
For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31,
  2024
(unaudited)
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE(a):            
Net asset value per common share, beginning of period $3.74 $3.98 $6.28 $6.55 $7.83 $7.99
Net investment income 0.10 0.19 0.25 0.31 0.32 0.35
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments, interest rate swaps, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions 0.35 0.24 (1.92) 0.22 (0.76) 0.33
Total from investment operations applicable to common shareholders 0.45 0.43 (1.67) 0.53 (0.44) 0.68
Distributions to common shareholders from:            
Net investment income (0.42) (0.19) (0.10) (0.21) (0.17) (0.36)
Return of capital (0.65) (0.74) (0.63) (0.67) (0.48)
Total distributions (0.42) (0.84) (0.84) (0.84) (0.84) (0.84)
Capital Share Transactions:            
Impact of shelf offering 0.17 0.21 0.04
Net asset value per common share, end of period $3.77 $3.74 $3.98 $6.28 $6.55 $7.83
Market price, end of period $5.47 $6.09 $4.50 $8.35 $6.80 $8.41
Total Investment Return Based on(b):            
Market price (2.66%) 58.66% (37.38%) 36.38% (8.35%) 13.46%
Net asset value 9.24%(c) 10.17% (26.36%) 6.49% (5.18%) 8.68%
Ratio to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders/Supplementary Data:            
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000 omitted) $50,505 $50,128 $43,778 $55,666 $57,148 $68,335
Average net assets applicable to common shareholders (000 omitted) $52,156 $51,781 $48,635 $58,918 $60,738 $69,229
Net operating expenses, net of fee waivers 5.01%(d) 4.53% 3.11% 2.62% 2.89% 3.45%
Net operating expenses, excluding fee waivers 5.07%(d) 4.59% 3.18% 2.66% 2.93% 3.46%
Net operating expenses, excluding interest expense, net of fee waivers 2.36%(d) 2.38% 2.25% 2.19% 2.11% 2.04%
Net Investment income 5.27%(d) 4.70% 5.06% 4.57% 4.63% 4.47%
Portfolio turnover 15%(e) 35% 39% 44% 75% 59%
Revolving credit facility outstanding (000 omitted) $22,050 $20,350 $17,350 $21,900 $20,300 $29,300
Asset coverage ratio on revolving credit facility at period end 329% 346% 352% 354% 382% 333%
Asset coverage per $1,000 on revolving credit facility at period end(f) $3,290 $3,463 $3,523 $3,542 $3,815 $3,332
    
(a) Based on average shares outstanding.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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(b) Total investment return based on market value is calculated assuming that shares of the Fund’s common stock were purchased at the closing market price as of the beginning of the period, dividends, capital gains and other distributions were reinvested as provided for in the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan and then sold at the closing market price per share on the last day of the period. The computation does not reflect any sales commission investors may incur in purchasing or selling shares of the Fund. The total investment return based on the net asset value is similarly computed except that the Fund’s net asset value is substituted for the closing market value.
(c) The total return shown above includes the impact of financial statement rounding of the NAV per share and/or financial statement adjustments.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) Asset coverage ratio is calculated by dividing net assets as of each fiscal period end plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes outstanding as of each fiscal period end by the amount of any borrowings as of each fiscal period end, and then multiplying by $1,000.
Amounts listed as “–” are $0 or round to $0. 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2024

1.  Organization
abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on June 28, 1991, as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund’s principal investment objective is to provide high current income by investing primarily in fixed income securities. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its principal investment objective. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in debt securities. This 80% investment policy is a non-fundamental policy of the Fund and may be changed by the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Board") upon 60 days prior written notice to shareholders. The Fund’s investments are divided into three categories: Developed Markets, Investment Grade Developing Markets and Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets. “Developed Markets” are those countries and/or regions contained in the FTSE World Government Bond Index, New Zealand, Luxembourg and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As of April 30, 2024, securities of the following countries comprised the FTSE World Government Bond Index: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States. New Zealand was added to the FTSE World Government Bond Index in November 2022. "Investment Grade Developing Markets" are those countries and /or regions that are not Developed Markets, and whose sovereign debt is rated not less than Baa3 by Moody's Investor Services ("Moody's") or BBB- by Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P"), or comparably rated by another appropriate nationally or internationally recognized rating agency. As of April 30, 2024, "Investment Grade Developing Markets" are comprised of the following countries and/or regions: Andorra, Aruba,  Bermuda, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and Uruguay. “Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets” are those countries that are not Developed Markets or Investment Grade Developing Markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 60% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in fixed income securities of issuers in Developed Markets or Investment Grade Developing Markets, whether or not denominated in the currency of such country; provided, however, that the Fund invests at least 40% of its total assets in fixed income securities of issuers in Developed Markets. The Fund may invest up to 40% of its total assets in fixed income securities of issuers in Sub-Investment Grade Developing
Markets, whether or not denominated in the currency of such country. Fixed income securities of issuers in Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets may be rated below investment grade, as described below, at the time of investment (sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”). Below investment grade securities are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal when due. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry, country or region.
2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States of America. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. Dollars and the U.S. Dollar is used as both the functional and reporting currency.
a.  Security Valuation:
The Fund values its securities at current market value or fair value, consistent with regulatory requirements. "Fair value" is defined in the Fund's Valuation and Liquidity Procedures as the price that could be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants without a compulsion to transact at the measurement date. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), the Board designated abrdn Asia Limited (“abrdn Asia” or the “Investment Manager”) as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for the Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments for which market quotations are not readily available or deemed unreliable.
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under U.S. GAAP, the Fund discloses the fair value of its investments using a three-level hierarchy that classifies the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy assigns Level 1, the highest level, measurements to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets, Level 2 measurements to valuations based upon other significant observable inputs, including adjusted quoted prices in
 
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April 30, 2024

active markets for similar assets, and Level 3, the lowest level, measurements to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, which are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Open-end mutual funds are valued at the respective net asset value ("NAV") as reported by such company. The prospectuses for the registered open-end management investment companies in which the Fund invests explain the circumstances under which those companies will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing. Closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are valued at the market price of the security at the Valuation Time (defined below). A security using any of these pricing methodologies is generally determined to be a Level 1 investment.
Long-term debt and other fixed-income securities are valued at the last quoted or evaluated bid price on the valuation date provided by an independent pricing service provider. If there are no current day bids, the security is valued at the previously applied bid. Pricing services generally price debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional “round lot” size and the strategies employed by the Valuation Designee generally trade in round lot sizes. In certain circumstances, some trades may occur in smaller “odd lot” sizes which may be effected at lower, or higher, prices than institutional round lot trades. Short-term debt securities (such as commercial paper and U.S. treasury bills) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at the last quoted or evaluated bid price on the valuation date provided by an independent pricing service, or on the basis of amortized cost, if it represents the best approximation of fair value. Debt and other fixed-income securities are generally determined to be Level 2 investments.
Short-term investments are comprised of cash and cash equivalents invested in short-term investment funds which are redeemable daily. The Fund sweeps available cash into the State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which has elected to qualify as a “government money market fund” pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, and has an objective, which is not guaranteed, to maintain a $1.00 per share NAV. Generally, these investment types are categorized as Level 1 investments.
Derivatives are valued at fair value. Exchange traded derivatives are generally Level 1 investments and over-the-counter and centrally cleared derivatives are generally Level 2 investments. Forward foreign currency contracts are generally valued based on the bid price of the forward rates and the current spot rate. Forward exchange rate quotations are available for scheduled settlement dates, such as 1-, 3-, 6-, 9- and 12-month periods. An interpolated valuation is derived based on the actual settlement dates of the forward contracts held. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price or at the last bid price if no settlement price is available. Interest rate swaps agreements are generally valued by an approved pricing agent based on the terms of the swap agreement (including future cash flows).
In the event that a security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closes before the Valuation Time), the security is valued at fair value as determined by the Valuation Designee, taking into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances using valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. Under normal circumstances the Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). A security that has been fair valued by the Manager may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the nature of the inputs.
The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments;
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including valuation factors, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk, etc.); or
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
 
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April 30, 2024

A summary of standard inputs is listed below:
Security Type Standard Inputs
Debt and other fixed-income securities Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, credit quality, yield, and maturity.
Forward foreign currency contracts Forward exchange rate quotations.
Swap agreements Market information pertaining to the underlying reference assets, i.e., credit spreads, credit event probabilities, fair values, forward rates, and volatility measures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2024 in valuing the Fund's investments and other financial instruments at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed breakout of the security types:
Investments, at Value Level 1 – Quoted
Prices
Level 2 – Other Significant
Observable Inputs
Level 3 – Significant
Unobservable Inputs
Total
Assets    
Investments in Securities      
Corporate Bonds $$45,195,261 $$45,195,261
Government Bonds 23,439,313 23,439,313
U.S. Treasuries 203,281 203,281
Warrants
Short-Term Investment 1,872,324 1,872,324
Total Investments $1,872,324 $68,837,855 $– $70,710,179
Other Financial Instruments      
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements $$1,347,241 $$1,347,241
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts 96,548 96,548
Total Other Financial Instruments 1,443,789 1,443,789
Total Investment Assets $1,872,324 $70,281,644 $– $72,153,968
Liabilities    
Other Financial Instruments      
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts $$(255,618) $$(255,618)
Total Investment Liabilities $$(255,618) $– $(255,618)
Amounts listed as “–” are $0 or round to $0.
During the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, there have been no transfers between levels and no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies. Level 3 investments held during and at the end of the fiscal year in relation to net assets were not significant (0.0% of total net assets) and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six-month period ended April 30, 2024 is not presented. The valuation technique used at April 30, 2024 was fair valuation at zero pursuant to procedures approved by the Board.
b.  Restricted Securities:
Restricted securities are privately-placed securities whose resale is restricted under U.S. securities laws. The Fund may invest in restricted securities, including unregistered securities eligible for resale without registration pursuant to Rule 144A and privately-placed securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers offered outside the U.S. without registration
pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). Rule 144A securities may be freely traded among certain qualified institutional investors, such as the Fund, but resale of such securities in the U.S. is permitted only in limited circumstances.
c.  Foreign Currency Translation:
Foreign securities, currencies, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate of said currencies against the U.S. Dollar, as of the Valuation Time, as provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board.
Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. Dollars on the following basis:
 
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April 30, 2024

(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities – at the current daily rates of exchange at the Valuation Time; and
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses – at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
The Fund isolates that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the foreign exchange rates due to the fluctuations in the market prices of the securities held at the end of the reporting period. Similarly, the Fund isolates the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the reporting period.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses represent foreign exchange gains and losses from transactions in foreign currencies and forward foreign currency contracts, exchange gains or losses realized between the trade date and settlement date on security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. Dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received.
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. Dollar. Generally, when the U.S. Dollar rises in value against foreign currency, the Fund's investments denominated in that foreign currency will lose value because the foreign currency is worth fewer U.S. Dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. Dollar falls in relative value.
d.  Rights Issues and Warrants:
Rights issues give the right, normally to existing shareholders, to buy a proportional number of additional securities at a given price (generally at a discount) within a fixed period (generally a short-term period) and are offered at the company's discretion. Warrants are securities that give the holder the right to buy common stock at a specified price for a specified period of time. Rights issues and warrants are speculative and have no value if they are not exercised before the expiration date. Rights issues and warrants are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded.
e.  Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Fund is authorized to use derivatives to manage currency risk, credit risk, and interest rate risk and to replicate, or use as a substitute for, physical securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of derivative instruments involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:
A forward foreign currency exchange contract ("forward contract") involves an obligation to purchase and sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. Forward contracts are used to manage the Fund's currency exposure in an efficient manner. They are used to sell unwanted currency exposure that comes with holding securities in a market, or to buy currency exposure where the exposure from holding securities is insufficient to give the desired currency exposure either in absolute terms or relative to a particular benchmark or index. The use of forward contracts allows for the separation of investment decision-making between foreign exchange holdings and their currencies.
The forward contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Forward contracts' prices are received daily from an independent pricing provider. When the forward contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. These realized and unrealized gains and losses are reported on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or from unanticipated movements in exchange rates. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund used forward contracts to hedge its currency exposure.
While the Fund may enter into forward contracts to seek to reduce currency exchange rate risks, transactions in such contracts involve certain risks. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in exchange rates. Thus, while the Fund may benefit from such transactions, unanticipated changes in currency prices may result in a poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in any such transactions. Moreover, there may be an imperfect correlation between the Fund’s portfolio holdings or securities quoted or denominated in a particular currency and forward contracts entered into by the Fund. Such imperfect correlation may prevent the Fund from achieving a complete hedge, which will expose the Fund to the risk of foreign exchange loss.
Forward contracts are subject to the risk that the counterparties to such contracts may default on their obligations. Since a forward foreign currency exchange contract is not guaranteed by an exchange or clearing house, a default on the contract would deprive the Fund of unrealized profits, transaction costs or the benefits of a currency hedge or force the Fund to cover its purchase or sale commitments, if any, at the market price at the time of the default.
Swaps:
A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows and/or meet certain obligations at specified intervals
 
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April 30, 2024

based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates (interest rates in the case of interest rate swaps, currency exchange rates in the case of currency swaps) or the occurrence of a credit event with respect to an underlying reference obligation (in the case of a credit default swap) for a specified amount of an underlying asset or notional principal amount. The Fund will enter into swaps only on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the amount of the difference between the two payments. Except for currency swaps and credit default swaps, the notional principal amount is used solely to calculate the payment streams but is not exchanged. With respect to currency swaps, actual principal amounts of currencies may be exchanged by the counterparties at the initiation, and again upon the termination of the transaction.
Traditionally, swaps were customized, privately negotiated agreements executed between two parties (“OTC Swaps”) but since 2013, certain swaps are required to be cleared pursuant to rules and regulations related to the Dodd – Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd Frank”) and/or Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 on OTC Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (“EMIR”) (“Cleared Swaps”). Like OTC Swaps, Cleared Swaps are negotiated bilaterally. Unlike OTC Swaps, the act of clearing results in two swaps executed between each of the parties and a central counterparty (“CCP”), and thus the counterparty credit exposure of the parties is to the CCP rather than to one another. Upon entering into a Cleared Swap, the Fund is required to pledge an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This payment is known as “initial margin”. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are calculated each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value/market value of the underlying assets. An unrealized gain/(loss) equal to the
variation margin is recognized on a daily basis. When the contract matures or is terminated, the gain or loss is realized and is presented in the Statements of Operations as a net realized gain or loss on swap contracts. The margin requirements associated with OTC Swaps and Cleared Swaps may not be the same.
Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform and that there may be unfavorable changes in the value of the index or securities underlying the agreement. The Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk related to swaps is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparties to the Fund to cover the Fund's exposure to the counterparty.
Interest Rate Swaps:
The Fund may use interest rate swap contracts to manage its exposure to interest rates. Interest rate swap contracts typically represent the exchange between the Fund and a counterparty of respective commitments to make variable rate and fixed rate payments with respect to a notional amount of principal. Interest rate swap contracts may have a term that is greater than one year, but typically require periodic interim settlement in cash, at which time the specified value of the variable interest rate is reset for the next settlement period. Net payments of interest are recorded as realized gains or losses. During the period that the swap contract is open, the contract is marked-to-market as the net amount due to or from the Fund and changes in the value of swap contracts are recorded as unrealized gains or losses.
 
Summary of Derivative Instruments:
The Fund may use derivatives for various purposes as noted above. The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments, not accounted for as hedging instruments, as of April 30, 2024:
  Risk Exposure Category
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Commodity
Contracts
Other Total
 
Assets:
Unrealized appreciation on:
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts $$96,548 $$$$$96,548
Swap Contracts 1,347,241 1,347,241
Total $1,347,241 $96,548 $– $– $– $– $1,443,789
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April 30, 2024

  Risk Exposure Category
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Commodity
Contracts
Other Total
Liabilities:
Unrealized depreciation on:
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts $$255,618 $$$$$255,618
Total $$255,618 $– $– $– $– $255,618
Amounts listed as “–” are $0 or round to $0.
The Fund has transactions that may be subject to enforceable master netting agreements. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2024 to the net amounts by broker and derivative type, including any collateral received or pledged, is included in the following tables:
   
    Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Gross Amounts
of Assets
Presented in
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Received
Net
Amount
Gross Amounts
of Liabilities
Presented in
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged
Net
Amount
Description Assets Liabilities
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Deutsche Bank AG $91,071 $– $– $91,071 $– $– $– $–
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 86 86
Morgan Stanley & Co. 5,477 (76) 5,401 76 (76)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 76,155 76,155
UBS AG 179,301 179,301
Amounts listed as “–” are $0 or round to $0.
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six-month period ended April 30, 2024:
  Risk Exposure Category
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Commodity
Contracts
Total
 
Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized
as a Result of Operations:
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
Forward Currency Contracts $$(429,829) $$$$(429,829)
Swap Contracts 330,470 330,470
Total $330,470 $(429,829) $– $– $– $(99,359)
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April 30, 2024

  Risk Exposure Category
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Commodity
Contracts
Total
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized as a Result of Operations:
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of:
Forward Currency Contracts $$78,573 $$$$78,573
Swap Contracts (370,302) (370,302)
Total $(370,302) $78,573 $– $– $– $(291,729)
Amounts listed as “–” are $0 or round to $0.
Information about derivatives reflected as of the date of this report is generally indicative of the type of activity for the six-month period ended April 30, 2024. The table below summarizes the weighted average values of derivatives holdings for the Fund during the six-month period ended April 30, 2024.
Derivative Average
Notional Value
Swap Contracts at Notional Amount $20,916,667
Foreign Currency Contracts Purchased $13,362,898
Foreign Currency Contracts Sold $6,035,344
f.  Bank Loans:
The Fund may invest in bank loans. Bank loans include floating and fixed-rate debt obligations. Floating rate loans are debt obligations issued by companies or other entities with floating interest rates that reset periodically. Bank loans may include, but are not limited to, term loans, delayed funding loans, bridge loans and revolving credit facilities. Loan interest will primarily take the form of assignments purchased in the primary or secondary market but may include participations. Floating rate loans are secured by specific collateral of the borrower and are senior to most other securities of the borrower (e.g., common stock or debt instruments) in the event of bankruptcy. Floating rate loans are often issued in connection with recapitalizations, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and refinancings. Floating rate loans are typically structured and administered by a financial institution that acts as the agent of the lenders participating in the floating rate loan. Floating rate loans may be acquired directly through the agent, as an assignment from another lender who holds a direct interest in the floating rate loan, or as a participation interest in another lender’s portion of the floating rate loan.
The Fund may also enter into, or acquire participations in, delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities. Delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities are borrowings in which the Fund agrees to make loans up to a maximum amount upon demand by the borrowing issuer for a specified term. A revolving credit facility differs from a delayed funding loan in that as the borrowing issuer repays the loan,
an amount equal to the repayment is again made available to the borrowing issuer under the facility. The borrowing issuer may at any time borrow and repay amounts so long as, in the aggregate, at any given time the amount borrowed does not exceed the maximum amount established by the loan agreement. Delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities usually provide for floating or variable rates of interest.
See “Bank Loan Risk” under “Portfolio Investment Risks” for information regarding the risks associated with an investment in bank loans.
g.  Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses:
Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) from security and foreign currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted or amortized on an effective yield basis over the estimated lives of the respective securities.
h.  Distributions:
The Fund has a managed distribution policy to pay distributions from net investment income supplemented by net realized foreign exchange gains, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital distributions, if necessary, on a monthly basis. The managed distribution policy is subject to regular review by the Board. The Fund will also declare and pay distributions at least annually from net realized gains on investment transactions and net realized foreign exchange gains, if any. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
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April 30, 2024

i.  Federal Income Taxes:
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a “regulated investment company” by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the "Code"), and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund from all federal income taxes. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the most recent four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 are subject to such review.
j.  Foreign Withholding Tax:
Dividend and interest income from non-U.S. sources received by the Fund are generally subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes. In addition, the Fund may be subject to capital gains tax in certain countries in which it invests. The above taxes may be reduced or eliminated under the terms of applicable U.S. income tax treaties with some of these countries. The Fund accrues such taxes when the related income is earned.
In addition, when the Fund sells securities within certain countries in which it invests, the capital gains realized may be subject to tax. Based on these market requirements and as required under GAAP, the Fund accrues deferred capital gains tax on securities currently held that have unrealized appreciation within these countries. The amount of deferred capital gains tax accrued, if any,  is reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
k.  Cash Flow Information:
The Fund invests in securities and distributes dividends from net investment income and net realized gains on investment and currency transactions which are paid in cash or are reinvested at the discretion of shareholders. These activities are reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and additional information on cash receipts and cash payments is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. Cash includes domestic and foreign currency as well as cash in segregated accounts for financial futures, swaps, and forward contracts which has been designated as collateral.
l.  Payment-In-Kind:
The Fund may invest in the open market or receive pursuant to debt restructuring, securities that pay-in-kind ("PIK") the interest due on such debt instruments. The PIK interest, computed at the contractual
rate specified, is added to the existing principal balance of the debt when issued bonds have same terms as the bond or recorded as a separate bond when terms are different from the existing debt, and is recorded as interest income.
3.  Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates
Investment Manager, Investment Sub-Adviser and Fund Administrator:
abrdn Asia serves as the Investment Manager to the Fund, pursuant to a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”). abrdn Investments Limited (the "Sub-Adviser") serves as the sub-adviser, pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement. The Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser (collectively, the “Advisers”) are wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of abrdn plc. In rendering advisory services, the Advisers may use the resources of investment advisor subsidiaries of abrdn plc. These affiliates have entered into procedures pursuant to which investment professionals from affiliates may render portfolio management and research services as associated persons of the Advisers.
The Investment Manager manages the Fund’s investments and makes investment decisions on behalf of the Fund, including the selection of and the placement of orders with, brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser manages the portion of the Fund’s assets that the Investment Manager allocates to it. The Sub-Adviser is paid by the Investment Manager, not the Fund.
The Management Agreement provides the Investment Manager with a fee, payable monthly by the Fund, at the following annual rates: 0.65% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets up to $200 million, 0.60% of Managed Assets between $200 million and $500 million, and 0.55% of Managed Assets in excess of $500 million. Managed Assets is defined in the Management Agreement as net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes.
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund paid the Investment Manager $235,535.
abrdn Inc., an affiliate of the Advisers, is the Fund’s administrator, pursuant to an agreement under which abrdn Inc. receives a fee, payable monthly by the Fund, at an annual fee rate of 0.125% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets up to $1 billion, 0.10% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets between $1 billion and $2 billion, and 0.075% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets in excess of $2 billion. For the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, abrdn Inc. earned $45,295 from the Fund for administration services.
Investor Relations:
Under the terms of the Investor Relations Services Agreement, abrdn Inc. provides and/or engages third parties to provide investor relations services to the Fund and certain other funds advised by abrdn Asia or
 
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April 30, 2024

its affiliates as part of an Investor Relations Program. Under the Investor Relations Services Agreement, the Fund owes a portion of the fees related to the Investor Relations Program (the “Fund’s Portion”). However, Investor Relations Services fees are limited by abrdn Inc. so that the Fund will only pay up to an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average weekly net assets. Any difference between the capped rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average weekly net assets and the Fund’s Portion is paid for by abrdn Inc.
During the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund incurred investor relations fees of approximately $28,880. For the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, abrdn Inc. bore $15,912 of the investor relations cost allocated to the Fund because the investor relations fees were above 0.05% of the Fund’s average weekly net assets on an annual basis.
4.  Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) for the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, were $10,076,700 and $14,183,716, respectively.
5.  Capital
The authorized capital of the Fund is 300 million shares of $0.001 par value per share of common stock. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund reinvested 21,475 shares pursuant to its Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. As of April 30, 2024, there were 13,413,555 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
On September 23, 2021, the Fund entered into an underwriting sales agreement with Jones Trading Institutional Services LLC (“Jones”), pursuant to which the Fund may offer and sell up to $35,000,000 of common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Shares”), from time to time, through Jones as its agent, in transactions deemed to be “at the market” as defined in Rule 415 under the 1933 Act (the “ATM Offering”). During the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, there were no shares sold under this agreement.
Offering costs associated with Fund’s shelf registration statement initially effective with the SEC on July 2021 are approximately $88,543 of which $44,960 were charged to paid-in-capital upon the issuance of associated shares. The Fund’s ATM Offering, through Jones, was made under this shelf registration statement and the associated offering costs are approximately $357,091 of which $249,598 were charged to paid-in-capital upon the issuance of associated shares and $107,493 remains in prepaid expenses.
Additional shares of the Fund may be issued under certain circumstances, including pursuant to the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Cash Purchase Plan. Additional
information concerning the Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan is included within this report.
6.  Open Market Repurchase Policy
The Board approved an open market repurchase and discount management policy (the “Program”). The Program allows the Fund to purchase, in the open market, its outstanding common shares, with the amount and timing of any repurchase determined at the discretion of the Investment Manager. Such purchases may be made opportunistically at certain discounts to NAV per share in the reasonable judgment of management based on historical discount levels and current market conditions.
On a quarterly basis, the Board will receive information on any transactions made pursuant to this policy during the prior quarter and if shares are repurchased management will post the number of shares repurchased on the Fund’s website on a monthly basis. Under the terms of the Program, the Fund is permitted to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding shares of common stock in the open market during any 12 month period.
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund did not repurchase any shares through this Program.
7.  Credit Facility
The Fund may use leverage to the maximum extent permitted by the 1940 Act, which permits leverage to exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets (including the amount obtained through leverage) in certain market conditions.
The Fund’s Revolving Credit loan Facility with The Bank of Nova Scotia was amended on February 27, 2024 to extend the scheduled commitment termination date to February 25, 2025 with a committed facility amount of $25,000,000. As of April 30, 2024, the balance of the loan outstanding was $22,050,000. For the six-month period ended April 30, 2024 the average interest rate on the loan facility was 6.54% and the average balance was $20,248,352. The interest expense is accrued on a daily basis and is payable to The Bank of Nova Scotia on a monthly basis.
The amounts borrowed from the loan facility may be invested to return higher rates than the rates in the Fund’s portfolio. However, the cost of leverage could exceed the income earned by the Fund on the proceeds of such leverage. To the extent that the Fund is unable to invest the proceeds from the use of leverage in assets which pay interest at a rate which exceeds the rate paid on the leverage, the yield on the Fund’s common stock will decrease. In addition, in the event of a general market decline in the value of assets in which the Fund invests, the effect of that decline will be magnified in the Fund because of the additional assets purchased with the proceeds of the leverage.
 
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April 30, 2024

Non-recurring expenses in connection with the implementation of the loan facility will reduce the Fund's performance.
The Fund’s leveraged capital structure creates special risks not associated with unleveraged funds having similar investment objectives and policies. The funds borrowed pursuant to the loan facility may constitute a substantial lien and burden by reason of their prior claim against the income of the Fund and against the net assets of the Fund in liquidation. The Fund is not permitted to declare dividends or other distributions in the event of default under the loan facility. In the event of a default under the loan facility, the lenders have the right to cause a liquidation of the collateral (i.e., sell portfolio securities and other assets of the Fund) and, if any such default is not cured, the lenders may be able to control the liquidation as well. A liquidation of the Fund’s collateral assets in an event of default, or a voluntary paydown of the loan facility in order to avoid an event of default, would typically involve administrative expenses and could involve penalties. Additionally, such liquidations often involve selling off portions of the Fund’s assets at inopportune times which can result in losses when markets are unfavorable. The loan facility has a term of three years and is not a perpetual form of leverage; there can be no assurance that the loan facility will be available for renewal on acceptable terms, if at all. Bank loan fees and expenses included in the Statement of Operations include fees for the renewal of the loan facility as well as commitment fees for any portion of the loan facility not drawn upon at any time during the period. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund incurred fees of approximately $52,604.
The credit agreement governing the loan facility includes usual and customary covenants for this type of transaction. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, Fund composition requirements and limits on certain investments, such as illiquid investments, which are more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act. The covenants or guidelines could impede the Investment Manager or Sub-Adviser from fully managing the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. The covenants also include a requirement that the Fund maintain net assets of no less than $25,000,000. Furthermore, non-compliance with such covenants or the occurrence of other events could lead to the cancelation of the loan facility.
8.  Portfolio Investment Risks
a.  Bank Loan Risk:
There are a number of risks associated with an investment in bank loans including credit risk, interest rate risk, illiquid securities risk, and prepayment risk. There is also the possibility that the collateral securing a loan, if any, may be difficult to liquidate or be insufficient to cover the amount owed under the loan. These risks could cause the
Fund to lose income or principal on a particular investment, which in turn could affect the Fund’s returns. In addition, bank loans may settle on a delayed basis, resulting in the proceeds from the sale of such loans not being readily available to make additional investments or distributions. To the extent the extended settlement process gives rise to short-term liquidity needs, the Fund may hold additional cash, sell investments or temporarily borrow from banks or other lenders.
b.  Credit and Market Risk:
A debt instrument’s price depends, in part, on the credit quality of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or underlying collateral and can decline in response to changes in the financial condition of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or underlying collateral, or changes in specific or general market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. Funds that invest in high yield and emerging market instruments are subject to certain additional credit and market risks. The yields of high yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit risk. The Fund's investments in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk of not receiving timely and/or ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility, and less liquid secondary market trading. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, war, terrorism, natural disasters, public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. 
c.  Emerging Markets Risk:
The Fund is subject to emerging markets risk. This is a magnification of the risks that apply to foreign investments. These risks are greater for securities of companies in emerging market countries because the countries may have less stable governments, more volatile currencies and less established markets (see “Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies” below). Additional risks associated with investing in emerging markets include, among other things, smaller market capitalizations, less government regulation, less extensive and less frequent accounting, financial and other reporting requirements, loss resulting from problems in share registration and custody, and the nationalization of foreign deposits or assets.
d.  Focus Risk:
The Fund may have elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the United States due to focused investments in a limited number of countries or regions subject to foreign securities or currency risks. Such focused investments may subject the Fund to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions could cause the
 
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April 30, 2024

securities and their markets to be less liquid and their prices to be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. securities.
e.  High-Yield Bonds and Other Lower-Rated Securities Risk:
The Fund’s investments in high-yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) and other lower-rated securities will subject the Fund to substantial risk of loss. Investments in high-yield bonds are speculative and issuers of these securities are generally considered to be less financially secure and less able to repay interest and principal than issuers of investment-grade securities. Prices of high-yield bonds tend to be very volatile. These securities are less liquid than investment-grade debt securities and may be difficult to price or sell, particularly in times of negative sentiment toward high-yield securities.
f.  Interest Rate Risk:
The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities. Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk.
The Fund may be subject to a greater interest rate risk due to a changing interest rate environment and the effect of potential government monetary and fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.
Changes in interest rates or a lack of market participants may lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed-income or debt markets, making it more difficult for the Fund to sell its holdings.
g.  Risk Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies:
Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of U.S. issuers. These risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, and political or social instability or diplomatic developments, which could adversely affect investments in those countries. Foreign securities may also be harder to price than U.S. securities.
Certain countries also may impose substantial restrictions on investments in their capital markets by foreign entities, including restrictions on investments in issuers of industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interests. These factors may limit the investment opportunities available and result in a lack of liquidity and high price volatility with respect to securities of issuers from developing countries.
The value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. Dollar fluctuates in response to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical or other conditions. A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. Dollar reduces the value in U.S. Dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency. This risk may impact the Fund more greatly to the extent the Fund does not hedge its currency risk, or hedging techniques used by the Advisers are unsuccessful.
h.  Russia/Ukraine Risk:
In February 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine. The outbreak of hostilities between the two countries and the threat of wider spread hostilities could have a severe adverse effect on the region and global economies, including significant negative impacts on the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas. In addition, sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other countries, and any sanctions imposed in the future, could have a significant adverse impact on the Russian economy and related markets. The price and liquidity of investments may fluctuate widely as a result of the conflict and related events. This armed conflict is still ongoing as of the date of this report. How long the armed conflict and related events will last cannot be predicted. These tensions and any related events could have a significant impact on Fund performance and the value of the Fund's investments.
9.  Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Fund expects the risk of loss from such claims to be remote.
 
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April 30, 2024

10.  Tax Information
The U.S. federal income tax basis of the Fund's investments (including derivatives, if applicable) and the net unrealized depreciation as of April 30, 2024, were as follows:
Tax Cost of
Securities
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
$76,259,144 $991,598 $(6,540,563) $(5,548,965)
11.  Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no disclosures and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements as of April 30, 2024, other than as noted below.
On May 9, 2024 and June 11, 2024, the Fund announced that it will pay on May 31, 2024 and June 28, 2024, respectively, a distribution of U.S. $0.07 per share to all shareholders of record as of May 23, 2024 and June 21, 2024, respectively.
Effective June 30, 2024, Stephen Bird, an interested Director, departed as CEO of abrdn plc and resigned from the Board of the Fund. Effective June 30, 2024, Christian Pittard was appointed as an interested Director of the Fund. 
 
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Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Cash Purchase Plan  (Unaudited) 

The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute any net realized capital gains at least annually. Net investment income for this purpose is income other than net realized long-term and short-term capital gains net of expenses. Pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Cash Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), shareholders whose shares of common stock are registered in their own names will be deemed to have elected to have all distributions automatically reinvested by Computershare Trust Company N.A. (the “Plan Agent”) in the Fund shares pursuant to the Plan, unless such shareholders elect to receive distributions in cash. Shareholders who elect to receive distributions in cash will receive such distributions paid by check in U.S. Dollars mailed directly to the shareholder by the Plan Agent, as dividend paying agent. In the case of shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees that hold shares for others who are beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of shares certified from time to time by the shareholders as representing the total amount registered in such shareholders’ names and held for the account of beneficial owners that have not elected to receive distributions in cash. Investors that own shares registered in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee should consult with such nominee as to participation in the Plan through such nominee and may be required to have their shares registered in their own names in order to participate in the Plan. Please note that the Fund does not issue certificates so all shares will be registered in book entry form. The Plan Agent serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Plan. If the Directors of the Fund declare an income dividend or a capital gains distribution payable either in the Fund’s common stock or in cash, nonparticipants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive common stock, to be issued by the Fund or purchased by the Plan Agent in the open market, as provided below. If the market price per share (plus expected per share fees) on the valuation date equals or exceeds NAV per share on that date, the Fund will issue new shares to participants at NAV; provided, however, that if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the valuation date, then such shares will be issued at 95% of the market price. The valuation date will be the payable date for such distribution or dividend or, if that date is not a trading day on the NYSE American, the immediately preceding trading date. If NAV exceeds the market price of Fund shares at such time, or if the Fund should declare an income dividend or capital gains distribution payable only in cash, the Plan Agent will, as agent for the participants, buy Fund shares in the open market, on the NYSE American or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts on, or shortly after, the payment date. If, before the Plan Agent has completed its purchases, the market price exceeds the NAV of the Fund share, the average per share purchase price paid by the Plan Agent may exceed the NAV of the Fund’s shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Fund on the dividend payment date. Because of
the foregoing difficulty with respect to open-market purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open-market purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will cease making open-market purchases and will receive the uninvested portion of the dividend amount in newly issued shares at the close of business on the last purchase date.
Participants have the option of making additional cash payments of a minimum of $50 per investment (by check, one-time online bank debit or recurring automatic monthly ACH debit) to the Plan Agent for investment in the Fund’s common stock, with an annual maximum contribution of $250,000. The Plan Agent will wait up to three business days after receipt of a check or electronic funds transfer to ensure it receives good funds. Following confirmation of receipt of good funds, the Plan Agent will use all such funds received from participants to purchase Fund shares in the open market on the 25th day of each month or the next trading day if the 25th is not a trading day.
If the participant sets up recurring automatic monthly ACH debits, funds will be withdrawn from his or her U.S. bank account on the 20th of each month or the next business day if the 20th is not a banking business day and invested on the next investment date. The Plan Agent maintains all shareholder accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmations of all transactions in an account, including information needed by shareholders for personal and tax records. Shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Agent in the name of the participant, and each shareholder’s proxy will include those shares purchased pursuant to the Plan. There will be no brokerage charges with respect to common shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a per share fee of $0.02 incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions and voluntary cash payments made by the participant. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Plan Agent is required to pay.
Participants also have the option of selling their shares through the Plan. The Plan supports two types of sales orders. Batch order sales are submitted on each market day and will be grouped with other sale requests to be sold. The price will be the average sale price obtained by Computershare’s broker, net of fees, for each batch order and will be sold generally within 2 business days of the request during regular open market hours. Please note that all written sales requests are always processed by Batch Order. ($10 and $0.12 per share). Market Order sales will sell at the next available trade. The shares are sold real time when they hit the market, however an available trade must be presented to complete this transaction. Market Order sales may only
 
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Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Cash Purchase Plan  (Unaudited)  (concluded)

be requested by phone at 1-800-647-0584 or using Investor Center through www.computershare.com/buyaberdeen. ($25 and $0.12 per share).
The receipt of dividends and distributions under the Plan will not relieve participants of any income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions. The Fund or the Plan Agent may terminate the Plan as applied to any voluntary cash payments made and any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to notice of the termination sent to members of the Plan at least 30 days prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended by
the Fund or the Plan Agent, but (except when necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority) only by mailing a written notice at least 30 days prior to the effective date to the participants in the Plan. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent by phone at 1-800-647-0584, using Investor Center through www.computershare.com/buyaberdeen or in writing to Computershare Trust Company N.A., P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI 02940-3078. 
 
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Corporate Information 

Directors (as of April 30, 2024)
P. Gerald Malone, Chair
Radhika Ajmera
Stephen Bird
William J. Potter*
Moritz Sell
* Retired from the Board effective May 16, 2024 with Rahn Porter elected on the same date as presented in the annual proxy.
Investment Manager
abrdn Asia Limited
7 Straits View
#23-04 Marina One East Tower
Singapore 018936
Investment Sub-Adviser
abrdn Investments Limited
1 George Street
Edinburgh, EH2 2LL
United Kingdom
Administrator
abrdn Inc.
1900 Market Street, Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Congress Street, Suite 1
Boston, MA 02114-2016
Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43006
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP
1601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Legal Counsel
Dechert LLP
1900 K Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20006
Investor Relations
abrdn Inc.
1900 Market Street, Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-800-522-5465
Investor.Relations@abrdn.com
 
The Financial Statements as of April 30, 2024, included in this report, were not audited and accordingly, no opinion is expressed thereon.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock in the open market.
Shares of abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. are traded on the NYSE American under the symbol “FCO.” Information about the Fund’s net asset value and market price is available at www.abrdnfco.com.
This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. for their general information only. It does not have regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation and the particular needs of any specific person. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

FCO-SEMI-ANNUAL

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

This item is inapplicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

This item is inapplicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

This item is inapplicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

This item is inapplicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of close of the reporting period is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

This item is inapplicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a)  Not applicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

(b) There has been no change, as of the date of this filing, in any of the portfolio managers identified in response to paragraph (a)(1) of this Item in the registrant’s most recently filed annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

 

 

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Period  (a) Total No.
of Shares
Purchased
   (b) Average
Price Paid per
Share
   (c) Total No.
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs(1)
   (d) Maximum No.
of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs(1)
 
Month #1 (Nov. 1, 2023 — Nov. 30, 2023)               872,479 
Month #2 (Dec. 1, 2023 — Dec. 31, 2023)               872,479 
Month #3 (Jan. 1, 2024 — Jan. 31, 2024)               872,479 
Month #4 (Feb. 1, 2024 — Feb. 29, 2024)               872,479 
Month #5 (Mar. 1, 2024 — Mar. 31, 2024)               872,479 
Month #6 (Apr. 1, 2024 — Apr. 30, 2024)               872,479 
Total                 

 

  (1) On March 1, 2001, the Board of Trustees approved an open market share repurchase program (the “Program”). The Program allows the Fund to purchase, in the open market, its outstanding common shares, with the amount and timing of any repurchase determined at the discretion of the Fund’s investment adviser. Such purchases may be made opportunistically at certain discounts to NAV per share in the reasonable judgment of management based on historical discount levels and current market conditions. On a quarterly basis, the Fund’s Board will receive information on any transactions made pursuant to this policy during the prior quarter and management will post the number of shares repurchased on the Fund's website on a monthly basis. Under the terms of the Program, the Fund is permitted to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding shares of common stock in the open market during any 12 month period as of October 31 of the prior year. For the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund did not repurchase any shares through this program.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d15(b)).

 

(b)There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 14. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are exhibits to this Form N-CSR.

 

(a)(3)Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.

 

(b)The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act are exhibits to this Form N-CSR

 

 

 

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.

 

abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

By: /s/ Alan Goodson  
  Alan Goodson,  
  Principal Executive Officer of  
  abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc.  

 

Date: July 8, 2024

 

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/ Alan Goodson  
  Alan Goodson,  
  Principal Executive Officer of  
  abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc.  

 

Date: July 8, 2024

 

By: /s/ Sharon Ferrari  
  Sharon Ferrari,  
  Principal Financial Officer of  
  abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc.  

 

Date: July 8, 2024

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

I, Sharon Ferrari, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

 

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 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; and

 

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:      July 8, 2024

 

/s/ Sharon Ferrari  
Sharon Ferrari  
Principal Financial Officer  

 

 

 

 

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

I, Alan Goodson, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

 

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 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; and

 

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:     July 8, 2024

 

/s/ Alan Goodson  
Alan Goodson  
Principal Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.906CERT

 

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

Alan Goodson, Principal Executive Officer, and Sharon Ferrari, Principal Financial Officer, of abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), each certify that:

 

1.The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2024 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable; and

 

2.The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

/s/ Alan Goodson  
Alan Goodson  
Date: July 8, 2024  

 

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

/s/ Sharon Ferrari  
Sharon Ferrari  
Date: July 8, 2024  

 

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 


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