STATEMENT
OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
August 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description | Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% | | | | | |
Alabama - 3.9% | | | | | |
Alabama
Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds (Methodist Home for the Aging Obligated
Group) | | 5.50 | | 6/1/2030 | | 1,800,000 | | 1,795,455 | |
Alabama Special Care
Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds (Methodist Home for the Aging Obligated Group) | | 6.00 | | 6/1/2050 | | 2,710,000 | | 2,613,451 | |
Black Belt Energy Gas
District, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Gas Project) Ser. D1 | | 5.50 | | 2/1/2029 | | 4,625,000 | a | 4,954,404 | |
Energy Southeast A Cooperative District, Revenue Bonds, Ser.
B | | 5.25 | | 6/1/2032 | | 1,000,000 | a | 1,087,530 | |
Jefferson County, Revenue Bonds, Refunding | | 5.50 | | 10/1/2053 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,732,532 | |
| | 13,183,372 | |
Alaska
- .8% | | | | | |
Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding,
Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 6/1/2050 | | 2,900,000 | | 2,663,498 | |
Arizona
- 4.9% | | | | | |
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (Legacy
Cares Project) Ser. A | | 7.75 | | 7/1/2050 | | 4,305,000 | b,c | 172,200 | |
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (Sustainable
Bond) (Equitable School Revolving Fund Obligated Group) Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 11/1/2045 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,472,483 | |
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding (BASIS Schools Projects) Ser. A | | 5.25 | | 7/1/2047 | | 2,000,000 | b | 2,008,698 | |
Glendale Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding (Sun Health Services Obligated Group) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 11/15/2054 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,471,676 | |
La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds
(Harmony Public Schools) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 2/15/2048 | | 1,550,000 | | 1,554,579 | |
Maricopa County Industrial
Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Legacy Traditional Schools Project) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2049 | | 1,775,000 | b | 1,789,812 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2018-XF2537), (Salt
Verde Financial Corporation, Revenue Bonds) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.00% | | 6.42 | | 12/1/2037 | | 4,550,000 | b,d,e | 5,046,230 | |
The Phoenix Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Revenue
Bonds, Refunding (BASIS Schools Projects) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2046 | | 3,000,000 | b | 3,000,355 | |
| | 16,516,033 | |
Arkansas
- .6% | | | | | |
Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (Sustainable
Bond) (U.S. Steel Corp.) | | 5.70 | | 5/1/2053 | | 1,900,000 | | 2,027,398 | |
STATEMENT
OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
California
- 5.7% | | | | | |
California Municipal Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (United
Airlines Project) | | 4.00 | | 7/15/2029 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,003,035 | |
Golden State Tobacco
Securitization Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Tobacco Settlement Asset) Ser. B | | 5.00 | | 6/1/2051 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,038,682 | |
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Ser. B | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2051 | | 5,250,000 | | 5,445,263 | |
Tender Option Bond
Trust Receipts (Series 2022-XF3024), (San Francisco City & County, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser.
A) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.00% | | 6.99 | | 5/1/2044 | | 5,280,000 | b,d,e | 5,448,429 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XM1114), (Long
Beach Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 4.00% | | 5.46 | | 8/1/2053 | | 6,400,000 | b,d,e | 6,284,797 | |
| | 19,220,206 | |
Colorado
- 5.2% | | | | | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (CommonSpirit
Health Obligated Group) | | 5.25 | | 11/1/2052 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,084,277 | |
Colorado Health Facilities
Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Covenant Living Communities & Services Obligated Group) Ser.
A | | 4.00 | | 12/1/2050 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,600,467 | |
Colorado High Performance
Transportation Enterprise, Revenue Bonds (C-470 Express Lanes System) | | 5.00 | | 12/31/2056 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,520 | |
Dominion Water & Sanitation District, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding | | 5.88 | | 12/1/2052 | | 2,750,000 | | 2,812,497 | |
Tender Option Bond
Trust Receipts (Series 2020-XM0829), (Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(CommonSpirit Health Obligated Group) Ser. A1) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 4.00% | | 6.09 | | 8/1/2044 | | 3,260,000 | b,d,e | 3,729,835 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XM1124), (Colorado
Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligated Group) Ser. A)
Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 4.00% | | 3.59 | | 11/15/2048 | | 5,535,000 | b,d,e | 5,335,414 | |
| | 17,563,010 | |
Connecticut
- .2% | | | | | |
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding,
Ser. A1 | | 3.65 | | 11/15/2032 | | 530,000 | | 530,843 | |
Delaware
- 1.1% | | | | | |
Delaware Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (ACTS
Retirement-Life Communities Inc Obligated Group) | | 5.00 | | 11/15/2048 | | 3,700,000 | | 3,772,675 | |
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| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
District
of Columbia - .4% | | | | | |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding (Dulles Metrorail) Ser. B | | 4.00 | | 10/1/2049 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,417,502 | |
Florida - 9.4% | | | | | |
Atlantic
Beach, Revenue Bonds (Fleet Landing Project) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 11/15/2053 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,531,913 | |
Collier County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue
Bonds (NCH Healthcare System Project) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 10/1/2054 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,142,469 | |
Florida Housing Finance
Corp., Revenue Bonds (Insured; GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC) Ser. 1 | | 4.40 | | 7/1/2044 | | 2,150,000 | | 2,145,297 | |
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 10/1/2049 | | 4,065,000 | | 3,817,811 | |
Hillsborough County
Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (BayCare Obligated Group) Ser. C | | 4.13 | | 11/15/2051 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,917,284 | |
Hillsborough County Port District, Revenue Bonds (Tampa Port
Authority Project) Ser. B | | 5.00 | | 6/1/2046 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,561,464 | |
Lee Memorial Health
System, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A1 | | 4.00 | | 4/1/2049 | | 1,600,000 | | 1,520,675 | |
Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer System, Revenue Bonds
(Insured; Build America Mutual) | | 4.00 | | 10/1/2051 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,448,182 | |
Palm Beach County Health
Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (ACTS Retirement-Life Communities Obligated Group) | | 5.00 | | 11/15/2045 | | 2,075,000 | | 2,126,134 | |
Palm Beach County Health
Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Lifespace Communities Obligated Group) Ser. B | | 4.00 | | 5/15/2053 | | 1,000,000 | | 815,647 | |
Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding (Lifespace Communities Obligated Group) Ser. C | | 7.63 | | 5/15/2058 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,135,247 | |
Seminole County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue
Bonds, Refunding (Legacy Pointe at UCF Project) | | 5.75 | | 11/15/2054 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,003,017 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XM1122), (Miami-Dade
FL County Water & Sewer System, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. B) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate
4.00% | | 3.54 | | 10/1/2049 | | 7,500,000 | b,d,e | 7,264,483 | |
| | 31,429,623 | |
Georgia - 8.0% | | | | | |
Georgia
Municipal Electric Authority, Revenue Bonds (Plant Vogtle Units 3&4 Project) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2052 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,638,269 | |
Main Street Natural
Gas, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 6/1/2030 | | 1,000,000 | a | 1,063,479 | |
Main Street Natural Gas, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 9/1/2031 | | 4,560,000 | a | 4,929,184 | |
STATEMENT
OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Georgia
- 8.0% (continued) | | | | | |
Tender Option Bond
Trust Receipts (Series 2016-XM0435), (Private Colleges & Universities Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding (Emory University)) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.00% | | 6.86 | | 10/1/2043 | | 6,000,000 | b,d,e | 6,010,667 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2020-XM0825), (Brookhaven
Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) Ser. A) Recourse, Underlying
Coupon Rate 4.00% | | 4.71 | | 7/1/2044 | | 4,220,000 | b,d,e | 4,528,419 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XF3183), (Municipal
Electric Authority of Georgia, Revenue Bonds (Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project) Ser. A) Recourse,
Underlying Coupon Rate 5.00% | | 6.71 | | 1/1/2059 | | 2,720,000 | b,d,e | 2,761,877 | |
The Atlanta Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A1 | | 5.25 | | 7/1/2040 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,013,004 | |
The Burke County Development
Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Oglethorpe Power Corp.) Ser. D | | 4.13 | | 11/1/2045 | | 4,200,000 | | 4,019,166 | |
| | 26,964,065 | |
Hawaii
- .8% | | | | | |
Hawaii Airports System, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2047 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,620,548 | |
Illinois
- 12.5% | | | | | |
Chicago Board of Education, GO, Refunding, Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 12/1/2033 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,293,631 | |
Chicago II, GO, Refunding,
Ser. A | | 6.00 | | 1/1/2038 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,115,679 | |
Chicago II, GO, Ser.
A | | 5.00 | | 1/1/2044 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,088,084 | |
Chicago II Wastewater
Transmission, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. C | | 5.00 | | 1/1/2039 | | 2,330,000 | | 2,336,344 | |
Chicago Midway International Airport, Revenue Bonds, Refunding,
Ser. C | | 5.00 | | 1/1/2040 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,599,560 | |
Illinois, GO, Ser.
A | | 5.00 | | 5/1/2038 | | 2,850,000 | | 2,970,404 | |
Illinois, GO, Ser.
B | | 5.00 | | 11/1/2030 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,640,430 | |
Illinois, GO, Ser.
D | | 5.00 | | 11/1/2028 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,188,554 | |
Metropolitan Pier &
Exposition Authority, Revenue Bonds (McCormick Place Expansion Project) | | 5.00 | | 6/15/2057 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,544,995 | |
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Revenue Bonds
(McCormick Place Project) (Insured; National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) Ser. A | | 0.00 | | 12/15/2036 | | 2,500,000 | f | 1,529,840 | |
Sales Tax Securitization Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding,
Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 1/1/2039 | | 2,250,000 | | 2,256,834 | |
Tender Option Bond
Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XF1623), (Regional Transportation Authority Illinois, Revenue Bonds, Ser.
B) Non-Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 4.00% | | 4.93 | | 6/1/2048 | | 2,625,000 | b,d,e | 2,515,897 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Illinois
- 12.5% (continued) | | | | | |
Tender Option Bond
Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XM1112), (Chicago IL Water Works, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Assured Guaranty
Municipal Corp.) Ser. A) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.25% | | 3.00 | | 11/1/2053 | | 10,000,000 | b,d,e | 10,869,441 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2024-XF3244), (Chicago
O' International Airport, Revenue Bonds, Refunding) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.50% | | 5.50 | | 1/1/2059 | | 2,850,000 | b,d,e | 3,098,516 | |
| | 42,048,209 | |
Indiana - .9% | | | | | |
Indiana
Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (Sustainable Bond) | | 7.00 | | 3/1/2039 | | 4,025,000 | b | 738,708 | |
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Revenue
Bonds (Insured; Build America Mutual) Ser. F1 | | 5.25 | | 3/1/2067 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,341,751 | |
Valparaiso, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Pratt Paper (IN) LLC
Project) | | 5.00 | | 1/1/2054 | | 750,000 | b | 775,375 | |
| | 2,855,834 | |
Iowa - 1.3% | | | | | |
Iowa
Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project) | | 5.00 | | 12/1/2032 | | 2,195,000 | g | 2,552,845 | |
Iowa Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Lifespace
Communities Obligated Group) Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 5/15/2053 | | 1,000,000 | | 815,647 | |
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Revenue Bonds, Ser. B | | 5.00 | | 12/1/2032 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,074,403 | |
| | 4,442,895 | |
Kentucky
- 2.1% | | | | | |
Christian County, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Jennie Stuart
Medical Center Obligated Group) | | 5.50 | | 2/1/2044 | | 2,800,000 | | 2,824,924 | |
Kentucky Public Energy
Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 5/1/2055 | | 1,250,000 | a | 1,327,578 | |
Kentucky Public Energy Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A1 | | 4.00 | | 8/1/2030 | | 2,680,000 | a | 2,694,809 | |
| | 6,847,311 | |
Louisiana - 4.2% | | | | | |
Louisiana
Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(Westlake Chemical Project) | | 3.50 | | 11/1/2032 | | 2,285,000 | | 2,232,494 | |
Louisiana Public Facilities
Authority, Revenue Bonds (Calcasieu Bridge Partners) | | 5.75 | | 9/1/2064 | | 2,345,000 | | 2,568,967 | |
STATEMENT
OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Louisiana
- 4.2% (continued) | | | | | |
New Orleans Aviation
Board, Revenue Bonds (General Airport-N Terminal Project) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 1/1/2048 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,019,175 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2018-XF2584), (Louisiana
Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Project))
Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.00% | | 6.57 | | 7/1/2047 | | 8,195,000 | b,d,e | 8,362,872 | |
| | 14,183,508 | |
Maryland
- 2.1% | | | | | |
Maryland Economic Development Corp., Revenue Bonds (College
Park Leonardtown Project) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.25 | | 7/1/2064 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,062,307 | |
Maryland Economic Development Corp., Revenue Bonds (Sustainable
Bond) (Purple Line Transit Partners) Ser. B | | 5.25 | | 6/30/2055 | | 2,575,000 | | 2,681,537 | |
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue
Bonds (Adventist Healthcare Obligated Group) Ser. A | | 5.50 | | 1/1/2046 | | 3,250,000 | | 3,305,012 | |
| | 7,048,856 | |
Massachusetts
- 3.3% | | | | | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding (Boston Medical Center Corp. Obligated Group) | | 5.25 | | 7/1/2052 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,091,063 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding (UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group) Ser. K | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2038 | | 1,130,000 | | 1,153,588 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding, Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2029 | | 205,000 | | 211,989 | |
Massachusetts Development
Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Ser. T | | 4.00 | | 3/1/2054 | | 1,000,000 | | 968,268 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Ser. B | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2030 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,065,842 | |
Tender Option Bond
Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XF1604), (Massachusetts State Transportation Fund, Revenue Bonds, Ser.
B) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.00% | | 7.09 | | 6/1/2053 | | 6,000,000 | b,d,e | 6,533,712 | |
| | 11,024,462 | |
Michigan
- 4.9% | | | | | |
Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System, Revenue
Bonds, Refunding, Ser. C | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2036 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,055,409 | |
Michigan Building Authority, Revenue
Bonds, Refunding | | 4.00 | | 10/15/2049 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,428,801 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, Revenue
Bonds (Sustainable Bond) (Henry Ford) | | 5.50 | | 2/28/2049 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,127,634 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Michigan
- 4.9% (continued) | | | | | |
Michigan Finance Authority, Revenue
Bonds, Refunding (Beaumont-Spectrum) | | 4.00 | | 4/15/2042 | | 1,000,000 | | 986,800 | |
Michigan Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser.
A | | 4.00 | | 12/1/2049 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,900,513 | |
Michigan Strategic
Fund, Revenue Bonds (AMT-I-75 Improvement Project) | | 5.00 | | 12/31/2043 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,123,302 | |
Pontiac School District, GO (Insured; Qualified School Board
Loan Fund) | | 4.00 | | 5/1/2045 | | 2,700,000 | | 2,657,865 | |
| | 16,280,324 | |
Minnesota
- 1.2% | | | | | |
Duluth Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(Essentia Health Obligated Group) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 2/15/2058 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,065,320 | |
Missouri - 3.8% | | | | | |
Missouri
Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Lutheran Senior Services Projects) | | 5.00 | | 2/1/2046 | | 1,200,000 | | 1,207,904 | |
St. Louis Land Clearance
for Redevelopment Authority, Revenue Bonds (National Geospatial Intelligence) | | 5.13 | | 6/1/2046 | | 4,570,000 | | 4,594,115 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XM1116), (Jackson
County Missouri Special Obligation, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A) Non-Recourse, Underlying Coupon
Rate 4.25% | | 3.00 | | 12/1/2053 | | 6,000,000 | b,d,e | 5,860,410 | |
The Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue
Bonds (Lutheran Senior Services Projects) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 2/1/2042 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,025,461 | |
| | 12,687,890 | |
Nebraska
- .3% | | | | | |
Omaha Public Power District, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 2/1/2051 | | 1,000,000 | | 965,527 | |
Nevada
- 2.3% | | | | | |
Clark County School District, GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty
Municipal Corp.) Ser. A | | 4.25 | | 6/15/2041 | | 2,770,000 | | 2,832,238 | |
Reno, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 4.00 | | 6/1/2058 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,714,330 | |
| | 7,546,568 | |
New
Hampshire - .9% | | | | | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (University
of Nevada Reno Project) (Insured; Build America Mutual) Ser. A | | 5.25 | | 6/1/2051 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,633,280 | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding (Springpoint Senior Living Obligated Group) | | 4.00 | | 1/1/2041 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,382,762 | |
| | 3,016,042 | |
STATEMENT
OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
New Jersey
- 3.9% | | | | | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue
Bonds (RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group) | | 4.00 | | 7/1/2051 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,227,404 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Revenue Bonds | | 5.00 | | 6/15/2044 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,622,787 | |
New Jersey Transportation
Trust Fund Authority, Revenue Bonds | | 5.25 | | 6/15/2043 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,573,880 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Revenue Bonds | | 5.50 | | 6/15/2050 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,207,829 | |
South Jersey Port Corp., Revenue
Bonds, Ser. B | | 5.00 | | 1/1/2042 | | 2,025,000 | | 2,079,128 | |
Tender Option Bond
Trust Receipts (Series 2018-XF2538), (New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds) Recourse,
Underlying Coupon Rate 5.25% | | 7.28 | | 6/15/2040 | | 4,250,000 | b,d,e | 4,335,186 | |
| | 13,046,214 | |
New Mexico - .5% | | | | | |
New
Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC) Ser. E | | 4.70 | | 9/1/2054 | | 1,650,000 | | 1,658,831 | |
New York - 12.5% | | | | | |
New
York Convention Center Development Corp., Revenue Bonds (Hotel Unit Fee) (Insured; Assured Guaranty
Municipal Corp.) Ser. B | | 0.00 | | 11/15/2052 | | 6,400,000 | f | 1,659,631 | |
New York Liberty Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(Class 1-3 World Trade Center Project) | | 5.00 | | 11/15/2044 | | 3,400,000 | b | 3,402,846 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(Montefiore Obligated Group) Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 9/1/2050 | | 1,000,000 | | 907,668 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds (Sustainable
Bond) Ser. B1 | | 4.70 | | 11/1/2059 | | 1,455,000 | | 1,465,805 | |
New York Transportation
Development Corp., Revenue Bonds (Delta Air Lines) | | 4.00 | | 1/1/2036 | | 2,190,000 | | 2,168,256 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., Revenue Bonds
(JFK International Airport Terminal) | | 5.00 | | 12/1/2040 | | 3,050,000 | | 3,221,745 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., Revenue Bonds
(LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2046 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,999,883 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., Revenue Bonds
(LaGuradia Airport Terminal) | | 5.63 | | 4/1/2040 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,077,875 | |
New York Transportation
Development Corp., Revenue Bonds (Sustainable Bond) (JFK International Airport Terminal One Project)
(Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.13 | | 6/30/2060 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,042,099 | |
Niagara Area Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(Covanta Project) Ser. A | | 4.75 | | 11/1/2042 | | 1,000,000 | b | 958,805 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
New York
- 12.5% (continued) | | | | | |
Tender Option Bond
Trust Receipts (Series 2022-XM1004), (Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(Sustainable Bond) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. C) Non-Recourse, Underlying Coupon
Rate 4.00% | | 4.62 | | 11/15/2047 | | 5,400,000 | b,d,e | 5,283,759 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XF1638), (New
York City Transitional Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. E1) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate
4.00% | | 5.01 | | 2/1/2049 | | 10,000,000 | b,d,e | 9,798,417 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2024-XM1174), (New
York State Transportation Development Corp., Revenue Bonds (Sustainable Bond) (JFK International Airport
Terminal one Project) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.25% | | 7.66 | | 6/30/2060 | | 2,760,000 | b,d,e | 2,927,874 | |
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Ser. A1 | | 4.13 | | 5/15/2064 | | 3,500,000 | | 3,420,827 | |
Westchester County
Local Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Purchase Senior Learning Community Obligated Group) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2046 | | 1,650,000 | b | 1,666,039 | |
| | 42,001,529 | |
North Carolina - 1.0% | | | | | |
North
Carolina Medical Care Commission, Revenue Bonds (Carolina Meadows Obligated Group) | | 5.25 | | 12/1/2054 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,675,686 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(Lutheran Services for the Aging Obligated Group) | | 4.00 | | 3/1/2051 | | 900,000 | | 766,293 | |
| | 3,441,979 | |
Ohio
- 3.2% | | | | | |
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding, Ser. B2 | | 5.00 | | 6/1/2055 | | 8,030,000 | | 7,392,472 | |
Centerville, Revenue
Bonds, Refunding (Graceworks Lutheran Services Obligated Group) | | 5.25 | | 11/1/2047 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,437,848 | |
Cuyahoga County, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (The MetroHealth
System) | | 5.00 | | 2/15/2052 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,011,131 | |
Port of Greater Cincinnati
Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Duke Energy Co.) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal
Corp.) Ser. B | | 4.38 | | 12/1/2058 | | 890,000 | | 891,485 | |
| | 10,732,936 | |
STATEMENT
OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Oklahoma
- 2.9% | | | | | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XF1572), (Oklahoma
Water Resources Board State Loan Program, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate
4.13% | | 5.84 | | 10/1/2053 | | 10,000,000 | b,d,e | 9,860,842 | |
Oregon
- 1.0% | | | | | |
Port of Portland, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. 28 | | 4.00 | | 7/1/2047 | | 2,720,000 | | 2,606,544 | |
Yamhill County Hospital
Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Friendsview Retirement Community) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 11/15/2046 | | 1,000,000 | | 853,050 | |
| | 3,459,594 | |
Pennsylvania
- 7.6% | | | | | |
Clairton Municipal Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser.
B | | 4.38 | | 12/1/2042 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,267,794 | |
Crawford County Hospital
Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Meadville Medical Center Project) Ser. A | | 6.00 | | 6/1/2046 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,010,752 | |
Franklin County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue
Bonds, Refunding (Menno-Haven Project) | | 5.00 | | 12/1/2053 | | 1,000,000 | | 923,516 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Revenue
Bonds (The Penndot Major Bridges) | | 6.00 | | 6/30/2061 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,219,494 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Revenue
Bonds, Refunding (Presbyterian Senior Living) | | 4.00 | | 7/1/2046 | | 1,000,000 | | 940,184 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 12/1/2050 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,413,013 | |
Tender Option Bond
Trust Receipts (Series 2022-XF1408), (Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Refunding,
Ser. A) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 4.00% | | 4.74 | | 12/1/2051 | | 10,000,000 | b,d,e | 9,558,522 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2022-XF1525), (Pennsylvania
Economic Development Financing Authority UPMC, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate
4.00% | | 4.54 | | 5/15/2053 | | 3,440,000 | b,d,e | 3,249,995 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XM1133), (Philadelphia
Water & Wastewater, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. B)
Non-Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.50% | | 8.61 | | 9/1/2053 | | 4,380,000 | b,d,e | 4,984,298 | |
| | 25,567,568 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Rhode
Island - 2.2% | | | | | |
Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., Revenue
Bonds (Lifespan Obligated Group) | | 5.25 | | 5/15/2054 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,340,929 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XM1117), (Rhode
Island Infrastructure Bank State Revolving Fund, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon
Rate 4.25% | | 4.93 | | 10/1/2053 | | 6,000,000 | b,d,e | 6,023,557 | |
| | 7,364,486 | |
South Carolina - 4.8% | | | | | |
South
Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Bon Secours Mercy Health) | | 4.00 | | 12/1/2044 | | 3,500,000 | | 3,427,265 | |
South Carolina Public
Service Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Santee Cooper) Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 12/1/2055 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,860,556 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2024-XM1175), (South
Carolina Public Service Authority,Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)
Ser. B) Non-Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.00% | | 5.86 | | 12/1/2054 | | 10,200,000 | b,d,e | 10,945,776 | |
| | 16,233,597 | |
South
Dakota - 1.0% | | | | | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2022-XF1409), (South
Dakota Heath & Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Avera Health Obligated
Group)) Non-Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.00% | | 7.10 | | 7/1/2046 | | 3,200,000 | b,d,e | 3,253,010 | |
Tennessee - .4% | | | | | |
Knox
County Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, Revenue Bond (University of Tennessee Project)
(Insured; Build America Mutual) Ser. B1 | | 5.25 | | 7/1/2064 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,374,860 | |
Texas - 11.7% | | | | | |
Aldine
Independent School District, GO (Insured; Permanent School Fund Guarantee Program) | | 4.00 | | 2/15/2054 | | 1,000,000 | | 958,530 | |
Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds (Uplift
Education) (Insured; Permanent School Fund Guarantee Program) Ser. A | | 4.25 | | 12/1/2048 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,490,477 | |
Beaumont Navigation District, Revenue Bonds (Jefferson Gulf
Coast Energy Project) Ser. A | | 5.25 | | 1/1/2054 | | 1,000,000 | b | 1,063,608 | |
Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds (IDEA
Public Schools) Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 8/15/2051 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,835,005 | |
STATEMENT
OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Texas
- 11.7% (continued) | | | | | |
Clifton Higher Education
Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds (International Leadership of Texas) Ser. A | | 5.75 | | 8/15/2045 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,529,371 | |
Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds (International
Leadership of Texas) Ser. D | | 6.13 | | 8/15/2048 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,043,496 | |
Clifton Higher Education
Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds (Uplift Education) Ser. A | | 4.50 | | 12/1/2044 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,398,309 | |
Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(International Leadership of Texas) (Insured; Permanent School Fund Guarantee Program) Ser. A | | 4.25 | | 8/15/2053 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,025,843 | |
Dallas Independent
School District, GO, Refunding (Insured; Permanent School Fund Guarantee Program) | | 4.00 | | 2/15/2054 | | 1,000,000 | | 965,052 | |
Fort Bend County, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Insured; Assured
Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 4.25 | | 3/1/2054 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,491,737 | |
Grand Parkway Transportation
Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding | | 4.00 | | 10/1/2049 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,910,559 | |
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. A | | 0.00 | | 11/15/2051 | | 7,500,000 | f | 2,024,750 | |
Houston Airport System, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Insured;
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. A | | 4.50 | | 7/1/2053 | | 1,700,000 | | 1,715,501 | |
Houston Airport System, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A | | 4.00 | | 7/1/2046 | | 1,000,000 | | 944,159 | |
Lamar Consolidated
Independent School District, GO | | 4.00 | | 2/15/2053 | | 1,000,000 | | 956,745 | |
Love Field Airport Modernization Corp., Revenue Bonds (Southwest
Airlines Co. Project) | | 5.00 | | 11/1/2028 | | 850,000 | | 850,173 | |
Midland Independent
School District, GO (Insured; Permanent School Fund Guaranteed) | | 5.00 | | 2/15/2050 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,554,055 | |
Mission Economic Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(Natgasoline Project) | | 4.63 | | 10/1/2031 | | 1,000,000 | b | 1,001,437 | |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Revenue
Bonds (Baylor Scott & White Health Project) | | 5.00 | | 11/15/2051 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,588,867 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2023-XM1125), (Medina
Valley Independent School District, GO (Insured; Permanent School Fund Guarantee Program)) Non-recourse,
Underlying Coupon Rate 4.00% | | 2.95 | | 2/15/2053 | | 6,000,000 | b,d,e | 5,782,310 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Texas
- 11.7% (continued) | | | | | |
Texas Municipal Gas
Acquisition & Supply Corp. IV, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B | | 5.50 | | 1/1/2034 | | 1,500,000 | a | 1,690,475 | |
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., Revenue
Bonds, Refunding (LBJ Infrastructure Group) | | 4.00 | | 12/31/2039 | | 1,345,000 | | 1,344,125 | |
| | 39,164,584 | |
U.S.
Related - 1.4% | | | | | |
Puerto Rico, GO, Ser. A | | 0.00 | | 7/1/2033 | | 284,274 | f | 191,594 | |
Puerto Rico, GO, Ser. A1 | | 4.00 | | 7/1/2037 | | 170,415 | | 166,722 | |
Puerto Rico, GO, Ser. A1 | | 4.00 | | 7/1/2035 | | 198,557 | | 195,971 | |
Puerto Rico, GO, Ser. A1 | | 4.00 | | 7/1/2046 | | 240,964 | | 223,743 | |
Puerto Rico, GO, Ser. A1 | | 4.00 | | 7/1/2041 | | 231,699 | | 220,221 | |
Puerto Rico, GO, Ser. A1 | | 4.00 | | 7/1/2033 | | 220,898 | | 219,266 | |
Puerto Rico, GO, Ser. A1 | | 5.38 | | 7/1/2025 | | 122,839 | | 123,705 | |
Puerto Rico, GO, Ser. A1 | | 5.63 | | 7/1/2029 | | 2,489,835 | | 2,678,503 | |
Puerto Rico, GO, Ser. A1 | | 5.63 | | 7/1/2027 | | 243,790 | | 253,937 | |
Puerto Rico, GO, Ser. A1 | | 5.75 | | 7/1/2031 | | 232,950 | | 258,110 | |
| | 4,531,772 | |
Utah
- 1.6% | | | | | |
Salt Lake City, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2048 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,047,036 | |
Salt Lake City, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2042 | | 1,265,000 | | 1,287,866 | |
Utah Infrastructure Agency, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser.
A | | 5.00 | | 10/15/2037 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,051,762 | |
| | 5,386,664 | |
Virginia
- 6.2% | | | | | |
Henrico County Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 4.07 | | 8/23/2027 | | 2,500,000 | d | 2,797,031 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2018-XM0593), (Hampton
Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, Revenue Bonds) Non-recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.50% | | 8.58 | | 7/1/2057 | | 7,500,000 | b,d,e | 8,211,840 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2024-XM1176), (Virginia
State Housing Development Authority, Revenue Bonds) Ser. A) Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 4.80% | | 6.40 | | 9/1/2059 | | 3,495,000 | b,d,e | 3,560,486 | |
Virginia College Building Authority, Revenue Bonds (Sustainable
Bond) (Marymount University Project) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2045 | | 1,000,000 | b | 891,705 | |
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds
(Transform 66 P3 Project) | | 5.00 | | 12/31/2052 | | 4,350,000 | | 4,413,740 | |
Williamsburg Economic
Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (William & Mary Project) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal
Corp.) Ser. A | | 4.13 | | 7/1/2058 | | 1,000,000 | | 985,928 | |
| | 20,860,730 | |
STATEMENT
OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description
| Coupon
Rate
(%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount
($) | | Value
($) | |
Long-Term
Municipal Investments - 148.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Washington
- 1.0% | | | | | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Series 2024--XF1730), (Port
of Seattle Washington, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. B) Non-Recourse, Underlying Coupon Rate 5.25% | | 7.81 | | 7/1/2049 | | 1,750,000 | b,d,e | 1,882,378 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission, Revenue Bonds, Refunding
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Obligated Group) Ser. A | | 5.00 | | 1/1/2051 | | 1,465,000 | b | 1,305,856 | |
| | 3,188,234 | |
Wisconsin
- 4.7% | | | | | |
Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (CHF - Wilmington)
(Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | | 5.00 | | 7/1/2058 | | 3,665,000 | | 3,743,664 | |
Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (Cone Health) Ser.
A | | 5.00 | | 10/1/2052 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,056,061 | |
Public Finance Authority, Revenue
Bonds (EMU Campus Living) (Insured; Build America Mutual) Ser. A1 | | 5.50 | | 7/1/2052 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,632,617 | |
Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (EMU Campus Living)
(Insured; Build America Mutual) Ser. A1 | | 5.63 | | 7/1/2055 | | 1,650,000 | | 1,810,789 | |
Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds (Gannon University
Project) | | 5.00 | | 5/1/2042 | | 750,000 | | 741,124 | |
Public Finance Authority, Revenue
Bonds, Refunding (Mary's Woods at Marylhurst Project) | | 5.25 | | 5/15/2042 | | 750,000 | b | 755,376 | |
Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. 1 | | 5.75 | | 7/1/2062 | | 3,590,782 | | 3,852,121 | |
Wisconsin Health &
Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Bellin Memorial Hospital Obligated Group) | | 5.50 | | 12/1/2052 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,111,155 | |
Wisconsin Health &
Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (St. Camillus Health System Obligated Group) | | 5.00 | | 11/1/2046 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,136,189 | |
| | 15,839,096 | |
Total Investments (cost $490,776,158) | | 148.4% | 497,888,045 | |
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables | | (48.4%) | (162,298,795) | |
Net Assets Applicable
to Common Stockholders | | 100.0% | 335,589,250 | |
GO—General
Obligation
a These
securities have a put feature; the date shown represents the put date and the bond holder can take a
specific action to retain the bond after the put date.
b Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under
the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration,
normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2024, these securities were valued at $192,840,069
or 57.46% of net assets.
c Non-income
producing—security in default.
d The Variable Rate is determined by the Remarketing Agent in
its sole discretion based on prevailing market conditions and may, but need not, be established by reference
to one or more financial indices.
e Collateral for floating rate borrowings. The coupon rate given
represents the current interest rate for the inverse floating rate security.
f Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through
the accretion of discount.
g These
securities are prerefunded; the date shown represents the prerefunded date. Bonds which are prerefunded
are collateralized by U.S. Government securities which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal
and interest on the municipal issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.
STATEMENT
OF FINANCIAL FUTURES
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
August 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
The
following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2024 in
valuing the fund’s investments:
| | | | | | | |
| | Level 1-Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level
2- Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3-Significant Unobservable
Inputs | Total | |
Assets ($) | | |
Investments in Securities:† | | |
Municipal
Securities | - | 497,888,045 | | - | 497,888,045 | |
Liabilities
($) | | |
Other Financial Instruments: | | |
Inverse Floater Notes†† | - | (115,790,000) | | - | (115,790,000) | |
VMTP
Shares†† | - | (49,300,000) | | - | (49,300,000) | |
† See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations,
if any.
†† Certain
of the fund’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial
reporting purposes.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive
releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants.
The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic
946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance
with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that
would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy
that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives
the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
(Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
Additionally,
GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly
and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced
disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.
Various
inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.
These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—unadjusted quoted
prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—other significant
observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds,
credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including
the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The
inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated
with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result
in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used
to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
The fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”)
has designated the Adviser as the fund’s valuation designee to make all fair value determinations with
respect to the fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight and pursuant to Rule
2a-5 under the Act.
Investments in municipal securities are valued each business day by an independent
pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board. Investments for which quoted bid prices are
readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service
are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such
securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for
such securities). Municipal investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are
carried at fair value as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of the
following: yields or prices of municipal securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type;
indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. The Service is engaged under the
general oversight of the Board. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level
2 of the fair value hierarchy.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not
readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of
a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which
the security is principally traded, but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may
value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the
Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical
data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence
the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of
the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the
fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.
For securities where
observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities
are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Inverse Floater Securities:
The fund participates in secondary inverse floater structures in which fixed-rate, tax-exempt municipal
bonds are transferred to a trust (the “Inverse Floater Trust”). The Inverse Floater Trust typically
issues two variable rate securities that are collateralized by the cash flows of the fixed-rate, tax-exempt
municipal bonds. One of these variable rate securities pays interest based on a short-term floating rate
set by a remarketing agent at predetermined intervals (“Trust Certificates”). A residual interest
tax-exempt security is also created by the Inverse Floater Trust, which is transferred to the fund, and
is paid interest based on the remaining cash flows of the Inverse Floater Trust, after payment of interest
on the other securities and various expenses of the Inverse Floater Trust. An Inverse Floater Trust may
be collapsed without the consent of the fund due to certain termination events such as bankruptcy, default
or other credit event.
The fund accounts for the transfer of bonds to the Inverse
Floater Trust as secured borrowings, with the securities transferred remaining in the fund’s investments,
and the Trust Certificates reflected as fund liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The fund may invest in inverse floater securities on either a non-recourse or
recourse basis. These securities are typically supported by a liquidity facility provided by a bank or
other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the Trust Certificates
to tender their certificates in exchange for payment from the Liquidity Provider of par plus accrued
interest on any business day prior to a termination event. When the fund invests in inverse floater securities
on a non-recourse basis, the Liquidity Provider is required to make a payment under the liquidity facility
due to a termination event to the holders of the Trust Certificates. When this occurs, the Liquidity
Provider typically liquidates all or a portion of the municipal securities held in the Inverse Floater
Trust. A liquidation shortfall occurs if the Trust Certificates exceed the proceeds of the sale of the
bonds in the Inverse Floater Trust (“Liquidation Shortfall”). When a fund invests in inverse floater
securities on a recourse basis, the fund typically enters into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity
Provider where the fund is required to repay the Liquidity Provider the amount of any Liquidation Shortfall.
As a result, a fund investing in a recourse inverse floater security bears the risk of loss with respect
to any Liquidation Shortfall.
At August 31, 2024, accumulated net unrealized appreciation
on investments was $7,111,887, consisting of $17,872,308 gross unrealized appreciation and $10,760,421
gross unrealized depreciation.
At August 31, 2024, the cost of investments
for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes
(see the Statement of Investments).
Additional investment related disclosures
are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the
SEC on Form N-CSR.
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