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1 SEMIANNual REPORT November 30, 2017 TRBFX TRLDX T. Rowe Price Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund I Class The fund invests in Treasury inflation protected securities and other short- and intermediate-term bonds to provide income consistent with the current inflation rate.

2 T. Rowe Price Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund HIGHLIGHTS U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) produced generally positive returns over the six-month period ended November 30, 2017, although shorter-maturity TIPS recorded modest losses. Rising gas prices contributed to higher inflation readings near the end of the reporting period. The Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1 5 Year Treasury TIPS Index in our six-month reporting period. The fund s yield curve positioning aided relative results during the period. We expect core inflation to firm in the coming months, although the Federal Reserve s plans to continue raising interest rates could put a cap on TIPS performance in the medium term. The views and opinions in this report were current as of November 30, They are not guarantees of performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and the managers reserve the right to change their views about individual stocks, sectors, and the markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the fund s future investment intent. The report is certified under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires mutual funds and other public companies to affirm that, to the best of their knowledge, the information in their financial reports is fairly and accurately stated in all material respects. REPORTS ON THE WEB Sign up for our Program, and you can begin to receive updated fund reports and prospectuses online rather than through the mail. Log in to your account at troweprice.com for more information.

3 Manager s Letter Fellow Shareholders U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) generally produced positive results over the six-month period ended November 30, 2017, and outperformed nominal Treasuries, although shorter-maturity TIPS recorded modest losses. Inflation was weaker than expected at the start of our reporting period but firmed up in September when the effects of Hurricane Harvey led to a spike in gasoline prices and ended a run of four months when headline inflation came in under 2% on an annualized basis. The real (inflation-adjusted) yields offered by 30-year TIPS were a bit lower at the end of the period, but the yields offered by shorter-maturity TIPS increased. Performance Comparison Six-Month Period Ended 11/30/17 Total Return Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund 0.00% Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund I Class 0.00 Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1 5 Year Treasury TIPS Index Your fund returned 0.00% in the sixmonth period ended November 30, As shown in the Performance Comparison table, the fund outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1 5 Year Treasury TIPS Index. (The performance of the fund s I Class shares may vary due to a different fee structure.) Economy and Interest Rates The U.S. economy picked up after a sluggish first quarter, with gross domestic product increasing at an annualized rate of 3.1% and 3.2% in the second and third quarters, respectively. The labor market has been healthy, with the national unemployment rate reaching a 17-year low in October. The headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.2% for the 12-month period through November with gasoline prices up 1

4 What Rising Rates Mean for Bonds With the Federal Reserve expected to continue its measured approach to interest rate hikes, yields on U.S. Treasuries and other fixed income securities have slowly increased from the low levels of the recent past. We expect the Fed to pause after each increase in the federal funds rate and to carefully analyze incoming U.S. economic data to be sure that economic activity is strong enough to withstand further incremental moves toward normalization of monetary policy. The Fed s more gradual approach to interest rate increases than in previous cycles nonetheless brings the risk of rising rates to the forefront for bond investors. Higher interest rates weigh on the prices of most types of bonds. Importantly, investors also need to understand that not all bonds or bond funds respond uniformly in such an environment. In particular, the duration of a bond or bond fund, which is tied in part to its maturity, provides important information about how the asset will perform when rates change. Also, some bond sectors and bonds of varying quality are better insulated from rate changes and may even perform well as rates rise. A bond fund s duration (shown in the Portfolio Characteristics exhibit) is the most precise indicator of how the fund will respond to rising rates. If a bond fund has a duration of 5.3 years, for example, the fund s net asset value (NAV) would be expected to fall about 5.3% for every one-percentage-point rise in rates. Even this is only part of the picture, however rising rates will also generally mean higher dividends per share as the fund invests in new, higher-yielding bonds. As a result, the fund s total return (change in NAV plus dividend income) is unlikely to fall as steeply as the duration indicates. Generally, bond funds with a shorter weighted average maturity in other words, those with holdings that come due sooner have lower durations and should fare better than funds with longer average maturities when rates rise. This is because investors in the bonds will not be locked into lower yields, or coupon payments, for long. When the fund receives principal payments from maturing bonds, it can reinvest them at a higher yield. Indeed, for investors in a bond fund with a low duration and a low weighted average maturity, higher rates can mean an increase in income potential. Some fixed income sectors offer an added degree of protection from rising rates. Floating rate funds invest in bank loans where the interest rate on the loan is periodically reset, meaning that investors face very little interest rate risk. However, the bank loans usually have a credit profile that is below investment quality, which means these investments may have greater exposure to default risk than investment-grade bonds. Mortgage-backed securities typically fare better than other bonds of similar maturity when rates rise modestly, as fewer homeowners will refinance and pay off their loans early. In addition, lower-quality bonds with a price that is highly sensitive to the issuer s credit rating (shown in the Quality Diversification exhibit) may perform better as rates increase. Rising rates often accompany a strengthening economy, which can lead to credit upgrades for lower-rated issuers. Also, the higher yields offered by lower-quality bonds provide an additional cushion to total return if bond prices fall as interest rates increase. However, lower-quality bonds are generally exposed to greater credit risk than other bonds because the securities carry a higher risk of default. 2

5 6.00% Interest Rate Levels Current Coupon GNMA 5-Year Treasury Note 2-Year Treasury Note 11/30/16 2/17 5/17 8/17 11/30/17 Sources: Federal Reserve Board and Bloomberg Barclays. about 17% during that period. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, rose 1.7% for the 12 months, while average hourly earnings were up 2.5%. Citing the strengthening labor market and expectations that inflation would move higher over the medium term, the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates once during our reporting period its fourth rate hike since the end of 2015 lifting the federal funds target rate to a range of 1.00% to 1.25%. In October, the Fed began slowly unwinding its $4.5 trillion balance sheet, a legacy of its massive purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. (On December 13, soon after our reporting period ended, the Fed raised its target rate another quarter percentage point.) The nominal Treasury yield curve flattened during the six-month period as short-term yields rose more than longer maturities. The yield of the two-year Treasury note, which is more sensitive to expectations for Fed rate hikes, increased from 1.28% to 1.78%, while the benchmark 10-year note s yield moved from 2.21% to 2.42%. Demand was stronger for the 30-year bond, and its yield modestly decreased. Since the beginning of our reporting period, the additional yield offered by the 10-year Treasury note compared with the two-year note has shrunk from 93 basis points to 64, its lowest level since Nominal Treasury yields reached their low point for the period in early September, as growing concerns about the potential for conflict on the Korean Peninsula led to increased demand for safe-haven securities. Lower core inflation numbers, which seemed to call into question the Fed s rate hike projections, also contributed to the lower yields. However, a pickup in inflation, the Trump administration s announcement of its tax reform proposal, and increasingly hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve helped drive rates higher. Ten- and 30-year yields reached their period highs in late October, but the 3

6 4.50% Real Yields on TIPS 10-Year TIPS 5-Year TIPS 2-Year TIPS 11/30/16 2/17 5/17 8/17 11/30/17 Sources: J.P. Morgan and the Federal Reserve Board. two-year yield continued to advance, reaching its highest point in more than nine years by the end of the period in anticipation of a Fed rate hike in December. The real rate curve also flattened during the period. Real yields on 30-year TIPS finished November at 0.88%, slightly lower than where they were at the start of the six-month period. However, 2-, 5-, and 10-year TIPS real yields increased, with the two- and five-year yields moving into positive territory. Inflation expectations were little changed over the past six months. As of November 30, 2017, the difference between a five-year TIPS yielding 0.34% and a conventional five-year Treasury note yielding 2.14% was 180 basis points versus 175 basis points six months ago, while the difference between a two-year TIPS yielding 0.13% and a conventional two-year Treasury note Inflation yielding 1.78% was 165 basis points compared with 168 basis points six months ago. These arithmetic expectations were differences (also called the breakeven rate) are quick little changed proxies of the market s inflation expectations over the respective periods. When actual inflation runs over the past higher than what is priced in the market or inflation six months. expectations move higher, TIPS have the potential to deliver a higher return than comparable Treasuries. 4

7 PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO REVIEW Portfolio Characteristics Periods Ended 5/31/17 11/30/17 Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund Share Price $5.03 $5.03 Dividends Per Share 6 Months Months SEC Yield With Waiver (30-day) ab -0.38% 0.18% SEC Yield Without Waiver (30-day) Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund I Class Share Price $5.04 $5.04 Dividends Per Share 6 Months Months SEC Yield With Waiver (30-day) a -0.23% 0.33% SEC Yield Without Waiver (30-day) Weighted Average Maturity (years) Weighted Average Effective Duration (years) month dividends may not equal the combined 6-month figures due to rounding. a Through September 30, 2019, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (TRPA), has agreed to reduce the fund s annual investment management fee to 0.25%. Details are available in the fund s prospectus. b Through September 30, 2019, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (TRPA), has agreed to waive its management fees or bear any expenses (excluding interest; expenses related to borrowings, taxes, and brokerage; nonrecurring, extraordinary expenses; and acquired fund fees and expenses) that would cause the class s ratio of expenses to average daily net assets to exceed 0.41%. Details are available in the fund s prospectus. Interest rate management contributed to the fund s relative results during the period. The fund s average duration a measure of its interest rate sensitivity was shorter than that of the benchmark, which was beneficial as yields generally rose. We were also well positioned for the flattening of the yield curve that occurred during the period. The fund s duration shortened over the six months from 2.4 years to 2.2 years, which we think is appropriate given the prospects for continued Fed rate hikes. The fund s out-ofbenchmark positioning in mortgage- and asset-backed securities generated modest gains, while our holdings in investment-grade corporate bonds and commercial mortgagebacked securities produced generally flat results. We believe these out-of-benchmark sectors can potentially provide additional income and can help our performance in low inflation environments. Our 5

8 Quality Diversification BBB 11% A 4% AA 2% AAA 4% BB and Below 1% Reserves 1% U.S. Treasury Securities* 77% TIPS holdings decreased during the period as we added to investmentgrade corporates and other non-benchmark sectors, but the fund also uses inflation-related derivatives to maintain exposure to a potential pickup in inflation. Based on net assets as of 11/30/17. Outlook *U.S. Treasury securities are issued by the U.S. Treasury and are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. We believe that inflation government. The ratings of U.S. Treasury securities are has bottomed and is derived from the ratings on the U.S. government. likely to pick up in Sources: Moody s Investors Service; if Moody s does not the coming months, rate a security, then Standard & Poor s (S&P) is used as although Fed policy could a secondary source. When available, T. Rowe Price will be a headwind. Core use Fitch for securities that are not rated by Moody s or S&P. T. Rowe Price does not evaluate these ratings but services, which are more simply assigns them to the appropriate credit quality dependent on labor costs category as determined by the rating agency. Securities than other CPI sectors, that have not been rated by any rating agency totaled could see increasing 0.21% of the portfolio at the end of the reporting period. price pressures from the tightening employment market, while a weaker U.S. dollar should contribute to higher prices of imported goods. As a result, core inflation seems poised to rise from 1.7%, where it has been trending in recent months, to 2% by the second quarter of 2018, and this would also support higher headline CPI. 6

9 Security Diversification Asset- Backed Securities 3% Mortgage- Backed Securities 5% Corporate Bonds and Notes 12% Based on net assets as of 11/30/17. Government- Related Securities 1% Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated 1% Other and Reserves 1% Treasury Inflation Protected Securities 77% However, the Federal Reserve has indicated that it is more focused on the tightening labor market and easy financial conditions than it is on allowing inflation to reach the central bank s 2% target. Thus, the Fed will likely serve as a cap on TIPS performance in the medium term by continuing to raise short-term interest rates. The median rate projections that the Fed released at its December meeting indicated that it intends to hike rates three times in 2018, raising the fed funds target another 0.75 percentage point, which should tamp down nascent inflation. While the short-term TIPS outlook may be mixed, investors should remember that an investment in TIPS can help preserve real value in their portfolios over longer time periods even low inflation can eat into purchasing power. We will remain disciplined in our investment approach and use the firm s broad credit research capabilities to enhance the risk profile of the fund. Thank you for investing with T. Rowe Price. Respectfully submitted, Stephen Bartolini Chairman of the fund s Investment Advisory Committee December 22, 2017 The committee chairman has day-to-day responsibility for managing the portfolio and works with committee members in developing and executing the fund s investment program. 7

10 Risks of Investing in the Fund Bonds are subject to interest rate risk, the decline in bond prices that usually accompanies a rise in interest rates, and credit risk, the chance that any fund holding could have its credit rating downgraded or that a bond issuer will default (fail to make timely payments of interest or principal), potentially reducing the fund s income level and share price. When inflation is negative or concerns over inflation are low, the value and income of the fund s investments in inflation-linked securities could fall and result in losses for the fund. During some extreme environments, the quoted yield-to-maturity on an inflation-linked security may be negative. This may reflect that the rate of inflation is anticipated to be higher than the quoted yield-to-maturity of the bond or that market participants are willing to pay a premium to receive inflation protection. The fund s investments in foreign securities may be adversely affected by political, social, and economic conditions overseas; reduced liquidity; or decreases in foreign currency values relative to the U.S. dollar. Glossary Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1 5 Year Treasury TIPS Index: An index that tracks the performance of U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities that have a remaining maturity of one to five years. Basis point: One one-hundredth of a percentage point, or 0.01%. Commercial mortgage-backed securities: Bonds backed by loans on commercial rather than residential properties. Consumer price index (CPI): A measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. Duration: A measure of a bond fund s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. For example, a fund with a five-year duration would fall about 5% in response to a one-percentagepoint rise in interest rates, and vice versa. Gross domestic product: The total market value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year. Nominal interest rate: The stated rate of interest offered by a fixed income security. Real interest rate: The excess of the current interest rate over the current inflation rate. SEC yield (30-day): A method of calculating a fund s yield that assumes all portfolio securities are held until maturity. Yield will vary and is not guaranteed. 8

11 Glossary (continued) Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS): Income-generating bonds that are issued by the federal government and whose interest and principal payments are adjusted for inflation. The inflation adjustment, which is typically applied monthly to the principal of the bond, follows a designated inflation index, such as the consumer price index. Weighted average maturity: A measure of a fund s interest rate sensitivity. In general, the longer the average maturity, the greater the fund s sensitivity to interest rate changes. The weighted average maturity may take into account the interest rate readjustment dates for certain securities. Money funds must maintain a weighted average maturity of less than 60 days. Yield curve: A graphic depiction of the relationship between yields and maturity dates for a set of similar securities. A security with a longer maturity usually has a higher yield. If a short-term security offers a higher yield, then the curve is said to be inverted. If shortand long-term bonds are offering equivalent yields, then the curve is said to be flat. Note: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. Copyright 2017, Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. Used with permission. 9

12 Performance and Expenses Growth of $10,000 This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The result is compared with benchmarks, which may include a broad-based market index and a peer group average or index. Market indexes do not include expenses, which are deducted from fund returns as well as mutual fund averages and indexes. LIMITED DURATION INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND $15,000 14,000 13,000 12,000 11,000 10,000 As of 11/30/17 Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund $11,600 Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1 5 Year Treasury TIPS Index $12,244 11/07 11/08 11/09 11/10 11/11 11/12 11/13 11/14 11/15 11/16 11/17 Note: Performance for the I Class will vary due to its differing fee structure. See returns table below. Average Annual Compound Total Return Since Inception Periods Ended 11/30/17 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund 0.70% -0.11% 1.50% Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund I Class % 9/29/15 This table shows how the fund would have performed each year if its actual (or cumulative) returns for the periods shown had been earned at a constant rate. Returns do not reflect taxes that the shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. 10

13 Fund Expense Example As a mutual fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as redemption fees or sales loads, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the most recent six-month period and held for the entire period. Please note that the fund has two share classes: The original share class (Investor Class) charges no distribution and service (12b-1) fee, and the I Class shares are also available to institutionally oriented clients and impose no 12b-1 or administrative fee payment. Each share class is presented separately in the table. Actual Expenses The first line of the following table (Actual) provides information about actual account values and expenses based on the fund s actual returns. You may use the information on this line, together with your account balance, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading Expenses Paid During Period to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes The information on the second line of the table (Hypothetical) is based on hypothetical account values and expenses derived from the fund s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the fund s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Note: T. Rowe Price charges an annual account service fee of $20, generally for accounts with less than $10,000. The fee is waived for any investor whose T. Rowe Price mutual fund accounts total $50,000 or more; accounts electing to receive electronic delivery of account statements, transaction confirmations, prospectuses, and shareholder reports; or accounts of an investor who is a T. Rowe Price Personal Services or Enhanced Personal Services client (enrollment in these programs generally requires T. Rowe Price assets of at least $250,000). This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds. You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as redemption fees or sales loads. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. To the extent a fund charges transaction costs, however, the total cost of owning that fund is higher. 11

14 Fund Expense Example (continued) Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund Beginning Ending Expenses Paid Account Value Account Value During Period* 6/1/17 11/30/17 6/1/17 to 11/30/17 Investor Class Actual $1, $1, $2.21 Hypothetical (assumes 5% return before expenses) 1, , I Class Actual 1, , Hypothetical (assumes 5% return before expenses) 1, , * Expenses are equal to the fund s annualized expense ratio for the 6-month period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (183), and divided by the days in the year (365) to reflect the half-year period. The annualized expense ratio of the Investor Class was 0.44%, and the I Class was 0.28%. Prior to August 1, 2017, the annual investment management fee for the fund was 0.34% and the expense limitation for the Investor Class was 0.50%. Effective August 1, 2017, Price Associates agreed to reduce the fund s management fee to 0.25% and the expense limitation for the Investor Class to 0.41%. For the Investor Class, the actual ending account value and expenses paid during the period would have been $1, and $2.06, and the hypothetical ending account value and expenses paid during the period would have been $1, and $2.08, respectively, had the fund s reduced management fee and expense limitation been in effect throughout the full 6-month period. For the I Class, the actual ending account value and expenses paid during the period would have been $1, and $1.25, and the hypothetical ending account value and expenses paid during the period would have been $1, and $1.27, respectively, had the fund s reduced management fee been in effect throughout the full 6-month period. 12

15 Quarter-End Returns Since Inception Periods Ended 9/30/17 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund -0.09% -0.07% 1.66% Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund I Class % 9/29/15 Current performance may be higher or lower than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. For the most recent month-end performance, please visit our website (troweprice.com) or contact a T. Rowe Price representative at or, for I Class shares, This table provides returns through the most recent calendar quarter-end rather than through the end of the fund s fiscal period. It shows how the fund would have performed each year if its actual (or cumulative) returns for the periods shown had been earned at a constant rate. Average annual total return figures include changes in principal value, reinvested dividends, and capital gain distributions. Returns do not reflect taxes that the shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. When assessing performance, investors should consider both short- and long-term returns. Expense Ratio Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund 0.50% Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund I Class 0.35 The expense ratio shown is as of the fund s fiscal year ended 5/31/17. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, includes acquired fund fees and expenses but does not include fee or expense waivers. 13

16 Unaudited Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each period Investor Class 6 Months Ended 11/30/17 Year Ended 5/31/17 5/31/16 5/31/15 5/31/14 5/31/13 NET ASSET VALUE Beginning of period $ 5.03 $ 5.02 $ 5.01 $ 5.12 $ 5.10 $ 5.15 Investment activities Net investment income (1) 0.05 (6) 0.08 (6) 0.02 (2) (3) Net realized and unrealized gain / loss (0.05) (0.01) (0.01) (0.09) 0.01 (4) (0.03) Total from investment activities (3) (0.09) 0.03 Distributions Net realized gain (0.06) (0.02) (0.01) (0.05) NET ASSET VALUE End of period $ 5.03 $ 5.03 $ 5.02 $ 5.01 $ 5.12 $ 5.10 Ratios/Supplemental Data Total return (5) 0.00% (6) 1.30% (6) 0.20% (2) (1.76)% 0.62% 0.07% Ratio of total expenses to average net assets 0.44% (6)(7)(8) 0.50% (6) 0.50% (2) 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% Ratio of net investment income to average net assets 1.83% (6)(7) 1.60% (6) 0.43% (2) 0.05% 0.40% 0.51% 14

17 Unaudited Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each period 6 Months Ended 11/30/17 Year Ended 5/31/17 5/31/16 5/31/15 5/31/14 5/31/13 Ratios/Supplemental Data (continued) Portfolio turnover rate 53.5% 114.2% 105.4% 91.9% 47.2% 33.0% Net assets, end of period (in millions) $ 7,711 $ 7,575 $ 7,257 $ 7,277 $ 6,075 $ 4,394 (1) Per share amounts calculated using average shares outstanding method. (2) See Note 6. Excludes expenses in excess of a 0.50% contractual expense limitation in effect from 9/1/15 through 7/31/17. (3) Amounts round to less than $0.01 per share. (4) The amount presented is inconsistent with the fund s aggregate gains and losses because of the timing of sales and redemptions of the fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the investment portfolio. (5) Total return reflects the rate that an investor would have earned on an investment in the fund during each period, assuming reinvestment of all distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. (6) See Note 6. Includes expenses repaid (0.00% of average net assets) related to its contractual expense limitation. (7) Annualized (8) Exceeds the contractual expense limitation, in effect for only part of the year beginning 8/1/17. See Note 6. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 15

18 Unaudited Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each period I Class NET ASSET VALUE 6 Months Ended 11/30/17 Year Ended 5/31/17 9/29/15 (1) Through 5/31/16 Beginning of period $ 5.04 $ 5.02 $ 4.98 Investment activities Net investment income (2) Net realized and unrealized gain / loss (0.05) (0.01) (0.03) Total from investment activities (5) Distributions Net realized gain (0.06) NET ASSET VALUE End of period $ 5.04 $ 5.04 $ 5.02 Ratios/Supplemental Data Total return (3) 0.00% 1.50% 0.80% Ratio of total expenses to average net assets 0.28% (4) 0.35% 0.35% (4) Ratio of net investment income to average net assets 2.03% (4) 1.69% 1.91% (4) Portfolio turnover rate 53.5% 114.2% 105.4% Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $ 722,140 $ 549,327 $ 212,997 (1) Inception date (2) Per share amounts calculated using average shares outstanding method. (3) Total return reflects the rate that an investor would have earned on an investment in the fund during the period, assuming reinvestment of all distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. (4) Annualized (5) Amounts round to less than $0.01 per share. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 16

19 Unaudited November 30, 2017 Portfolio of Investments Par/Shares $ Value (Amounts in 000s) CORPORATE BONDS 12.3% Aerospace & Defense 0.0% Harris, 1.999%, 4/27/18 2,145 2,144 Airlines 0.3% 2,144 Delta Air Lines, 2.60%, 12/4/20 10,030 10,018 Delta Air Lines, 2.875%, 3/13/20 14,515 14,613 Automotive 0.8% 24,631 Daimler Finance, 2.30%, 2/12/21 (1) 19,720 19,562 General Motors, FRN, 3M USD LIBOR % 2.192%, 8/7/20 10,485 10,538 Hyundai Capital America, 2.00%, 7/1/19 (1) 9,930 9,808 Hyundai Capital America, 2.40%, 10/30/18 (1) 24,325 24,305 Banking 3.5% 64,213 Bank of America, 5.65%, 5/1/18 24,270 24,646 Bank of America, FRN, 3M USD LIBOR % 1.971%, 10/1/21 12,050 12,062 Barclays Bank, 6.05%, 12/4/17 (1) 20,411 20,416 Capital One, 2.35%, 8/17/18 1,384 1,387 Capital One Bank, 2.25%, 2/13/19 6,625 6,626 Capital One Bank, 8.80%, 7/15/19 7,490 8,209 Capital One Financial, 2.40%, 10/30/20 8,255 8,205 Capital One Financial, 2.50%, 5/12/20 4,428 4,424 Citibank, 2.125%, 10/20/20 17,075 16,956 Citigroup, 2.55%, 4/8/19 14,064 14,132 Citizens Bank, 2.20%, 5/26/20 10,755 10,681 Citizens Bank, 2.25%, 10/30/20 21,190 21,003 17

20 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value Discover Bank, 2.60%, 11/13/18 4,900 4,922 Discover Bank, 3.10%, 6/4/20 11,655 11,797 Discover Bank, 7.00%, 4/15/20 5,715 6,248 First Niagara Finance Group, 7.25%, 12/15/21 4,540 5,257 Goldman Sachs, 2.30%, 12/13/19 32,220 32,171 Goldman Sachs, 6.15%, 4/1/18 3,405 3,453 Goldman Sachs, FRN, 3M USD LIBOR % 2.16%, 10/31/22 19,790 19,712 Intesa Sanpaolo, 3.875%, 1/15/19 13,838 14,059 Morgan Stanley, FRN, 3M USD LIBOR % 2.293%, 7/22/22 20,040 20,161 Santander UK, 2.125%, 11/3/20 7,425 7,364 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, 1.95%, 9/19/19 (1) 8,205 8,140 UBS, 2.45%, 12/1/20 (1) 16,895 16,877 Building & Real Estate 0.1% 298,908 D.R. Horton, 2.55%, 12/1/20 7,035 7,025 Building Products 0.1% 7,025 Boral Finance Property, 3.00%, 11/1/22 (1) 1,905 1,892 Martin Marietta Material, FRN, 3M USD LIBOR % 2.096%, 5/22/20 4,390 4,404 Cable Operators 0.6% 6,296 Charter Communications Operating, 3.579%, 7/23/20 12,270 12,490 Discovery Communications, 2.20%, 9/20/19 7,700 7,661 Time Warner Cable, 6.75%, 7/1/18 11,930 12,245 Time Warner Cable, 8.25%, 4/1/19 13,400 14,390 18

21 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value Time Warner Cable, 8.75%, 2/14/ ,440 Chemicals 0.2% Invista Finance, 4.25%, 10/15/19 (1) 11,855 12,111 LyondellBasell, 5.00%, 4/15/19 3,257 3,349 Westlake Chemical, 4.625%, 2/15/21 4,125 4,259 19,719 Computer Service & Software 0.3% HP Enterprise, 2.10%, 10/4/19 (1) 4,885 4,851 HP Enterprise, STEP, 2.85%, 10/5/18 17,842 17,949 22,800 Consumer Products 0.1% Newell Rubbermaid, 2.15%, 10/15/18 8,285 8,293 8,293 Drugs 0.3% Teva Pharmaceutical Finance III, 1.40%, 7/20/18 25,229 25,092 25,092 Energy 0.3% Cenovus Energy, 5.70%, 10/15/19 8,575 9,023 Origin Energy Finance, 3.50%, 10/9/18 (1) 6,365 6,413 Plains All American Pipeline, 8.75%, 5/1/19 5,230 5,655 Reliance Holdings USA, 4.50%, 10/19/20 1,885 1,980 23,071 Entertainment & Leisure 0.0% Royal Caribbean Cruises, 2.65%, 11/28/20 3,545 3,549 3,549 19

22 (Amounts in 000s) Financial 0.1% Par/Shares $ Value AerCap Ireland Capital, 3.75%, 5/15/19 3,404 3,458 General Motors Financial, 3.10%, 1/15/19 7,225 7,287 Food Processing 0.3% 10,745 Kraft Heinz Foods, FRN, 3M USD LIBOR % 1.98%, 2/10/21 20,835 20,845 Food/Tobacco 0.5% 20,845 BAT Capital, 2.297%, 8/14/20 (1) 21,670 21,552 Bright Food Singapore, 1.125%, 7/18/20 (EUR) 5,131 6,183 Imperial Tobacco Finance, 2.05%, 2/11/18 (1) 9,515 9,517 Tyson Foods, 2.25%, 8/23/21 8,115 8,002 Gas & Gas Transmission 0.1% 45,254 Enterprise Products Operations, 1.65%, 5/7/18 5,290 5,286 Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, 7.00%, 6/15/18 3,885 3,987 Valero Energy, 9.375%, 3/15/19 2,125 2,311 Healthcare 0.7% 11,584 Allergan Funding, 2.35%, 3/12/18 7,045 7,054 Anthem, 2.50%, 11/21/20 7,790 7,773 Baxalta, 2.00%, 6/22/18 2,400 2,404 Becton Dickinson, 2.404%, 6/5/20 23,860 23,709 Express Scripts Holding, FRN, 3M USD LIBOR % 2.191%, 11/30/20 21,130 21,148 62,088 20

23 (Amounts in 000s) Industrial Other 0.2% Par/Shares $ Value CSCEC Finance, 2.95%, 11/19/20 12,300 12,345 12,345 Information Technology 0.6% Baidu, 2.75%, 6/9/19 19,895 20,050 Broadcom, 2.20%, 1/15/21 (1) 16,025 15,610 Equifax, 2.30%, 6/1/21 3,990 3,870 Tencent Holdings, 3.375%, 5/2/19 (1) Xerox, 2.75%, 3/15/19 11,050 11,058 50,903 Manufacturing 0.1% Roper Industries, 2.05%, 10/1/18 8,885 8,887 8,887 Metals & Mining 0.3% Anglo American Capital, 3.625%, 5/14/20 (1) 8,205 8,379 Anglo American Capital, 9.375%, 4/8/19 (1) 2,431 2,653 Shenhua Overseas Capital, 2.50%, 1/20/18 10,160 10,161 21,193 Other Telecommunications 0.1% Axiata SPV2 Berhad, 3.466%, 11/19/20 8,200 8,335 8,335 Petroleum 0.3% CNOOC Finance 2011, 4.25%, 1/26/21 12,000 12,543 KazMunaiGaz Finance, 9.125%, 7/2/18 11,950 12,433 24,976 21

24 (Amounts in 000s) Railroads 0.3% Par/Shares $ Value Kansas City Southern, 2.35%, 5/15/20 21,195 21,156 21,156 Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.2% VEREIT Operating Partnership, 3.00%, 2/6/19 4,320 4,347 WEA Finance, 2.70%, 9/17/19 (1) 13,099 13,158 17,505 Retail 0.1% QVC, 3.125%, 4/1/19 11,290 11,361 11,361 Supermarkets 0.1% CK Hutchison International, 1.875%, 10/3/21 12,400 11,998 11,998 Telephones 0.5% BellSouth, STEP, 4.285%, 4/26/21 (1) 39,550 39,945 39,945 Transportation 0.4% GATX, 2.375%, 7/30/18 19,208 19,227 GATX, 2.50%, 3/15/19 2,465 2,468 HPHT Finance 15, 2.25%, 3/17/18 (1) 6,250 6,247 Penske Truck Leasing, 2.875%, 7/17/18 (1) 3,665 3,684 Penske Truck Leasing, 3.375%, 3/15/18 (1) 3,500 3,515 35,141 Utilities 0.3% Dominion Resources, STEP, 2.962%, 7/1/19 4,056 4,091 22

25 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value State Grid Overseas, 2.75%, 5/7/19 (1) 20,045 20,131 24,222 Wireless Communications 0.5% Crown Castle Towers, 6.113%, 1/15/40 (1) 6,035 6,400 SBA Tower Trust, 2.24%, 4/9/43 (1) 20,128 20,124 SBA Tower Trust, 3.156%, 10/10/45 (1) 15,255 15,396 41,920 Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $1,036,451) 1,033,584 ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 3.2% Auto Backed 1.2% AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series , Class D 2.57%, 7/8/20 10,250 10,298 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series , Class A3 1.81%, 10/8/20 2,065 2,065 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series , Class C 2.24%, 4/8/22 16,370 16,300 ARI Fleet Lease Trust Series 2016-A, Class A2 1.82%, 7/15/24 (1) 7,500 7,499 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding Series A, Class A 1.92%, 9/20/19 (1) 8,180 8,164 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding Series A, Class A 2.50%, 7/20/21 (1) 4,740 4,731 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series , Class C 1.93%, 11/15/19 1,520 1,520 23

26 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Series , Class B 2.16%, 11/15/21 5,100 5,078 General Motors Financial Auto Lease Series , Class B 1.97%, 5/20/20 6,945 6,886 General Motors Financial Auto Lease Series , Class C 2.73%, 9/20/21 2,980 2,955 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series , Class B 2.41%, 5/17/21 (1) 1,645 1,647 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series , Class C 2.85%, 5/17/21 (1) GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series , Class B 2.44%, 7/15/22 (1) 5,390 5,381 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series , Class C 2.63%, 7/15/22 (1) 3,290 3,264 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2016-B, Class D 2.68%, 9/15/23 6,130 6,070 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series , Class D 4.02%, 4/15/22 12,170 12,538 Smart Trust Australia Series US, Class A3A 1.66%, 8/14/19 10,397 10,380 Equipment Lease Heavy Duty 0.1% 105,410 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2016-C, Class B 1.93%, 3/15/24 6,130 6,048 24

27 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value Volvo Financial Equipment Series 2017-A, Class A, VR 1M USD LIBOR %, 1.764%, 11/15/22 (1) 2,910 2,917 Other Asset-Backed Securities 1.6% 8,965 ALM Loan Funding Series A, Class A2AR, CLO, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 2.903%, 10/17/26 (1) 5,380 5,386 ALM Loan Funding Series A, Class A2R, CLO, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 2.928%, 7/28/26 (1) 12,305 12,323 CKE Restaurants Holdings Series A, Class A %, 3/20/43 (1) 14,793 14,855 Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer Series 2014-A, Class A 2.53%, 2/25/27 (1) 1,951 1,931 Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer Series 2017-A, Class A 2.69%, 3/25/30 (1) 5,661 5,631 Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding Series A, Class B1R, CLO, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 3.063%, 10/22/25 (1) 9,730 9,711 Hilton Grand Vacation Trust Series 2014-AA, Class A 1.77%, 11/25/26 (1) 2,797 2,757 Jimmy John's Funding Series A, Class A2I 3.61%, 7/30/47 (1) 1,352 1,361 KKR Financial Series 2012, Class A1R, CLO, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 2.409%, 7/15/27 (1) 20,295 20,327 Madison Park Funding Series A, Class A2R, CLO, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 2.483%, 7/20/26 (1) 13,915 13,968 Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust Series A, Class A 2.15%, 4/22/30 (1)

28 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust Series A, Class A 2.25%, 9/22/31 (1) Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust Series A, Class A 2.42%, 12/20/34 (1) 3,348 3,316 Neuberger Berman Series A, Class A1R, CLO, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 2.409%, 7/15/27 (1) 2,515 2,515 Neuberger Berman Series A, Class A2R, CLO, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 2.909%, 7/15/27 (1) 7,455 7,454 OZLM Series A, Class A2AR, CLO, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 2.953%, 10/17/26 (1) 11,320 11,372 Sierra Receivables Funding Series A, Class A 2.40%, 3/22/32 (1) 3,826 3,816 Sierra Receivables Funding Series A, Class A 2.58%, 9/20/32 (1) 1,075 1,074 Sierra Receivables Funding Series A, Class A 2.33%, 7/20/33 (1) 2,984 2,971 Springleaf Funding Trust Series 2016-AA, Class A 2.90%, 11/15/29 (1) 4,985 5,008 Wendy's Funding Series A, Class A2I 3.371%, 6/15/45 (1) 8,629 8,670 Student Loan 0.3% 135,937 SLM Student Loan Trust Series , Class A4, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 3.017%, 7/25/22 7,514 7,709 SLM Student Loan Trust Series , Class A4, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 3.067%, 7/25/23 6,470 6,650 26

29 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value SLM Student Loan Trust Series , Class A, VR 3M USD LIBOR %, 2.867%, 4/25/23 4,634 4,744 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2015-C, Class A2A 2.75%, 7/15/27 (1) 3,797 3,812 22,915 Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $273,726) 273,227 NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 5.0% Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.8% Banc of America Merrill Large Loan Series 2014-IP, Class A, ARM 2.808%, 6/15/28 (1) 13,715 13,721 BX Trust Series 2017-IMC, Class B, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.639%, 10/15/32 (1) 20,140 20,146 BX Trust Series 2017-IMC, Class D, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 3.489%, 10/15/32 (1) 6,265 6,275 CLNS Trust Series 2017-IKPR, Class A, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.045%, 6/11/32 (1) 11,025 11,035 Commercial Mortgage PTC Series 2014-TSC, Class A, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.094%, 2/13/32 (1) 4,295 4,299 MetLife Securitization Trust Series A, Class A, ARM 3.00%, 4/25/55 (1) 8,775 8,863 Home Equity Loans Backed 0.0% 64,339 BankBoston Home Equity Loan Trust Series , Class A6, ARM 6.64%, 12/25/

30 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Series , Class 2A1, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.069%, 10/25/ Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust Series A, Class A, ARM 2.239%, 6/25/26 (1) 1,651 1,653 Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust Series A, Class A 2.013%, 8/25/26 (1) 1,052 1,052 Whole Loans Backed 4.2% 2,821 Bank of America Mortgage Securities Series 2004-A, Class 2A2, CMO, ARM 3.584%, 2/25/ Bank of America Mortgage Securities Series 2004-H, Class 2A2, ARM 3.586%, 9/25/ Bayview Opportunity Master Fund Series 2017-RT3, Class A, CMO, ARM 3.50%, 1/28/58 (1) 25,825 26,426 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund Series 2017-SPL4, Class A, CMO, ARM 3.50%, 1/28/55 (1) 7,678 7,810 Colt Funding Series , Class A1, CMO, ARM 2.614%, 5/27/47 (1) 7,420 7,425 Colt Funding Series , Class A1A, CMO, ARM 2.415%, 10/25/47 (1) 18,904 18,936 Colt Funding Series , Class A2A, CMO, ARM 2.568%, 10/25/47 (1) 8,075 8,085 Colt Funding Series , Class A3A, CMO, ARM 2.773%, 10/25/47 (1) 3,582 3,587 Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2016-C01, Class 2M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 3.429%, 8/25/28 6,456 6,500 28

31 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2016-C02, Class 1M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 3.479%, 9/25/28 2,338 2,362 Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.779%, 1/25/29 4,613 4,660 Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2016-C05, Class 2M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.679%, 1/25/29 5,636 5,671 Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2016-C07, Class 2M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.629%, 5/25/29 3,156 3,173 Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2017-C02, Class 2M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.478%, 9/25/29 6,049 6,095 Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2017-C03, Class 1M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.279%, 10/25/29 17,500 17,592 Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2017-C07, Class 2M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 1.893%, 5/25/30 14,485 14,485 Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust Series A, Class A1, CMO, ARM 2.577%, 10/25/47 (1) 6,620 6,620 Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust Series A, Class A2, CMO, ARM 2.711%, 10/25/47 (1) 1,475 1,475 Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust Series A, Class A3, CMO, ARM 2.813%, 10/25/47 (1) 1,355 1,355 Goldman Sachs Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2014-EB1A, Class 2A1, CMO, ARM 2.47%, 7/25/44 (1) 1,858 1,842 Mill City Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1, CMO, ARM 2.50%, 4/25/57 (1) 2,850 2,841 Mill City Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1, CMO, ARM 2.75%, 7/25/59 (1) 12,789 12,810 29

32 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2015-DNA3, Class M2, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 4.179%, 4/25/28 23,298 24,096 Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2015-HQA1, Class M2, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 3.979%, 3/25/28 9,941 10,190 Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2016-HQA1, Class M1, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 3.079%, 9/25/ Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2017-DNA2, Class M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.528%, 10/25/29 15,801 16,017 Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2017-DNA3, Class M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.078%, 3/25/30 10,186 10,224 Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2017-HQA1, Class M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 2.529%, 8/25/29 7,191 7,261 Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2017-HQA3, Class M1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 1.879%, 4/25/30 4,928 4,928 Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2017-SPI1, Class M1, CMO, ARM 3.991%, 9/25/47 (1) 1,717 1,737 Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1B, CMO, ARM 2.75%, 4/25/55 (1) 8,614 8,633 Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1B, CMO, ARM 2.75%, 5/25/55 (1) 7,964 7,981 Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1B, CMO, ARM 2.75%, 2/25/55 (1) 4,194 4,203 Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A3B, CMO, ARM 3.00%, 2/25/55 (1) 5,253 5,274 Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1A, CMO, ARM 2.75%, 8/25/55 (1) 6,116 6,113 30

33 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1, CMO, ARM 2.25%, 4/25/56 (1) 8,908 8,838 Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1, CMO, ARM 2.25%, 7/25/56 (1) 5,490 5,447 Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1, CMO, ARM 2.75%, 10/25/56 (1) 8,107 8,124 Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1, CMO, ARM 2.75%, 4/25/57 (1) 7,272 7,281 Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1, CMO, ARM 2.75%, 6/25/57 (1) 22,917 22,870 Towd Point Mortgage Trust Series , Class A1, CMO, ARM 2.75%, 10/25/57 (1) 33,275 33,370 WaMu Mortgage PTC Series , Class CB1, CMO, ARM 1M USD LIBOR %, 1.779%, 6/25/ WaMu Mortgage PTC Series 2005-AR12, Class 2A1, CMO, ARM 3.30%, 9/25/ Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2004-G, Class A3, CMO, ARM 3.355%, 6/25/ ,189 Total Non-U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $420,156) 420,349 U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 0.0% U.S. Government Agency Obligations 0.0% (5) Federal Home Loan Mortgage, 6.00%, 12/1/ Federal Home Loan Mortgage, ARM 1Y CMT %, 3.469%, 10/1/33 31

34 (Amounts in 000s) Par/Shares $ Value 12M USD LIBOR %, 3.348%, 1/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.375%, 7/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.493%, 11/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.568%, 11/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.61%, 2/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.711%, 2/1/ Federal Home Loan Mortgage, CMO, 6.50%, 11/15/ Federal Home Loan Mortgage, CMO, ARM, 6.28%, 10/27/ Federal National Mortgage Assn., 7.00%, 10/1/ Federal National Mortgage Assn., ARM COF %, 2.319%, 7/1/ Y CMT %, 2.717%, 1/1/ Y CMT %, 3.125%, 7/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 2.965%, 12/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.257%, 2/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.306%, 12/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.362%, 12/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.365%, 7/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.395%, 12/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.465%, 10/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.468%, 1/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.476%, 9/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.50%, 9/1/36 12M USD LIBOR %, 3.573%, 12/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.58%, 8/1/ M USD LIBOR %, 3.606%, 8/1/ Federal National Mortgage Assn., CMO, ARM, 5.61%, 1/25/

35 (Amounts in 000s) U.S. Government Obligations 0.0% Par/Shares $ Value Government National Mortgage Assn. 8.50%, 4/15/22-6/20/ %, 4/15/18-12/15/ %, 8/15/21-12/15/ Total U.S. Government & Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $446) 461 U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (EXCLUDING MORTGAGE-BACKED) 77.0% U.S. Treasury Obligations 77.0% U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 4/15/20 487, ,156 U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 4/15/21 1,064,299 1,056,816 U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 1/15/22 859, ,667 U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 4/15/22 928, ,222 U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/22 1,104,314 1,098,447 U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.625%, 7/15/21 628, ,599 U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 1.125%, 1/15/21 (2) 755, ,988 U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 1.25%, 7/15/20 609, ,766 U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 1.375%, 1/15/20 39,599 40,577 Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations(Excluding Mortgage-Backed) (Cost $6,568,777) 6,497,238 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS & MUNICIPALITIES 1.6% Foreign Government & Municipalities (Excluding Canadian) 1.6% Government of Malaysia, 4.16%, 7/15/21 (MYR) 120,735 30,191 Italy Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro, 0.70%, 5/1/20 (EUR) 24,635 29,926 Republic of Indonesia, 2.875%, 7/8/21 (EUR) 22,995 29,653 33

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