N-Q

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-02273

 

 

TRANSAMERICA INCOME SHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

4600 S. Syracuse St., Ste. 1100, Denver, CO 80237

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (720) 493-4256

Tané T. Tyler, General Counsel, 4600 S. Syracuse St., Ste. 1100, Denver, CO 80237

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

Date of reporting period: April 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015

 

 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The unaudited Schedules of Investments of Registrant as of June 30, 2015 are attached.


Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Principal      Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 9.1%

  

BXG Receivables Note Trust

     

Series 2015-A, Class A

     

2.88%, 05/02/2030 (A)

     $  679,926         $  678,305   

CIFC Funding, Ltd.

     

Series 2012-2A, Class A3R

     

2.98%, 12/05/2024 (A) (B)

     635,000         634,827   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

     

Series 2006-6, Class 2A3

     

0.47%, 09/25/2036 (B)

     2,000,000         1,800,654   

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust

     

Series 2013-1, Class A

     

1.95%, 01/20/2025 (A)

     216,598         214,489   

Series 2014-1, Class A

     

2.54%, 05/20/2027 (A)

     523,185         524,387   

GSAA Trust

     

Series 2006-1, Class A3

     

0.52%, 01/25/2036 (B)

     947,562         651,004   

GSAMP Trust

     

Series 2006-HE1, Class A2D

     

0.50%, 01/25/2036 (B)

     1,230,000         1,131,771   

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

     

Series 2013-A, Class A

     

2.28%, 01/25/2026 (A)

     246,269         247,654   

HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-3, Class A4

     

0.43%, 03/20/2036 (B)

     519,718         516,561   

Series 2007-2, Class M1

     

0.50%, 07/20/2036 (B)

     100,000         94,494   

Lehman XS Trust

     

Series 2005-8, Class 1A3

     

0.54%, 12/25/2035 (B)

     1,019,327         674,943   

Marine Pakr CLO, Ltd.

     

Series 2012-1A, Class BR

     

2.88%, 10/12/2023 (A) (B) (C)

     490,000         490,000   

OCP CLO, Ltd.

     

Series 2015-8A, Class A1

     

1.80%, 04/17/2027 (A) (B)

     725,000         724,745   

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

     

Series 2006-A, Class A4

     

0.51%, 02/25/2036 (B)

     488,208         479,582   

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC

     

Series 2014-1A, Class A

     

2.07%, 03/20/2030 (A)

     296,739         298,239   

Spirit Master Funding LLC

     

Series 2014-3A, Class A

     

5.74%, 03/20/2042 (A)

     1,672,641         1,826,324   

Truman Capital Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-1, Class A

     

0.62%, 03/25/2037 (A) (B)

     404,483         395,168   

Welk Resorts LLC

     

Series 2015-AA, Class A

     

2.79%, 06/16/2031 (A)

     425,000         425,068   

Westgate Resorts LLC

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A

     

2.25%, 08/20/2025 (A)

     421,952         422,796   

Series 2015-1A, Class A

     

2.75%, 05/20/2027 (A)

     774,551         775,124   
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $10,986,275)

        13,006,135   
     

 

 

 
    Principal     Value  

CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES - 64.5%

  

Aerospace & Defense - 0.5%

  

Bombardier, Inc.

   

4.75%, 04/15/2019 (A) (D)

    $  450,000        $  437,625   

7.50%, 03/15/2025 (A)

    245,000        222,337   
   

 

 

 
      659,962   
   

 

 

 

Airlines - 2.0%

  

America West Airlines Pass-Through Trust

   

8.06%, 01/02/2022

    399,088        448,973   

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust

   

4.00%, 01/15/2027

    642,015        650,040   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust

   

6.90%, 10/19/2023

    637,217        677,043   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through Trust

   

3.95%, 05/15/2027

    412,303        414,365   

UAL Pass-Through Trust

   

10.40%, 05/01/2018

    325,871        355,199   

Virgin Australia Trust

   

5.00%, 04/23/2025 (A)

    263,231        274,418   
   

 

 

 
      2,820,038   
   

 

 

 

Automobiles - 0.5%

  

General Motors Co.

   

3.50%, 10/02/2018

    490,000        505,930   

4.88%, 10/02/2023

    175,000        184,498   
   

 

 

 
      690,428   
   

 

 

 

Banks - 8.9%

  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

10.18%, 06/12/2021 (A)

    1,212,000        1,605,778   

BBVA Bancomer SA

   

6.50%, 03/10/2021 (A)

    800,000        866,000   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA

   

11.00%, 06/30/2019 (A) (B) (E)

    1,095,000        1,387,912   

Deutsche Bank AG

   

4.50%, 04/01/2025

    870,000        828,250   

HBOS PLC
Series MTN

   

6.75%, 05/21/2018 (A)

    1,015,000        1,125,384   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

6.38%, 09/17/2024 (B) (E)

    615,000        616,538   

ING Bank NV

   

5.80%, 09/25/2023 (A)

    925,000        1,010,011   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

3.13%, 01/15/2016

    545,000        549,155   

5.02%, 06/26/2024 (A)

    480,000        466,341   

Regions Bank

   

7.50%, 05/15/2018

    1,115,000        1,279,828   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

5.13%, 05/28/2024

    935,000        933,862   

Santander Bank NA

   

2.00%, 01/12/2018

    610,000        609,911   

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

   

4.75%, 06/04/2019 (A)

    230,000        231,665   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

7.98%, 03/15/2018 (B) (E)

    1,065,000        1,154,194   
   

 

 

 
      12,664,829   
   

 

 

 

Beverages - 0.3%

  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

   

9.75%, 11/17/2015

  BRL   1,200,000        376,894   
   

 

 

 
 

 

The notes are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Principal      Value  

CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (continued)

  

Building Products - 1.3%

  

Associated Materials LLC / AMH New Finance, Inc.

     

9.13%, 11/01/2017

     $  550,000         $  456,500   

Owens Corning

     

4.20%, 12/15/2022

     1,390,000         1,408,860   
     

 

 

 
        1,865,360   
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.8%

  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

5.70%, 05/10/2019 (B) (E)

     395,000         396,422   

Morgan Stanley

     

5.45%, 07/15/2019 (B) (E)

     305,000         302,712   

5.75%, 01/25/2021

     400,000         455,726   

Prospect Capital Corp.

     

5.88%, 03/15/2023 (D)

     805,000         818,029   

UBS AG

     

7.63%, 08/17/2022

     490,000         574,280   
     

 

 

 
        2,547,169   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.6%

  

Steelcase, Inc.

     

6.38%, 02/15/2021

     800,000         896,949   
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 0.7%

  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     

3.50%, 09/01/2021

     1,005,000         999,369   
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.8%

  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     

4.25%, 07/02/2024

     1,115,000         1,128,733   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.5%

  

Discover Financial Services

     

3.75%, 03/04/2025

     725,000         692,251   

Springleaf Finance Corp.
Series MTN

     

6.90%, 12/15/2017

     1,430,000         1,515,800   
     

 

 

 
        2,208,051   
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.8%

  

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA / Beverage Packaging Holdings II Issuer, Inc.

     

6.00%, 06/15/2017 (A)

     190,000         190,000   

Coveris Holding Corp.

     

10.00%, 06/01/2018 (A)

     720,000         756,000   

Coveris Holdings SA

     

7.88%, 11/01/2019 (A)

     200,000         199,000   
     

 

 

 
        1,145,000   
     

 

 

 

Distributors - 0.4%

  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     

3.88%, 09/15/2021

     615,000         632,546   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 3.9%

  

Citigroup, Inc.

     

5.95%, 01/30/2023 (B) (E)

     1,070,000         1,053,950   

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

7.13%, 06/15/2022 (B) (E)

     700,000         807,625   

ILFC E-Capital Trust I

     

4.69%, 12/21/2065 (A) (B)

     575,000         569,825   

Jefferies Group LLC

     

5.13%, 01/20/2023

     440,000         454,243   

Oaktree Capital Management, LP

     

6.75%, 12/02/2019 (A)

     1,110,000         1,292,033   
     Principal      Value  

CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (continued)

  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

  

Vesey Street Investment Trust I

     

4.40%, 09/01/2016 (F)

     $  835,000         $  864,865   

Voya Financial, Inc.

     

5.50%, 07/15/2022

     470,000         527,734   
     

 

 

 
        5,570,275   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.6%

  

AT&T, Inc.

     

3.40%, 05/15/2025

     285,000         271,807   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     

5.80%, 03/15/2022

     710,000         678,050   

Frontier Communications Corp.

     

7.63%, 04/15/2024

     710,000         626,575   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

     

6.50%, 06/15/2019

     180,000         195,300   

Unison Ground Lease Funding LLC

     

6.39%, 04/15/2040 (A)

     1,515,000         1,727,123   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

1.82%, 09/15/2016 (B)

     250,000         253,076   
     

 

 

 
        3,751,931   
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities - 0.3%

     

EDP Finance BV

     

5.25%, 01/14/2021 (A)

     365,000         382,254   
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.5%

  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

     

3.50%, 04/01/2022

     670,000         659,523   
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.4%

  

Energy Transfer Partners, LP

     

2.50%, 06/15/2018

     300,000         300,457   

Hiland Partners, LP / Hiland Partners Finance Corp.

     

7.25%, 10/01/2020 (A)

     440,000         475,200   

NuStar Logistics, LP

     

8.15%, 04/15/2018

     975,000         1,082,250   

Seadrill, Ltd.

     

6.13%, 09/15/2017 (A)

     325,000         285,188   

Transocean, Inc.

     

6.88%, 12/15/2021 (D)

     490,000         441,000   

Weatherford International, Ltd.

     

9.63%, 03/01/2019

     730,000         852,329   
     

 

 

 
        3,436,424   
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.5%

  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     

3.30%, 11/18/2021

     720,000         715,005   
     

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.9%

  

HJ Heinz Co.

     

2.80%, 07/02/2020 (A) (C)

     600,000         600,467   

Post Holdings, Inc.

     

7.38%, 02/15/2022

     635,000         646,112   
     

 

 

 
        1,246,579   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5%

  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA

     

3.50%, 04/15/2018

     680,000         681,700   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.9%

  

CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

7.13%, 07/15/2020

     500,000         529,750   

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     

4.75%, 11/15/2021

     660,000         716,170   
     

 

 

 
        1,245,920   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes are an integral part of this report.

Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

 

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Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Principal      Value  

CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (continued)

  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.9%

  

International Game Technology PLC

     

6.50%, 02/15/2025 (A)

     $  365,000         $  337,625   

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     

7.00%, 01/01/2022 (A)

     182,000         187,915   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     

2.50%, 03/01/2018

     755,000         756,943   
     

 

 

 
        1,282,483   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.4%

  

Meritage Homes Corp.

     

4.50%, 03/01/2018

     525,000         536,812   
     

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.6%

  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC

     

5.75%, 10/15/2020

     780,000         799,500   
     

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.8%

  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

7.88%, 05/15/2021

     1,080,000         1,150,200   
     

 

 

 

Insurance - 8.4%

  

American Financial Group, Inc.

     

9.88%, 06/15/2019

     920,000         1,153,543   

Chubb Corp.

     

6.38%, 03/29/2067 (B)

     879,000         922,071   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     

6.60%, 05/15/2017

     1,405,000         1,520,572   

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

     

6.38%, 06/15/2021

     865,000         998,904   

Lincoln National Corp.

     

8.75%, 07/01/2019

     525,000         643,675   

Oil Insurance, Ltd.

     

3.26%, 08/03/2015 (A) (B) (E)

     675,000         580,500   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     

8.88%, 05/15/2019

     285,000         350,850   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     

5.38%, 05/15/2045 (B)

     870,000         858,037   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     

6.75%, 12/15/2065 (B)

     810,000         753,300   

Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.

     

5.33%, 03/28/2073 (A) (B)

     1,250,000         1,315,625   

Stone Street Trust

     

5.90%, 12/15/2015 (A)

     1,400,000         1,427,275   

ZFS Finance USA Trust II

     

6.45%, 12/15/2065 (A) (B)

     1,360,000         1,390,967   
     

 

 

 
        11,915,319   
     

 

 

 

IT Services - 0.6%

  

Cardtronics, Inc.

     

5.13%, 08/01/2022 (A)

     880,000         860,200   
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.5%

  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     

3.30%, 02/15/2022

     730,000         721,373   
     

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.2%

  

CNH Industrial Capital LLC

     

3.88%, 07/16/2018 (A)

     280,000         280,350   
     

 

 

 

Media - 0.7%

  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     

7.63%, 03/15/2020

     695,000         723,687   

Numericable-SFR SAS

     

4.88%, 05/15/2019 (A)

     340,000         336,600   
     

 

 

 
        1,060,287   
     

 

 

 
     Principal      Value  

CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (continued)

  

Metals & Mining - 1.5%

  

Anglo American Capital PLC

     

9.38%, 04/08/2019 (A)

     $  555,000         $  675,833   

Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd.

     

5.80%, 11/15/2016 (A)

     325,000         342,079   

Glencore Funding LLC

     

2.50%, 01/15/2019 (A)

     220,000         217,531   

Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd.

     

9.00%, 05/01/2019 (D)

     700,000         873,787   
     

 

 

 
        2,109,230   
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.6%

  

Black Hills Corp.

     

5.88%, 07/15/2020

     700,000         794,301   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.8%

  

California Resources Corp.

     

5.00%, 01/15/2020 (D)

     323,000         284,240   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     

3.53%, 04/15/2019 (B)

     100,000         91,500   

6.50%, 08/15/2017 (D)

     675,000         691,031   

CITGO Holding, Inc.

     

10.75%, 02/15/2020 (A)

     438,000         447,855   

CITGO Petroleum Corp.

     

6.25%, 08/15/2022 (A)

     379,000         372,368   

Linn Energy LLC / Linn Energy Finance Corp.

     

6.25%, 11/01/2019

     695,000         543,837   

Lukoil International Finance BV

     

3.42%, 04/24/2018 (A)

     525,000         503,475   

ONEOK Partners, LP

     

4.90%, 03/15/2025

     570,000         563,840   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

3.00%, 01/15/2019

     650,000         600,704   

Petroleum Co., of Trinidad & Tobago, Ltd.

     

9.75%, 08/14/2019 (A)

     571,000         665,215   

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III

     

6.75%, 09/30/2019 (A) (D)

     925,000         1,089,872   

Rosneft Oil Co. via Rosneft International Finance, Ltd.

     

3.15%, 03/06/2017 (A)

     270,000         263,412   

YPF SA

     

8.50%, 07/28/2025 (A) (D)

     715,000         707,850   
     

 

 

 
        6,825,199   
     

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.3%

  

Boise Cascade Co.

     

6.38%, 11/01/2020

     480,000         505,800   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.0%

  

Actavis Funding SCS

     

1.30%, 06/15/2017

     135,000         134,088   

3.80%, 03/15/2025

     625,000         613,951   

Actavis, Inc.

     

3.25%, 10/01/2022

     465,000         450,756   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

     

5.88%, 05/15/2023 (A)

     145,000         148,625   

6.13%, 04/15/2025 (A)

     123,000         126,536   
     

 

 

 
        1,473,956   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.3%

  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

     

11.00%, 03/15/2021 (A)

     451,000         476,932   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes are an integral part of this report.

Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

 

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  June 30, 2015 Form N-Q


Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

    Principal     Value  

CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (continued)

  

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.9%

  

ARC Properties Operating Partnership, LP

   

2.00%, 02/06/2017

    $  685,000        $  664,450   

CBL & Associates, LP

   

5.25%, 12/01/2023

    490,000        503,854   

EPR Properties

   

7.75%, 07/15/2020

    1,190,000        1,413,484   

Government Properties Income Trust

   

3.75%, 08/15/2019

    805,000        828,052   

Kilroy Realty, LP

   

6.63%, 06/01/2020

    595,000        689,989   
   

 

 

 
      4,099,829   
   

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 1.6%

   

Aviation Capital Group Corp.

   

4.63%, 01/31/2018 (A)

    530,000        548,906   

7.13%, 10/15/2020 (A)

    1,500,000        1,746,816   
   

 

 

 
      2,295,722   
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3%

  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

   

4.13%, 11/01/2021

    400,000        410,349   
   

 

 

 

Software - 0.6%

   

First Data Corp.

   

6.75%, 11/01/2020 (A)

    423,000        447,060   

7.38%, 06/15/2019 (A)

    370,000        384,615   
   

 

 

 
      831,675   
   

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.4%

   

Claire’s Stores, Inc.

   

9.00%, 03/15/2019 (A)

    635,000        536,575   
   

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.6%

   

Reynolds American, Inc.

   

3.25%, 06/12/2020

    150,000        151,935   

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.

   

8.13%, 06/23/2019

    575,000        681,190   
   

 

 

 
      833,125   
   

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.6%

  

International Lease Finance Corp.

   

6.75%, 09/01/2016 (A)

    880,000        925,650   
   

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.3%

  

Crown Castle Towers LLC

   

4.88%, 08/15/2040 (A)

    965,000        1,047,366   

6.11%, 01/15/2040 (A)

    1,065,000        1,212,624   

SBA Tower Trust

   

5.10%, 04/15/2042 (A)

    1,440,000        1,491,062   

Sprint Communications, Inc.

   

9.00%, 11/15/2018 (A)

    875,000        988,102   
   

 

 

 
      4,739,154   
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Debt Securities
(Cost $88,022,161)

      91,788,960   
   

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 1.2%

  

Mexican Bonos

   

7.25%, 12/15/2016

    MXN  14,000,000        933,400   

8.50%, 12/13/2018

    10,285,700        729,754   
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost $1,933,631)

      1,663,154   
   

 

 

 
     Principal      Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 15.4%

  

7 WTC Depositor LLC Trust

     

Series 2012-7WTC, Class A

     

4.08%, 03/13/2031 (A)

     $  316,539         $  325,456   

Alternative Loan Trust

     

Series 2004-3T1, Class A3

     

5.00%, 05/25/2034

     194,146         198,578   

Series 2005-14, Class 4A1

     

0.41%, 05/25/2035 (B)

     1,145,153         971,186   

Series 2006-OC1, Class 2A3A

     

0.51%, 03/25/2036 (B)

     1,255,854         1,091,721   

Banc of America Funding Trust

     

Series 2007-3, Class TA2

     

0.37%, 04/25/2037 (B)

     719,060         513,176   

BB-UBS Trust

     

Series 2012-TFT, Class C

     

3.58%, 06/05/2030 (A) (B)

     745,000         716,329   

BBCMS Trust

     

Series 2013-TYSN, Class B

     

4.04%, 09/05/2032 (A)

     600,000         635,642   

Series 2014-BXO, Class C

     

2.19%, 08/15/2027 (A) (B)

     765,000         767,194   

BCAP LLC Trust

     

Series 2009-RR10, Class 2A1

     

2.74%, 08/26/2035 (A) (B)

     198,583         196,498   

Series 2009-RR14, Class 1A1

     

6.00%, 05/26/2037 (A) (B)

     236,425         249,794   

Series 2009-RR6, Class 2A1

     

2.57%, 08/26/2035 (A) (B)

     412,458         409,754   

Series 2010-RR1, Class 12A1

     

5.25%, 08/26/2036 (A) (B)

     276,688         282,749   

Boca Hotel Portfolio Trust

     

Series 2013-BOCA, Class C

     

2.34%, 08/15/2026 (A) (B)

     1,000,000         999,236   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2014-388G, Class D

     

1.92%, 06/15/2033 (A) (B)

     320,000         317,793   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2014-A, Class A

     

4.00%, 01/25/2035 (A) (B)

     437,485         454,568   

Series 2015-A, Class A1

     

3.50%, 06/25/2058 (B)

     687,893         691,379   

COMM Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2013-FL3, Class B

     

2.34%, 10/13/2028 (A) (B)

     907,000         905,731   

Series 2014-PAT, Class D

     

2.34%, 08/13/2027 (A) (B)

     930,000         932,947   

CSMC Trust

     

Series 2010-18R, Class 1A11

     

3.75%, 08/26/2035 (A) (B)

     84,475         83,930   

Series 2010-RR2, Class 1B

     

5.51%, 04/15/2047 (A) (B)

     700,000         736,126   

Series 2015-DEAL, Class D

     

3.29%, 04/15/2029 (A) (B)

     1,000,000         995,253   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2007-OA1, Class 2A1

     

0.31%, 05/25/2037 (B)

     376,709         219,494   

Hilton USA Trust

     

Series 2013-HLF, Class CFL

     

2.09%, 11/05/2030 (A) (B)

     394,186         394,186   
 

 

The notes are an integral part of this report.

Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

 

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Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Principal      Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

  

Impac CMB Trust

     

Series 2007-A, Class A

     

0.44%, 05/25/2037 (A) (B)

     $  520,150         $  499,587   

Independent National Mortgage Corp. Index Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2007-AR15, Class 2A1

     

4.33%, 08/25/2037 (B)

     262,030         209,418   

Jefferies Re-REMIC Trust

     

Series 2009-R2, Class 2A

     

2.57%, 12/26/2037 (A) (B)

     182,389         181,561   

Series 2009-R7, Class 10A3

     

6.00%, 12/26/2036 (A)

     106,750         110,762   

Series 2009-R7, Class 12A1

     

2.66%, 08/26/2036 (A) (B)

     75,277         74,590   

Series 2009-R7, Class 1A1

     

2.34%, 02/26/2036 (A) (B)

     378,591         372,089   

Series 2009-R7, Class 4A1

     

2.42%, 09/26/2034 (A) (B)

     164,942         162,789   

Series 2009-R9, Class 1A1

     

2.25%, 08/26/2046 (A) (B)

     236,094         239,297   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2007-LD11, Class AM

     

5.96%, 06/15/2049 (B)

     760,000         792,831   

Series 2007-LD11, Class ASB

     

5.96%, 06/15/2049 (B)

     221,118         228,832   

Series 2014-FBLU, Class C

     

2.19%, 12/15/2028 (A) (B)

     900,000         900,233   

Series 2015-CSMO, Class C

     

2.44%, 01/15/2032 (A) (B)

     435,000         433,704   

JPMorgan Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

     

Series 2009-RR2, Class MLB

     

5.81%, 06/15/2050 (A) (B)

     936,000         986,648   

JPMorgan Re-REMIC Trust

     

Series 2009-7, Class 8A1

     

3.10%, 01/27/2047 (A) (B)

     67,421         67,691   

LB Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2007-C3, Class A1A

     

6.06%, 07/15/2044 (B)

     400,133         431,608   

Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust

     

Series 2010-GG10, Class A4A

     

5.99%, 08/15/2045 (A) (B)

     407,075         431,043   

Series 2010-R4, Class 3A

     

5.50%, 08/26/2047 (A)

     343,291         353,672   

ORES LLC

     

Series 2014-LV3, Class A

     

3.00%, 03/27/2024 (A)

     168,446         168,446   

RALI Trust

     

Series 2006-QO1, Class 3A1

     

0.46%, 02/25/2046 (B)

     1,065,494         662,738   

Series 2006-QO2, Class A1

     

0.41%, 02/25/2046 (B)

     137,725         64,227   

Series 2007-QH5, Class AI1

     

0.40%, 06/25/2037 (B)

     513,568         381,235   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

     

Series 2004-A4, Class A11

     

5.50%, 08/25/2034

     934,985         979,379   

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

     

Series 2003-G, Class A1

     

2.52%, 06/25/2033 (B)

     73,521         74,132   

Series 2003-L, Class 1A2

     

2.49%, 11/25/2033 (B)

     58,119         57,988   
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $21,248,611)

        21,953,220   
     

 

 

 
    Principal     Value  

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 1.2%

  

California - 1.0%

   

State of California, General Obligation Unlimited

   

7.95%, 03/01/2036

    $  1,195,000        $  1,445,305   
   

 

 

 

Rhode Island - 0.2%

   

Rhode Island Commerce Corp., Revenue Bonds

   

AGM

   

6.00%, 11/01/2015 (G)

    295,000        299,201   
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Government Obligations
(Cost $1,517,053)

      1,744,506   
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 2.7%

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Interest Only STRIPS

   

5.00%, 08/01/2035

    810,869        154,360   

Federal National Mortgage Association

   

3.50%, TBA (C)

    3,455,000        3,643,783   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(Cost $4,123,277)

      3,798,143   
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 2.4%

  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond

   

2.50%, 01/15/2029

    991,737        1,222,239   

U.S. Treasury Note

   

2.00%, 02/15/2025

    445,000        432,345   

2.50%, 08/15/2023

    1,783,200        1,821,649   
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations
(Cost $3,253,791)

   

    3,476,233   
   

 

 

 
    Shares     Value  

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.6%

  

Multi-Utilities - 0.3%

   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   

Series A, 6.13%

    7,000        375,130   
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%

   

Allergan PLC

   

Series A, 5.50%

    217        226,240   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.2%

   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   

Series A, 6.38%

    5,000        260,000   
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Cost $842,412)

      861,370   
   

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.2%

   

Banks - 0.3%

   

CoBank ACB

   

Series F, 6.25% (B)

    4,530        464,467   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.2%

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

Series A, 8.50% (B)

    10,341        273,519   
   

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.7%

  

Centaur Funding Corp.

   

Series B, 9.08% (A)

    852        1,048,759   
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $1,532,889)

   

    1,786,745   
   

 

 

 
 

 

The notes are an integral part of this report.

Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

 

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Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Principal      Value  

SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 2.7%

  

U.S. Treasury Bill

     

0.02%, 09/10/2015 (H)

     $  3,839,000         $  3,838,886   
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term U.S. Government Obligation
(Cost $3,838,886)

   

     3,838,886   
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 3.5%

  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust - Prime Portfolio, 0.18% (H)

     4,946,720         4,946,720   
     

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost $4,946,720)

        4,946,720   
     

 

 

 
     Principal      Value  

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 1.8%

  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.01% (H), dated 06/30/2015, to be repurchased at $2,518,991 on 07/01/2015. Collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation, 2.50%, due 12/15/2027, and with a value of $2,570,728.

     $  2,518,990         2,518,990   
     

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $2,518,990)

        2,518,990   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $144,764,696) (I)

        151,383,062   

Net Other Assets (Liabilities) - (6.3)%

        (9,015,924
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $  142,367,138   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The notes are an integral part of this report.

Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

 

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Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

SECURITY VALUATION:

 

Valuation Inputs (J)

 

     Level 1 -
Unadjusted
Quoted
Prices
     Level 2 -
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value at
June 30, 2015
 

ASSETS

           

Investments

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ —         $ 13,006,135       $ —         $ 13,006,135   

Corporate Debt Securities

     —           91,788,960         —           91,788,960   

Foreign Government Obligations

     —           1,663,154         —           1,663,154   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           21,953,220         —           21,953,220   

Municipal Government Obligations

     —           1,744,506         —           1,744,506   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     —           3,798,143         —           3,798,143   

U.S. Government Obligations

     —           3,476,233         —           3,476,233   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     861,370         —           —           861,370   

Preferred Stocks

     1,786,745         —           —           1,786,745   

Short-Term U.S. Government Obligation

     —           3,838,886         —           3,838,886   

Securities Lending Collateral

     4,946,720         —           —           4,946,720   

Repurchase Agreement

     —           2,518,990         —           2,518,990   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $   7,594,835       $   143,788,227       $   —         $   151,383,062   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

FOOTNOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:

 

(A) 

Security is registered pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. The security is deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities and may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2015, the total aggregate value of 144A securities is $59,279,160, representing 41.6% of the Fund’s net assets.

(B)

Floating or variable rate security. The rate disclosed is as of June 30, 2015.

(C)

When-issued security or delayed-delivery security; to be settled and delivered after June 30, 2015.

(D) 

All or a portion of the security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $4,845,710. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.

(E) 

The security has a perpetual maturity; the date displayed is the next call date.

(F) 

Step bond. Coupon rate changes in increments to maturity. The rate disclosed is as of June 30, 2015; the maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

(G) 

Illiquid security. Total aggregate value of illiquid securities is $299,201, representing 0.2% of the Fund’s net assets.

(H)

Rate disclosed reflects the yield at June 30, 2015.

(I) 

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $144,764,696. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for all securities is $8,855,125 and $2,236,759, respectively. Net unrealized appreciation for tax purposes is $6,618,366.

(J) 

The Fund recognizes transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 during the period ended June 30, 2015. See the Security Valuation section of the Notes to Schedules of Investments for more information regarding security valuation and pricing inputs.

CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS:

 

BRL

   Brazilian Real

MXN

   Mexican Peso

PORTFOLIO ABBREVIATIONS:

 

AGM

   Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

MTN

   Medium Term Note

STRIPS

   Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

TBA

   To Be Announced

 

The notes are an integral part of this report.

Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Transamerica Income Shares, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a diversified closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

Securities lending: Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street serves as securities lending agent to the Fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the Fund to risks such as, the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the Fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the Fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge cash collateral with a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities loaned. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the case of default of any securities borrower.

Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust-Prime Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at June 30, 2015, if any, are shown on a gross basis in the Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase agreements: In a repurchase agreement, the Fund purchases a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date. Securities purchased subject to a repurchase agreement are held at the Fund’s custodian, or designated sub-custodian related to tri-party repurchase agreements, and, pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, must be collateralized by securities with an aggregate market value greater than or equal to 100% of the resale price. The Fund will bear the risk of value fluctuations until the securities can be sold and may encounter delays and incur costs in liquidating the securities. In the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of the seller, delays and costs may be incurred.

Repurchase agreements are subject to netting agreements, which are agreements between the Fund and its counterparties that provide for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund, through a single payment, in the event of default or termination. Amounts presented on the Schedule of Investments, and as part of Repurchase agreements, at value on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are shown on a gross basis. The value of the related collateral for each repurchase agreement, as reflected in the Schedule of Investments, exceeds the value of each repurchase agreement at June 30, 2015.

Open repurchase agreements at June 30, 2015, if any, are included within the Schedule of Investments.

Foreign currency denominated investments: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the closing exchange rate each day. The cost of foreign securities purchased and any realized gains or losses are translated at the prevailing exchange rates in effect on the date of the respective transaction.

Foreign currency denominated assets may involve risks not typically associated with domestic transactions. These risks include revaluation of currencies, adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, and possible adverse political, social, and economic developments, including those particular to a specific industry, country or region.

Foreign taxes: The Fund may be subjected to taxes imposed by the countries in which it invests, with respect to its investments in issuers existing or operating in such countries. The Fund may also be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund accrues such taxes and recoveries as applicable when the related income or capital gains are earned or unrealized, and based upon the current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Fund invests. Some countries require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital, or the proceeds of sales earned by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a country’s balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions of foreign capital remittances abroad.

To be announced (“TBA”) commitments: TBA commitments are entered into to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date, typically not to exceed 45 days. They are considered securities in themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines, or the value of the security sold increases, prior to settlement date, in addition to the risk of decline in the value of the Fund’s other assets. Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at the current value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under Security Valuation.

 

Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 1. (continued)

 

TBA commitments held at June 30, 2015, if any, are identified in the Schedule of Investments.

When-Issued, forward delivery securities and delayed-delivery settlements: The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, forward (delayed) delivery basis or delayed settlement. When-issued and forward delivery transactions are made conditionally because a security, although authorized, has not yet been issued in the market. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Fund engages in when-issued transactions to obtain an advantageous price and yield at the time of the transaction. The Fund engages in when-issued and forward delivery transactions for the purpose of acquiring securities, but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Fund may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, the Fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement.

Delayed-delivery transactions involve a commitment by the Fund to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When delayed-delivery transactions are outstanding, the Fund will segregate with its custodian either cash, U.S. government securities, or other liquid assets at least equal to the value or purchase commitments until payment is made. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. These transactions also involve a risk to the Fund if the other party to the transaction defaults on its obligation to make payment or delivery, and the Fund is delayed or prevented from completing the transaction. The Fund may dispose of or renegotiate a delayed-delivery transaction after it is entered into, which may result in a realized gain or loss. When the Fund sells a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Fund does not participate in future gains and losses on the security.

When-issued securities or delayed-delivery securities held at June 30, 2015, if any, are identified in the Schedule of Investments.

Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”): The Fund may invest in TIPS. TIPS are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation/deflation. If the index measuring inflation/deflation rises or falls, the principal value of TIPS will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of a TIPS will be included as interest income in the Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

TIPS held at June 30, 2015, if any, are included within the Schedule of Investments.

Illiquid securities: The Fund may invest in illiquid securities. A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market or if its valuation has not changed for a certain period of time. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at the current valuation may be difficult.

Illiquid securities held at June 30, 2015, if any, are identified in the Schedule of Investments.

Security transactions and investment income: Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Security gains and losses are calculated on the first-in, first-out basis. Dividend income, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend dates, net of foreign taxes. Interest income, including accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, is recorded on the accrual basis commencing on the settlement date.

Real estate investment trusts (“REIT”): REITs are pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income producing real estate, or real estate related loans or interests. There are certain additional risks involved in investing in REITs. These include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, changes in zoning laws, real estate values, property taxes, and interest rates.

REITs held at June 30, 2015, if any, are identified in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 2. SECURITY VALUATION

All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. The Fund values its investments at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each day the NYSE is open for business. The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The three Levels of inputs of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, which are observable, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates, and similar data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs, which may include Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.’s (“TAM”) internal valuation committee’s (the “Valuation Committee”) own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the sub-adviser, issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances.

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different Levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the Level in the fair value hierarchy that is assigned to the fair value measurement of a security is determined based on the lowest Level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The hierarchy classification of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at June 30, 2015, is disclosed in the Security Valuation section of the Schedule of Investments.

Under supervision of the Board, TAM provides day-to-day valuation functions. TAM formed the Valuation Committee to monitor and implement the fair valuation policies and procedures as approved by the Board. These policies and procedures are reviewed at least annually by the Board.

The Valuation Committee, among other tasks, monitors for when market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable and determines in good faith the fair value of the portfolio investments. For instances in which daily market quotes are not readily available, securities may be valued, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, with reference to other instruments or indices. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Valuation Committee may employ a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the security to determine the fair value of the security. An income-based valuation approach may also be used in which the anticipated future cash flows of the security are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the securities. When the Fund uses fair value methods that rely on significant unobservable inputs to determine a security’s value, the Valuation Committee will choose the method that is believed to accurately reflect fair value. These securities are categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The Valuation Committee reviews fair value measurements on a regular and ad hoc basis and may, as deemed appropriate, update the security valuations as well as the fair valuation guidelines. The Board reviews Valuation Committee determinations at its regularly scheduled meetings.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is generally greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation, the Valuation Committee’s determination of values may differ significantly from values that would have been realized had a ready market

 

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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 2. (continued)

 

for investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating these valuation approaches, including a regular review of valuation methodologies, key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing, and reviews of any market related activity.

Fair value measurements: Descriptions of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s significant categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

Equity securities (common and preferred stocks): Securities are stated at the last reported sales price or closing price on the day of valuation taken from the primary exchange where the security is principally traded. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Foreign securities, in which the primary trading market closes at the same time or after the NYSE, are valued based on quotations from the primary market in which they are traded and are categorized in Level 1. Because many foreign securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the NYSE, closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close. Certain foreign securities may be fair valued using a pricing service that considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, Exchange-Traded Funds, and the movement of the certain indices of securities based on a statistical analysis of their historical relationship; such valuations generally are categorized in Level 2.

Preferred stock and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also generally categorized in Level 2 or Level 3 if inputs are unobservable.

Securities lending collateral: Securities lending collateral is invested in a money market fund which is valued at the NAV of the underlying securities and no valuation adjustments are applied. It is categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Repurchase agreements: Repurchase agreements are traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments and are generally categorized in Level 2.

Corporate bonds: The fair value of corporate bonds is estimated using various techniques, which consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, fundamental data relating to the issuer, and credit default swap spreads adjusted for any basis difference between cash and derivative instruments. While most corporate bonds are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in instances where lower relative weight is placed on transaction prices, quotations, or similar observable inputs, they are categorized in Level 3.

Asset-backed securities: The fair value of asset-backed securities is estimated based on models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield, and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would generally be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise they would be categorized in Level 3.

Mortgage-backed securities: The fair value of mortgage-backed securities is estimated based on models that consider issuer type, coupon, cash flows, mortgage prepayment projection tables and adjustable rate mortgage evaluations that incorporate index data, periodic life caps and the next coupon reset date. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would generally be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise they are categorized in Level 3.

Municipal bonds & notes and variable rate notes: The fair value of municipal bonds & notes and variable rate notes is estimated based on models that consider, among other factors, information received from market makers and broker-dealers, current trades, bid-want lists, offerings, market movements, the liquidity of the bond, state of issuance, benchmark yield curves, and bond or note insurance. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would generally be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise they are categorized in Level 3.

Short-term notes: Short-term notes are valued using amortized cost, which approximates fair value. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise they would be categorized in Level 3.

Government securities: Government securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued by principally using dealer quotations. Government securities generally are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, or Level 3 if inputs are unobservable.

 

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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

At June 30, 2015

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 2. (continued)

 

U.S. government agency securities: U.S. government agency securities are comprised of two main categories consisting of agency issued debt and mortgage pass-throughs. Generally, agency issued debt securities are valued in a manner similar to U.S. government securities. Mortgage pass-throughs include to be announced (“TBA”) securities and mortgage pass-through certificates. Generally, TBA securities and mortgage pass-throughs are valued using dealer quotations. Depending on market activity levels and whether quotations or other observable data are used, these securities are typically categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise they would be categorized in Level 3.

NOTE 3. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11, “Transfers and Servicing, Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. The guidance changes the accounting for certain repurchase agreements and expands disclosure requirements related to repurchase agreements, securities lending, repurchase-to-maturity and similar transactions. The guidance is required to be presented for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and for interim periods beginning after March 15, 2015. Management is currently evaluating the implication, if any, of the additional disclosure requirements and its impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) within 90 days of the date of this filing and concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure control and procedures were effective as of that date.

 

  (b)

There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Separate certifications by the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act, are attached.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.     
(Registrant)
By:   /s/ Marijn P. Smit
  Marijn P. Smit
  Chief Executive Officer
 

(Principal Executive Officer)

  Date: August 27, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

  /s/ Marijn P. Smit
    Marijn P. Smit
    Chief Executive Officer
   

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:

  August 27, 2015

 

 

By:

  /s/ Vincent J. Toner
   

Vincent J. Toner

    Treasurer
   

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date:

  August 27, 2015