Apollo Tactical Income Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number             811-22591                             

Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

9 West 57th Street

New York, New York 10019

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joseph Moroney, President

9 West 57th Street

New York, New York 10019

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 515-3200

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2018

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


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 Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (NYSE:  AFT)

 Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: AIF)

  Annual Report

  December 31, 2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Manager Commentary (unaudited)

     4  

Financial Data

  

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (unaudited)

     5  

Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (unaudited)

     6  

Schedules of Investments

  

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

     7  

Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

     16  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     24  

Statements of Operations

     25  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

  

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

     26  

Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

     27  

Statements of Cash Flows

  

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

     28  

Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

     29  

Financial Highlights

  

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

     30  

Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

     31  

Notes to Financial Statements

     32  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     48  

Additional Information (unaudited)

     49  

Directors and Officers (unaudited)

     51  

Important Information About This Report

     53  

Economic and market conditions change frequently.

There is no assurance that the trends described in this report will continue or commence.

 

 

This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to shareholders of the Funds for their information. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Manager Commentary

As of December 31, 2018 (unaudited)

Dear Shareholders,

We would like to start by saying thank you for your interest in the Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. and the Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (the “Funds”). We appreciate the trust and confidence you have placed with us through your investment in the Funds.

2018 was a difficult year for investing across most capital markets, and the leveraged credit markets were not immune to the conditions creating these difficulties. Despite a fundamental backdrop that remains largely benign and in many ways improved from a similarly good 2017, and economic conditions in the US that can really only be described as robust, concerns about where the US economy might be with regards to the next cycle, the scope and impact of potentially tighter financial policies from the Fed, uncertainty around the implications of the administration’s trade policies and a more pronounced risk-off mentality across the investing community created periods of pronounced selling of risk assets that were considerably dilutive to returns. While these instances were almost entirely technical in nature, and despite the lack of any roots in fundamentals, consistently lower secondary levels into higher yields and wider spreads were a hallmark of November and particularly December. While we believe this selling has contributed to a much more attractive investing environment in these markets going forward, it did in many instances nearly completely deplete positive returns in 2018.

The negative technical conditions in the loan market in December in particular were truly historic. While most capital markets saw heavy outflows of capital throughout the period, leading to the many superlatives describing equity and credit market performance in the month, open-end leveraged loan mutual funds and ETFs in particular saw a reduction of interest at record levels that was further influenced by higher probabilities for a lower rate environment. The impact of these outflows from open-end mutual funds and ETFs is fairly profound; they must become sellers of assets into the market regardless of increased transaction costs and much greater levels of volatility. While this can create extremely attractive opportunities for funds structured differently, such as ours, it will drive prices lower in degrees commensurate with the outflows. The monthly outflow in December (by one commonly used measure) of $12.6Bn was a new monthly record for the loan mutual fund market, and handily eclipsed the previous record of $7.4Bn in December 2014. The four consecutive weekly outflows ending in early January 2019 would each have been a new weekly record on their own. The incident was comparable to previous mutual fund-driven market selloffs (August 2011, December 2014, and December 2015 – February 2016), though, in our opinion, the fact that prices only moved 3.7 points (from 96.81 – 93.11, using the S&P Leveraged Loan 100 index, representing the 100 largest loans in the market) from the highs to the lows of the month on this kind of transfer of risk speaks to market liquidity, the demand for loans trading at outsized spreads and yields, and the breadth of market participants compared to the earlier, similar periods mentioned previously. The fact that this happened at the same time fundamental credit performance across the Funds, and the broader market, generally has remained strong, default activity muted, and the capital markets largely open for refinancing activity, speaks to how meaningful market technicals can be.

Looking forward, coming into the new year the loan market was trading at 93.84 on price, or a yield to worst of 7.5% and spread to worst of 491, using widely recognized leveraged loan benchmark indices at the end of 2018; this compared to similar levels of 98.05, 6.3% and 410, respectively, at the beginning of 2018. We regularly speak of our intentions to use imbalances in supply and demand to maximize forward returns while remaining focused on limiting credit risk, and these continue to be our objectives now that a new opportunity set has clearly been established. We expect volatility to remain elevated in 2019. Concerns around various political and macroeconomic issues, expectations for a different approach from the Fed and the impact this has on rates and what should be a fulsome calendar for primary supply should all impact the loan and high yield bond markets. While the current fundamental performance of most industries we lend to remains strong, and the default environment is and should be expected to remain benign, there are enough signals of a nascent slowing in the economy combined with the aforementioned catalysts for economic and market shocks that it’s reasonable to expect we are closer to the threshold for flagging economic growth than would have been contemplated over most of last year. This coincides with a generally robust fundamental backdrop with, across the leveraged finance universe, relatively lower leverage levels given recent earnings growth and higher interest coverage ratios, strong underlying economic conditions in the US, and little to no maturity issues in the market until 2022. The confluence of these current conditions, with clearly rising probabilities for when the economy will begin to see growth stall, will in our view be the most significant tension as it relates to market volatility going forward.

We appreciate your interest and support in the Funds. If you have any questions about the Funds, please call (877) 864-4834, or visit our website at www.apollofunds.com.

Sincerely,

Apollo Credit Management, LLC

 

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Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Financial Data

As of December 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

   Portfolio Composition (as % of Current Market  
   Value of Investment Securities)  
  

Loans

     89.9%    

High Yield Bonds

     8.8%  

Equity/Other

     1.3%  
  
   Portfolio Characteristics (a)  
  

Weighted Average Floating-Rate Spread

     4.15%  

Weighted Average Fixed-Rate Coupon

     6.89%  

Weighted Average Maturity (in years)
(floating assets)

     4.94  

Weighted Average Maturity (in years)
(fixed assets)

     5.96  

Weighted Average Modified Duration (in years)
(fixed assets)

     4.39  

Weighted Average Modified Duration (in years)(h)

     4.83  

Average Position Size

   $ 2,188,946  

Number of Positions

     200  

Weighted Average S&P Rating(i)

     B  

Weighted Average Rating Factor (Moody’s)(i)

     3,005  
  
   Credit Quality (b)  
  

BBB

     2.2%  

BB

     10.9%  

B

     66.6%  

CCC+ or Lower

     17.6%  

Not Rated

     2.7%  

   Top 5 Industries (as % of Current Market Value of

 

   Investment Securities) (c)

 

  

High Tech Industries

     13.0%    

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

     12.2%  

Services: Business

     10.4%  

Telecommunications

     8.8%  

Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

     8.8%  

Total

     53.2%  
  

   Top 10 Issuers (as % of Current Market Value of

 

   Investment Securities) (d)

 

  

Frontier Communications Corp.

     2.0%  

Bausch Health Companies, Inc.

     1.8%  

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

     1.8%  

Asurion, LLC

     1.8%  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

     1.8%  

DigiCert, Inc.

     1.6%  

Univision Communications, Inc.

     1.6%  

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc.

     1.6%  

ION Trading Finance, Ltd.

     1.4%  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     1.4%  

Total

     16.8%  

 

   Performance Comparison  
     
    YTD     5 Yr     Since  
Inception(j)  
 

AFT - Market Price

    (3.98% )(e)      2.79% (e)(f)       3.01%(e)(f)      

AFT - NAV

    (0.98% )(e)      4.29% (e)(f)       5.31%(e)(f)  

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (g)

    0.44%       3.05% (f)       3.68%(f)  
 

 

(a)

Averages based on par value of investment securities, except for the weighted average modified duration, which is based on market value.

(b)

Credit quality is calculated as a percentage of fair value of investment securities at December 31, 2018. The quality ratings reflected were issued by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), an internationally recognized statistical rating organization. Credit quality ratings reflect the rating agency’s opinion of the credit quality of the underlying positions in the Fund’s portfolio and not that of the Fund itself. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(c)

The industry classifications reported are from widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management, with the primary source being Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), an internationally recognized statistical rating organization.

(d)

Holdings are subject to change and are provided for informational purposes only.

(e)

Performance reflects total return assuming all distributions were reinvested at the dividend reinvestment rate. Past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions received from the Fund.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is a broad index designed to reflect the performance of the U.S. dollar facilities in the leveraged loan market.

(h)

Excludes equity investments and includes fixed and floating rate assets. Floating rate loan duration is calculated by using 3 month LIBOR.

(i)

Excludes securities with no rating or in default as of December 31, 2018.

(j)

Inception date February 23, 2011.

 

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Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Financial Data

As of December 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

   Portfolio Composition (as % of Current Market  
   Value of Investment Securities)  
  

Loans

     79.7%    

High Yield Bonds

     10.9%  

Structured Products

     8.2%  

Equity/Other

     1.2%  
  
   Portfolio Characteristics (a)  
  

Weighted Average Floating-Rate Spread

     4.43%  

Weighted Average Fixed-Rate Coupon

     6.34%  

Weighted Average Maturity (in years)

  

(floating assets)

     5.31  

Weighted Average Maturity (in years)

  

(fixed assets)

     6.00  

Weighted Average Modified Duration (in years)

  

(fixed assets)

     4.73  

Weighted Average Modified Duration (in years)(h)

     5.19  

Average Position Size

   $ 2,092,303  

Number of Positions

     189  

Weighted Average S&P Rating(i)

     B  

Weighted Average Rating Factor (Moody’s)(i)

     2,919  
  
   Credit Quality (b)  
  

BBB

     1.7%  

BB

     11.4%  

B

     63.8%  

CCC+ or Lower

     16.7%  

Not Rated

     6.4%  
   Top 5 Industries (as % of Current Market Value of  
   Investment Securities) (c)  
  

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

     11.8%    

High Tech Industries

     11.8%  

Services: Business

     9.6%  

Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

     9.4%  

Telecommunications

     8.2%  

Total

     50.8%  
  
   Top 10 Issuers (as % of Current Market Value of  
   Investment Securities) (d)  
  

TIAA Churchhill Middle Market CLO

     2.4%  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

     2.0%  

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

     1.9%  

Frontier Communications Corp.

     1.8%  

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc.

     1.7%  

Univision Communications, Inc.

     1.7%  

Asurion, LLC

     1.7%  

ION Trading Finance, Ltd.

     1.6%  

AP Exhaust Acquisition, LLC

     1.5%  

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

     1.4%  

Total

     17.7%  

 

   Performance Comparison  
      
     YTD     5 Yr     Since  
Inception(j)  
 
      

AIF - Market Price

     (4.67 %)(e)      4.04 %(e)(f)      2.56%(e)(f)  

AIF - NAV

     0.47 %(e)      5.59 %(e)(f)      6.14%(e)(f)  

S&P/LSTA Leveraged
Loan Index (g)

     0.44 %        3.05 %(f)        3.30%(f)     
 

 

(a)

Averages based on par value of investment securities, except for the weighted average modified duration, which is based on market value.

(b)

Credit quality is calculated as a percentage of fair value of investment securities at December 31, 2018. The quality ratings reflected were issued by S&P, an internationally recognized statistical rating organization. Credit quality ratings reflect the rating agency’s opinion of the credit quality of the underlying positions in the Fund’s portfolio and not that of the Fund itself. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(c)

The industry classifications reported are from widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management, with the primary source being Moody’s, an internationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Top 5 Industries table above excludes Structured Products which represent 8.2% of the portfolio as of December 31, 2018.

(d)

Holdings are subject to change and are provided for informational purposes only.

(e)

Performance reflects total return assuming all distributions were reinvested at the dividend reinvestment rate. Past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions received from the Fund.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is a broad index designed to reflect the performance of the U.S. dollar facilities in the leveraged loan market.

(h)

Excludes equity investments and includes fixed and floating rate assets. Floating rate loan duration is calculated by using 3 month LIBOR.

(i)

Excludes securities with no rating or in default as of December 31, 2018.

(j)

Inception date February 25, 2013.

 

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Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans - 141.1%(a)

         

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 5.6%

         

MRO Holdings, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.43%, 10/25/23(b)

     594,000          591,030    

PAE Holding Corp.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.12%, 10/20/22(b)

     1,861,090          1,837,826    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 9.50%, 1.00% Floor), 12.12%, 10/20/23(b)

     1,324,023          1,304,163    

Photonis Technologies SAS

         

(France)

         

First Lien Initial Dollar Term

         

Loan, (LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00%

         

Floor), 10.30%, 09/18/19(b)(c)(d)

     3,152,510          2,958,110    

Science Applications

         

International Corp.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 1.75%, 0.00% Floor), 4.27%, 10/31/25(b)(d)

     2,000,000          1,915,000    

StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.27%, 07/07/22(b)

     1,989,087          1,970,747    

Transdigm, Inc.
2018 New Tranche E Term

         

Loans, (LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00%

         

Floor), 5.02%, 05/30/25(b)

     997,487          944,032    

2018 New Tranche F Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 5.02%, 06/09/23(b)(d)

     997,487          943,873    

New Tranche G Term Loans,

         

(LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 5.02%, 08/22/24(b)

     1,994,962          1,888,451    
       

 

 

   
                14,353,232    
       

 

 

   

AUTOMOTIVE - 3.4%

         

AP Exhaust Acquisition, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.62%, 05/10/24(b)(d)

     6,000,000          5,460,000    

Innovative XCessories &

         

Services, LLC

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.26%, 11/29/22(b)

     3,217,838          3,137,392    
       

 

 

   
          8,597,392    
       

 

 

   

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 11.6%

 

 

AIS Holdco, LLC

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.00% Floor), 7.80%,
08/15/25(b)

     2,208,333          2,164,166    
    

Principal

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE (continued)

 

 

Alera Group Intermediate

         

Holdings, Inc.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.00% Floor), 7.02%, 08/01/25(b)(d)

     1,559,009          1,543,419    

Aretec Group, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.00% Floor), 6.77%, 10/01/25(b)

     1,447,254          1,414,691    

Asurion, LLC

         

New Term Loan B-7, (LIBOR + 3.00%,

0.00% Floor), 5.52%, 11/03/24(b)

     1,736,243          1,666,255    

Replacement Term Loan B-6,

         

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor), 5.52%, 11/03/23(b)(d)

     3,585,252          3,446,323    

Second Lien Replacement Term

         

Loan B-2, (LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.00% Floor), 9.02%, 08/04/25(b) .

     2,136,429          2,119,081    

Edelman Financial Center, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.00% Floor), 5.69%,

07/21/25(b)(d)

     2,000,000          1,932,850    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.00% Floor), 9.19%, 07/20/26(b)

     500,000          477,500    

First Data Corp.

         

2024A New Dollar Term Loan,
(LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.00% Floor), 4.50%, 04/26/24(b)(d)

     1,000,000          957,750    

Forest City Enterprises, L.P.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.00% Floor), 6.38%, 12/08/25(b)(d)

     1,371,191          1,342,622    

Medical Card System, Inc.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 09/02/19(b)(e)

     5,039,600          4,559,517    

Mitchell International, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.00% Floor), 5.77%, 11/29/24(b)

     2,387,603          2,307,033    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.00% Floor), 9.77%, 12/01/25(b)

     592,888          578,439    

NFP Corp.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor), 5.52%, 01/08/24(b)

     1,989,924          1,887,940    

Sedgwick Claims Management

         

Services, Inc.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.00% Floor), 3.25%, 12/31/25(b)(d)

     1,399,103          1,340,229    

SG Acquisition, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.80%, 03/29/24(b)

     1,767,230          1,762,812    
       

 

 

   
                29,500,627    
       

 

 

   
 

 

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Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

 

    

Principal

 Amount ($) 

 

    

 Value ($) 

 

        

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

           

BEVERAGE, FOOD & TOBACCO - 2.4%

 

     

JBS, S.A.

           

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 5.26%, 10/30/22(b)

     1,989,873           1,919,402     

Winebow Holdings, Inc.

           

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.27%, 07/01/21(b)

     3,309,641           2,887,661     

Second Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR

           

+ 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 10.02%, 01/02/22(b)(e)

     2,260,897           1,243,493     
        

 

 

    
           6,050,556     
        

 

 

    

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT - 1.4%

           

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

           

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.00% Floor), 4.52%, 10/01/25(b)

     1,441,023           1,372,575     

Safe Fleet Holdings, LLC

           

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

           

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.38%, 02/03/25(b)

     994,987           953,944     

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

           

(LIBOR + 6.75%, 1.00% Floor), 9.13%, 02/02/26(b)

     1,403,846           1,333,654     
        

 

 

    
           3,660,173     
        

 

 

    

CHEMICALS, PLASTICS, & RUBBER - 6.5%

 

     

Archroma Finance S.A.R.L

           

(Luxembourg)

           

Facility B-2, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.00% Floor), 6.42%, 08/12/24(b)(c)

     2,100,634           2,083,997     

Diamond (BC) B.V.

           

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor), 5.53%, 09/06/24(b)

     4,130,223           3,820,456     

Polar US Borrower, LLC

           

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.00% Floor), 7.19%, 10/15/25(b)(d)

     4,000,000           3,860,000     

Starfruit US Holdco, LLC

           

Initial Dollar Term Loan, (LIBOR

           

+ 3.25%, 0.00% Floor), 5.60%, 10/01/25(b)

     5,011,718           4,811,249     

Tronox Blocked Borrower, LLC

           

First Lien Blocked Dollar Term

           

Loan, (LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00%

           

Floor), 5.52%, 09/23/24(b)(d)

     603,128           587,296     

Tronox Finance, LLC

           

First Lien Initial Dollar Term

           

Loan, (LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00%

           

Floor), 5.52%, 09/23/24(b)(d)

     1,391,834           1,355,298     
        

 

 

    
               16,518,296     
        

 

 

    
    

Principal

 Amount ($) 

 

    

 Value ($) 

 

        

CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING - 5.3%

 

  

Associated Asphalt Partners, LLC

           

Tranche B Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.77%, 04/05/24(b)

     5,468,523           5,304,467     

Forterra Finance, LLC

           

Replacement Term Loan,

           

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.52%, 10/25/23(b)

     1,994,898           1,808,944     

KBR, Inc.

           

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor), 6.27%, 04/25/25(b) .

     4,417,480           4,351,217     

Terra Millennium Corp.

           

First Out Term Loan, (LIBOR + 6.75%, 1.00% Floor), 9.31%, 10/31/22(b)

     1,900,000           1,890,500     
        

 

 

    
           13,355,128     
        

 

 

    

CONSUMER GOODS: DURABLE - 0.9%

 

     

PT Holdings, LLC

           

First Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR

           

+ 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.80%,

12/09/24(b)

     1,611,049           1,578,828     

Second Lien Initial Loan, (LIBOR

           

+ 8.00%, 1.00% Floor), 10.80%, 12/08/25(b)(e)

     625,000           618,750     
        

 

 

    
           2,197,578     
        

 

 

    

CONSUMER GOODS: NON-DURABLE - 2.5%

 

     

ABG Intermediate Holdings 2, LLC

           

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

           

(LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.02%, 09/27/24(b)

     3,239,877           3,094,082     

American Greetings Corp.

           

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.01%, 04/06/24(b)

     3,395,160           3,348,477     
        

 

 

    
           6,442,559     
        

 

 

    

CONTAINERS, PACKAGING & GLASS - 2.4%

 

     

Anchor Glass Container Corp.

           

July 2017 Additional Term Loan,

           

(LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.24%, 12/07/23(b)(d)

     4,287,030           3,613,366     

Strategic Materials Holding Corp.

           

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

           

(LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.29%, 11/01/24(b)

     2,878,344           2,576,118     
        

 

 

    
                 6,189,484     
        

 

 

    

ENERGY: OIL & GAS - 1.5%

           

Ascent Resources - Marcellus, LLC

           

Exit Term Loan, (LIBOR + 6.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.89%, 03/30/23(b)

     452,027           453,722     

Oryx Southern Delaware Holdings,

           

LLC

           

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.77%, 02/28/25(b)

     2,047,039           1,903,746     
 

 

8  |  See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

         

ENERGY: OIL & GAS (continued)

 

 

Sheridan Investment Partners I, LLC

         

Deferred Principal Facility I,

10/01/19(e)(f)

     4,749          3,800    

Tranche B-2 Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.24%, 10/01/19(b)

     1,437,563          1,279,431    

Sheridan Production

         

Partners I-A, L.P.

         

Deferred Principal Facility I-A,

10/01/19(e)(f)

     629          504    

Tranche B-2 Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.24%, 10/01/19(b)

     190,489          169,535    

Sheridan Production

         

Partners I-M, L.P.

         

Deferred Principal Facility I-M,

10/01/19(e)(f)

     384          308    

Tranche B-2 Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.24%, 10/01/19(b)

     116,352          103,553    
       

 

 

   
          3,914,599    
       

 

 

   

ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRIES - 2.8%

    

Emerald 2, Ltd. (United Kingdom)

         

Facility B-1, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.80%, 05/14/21(b)(c)

     2,084,623          2,057,689    

GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada)
2018 Incremental Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.52%, 05/30/25(b)(c)(d)

     5,485,815          5,131,980    
       

 

 

   
                7,189,669    
       

 

 

   

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS - 16.3%

    

Auris Luxembourg III S.A.R.L

         

(Luxembourg)

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor), 3.75%, 07/24/25(b)(c)(d)

     1,887,324          1,843,689    

Bausch Health Companies, Inc.

         

(Canada)

         

First Incremental Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor), 5.13%, 11/27/25(b)(c)

     1,344,241          1,279,341    

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor), 5.38%, 06/02/25(b)(c)

     2,467,949          2,364,097    

BioClinica Holding I, LP

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.75%, 10/20/23(b)

     2,195,421          2,038,998    

BW NHHC HoldCo, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.00% Floor), 7.47%, 05/15/25(b)

     2,033,187          1,992,523    
    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS (continued)

 

 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

         

Incremental 2021 Term Loan H,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.96%, 01/27/21(b)(d)

     2,878,411          2,775,623    

CT Technologies Intermediate

         

Hldgs, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.77%, 12/01/21(b)

     3,947,335          3,292,729    

Endo Luxembourg Finance I Co.

         

S.A.R.L

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 6.81%, 04/29/24(b)

     2,977,330          2,828,464    

Hanger, Inc.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.00% Floor), 6.02%, 03/06/25(b)

     2,356,021          2,353,076    

Inovalon Holdings, Inc.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.00% Floor), 5.94%, 04/02/25(b)

     2,774,911          2,712,476    

Lanai Holdings II, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.28%, 08/29/22(b)

     2,013,372          1,859,852    

Lanai Holdings III, Inc.

         

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 8.50%, 1.00% Floor), 11.03%, 08/28/23(b)

     869,565          795,652    

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.

         

New Term Loan B 2017, (LIBOR

         

+ 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.27%, 06/30/22(b)

     1,032,961          1,014,884    

Medical Solutions Holdings, Inc.

         

First Lien Closing Date Term

         

Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00%

         

Floor), 6.27%, 06/14/24(b)

     2,955,779          2,911,443    

MModal, Inc.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.53%, 02/13/23(b)

     2,020,446          2,017,931    

One Call Corp.

         

First Lien Extended Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.71%, 11/27/22(b)(d)

     3,527,281          3,135,753    

Onex Schumacher Finance, LP

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.52%, 07/29/22(b)

     1,928,690          1,856,364    

Team Health Holdings, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.27%, 02/06/24(b)

     2,390,329          2,148,308    

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.05%, 12/30/22(b)(d)

     2,431,234          2,322,436    
       

 

 

   
                41,543,639    
       

 

 

   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.  |  9


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

         

HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES - 19.3%

 

 

Almonde, Inc.

         

First Lien Dollar Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.30%, 06/13/24(b)(d)

     2,000,000                1,869,290    

DigiCert, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.52%, 10/31/24(b)

     4,255,081          4,180,617    

Second Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 8.00%, 1.00% Floor), 10.52%, 10/31/25(b)

     2,411,782          2,348,472    

Entegris, Inc.

         

Tranche B Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.00% Floor), 4.52%,
11/06/25(b)(d

     1,061,798          1,033,926    

Flexera Software, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.78%, 02/26/25(b)

     1,247,293          1,206,132    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor), 9.78%, 02/26/26(b)

     1,114,500          1,104,748    

Help/Systems Holdings, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor), 6.27%, 03/28/25(b)

     2,125,377          2,045,675    

Imperva, Inc.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.00% Floor), 4.00%, 12/28/25(b)(d)

     1,422,222          1,402,666    

ION Trading Technologies S.A.R.L

         

(Luxembourg )

         

Initial Dollar Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.52%, 11/21/24(b)(c)

     5,942,016          5,630,060    

Ivanti Software, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.60%, 01/20/24(b)

     3,959,539          3,860,551    

MA FinanceCo., LLC

         

Tranche B-3 Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 5.02%, 06/21/24(b)

     256,022          239,060    

Ocean Bidco, Inc.

         

Initial Dollar Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.27%, 03/21/25(b)(d)

     1,074,385          1,068,341    

Red Ventures, LLC

         

First Lien Term Loan B-1,

         

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor), 5.52%, 11/08/24(b)

     1,015,637          969,933    

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

         

First Amendment Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.78%, 04/24/22(b)

           3,968,559          3,753,820    
    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES (continued)

 

 

Seattle SpinCo, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 5.02%, 06/21/24(b)

     1,728,978          1,614,433    

SS&C European Holdings, S.A.R.L

         

(Luxembourg)

         

Term Loan B-4, (LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor), 4.77%, 04/16/25(b)(c)

     1,323,119          1,252,239    

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

         

Term Loan B-3, (LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor), 4.77%, 04/16/25(b)

     3,488,192          3,301,329    

Syncsort, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR

         

+ 4.50%, 0.00% Floor), 7.02%,

08/16/24(b)

     997,518          988,480    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 9.00%, 1.00% Floor), 11.52%, 08/18/25(b)

     2,500,000          2,489,588    

Triple Point Group Holdings, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.77%, 07/10/20(b)

     3,915,190          3,269,184    

Vertafore, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.00% Floor), 6.05%, 07/02/25(b)

     2,999,783          2,860,098    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.00% Floor), 10.05%, 07/02/26(b)

     2,720,000          2,616,871    
       

 

 

   
          49,105,513    
       

 

 

   

HOTEL, GAMING & LEISURE - 2.0%

         

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         

Term Loan A, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor), 6.27%, 10/13/21(b)

     461,691          435,374    

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

         

Term A Facility, (LIBOR + 1.25%, 0.00% Floor), 3.71%, 10/19/23(b)(d)

     1,000,000          969,375    

Term B-1 Facility Loan, (LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.71%, 10/15/25(b)

     2,824,978          2,732,290    

Scientific Games International, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan B-5, (LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor), 5.25%, 08/14/24(b)

     997,487          939,419    
       

 

 

   
                5,076,458    
       

 

 

   

MEDIA: ADVERTISING, PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 4.2%

 

 

Acosta, Inc.

         

Tranche B-1 Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.77%, 09/26/21(b)

     634,150          389,568    
 

 

10  |  See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

         

MEDIA: ADVERTISING, PRINTING & PUBLISHING (continued)

 

 

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.77%, 07/23/21(b)

     5,611,623          4,984,974    

Incremental Term Loan B-2,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.77%, 07/23/21(b)

     2,624,435          2,333,556    

F & W Media, Inc.

         

Term Loan B-1 (9.03% PIK),

         

(LIBOR + 6.50%, 1.50% Floor), 9.03%, 05/24/22(b)(e)(g)

     340,517          340,517    

Term Loan B-2 (12.53% PIK),

         

(LIBOR + 10.00%, 1.50% Floor), 12.53%, 05/24/22(b)(e)(g)

     941,468          7,629    

Getty Images, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.25% Floor), 6.02%, 10/18/19(b)

     2,815,352          2,747,615    
       

 

 

   
                10,803,859    
       

 

 

   

MEDIA: BROADCASTING & SUBSCRIPTION - 9.8%

 

 

CSC Holdings, LLC

         

October 2018 Incremental Term

         

Loan, (LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00%

         

Floor), 2.25%, 01/15/26(b)(d)

     1,861,111          1,768,055    

Emmis Operating Co.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 10.03%, 04/18/19(b)

     227,950          223,961    

Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 10.02%, 01/06/23(b)

     4,856,313          4,904,876    

Gray Television, Inc.

         

Incremental Term C, (LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 2.50%, 01/02/26(b)(d)

     1,717,557          1,664,502    

SESAC Holdco II, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.51%, 02/23/24(b)

     1,234,296          1,209,302    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor), 9.76%, 02/24/25(b)

     725,278          714,399    

Telenet Financing USD, LLC

         

(Netherlands)

         

Term Loan AN Facility, (LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor), 4.71%,

08/15/26(b)(c)

     2,962,904          2,828,225    

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co.

         

KG (Germany)

         

Senior Facility B, (LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor), 4.71%, 09/30/25(b)(c)(d)

     1,999,231          1,937,255    

Univision Communications, Inc. 2017 Replacement Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.27%, 03/15/24(b)(d)

     5,943,233          5,408,342    
    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

MEDIA: BROADCASTING & SUBSCRIPTION (continued)

 

 

Urban One, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.53%, 04/18/23(b)

     1,366,818          1,317,272    

Ziggo Secured Finance

         

Partnership (Netherlands)

         

Term Loan E, (LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 4.96%, 04/15/25(b)(c)

     3,000,000          2,834,535    
       

 

 

   
                24,810,724    
       

 

 

   

MEDIA: DIVERSIFIED & PRODUCTION - 0.7%

 

 

Learfield Communications, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.78%, 12/01/23(b)

     1,325,068          1,293,598    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor), 9.78%, 12/02/24(b)(e)

     375,000          375,000    
       

 

 

   
          1,668,598    
       

 

 

   

RETAIL - 6.9%

 

 

Academy, Ltd.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.35%, 07/01/22(b)(d)

     2,512,113          1,688,353    

Charming Charlie, LLC

         

Term Loan A (5.00% PIK),

         

(LIBOR + 10.00%, 1.00% Floor), 12.49%, 04/24/23(b)(e)(g)

     794,642          64,183    

Term Loan B (9.00% PIK),

         

(LIBOR + 10.00%, 1.00% Floor), 12.49%, 04/24/23(b)(e)(g)

     972,813          78,574    

Vendor Payment Financing Facility, 20.00%, 05/15/19(e)(h)

     46,489          20,920    

EG America, LLC

         

Additional Facility Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 4.00%, 0.00% Floor), 6.81%, 02/07/25(b)(d)

     2,966,516          2,866,396    

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.

         

First In Last Out Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 7.00%, 0.00% Floor), 9.53%, 12/31/22(b)

     3,072,350          3,054,423    

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.

         

Other Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.63%, 10/25/20(b)

     4,154,624          3,524,949    

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.78%, 01/26/23(b)(d)

     4,781,952          3,535,991    

PetSmart, Inc.

         

Tranche B-2 Loan, (LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.38%, 03/11/22(b)

     3,421,391          2,715,113    
       

 

 

   
          17,548,902    
       

 

 

   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.    11


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

         

SERVICES: BUSINESS - 16.3%

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc.
2017-2 New Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.75%, 03/14/25(b)

     4,440,468          4,148,662    

2018 Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.68%, 04/28/22(b)(d)

     2,244,332          2,104,757    

Allied Universal Holdco, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.27%, 07/28/22(b)(d)

     2,198,629          2,091,995    

Incremental Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.64%, 07/28/22(b)(d)

     795,719          761,901    

EIG Investors Corp.
2018 Refinancing Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.44%, 02/09/23(b)

     2,805,197          2,722,794    

Electro Rent Corp.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor),
7.49%, 01/31/24(b)

     2,244,522                2,213,659    

Envision Healthcare Corp.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%,
0.00% Floor), 6.27%, 10/10/25(b)

     5,500,000          5,140,520    

Evergreen Skills Lux S.A.R.L

         

(Luxembourg)

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor),
7.27%, 04/28/21(b)(c)(d)

     4,924,559          4,011,447    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor),
10.77%, 04/28/22(b)(c)

     1,000,000          561,670    

GI Revelation Acquisition, LLC

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.00% Floor), 7.52%, 04/16/25(b)

     917,940          905,319    

Onex Carestream Finance, L.P.

         

Second Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 8.50%, 1.00% Floor), 10.84%,
12/07/19(b)

     2,143,089          2,137,067    

R1 RCM, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.25%,
0.00% Floor), 7.77%, 05/08/25(b)(e)

     1,421,428          1,407,213    

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.

         

Initial Dollar Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 3.75%, 0.00% Floor), 6.27%,
10/01/25(b)(d)

     3,137,385          3,000,124    

SGS Cayman, L.P.

         

Initial Cayman Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 5.38%, 1.00% Floor),
8.18%, 04/23/21(b)

     776,248          732,907    

Solera, LLC

         

Dollar Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.75%,
0.00% Floor), 5.27%, 03/03/23(b)

     2,077,697          1,966,031    
    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

SERVICES: BUSINESS (continued)

STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.78%, 06/30/22(b)

     2,577,911          2,532,798    

Sutherland Global Services, Inc.

         

Initial U.S. Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.38%, 1.00% Floor), 8.18%, 04/23/21(b)

     3,334,696          3,148,503    

Verscend Holding Corp.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.00% Floor), 7.02%, 08/27/25(b) .

     1,995,000          1,935,150    
       

 

 

   
          41,522,517    
       

 

 

   

SERVICES: CONSUMER - 2.2%

Laureate Education, Inc.

         

Series 2024 Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.03%,
04/26/24(b)

     3,219,334          3,164,605    

USS Ultimate Holdings, Inc.

         

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 10.27%, 08/25/25(b)

     2,500,000          2,406,250    
       

 

 

   
                5,570,855    
       

 

 

   

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 12.6%

CenturyLink, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor), 5.27%, 01/31/25(b)

     5,954,931          5,576,793    

Flight Bidco, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.00% Floor), 6.02%, 07/23/25(b)

     3,084,633          3,066,634    

Frontier Communications Corp.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor), 5.28%, 03/31/21(b)

     3,738,828          3,564,972    

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.88%, 0.00% Floor), 7.41%, 10/12/21(b)

     4,271,252          4,079,046    

Global Tel*Link Corp.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.00% Floor), 6.96%, 11/29/25(b) .

     1,156,495          1,129,514    

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

         

(Luxembourg)

         

Tranche B-4 Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.01%,
01/02/24(b)(c)

     3,448,622          3,437,414    

Tranche B-5 Term Loan, 6.63%, 01/02/24(c)(h)

     3,748,810          3,705,699    

MLN US Holdco, LLC

         

First Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR

         

+ 4.50%, 0.00% Floor), 7.02%,
11/30/25(b)

     1,543,860          1,500,447    

U.S. TelePacific Corp.

         

Advance Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.80%, 05/02/23(b)(d)

     3,894,365          3,656,808    
 

 

12  |  See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (continued)

Zacapa, LLC

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 7.80%, 07/02/25(b)

     2,327,500          2,310,043    
       

 

 

   
          32,027,370    
       

 

 

   

TRANSPORTATION: CARGO - 1.6%

Avolon Holdings, Ltd.

         

Term Loan B-3, (LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.47%, 01/15/25(b)(d)

     2,307,358          2,223,486    

Savage Enterprises, LLC

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.00% Floor), 6.88%, 08/01/25(b)

     1,903,017          1,881,608    
       

 

 

   
          4,105,094    
       

 

 

   

TRANSPORTATION: CONSUMER - 1.4%

American Airlines, Inc.
2017 Replacement Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.00% Floor), 4.39%, 10/10/21(b)(d)

     1,000,000          974,140    

Travel Leaders Group, LLC
2018 Refinancing Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.00% Floor), 6.46%, 01/25/24(b)

     2,601,976          2,587,886    
       

 

 

   
          3,562,026    
       

 

 

   

UTILITIES: ELECTRIC - 1.5%

Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 6.27%, 08/01/25(b)

     3,000,000          2,915,895    

Calpine Corp.
2017 Term Loan, (LIBOR + 1.75%, 0.00% Floor), 4.28%, 12/31/19(b)(d)

     844,165          838,783    
       

 

 

   
          3,754,678    
       

 

 

   

Total Senior Loans
(Cost $376,485,242)

                359,069,526    
       

 

 

   

Corporate Notes and Bonds - 13.8%(h)

    

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 0.7%

NFP Corp.
6.88%, 07/15/25(i)

     2,000,000          1,800,000    
       

 

 

   

BEVERAGE, FOOD & TOBACCO - 1.4%

JBS, S.A.
6.75%, 02/15/28(i)

     2,000,000          1,957,500    

Sigma Holdco B.V. (Netherlands)
7.88%, 05/15/26(c)(i)

     2,000,000          1,740,000    
       

 

 

   
          3,697,500    
       

 

 

   

CONTAINERS, PACKAGING & GLASS - 0.4%

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
6.88%, 02/15/21

     1,069,068          1,070,405    
       

 

 

   
    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

ENERGY: OIL & GAS - 1.6%

Moss Creek Resources Holdings,

         

Inc. 7.50%, 01/15/26(i)

     4,762,000          4,142,940    
       

 

 

   

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS - 2.9%

Bausch Health Companies, Inc.

         

(Canada)
5.63%, 12/01/21(c)(i)

     1,081,000          1,065,461    

5.88%, 05/15/23(c)(i)

     1,255,000          1,165,581    

6.50%, 03/15/22(c)(i)

     1,500,000          1,511,250    

Community Health Systems, Inc.
8.63%, 01/15/24(i)

     2,005,000          1,984,950    

Team Health Holdings, Inc.
6.38%, 02/01/25(i)

     2,000,000          1,642,500    
       

 

 

   
          7,369,742    
       

 

 

   

HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES - 1.1%

Infor Software Parent, LLC
7.13%, 05/01/21(i)

     1,000,000          977,500    

Riverbed Technology, Inc.
8.88%, 03/01/23(i)

     2,400,000          1,779,000    
       

 

 

   
          2,756,500    
       

 

 

   

HOTEL, GAMING & LEISURE - 1.8%

Churchill Downs, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/28(i)

     2,990,000          2,720,003    

Scientific Games International, Inc.
5.00%, 10/15/25(i)

     2,000,000          1,790,000    
       

 

 

   
          4,510,003    
       

 

 

   

MEDIA: BROADCASTING & SUBSCRIPTION - 1.7%

CSC Holdings, LLC
5.38%, 02/01/28(i)

     2,000,000          1,844,360    

10.88%, 10/15/25(i)

     293,000          329,991    

Univision Communications, Inc.
5.13%, 02/15/25(i)

     1,077,000          947,760    

Urban One, Inc.
7.38%, 04/15/22(i)

     1,211,000          1,150,450    
       

 

 

   
          4,272,561    
       

 

 

   

METALS & MINING - 0.0%

ERP Iron Ore, LLC

         

LIBOR + 8.00%, 12/31/19(e)(f)(j)

     26,469          3,066    

Magnetation, LLC / Mag Finance

         

Corp.
11.00%, 05/15/18(e)(f)(i)(k)

     639,000             
       

 

 

   
          3,066    
       

 

 

   

RETAIL - 0.2%

PetSmart, Inc.
5.88%, 06/01/25(i)

     645,000          469,238    
       

 

 

   

SERVICES: CONSUMER - 0.7%

NVA Holdings, Inc.
6.88%, 04/01/26(i)

     2,000,000                1,800,000    
       

 

 

   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.  |  13


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Share     

  Quantity  

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Corporate Notes and Bonds(h) (continued)

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.3%

         

Orbcomm, Inc. 8.00%, 04/01/24(i)

     3,194,000          3,273,850    
       

 

 

   

Total Corporate Notes and
Bonds
(Cost $37,530,661)

                35,165,805    
       

 

 

   

Common Stocks - 0.6%

         

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 0.0%

 

 

Medical Card System, Inc.(e)(f)

     991,230          60,138    
       

 

 

   

ENERGY: OIL & GAS - 0.6%

 

 

Ascent Resources Marcellus

         

Holdings, Inc.(f)

     324,739          936,385    

HGIM Corp.(e)(f)

     9,820          407,530    

Southcross Holdings Borrower, GP

         

LLC(e)(f)

     129             

Southcross Holdings Borrower, LP,

         

Class A-II(e)

     129          64,500    
       

 

 

   
          1,408,415    
       

 

 

   

MEDIA: ADVERTISING, PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 0.0%

F & W Media, Inc.(e)(f)

     9,510             
       

 

 

   

RETAIL - 0.0%

         

Charming Charlie, LLC(e)(f)

     8,890,519             
       

 

 

   

Total Common Stock
(Cost $2,032,380)

          1,468,553    
       

 

 

   
    

Share     

  Quantity  

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Preferred Stock - 1.5%

         

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 1.5%

 

 

Watford Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda)

         

8.50% (c)(e)(i)

    
160,000
 
       3,644,993    
       

 

 

   

Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $3,920,000)

          3,644,993    
       

 

 

   

Warrants - 0.0%

         

ENERGY: OIL & GAS - 0.0%

         

Ascent Resources Marcellus

         

Holdings, Inc.(e)(f)

     84,077          2,522    
       

 

 

   

Total Warrants

         

(Cost $8,408)

          2,522    
       

 

 

   

Total Investments-157.0%

          399,351,399    

(Cost of $419,976,691)

         

Other Assets & Liabilities,
Net-(1.6)%

          (4,003,012  

Loan Outstanding-(55.4)%(l)(m)

          (140,921,421  
       

 

 

   

Net Assets (Applicable to Common
Shares)-100.0%

 

             254,426,966    
       

 

 

   
       

 

 

   
 

 

14  |  See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


 

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

 

(a)

“Senior Loans” are senior, secured loans made to companies whose debt is below investment grade as well as investments with similar economic characteristics. Senior Loans typically hold a first lien priority and, unless otherwise indicated, are required to pay interest at floating rates that are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. In some instances, the rates shown represent the weighted average rate as of December 31, 2018. Senior Loans are generally not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and often incorporate certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior Loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity.

(b) 

The interest rate on this Senior Loan is subject to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks (“Prime”). The interest rate is subject to a minimum floor, which may be less than or greater than the prevailing period end LIBOR/Prime rate. As of December 31, 2018, the 1, 2, 3 and 6 month LIBOR rates were 2.50%, 2.61%, 2.81% and 2.88%, respectively, and the Prime lending rate was 5.50%. Senior Loans may contain multiple contracts of the same issuer which may be subject to base lending rates of both LIBOR and Prime (“Variable”) in addition to the stated spread.

(c) 

Foreign issuer traded in U.S. dollars.

(d) 

All or a portion of this Senior Loan position has not settled. Full contract rates do not take effect until settlement date and therefore are subject to change.

(e) 

Fair Value Level 3 security.

(f) 

Non-income producing asset.

(g) 

Represents a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security, which may pay interest in additional principal amount.

(h) 

Fixed rate asset.

(i) 

Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2018, these securities amounted to $37,737,327, or 14.83% of net assets.

(j) 

The issuer is in default of its payment obligations as of July 5, 2018, as such, income is no longer being accrued.

(k) 

The issuer is in default of its payment obligations as of May 5, 2015, as such, income is no longer being accrued.

(l) 

The Fund has granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets in the event of default under the credit facility.

(m) 

Principal $141,000,000 less unamortized deferred financing costs of $78,579.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.  |  15


Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans - 123.9%(a)

         

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 5.4%

         

MRO Holdings, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.43%, 10/25/23(b)

     594,000          591,030    

PAE Holding Corp.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.12%, 10/20/22(b)

     1,861,090          1,837,826    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 9.50%, 1.00% Floor), 12.12%, 10/20/23(b)

     1,404,834          1,383,761    

Photonis Technologies SAS

         

(France)

         

First Lien Initial Dollar Term

         

Loan, (LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00%

         

Floor), 10.30%, 09/18/19(b)(c)(d)

     3,152,510          2,958,110    

StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.27%, 07/07/22(b)(d)

     1,990,619          1,972,265    

Transdigm, Inc.
2018 New Tranche E Term

         

Loans, (LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00%

         

Floor), 5.02%, 05/30/25(b)

     997,487          944,032    

2018 New Tranche F Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 5.02%, 06/09/23(b)(d)

     997,487          943,872    

New Tranche G Term Loans,

         

(LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 5.02%, 08/22/24(b)

     1,994,962          1,888,451    
       

 

 

   
                 12,519,347    
       

 

 

   

AUTOMOTIVE - 3.3%

         

AP Exhaust Acquisition, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.62%, 05/10/24(b)(d)

     6,000,000          5,460,000    

Innovative XCessories &

         

Services, LLC

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.26%, 11/29/22(b) .

     2,220,376          2,164,867    
       

 

 

   
          7,624,867    
       

 

 

   

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 10.8%

 

 

AIS Holdco, LLC

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.00% Floor), 7.80%, 08/15/25(b)

     2,208,333          2,164,166    

Alera Group Intermediate

         

Holdings, Inc.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.00% Floor), 7.02%, 08/01/25(b)(d)

     1,559,009          1,543,419    

Aretec Group, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.00% Floor), 6.77%, 10/01/25(b)

     1,447,254          1,414,691    
    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE (continued)

 

 

Asurion, LLC

         

New Term Loan B-7, (LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor), 5.52%, 11/03/24(b)

     2,604,365          2,499,383    

Replacement Term Loan B-6,

         

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor), 5.52%, 11/03/23(b)(d)

     1,972,319          1,895,892    

Second Lien Replacement Term

         

Loan B-2, (LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.00% Floor), 9.02%, 08/04/25(b)

     1,594,072          1,581,128    

Edelman Financial Center, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.00% Floor), 5.69%, 07/21/25(b)(d)

     2,000,000          1,932,850    

First Data Corp.
2024A New Dollar Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.00% Floor), 4.50%, 04/26/24(b)(d)

     1,000,000          957,750    

Forest City Enterprises, L.P.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.00% Floor), 6.38%, 12/08/25(b)(d)

     1,371,191          1,342,622    

Medical Card System, Inc.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 09/02/19(b)(e)

     4,651,939          4,208,784    

Mitchell International, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.00% Floor), 5.77%, 11/29/24(b)

     2,009,831          1,942,010    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.00% Floor), 9.77%, 12/01/25(b)

     592,888          578,439    

Sedgwick Claims Management

         

Services, Inc.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.00% Floor), 3.25%, 12/31/25(b)(d)

     1,399,103          1,340,229    

SG Acquisition, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.80%, 03/29/24(b)

     1,767,230          1,762,812    

SquareTwo Financial Corp.

         

Closing Date Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 10.00%, 1.00% Floor), 11.00%, 05/24/19(b)(e)(f)(g)

     1,003,755          16,680    
       

 

 

   
                  25,180,855    
       

 

 

   

BEVERAGE, FOOD & TOBACCO - 1.7%

    

Winebow Holdings, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.27%,

07/01/21(b)

     3,085,130          2,691,776    

Second Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 10.02%, 01/02/22(b)(e)

     2,505,795          1,378,187    
       

 

 

   
          4,069,963    
       

 

 

   
 

 

16  |  See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

 

      

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT -1.6%

 

      

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.00% Floor), 4.52%, 10/01/25(b)

     1,441,023          1,372,575    

Safe Fleet Holdings, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.38%, 02/03/25(b)

     994,987          953,944    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 6.75%, 1.00% Floor), 9.13%, 02/02/26(b)

     1,403,846          1,333,654    
       

 

 

   
          3,660,173    
       

 

 

   

CHEMICALS, PLASTICS, & RUBBER - 4.5%

    

Diamond (BC) B.V.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor), 5.53%, 09/06/24(b)

     4,130,223          3,820,456    

Polar US Borrower, LLC

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.00% Floor), 7.19%, 10/15/25(b)(d)

     2,000,000          1,930,000    

Starfruit US Holdco, LLC

         

Initial Dollar Term Loan, (LIBOR

 

      

+ 3.25%, 0.00% Floor), 5.60%, 10/01/25(b)

     5,011,718          4,811,249    
       

 

 

   
          10,561,705    
       

 

 

   

CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING - 4.7%

 

      

Associated Asphalt Partners, LLC

 

      

Tranche B Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.77%, 04/05/24(b)

     2,982,395          2,892,923    

Forterra Finance, LLC

         

Replacement Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.52%, 10/25/23(b)

     1,994,898          1,808,944    

KBR, Inc.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor), 6.27%, 04/25/25(b)

     4,417,480          4,351,217    

Terra Millennium Corp.

         

First Out Term Loan, (LIBOR + 6.75%, 1.00% Floor), 9.31%, 10/31/22(b)

     1,900,000          1,890,500    
       

 

 

   
                  10,943,584    
       

 

 

   

CONSUMER GOODS: DURABLE - 0.9%

    

PT Holdings, LLC

         

First Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR

         

+ 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.80%, 12/09/24(b)

     1,611,049          1,578,828    

Second Lien Initial Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 8.00%, 1.00% Floor), 10.80%, 12/08/25(b)(e)

     625,000          618,750    
       

 

 

   
          2,197,578    
       

 

 

   
    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

CONSUMER GOODS: NON-DURABLE - 1.4%

    

American Greetings Corp.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.01%, 04/06/24(b)

     3,395,160          3,348,477    
       

 

 

   

CONTAINERS, PACKAGING & GLASS - 2.7%

    

Anchor Glass Container Corp.

         

July 2017 Additional Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.24%, 12/07/23(b)(d)

     4,287,030          3,613,366    

Strategic Materials Holding Corp.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.29%, 11/01/24(b)

     2,878,344          2,576,118    
       

 

 

   
          6,189,484    
       

 

 

   

ENERGY: OIL & GAS - 0.3%

         

Ascent Resources -Marcellus, LLC

         

Exit Term Loan, (LIBOR + 6.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.89%, 03/30/23(b)

     230,586          231,451    

Sheridan Investment Partners I, LLC

         

Deferred Principal Facility I,

10/01/19(e)(g)

     4,749          3,799    

Tranche B-2 Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.24%, 10/01/19(b)

     390,500          347,545    

Sheridan Production

         

Partners I-A, L.P.

         

Deferred Principal Facility I-A,

10/01/19(e)(g)

     629          503    

Tranche B-2 Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.24%, 10/01/19(b)

     51,745          46,053    

Sheridan Production Partners I-M, L.P.

         

Deferred Principal Facility I-M,

10/01/19(e)(g)

     384          308    

Tranche B-2 Term Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.24%, 10/01/19(b)

     31,605          28,129    
       

 

 

   
          657,788    
       

 

 

   

ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRIES - 1.7%

    

GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada)
2018 Incremental Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.52%, 05/30/25(b)(c)(d)

     4,189,474                  3,919,253    
       

 

 

   

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS - 15.6%

    

Bausch Health Companies, Inc.

         

(Canada)

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor), 5.38%, 06/02/25(b)(c)

     2,467,949          2,364,097    

BioClinica Holding I, LP

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.75%, 10/20/23(b)

     2,195,421          2,038,998    
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.  |  17


Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

 

      

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS (continued)

 

 

BW NHHC HoldCo, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.00% Floor), 7.47%, 05/15/25(b)

     2,033,187          1,992,523    

Community Health Systems, Inc.

         

Incremental 2021 Term Loan

         

H, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.96%, 01/27/21(b)(d)

     2,148,175          2,071,463    

CT Technologies Intermediate

         

Hldgs, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.77%, 12/01/21(b)

     3,947,335          3,292,729    

Endo Luxembourg Finance I Co.

         

S.A.R.L

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 6.81%, 04/29/24(b)

     2,977,330          2,828,463    

Hanger, Inc.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.00% Floor), 6.02%, 03/06/25(b) .

     2,356,021          2,353,076    

Inovalon Holdings, Inc.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.00% Floor), 5.94%, 04/02/25(b)

     2,774,911          2,712,476    

Lanai Holdings II, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.28%, 08/29/22(b)

     2,013,372          1,859,852    

Lanai Holdings III, Inc.

         

Second Lien Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 8.50%, 1.00% Floor), 11.03%, 08/28/23(b)

     869,565          795,652    

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.

         

New Term Loan B 2017, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.27%,
06/30/22(b)

     1,032,961          1,014,884    

Medical Solutions Holdings, Inc.

         

First Lien Closing Date Term

         

Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.27%, 06/14/24(b)

     2,237,725          2,204,159    

MModal, Inc.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.53%, 02/13/23(b)

     2,020,446          2,017,931    

One Call Corp.

         

First Lien Extended Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.71%, 11/27/22(b)(d)

     2,777,010          2,468,762    

Onex Schumacher Finance, LP

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.52%, 07/29/22(b)

     1,928,690          1,856,364    

Team Health Holdings, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.27%, 02/06/24(b)

     2,394,858                  2,152,379    
    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS (continued)

 

 

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.05%, 12/30/22(b)(d)

     2,431,234          2,322,436    
       

 

 

   
                  36,346,244    
       

 

 

   

HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES - 17.3%

 

      

Almonde, Inc.

         

First Lien Dollar Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.30%, 06/13/24(b)(d)

     1,000,000          934,645    

DigiCert, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.52%,
10/31/24(b)

     4,255,081          4,180,617    

Second Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 8.00%, 1.00% Floor), 10.52%, 10/31/25(b)

     811,782          790,472    

Flexera Software, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.78%, 02/26/25(b)

     1,247,293          1,206,132    

Help/Systems Holdings, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor), 6.27%,
03/28/25(b)

     895,460          861,880    

Imperva, Inc.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.00% Floor), 4.00%, 12/28/25(b)(d)

     1,422,222          1,402,666    

ION Trading Technologies

         

S.A.R.L (Luxembourg)

         

Initial Dollar Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.52%,
11/21/24(b)(c)

     5,942,016          5,630,060    

Ivanti Software, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.60%,
01/20/24(b)

     2,961,938          2,887,889    

MA FinanceCo., LLC

         

Tranche B-3 Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 5.02%,
06/21/24(b)

     256,022          239,060    

Red Ventures, LLC

         

First Lien Term Loan B-1,

         

(LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor), 5.52%, 11/08/24(b)

     1,015,637          969,933    

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

         

First Amendment Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.78%, 04/24/22(b)

     3,987,813          3,772,032    

Seattle SpinCo, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 5.02%, 06/21/24(b)

     1,728,978          1,614,433    
 

 

18  |  See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

         

HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES (continued)

 

      

SS&C European Holdings, S.A.R.L

         

(Luxembourg)

         

Term Loan B-4, (LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor), 4.77%, 04/16/25(b)(c)

     1,323,119          1,252,239    

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

         

Term Loan B-3, (LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor), 4.77%, 04/16/25(b)

     3,488,192          3,301,329    

Syncsort, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan B, (LIBOR

         

+ 4.50%, 0.00% Floor), 7.02%, 08/16/24(b)

     2,473,818          2,451,405    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 9.00%, 1.00% Floor), 11.52%, 08/18/25(b)

     2,500,000          2,489,588    

Triple Point Group Holdings, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.77%, 07/10/20(b)

     3,915,190          3,269,184    

Vertafore, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.00% Floor), 6.05%, 07/02/25(b)

     3,000,000          2,860,305    
       

 

 

   
                  40,113,869    
       

 

 

   

HOTEL, GAMING & LEISURE - 1.0%

         

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         

Term Loan A, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor), 6.27%, 10/13/21(b) .

     461,691          435,374    

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

         

Term A Facility, (LIBOR + 1.25%, 0.00% Floor), 3.71%, 10/19/23(b)(d)

     1,000,000          969,375    

Scientific Games International, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan B-5, (LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor), 5.25%, 08/14/24(b)

     997,487          939,419    
       

 

 

   
          2,344,168    
       

 

 

   

MEDIA: ADVERTISING, PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 4.4%

 

 

Acosta, Inc.

         

Tranche B-1 Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.77%, 09/26/21(b)

     634,150          389,568    

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.77%, 07/23/21(b)(d)

     5,208,437          4,626,811    

Incremental Term Loan B-2,

         

(LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.77%, 07/23/21(b)

     2,433,002          2,163,340    

F & W Media,Inc.

         

Term Loan B-1 (9.03% PIK),

         

(LIBOR + 6.50%, 1.50% Floor), 9.03%, 05/24/22(b)(e)(h)

     340,517          340,517    

Term Loan B-2 (12.53% PIK),

         

(LIBOR + 10.00%, 1.50% Floor), 12.53%, 05/24/22(b)(e)(h)

     941,468          7,629    
    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

MEDIA: ADVERTISING, PRINTING & PUBLISHING (continued)

 

 

Getty Images, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.25% Floor), 6.02%, 10/18/19(b)

     2,815,352          2,747,615    
       

 

 

   
          10,275,480    
       

 

 

   

MEDIA: BROADCASTING & SUBSCRIPTION - 5.8%

    

Emmis Operating Co.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 10.03%, 04/18/19(b)

     227,950          223,961    

Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 10.02%, 01/06/23(b)

     4,855,473          4,904,027    

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co.

         

KG (Germany)

         

Senior Facility B, (LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor), 4.71%, 09/30/25(b)(c)(d)

     999,615          968,627    

Univision Communications, Inc.
2017 Replacement Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.27%, 03/15/24(b)(d)

     4,721,608          4,296,663    

Urban One, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.53%, 04/18/23(b)

     1,345,325          1,296,557    

Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership (Netherlands)

         

Term Loan E, (LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor), 4.96%, 04/15/25(b)(c)

     2,000,000          1,889,690    
       

 

 

   
                  13,579,525    
       

 

 

   

MEDIA: DIVERSIFIED & PRODUCTION - 0.2%

    

Learfield Communications, LLC

         

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor), 9.78%, 12/02/24(b)(e)

     375,000          375,000    
       

 

 

   

RETAIL - 7.2%

         

Academy, Ltd.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.35%, 07/01/22(b)(d)

     2,512,113          1,688,353    

Charming Charlie, LLC

         

Term Loan A (5.00% PIK),

         

(LIBOR + 10.00%, 1.00% Floor), 12.49%, 04/24/23(b)(e)(h)

     239,468          19,342    

Term Loan B (9.00% PIK),

         

(LIBOR + 10.00%, 1.00% Floor), 12.49%, 04/24/23(b)(e)(h)

     293,161          23,679    

Vendor Payment Financing

         

Facility, 20.00%, 05/15/19(e)(i)

     14,010          6,304    

EG America, LLC

         

Additional Facility Loan, (LIBOR

         

+ 4.00%, 0.00% Floor), 6.81%, 02/07/25(b)(d)

     2,966,516          2,866,396    
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.  |  19


Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

RETAIL (continued)

         

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.

         

First In Last Out Term Loan, (LIBOR + 7.00%, 0.00% Floor), 9.53%,
12/31/22(b)

     3,072,350          3,054,423    

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.

         

Other Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.63%, 10/25/20(b)

     3,655,335          3,101,332    

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.

         

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.78%, 01/26/23(b)(d)

     4,781,952          3,535,991    

PetSmart, Inc.

         

Tranche B-2 Loan, (LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.38%, 03/11/22(b)(d)

     3,050,269          2,420,602    
       

 

 

   
                16,716,422    
       

 

 

   

SERVICES: BUSINESS - 15.0%

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. 2017-2 New Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.75%, 03/14/25(b)

     4,481,146          4,186,668    

2018 Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.68%, 04/28/22(b)(d)

     2,244,332          2,104,757    

Allied Universal Holdco, LLC

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.27%,
07/28/22(b)(d)

     2,198,629          2,091,995    

Incremental Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.64%,
07/28/22(b)(d)

     795,719          761,901    

Electro Rent Corp.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.49%,
01/31/24(b)

     2,244,522          2,213,659    

Envision Healthcare Corp.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor), 6.27%, 10/10/25(b)

     5,500,000          5,140,520    

Evergreen Skills Lux S.A.R.L

         

(Luxembourg)

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.27%,
04/28/21(b)(c)(d)

     4,924,559          4,011,447    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor), 10.77%, 04/28/22(b)(c)

     1,000,000          561,670    

Onex Carestream Finance, L.P.

         

Second Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 8.50%, 1.00% Floor), 10.84%, 12/07/19(b)

     1,000,000          997,190    

R1 RCM, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.25%, 0.00% Floor), 7.77%, 05/08/25(b)(e)

     1,421,428          1,407,214    
    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

SERVICES: BUSINESS (continued)

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.

         

Initial Dollar Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.00% Floor), 6.27%,
10/01/25(b)(d)

     3,137,385          3,000,124    

SGS Cayman, L.P.

         

Initial Cayman Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 5.38%, 1.00% Floor), 8.18%, 04/23/21(b)

     776,248          732,907    

STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc.

         

First Lien Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.78%, 06/30/22(b)

     2,577,911          2,532,798    

Sutherland Global Services, Inc.

         

Initial U.S. Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.38%, 1.00% Floor), 8.18%,
04/23/21(b)

     3,334,696          3,148,503    

Verscend Holding Corp.

         

Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.00% Floor), 7.02%, 08/27/25(b)

     1,995,000          1,935,150    
       

 

 

   
                34,826,503    
       

 

 

   

SERVICES: CONSUMER - 2.4%

Laureate Education, Inc.

         

Series 2024 Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.03%,
04/26/24(b)

     3,219,334          3,164,605    

USS Ultimate Holdings, Inc.

         

Second Lien Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 10.27%, 08/25/25(b)

     2,500,000          2,406,250    
       

 

 

   

          5,570,855    
       

 

 

   

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 11.2%

CenturyLink, Inc.

         

Initial Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor), 5.27%, 01/31/25(b)

     3,972,431          3,720,182    

Flight Bidco, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.00% Floor), 6.02%, 07/23/25(b)

     3,084,633          3,066,634    

Frontier Communications Corp.

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor), 5.28%, 03/31/21(b)

     2,691,278          2,566,134    

Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.88%, 0.00% Floor), 7.41%, 10/12/21(b)

     4,271,252          4,079,046    

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

         

(Luxembourg)

         

Tranche B-4 Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.01%,
01/02/24(b)(c)

     3,406,019          3,394,949    

Tranche B-5 Term Loan, 6.63%, 01/02/24(c)(i)

     3,820,586          3,776,649    

U.S. TelePacific Corp.

         

Advance Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.80%, 05/02/23(b)

     3,205,546          3,010,008    
 

 

20  |  See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (continued)

Zacapa, LLC

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 7.80%, 07/02/25(b)

     2,327,500          2,310,043    
       

 

 

   
          25,923,645    
       

 

 

   

TRANSPORTATION: CARGO - 1.8%

Avolon Holdings, Ltd.

         

Term Loan B-3, (LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.47%, 01/15/25(b)(d)

     2,307,358          2,223,486    

Savage Enterprises, LLC

         

Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.00% Floor), 6.88%, 08/01/25(b)

     1,928,788          1,907,089    
       

 

 

   
          4,130,575    
       

 

 

   

TRANSPORTATION: CONSUMER - 1.4%

American Airlines, Inc.
2017 Replacement Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.00% Floor), 4.39%, 10/10/21(b)(d)

     1,000,000          974,140    

Travel Leaders Group, LLC
2018 Refinancing Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.00% Floor), 6.46%, 01/25/24(b)

     2,212,334          2,200,354    
       

 

 

   
          3,174,494    
       

 

 

   

UTILITIES: ELECTRIC - 1.6%

Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc.

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

         

(LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 6.27%, 08/01/25(b)

     3,000,000          2,915,895    

Calpine Corp.
2017 Term Loan, (LIBOR + 1.75%, 0.00% Floor), 4.28%, 12/31/19(b)(d)

     844,165          838,783    
       

 

 

   
          3,754,678    
       

 

 

   

Total Senior Loans

         

(Cost $302,900,461)

              288,004,532    
       

 

 

   

Corporate Notes and Bonds - 16.9%(i)

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%

BBA U.S. Holdings, Inc.
5.38%, 05/01/26(j)

     1,240,000          1,177,988    
       

 

 

   

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 2.2%

 

 

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC
5.75%, 12/01/25(j)

     1,500,000          1,470,000    

NFP Corp.
6.88%, 07/15/25(j)

     2,000,000          1,800,000    

Vantiv, LLC
4.38%, 11/15/25(j)

     2,000,000          1,837,500    
       

 

 

   
          5,107,500    
       

 

 

   

BEVERAGE, FOOD & TOBACCO - 1.2%

    

JBS, S.A.
6.75%, 02/15/28(j)

     1,000,000          978,750    

 

    

Principal  

Amount ($)

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

BEVERAGE, FOOD & TOBACCO (continued)

Sigma Holdco B.V. (Netherlands)
7.88%, 05/15/26(c)(j)

     2,000,000          1,740,000    
       

 

 

   
                2,718,750    
       

 

 

   

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT - 0.4%

         

Stevens Holding Co., Inc.
6.13%, 10/01/26(j)

     1,000,000          990,000    
       

 

 

   

CONTAINERS, PACKAGING & GLASS - 0.4%

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
6.88%, 02/15/21

     1,069,414          1,070,751    
       

 

 

   

ENERGY: OIL & GAS - 1.8%

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.
7.50%, 01/15/26(j)

     4,762,000          4,142,940    
       

 

 

   

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS - 2.8%

Bausch Health Companies, Inc.

         

(Canada)
5.63%, 12/01/21(c)(j)

     303,000          298,644    

5.88%, 05/15/23(c)(j)

     1,111,000          1,031,841    

6.50%, 03/15/22(c)(j)

     500,000          503,750    

Centene Escrow I Corp.
5.38%, 06/01/26(j)

     2,000,000          1,950,000    

Community Health Systems, Inc.
8.63%, 01/15/24(j)

     1,005,000          994,950    

Team Health Holdings, Inc.
6.38%, 02/01/25(j)

     2,000,000          1,642,500    
       

 

 

   
          6,421,685    
       

 

 

   

HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES - 1.0%

Infor Software Parent, LLC
7.13%, 05/01/21(j)

     1,000,000          977,500    

Riverbed Technology, Inc.
8.88%, 03/01/23(j)

     1,920,000          1,423,200    
       

 

 

   
          2,400,700    
       

 

 

   

HOTEL, GAMING & LEISURE - 1.9%

Churchill Downs, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/28(j)

     3,000,000          2,729,100    

Scientific Games International, Inc.
5.00%, 10/15/25(j)

     2,000,000          1,790,000    
       

 

 

   
          4,519,100    
       

 

 

   

MEDIA: BROADCASTING & SUBSCRIPTION - 2.6%

CSC Holdings, LLC
5.38%, 02/01/28(j)

     1,000,000          922,180    

10.88%, 10/15/25(j)

     477,000          537,221    

Gray Escrow, Inc.
7.00%, 05/15/27(j)

     2,000,000          1,951,340    

Univision Communications, Inc.
5.13%, 02/15/25(j)

     2,057,000          1,810,160    

Urban One, Inc.
7.38%, 04/15/22(j)

     787,000          747,650    
       

 

 

   
          5,968,551    
       

 

 

   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.  |  21


Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

    

Share     

  Quantity  

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

Corporate Notes and Bonds(i) (continued)

METALS & MINING - 0.0%

 

 

ERP Iron Ore, LLC

         

LIBOR + 8.00%, 12/31/19(e)(g)(k)

     121,662          14,095    

Magnetation, LLC / Mag

         

Finance Corp.

11.00%, 05/15/18(e)(g)(j)(l)

     2,937,000             
       

 

 

   
          14,095    
       

 

 

   

RETAIL - 0.3%

 

 

PetSmart, Inc.
5.88%, 06/01/25(j)

     933,000          678,758    
       

 

 

   

SERVICES: CONSUMER - 0.4%

NVA Holdings, Inc.
6.88%, 04/01/26(j)

     1,000,000          900,000    
       

 

 

   

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.4%

Orbcomm, Inc.
8.00%, 04/01/24(j)

     3,194,000          3,273,850    
       

 

 

   

Total Corporate Notes and Bonds

         

    (Cost $41,960,978)

                39,384,668    
       

 

 

   

Structured Products - 12.7%(m)

Anchorage Capital CLO, Ltd.

         

(Cayman Islands)

         

Series 2015-6A, Class ER, 8.79%, 07/15/30(c)(j)(n)

     4,400,000          4,098,103    

Babson CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

         

Series 2014-IA, Class E, 8.12%, 07/20/25(c)(j)(n)

     1,110,000          991,784    

Fortress Credit Opportunities CLO,

         

Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

         

Series 2018-11A, Class E, 9.59%, 04/15/31(c)(j)(n)

     4,000,000          3,522,800    

JFIN CLO, Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

         

Series 2015-1A, Class E, 7.79%, 03/15/26(c)(j)(n)

     4,500,000          4,161,915    

OZLM, Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

         

Series 2014-8A, Class DRR, 8.54%, 10/17/29(c)(j)(n)

     2,500,000          2,293,660    

Shackleton CLO, Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

         

Series 2015-8A, Class F, 9.32%, 10/20/27(c)(j)(n)

     3,300,000          3,125,183    
    

Share     

  Quantity  

 

  

 Value ($) 

 

     

TIAA Churchill Middle Market CLO

         

(Cayman Islands)

         

Series 2016-1A, Class ER, 10.44%, 10/20/30(c)(j)(n)

     5,000,000          4,935,555    

Series 2017-1A, Class E, 9.79%, 01/24/30(c)(j)(n)

     4,000,000          3,859,532    

Zais CLO, Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

         

Series 2016-2A, Series D, 9.44%, 10/15/28(c)(j)(n)

     1,000,000          929,538    

Series 2017-2A, Series E, 9.59%, 04/15/30(c)(j)(n)

     1,750,000          1,549,800    
       

 

 

   

Total Structured Products

         

    (Cost $30,315,636)

                29,467,870    
       

 

 

   

Common Stocks - 0.3%

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 0.0%

Medical Card System, Inc.(e)(g)

     914,981          55,512    
       

 

 

   

ENERGY: OIL & GAS - 0.3%

Ascent Resources Marcellus

         

    Holdings, Inc.(g)

     165,654          477,664    

HGIM Corp.(e)(g)

     1,463          60,714    

Southcross Holdings Borrower,

         

    GP LLC(e)(g)

     129             

Southcross Holdings Borrower,

         

    LP, Class A-II(e)

     129          64,500    
       

 

 

   
          602,878    
       

 

 

   

MEDIA: ADVERTISING, PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 0.0%

F & W Media,Inc.(e)(g)

     9,510             
       

 

 

   

RETAIL - 0.0%

Charming Charlie, LLC(e)(g)

     2,679,190             
       

 

 

   

Total Common Stock

         

    (Cost $729,082)

          658,390    
       

 

 

   

Preferred Stock - 1.6%

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 1.6%

Watford Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda)
8.50%,(c)(e)(j)

     160,000          3,644,993    
       

 

 

   

Total Preferred Stock

         

    (Cost $3,920,000)

          3,644,993    
       

 

 

   

Warrants - 0.0%

ENERGY: OIL & GAS - 0.0%

Ascent Resources Marcellus

         

Holdings, Inc.(e)(g)

     42,889          1,287    
       

 

 

   

Total Warrants

         

    (Cost $4,289)

          1,287    
       

 

 

   

Total Investments-155.4%

          361,161,740    

    (Cost of $379,830,446)

         

Other Assets & Liabilities,

         

    Net-(1.1)%

          (2,461,199  

Loan Outstanding-(54.3)%(o)(p)

          (126,268,575  
       

 

 

   

Net Assets -100.0%

          232,431,966    
       

 

 

   
       

 

 

   
 

 

22  |  See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2018

 

(a) 

“Senior Loans” are senior, secured loans made to companies whose debt is below investment grade as well as investments with similar economic characteristics. Senior Loans typically hold a first lien priority and, unless otherwise indicated, are required to pay interest at floating rates that are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. In some instances, the rates shown represent the weighted average rate as of December 31, 2018. Senior Loans are generally not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and often incorporate certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior Loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity.

(b) 

The interest rate on this Senior Loan is subject to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks (“Prime”). The interest rate is subject to a minimum floor, which may be less than or greater than the prevailing period end LIBOR/Prime rate. As of December 31, 2018, the 1, 2, 3 and 6 month LIBOR rates were 2.50%, 2.61%, 2.81% and 2.88%, respectively, and the Prime lending rate was 5.50%. Senior Loans may contain multiple contracts of the same issuer which may be subject to base lending rates of both LIBOR and Prime (“Variable”) in addition to the stated spread.

(c) 

Foreign issuer traded in U.S. dollars.

(d) 

All or a portion of this Senior Loan position has not settled. Full contract rates do not take effect until settlement date and therefore are subject to change.

(e) 

Fair Value Level 3 security.

(f) 

The issuer is in default of its payment obligations as of March 19, 2017, as such, income is no longer being accrued.

(g) 

Non-income producing asset.

(h) 

Represents a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security, which may pay interest in additional principal amount.

(i)

Fixed rate asset.

(j) 

Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2018, these securities amounted to $71,412,685, or 30.72% of net assets.

(k) 

The issuer is in default of its payment obligations as of July 5, 2018, as such, income is no longer being accrued.

(l) 

The issuer is in default of its payment obligations as of May 5, 2015, as such, income is no longer being accrued.

(m) 

Structured Products include collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). A CLO typically takes the form of a financing company (generally called a special purpose vehicle or “SPV”), created to reapportion the risk and return characteristics of a pool of assets. While the assets underlying CLOs are often Senior Loans or corporate notes and bonds, the assets may also include (i) subordinated loans; (ii) debt tranches of other CLOs; and (iii) equity securities incidental to investments in Senior Loans. The Fund may invest in lower tranches of CLOs, which typically experience a lower recovery, greater risk of loss or deferral or non-payment of interest than more senior tranches of the CLO. A key feature of the CLO structure is the prioritization of the cash flows from a pool of debt securities among the several classes of the CLO. The SPV is a company founded for the purpose of securitizing payment claims arising out of this asset pool. On this basis, marketable securities are issued by the SPV and the redemption of these securities typically takes place at maturity out of the cash flow generated by the collected claims.

(n) 

Floating rate asset. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2018.

(o) 

The Fund has granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets in the event of default under the credit facility.

(p) 

Principal $126,500,000 less unamortized deferred financing costs of $231,425.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.  |  23


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2018

 

     

Apollo

Senior

Floating Rate

Fund Inc.

   

Apollo

Tactical

Income

Fund Inc.

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities at fair value (cost $419,976,691 and $379,830,446, respectively)

   $ 399,351,399     $ 361,161,740  

Cash and cash equivalents

     23,310,262       12,856,395  

Interest receivable

     2,030,777       2,390,952  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     25,245,424       26,913,563  

Prepaid expenses

     78,785       78,913  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 450,016,647     $ 403,401,563  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Borrowings under credit facility (principal $141,000,000 and $126,500,000, respectively, less unamortized deferred financing costs of $78,579 and $231,425, respectively) (Note 8)

   $ 140,921,421     $ 126,268,575  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     53,739,175       43,974,882  

Interest payable

     296,187       176,870  

Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments (Note 9)

     26,245        

Distributions payable to common shareholders

     93,147       58,093  

Investment advisory fee payable

     341,935       310,405  

Other payables and accrued expenses

     171,571       180,772  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     195,589,681       170,969,597  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)

    

Net Assets (Applicable to Common Shareholders)

   $ 254,426,966     $ 232,431,966  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value, 999,998,466 and 1,000,000,000 common shares authorized, respectively, and 15,573,061 and 14,464,026 issued and outstanding, respectively) (Note 6)

   $ 296,608,448     $ 275,624,904  

Total accumulated loss

     (42,181,482     (43,192,938
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets (Applicable to Common Shareholders)

   $ 254,426,966     $ 232,431,966  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares Outstanding

     15,573,061       14,464,026  

Net Asset Value, per Common Share

   $ 16.34     $ 16.07  

 

24  |  See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

     

Apollo

Senior

Floating Rate

Fund Inc.

         

Apollo

Tactical

Income

Fund Inc.

 

Investment Income:

       

Interest

   $ 29,672,544        $ 28,429,222  

Dividends

     408,293          408,293  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

     30,080,837          28,837,515  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fee (Note 3)

     4,161,850          3,806,360  

Interest and commitment fee expense (Note 8)

     4,344,497          3,895,512  

Professional fees

     275,006          267,418  

Administrative services of the Adviser (Note 3)

     722,000          717,000  

Fund administration and accounting services (Note 3)

     283,000          279,000  

Insurance expense

     311,473          311,473  

Amortization of deferred financing costs (Note 8)

     219,518          134,665  

Board of Directors fees (Note 3)

     124,035          124,035  

Other operating expenses

     111,299          121,299  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

     10,552,678          9,656,762  

Expense reimbursement waived by the Adviser (Note 3)

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net expenses

     10,552,678          9,656,762  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     19,528,159          19,180,753  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments

       

Net realized loss on investments

     (10,329,855        (4,191,263

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and unfunded loan commitments (Note 9)

     (13,265,878