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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


 
FORM N-Q
 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
 




Investment Company Act file number: 811-22562


Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


550 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Janice M. Bishop
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
c/o Babson Capital Management LLC
Independence Wharf
470 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)



704-805-7200
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: December 31



Date of reporting period:  March 31, 2013
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
 
 
 
Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
             
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                 
March 31, 2013
                           
           
Effective interest rate‡
   
Due date
   
Principal
   
Cost
   
Fair value
 
Fixed Income — 122.74%*:
Bank Loans — 23.73%*:
 
Automobile — 1.73%*:
     
Schaeffler Finance+
4.75
%
1/27/2017
$
4,500,000
$
5,857,395
$
5,785,187
 
Schaeffler Finance+
3.75
 
1/27/2017
 
2,247,447
 
2,930,774
 
2,879,113
 
Total Automobile
       
6,747,447
 
8,788,169
 
8,664,300
                           
 
Broadcasting and Entertainment — 0.59%*:
 
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Inc.
6.50
 
7/3/2017
 
1,471,580
 
1,431,112
 
1,415,175
 
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Inc.
8.00
 
7/3/2017
 
1,605,446
 
1,495,486
 
1,543,910
 
Total Broadcasting and Entertainment
       
3,077,026
 
2,926,598
 
2,959,085
                           
 
Buildings and Real Estate — 0.78%*:
 
Tomkins Air Distribution
9.25
 
5/1/2020
 
3,773,513
 
3,716,929
 
3,872,568
 
Total Buildings and Real Estate
       
3,773,513
 
3,716,929
 
3,872,568
                           
 
Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 1.74%*:
 
Cytec Monarch
7.50
 
3/31/2020
 
2,000,000
 
2,055,000
 
2,042,500
 
Houghton International Inc.
5.25
 
11/30/2019
 
2,837,229
 
2,808,864
 
2,879,788
 
Pinnacle Operating Corp.
11.50
 
5/13/2019
 
4,000,000
 
3,803,966
 
3,796,680
 
Total Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber
       
8,837,229
 
8,667,830
 
8,718,968
                           
 
Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 2.49%*:
 
Alliance Laundry Systems LLC
9.50
 
11/30/2019
 
1,728,930
 
1,711,655
 
1,767,831
 
Navistar International Corp
6.00
 
7/30/2017
 
2,565,000
 
2,566,969
 
2,590,009
 
Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc.
7.00
 
12/6/2018
 
4,285,714
 
4,200,538
 
4,328,571
 
ValleyCrest
8.00
 
10/5/2016
 
3,729,855
 
3,729,855
 
3,757,829
 
Total Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing
       
12,309,499
 
12,209,017
 
12,444,240
                           
 
Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 2.38%*:
 
Endurance International Group Inc.
6.25
 
10/18/2017
 
6,000,000
 
5,940,019
 
6,033,780
 
Redprarie Corporation
6.75
 
12/14/2018
 
3,000,000
 
2,942,225
 
3,056,250
 
Redprarie Corporation
11.25
 
12/14/2019
 
2,702,244
 
2,649,862
 
2,822,710
 
Total Diversified/Conglomerate Service
       
11,702,244
 
11,532,106
 
11,912,740
                           
 
Diversified Natural Resources, Precious Metals and Minerals — 0.73%*:
 
Osmose Holdings, Inc.
6.75
 
5/2/2018
 
3,616,487
 
3,580,334
 
3,652,652
 
Total Diversified Natural Resources, Precious Metals and Minerals
       
3,616,487
 
3,580,334
 
3,652,652
                           
 
Electronics — 1.56%*:
 
Kronos, Inc.
9.75
 
4/26/2020
 
7,500,000
 
7,425,012
 
7,818,750
 
Total Electronics
       
7,500,000
 
7,425,012
 
7,818,750
                           
 
Finance — 1.61%*:
 
Confie Seguros Holding
10.25
 
5/8/2019
 
1,500,000
 
1,470,351
 
1,531,875
 
Confie Seguros Holding
10.25
 
3/15/2019
 
400,000
 
410,000
 
408,500
 
Cunningham Lindsey Group, Inc.
9.25
 
4/18/2020
 
3,000,000
 
3,059,939
 
3,071,250
 
Transfirst Holdings Inc.
11.00
 
6/30/2018
 
1,004,072
 
974,048
 
1,018,511
 
Wall Street Systems Inc.
9.25
 
4/24/2020
 
1,980,000
 
1,984,989
 
1,989,900
 
Total Finance
       
7,884,072
 
7,899,327
 
8,020,036
                           
 
Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 3.38%*:
 
Air Medical Group Holdings
6.50
 
6/20/2018
 
2,256,154
 
2,233,606
 
2,304,097
 
Gentiva Health Services Inc.
6.50
 
8/17/2016
 
3,934,426
 
3,887,735
 
3,955,751
 
PRA International
10.50
 
11/30/2019
 
1,743,299
 
1,708,747
 
1,760,732
 
PRA International
9.25
 
12/10/2019
 
101,129
 
102,899
 
102,140
 
Sage Products Holdings Iii, LLC
4.25
 
11/30/2019
 
2,000,000
 
1,980,008
 
2,012,500
 
Sage Products Holdings Iii, LLC
9.25
 
5/31/2020
 
3,325,292
 
3,275,431
 
3,416,737
 
TriZetto Group
8.50
 
3/27/2019
 
3,325,000
 
3,309,161
 
3,358,250
 
Total Healthcare, Education and Childcare
       
16,685,300
 
16,497,587
 
16,910,207
                           
 
Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures and Entertainment — 0.60%*:
 
Jacob's Entertainment
6.25
 
10/16/2018
 
2,992,500
 
2,949,550
 
3,011,203
 
Total Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures and Entertainment
       
2,992,500
 
2,949,550
 
3,011,203
                           
 
Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 1.05%*:
 
Boomerang Tube, LLC
11.00
 
10/8/2017
 
2,962,500
 
2,927,514
 
2,992,125
 
Boomerang Tube, LLC
11.00
 
10/11/2017
 
378,377
 
384,053
 
382,161
 
Constellium Holdco B.V.+
6.25
 
3/15/2020
 
1,819,073
 
1,809,978
 
1,850,907
 
Total Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
       
5,159,950
 
5,121,545
 
5,225,193
                           
 
Oil and Gas — 2.84%*:
     
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
5.75
 
12/2/2017
 
2,000,000
 
1,968,426
 
2,059,760
     
EP Energy
4.50
 
4/30/2019
 
3,000,000
 
2,992,508
 
3,036,240
     
NFR Energy LLC
8.75
 
12/31/2018
 
5,008,901
 
5,045,096
 
5,124,757
     
Vantage Drilling Company
6.25
 
10/17/2017
 
2,962,500
 
2,888,419
 
2,981,016
 
Venoco, Inc.
8.50
 
6/30/2017
 
955,565
 
976,379
 
981,843
 
Total Oil and Gas
       
13,926,966
 
13,870,828
 
14,183,616
                           
 
Retail Store — 2.25%*:
 
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
9.75
 
3/13/2020
 
4,000,000
 
4,142,503
 
4,131,680
 
FleetPride
9.25
 
5/8/2020
 
3,000,000
 
2,942,052
 
3,000,000
 
Smart & Final Holdings Corp.
10.50
 
11/8/2020
 
4,000,000
 
3,881,925
 
4,125,000
 
Total Retail Store
       
11,000,000
 
10,966,480
 
11,256,680
                           
 
Total Bank Loans
       
115,212,233
 
116,151,312
 
118,650,238
                           
Corporate Bonds — 99.01%*:
 
Aerospace and Defense* — 0.49%*:
 
Ducommun Inc.
9.75
%
7/15/2018
$
2,230,000
$
2,402,081
$
2,453,000
 
Total Aerospace and Defense
       
2,230,000
 
2,402,081
 
2,453,000
                           
 
Automobile — 6.78%*:
 
Accuride Corp
9.50
 
8/1/2018
 
6,800,000
 
6,691,261
 
6,953,000
     
Affinia Group, Inc.
9.00
 
11/30/2014
 
12,000,000
 
12,054,666
 
12,030,120
     
J.B. Poindexter & Co. Inc. ^
9.00
 
4/1/2022
 
4,500,000
 
4,622,967
 
4,702,500
     
Meritor, Inc. ^
10.63
 
3/15/2018
 
3,000,000
 
3,064,250
 
3,236,250
     
Meritor, Inc. ^
7.88
 
3/1/2026
 
1,552,000
 
1,523,085
 
1,574,310
 
UCI International, Inc.
8.63
 
2/15/2019
 
5,215,000
 
5,175,887
 
5,397,525
 
Total Automobile
       
33,067,000
 
33,132,116
 
33,893,705
                           
 
Broadcasting and Entertainment — 1.41%*:
 
Arqiva Finance+^
9.50
 
3/31/2020
 
2,700,000
 
4,129,025
 
4,246,122
 
CET 21 Spol Sro+^
9.00
 
11/1/2017
 
2,000,000
 
2,786,625
 
2,781,623
 
Total Broadcasting and Entertainment
       
4,700,000
 
6,915,650
 
7,027,745
                           
 
Buildings and Real Estate — 4.88%*:
 
Ainsworth Lumber Ltd^
7.50
 
12/15/2017
 
5,750,000
 
5,770,043
 
6,267,500
     
Cemex International Capital LLC+^
9.88
 
4/30/2019
 
2,890,000
 
3,816,761
 
4,223,196
     
Lyon Williams Homes, Inc.^
8.50
 
11/15/2020
 
8,000,000
 
8,057,304
 
8,720,000
     
Roofing Supply LLC^
10.00
 
6/1/2020
 
4,605,000
 
5,082,593
 
5,203,650
 
Total Buildings and Real Estate
       
21,245,000
 
22,726,701
 
24,414,346
                           
 
Cargo Transport — 3.77%*:
     
CEVA Group PLC+^
8.38
 
12/1/2017
 
5,000,000
 
4,878,810
 
5,150,000
     
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.^
8.38
 
12/15/2018
 
8,000,000
 
8,000,000
 
8,400,000
     
Moto Hospitality Limited+^
10.25
 
3/15/2017
 
2,000,000
 
3,094,404
 
3,069,302
 
Quality Distribution Inc.
9.88
 
11/1/2018
 
2,040,000
 
2,192,012
 
2,244,000
 
Total Cargo Transport
       
17,040,000
 
18,165,226
 
18,863,302
                           
 
Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 7.37%*:
 
Associated Asphalt, Inc. ^
8.50
 
2/15/2018
 
2,300,000
 
2,300,000
 
2,346,000
     
Ciech Group Finance+^
9.50
 
11/30/2019
 
1,200,000
 
1,538,876
 
1,695,893
     
Cornerstone Chemical Company^
9.38
 
3/15/2018
 
5,375,000
 
5,520,148
 
5,482,500
     
Omnova Solutions, Inc.
7.88
 
11/1/2018
 
1,630,000
 
1,670,131
 
1,735,950
     
Perstorp Holding AB+^
9.00
 
5/15/2017
 
7,030,000
 
9,089,363
 
9,484,534
 
TPC Group, Inc. ^
8.75
 
12/15/2020
 
7,065,000
 
7,153,446
 
7,365,262
 
Tronox Worldwide LLC^
6.38
 
8/15/2020
 
9,000,000
 
8,933,919
 
8,730,000
 
Total Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber
       
33,600,000
 
36,205,883
 
36,840,139
                           
 
Containers, Packaging and Glass — 1.75%*:
 
Bormioli Rocco & Figlio S.P.A.+^
10.00
 
8/1/2018
 
1,500,000
 
1,995,257
 
1,961,237
 
Pretium Packaging, LLC
11.50
 
4/1/2016
 
6,265,000
 
6,441,014
 
6,797,525
 
Total Containers, Packaging and Glass
       
7,765,000
 
8,436,271
 
8,758,762
                           
 
Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 3.26%*:
 
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.^
9.13
 
11/1/2018
 
6,670,000
 
6,824,682
 
7,253,625
 
Verisure Holdings+^
6.71
 
9/1/2018
 
3,500,000
 
4,478,495
 
4,486,489
 
Verisure Holdings+^
8.75
 
9/1/2018
 
3,240,000
 
4,446,240
 
4,537,379
 
Total Diversified/Conglomerate Service
       
13,410,000
 
15,749,417
 
16,277,493
                           
 
Diversified Natural Resources, Precious Metals and Minerals — 0.70%*:
 
Lecta S.A.+^
8.88
 
5/15/2019
 
1,090,000
 
1,433,188
 
1,447,870
 
Lecta S.A.+^
5.73
 
5/15/2018
 
1,600,000
 
2,038,500
 
2,030,457
 
Total Diversified Natural Resources, Precious Metals and Minerals
       
2,690,000
 
3,471,688
 
3,478,327
                           
 
Ecological — 0.17%*:
 
ENCE+
7.25
 
2/15/2020
 
650,000
 
874,938
 
844,037
 
Total Ecological
       
650,000
 
874,938
 
844,037
                           
 
Electronics — 1.44%*:
 
International Wire Group, Inc.^
8.50
 
10/15/2017
 
7,000,000
 
7,162,684
 
7,210,000
 
Total Electronics
       
7,000,000
 
7,162,684
 
7,210,000
                           
 
Farming and Agriculture — 0.91%*:
 
Chiquita Brands^
7.88
 
2/1/2021
 
4,350,000
 
4,318,419
 
4,562,062
 
Total Farming and Agriculture
       
4,350,000
 
4,318,419
 
4,562,062
                           
 
Finance — 6.94%*:
 
Arrow Global Finance+^
7.88
 
3/1/2020
 
500,000
 
791,653
 
757,981
 
Cabot Financial+^
10.38
 
10/1/2019
 
5,000,000
 
8,432,021
 
8,413,991
 
Evertec, Inc.
11.00
 
10/1/2018
 
11,000,000
 
12,168,966
 
12,485,000
 
First Data^
11.25
 
1/15/2021
 
5,000,000
 
5,000,000
 
5,200,000
 
Lowell Group Financing PLC+^
10.75
 
4/1/2019
 
2,000,000
 
3,412,822
 
3,394,466
 
TMF Group Holding+^
5.59
 
12/1/2018
 
1,400,000
 
1,802,552
 
1,812,542
 
TMF Group Holding+^
9.88
 
12/1/2019
 
2,000,000
 
2,687,648
 
2,640,619
 
Total Finance
       
26,900,000
 
34,295,662
 
34,704,599
                           
 
Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 4.51%*:
 
Care UK Health+
9.75
 
8/1/2017
 
2,300,000
 
3,869,314
 
3,582,119
 
Cerba European Lab+^
7.00
 
2/1/2020
 
450,000
 
599,464
 
585,487
 
Crown Newco PLC+^
8.88
 
2/15/2019
 
4,500,000
 
7,387,291
 
6,940,118
 
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc^
8.38
 
5/1/2019
 
5,000,000
 
5,095,690
 
5,325,000
 
Voyage Care+^
6.50
 
8/1/2018
 
500,000
 
800,077
 
773,024
 
Warner Chilcott Company, LLC
7.75
 
9/15/2018
 
5,000,000
 
5,266,738
 
5,343,750
 
Total Healthcare, Education and Childcare
       
17,750,000
 
23,018,574
 
22,549,498
                           
 
Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming — 1.78%*:
 
Gala Group Finance+
8.88
 
9/1/2018
 
5,500,000
 
8,831,701
 
8,879,325
 
Total Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming
       
5,500,000
 
8,831,701
 
8,879,325
                           
 
Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures and Entertainment — 1.36%*:
     
Odeon & Uci Finco+
9.00
 
8/1/2018
 
4,200,000
 
6,967,062
 
6,796,530
 
Total Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures and Entertainment
       
4,200,000
 
6,967,062
 
6,796,530
                           
 
Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construct, Non-Electronic) — 3.98%*:
 
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.^
8.75
 
12/15/2019
 
4,740,000
 
4,879,853
 
5,113,275
 
KM Germany Holding+^
8.75
 
12/15/2020
 
1,450,000
 
1,876,585
 
2,007,755
     
Milacron LLC^
8.38
 
5/15/2019
 
5,800,000
 
5,956,734
 
6,409,000
     
Milacron LLC^
7.75
 
2/15/2021
 
3,400,000
 
3,400,000
 
3,514,750
 
Xerium Technologies
8.88
 
6/15/2018
 
3,000,000
 
2,873,515
 
2,872,500
 
Total Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construct, Non-Electronic)
       
18,390,000
 
18,986,687
 
19,917,280
                           
 
Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 4.58%*:
 
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
9.75
 
4/15/2018
 
3,000,000
 
3,113,667
 
3,217,500
     
Ausdrill Finance Pty Ltd.+^
6.88
 
11/1/2019
 
6,000,000
 
6,000,000
 
6,135,000
     
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.+^
8.25
 
11/1/2019
 
2,000,000
 
2,067,662
 
2,157,500
     
Inmet Mining Corporation+^
7.50
 
6/1/2021
 
3,500,000
 
3,514,591
 
3,788,750
     
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
8.25
 
6/1/2020
 
800,000
 
870,170
 
896,000
     
New World Resources N.V.+^
7.88
 
5/1/2018
 
3,350,000
 
4,315,452
 
4,330,283
 
Rain CII Carbon LLC^
8.25
 
1/15/2021
 
1,390,000
 
1,390,000
 
1,501,200
 
Rain CII Carbon LLC^
8.50
 
1/15/2021
 
650,000
 
855,139
 
866,533
 
Total Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
       
20,690,000
 
22,126,681
 
22,892,766
                           
 
Oil and Gas — 24.70%*:
 
Alta Mesa Holdings, LP
9.63
 
10/15/2018
 
4,275,000
 
4,377,654
 
4,510,125
 
Calumet Specialty Products
9.38
 
5/1/2019
 
7,365,000
 
7,919,926
 
8,248,800
     
CHC Helicopter+
9.25
 
10/15/2020
 
4,620,000
 
4,740,027
 
4,911,638
     
Chesapeake Oilfield Operating LLC^
6.63
 
11/15/2019
 
6,000,000
 
5,770,680
 
6,180,000
     
Era Group Inc.^
7.75
 
12/15/2022
 
3,000,000
 
2,949,330
 
3,090,000
     
Ferrellgas Partners LP
8.63
 
6/15/2020
 
7,135,000
 
6,992,771
 
7,242,025
     
Halcon Resources Corporation^
9.75
 
7/15/2020
 
8,000,000
 
8,461,942
 
8,840,000
     
Headwaters, Inc.
7.63
 
4/1/2019
 
3,000,000
 
3,129,226
 
3,210,000
     
Hercules Offshore, Inc.^
10.25
 
4/1/2019
 
6,865,000
 
7,221,746
 
7,637,312
     
Magnum Hunter Resources, Corp^
9.75
 
5/15/2020
 
3,000,000
 
3,058,682
 
3,150,000
     
Midstates Petroleum Company Inc.^
10.75
 
10/1/2020
 
5,000,000
 
5,290,633
 
5,550,000
     
Millennium Offshore+^
9.50
 
2/15/2018
 
6,000,000
 
6,000,000
 
6,060,000
     
Niska Gas Storage
8.88
 
3/15/2018
 
6,500,000
 
6,735,800
 
6,776,250
     
Northern Tier Energy LLC^
7.13
 
11/15/2020
 
6,000,000
 
6,000,000
 
6,360,000
     
Pbf Holding Company LLC
8.25
 
2/15/2020
 
6,000,000
 
6,288,897
 
6,600,000
     
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
8.25
 
8/1/2015
 
3,000,000
 
2,813,337
 
2,951,250
     
Resolute Energy Corp.^
8.50
 
5/1/2020
 
7,285,000
 
7,445,490
 
7,539,975
     
Samson Investment Company^
9.75
 
2/15/2020
 
6,000,000
 
6,376,098
 
6,375,000
     
Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd+^
8.63
 
11/1/2018
 
6,000,000
 
6,080,933
 
6,360,000
     
Venoco, Inc.
11.50
 
10/1/2017
 
5,500,000
 
5,565,574
 
5,885,000
 
Welltec+^
8.00
 
2/1/2019
 
5,500,000
 
5,739,262
 
6,008,750
 
Total Oil and Gas
       
116,045,000
 
118,958,008
 
123,486,125
                           
 
Personal and Nondurable Consumer Products (Manufacturing Only) — 0.41%*:
 
Grohe Holdings+^
8.75
 
12/15/2017
 
1,530,000
 
2,073,404
 
2,050,473
 
Total Personal and Nondurable Consumer Products (Manufacturing Only)
       
1,530,000
 
2,073,404
 
2,050,473
                           
 
Personal, Food and Miscellaneous — 0.50%*:
 
Cerved Holding Spa+^
8.00
 
1/15/2021
 
2,000,000
 
2,662,411
 
2,474,491
 
Total Personal, Food and Miscellaneous
       
2,000,000
 
2,662,411
 
2,474,491
                           
 
Printing and Publishing — 2.38%*:
 
Cenveo Corporation
8.88
 
2/1/2018
 
5,750,000
 
5,232,329
 
5,750,000
 
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
7.25
 
5/15/2018
 
3,309,000
 
3,242,744
 
3,478,586
 
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
7.88
 
3/15/2021
 
2,570,000
 
2,557,150
 
2,679,225
 
Total Printing and Publishing
       
11,629,000
 
11,032,223
 
11,907,811
                           
 
Retail Store — 6.52%*:
 
DFS Furniture Holdings PLC+^
7.63
 
8/15/2018
 
300,000
 
450,552
 
460,281
     
GRD Holding Corp.^
10.75
 
6/1/2019
 
3,150,000
 
3,230,447
 
3,311,437
 
HD Supply, Inc.
11.50
 
7/15/2020
 
5,000,000
 
5,296,510
 
5,925,000
 
House Fraser PLC+^
8.88
 
8/15/2018
 
4,000,000
 
6,494,389
 
6,320,940
 
Matalan Finance PLC+^
8.88
 
4/29/2016
 
4,000,000
 
6,469,248
 
6,032,243
 
Pantry, Inc^
8.38
 
8/1/2020
 
875,000
 
909,610
 
938,437
 
Spencer Spirit Holdings, Inc.^
11.00
 
5/1/2017
 
5,000,000
 
5,370,250
 
5,462,500
 
Takko Fashion+^
9.88
 
4/15/2019
 
3,340,000
 
4,302,950
 
4,167,936
 
Total Retail Store
       
25,665,000
 
32,523,956
 
32,618,774
                           
 
Telecommunications — 6.95%*:
 
Bite Finance+^
7.45
 
2/15/2018
 
950,000
 
1,275,877
 
1,225,677
 
Numericable Finance+^
8.07
 
10/15/2018
 
5,500,000
 
7,088,086
 
7,226,452
 
Nara Cable FDG Ltd+^
8.88
 
12/1/2018
 
8,000,000
 
7,554,804
 
8,260,000
 
Nokia Siemens Networks+^
6.75
 
4/15/2018
 
2,200,000
 
2,856,586
 
2,860,265
 
Norcell Sweden+^
9.25
 
9/29/2018
 
19,500,000
 
3,249,571
 
3,216,810
 
UPC Broadband+^
6.75
 
3/15/2023
 
1,830,000
 
1,932,214
 
1,932,556
 
Wind Acquisition+^
7.38
 
2/15/2018
 
4,565,000
 
5,668,372
 
5,984,720
     
Wind Acquisition+^
11.75
 
7/15/2017
 
3,000,000
 
4,173,682
 
4,057,068
 
Total Telecommunications
       
45,545,000
 
33,799,192
 
34,763,548
                           
 
Textiles & Leather — 1.47%*:
 
Perry Ellis International Inc
7.88
 
4/1/2019
 
7,000,000
 
7,284,679
 
7,350,000
 
Total Utilities
       
7,000,000
 
7,284,679
 
7,350,000
 
 
Total Corporate Bonds
       
450,591,000
 
482,121,314
 
495,014,138
                           
 
Total Fixed Income
       
565,803,233
 
598,272,626
 
613,664,376
                           
Other liabilities and assets — (22.74)%
 
(113,681,676)
 
Net Assets — 100%
$
499,982,700
                           
                           
 
                         
The effective interest rates are based on settled commitment amount.
*
Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common shareholders.
+
Foreign security.
 
Distributions of investments by country of issue (execluding temporary cash investments) as a percentage of total investment in securities, is as follows:
 
 
US
United States
67.6%
               
   
GB
United Kingdom
9.7%
               
   
SE
Sweden
3.5%
               
   
DE
 
Germany
2.4%
               
   
IT
 
Italy
2.4%
               
   
NL
 
Netherlands
2.3%
               
   
ES
 
Spain
2.1%
               
   
AE
 
United Arab Emirates
2.0%
               
   
FR
 
France
1.8%
               
   
AU
 
Australia
1.4%
               
   
CZ
 
Czech Republic
1.2%
               
   
DK
 
Denmark
1.0%
               
   
Other
(Individually less than 1%)
2.6%
               
         
100.0%
               
                           
^
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144a of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
Bank loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for bank loans are the current interest rates at March 31, 2013. Bank loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown.
 
 
 
 

 
 
Tax Basis

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at March 31, 2013 for Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund  was as follows*:
 
Cost of investments $ 598,272,840    
Gross unrealized appreciation   18,156,521    
Gross unrealized depreciation   (2,764,985 )  
Net unrealized appreciation $ 15,391,536    
 
*The above tables only reflects tax adjustments through December 31, 2012.  For the previous fiscal year’s federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Funds’ most recent annual reports.
 
 
Fair Value
 

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment.  A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.  Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk.  For example, market participants would consider the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value, such as a pricing model, and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique.  Inputs may be observable or unobservable.  Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity.  Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.  The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
 
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
 
 
 

 
 
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security in new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security.  To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment.  Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised is determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.
 
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2013 in valuing the Fund’s investments
 
Description
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total Investments
 
Assets:
Fixed Income:
                       
   Bank Loans
  $ -     $ 118,650,238     $ -     $ 118,650,238  
   Bonds
    -       495,014,138       -       495,014,138  
Total Fixed Income
    -       613,664,376       -       613,664,376  
Derivative Securities:
                               
   Foreign Exchange Contracts
    -       5,457,727       -       5,457,727  
Total Derivative Securities
    -       5,457,727       -       5,457,727  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ -     $ 619,122,103     $ -     $ 619,122,103  
 
Derivative Instruments
 
The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund utilizes as part of its investment strategy, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to the instrument.
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – The Fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use forward currency exchange contracts to hedge against changes in the value of foreign currencies. The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts obligating the Fund to deliver or receive a currency at a specified future date. Forward contracts are valued daily and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded daily as the difference between the contract exchange rate and the closing forward rate applied to the face amount of the contract. A realized gain or loss is recorded at the time the forward contract expires. Credit risk may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to comply with the terms of the contract. The Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a contract in evaluating potential credit risk quarterly. The Fund is also subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to the derivative contracts which are not cleared through a central counterparty but instead are traded over-the-counter between two counterparties. If a counterparty to an over-the-counter derivative becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivative contract in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives is generally lower than for uncleared over-the-counter derivative transactions since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing house for performance of financial obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the clearing house, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to the Fund. In addition, in the event of a bankruptcy of a clearing house, the Fund could experience a loss of the funds deposited with such clearing house as margin and of any profits on its open positions.  The counter party risk to the Fund is limited to the net unrealized gain, in any, on the contract.
 
The use of forward currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Fund’s investment securities; however, it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. The use of forward currency exchange contracts involves the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted. A forward currency exchange contract would limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of a particular currency; however it would also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase instead of decrease. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the amount of receivable or payable reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
During the period from January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013, the Fund’s direct investment in derivatives consisted of forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
 
The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments held directly by the Fund as of March 31, 2013.  These derivatives are presented in the Schedule of Investments.
 
      Fair values of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2013:
 
Derivatives   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Fair Value
Foreign exchange contracts:
       
  Forward Foreign Currency
       
    Exchange Contracts
 
Receivables
  $ 5,457,727  
Total
      $ 5,457,727  
 
  The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for period January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013:
 
 
Amount of Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives
       
   
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts
Derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
  $ (1,585,162 )
Total
  $ (1,585,162 )
         
         
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Derivatives
         
   
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts
Derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
  $ 5,457,727  
Total
  $ 5,457,727  
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)  
The Registrant’s President and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(d)).

(b)  
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


 
Item 3. Exhibits.
 
Separate certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)).  Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
SIGNATURES

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


(Registrant)                                                                                                

By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Russ Morrison                                                                              
                                                   Russ Morrison, President and Principal Executive Officer

Date        May 30, 2013                                                                                                                         


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

By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Russ Morrison                                                                              
                                                   Russ Morrison. President

Date        May 30, 2013                                                                                                                         


 
By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Patrick Hoefling                                                                            
                                                   Patrick Hoefling, Chief Financial Officer

Date        May 30, 2013