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Mutual Fund Retail Share Classes
Data as of Dec. 31, 2014
Invesco Senior Loan Fund
Quarterly Performance Commentary
Nasdaq: A: VSLAX
Y: VSLYX
Market overview
Portfolio Management
Thomas Ewald, Phillip Yarrow, Scott Baskind
Portfolio Information
Total Net Assets
$1,131,911,982
Total Number of
Holdings
557
Weighted Average
Time to Reset (days)
58.85
Average Price
94.63
Top Holdings
% of Total Net Assets
Asurion LLC
First Data Corporation
Clear Channel Communications,
Inc.
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
Scientific Games International, Inc.
Delta 2 (LUX) S.a.r.l.
Federal-Mogul Holdings
Corporation
Burger King Corporation
Avaya, Inc.
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
2.63
1.88
Senior Secured Loans
Corporate Debt
Structured Products
Domestic Common Stock
Senior Unsecured Loans
U.S. Preferred Stock
Cash and Cash equivalents
- Senior secured loans, as represented by the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, had a return
of –0.37% for the quarter, bringing the year-to-date total return down to 2.06%.
- Loans experienced heightened volatility due to concerns surrounding slower economic growth,
increased geopolitical tensions and a selloff in risk assets in reaction to lower oil prices. The
energy sector accounts for roughly 15% of the BAML High Yield Index, but is a much smaller
weight in the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, at about 4.5%.
- The second and third quarter theme of retail outflows compared to institutional demand and
collateralized loan obligation (CLO) issuances persisted in the fourth quarter. However,
outflows from retail mutual funds were more than offset by CLO issuances and demand from
institutional accounts.
- There was only one new default during the fourth quarter, with the trailing 12-month default
rate ending 2014 well below historical averages.
Performance highlights
1.64
1.56
1.51
1.51
- The fund’s Class A shares at net asset value (NAV) had a return of -1.82 in the fourth
quarter. (Please see the investment results table on page 2 for fund and index performance.)
The fund underperformed its style-specific benchmark, the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan
Index, as well as the Lipper Loan Participation Funds Classification Average, which returned 0.91%.
- We note that the loan market had its worst year since 2011 and yet the Invesco Senior Loan
Fund returned 1.33% for the year, compared to an average return of 0.47% for its peers,
putting the fund in the top 17% of all funds.
1.48
1.44
1.37
1.10
Contributors to performance
- The fund benefited from its holdings of recent primary deals, most of which appreciated after
the fund’s initial purchase.
- On an industry basis, the fund benefited from its positioning in consumer durables.
- The fund’s holdings of restructured equities also added to the fund’s relative performance.
Investment Categories (%)
108.79
7.44
5.91
3.20
0.66
0.02
-26.01
May not equal 100% due to rounding.
Credit Quality Breakdown (% Total)1
BBB
BB
B
CCC
CC
Not Rated
C: VSLCX
0.88
29.58
54.31
9.00
0.24
5.98
Detractors from performance
- Use of leverage detracted from relative performance.
- The fund’s holdings of Seadrill Partners Finco LLC, Drillships Financing Holding Inc. and
Fieldwood Energy LLC all detracted from the fund’s relative performance (0.83%, 0.61% and
0.51% of total net assets, respectively).
- The fund’s holdings in the energy and health care sectors negatively affected relative
performance as well.
Positioning and outlook
- Our decision to keep the fund underweight high-yield bonds, compared to other managers,
detracted from the fund’s relative performance in the first half of the year, but positively
affected fund results during the second half.
- Broadly speaking, during the fourth quarter of 2014, we maintained the fund’s general
weightings in BB and B-rated issuers, although we slightly increased the allocation to BB-rated
credits.
- We maintain a positive outlook regarding loan issuer fundamentals because the US economy
remains in the middle stages of economic recovery. Though the Federal Reserve’s policy is
supportive in the short term, the potential for higher interest rates is approaching.
The Fund’s Positioning Versus the
Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index
Investment Results
Average Annual Total Returns (%) as of Dec. 31, 2014
Class A Shares
Inception:
02/18/05
Period
Inception
5 Years
3 Years
1 Year
Quarter
Max
Load
3.25%
2.82
6.86
6.74
-1.50
-4.19
NAV
3.17
7.58
7.90
1.75
-1.00
Class C Shares
Inception:
02/18/05
Max
CDSC
1.00%
2.41
6.78
7.11
0.11
-2.22
(% underweight/overweight)
Class Y Shares
Inception:
11/08/13
NAV
2.41
6.78
7.11
1.08
-1.25
NAV
2.60
1.88
-1.06
Style-Specific
Index
Energy
1.80
Credit Suisse
Leveraged Loan
Index
5.83
5.84
2.06
-0.37
Retail
1.01
Performance quoted is past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results;
current performance may be lower or higher. Visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent
month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions and changes in net
asset value (NAV). Investment return and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or a
loss when you sell shares. Index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges. No
contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) will be imposed on redemptions of Class C shares
following one year from the date shares were purchased. Performance shown at NAV does not
include applicable CDSC or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced the performance.
Class Y shares have no sales charge; therefore, performance is at NAV. Returns less than one
year are cumulative; all others are annualized.
Index sources: Bloomberg L.P.
Transportation
0.96
Chemicals
0.94
Food/Tobacco
0.76
Diversified
Media
IT
-0.72
-1.55
Gaming/Leisure
-1.99
Service
-4.27
Health Care -4.36
-5
Expense Ratios
Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class Y Shares
0
5
% Net
% Total
1.92
2.67
1.67
1.92
2.67
1.67
Per the current prospectus
30-Day SEC Yields
Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class Y Shares
5.75
4.45
6.47
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1 Ratings source: Standard & Poor's. A credit rating is an assessment provided by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) of the creditworthiness of an
issuer with respect to debt obligations, including specific securities, money market instruments or other debts. Ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from
AAA (highest) to D (lowest); ratings are subject to change without notice. Not Rated indicates the debtor was not rated and should not be interpreted as indicating low
quality. A negative in Cash indicates fund activity that has accrued or is pending settlement. For more information on Standard and Poor's rating methodology, please visit
www.standardandpoors.com and select 'Understanding Ratings' under Rating Resources on the homepage.
Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. See the prospectus for more information.
Lipper Open End Loan Participation Funds Average represents an average of all of the funds in the Lipper Loan Participation Funds classification.
The debt service coverage ratio is the ratio of cash available for debt servicing to principal and interest.
The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index represents tradable, senior-secured, U.S.-dollar-denominated non-investment-grade loans. An investment cannot be made directly in
an index.
A bond's average price is calculated by adding its face value to the price paid for it and dividing the sum by two. Weighted average time to reset is the amount of time
required for the base interest rate (usually LIBOR) of all loans in the portfolio to reset or adjust to a new base interest rate. Weighted average effective maturity (WAM) is a
measure, as estimated by the fund’s portfolio managers, of the length of time the average security in a bond fund will mature or be redeemed by its issuer. It takes into
account mortgage prepayments, puts, adjustable coupons and potential call dates.
About risk
The fund may use various investment practices that
involve special risks, including engaging in interest rate
and other hedging and risk management transactions.
The risks of investing in securities of foreign issuers
can include fluctuations in foreign currencies, political
and economic instability, and foreign taxation issues.
The fund is a closed-end investment company
designed primarily for long-term investors and not as a
trading vehicle. While there is no restriction on
transferring the shares, the fund does not intend to list
the shares for trading on any national securities
exchange. There is no secondary trading market for
shares. An investment in the shares is illiquid. There is
no guarantee that you will be able to sell all of the
shares that you desire to sell in any repurchase offer by
the fund.
Under a participation in senior loans, the fund
generally will have rights that are more limited than
those of lenders or of persons who acquire a senior
loan by assignment. In a participation, the fund
assumes the credit risk of the lender selling the
participation in addition to the credit risk of the
borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender
selling the participation, the fund may be treated as a
general creditor of the lender and may not have a
senior claim to the lender's interest in the senior loan.
Certain participations in senior loans are illiquid and
difficult to value.
There is less readily available, reliable information
about most senior loans than there is for many other
types of securities. In addition, there is no minimum
rating or other independent evaluation of a borrower or
its securities limiting the fund's investments, and the
adviser relies primarily on its own evaluation of
borrower credit quality rather than on any available
independent sources.
Senior Loans, like most other debt obligations, are
subject to the risk of default. Default in the payment of
interest or principal on a Senior Loan will result in a
reduction in income to the Fund, a reduction in the
value of the Senior Loan and a potential decrease in
the Fund’s net asset value. The risk of default will
increase in the event of an economic downturn or a
substantial increase in interest rates.
The fund is subject to certain other risks. Please see
the current prospectus for more information regarding
the risks associated with an investment in the fund.
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Invesco Senior Loan Fund
VK-SLOAN-UPD-1-E
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