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:		811-21189
Registrant Name:		PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III
Address of Principal Executive Offices:		1633 Broadway
		New York, NY 10019
Name and Address of Agent for Service:		Lawrence G. Altadonna
		1633 Broadway
		New York, NY 10019
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		212-739-3371
Date of Fiscal Year End:		September 30, 2014
Date of Reporting Period:		December 31, 2013

 

 

 

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Item 1. Schedule of Investments

Schedule of Investments

PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III

December 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Principal Amount (000s)				Value*
NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES - 93.8%
$    1,000		Brooklyn Arena Local Dev. Corp. Rev., Barclays Center Project, 6.375%, 7/15/43		$	1,053,230
1,500		Chautauqua Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., Dunkirk Power Project, 5.875%, 4/1/42			1,521,675
730		Dutchess Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., Elant Fishkill, Inc., 5.25%, 1/1/37, Ser. A			590,701
1,000		Erie Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., 5.25%, 5/1/25, Ser. A			1,110,040
4,000		Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp. Rev., 5.75%, 2/15/47, Ser. A			4,243,880
		Liberty Dev. Corp. Rev.,
2,000		Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, 5.125%, 1/15/44			2,033,660
1,050		Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, 6.375%, 7/15/49			1,121,558
2,400		Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.50%, 10/1/37			2,551,656
1,500		Long Island Power Auth. Rev., 5.75%, 4/1/39, Ser. A			1,593,090
		Metropolitan Transportation Auth. Rev.,
1,265		5.00%, 11/15/32, Ser. A (FGIC-NPFGC)			1,268,972
500		5.00%, 11/15/34, Ser. B			518,190
2,000		5.00%, 11/15/42, Ser. C			2,002,840
4,000		5.00%, 11/15/43, Ser. B			3,975,200
		Monroe Cnty. Industrial Dev. Corp. Rev.,
1,500		Unity Hospital Rochester Project, 5.50%, 8/15/40 (FHA)			1,554,300
1,750		University of Rochester, 5.00%, 7/1/43, Ser. A			1,797,932
500		Nassau Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., Amsterdam at Harborside, 6.70%, 1/1/43, Ser. A			259,820
2,590		New York City, GO, 5.00%, 8/1/31, Ser. D1			2,754,025
		New York City Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev.,
600		Pilot Queens Baseball Stadium, 6.50%, 1/1/46 (AGC)			645,648
2,200		Yankee Stadium, 7.00%, 3/1/49 (AGC)			2,505,976
2,000		New York City Transitional Finance Auth. Future Tax Secured Rev., 5.00%, 11/1/42			2,073,760
3,450		New York City Trust for Cultural Res. Rev., Wildlife Conservation Society, 5.00%, 2/1/34 (FGIC-NPFGC) (Pre-refunded @ $100, 2/1/14) (a)			3,461,661
		New York City Water & Sewer System Rev., Second Generation Resolutions,
5,000		4.75%, 6/15/35, Ser. DD (b)			5,056,950
1,500		5.00%, 6/15/39, Ser. GG-1			1,542,420
2,500		5.00%, 6/15/47, Ser. BB			2,548,725
2,000		New York Counties Tobacco Trust II Rev., 5.75%, 6/1/43			1,889,100
4,000		New York Liberty Dev. Corp. Rev., 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51			4,224,840
400		Onondaga Cnty. Rev., Syracuse Univ. Project, 5.00%, 12/1/36			413,444
600		Port Auth. of New York & New Jersey Rev., JFK International Air Terminal, 6.00%, 12/1/36			645,132
		State Dormitory Auth. Rev.,
1,225		5.00%, 5/15/26			1,343,151
750		5.00%, 2/15/29, Ser. A			812,108
1,000		5.00%, 3/15/38, Ser. A			1,045,040
2,350		5.00%, 7/1/42, Ser. A			2,410,489
250		NYU Hospitals Center, 6.00%, 7/1/40, Ser. A			269,725
1,200		Teachers College, 5.50%, 3/1/39			1,230,204
500		The New School, 5.50%, 7/1/40			519,615
750		State Environmental Facs. Corp. Rev., 4.75%, 6/15/32, Ser. B			772,275
1,600		State Thruway Auth. Rev., 5.00%, 1/1/42, Ser. I			1,612,576
		State Urban Dev. Corp. Rev.,
2,400		5.00%, 3/15/35, Ser. B			2,473,368
2,200		5.00%, 3/15/36, Ser. B-1 (b)			2,303,290
2,000		Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Auth. Rev., 5.25%, 11/15/34, Ser. A-2 (b)			2,101,180
1,400		Troy Capital Res. Corp. Rev., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project, 5.125%, 9/1/40, Ser. A			1,396,864
		TSASC, Inc. Rev., Ser. 1,
2,000		5.00%, 6/1/26			1,761,100
100		5.00%, 6/1/34			77,362
500		5.125%, 6/1/42			368,555
2,000		Warren & Washington Cntys. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., Glens Falls Hospital Project, 5.00%, 12/1/35, Ser. A (AGM)			2,000,540
600		Westchester Cnty. Healthcare Corp. Rev., 6.125%, 11/1/37, Ser. C-2			651,534
100		Yonkers Economic Dev. Corp. Rev., Charter School of Educational Excellence Project, 6.00%, 10/15/30, Ser. A			99,675
Total New York Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost-$77,035,787)					78,207,076
OTHER MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES - 2.7%
District of Columbia - 0.2%
175		Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev., 6.50%, 5/15/33			182,872
Ohio - 1.9%
1,950		Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Auth. Rev., 6.50%, 6/1/47, Ser. A-2			1,576,828
U. S. Virgin Islands - 0.6%
500		Public Finance Auth. Rev., 6.00%, 10/1/39, Ser. A			501,625
Total Other Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost-$2,302,431)					2,261,325

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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.5%
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 3.3%
100		U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.114%, 12/11/14 (c)			99,893
		U.S. Treasury Notes,
200		0.25%, 9/15/14			200,183
2,400		0.50%, 8/15/14			2,405,813
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (cost-$2,705,553)					2,705,889
U.S. Government Agency Securities - 0.2%
200		Freddie Mac Discount Notes, 0.117%, 6/5/14 (c) (cost-$199,901)			199,901
Total Short-Term Investments (cost-$2,905,454)					2,905,790
Total Investments (cost-$82,243,672) (d)-100.0%				$	83,374,191

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Schedule of Investments

PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III

December 31, 2013 (unaudited)

Industry classification of portfolio holdings as a percentage of total investments was as follows:

 

Revenue Bonds:
Industrial Revenue			13.7	%
Water Revenue			11.9
Income Tax Revenue			10.5
College & University Revenue			9.3
Transit Revenue			9.3
Recreational Revenue			8.4
Tobacco Settlement Funded			7.0
Health, Hospital & Nursing Home Revenue			6.4
Miscellaneous Taxes			5.1
Highway Revenue Tolls			4.5
Miscellaneous Revenue			3.1
Electric Power & Light Revenue			1.9
Lease (Appropriation)			1.3
Port, Airport & Marina Revenue			0.8
Total Revenue Bonds							93.2	%
General Obligation							3.3
U.S. Treasury Obligations							3.3
U.S. Government Agency Securities							0.2
Total Investments							100.0	%

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Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

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Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are readily available are stated at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers, or independent pricing services. The Fund’s investments are valued daily using prices supplied by an independent pricing service or dealer quotations, or by using the last sale price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities, or the mean between the last quoted bid and ask price. Independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics.

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted procedures for valuing portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available, and has delegated the responsibility for applying the valuation methods to Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (the “Investment Manager”) and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”). The Fund’s Valuation Committee was established by the Board to oversee the implementation of the Fund’s valuation methods and to make fair value determinations on behalf of the Board, as instructed. The Sub-Adviser monitors the continued appropriateness of methods applied and determines if adjustments should be made in light of market changes, events affecting the issuer, or other factors. If the Sub-Adviser determines that a valuation method may no longer be appropriate, another valuation method may be selected, or the Valuation Committee will be convened to consider the matter and take any appropriate action in accordance with procedures set forth by the Board. The Board shall review the appropriateness of the valuation methods and these methods may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Valuation Committee.

 

Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if their original term to maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if the original term to maturity exceeded 60 days.

 

The prices used by the Fund to value investments may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold, and these differences could be material. The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is normally determined as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on each day the NYSE is open for business.

 

(a)	Pre-refunded bonds are collateralized by U.S. Government or other eligible securities which are held in escrow and used to pay principal and interest and retire the bonds at the earliest refunding date (payment date).

(b)	Residual Interest Bonds held in Trust—Securities represent underlying bonds transferred to a separate securitization trust established in a tender option bond transaction in which the Fund acquired the residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction.

(c)	Rates reflect the effective yields at purchase date.

(d)

At December 31, 2013, the cost basis of portfolio securities for federal income tax purposes was $77,308,880. Gross unrealized appreciation was $2,816,242; gross unrealized depreciation was $1,695,966; and net unrealized appreciation was $1,120,276. The difference between book and tax cost was attributable to Inverse Floater transactions.

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Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e. the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

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Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments that the Fund has the ability to access

 

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Level 2 – valuations based on other significant observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates or other market corroborated inputs

 

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Level 3 – valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Sub-Adviser’s or Valuation Committee’s own assumptions and securities whose price was determined by using a single broker’s quote)

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the three months ended December 31, 2013 were intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period. An investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used. Investments categorized as Level 1 or 2 as of period end may have been transferred between Levels 1 and 2 since the prior period due to changes in the valuation method utilized in valuing the investments.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following are certain inputs and techniques that the Fund generally uses to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities for Level 2 and Level 3, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

U.S. Treasury Obligations — U.S. Treasury obligations are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that evaluate the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask price. The models also take into consideration data received from active market makers and broker-dealers, yield curves, and the spread over comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The spreads change daily in response to market conditions and are generally obtained from the new issue market and broker-dealer sources. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of U.S. Treasury obligations are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Municipal Bonds & Notes and Variable Rate Notes — Municipal bonds & notes and variable rate notes are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that take into account, among other factors, information received from market makers and broker-dealers, current trades, bid-want lists, offerings, market movements, the callability of the bond, state of issuance, benchmark yield curves, and bond or note insurance. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of municipal bonds & notes and variable rate notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Government Sponsored Enterprise and Mortgage-Backed Securities — Government sponsored enterprise and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using pricing models based on inputs that include issuer type, coupon, cash flows, mortgage prepayment projection tables and Adjustable Rate Mortgage evaluations that incorporate index data, periodic and life caps and the next coupon reset date. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of government sponsored enterprise and mortgage-backed securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

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A summary of the inputs used at December 31, 2013 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities is listed below (refer to the Schedule of Investments for more detailed information on Investments in Securities):

 

		Level 1 - Quoted Prices				Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs				Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs				Value at 12/31/13
Investments in Securities - Assets
New York Municipal Bonds & Notes		$	—			$	78,207,076			$	—			$	78,207,076
Other Municipal Bonds & Notes			—				2,261,325				—				2,261,325
Short-Term Investments			—				2,905,790				—				2,905,790
Totals		$	—			$	83,374,191			$	—			$	83,374,191

At December 31, 2013, there were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2.

Glossary:

AGC - insured by Assured Guaranty Corp.

AGM - insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

FGIC - insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

FHA - insured by Federal Housing Administration

GO - General Obligation Bond

NPFGC - insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s President & Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

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

Item 3. Exhibits

(a) Exhibit 99.302 Cert. — Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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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.

 

PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III
By:		/s/ Brian S. Shlissel
		Brian S. Shlissel, President & Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 21, 2014
By:		/s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
		Lawrence G. Altadonna, Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Date: February 21, 2014

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

 

By:		/s/ Brian S. Shlissel
		Brian S. Shlissel, President & Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 21, 2014
By:		/s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
		Lawrence G. Altadonna, Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Date: February 21, 2014