UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

811-23783

(Investment Company Act file number)

 

Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

650 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor

New York, NY 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

The Corporation Trust Company

Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 891-2880

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: October 1, 2022- September 30, 2023

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Shareholder Letter   1
Portfolio Update   6
Schedule of Investments   8
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   12
Statement of Operations   13
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 14
Statement of Cash Flows 15
Financial Highlights  
Class I 16
Notes to Financial Statements 17
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 26
Additional Information   27
Trustees & Officers   28
Privacy Notice   31

 

 

 

Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Shareholder Letter
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholders:

 

We are pleased to share with our partners the performance for the Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund (ticker: SOFIX)1 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, as well as to provide our perspective on the current market backdrop.

 

The Fund gained 30.42%1 for fiscal 2023, significantly outpacing the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan TR USD Index (13.05%)2.

 

We will concede our vulnerability to be biased toward fixed income, in general, and corporate credit, in particular. Nevertheless, it would be difficult to temper our enthusiasm about the backdrop. In short, opportunities abound.

 

Enough time has passed since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to quell concerns about a widespread banking panic. However, as reflected in the following chart, credit conditions in the U.S. have tightened notably this year:

 

Cumulative Loan Growth in the U.S. Banks by Week

 

 

 

Source: FRB

 

Some restraining of lending has been intentional: the Federal Reserve Bank (the "Fed") has hiked +550bps in 18 months to temper economic activity to combat inflation. However, a derivative of these rate hikes has amplified the pullback by banks.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Shareholder Letter
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

There is currently a yawning gap between what investors earn holding dollars inside banks versus outside banks. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data suggests the average cost of deposits at U.S. banks is currently 1.78% compared to the Fed Fund rate above 5.0%—the widest gap since the 1980s.4 As this chart starkly reveals, dollars have been racing out of banks as depositors seek higher yielding alternatives like money market funds or Treasuries:

 

Change in U.S. bank deposits

 

 

 

Source: FRB, Havner Analytics

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Shareholder Letter
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

This “cash sorting” or “depositor flight” has crippled U.S. banks’ ability and willingness to lend. In fact, Senior Loan Officer Survey Data suggests that credit conditions are approaching levels normally associated with recessions:

 

Federal Reserve Bank: Sr. Officers Survey: Banks Willingness to Lend to Consumers (%)

 

 

 

Source: FRB, Bloomberg

 

Forecasting the direction of the U.S. economy is difficult given the many discordant signals. The most notable positive data pertains to jobs. An economy at full employment (and with more openings than workers) does not suggest imminent collapse. Layoffs have remained muted as companies appear reticent to lose a workforce they have spent years trying to re-build. Additionally, household and corporate balance sheets remain ironclad, bolstered by extraordinary COVID-era fiscal and monetary accommodation.

 

Despite some clear positives, we remain concerned that lower credit creation risks tipping us into a downturn. As evident in the chart below, changes in credit conditions have historically closely tracked changes in U.S. GDP:

 

Sr. Loan Officer Opinion Survey C&I Lending Standards vs. Changes in U.S. GDP

 

 

 

Source: FRB, Bloomberg

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Shareholder Letter
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The gap between current lending standards and changes in GDP augers concern, in our view. To reconcile the current disconnect, amid the Fed’s “higher for longer” drumbeat, we view GDP declines as more likely than a loosening of credit conditions.

 

Hence, we view a so-called “soft landing” as fanciful. This is not to suggest a searing 2008-like downturn awaits. Again, jobs remain plentiful, and the economy lacks meaningful distortions or misallocations of capital that would lead to a protracted downturn. Nevertheless, we believe the economy will not be able to escape +500bps of higher rates without a modicum of economic pain.

 

As we have noted before, we never cheer for economic uncertainty. However, we have designed our structure and strategy to capitalize on these inevitable periods of tumult. Today, small- and medium-sized businesses still want and, importantly, many need capital. Traditional banks pulling back has created more opportunities for our firm and fund to provide solutions.

 

The current backdrop provides the deepest pipeline of deals we have ever seen. At the moment particularly in private markets, again, opportunity abounds.

 

Additionally, should the backdrop deteriorate, we expect even more opportunities to source dislocated liquid credit. We would ask our partners: what else in your portfolio directly benefits from downturns? Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund has already demonstrated its ability to translate dislocation into meaningful gains for our shareholders. Thus, we believe we are ideally positioned for the current environment.

 

Fund Updates

 

After launching in July 2022, the Fund quickly ramped with a focus on 1st lien senior secured risk. With primary markets relatively muted throughout the year, our deployment has focused on secondary market transactions. Uncovered deeply discounted securities has driven the balance of our performance thus far.

 

In addition to the two investments identified in our previous letter, Camino and Hostway, the Fund sourced Qualtek debt below fair market value. Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund acquired the New Money Term Loan, Roll-up Term Loan, and Legacy Term Loan for 70c, 45c, and 2.5c, respectively, from a highly motivated seller. Today, our third-party valuations firm valued the restructured New Money and Roll-up Term Loans at par and 53.82c for the Legacy Term Loan, respectively. The Company has since emerged from bankruptcy with better-than-anticipated liquidity and posted positive free cash flow. This is yet another example of BC Partners’ ability to identify attractive investment opportunities in a challenging market backdrop.

 

As previously mentioned, our pipeline remains strong and the Fund continues to add BC-originated deals to the portfolio. After adding Grindr and Dentive earlier in the year, recent additions have included Vivo Infusion, an ambulatory infusion services company, and Wealth Enhancement Group, a wealth management services platform.

 

The Fund also added several broadly syndicated deals familiar to the BC Credit platform, including Electro Rent, a provider of specialty T&M equipment, Smart Start, a provider of alcohol monitoring devices and services, and DigiCert, a provider of high-assurance digital certificates and public-key infrastructure solutions. While the long-term intent is to tilt the Fund’s portfolio towards privately originated investments, these types of secondary market opportunities remain an attractive way to minimize cash drag and maintain modest exposure to liquid credit.

 

Conclusion

 

The current market requires investors consider their portfolio allocations more broadly, in our view.

 

A convergence of geopolitical forces has enabled the S&P 5003 to deliver an annual return of nearly 9.0%5 since the Great Financial Crisis, including the following:

 

Low interest rates / Low inflation
Globalization
Inexpensive cost of energy
Lower cost of labor (due to China integrating its workforce)

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Shareholder Letter
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The factors prevailing in the current backdrop, however, which we outline below, suggest a reversal of these equity-friendly trends:

 

Higher rates / “Non-zero” inflation
De-globalizing and re-shoring
De-carbonization
Real wage pressure

 

Despite this clear paradigm shift, most investors remain under-invested in fixed income. Recency-bias likely underpins these allocations; being overweight stocks and underweighted credit has heretofore unambiguously “worked.” However, we believe credit-based investments will outperform equities in the years ahead—both on an absolute basis and (almost certainly) from a risk-adjusted perspective.

 

Amid this context, we would argue that any portfolio and/or platform would benefit from an enhanced allocation to the Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund.

 

Regards,

 

Matthias Ederer

Portfolio Manager

Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund

 

1

Fund performance refers to that of Class I. Unless otherwise stated, all performance figures provided are for the six-month period ended September 30, 2023. The returns were calculated using the net asset values used for shareholder transactions and thus do not include certain adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate. An investor’s shares when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Performance figures for periods less than one year are not annualized. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-833-404-4103.

 

The Adviser and the Fund have entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement under which the Adviser has agreed, until at least February 1, 2024, to waive its management fees (excluding any incentive fee) and to pay or absorb the ordinary operating expenses, of the Fund (excluding incentive fee, interest, dividends, amortization/accretion and interest on securities sold short, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses), to the extent that its management fees plus the Fund’s ordinary annual operating expenses exceed 2.50% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I shares. Such Expense Limitation Agreement may not be terminated by the Adviser, but it may be terminated by the Board of Trustees, upon 60 days written notice to the Adviser. Any waiver or by the Adviser is subject to repayment by the Fund within the three (3) years from the date the Adviser waived any payment, if the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the lesser of the expense limitation in place at the time of the waiver or the current expense limitation and the repayment is approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

2 Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan TR USD Index - The Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan TR USD Index is a market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. leveraged loan market based upon market weightings, spreads and interest payments. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
   
3 S&P 500 – The S&P 500 is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest publicly-traded companies in the U.S. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
   
4 Wall Street Journal (10/13/2023)
   
5 Bloomberg, SPY Index from 12/31/2007 through 10/23/2023, annual equivalent return of 8.99%.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Portfolio Update
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s performance figures for the period ended September 30, 2023, compared to its benchmark:

 

Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund  1 Month   Quarter   6 Month   YTD   1 Year   Since
Inception
   Inception
Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund - NAV   0.41%   1.66%   8.42%   12.29%   30.42%   31.87%  7/1/2022
Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan TR USD Index   0.96%   3.46%   6.72%   9.97%   12.98%   11.56%  7/1/2022

 

The Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan TR USD Index is a market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. leveraged loan market based upon market weightings, spreads and interest payments. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate. An investor’s shares when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Performance figures for periods less than one year are not annualized. As of the Fund’s most recent prospectus dated January 27, 2023, the Fund’s total annual operating expenses, including acquired fund fees and expenses, before fee waivers is 58.19% for Class I. After fee waivers, the Fund’s total annual operating expense is 2.60% for Class I. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-833-404-4103.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Portfolio Update
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

 

 

Consolidated Portfolio Composition as of September 30, 2023

 

Asset Type  Percent of Net Assets 
Asset Backed Securities   1.16%
Bank Loan   55.86%
Common Equity   3.77%
Joint Venture   0.25%
Short-Term Investments   55.56%
Total Investments   116.60%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   -16.60%
Net Assets   100.00%

 

Please see the Schedule of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2023

 

   Coupon   Reference Rate & Spread  Maturity   Principal   Value 
BANK LOANS (55.86%)                   
Communication Services (3.93%)                   
Neptune Bidco US Inc., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   10.40%  3M SOFR + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor   04/11/2029   $1,650,000   $1,490,849 
                      1,490,849 
Consumer Staples (4.14%)                       
Florida Food Products LLC, First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   10.43%  1M SOFR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor   10/18/2028    895,712    867,407 
Global Integrated Flooring Systems Inc., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)(c)   14.61%  3M SOFR + 8.36%, 1.00% PIK, 1.25% Floor    05/15/2024    1,331,356    694,968 
Global Integrated Flooring Systems Inc., Revolver(a)(b)(c)   14.68%  1M SOFR + 8.36%, 1.00% PIK, 1.25% Floor   05/15/2024    12,037    6,283 
                      1,568,658 
Financials (3.26%)                       
Cor Leonis Limited, Revolver(a)(b)(d)   12.89%  3M SOFR + 7.50%, 1.50% Floor   05/15/2028    124,489    124,489 
TA/WEG HOLDINGS, LLC, 2020 Delayed Draw Term Loan(a)(b)   11.26%  3M SOFR + 5.75%, 1.00% Floor   10/04/2027    313,135    313,135 
TA/WEG HOLDINGS, LLC, 2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan(a)(b)   11.17%  3M SOFR + 6.25%, 1.00% Floor   10/04/2027    468,115    468,115 
TA/WEG HOLDINGS, LLC, May 2022 Delayed Draw Term Loan(a)(b)(d)   10.66%  6M SOFR + 5.75%, 1.00% Floor   10/04/2027    331,206    331,206 
                      1,236,945 
Health Care (2.66%)                       
Dentive LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan(a)(b)(d)   12.34%  3M SOFR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor   12/26/2028    29,514    28,632 
Dentive LLC, First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   12.39%  3M SOFR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor   12/26/2028    240,031    235,542 
IDC Infusion Services, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan(a)(b)(d)   %  3M SOFR + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor   07/07/2028         
IDC Infusion Services, Inc., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   11.97%  3M SOFR + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor   07/07/2028    366,883    359,546 
South Florida ENT Associates, First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   12.49%  3M SOFR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor   03/04/2025    394,462    385,193 
                      1,008,913 
Industrials (5.60%)                       
Accordion Partners, LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan A(a)(b)   11.89%  3M SOFR + 6.50%, 0.75% Floor   08/29/2029    7,281    7,237 
Accordion Partners, LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan B(a)(b)   11.62%  3M SOFR + 6.25%, 0.75% Floor   08/29/2029    9,124    9,069 
Accordion Partners, LLC, First Lien Term Loan A(a)(b)   11.64%  3M SOFR + 6.25%, 0.75% Floor   08/29/2029    82,950    82,452 
Accordion Partners, LLC, Third Amendment Delayed Draw Term Loan(a)(b)(d)   %  3M SOFR + 6.50%, 0.75% Floor   08/29/2029        4,500 
Accordion Partners, LLC, Third Amendment First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   11.91%  3M SOFR + 6.50%, 0.75% Floor   08/29/2029    99,750    99,750 
Material Handling Systems, Inc., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   10.76%  3M SOFR + 5.50%, 0.50% Floor   06/01/2029    1,493,741    1,327,637 
Qualtek LLC, Second Lien Term Loan(a)(b)(c)   15.31%  3M SOFR + 1.00%, 9.00% PIK, 1.00% Floor    01/14/2027    241,694    241,694 
Qualtek LLC, First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)(c)   15.31%  3M SOFR + 1.00%, 9.00% PIK, 1.00% Floor   07/14/2025    349,295    349,295 
                      2,121,634 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2023

 

Information Technology (36.27%)                   
Alegeus Technologies Holdings Corp., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   13.36%  6M SOFR + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor   09/05/2024    365,000    365,000 
Athos Merger Sub LLC, First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   10.68%  3M SOFR + 5.00%   07/31/2026    237,379    233,275 
Athos Merger Sub LLC, Second Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   13.93%  3M SOFR + 8.25%   07/30/2027    160,771    154,694 
DCert Buyer, Inc., First Amendment Term Loan                       
Refinancing, Second Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   12.32%  1M SOFR + 7.00%   02/16/2029    1,500,000    1,407,503 
Electro Rent Corp., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   11.00%  3M SOFR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor   11/01/2024    1,000,000    985,000 
Global IID Parent LLC, First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   10.15%  3M SOFR + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor   12/08/2028    1,000,000    952,900 
Global IID Parent LLC, Second Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   13.06%  1M SOFR + 7.75%, 0.50% Floor   12/16/2029    165,000    125,400 
Grindr Capital LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan(a)(b)   13.63%  3M SOFR + 8.00%, 1.50% Floor   11/14/2027    1,726,939    1,724,694 
HDC / HW Intermediate Holdings, LLC, First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)(c)(e)   %  3M SOFR + 7.50%, 2.00% PIK, 1.00% Floor   12/21/2023    1,254,113    833,985 
HDC / HW Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Revolver(a)(b)(c)(e)   %  3M SOFR + 7.50%, 2.00% PIK, 1.00% Floor   12/21/2023    128,792    85,647 
Ivanti Software, Inc., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   9.76%  3M SOFR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor   12/01/2027    1,467,694    1,274,150 
Kofax, Inc., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   10.72%  3M SOFR + 5.25%, 0.50% Floor   07/20/2029    994,994    927,832 
PEAK Technology Partners, Inc., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   11.75%  3M SOFR + 6.40%, 1.00% Floor   07/22/2027    621,494    611,798 
Priority Holdings LLC, First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   11.43%  1M SOFR + 5.75%, 1.00% Floor   04/22/2027    2,000,000    1,990,000 
Tank Holding Corp., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   11.17%  1M SOFR + 5.75%, 0.75% Floor   03/31/2028    850,000    827,475 
Tank Holding Corp., Revolver(a)(b)(d)   11.31%  1M SOFR + 5.75%, 0.75% Floor   03/31/2028    5,365    5,183 
Taoglas Group Holdings Limited, First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   12.39%  3M SOFR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor   02/28/2029    312,433    307,028 
Taoglas Group Holdings Limited, Revolver(a)(b)(d)   12.37%  3M SOFR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor   02/28/2029    37,188    35,700 
Zywave, Inc., First Lien Term Loan(a)(b)   10.04%  3M SOFR + 4.50%, 0.75% Floor   11/12/2027    1,000,000    898,330 
                      13,745,594 
TOTAL BANK LOANS                       
(Cost $20,429,813)                     21,172,593 
BONDS & NOTES (1.16%)                       
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (1.16%)                       
Asset Backed Securities (1.16%)                       
Mount Logan Funding 2018-1 LP(a)(h)   25.47%  N/A   01/22/2033    479,858    439,310 
                      439,310 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES                       
(Cost $408,493)                     439,310 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2023

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON EQUITY (3.77%)        
Consumer Discretionary (3.30%)        
IFRG Investor III, L.P.(a)(f)   1,250,000    1,250,000 
         1,250,000 
Industrials (0.47%)          
Qualtek, LLC(a)(f)   28,521    177,115 
         177,115 
TOTAL COMMON EQUITY          
(Cost $1,492,429)        1,427,115 

 

   Shares   Value 
JOINT VENTURE (0.25%)        
Joint Venture (0.25%)        
Great Lakes Funding II LLC, Series A(d)(g)(h)(i)   96,196    94,103 
         94,103 
TOTAL JOINT VENTURE          
(Cost $96,196)        94,103 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (55.56%)          
US BANK MMDA - USBGFS 9, 5.20%(j)   21,054,475    21,054,475 
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $21,054,475)        21,054,475 
INVESTMENTS, AT VALUE (116.60%)          
(Cost $43,481,406)       $44,187,596 
Other Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets (-16.60%)        (6,292,324)
NET ASSETS (100.00%)       $37,895,272 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate

PIK - Payment in-kind

 

Libor Rates:

1M US SOFR - 1 Month US SOFR as of September 30, 2023 was 5.32%

3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2023 was 5.66%

3M US SOFR - 3 Month US SOFR as of September 30, 2023 was 5.40%

6M US SOFR - 6 Month US SOFR as of September 30, 2023 was 5.44%

 

(a) As a result of the use of significant unobservable inputs to determine fair value, these investments have been classified as Level 3 assets.
(b) Variable rate investment, unless otherwise noted. Interest rates reset periodically. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions.
(c) Payment in-kind security which may pay interest in additional par.
(d) All or a portion of this commitment was unfunded as of September 30, 2023.
(e) Non-accrual.
(f) Non-income producing security.
(g) Restricted security.
(h) Affiliated company. See Note 9 for more information.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2023

 

(i) During the period ended September 30, 2023, the Fund invested $42,550 in Great Lakes Funding II, LLC - Series A units, received a return of capital distribution of $1,803, and reported change in unrealized depreciation of $(546) on Great Lakes Funding II, LLC - Series A units. Additionally, Great Lakes Funding II LLC - Series A declared distributions of $12,056 during the period ended September 30, 2023. Please refer to Footnote 3 for additional information.
(j) Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on September 30, 2023.

 

Additional information on investments in private investment funds:

 

Security  Value   Redemption
Frequency
  Redemption
Notice(Days)
  Unfunded
Commitments
as of
September 30, 2023
 
Great Lakes Funding II LLC, Series A  $94,103   N/A  N/A  $2,752 
Total  $94,103         $2,752 

 

Unfunded Commitments:

 

Security  Value   Maturity  Unfunded
Commitments
as of
September 30, 2023
 
Accordion Partners, LLC, Third Amendment Delayed Draw Term           
Loan  $4,500   08/29/2029  $150,000 
Cor Leonis Limited, Revolver   124,489   05/15/2028   90,402 
Dentive LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan   28,632   12/26/2028   89,221 
IDC Infusion Services, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan   -   07/07/2028   133,117 
Tank Holding Corp., Revolver   5,183   03/31/2028   1,484 
Taoglas Group Holdings Limited, Revolver   35,700   02/28/2029   48,809 
TA/WEG HOLDINGS, LLC, May 2022 Delayed Draw Term Loan   331,206   10/04/2027   137,544 
Total  $529,710      $650,577 
Total Unfunded Commitments          $653,329 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Statement of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2023

 

ASSETS    
Investments, at value (Cost $42,976,717)  $43,654,183 
Affiliated investments, at value (Cost $504,689)   533,413 
Interest and distributions receivable   326,371 
Receivable for investments sold   111,212 
Receivable for fund shares sold   567,844 
Due from Adviser   196,349 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   182,108 
Total assets   45,571,480 
LIABILITIES     
Payable for investments purchased   7,174,888 
Administration fees payable   124,411 
Incentive fees payable   38,397 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   338,512 
Total liabilities   7,676,208 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 2)
NET ASSETS  $37,895,272 
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF     
Paid-in capital  $37,033,143 
Total distributable earnings   862,129 
NET ASSETS  $37,895,272 
Common Shares:     
Institutional     
Net assets  $37,895,272 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (no par value; unlimited shares)   3,206,058 
Net asset value  $11.82 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended September 30, 2023

 

INVESTMENT INCOME    
Interest  $1,912,293 
Interest - Affiliates   36,167 
Dividends - Affiliates   12,056 
Other Income   60,503 
Total investment income   2,021,019 
EXPENSES     
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)   178,121 
Administrative fees (Note 4)   452,150 
Sub-administrative fees (Note 4)   200,241 
Incentive fees (Note 4)   38,397 
Transfer agent fees (Note 4)   129,403 
Professional fees   186,076 
Insurance expense   158,917 
Trustee fees and expenses (Note 4)   37,500 
Other expenses   44,825 
Total expenses   1,425,630 
Fees waived/expenses reimbursed by Adviser (Note 4)   (1,063,097)
Total net expenses   362,533 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   1,658,486 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS     
Net realized gain on investments   408,898 
Total net realized gain   408,898 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments   695,636 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on affiliated investments   30,271 
Total net change in unrealized appreciation   725,907 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS   1,134,805 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $2,793,291 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2023
   For the Period
July 5,
2022
(Commencement of
Operations) to
September 30, 2022(a)
 
OPERATIONS        
Net investment income  $1,658,486   $8,043 
Net realized gain on investments   408,898    25,491 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments   725,907    (19,717)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   2,793,291    13,817 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
Total Distributable Earnings          
Institutional   (1,944,979)    
Total distributions to shareholders   (1,944,979)    
COMMON SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Institutional          
Proceeds from sales of shares   34,341,560    2,210,000 
Distributions reinvested   427,622     
Cost of shares redeemed   (46,039)    
Net increase from share transactions   34,723,143    2,210,000 
Total net increase from in net assets   35,571,455    2,223,817 
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of year   2,323,817    100,000 
End of year  $37,895,272   $2,323,817 
OTHER INFORMATION          
Common Shares Transactions          
Institutional          
Issued   2,942,117    219,708 
Distributions reinvested   38,178     
Redeemed   (3,945)    
Net increase in shares   2,976,350    219,708 

 

(a)The Fund commenced operations on July 5, 2022.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended September 30, 2023

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:    
Net increase in net assets from operations  $2,793,291 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:     
Purchase of investment securities   (18,412,888)
Proceeds from sale of investment securities   6,008,073 
Purchase of short-term investment securities - net   (20,589,637)
Amortization of discount and accretion of discount on investments   (783,971)
Net realized (gain)/loss on:     
Investments   (408,898)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on:     
Investments   (725,907)
(Increase)/Decrease in assets:     
Due from advisor   (1,477)
Interest and distributions receivable   (294,796)
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (176,208)
Increase/(Decrease) in liabilities:     
Incentive fees payable   38,397 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   219,290 
Administration fees payable   124,411 
Net cash used in operating activities   (32,210,320)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:     
Proceeds from sales of shares   33,773,716 
Cost of shares redeemed   (46,039)
Cash distributions paid   (1,517,357)
Net cash provided by financing activities   32,210,320 
Net change in cash & cash equivalents    
Restricted and unrestricted cash, beginning of year    
Restricted and unrestricted cash, end of year  $ 
Non-cash financing activities not included herein consist of reinvestment of distributions of:  $427,622 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   Year Ended
September 30, 2023
   For the Period
Ended
September 30,
2022(a)
 
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD  $10.12   $10.00 
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS          
Net investment income(b)   1.49    0.05 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   1.48(f)   0.07 
Total income from investment operations   2.97    0.12 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
From net investment income   (1.27)    
Total distributions   (1.27)    
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE   1.70    0.12 
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD  $11.82   $10.12 
TOTAL RETURN(c)   30.31%(g)   1.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA          
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $37,895   $2,324 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS(d)          
Expenses, gross   11.00%   58.09%(e)
Expenses, net of fees waived/expenses reimbursed by Adviser   2.80%   2.50%(e)
Expenses, net of fees waived/expenses reimbursed by Adviser and excluding the Incentive fee   2.50%   2.50%(e)
Net investment income   12.79%   2.24%(e)
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE   63%   106%

 

(a) The Fund's Class I commenced operations on July 5, 2022.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Total returns shown are historical in nature and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distribution, if any. Had the Adviser not absorbed a portion of Fund expenses, total returns would have been lower. Returns shown exclude applicable sales charges.
(d) Ratios do not include expenses of underlying investment companies and private investment funds in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.
(f) The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period is not indicative of the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain on investments for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.
(g) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2023

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund (the “Fund”) is a closed-end, diversified management Investment Company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The Fund is structured as an interval fund and continuously offers its shares. The Fund was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 21, 2022. The Fund inception date was July 1, 2022 and commenced operations on July 5, 2022.

 

The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. All shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges. Each share of the Fund is entitled to one vote on all matters as to which shares are entitled to vote. In addition, each share of the Fund is entitled to participate, equally with other shares (i) in dividends and distributions declared by the Fund and (ii) upon liquidation, in the distribution of its proportionate share of the assets remaining after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities. Shares of the Fund are fully paid, non-assessable and fully transferable when issued and have no pre-emptive, conversion or exchange rights. Fractional shares have proportionately the same rights, including voting rights, as are provided for a full share. The Fund offers one class of shares: Class I shares.

 

The Fund’s investment objectives are to produce current income and capital appreciation. The Fund will seek to meet its investment objectives by investing primarily in credit-related instruments of North American and European issuers. The Fund defines credit-related instruments as debt, loans, loan participations, credit facility commitments, asset and lease pool interests, mortgage servicing rights, preferred shares, and swaps linked to credit-related instruments. The Fund’s investments will focus on privately originated credit investments as well as secondary credit investments. The Fund will not invest in instruments of emerging market issuers. The Fund will invest without restriction as to an instrument’s maturity, structure, seniority, interest rate formula, currency, and without restriction as to issuer capitalization or credit quality. Lower credit quality debt instruments, such as leveraged loans and high yield bonds, are commonly referred to as “junk” bonds. The Fund defines junk bonds as those rated lower than Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or lower than BBB by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group (“S&P”), or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of similar credit quality.

 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in credit-related instruments. The Fund defines credit-related instruments as debt, loans, loan participations, credit facility commitments, asset and lease pool interests, mortgage servicing rights, preferred shares, and swaps linked to credit-related instruments.

 

Mount Logan Management LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The Fund is an investment company and follows the accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements reflect adjustments that in the opinion of the Fund are necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods presented herein. The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the year. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such difference could be material. In accordance with U.S. GAAP guidance on consolidation, the Fund will generally not consolidate its investment in a portfolio company other than an investment company subsidiary or a controlled operating company whose business consists of providing services to the Fund.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses on investments are calculated using the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Premiums on securities are amortized to the earliest call date and purchase discounts are accreted over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method.

 

Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected in full. The Fund considers many factors relevant to an investment when placing it on or removing it from non-accrual status including, but not limited to, the delinquency status of the investment, economic and business conditions, the overall financial condition of the underlying investment, the value of the underlying collateral, bankruptcy status, if any, and any other facts or circumstances relevant to the investment. Accrued interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment regarding collectability of the outstanding principal and interest. Generally, non-accrual loans may be restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid current and are likely to remain current based on management’s judgment.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2023

 

Securities Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ, at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the mid-price. Short-term investments that mature in 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value. Investments in money market funds are valued at their respective net asset value ("NAV").

 

Structured credit and other similar debt securities including, but not limited to, collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”) debt and equity securities, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and other securitized investments backed by certain debt or other receivables (collectively, “Structured Credit Securities”), are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers in those instruments and/or independent pricing services recommended by the Adviser and approved by the Fund’s board of trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”). In determining fair value, dealers and pricing services will generally use information with respect to transactions in the securities being valued, quotations from other dealers, market transactions in comparable securities, analyses and evaluations of various relationships between securities and yield to maturity information. The Adviser will, based on its reasonable judgment, select the dealer or pricing service quotation that most accurately reflects the fair market value of the Structured Credit Security while taking into account the information utilized by the dealer or pricing service to formulate the quotation in addition to any other relevant factors. In the event that there is a material discrepancy between quotations received from third-party dealers or the pricing services, the Adviser may (i) use an average of the quotations received or (ii) select an individual quotation that the Adviser, based upon its reasonable judgment, determines to be reasonable.

 

When price quotations for certain securities are not readily available, or if the available quotations are not believed to be reflective of market value by the Adviser, those securities will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in its capacity as the Board's valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Fair valuation involves subjective judgments, the Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Adviser would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if the security was sold. As the valuation designee, the Adviser acts under the Board's oversight. The Adviser’s fair valuation policies and procedures are approved by the Board.

 

Fair valuation procedures may be used to value a substantial portion of the assets of the Fund. The Fund may use the fair value of a security to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) when, for example, (1) a portfolio security is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the security trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio security is suspended and not resumed prior to the normal market close, (3) a portfolio security is not traded in significant volume for a substantial period, or (4) the Adviser determines that the quotation or price for a portfolio security provided by a broker-dealer or independent pricing service is inaccurate.

 

The fair value of securities may be difficult to determine and thus judgment plays a greater role in the valuation process. The fair valuation methodology may include or consider the following guidelines, as appropriate: (1) evaluation of all relevant factors, including but not limited to, pricing history, current market level and supply and demand of the respective security; (2) comparison to the values and current pricing of securities that have comparable characteristics; (3) knowledge of historical market information with respect to the security; and (4) other factors relevant to the security which would include, but not be limited to, duration, yield, fundamental analytical data, the Treasury yield curve and credit quality.

 

Valuation of Private Investment Funds – The Fund invests a portion of its assets in private investment funds (“Private Investment Funds”). Private Investment Funds, including a joint venture Great Lakes Funding II LLC (“Great Lakes II JV”), value their investment assets at fair value and generally report a NAV or its equivalent in accordance with U.S. GAAP on a calendar quarter basis. The Fund has elected to apply the practical expedient and to value its investments in Private Investment Funds at their respective NAVs at each quarter-end in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For non-calendar quarter-end days, the Valuation Committee estimates the fair value of each Private Investment Fund by adjusting the most recent NAV for such Private Investment Fund, as necessary, by the change in a relevant benchmark that the Valuation Committee has deemed to be representative of the underlying securities in the Private Investment Fund.

 

Loan Participation and Assignments – The Fund invests in debt instruments, which are interests in amounts owed to lenders (the “Lenders”) by corporate, governmental or other borrowers. The Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of direct investments, loans originated by the Fund, participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties or exposure to investments in loans through investment in Private Investment Funds or other pooled investment vehicles. When the Fund purchases an interest in a loan in the form of an assignment, the Fund acquires all of the direct rights and obligations of a lender (as such term is defined in the related credit agreement), including the right to vote on amendments or waivers of such credit agreement. However, the Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. Instead, the administration of the loan agreement is often performed by a bank or other financial institution (the “Agent”) that acts as agent for the Lenders. Circumstances may arise in connection with which the Agent takes action that contradicts the will of the Lenders. For example, under certain circumstances, an Agent may refuse to declare the borrower in default, despite having received a notice of default from the Lenders. When the Fund purchases an interest in a loan in the form of a participation, the Fund purchases such participation interest from another existing Lender, and consequently, the Fund does not obtain the rights and obligations of the Lenders under the credit agreement, such as the right to vote on amendments or waivers. The Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the Lender from which the Fund has received that participation interest. In this instance, the Fund is subject to both the credit risk of the borrower and the credit risk of the Lender that sold the Fund such participation interest.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2023

 

Unfunded Commitments – The Fund may enter into unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, such as delayed draw term loans or revolving credit arrangements. Unfunded loan commitments represent a future obligation in full, even though a percentage of the notional loan amounts may not be utilized by the borrower. The Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a floating rate loan.

 

Additionally, when the Fund invests in a Private Investment Fund, the Fund makes a commitment to invest a specified amount of capital in the applicable Private Investment Fund. The capital commitment may be drawn by the general partner of the Private Investment Fund either all at once or through a series of capital calls at the discretion of the general partner. The unfunded commitment represents the portion of the Fund’s overall capital commitment to a particular Private Investment Fund that has not yet been called by the general partner of the Private Investment Fund.

 

As of September 30, 2023, the Fund had unfunded commitments of $653,329.

 

Fair Value Measurements – A three-tier hierarchy has been established to classify 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. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that 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 that are developed based on the best information available. In accordance with U.S. GAAP guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure, the Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value.

 

Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
     
Level 2 Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability at the measurement date; and
     
Level 3 Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

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 is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

An investment level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in the aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2023

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the fair values according to the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2023:

 

Investments in Securities at Value  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Bank Loans(a)                
Communication Services  $   $   $1,490,849   $1,490,849 
Consumer Staples           1,568,658    1,568,658 
Financials           1,236,945    1,236,945 
Health Care           1,008,913    1,008,913 
Industrials           2,121,634    2,121,634 
Information Technology           13,745,594    13,745,594 
Bonds & Notes(a)           439,310    439,310 
Common Equity(a)           1,427,115    1,427,115 
Short Term Investments   21,054,475            21,054,475 
TOTAL  $21,054,475   $   $23,039,018   $44,093,493 
Investments measured at net asset value(a)                 $94,103 
Total Investments, at fair value                 $44,187,596 

 

(a)For detailed descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of investments for which the Fund has used Level 3 inputs to determine the fair value:

 

                                       Net change in 
                                       unrealized 
                                       appreciation/ 
                                       (depreciation) included 
                                       in the Statements of 
Asset Type  Balance
as of
September
30, 2022
   Accrued
Discount/
premium
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Transfer
into
Level 3
   Transfer
Out of
Level 3
   Balance
as of
September
30, 2023
   Operations attributable
to Level 3
investments held at
September 30, 2023
 
Bonds & Notes  $   $36,167   $   $30,817   $400,010   $(27,684)  $   $   $439,310   $30,817 
Bank Loans   1,966,409    747,804    408,898    760,950    23,378,330    (6,089,798)           21,172,593    757,688 
Common Equity               (65,314)   1,492,429                1,427,115    (65,314)
   $1,966,409   $783,971   $408,898   $726,453   $25,270,769   $(6,117,482)  $   $   $23,039,018   $723,191 

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2023

 

There are significant unobservable valuation inputs for material Level 3 investments, and a change to the unobservable input may result in a significant change to the value of the investment. Level 3 investment valuation techniques and inputs as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:

 

       Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
Asset Category  Fair value at
September 30, 2023
  

Valuation
Technique

  Unobservable
Input(a)
  Range of Input
(Weighted Average)(b)
 
Bank Loans              
Communication Services  $1,490,849   Market  Broker/Dealer Quotes   N/A 
Consumer Staples   867,407   Discounted Cash Flows  Market Yield   6.5% - 6.5% (6.5%) 
Consumer Staples   701,251   Enterprise Market Value  EBITDA Multiple   0.4x - 0.4x (0.4x) 
Financials   1,236,945   Discounted Cash Flows  Market Yield   7.2% - 7.2% (7.2%) 
Health Care   1,008,913   Discounted Cash Flows  Market Yield   10.7% - 15.2% (13.1%) 
Industrials   2,121,634   Discounted Cash Flows  Market Yield   9.6% - 18.0% (13.5%) 
Information Technology   8,185,229   Discounted Cash Flows  Market Yield   6.5% - 20.0% (9.8%) 
Information Technology   919,632   Enterprise Market Value  EBITDA Multiple   8.4x - 8.4x (8.4x) 
Information Technology   4,640,733   Market  Broker/Dealer Quotes   N/A 
Bonds & Notes                
Asset Backed Securities   439,310   Discounted Cash Flows  Market Yield   21.6% - 21.6% (21.6%) 
Common Equity                
Consumer Discretionary   1,250,000   Recent Transaction  Transaction Price  $1.00 
Industrials   177,115   Enterprise Market Value  EBITDA Multiple   8.0x - 8.0x (8.0x) 
Total Level 3 investments  $23,039,018            

 

(a) An increase in market yield would result in a decrease in fair value. A decrease in market yield would result in an increase in fair value. An increase in the transaction price would result in an increase in fair value. A decrease in the transaction price would result in a decrease in fair value. An increase in the EBITDA multiple would result in an increase in fair value. A decrease in the EBITDA multiple would result in a decrease in fair value. An increase in revenue multiple would result in an increase in fair value. A decrease in revenue multiple would result in a decrease in fair value.
   
(b) The weighted averages disclosed in the table above were weighted by their relative fair value.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk – The Fund places its cash with one banking institution, which is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The FDIC limit is $250,000. At various times throughout the year, the amount on deposit may exceed the FDIC limit and subject the Fund to a credit risk.

 

Federal and Other Taxes – No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies.

 

The Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax provisions to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.

 

As of and during the year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund files U.S. federal, state and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return for federal purposes and four years for most state returns.

 

Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

Indemnification – The Fund indemnifies its officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on industry experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2023

 

3. GREAT LAKES FUNDING II LLC

 

In August 2022, the Fund invested in Series A of Great Lakes II JV, a joint venture with an investment strategy to underwrite and hold senior, secured loans made to middle-market companies. The Fund treats its investment in Great Lakes II JV as a joint venture because an affiliate of the Adviser controls a 50% voting interest in Great Lakes II JV.

 

Great Lakes II JV is a Delaware series limited liability company and, pursuant to the terms of its membership agreement (the “Great Lakes II LLC Agreement”), each member of the predecessor series was offered the opportunity to roll its interests into any subsequent series of the Great Lakes II JV prior to the end of the investment period with respect to each series established under the Great Lakes II LLC Agreement. The Fund does not pay any advisory fees in connection with its investment in Great Lakes II JV. Certain other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates have also invested in Great Lakes II JV.

 

The fair value of the Fund’s investment in Great Lakes II JV as of September 30, 2023 was $94,103. Fair value has been determined utilizing the practical expedient in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Pursuant to the terms of the Great Lakes II LLC Agreement, the Fund generally may not effect any direct or indirect sale, transfer, assignment, hypothecation, pledge or other disposition of or encumbrance upon its interests in Great Lakes II JV, except that the Fund may sell or otherwise transfer its interests with the consent of the managing members of Great Lakes II JV or to an affiliate or a successor to substantially all of the assets of the Fund.

 

As of September 30, 2023, the Fund has a $2,752 unfunded commitment to Great Lakes II JV.

 

4. ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

Advisory Fees – On May 14, 2022, the Fund entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Adviser. Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Adviser provides certain investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and in consideration of the advisory services provided, the Adviser is entitled to a fee consisting of two components — a base management fee and an incentive, or collectively "investment advisory fees".

 

The base management fee is payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate of 1.25% of the average daily gross assets of the Fund. For the year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund incurred $178,121 in base management fees.

 

The incentive fee is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based upon the Fund’s “pre-incentive fee net investment income” for the immediately preceding quarter and is subject to a hurdle rate, expressed as a rate of return on the Fund’s “adjusted capital,” equal to 1.50% per quarter (or an annualized hurdle rate of 6.0%), subject to a “catch-up” feature. For this purpose, “pre-incentive fee net investment income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income accrued during the calendar quarter, less the Fund’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the management fee, expenses reimbursed to the Adviser and any interest expenses and distributions paid on any issued and outstanding preferred shares, but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-incentive fee net investment income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as OID, debt instruments with paid-in-kind (“PIK”) interest and zero-coupon securities), accrued income that the Fund has not yet received in cash. Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. “Adjusted capital” means the cumulative gross proceeds received by the Fund from the sale of shares (including pursuant to the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan), reduced by amounts paid in connection with purchases of shares pursuant to the Fund’s share repurchase program.

 

No incentive fee is payable in any calendar quarter in which the Fund’s pre-incentive fee net investment income does not exceed the quarterly hurdle rate of 1.7647%. For any calendar quarter in which the Fund’s pre-incentive fee net investment income is greater than the hurdle rate, but less than or equal to 1.7647%, the incentive fee will equal the amount of the Fund’s pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of the hurdle rate. This portion of the Fund’s pre-incentive fee net investment income which exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than or equal to 1.7646% is referred to as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” provision is intended to provide the Adviser with an incentive fee of 15.0% on all of the Fund’s pre-incentive fee net investment income when the Fund’s pre-incentive fee net investment income reaches 1.7647% in any calendar quarter. For any calendar quarter in which the Fund’s pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds 1.7647% of adjusted capital, the incentive fee will equal 15.0% of pre-incentive fee net investment income. For the year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund incurred $38,397 in incentive fees.

 

Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, dated May 14, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, until at least February 1, 2024, to waive its management fees (excluding any incentive fee) and to pay or absorb the ordinary operating expenses of the Fund expenses (excluding incentive fee, interest, dividends, amortization/accretion and interest on securities sold short, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) to the extent that its management fees plus the Fund’s ordinary annual operating expenses exceed 2.50% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I shares. Any waiver or reimbursement by the Adviser is subject to repayment by the Fund within three years from the date the Adviser waived any payment or reimbursed any expense, if the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the expense limitation in place at the time of waiver and the repayment is approved by the Board. For the year ended September 30, 2023, the Adviser waived fees of $1,063,097 and recouped $0.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2023

 

As of September 30, 2023, the following amounts that may be subject to reimbursement to the Adviser based upon their potential expiration dates:

 

Fund  2025   2026 
Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund  $199,001   $1,063,097 

 

Fund Administration and Accounting Fees and Expenses - BC Partners Management LLC (the “Administrator”), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as administrator to the Fund. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement between the Administrator and the Fund, the Administrator furnishes the Fund with office facilities, equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services at such facilities. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator also performs, or oversees the performance of, the Fund’s required administrative services, which include, among other things, being responsible for the financial records that the Fund is required to maintain and preparing reports to our shareholders. In addition, the Administrator assists the Fund in determining and publishing its net asset value, oversees the preparation and filing of the Fund’s tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to the Fund’s shareholders, and generally oversees the payment of Fund expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to the Fund by others. Payments under the Administration Agreement are equal to an amount based upon the Fund’s allocable portion of the Administrator’s overhead in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent, the fees and expenses associated with performing compliance functions and the Fund’s allocable portion of the compensation of the Fund’s chief financial officer, chief compliance officer and the Fund’s allocable portion of the compensation of their respective administrative support staff. The Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party. To the extent that the Administrator outsources any of its functions, the Fund will pay the fees associated with such functions on a direct basis without any incremental profit to the Administrator. During the year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund accrued $452,150 for administration fees pursuant to the Administration Agreement.

 

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) serves as sub-administrator to the Fund. During the year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund accrued $200,241 for sub-administration fees payable to ALPS.

 

Transfer Agent – SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, Inc. (“SS&C GIDS”) (the “Transfer Agent”), an affiliate of ALPS, serves as transfer, dividend paying and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund.

 

Distributor – The Fund has entered into a distribution agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of ALPS, to provide distribution services to the Fund. There are no fees paid to the Distributor pursuant to the distribution agreement. The Board has adopted, on behalf of the Fund, a shareholder servicing plan under which the Fund may compensate financial industry professionals for providing ongoing services in respect of clients with whom they have distributed shares of the Fund.

 

Trustees – Each Trustee who is not affiliated with the Fund or the Adviser receives an annual fee of $10,000, an additional $2,000 for attending the annual in-person meeting of the Board, and $500 for attending each of the remaining telephonic meetings, as well as reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred attending the meetings. None of the executive officers or interested Trustees receives compensation from the Fund.

 

5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from the sale of securities, other than short-term securities, for the year ended September 30, 2023 amounted to $25,313,319 and $6,119,285, respectively.

 

6. CAPITAL SHARES

 

The Fund commenced operations on July 5, 2022 and currently offers Class I shares at NAV.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2023

 

Share Repurchase Program

As an interval fund, the Fund offers its shareholders the option of redeeming shares on a quarterly basis, at NAV, no less than 5% of the Fund’s issued and outstanding shares as of the close of regular business hours on the New York Stock Exchange on the Repurchase Pricing Date. If shareholders tender for repurchase more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, the Fund may, but is not required to, repurchase up to an additional 2% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. If the Fund determines not to repurchase up to an additional 2% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, or if more than 7% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are tendered, then the Fund will repurchase shares on a pro rata basis based upon the number of shares tendered by each shareholder. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to repurchase all shares that each shareholder has tendered. In the event of an oversubscribed offer, shareholders may not be able to tender all shares that they wish to tender and may have to wait until the next quarterly repurchase offer to tender the remaining shares, subject to any proration. Subsequent repurchase requests will not be given priority over other shareholder requests.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund completed four quarterly repurchase offers. In these repurchase offers, the Fund offered to repurchase up to 5% of the number of its outstanding shares (up to 7% at the discretion of the officers of the Fund) as of the Repurchase Pricing Dates. For the year ended September 30, 2023, none of the quarterly repurchase offers were oversubscribed such that pro-ration was required.

 

The result of those repurchase offers were as follows:

 

  Repurchase Offer #1 Repurchase Offer #2 Repurchase Offer #3 Repurchase Offer #4
Commencement Date September 12, 2022 December 12, 2022 March 13, 2023 June 12, 2023
Repurchase Request Deadline October 12, 2022 January 11, 2023 April 12, 2023 July 12, 2023
Repurchase Pricing Date October 12, 2022 January 11, 2023 April 12, 2023 July 12, 2023
Amount Repurchased $ - $ - $ 46,039 $ -
Shares Repurchased - - 3,945 -

 

7. TAX BASIS INFORMATION

 

For the year ended September 30, 2023, there were no permanent book- and tax-basis differences that resulted in reclassifications to paid in capital. The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of September 30, 2023:

 

   Gross Appreciation   Gross Depreciation
(excess of tax cost
over value)
   Net Appreciation   Cost of Investments
for Income Tax
Purposes
 
   $858,220   $(143,815)  $714,405   $43,473,191 

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and investments in partnerships.

 

As of September 30, 2023 the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income  $298,678 
Accumulated capital gains    
Net unrealized appreciation on securities   714,405 
Other cumulative effect of timing differences   (150,954)
Total distributable earnings  $862,129 

 

The tax characteristics of distributions paid for the year ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

       Long-Term Capital     
   Ordinary Income   Gain   Return of Capital 
   $1,944,979   $   $ 

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2023

 

8. RISK FACTORS

 

LIBOR Risk

Most LIBOR settings are no longer published as of June 30, 2023. While some instruments may address a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, and an increasing number of existing U.S. dollar debt instruments will be amended to provide for a benchmark reference rate other than LIBOR, not all instruments will have such provisions and there is significant uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of alternative methodologies and the potential for short-term and long-term market instability. These matters may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease in reported benchmark rates, benchmark rates being more volatile than they have been in the past, and/or fewer debt instruments utilizing given benchmark rates as a component of interest payments. Additionally, in connection with the adoption of another benchmark as a replacement for LIBOR in a debt instrument's documentation, the interest rate (or method for calculating the interest rate) applicable to that debt instrument may be modified to account for differences between LIBOR and the applicable replacement benchmark used to calculate the rate of interest payable in respect of that instrument, which modification may be based on industry-accepted spread adjustments or recommendations from various governmental and non-governmental bodies. Because of the uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rate, the Fund cannot reasonably estimate the impact of the anticipated transition away from LIBOR at this time. If the LIBOR replacement rate is lower than market expectations, there could be an adverse impact on the value of debt instruments with floating or fixed-to-floating rate coupons and, in turn, a material adverse impact on the value of the Fund.

 

The transition away from LIBOR may affect the cost of capital, may require amending or restructuring debt instruments for the Fund, and may impact the liquidity and/or value of floating rate instruments based on LIBOR that are held or may be held by the Fund in the future, which may result in additional costs or adversely affect the Fund's liquidity, results of operations, and financial condition. Any such effects of the transition away from LIBOR, as well as other unforeseen effects, could result in losses to the Fund. Since the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could also deteriorate during the transition period, effects could occur at any time.

 

Market Disruption Risk

Unexpected local, regional or global events, such as war; acts of terrorism; financial, political or social disruptions; natural, environmental or man-made disasters; climate-change and climate-related events; the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health issues; recessions and depressions; or other events may result in market volatility, may have long-term effects on the United States and worldwide financial markets and may cause further economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. The Fund cannot predict the effects of such events in the future on the U.S. economy and securities markets.

 

9. AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS

 

The following investments represent affiliated investments transactions during the year ended September 30, 2023 and the related positions as of September 30, 2023:

 

Security Name  Market Value as
of September
30, 2022
   Purchases(a)   Sales(b)   Market Value as
of September
30, 2023
   Shares/Par
Balance as of
September
30, 2023
   Interest
Income/
Dividends
   Change in
Unrealized
Gain\(Loss)
 
Great Lakes Funding II LLC, Series A  $53,902   $42,550   $(1,803)  $94,103    96,196   $12,056   $(546)
Mount Logan Funding 2018-1 LP       436,177    (27,684)   439,310    479,858    36,167    30,817 
Total  $53,902   $478,727   $(29,487)  $533,413        $48,223   $30,271 

 

(a)Purchases include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, follow-on investments, accrued PIK and accretion of original issue discount. Purchases also include transfers into Affiliate classification.
(b)Sales include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal repayments and sales. Sales also include transfers out of Affiliate classification.

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the financial statements and has determined that there have been no events that have occurred that would require adjustments to our disclosures in the financial statements.

 

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  Report of Independent Registered
Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund (the "Fund"), including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2023, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year ended September 30, 2023 and the period from July 5, 2022 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year ended September 30, 2023 and the period from July 5, 2022 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of September 30, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian, loan agents, and borrowers; when replies were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

New York, New York

November 29, 2023

 

We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2022.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Additional Information
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

1. PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND VOTING RECORD

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 833-404-4103, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 833-404-4103, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

2. QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Fund files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the SEC as of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The filings are available upon request by calling 833-404-4103. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filing on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Trustees & Officers
  September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Trustees. Information concerning the Trustees and officers of the Fund as of its fiscal period end September 30, 2023 is set forth below. Generally, each Trustee and officer serves an indefinite term or until certain circumstances such as resignation, death or otherwise as specified in the Fund’s organizational documents. Any Trustee may be removed at a meeting of shareholders by a vote meeting the requirements of the Fund’s organization documents. The Statement of Additional Information of the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-833-404-4103. Refer to Footnote 4 of the Fund’s financial statements for additional information on Independent Trustee Compensation. The Interested Trustees and officers do not receive compensation from the Fund for their services to the Fund.

 

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

 

Name, Address
and Year of Birth*
Position/ Term
of Office**
Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by Trustee
Other Directorships held
by Trustee During Last 5 Years

Alexander Duka

1966

Trustee since April 2022

Senior Advisor, Acceleration Bay LLC (a patent investment and technology acceleration business), January 2020 to present; Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Acceleration Bay, 2017 to 2019;

Senior Advisor, Texas Fabco Solutions LLC (oilfield services), 2019 to present; Bank/Managing Director, Citigroup Inc. (1997 to 2017).

1

BC Partners Lending Corp, 2018 to present

 

Portman Ridge Finance Corp, 2019 to present

 

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation, 2021 to present

 

Bondhouse Investment Trust, 2019 to 2021

 

Alternative Credit Income Fund, 2020 to present

Robert Warshauer

1958

Trustee since April 2022 Chief Executive Officer of BLST Holdings, LLC (a finance company) 2020 - present. Former Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking - NY, Imperial Capital (an investment banking company), 2007 to 2020; Board Member, Icon Parking Holdings, LLC, 2020 to present, Global Knowledge (education service), 2020 - 2021, MD America (energy company), 2020; Board Member, Estrella Broadcasting (Spanish language media), 2019 to 2020. 1

BC Partners Lending Corp, 2018 to present

 

Portman Ridge Finance Corp, 2019 to present

 

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation, 2021 to present

 

Alternative Credit Income Fund, 2020 to present

George Grunebaum

1963

Trustee since April 2022 President, Ashmore Funds, 2010 to present; CEO, Ashmore Funds, 2008 to present; Director/President, Gordonstoun American Foundation (non-profit education), 2000 to present. 1

BC Partners Lending Corp, 2018 to present

 

Portman Ridge Finance Corp, 2019 to present

 

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation, 2021 to present

 

Alternative Credit Income Fund, 2020 to present

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Trustees & Officers
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

 

Name, Address
and Year of Birth
Position/Term
of Office*
Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by Trustee
Other Directorships held
by Trustee During Last 5 Years

Edward Goldthorpe

1976

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), President, Trustee and Chairman of the Board since 2022 Partner and Head of Credit, BC Partners (an asset management firm), 2017 to present). 1

BC Partners Lending Corp, 2018 to present

 

Portman Ridge Finance Corp, 2019 to present

 

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation, 2021 to present

 

Mount Logan Capital Inc., 2019 to present

 

Alternative Credit Income Fund, 2020 to present

Jason Roos

1978

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) since 2022

Chief Financial Officer of Credit, BC Partners (an asset management firm), March 2021 to present; Controller, BC Partners, May 2020 to February 2021; Controller, Data Quality

Leader, Wells Fargo (a banking company), 2016 to May 2020.

N/A N/A

Brandon Satoren

1988

Chief Accounting

Officer (Principal Accounting Officer), Treasurer and

Secretary since 2022

Mr. Satoren has served as a Controller of Credit, BC Partners (an asset management firm) since May 2021. Mr. Satoren previously was a Vice President and Controller at PennantPark, a Vice President at AQR Capital Management, LLC and a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Central Florida in 2010. Mr. Satoren is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in Colorado and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. N/A N/A

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Trustees & Officers
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

 

Name, Address
and Year of Birth
Position/Term
of Office*
Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by Trustee
Other Directorships held
by Trustee During Last 5 Years

David Held

1970

Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer since 2022

Mr. Held has served as Chief Compliance Officer of Credit, BC Partners (an asset management firm) since 2021.Between 2015 and 2021, he served as Chief

Compliance Officer of Lyxor Asset Management Inc.

N/A N/A

 

* Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee and Officer is c/o Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund, 650 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022.
** The term of office for each Trustee and officer listed above will continue indefinitely.

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Privacy Notice
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

FACTS WHAT DOES OPPORTUNISTIC CREDIT INTERVAL FUND DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What? The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
  Social Security number   Purchase History
  Assets   Account Balances
  Retirement Assets   Account Transactions
 

Transaction History

  Wire Transfer Instructions
  Checking Account Information      
  When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

REASONS WE CAN SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION Does Alternative
Credit Income
Fund share?
Can you limit
this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus Yes No
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you No We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences No We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness No We don’t share
For non-affiliates to market to you No We don’t share
QUESTIONS? Call 1-833-404-4103

 

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Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund Privacy Notice
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

WHO WE ARE  
Who is providing this notice? Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund
WHAT WE DO  
How does Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How does Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

    Open an account

    Provide account information

    Give us your contact information

    Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

    Make a wire transfer

    Tell us where to send the money

    Tells us who receives the money

    Show your government-issued ID

    Show your driver’s license

 

We also collect your personal information from other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

    Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about

your creditworthiness

    Affiliates from using your information to market to you

    Sharing for non-affiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

DEFINITIONS  
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

    Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund does not share with our affiliates.

Non-affiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

    Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund does not share with non-affiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

    Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund doesn’t jointly market.

 

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(b) Not applicable. 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party.
   
(b) Not applicable. 

 

(c) During the period covered by this report, there have not been any amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) of this report.

 

(d) During the period covered by this report, the Registrant had not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) of this report.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

(f) The Registrant's Senior Officer Code of Ethics is filed herewith as Exhibit 13(a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

(a)(1)(i) The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has determined that the Registrant has at least one Audit Committee Financial Expert serving on its audit committee.

 

(a)(2) The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has designated Mr. Robert Warshauer as the Registrant’s Audit Committee Financial Expert. Mr. Warshauer is “independent” as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees: For the Registrant’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 and the period of July 5, 2022 through September 30, 2022, the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $131,250 and $25,000, respectively.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees: For the Registrant’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 and the period of July 5, 2022 through September 30, 2022, no fees were billed for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not otherwise reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4.

 

 

(c)  Tax Fees: For the Registrant’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 and the period of July 5, 2022 through September 30, 2022, no fees were billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

 

(d)  All Other Fees: For the Registrant’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 and the period of July 5, 2022 through September 30, 2022, no fees were billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item 4.

 

(e)(1) The Registrant’s audit committee is required to pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to the Registrant.  The Registrant’s audit committee also is required to pre-approve, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to its adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, to the extent that the services may be determined to have an impact on the operations or financial reporting of the Registrant. Services are reviewed on an engagement by engagement basis by the Audit Committee.

 

(2) No services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4 were approved by the Registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) During the audit of Registrant’s financial statements for the reporting period, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

(g)  For the Registrant’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 and the period of July 5, 2022 through September 30, 2022, the aggregate non-audit fees for services billed by the Registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the Registrant and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were $0 and $0, respectively.

 

(h) The Registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

(i) Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

(j) Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)The schedule of investments is included as part of the Reports to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this report.

 

(b)Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Mount Logan Management LLC (“MLM”) has established written policies and procedures setting forth the principles and procedures by which MLM votes or gives consent with respect to securities owned by the Fund (“Votes”). The guiding principle by which MLM votes all Votes is to vote in the best interests of the Fund by maximizing the economic value of the Fund’s holdings, taking into account the Fund’s investment horizon, the contractual obligations under the relevant Governing Documents, and all other relevant facts and circumstances at the time of the vote. MLM does not permit voting decisions to be influenced in any manner that is contrary to, or dilutive of, this guiding principle.

 

It is MLM’s general policy to vote or give consent on all matters presented to security holders in any Vote. However, MLM reserves the right to abstain on any particular Vote or otherwise withhold its vote or consent on any matter if, in the judgment of the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) or the relevant investment professional, the costs associated with voting such Vote outweigh the benefits to the Fund or if the circumstances make such an abstention or withholding otherwise advisable and in the best interests of the Fund .

 

The Fund generally cannot direct MLM’s Vote.

 

All voting decisions initially are the responsibility of MLM’s investment professionals, unless there is a material conflict of interest, in which case they should raise it with the CCO. In most cases, MLM investment professionals will make the decision as to the appropriate vote for any particular Vote. In making such decision, they may rely on any of the information and/or research available to them. In the event of a material conflict of interest, if the investment professional and the CCO are unable to arrive at an agreement as to how to vote, then the CCO may consult with MLM’s Board as to the appropriate vote, who will then review the issues and arrive at a decision based on the overriding principle of seeking the maximization of the economic value of the Fund ’s holdings.

 

All MLM investment professionals are expected to perform their tasks relating to the voting of Votes in accordance with the principles set forth above, according the first priority to the best interest of the Fund. The CCO will use his or her best judgment to address any such conflict of interest and ensure that it is resolved in accordance with his or her independent assessment of the best interests of the Fund.

 

Where the CCO deems appropriate in his or her sole discretion, unaffiliated third parties may be used to help resolve conflicts. In this regard, the CCO shall have the power to retain independent fiduciaries, consultants, or professionals to assist with voting decisions and/or to delegate voting or consent powers to such fiduciaries, consultants or professionals.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Edward Goldthorpe serves as Portfolio Manager for the Fund, charged with the day to day management of the Fund. He has served the Fund as Portfolio Manager since the Fund commenced operations. Mr. Goldthorpe is currently a Partner at BC Partners Advisors LP (“BC Partners”), having launched the BC Partners Credit platform in February 2017, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser and also serves as the CEO and Chairman of Mount Logan Capital Inc. Mr. Goldthorpe holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University. 

 

As of September 30, 2023, Mr. Goldthorpe did not own any Fund shares.

 

 

As of September 30, 2023, Mr. Goldthorpe managed the following accounts in addition to the Fund:

 

Total Other Accounts Managed

Registered
Investment
Company
Accounts
Assets Managed Pooled
Investment
Vehicle
Accounts
Assets Managed Other Accounts Assets Managed
5 $1.1 billion 8 $4.3 billion 3 $1.3 billion

 

Other Accounts Managed Subject to Performance-Based Fees

Registered
Investment
Company
Accounts
Assets Managed Pooled
Investment
Vehicle
Accounts
Assets Managed Other Accounts Assets Managed
5 $1.1 billion 7 $4.0 billion 1 <$0.1 billion

 

Henry Wang serves as a Portfolio Manager for the Fund, charged with the day-to-day management of the Fund. He has served the Fund as Portfolio Manager since the Fund commenced operations. Mr. Wang is currently a Partner at BC Partners and Co-President of the Adviser. Prior to joining BC Partners in 2017, Mr. Wang was a Partner at Stonerise Capital Partners from 2011 to 2017. Mr. Wang holds a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS BA from Boston University.

 

As of September 30, 2023, Mr. Wang did not own any Fund shares.

 

As of September 30, 2023, Mr. Wang managed the following accounts in addition to the Fund:

 

Total Other Accounts Managed

Registered
Investment
Company
Accounts
Assets
Managed
Pooled
Investment
Vehicle
Accounts
Assets
Managed
Other Accounts Assets Managed
5 $1.1 billion 8 $4.3 billion 3 $1.3 billion

 

Other Accounts Managed Subject to Performance-Based Fees

Registered
Investment
Company
Accounts
Assets
Managed
Pooled
Investment
Vehicle
Accounts
Assets Managed Other Accounts Assets Managed
5 $1.1 billion 7 $4.0 billion 1 <$0.1 billion

 

Matthias Ederer serves as a Portfolio Manager for the Fund, charged with the day-to-day management of the Fund. He has served the Fund as Portfolio Manager since the Fund commenced operations. Mr. Ederer is currently a partner at BC Partners and Co-President of the Adviser Matthias has an MPhil in Economics from Oxford University and a BSc Economics from the University of Warwick.

 

As of September 30, 2023, Mr. Ederer did not own any Fund shares.

 

 

As of September 30, 2023, Mr. Ederer managed the following accounts in addition to the Fund:

 

Total Other Accounts Managed

Registered
Investment
Company
Accounts
Assets
Managed
Pooled
Investment
Vehicle
Accounts
Assets Managed Other Accounts Assets Managed
5 $1.1 billion 8 $4.3 billion 3 $1.3 billion

 

Other Accounts Managed Subject to Performance-Based Fees

Registered
Investment
Company
Accounts
Assets
Managed
Pooled
Investment
Vehicle
Accounts
Assets Managed Other Accounts Assets Managed
5 $1.1 billion 7 $4.0 billion 1 <$0.1 billion

 

Portfolio Manager Compensation

 

Each Portfolio Manager is compensated based on the success of various fund and business platforms. As part of this compensation, the Portfolio Manager receives a carried interest from the BC Partners’ activities that is distributed based on factors such as seniority, longevity and performance, including successful deal sourcing and execution. Each Portfolio Manager’s compensation would increase if the Fund’s performance (and net asset value) increased due to each Portfolio Manager’s indirect interest in the Adviser, but such compensation is not tied to any specific metric.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliates Purchasers. 

 

None.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 

 

None.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Based on an evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the filing date, including that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

None. 

 

Item 13. Exhibits. 

 

(a)(1)

The Registrant's Senior Officer Code of Ethics is attached hereto as Exhibit 13(a)(1) in response to Item 2(f).
   

(a)(2) 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
   

(a)(3) 

None.
   

(a)(4) 

None.
   
(b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 

 

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.

 

OPPORTUNISTIC CREDIT INTERVAL FUND

 

By: /s/ Edward Goldthorpe    
  Edward Goldthorpe    
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:  December 8, 2023

 

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/ Edward Goldthorpe    
  Edward Goldthorpe    
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:  December 8, 2023

 

By: /s/ Jason Roos    
  Jason Roos    
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date:  December 8, 2023

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 13(a)(1) 

Code of Ethics – Covered Persons

 

Preamble

 

Section 406 of Sarbanes-Oxley directs that rules be adopted disclosing whether a company has a code of ethics for senior financial officers. The SEC has adopted rules requiring annual disclosure of an investment company's code of ethics applicable to the company's principal executive as well as principal financial officers, if such a code has been adopted. In response, the Fund has adopted this Code of Ethics (the "Code").

 

Statement of Policy

 

It is the obligation of the senior officers of the Fund to provide full, fair, timely and comprehensible disclosure--financial and otherwise--to Fund shareholders, regulatory authorities and the general public. In fulfilling that obligation, senior officers must act ethically, honestly and diligently. This Code is intended to enunciate guidelines to be followed by persons who serve the Fund in senior officer positions. No Code can address every situation that a senior officer might face; however, as a guiding principle, senior officers should strive to implement the spirit as well as the letter of applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to provide the type of clear and complete disclosure and information Fund shareholders have a right to expect.

 

The purpose of this Code is to promote high standards of ethical conduct by Covered Persons (as defined below) in their capacities as officers of the Fund, to instruct them as to what is considered to be inappropriate and unacceptable conduct or activities for officers and to prohibit such conduct or activities. This Code supplements other policies that the Fund and its adviser has adopted or may adopt in the future with which Fund officers are also required to comply (e.g., Code of Ethics (Addendum J) relating to personal trading and conduct).

 

Covered Persons

 

This Code applies to those persons appointed by the Fund's Board of Trustees as President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, (Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer) or persons performing related Fund functions.

 

Promotion of Honest and Ethical Conduct

 

In serving as an officer of the Fund, each Covered Person must maintain high standards of honesty and ethical conduct and must encourage his colleagues who provide services to the Fund, whether directly or indirectly, to do the same.

 

Each Covered Person understands that as an officer of the Fund, he has a duty to act in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The interests of the Covered Person's personal interests should not be allowed to compromise the Covered Person from fulfilling his duties as an officer of the Fund.

 

 

 

Exhibit 13(a)(1)

 

If a Covered Person believes that his personal interests are likely to materially compromise his objectivity or his ability to perform the duties of his role as an officer of the Fund, he should consult with the Fund's chief legal officer or outside counsel. Under appropriate circumstances, a Covered Person should also consider whether to present the matter to the Trustees of the Fund or a committee thereof.

 

No Covered Person shall suggest that any person providing, or soliciting to be retained to provide, services to a Fund give a gift or an economic benefit of any kind to him in connection with the person's retention or the provision of services.

 

Promotion of Full, Fair, Accurate, Timely and Understandable Disclosure

 

No Covered Person shall create or further the creation of false or misleading information in any SEC filing or report to Fund's shareholders. No Covered Person shall conceal or fail to disclose information within the Covered Person's possession legally required to be disclosed or necessary to make the disclosure made not misleading. If a Covered Person shall become aware that information filed with the SEC or made available to the public contains any false or misleading information or omits to disclose necessary information, he shall promptly report it to Fund's counsel, who shall advise such Covered Person whether corrective action is necessary or appropriate.

 

Each Covered Person, consistent with his responsibilities, shall exercise appropriate supervision over, and shall assist, Fund service providers in developing financial information and other disclosure that complies with relevant law and presents information in a clear, comprehensible and complete manner. Each Covered Person shall use his best efforts within his area of expertise to assure that Fund reports reveal, rather than conceal, the Fund's financial condition.

 

Each Covered Person shall seek to obtain additional resources if he believes that available resources are inadequate to enable the Fund to provide full, fair and accurate financial information and other disclosure to regulators and Fund shareholders.

 

Each Covered Person shall inquire of other Fund officers and service providers, as appropriate, to assure that information provided is accurate and complete and presented in an understandable format using comprehensible language.

 

Each Covered Person shall diligently perform his services to the Fund, so that information can be gathered and assessed early enough to facilitate timely filings and issuance of reports and required certifications.

 

Promotion of Compliance with Applicable Government Laws, Rules and Regulations

 

Each Covered Person shall become and remain knowledgeable concerning the laws and regulations relating to the Fund and its operations and shall act with competence and due care in serving as an officer of the Fund. Each Covered Person with specific responsibility for financial statement disclosure will become and remain knowledgeable concerning relevant auditing standards, generally accepted accounting principles, FASB pronouncements and other accounting and tax literature and developments.

 

 

Exhibit 13(a)(1)

 

Each Covered Person shall devote sufficient time to fulfilling his responsibilities to the Fund.

 

Each Covered Person shall cooperate with the Fund's independent auditors, regulatory agencies and internal auditors in their review or inspection of the Fund and its operations.

 

No Covered Person shall knowingly violate any law or regulation relating to the Fund or their operations or seek to illegally circumvent any such law or regulation.

 

No Covered Person shall engage in any conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation involving the Fund or its operations.

 

Promoting Prompt Internal Reporting of Violations

 

Each Covered Person shall promptly report his own violations of this Code and violations by other Covered Persons of which he is aware to the Chairman of the Fund's Audit Committee.

 

Any requests for a waiver from or an amendment to this Code shall be made to the Chairman of the Fund's Audit Committee. All waivers and amendments shall be disclosed as required by law.

 

Sanctions

 

Failure to comply with this Code will subject the violator to appropriate sanctions, which will vary based on the nature and severity of the violation. Such sanctions may include censure, suspension or termination of position as an officer of the Fund. Sanctions shall be imposed by the Fund's Audit Committee, subject to review by the entire Board of Trustees of the Fund.

 

Each Covered Person shall be required to certify annually whether he has complied with this Code.

 

No Rights Created

 

This Code is a statement of certain fundamental principles, policies and procedures that govern the Fund's senior officers in the conduct of the Fund's business. It is not intended to and does not create any rights in any employee, investor, supplier, competitor, shareholder or any other person or entity.

 

Recordkeeping

 

The Fund will maintain and preserve for a period of not less than six (6) years from the date such action is taken, the first two (2) years in an easily accessible place, a copy of the information or materials supplied to the Board (1) that provided the basis for any amendment or waiver to this Code and (2) relating to any violation of the Code and

sanctions imposed for such violation, together with a written record of the approval or action taken by the Board.

 

 

 

Exhibit 13(a)(1)

 

Amendments

 

The Trustees will be advised of changes to this Code of Ethics when made or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Code.

 

Responsible Party/Compliance Process: Trustees/Covered Officers/Fund Chief Compliance Officer.

 

 

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Edward Goldthorpe, President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of the Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund (the “Registrant”), certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

 

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

  Date: December 8, 2023 /s/ Edward Goldthorpe  
    Edward Goldthorpe  
    Chief Executive Officer  
    (Principal Executive Officer)  

 

 

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

I, Jason Roos, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) of the Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund (the “Registrant”), certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

 

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

  Date: December 8, 2023 /s/ Jason Roos  
    Jason Roos  
    Chief Financial Officer  
    (Principal Financial Officer)  

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.906CERT

 

Certifications Under Section 906

of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Edward Goldthorpe, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer, and Jason Roos, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of their knowledge that:

 

1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended September 30, 2023 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer   Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer  
Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund   Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund  
/s/ Edward Goldthorpe   /s/ Jason Roos  
Edward Goldthorpe   Jason Roos  
Date: December 8, 2023   Date: December 8, 2023  

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff upon request.

 

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.