PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21187

 

 

Registrant Name:

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III

 

 

Address of Principal Executive Offices:

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

 

 

Name and Address of Agent for Service:

Lawrence G. Altadonna

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

212-739-3371

Date of Fiscal Year End: September 30, 2014

Date of Reporting Period: June 30, 2014

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments

Schedule of Investments

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III

June 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000s)

               Value*  

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES - 95.4%

  

Alabama - 10.1%

  
   $ 500      

Birmingham Special Care Facs. Financing Auth. Rev., Childrens Hospital,
6.00%, 6/1/39 (AGC)

   $ 564,840   
     9,000      

Birmingham-Baptist Medical Centers Special Care Facs. Financing Auth. Rev., Baptist Health Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 11/15/30, Ser. A

     9,102,600   
     

Jefferson Cnty. Sewer Rev.,

  
     53,000      

zero coupon, 10/1/50, Ser. F (j)

     31,084,500   
     12,000      

6.50%, 10/1/53, Ser. D

     13,582,320   
     1,000      

State Docks Department Rev., 6.00%, 10/1/40

     1,139,080   
        

 

 

 
           55,473,340   
        

 

 

 

Arizona - 6.7%

  
     

Health Facs. Auth. Rev.,

  
     1,250      

Banner Health, 5.00%, 1/1/35, Ser. A

     1,305,312   
     900      

Banner Health, 5.50%, 1/1/38, Ser. D

     960,552   
     2,250      

Beatitudes Campus Project, 5.20%, 10/1/37

     2,065,230   
     

Pima Cnty. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev.,

  
     13,000      

5.00%, 9/1/39 (i)

     13,482,820   
     750      

Tucson Electric Power Co., 5.25%, 10/1/40, Ser. A

     789,863   
     5,000      

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power Dist. Rev., 5.00%, 1/1/39, Ser. A (i)

     5,479,200   
     11,600      

Salt Verde Financial Corp. Rev., 5.00%, 12/1/37

     12,808,604   
        

 

 

 
           36,891,581   
        

 

 

 

California - 17.2%

  
     

Bay Area Toll Auth. Rev., San Francisco Bay Area,

  
     1,500      

5.00%, 10/1/29

     1,677,765   
     500      

5.00%, 4/1/34, Ser. F-1

     554,415   
     3,260      

5.00%, 10/1/42

     3,475,453   
     12,000      

5.25%, 4/1/53, Ser. S-4

     12,949,800   
     

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev., Ser. A-1,

  
     2,630      

4.50%, 6/1/27

     2,333,126   
     3,600      

5.125%, 6/1/47

     2,628,468   
     1,120      

5.75%, 6/1/47

     890,758   
     

Health Facs. Financing Auth. Rev.,

  
     2,500      

Catholic Healthcare West, 6.00%, 7/1/39, Ser. A

     2,792,600   
     600      

Sutter Health, 5.00%, 11/15/42, Ser. A (IBC-NPFGC)

     626,496   
     2,015      

Sutter Health, 5.00%, 8/15/52, Ser. A

     2,171,566   
     1,500      

Sutter Health, 6.00%, 8/15/42, Ser. B

     1,787,580   
     3,350      

Indian Wells Redev. Agcy., Tax Allocation, Whitewater Project, 4.75%, 9/1/34, Ser. A (AMBAC)

     3,260,756   
     130      

Los Angeles Unified School Dist., GO, 5.00%, 7/1/30, Ser. E (AMBAC) (Pre-refunded @ $100, 7/1/15) (c)

     136,304   
     2,000      

M-S-R Energy Auth. Rev., 6.50%, 11/1/39, Ser. B

     2,659,720   
     1,445      

Municipal Finance Auth. Rev., Azusa Pacific Univ. Project, 7.75%, 4/1/31, Ser. B

     1,692,514   
     1,250      

Palomar Pomerado Health, CP, 6.75%, 11/1/39

     1,314,713   
     1,600      

San Marcos Unified School Dist., GO, 5.00%, 8/1/38, Ser. A

     1,742,992   
     

State, GO,

  
     5,000      

5.00%, 6/1/37

     5,354,100   
     5,300      

5.00%, 12/1/37

     5,736,985   
     1,350      

5.25%, 3/1/38

     1,469,448   
     1,300      

5.25%, 11/1/40

     1,464,996   
     3,200      

5.50%, 3/1/40

     3,642,112   
     2,500      

5.75%, 4/1/31

     2,949,550   
     5,000      

6.00%, 4/1/38

     5,903,250   
     

Statewide Communities Dev. Auth. Rev.,

  
     1,000      

American Baptist Homes West, 6.25%, 10/1/39

     1,063,580   
     1,635      

California Baptist Univ., 5.75%, 11/1/17, Ser. B (a)(b)(d)(k) (acquisition cost - $1,635,000; purchased 6/22/07)

     1,804,157   
     2,580      

Methodist Hospital Project, 6.625%, 8/1/29 (FHA)

     3,056,087   
     9,200      

Methodist Hospital Project, 6.75%, 2/1/38 (FHA)

     10,884,796   
     3,000      

Trinity Health, 5.00%, 12/1/41

     3,268,950   
     6,200      

Tobacco Securitization Auth. of Southern California Rev., 5.00%, 6/1/37, Ser. A-1

     5,073,894   
        

 

 

 
           94,366,931   
        

 

 

 

Colorado - 0.6%

  
     2,000      

Health Facs. Auth. Rev., Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, 5.00%, 1/1/40, Ser. A

     2,159,140   
     500      

Public Auth. for Colorado Energy Rev., 6.50%, 11/15/38

     658,675   
     500      

Regional Transportation Dist. Rev., Denver Transportation Partners, 6.00%, 1/15/34

     556,240   
        

 

 

 
           3,374,055   
        

 

 

 

Connecticut - 0.3%

  
     1,250      

Harbor Point Infrastructure Improvement Dist., Tax Allocation, 7.875%, 4/1/39, Ser. A

     1,455,150   
        

 

 

 


District of Columbia - 2.1%

  
     10,000      

Water & Sewer Auth. Rev., 5.50%, 10/1/39, Ser. A (i)

     11,226,300   
        

 

 

 

Florida - 3.2%

  
     3,480      

Brevard Cnty. Health Facs. Auth. Rev., Health First, Inc. Project, 5.00%, 4/1/34

     3,532,583   
     500      

Broward Cnty. Airport System Rev., 5.375%, 10/1/29, Ser. O

     571,015   
     4,500      

Broward Cnty. Water & Sewer Utility Rev., 5.25%, 10/1/34, Ser. A (i)

     5,026,005   
     3,000      

Cape Coral Water & Sewer Rev., 5.00%, 10/1/41 (AGM)

     3,208,290   
     350      

Dev. Finance Corp. Rev., Renaissance Charter School, 6.50%, 6/15/21, Ser. A

     372,886   
     4,200      

State Board of Education, GO, 5.00%, 6/1/38, Ser. D (i)

     4,645,158   
        

 

 

 
           17,355,937   
        

 

 

 

Georgia - 0.4%

  
     1,750      

Fulton Cnty. Residential Care Facs. for the Elderly Auth. Rev., Lenbrook Project,
5.125%, 7/1/42, Ser. A

     1,610,070   
     400      

Medical Center Hospital Auth. Rev., Spring Harbor Green Island Project, 5.25%, 7/1/37

     401,536   
        

 

 

 
           2,011,606   
        

 

 

 

Hawaii - 0.3%

  
     1,500      

Hawaii Pacific Health Rev., 5.50%, 7/1/40, Ser. A

     1,627,185   
        

 

 

 

Illinois - 2.4%

  
     

Finance Auth. Rev.,

  

                

     1,000      

Leafs Hockey Club Project, 5.875%, 3/1/27, Ser. A (b)(f)

     340,000   
     625      

Leafs Hockey Club Project, 6.00%, 3/1/37, Ser. A (b)(f)

     212,500   
     400      

OSF Healthcare System, 7.125%, 11/15/37, Ser. A

     474,576   
     1,000      

Swedish Covenant Hospital, 6.00%, 8/15/38, Ser. A

     1,073,660   
     5,000      

Univ. of Chicago, 5.50%, 7/1/37, Ser. B (i)

     5,637,850   
     5,000      

State Toll Highway Auth. Rev., 5.50%, 1/1/33, Ser. B

     5,607,600   
        

 

 

 
           13,346,186   
        

 

 

 

Indiana - 1.0%

  
     

Portage, Tax Allocation, Ameriplex Project,

  
     1,000      

5.00%, 7/15/23

     1,013,860   
     775      

5.00%, 1/15/27

     779,890   
     2,800      

Vigo Cnty. Hospital Auth. Rev., Union Hospital, Inc., 7.50%, 9/1/22

     3,404,800   
        

 

 

 
           5,198,550   
        

 

 

 

Iowa - 0.6%

  
     

Finance Auth. Rev.,

  
     76      

Deerfield Retirement Community, Inc., 2.00%, 5/15/56, Ser. B, PIK

     756   
     3,000      

Fertilizer Company Project, 5.25%, 12/1/25

     3,146,550   
        

 

 

 
           3,147,306   
        

 

 

 

Kentucky - 0.4%

  
     2,000      

Economic Dev. Finance Auth. Rev., Owensboro Medical Healthcare Systems,
6.375%, 6/1/40, Ser. A

     2,238,840   
        

 

 

 

Louisiana - 1.4%

  
     

Local Gov’t Environmental Facs. & Community Dev. Auth Rev.,

  
     400      

Westlake Chemical Corp., 6.50%, 11/1/35, Ser. A-2

     460,940   
     1,500      

Woman’s Hospital Foundation, 5.875%, 10/1/40, Ser. A

     1,705,395   
     1,000      

Woman’s Hospital Foundation, 6.00%, 10/1/44, Ser. A

     1,143,900   
     

Public Facs. Auth. Rev., Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project,

  
     1,700      

5.50%, 5/15/47, Ser. B

     1,786,683   
     2,000      

6.50%, 5/15/37

     2,332,760   
        

 

 

 
           7,429,678   
        

 

 

 

Maryland - 0.8%

  
     1,000      

Economic Dev. Corp. Rev., 5.75%, 6/1/35, Ser. B

     1,047,870   
     

Health & Higher Educational Facs. Auth. Rev.,

  
     1,500      

Calvert Health System, 5.50%, 7/1/36 (Pre-refunded @ $100, 7/1/14) (c)

     1,500,000   
     700      

Charlestown Community, 6.25%, 1/1/41

     760,529   
     1,000      

Lifebridge Health, 6.00%, 7/1/41

     1,144,580   
        

 

 

 
           4,452,979   
        

 

 

 

Massachusetts - 1.4%

  
     

Dev. Finance Agcy. Rev.,

  
     295      

Adventcare Project, 7.625%, 10/15/37

     326,241   
     140      

Linden Ponds, Inc. Fac., zero coupon, 11/15/56, Ser. B (b)

     1,066   
     529      

Linden Ponds, Inc. Fac., 6.25%, 11/15/39, Ser. A-1

     453,229   
     4,910      

Housing Finance Agcy. Rev., 5.125%, 6/1/43, Ser. H

     4,911,178   
     1,600      

State College Building Auth. Rev., 5.50%, 5/1/39, Ser. A

     1,797,584   
        

 

 

 
           7,489,298   
        

 

 

 

Michigan - 0.9%

  
     1,500      

Detroit, GO, 5.25%, 11/1/35

     1,600,365   


     1,500      

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Auth. Rev., William Beaumont Hospital, 8.25%, 9/1/39,
Ser. V (Pre-refunded @ $100, 9/1/18) (c)

     1,946,400   
     1,300      

State Univ. Rev., 6.173%, 2/15/50, Ser. A

     1,502,579   
        

 

 

 
           5,049,344   
        

 

 

 

Missouri - 0.1%

  
     250      

Jennings Rev., Northland Redev. Area Project, 5.00%, 11/1/23

     241,698   
     500      

Manchester, Tax Allocation, Highway 141/Manchester Road Project, 6.875%, 11/1/39

     523,630   
        

 

 

 
           765,328   
        

 

 

 

New Hampshire - 0.4%

  
     2,000      

Business Finance Auth. Rev., Elliot Hospital, 6.125%, 10/1/39, Ser. A

     2,132,860   
        

 

 

 

New Jersey - 3.2%

  
     4,500      

Economic Dev. Auth., Special Assessment, Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, 6.50%, 4/1/28

     5,358,375   
     

Health Care Facs. Financing Auth. Rev.,

  
     2,000      

Robert Wood Johnson Univ. Hospital, 5.50%, 7/1/43, Ser. A

     2,205,700   
     1,000      

St. Peters Univ. Hospital, 5.75%, 7/1/37

     1,015,290   
     

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev., Ser. 1-A,

  
     1,600      

4.75%, 6/1/34

     1,206,512   
     10,745      

5.00%, 6/1/41

     8,001,157   
        

 

 

 
           17,787,034   
        

 

 

 

New Mexico - 0.2%

  
     1,000      

Farmington Pollution Control Rev., 5.90%, 6/1/40, Ser. D

     1,104,080   
        

 

 

 

New York - 12.3%

  
     9,800      

Brooklyn Arena Local Dev. Corp. Rev., Barclays Center Project, 6.25%, 7/15/40

     10,853,892   
     5,000      

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp. Rev., 5.75%, 2/15/47, Ser. A

     5,703,500   
     3,000      

Metropolitan Transportation Auth. Rev., 5.00%, 11/15/36, Ser. D

     3,273,570   
     1,150      

Nassau Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., Amsterdam at Harborside, 6.70%, 1/1/43, Ser. A

     666,575   
     10,450      

New York City Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., Yankee Stadium, 7.00%, 3/1/49 (AGC)

     12,670,520   
     

New York City Water & Sewer System Rev. (i),

  
     4,900      

5.00%, 6/15/37, Ser. D

     5,077,723   
     4,000      

Second Generation Resolutions, 4.75%, 6/15/35, Ser. DD

     4,255,520   
     

New York Liberty Dev. Corp. Rev.,

  
     10,000      

1 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 12/15/41

     10,866,700   
     11,255      

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/44

     12,130,189   
     1,700      

Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.50%, 10/1/37

     2,020,178   
        

 

 

 
           67,518,367   
        

 

 

 

North Carolina - 1.5%

  
     1,500      

Medical Care Commission Rev., Cleveland Cnty. Healthcare, 5.00%, 7/1/35, Ser. A (AMBAC)
(Pre-refunded @ $100, 7/1/14) (c)

     1,500,000   
     6,000      

New Hanover Cnty. Rev., New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 5.00%, 10/1/28

     6,523,140   
        

 

 

 
           8,023,140   
        

 

 

 

Ohio - 6.3%

  
     500      

Allen Cnty. Catholic Healthcare Rev., Allen Hospital, 5.00%, 6/1/38, Ser. A

     526,075   
     30,350      

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Auth. Rev., 6.50%, 6/1/47, Ser. A-2

     26,010,860   
     1,500      

Hamilton Cnty. Healthcare Rev., Christ Hospital Project, 5.00%, 6/1/42

     1,583,115   
     500      

Higher Educational Fac. Commission Rev., Univ. Hospital Health Systems, 6.75%, 1/15/39,
Ser. 2009-A (Pre-refunded @ $100, 1/15/15) (c)

     517,585   
     500      

Montgomery Cnty. Rev., Miami Valley Hospital, 6.25%, 11/15/39, Ser. A (Pre-refunded @
$100, 11/15/14) (c)

     511,175   
     5,000      

State Turnpike Commission Rev., 5.00%, 2/15/48, Ser. A-1

     5,376,300   
        

 

 

 
           34,525,110   
        

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 4.1%

  
     1,000      

Allegheny Cnty. Hospital Dev. Auth. Rev., Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
5.625%, 8/15/39

     1,116,080   
     6,600      

Berks Cnty. Municipal Auth. Rev., Reading Hospital Medical Center, 5.00%, 11/1/44, Ser. A

     7,057,776   
     

Cumberland Cnty. Municipal Auth. Rev., Messiah Village Project, Ser. A,

  
     1,000      

5.625%, 7/1/28

     1,038,120   
     670      

6.00%, 7/1/35

     698,415   
     1,000      

Dauphin Cnty. General Auth. Rev., Pinnacle Health System Project, 6.00%, 6/1/36, Ser. A

     1,100,030   
     1,250      

Harrisburg Auth. Rev., Harrisburg Univ. of Science, 6.00%, 9/1/36, Ser. B (f)

     577,712   
     100      

Luzerne Cnty. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev., Pennsylvania American Water Co., 5.50%, 12/1/39

     110,296   
     1,645      

Philadelphia Hospitals & Higher Education Facs. Auth. Rev., Temple Univ. Health System,
5.625%, 7/1/42, Ser. A

     1,667,701   
     500      

Philadelphia Water & Wastewater Rev., 5.25%, 1/1/36, Ser. A

     536,740   
     

Turnpike Commission Rev.,

  
     5,000      

5.00%, 12/1/43, Ser. C

     5,462,550   
     3,000      

5.125%, 12/1/40, Ser. D

     3,216,930   
        

 

 

 
           22,582,350   
        

 

 

 

South Carolina - 5.4%

  
     1,000      

Greenwood Cnty. Rev., Self Regional Healthcare, 5.375%, 10/1/39

     1,082,100   


     800      

State Ports Auth. Rev., 5.25%, 7/1/40

     865,672   
     

State Public Service Auth. Rev.,

  
     15,000      

5.50%, 12/1/53, Ser. E

     16,502,400   
     5,000      

5.50%, 12/1/54, Ser. A (e)

     5,479,850   
     5,000      

Sanatee Cooper, 5.125%, 12/1/43, Ser. B

     5,457,850   
        

 

 

 
           29,387,872   
        

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.5%

  
     1,250      

Claiborne Cnty. Industrial Dev. Board Rev., Lincoln Memorial Univ. Project, 6.625%, 10/1/39

     1,377,650   
     1,000      

Johnson City Health & Educational Facs. Board Rev., Mountain States Health Alliance,
6.00%, 7/1/38, Ser. A

     1,119,790   
        

 

 

 
           2,497,440   
        

 

 

 

Texas - 9.7%

  
     1,300      

Dallas Rev., Dallas Civic Center, 5.25%, 8/15/38 (AGC)

     1,397,487   
     4,500      

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. Rev., 5.00%, 4/1/53, Ser. B

     4,830,255   
     

North Harris Cnty. Regional Water Auth. Rev.,

  
     5,500      

5.25%, 12/15/33

     6,021,455   
     5,500      

5.50%, 12/15/38

     6,163,630   
     

North Texas Tollway Auth. Rev.,

  
     3,000      

5.00%, 1/1/38

     3,203,670   
     600      

5.50%, 9/1/41, Ser. A

     682,728   
     10,800      

5.625%, 1/1/33, Ser. A

     11,937,888   
     700      

5.75%, 1/1/33, Ser. F

     777,161   
     3,000      

Tarrant Cnty. Cultural Education Facs. Finance Corp. Rev., Baylor Health Care Systems Project,
6.25%, 11/15/29

     3,470,610   
     

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. I Rev.,

  
     150      

5.25%, 12/15/26, Ser. A

     174,819   
     9,600      

6.25%, 12/15/26, Ser. D

     11,691,168   
     2,000      

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III Rev., 5.00%, 12/15/26

     2,194,760   
     500      

Wise Cnty. Rev., Parker Cnty. Junior College Dist., 8.00%, 8/15/34

     587,875   
        

 

 

 
           53,133,506   
        

 

 

 

Virginia - 0.3%

  
     1,000      

Fairfax Cnty. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev., Inova Health Systems, 5.50%, 5/15/35, Ser. A

     1,134,670   
     

James City Cnty. Economic Dev. Auth. Rev., United Methodist Home, Ser. A,

  
     201      

2.00%, 10/1/48 (f)

     5,317   
     621      

6.00%, 6/1/43

     565,915   
        

 

 

 
           1,705,902   
        

 

 

 

Washington - 0.3%

  
     

Health Care Facs. Auth. Rev.,

  
     500      

Kadlec Regional Medical Center, 5.50%, 12/1/39

     548,540   
     1,000      

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 7.375%, 3/1/38

     1,203,410   
        

 

 

 
           1,751,950   
        

 

 

 

West Virginia - 0.2%

  
     1,000      

Hospital Finance Auth. Rev., Highland Hospital, 9.125%, 10/1/41

     1,055,940   
        

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 1.1%

  
     

Health & Educational Facs. Auth. Rev.,

  
     1,000      

Aurora Health Care, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/39, Ser. A

     1,063,450   
     1,000      

Prohealth Care, Inc., 6.625%, 2/15/39

     1,169,730   
     3,500      

Univ. of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Auth. Rev., 5.00%, 4/1/38, Ser. A

     3,796,240   
        

 

 

 
           6,029,420   
        

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost-$472,321,767)

     522,134,565   
        

 

 

 

VARIABLE RATE NOTES - 3.0%

  

California - 0.4%

  
     1,675      

Los Angeles Community College Dist., GO, 14.039%, 8/1/33, Ser. 3096 (a)(d)(g)(h)

     2,251,317   
        

 

 

 

Florida - 1.0%

  
     5,000      

Greater Orlando Aviation Auth. Rev., 9.549%, 10/1/39, Ser. 3174 (a)(b)(d)(g)(h)(k) (acquisition
cost - $4,929,498; purchased 4/5/10 - 1/18/11)

     5,623,600   
        

 

 

 

Iowa - 0.1%

  
     403      

Finance Auth. Rev., Deerfield Retirement Community, Inc., 2.70%, 11/15/46, Ser. A (h)

     262,100   
        

 

 

 

Texas - 1.5%

  
     6,500      

JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust, GO, 9.48%, 2/1/17, Ser. 3480 (a)(d)(g)(h)

     8,093,800   
        

 

 

 

Total Variable Rate Notes (cost-$13,600,458)

     16,230,817   
        

 

 

 


SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.6%

  

U.S. Government Agency Securities (l)- 1.0%

  
     1,300      

Fannie Mae Discount Notes, 0.051%, 8/26/14

     1,299,899   
     1,800      

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 0.079%, 10/8/14

     1,799,616   
     2,500      

Freddie Mac Discount Notes, 0.076%, 10/24/14

     2,499,401   
        

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Securities (cost-$5,598,916)

     5,598,916   
        

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements - 0.6%

  
     3,400      

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 6/30/14, 0.14%, due 7/1/14, proceeds $3,400,013; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.625%, due 8/15/20, valued at $3,471,731 including accrued interest (cost-$3,400,000)

     3,400,000   
        

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost-$8,998,916)

     8,998,916   
        

 

 

 

Total Investments (cost-$494,921,141)(m)-100.0%

   $ 547,364,298   
        

 

 

 


Schedule of Investments

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III

June 30, 2014 (unaudited)

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

 

Revenue Bonds:

  

 

Health, Hospital & Nursing Home Revenue

     20.9  

Sewer Revenue

     10.2     

Highway Revenue Tolls

     8.7     

Tobacco Settlement Funded

     8.4     

Miscellaneous Revenue

     6.5     

Water Revenue

     5.6     

Natural Gas Revenue

     5.5     

Recreational Revenue

     4.4     

Port, Airport & Marina Revenue

     3.7     

Industrial Revenue

     3.3     

College & University Revenue

     2.7     

Lease (Appropriation)

     2.5     

Electric Power & Light Revenue

     2.4     

Local or Guaranteed Housing

     1.1     

Miscellaneous Taxes

     1.0     

Transit Revenue

     0.7     

Tax Increment/Allocation Revenue

     0.1     
  

 

 

 

Total Revenue Bonds

       87.7

General Obligation

       8.2   

Tax Allocation

       1.3   

U.S. Government Agency Securities

       1.0   

Special Assessment

       1.0   

Repurchase Agreements

       0.6   

Certificates of Participation

       0.2   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

       100.0
  

 

 

 


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

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

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

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

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

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Securities with an aggregate value of $17,772,874, representing 3.2% of total investments.
(b) Illiquid.
(c) Pre-refunded bonds are collateralized by U.S. Government or other eligible securities which are held in escrow and used to pay principal and interest and retire the bonds at the earliest refunding date (payment date).
(d) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.
(e) When-issued or delayed-delivery. To be settled/delivered after June 30, 2014.
(f) In default.
(g) Inverse Floater—The interest rate shown bears an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on June 30, 2014.
(h) Variable Rate Notes—Instruments whose interest rates change on specified date (such as a coupon date or interest payment date) and/or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on June 30, 2014.
(i) Residual Interest Bonds held in Trust—Securities represent underlying bonds transferred to a separate securitization trust established in a tender option bond transaction in which the Fund acquired the residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction.
(j) Step Bond—Coupon is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specific date and rate.
(k) Restricted. The aggregate acquisition cost of such securities is $6,564,498. The aggregate value is $7,427,757, representing 1.4% of total investments.
(l) Rates reflect the effective yields at purchase date.
(m) At June 30, 2014, the cost basis of portfolio securities for federal income tax purposes was $465,673,987. Gross unrealized appreciation was $57,727,317; gross unrealized depreciation was $4,555,886; and net unrealized appreciation was $53,171,431. The difference between book and tax cost was attributable to Inverse Floater transactions.


Fair Value Measurements

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the nine months ended June 30, 2014 were intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

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

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following are certain inputs and techniques that the Fund generally use to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities for Level 2 and Level 3, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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

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

A summary of the inputs used at June 30, 2014 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities is listed below (refer to the Schedule of Investments for more detailed information on Investments in Securities):

 

     Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value at
6/30/14
 

Investments in Securities - Assets

           

Municipal Bonds & Notes:

           

Illinois

   $ —         $ 12,793,686       $ 552,500       $ 13,346,186   

Iowa

     —           3,146,550         756         3,147,306   

Virginia

     —           1,700,585         5,317         1,705,902   

All Other

     —           503,935,171         —           503,935,171   

Variable Rate Notes

     —           16,230,817         —           16,230,817   

Short-Term Investments

     —           8,998,916         —           8,998,916   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ —         $ 546,805,725       $ 558,573       $ 547,364,298   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


At June 30, 2014, there were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2.

A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended June 30, 2014, was as follows:

 

     Beginning
Balance
9/30/13
     Purchases      Sales      Accrued
Discount
(Premiums)
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Transfers
into
Level 3*
     Transfers
out of
Level 3
     Ending
Balance
6/30/14
 

Investments in Securities - Assets

  

                   

Municipal Bonds & Notes:

                         

Illinois

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —        $ 552,500       $ —         $ 552,500   

Iowa

     —           1,575         —           —           —           (819     —           —           756   

Virginia

     —           —           —           —           —           —          5,317         —           5,317   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ —         $ 1,575       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ (819   $ 557,817       $ —         $ 558,573   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 at June 30, 2014.

 

     Ending
Balance
at 6/30/14
    

Valuation

Technique Used

  

Unobservable

Inputs

   Input Values  

Investments in Securities - Assets

     

Municipal Bonds & Notes

   $ 558,573       Third-Party Pricing Vendor    Projected Revenue Stream    $ 1.00 - $34.00   

 

* Transferred out of Level 2 into Level 3 due to unobservable inputs used to project revenue stream.

The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of Level 3 investments held at June 30, 2014 was $(819).

Glossary:

AGC - insured by Assured Guaranty Corp.

AGM - insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMBAC - insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

CP - Certificates of Participation

FHA - insured by Federal Housing Administration

GO - General Obligation Bond

IBC - Insurance Bond Certificate

NPFGC - insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

PIK - Payment-in-Kind


Item 2. Controls and Procedures

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

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

Item 3. Exhibits

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


Signatures

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

 

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III
By:  

/s/ Julian Sluyters

  Julian Sluyters,
  President & Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 13, 2014
By:  

/s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna

 

Lawrence G. Altadonna,

Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

Date: August 13, 2014

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

 

By:  

/s/ Julian Sluyters

  Julian Sluyters,
  President & Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 13, 2014
By:  

/s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna

 

Lawrence G. Altadonna,

Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

Date: August 13, 2014