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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act File Number:

   811-21188

Registrant Name:

   PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III

Address of Principal Executive Offices:

  

1633 Broadway, 41st Floor

New York, NY 10019

Name and Address of Agent for Service:

  

Lawrence G. Altadonna

1633 Broadway, 41st Floor

New York, NY 10019

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

   212-739-3371

Date of Fiscal Year End:

   September 30, 2012

Date of Reporting Period:

   December 31, 2011

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-2001. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

(000s)

         Value*  

CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES—96.2%

  

$1,250

   Bay Area Toll Auth. Rev., San Francisco Bay Area,   
       5.00%, 4/1/34, Ser. F-1    $ 1,318,338   

1,000

   Cathedral City Public Financing Auth., Tax Allocation,   
       5.00%, 8/1/33, Ser. A (NPFGC)      878,750   

1,150

   Ceres Redev. Agcy., Tax Allocation,   
       Project Area No. 1, 5.00%, 11/1/33 (NPFGC)      1,077,366   

2,000

   Chula Vista Rev., San Diego Gas & Electric, 5.875%, 2/15/34, Ser. B      2,226,020   

550

   City & Cnty. of San Francisco, Capital Improvement Projects, CP,   
       5.25%, 4/1/31, Ser. A      574,167   

1,415

   Contra Costa Cnty. Public Financing Auth., Tax Allocation,   
       5.625%, 8/1/33, Ser. A      1,296,862   

3,775

   Cucamonga School Dist., CP, 5.20%, 6/1/27      3,867,714   
   Educational Facs. Auth. Rev. (f),   

9,800

       Claremont McKenna College, 5.00%, 1/1/39      10,337,334   

10,000

       Univ. of Southern California, 5.00%, 10/1/39, Ser. A      10,682,400   

1,695

   El Dorado Irrigation Dist. & El Dorado Water Agcy., CP,   
       5.75%, 8/1/39, Ser. A (AGC)      1,752,935   
   Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev.,   

2,750

       5.00%, 6/1/33, Ser. A-1      1,923,845   

11,000

       5.00%, 6/1/45 (AMBAC-TCRS)      10,225,930   

4,000

       5.00%, 6/1/45, Ser. A (FGIC-TCRS)      3,718,520   

13,865

       5.75%, 6/1/47, Ser. A-1      10,058,642   
   Health Facs. Financing Auth. Rev.,   
       Adventist Health System, Ser. A,   

500

           5.00%, 3/1/33      500,135   

4,000

           5.75%, 9/1/39      4,225,040   
       Catholic Healthcare West, Ser. A,   

1,935

           6.00%, 7/1/34      2,004,912   

4,000

           6.00%, 7/1/39      4,306,760   

450

       Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, 5.25%, 7/1/38 (AGM)      455,836   

500

       Children’s Hospital of Orange Cnty., 6.50%, 11/1/38, Ser. A      548,020   

6,000

       Cottage Health System, 5.00%, 11/1/33, Ser. B (NPFGC)      6,017,160   

1,300

       Scripps Health, 5.00%, 11/15/36, Ser. A      1,336,491   

2,900

       Stanford Hospital, 5.25%, 11/15/40, Ser. A-2      3,040,882   
       Sutter Health,   

1,000

           5.00%, 8/15/35, Ser. D      1,019,060   

5,000

           5.00%, 8/15/38, Ser. A      5,047,350   

500

           5.00%, 11/15/42, Ser. A (IBC-NPFGC)      501,040   

1,200

           6.00%, 8/15/42, Ser. B      1,330,872   

150

   Lancaster Redev. Agcy. Rev., Capital Improvements Projects,   
       5.90%, 12/1/35      142,274   

500

   Lancaster Redev. Agcy., Tax Allocation, 6.875%, 8/1/39      514,045   

5,600

   Long Beach Bond Finance Auth. Rev.,   
       Long Beach Natural Gas, 5.50%, 11/15/37, Ser. A      5,165,160   

5,000

   Long Beach Unified School Dist., GO, 5.75%, 8/1/33, Ser. A      5,746,100   
   Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Rev. (f),   

6,000

       4.75%, 7/1/30, Ser. A-2 (AGM)      6,200,460   


PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
(000s)
           Value*  
  $10,000           5.00%, 7/1/39, Ser. A    $ 10,560,700   
   Los Angeles Unified School Dist., GO,   
  9,580           4.75%, 1/1/28, Ser. A (NPFGC)      9,764,798   
  10,000           5.00%, 1/1/34, Ser. I (f)      10,502,900   
  550       Malibu, City Hall Project, CP, 5.00%, 7/1/39, Ser. A      575,140   
  1,000       Manteca Financing Auth. Sewer Rev., 5.75%, 12/1/36      1,085,100   
  5,000       Metropolitan Water Dist. of Southern California Rev.,   
       5.00%, 7/1/37, Ser. A (f)      5,304,900   
  2,980       Modesto Irrigation Dist., Capital Improvement Projects, CP,   
       5.00%, 7/1/33, Ser. A (NPFGC)      2,991,831   
  3,000       Montebello Unified School Dist., GO, 5.00%, 8/1/33 (AGM)      3,166,470   
  1,700       M-S-R Energy Auth. Rev., 6.50%, 11/1/39, Ser. B      1,943,270   
  1,000       Municipal Finance Auth. Rev., Azusa Pacific Univ. Project,   
       7.75%, 4/1/31, Ser. B      1,082,050   
  5,000       Oakland, GO, 5.00%, 1/15/33, Ser. A (NPFGC)      5,243,100   
  3,900       Orange Unified School Dist., CP, 4.75%, 6/1/29 (NPFGC)      4,006,041   
  1,250       Peralta Community College Dist., GO, 5.00%, 8/1/39, Ser. C      1,291,312   
  1,250       Pollution Control Financing Auth. Rev.,   
       American Water Capital Corp. Project, 5.25%, 8/1/40 (a)(b)      1,233,550   
  1,950       Poway Unified School Dist., Special Tax, 5.125%, 9/1/28      1,929,408   
  5,000       Riverside, CP, 5.00%, 9/1/33 (AMBAC)      4,832,800   
  500       Rocklin Unified School Dist. Community Facs. Dist., Special Tax,   
       5.00%, 9/1/29 (NPFGC)      500,830   
  3,250       Sacramento Municipal Utility Dist. Rev.,   
       5.00%, 8/15/33, Ser. R (NPFGC)      3,289,942   
  6,250       San Diego Cnty. Water Auth., CP, 5.00%, 5/1/38, Ser. 2008-A (AGM)      6,517,688   
  12,075       San Diego Community College Dist., GO, 5.00%, 5/1/28, Ser. A (AGM)      12,829,929   
  4,000       San Diego Public Facs. Financing Auth. Sewer Rev.,   
       5.25%, 5/15/39, Ser. A      4,292,160   
  2,200       San Diego Regional Building Auth. Rev.,   
       Cnty. Operations Center & Annex, 5.375%, 2/1/36, Ser. A      2,367,838   
  1,500       San Diego State Univ. Foundation Rev., 5.00%, 3/1/27, Ser. A (NPFGC)      1,501,755   
  1,500       San Jose Hotel Tax Rev., Convention Center Expansion, 6.50%, 5/1/36      1,600,230   
  12,200       San Marcos Public Facs. Auth., Tax Allocation,   
       5.00%, 8/1/33, Ser. A (FGIC-NPFGC)      11,686,990   
  1,000       San Marcos Unified School Dist., GO, 5.00%, 8/1/38, Ser. A      1,053,620   
  500       Santa Clara Cnty. Financing Auth. Rev.,   
       EI Camino Hospital, 5.75%, 2/1/41, Ser. A (AMBAC)      520,485   
  1,200       Santa Cruz Cnty. Redev. Agcy., Tax Allocation,   
       Live Oak/Soquel Community, 7.00%, 9/1/36, Ser. A      1,350,192   
  4,425       South Tahoe JT Powers Financing Auth. Rev.,   
       South Tahoe Redev. Project, 5.45%, 10/1/33, Ser. 1-A      4,094,098   
  7,300       State, GO, 6.00%, 4/1/38      8,243,525   
   State Public Works Board Rev.,   
  2,000           California State Univ., 6.00%, 11/1/34, Ser. J      2,172,480   
  2,050           Univ. CA M.I.N.D. Inst., 5.00%, 4/1/28, Ser. A      2,116,645   
  500       Statewide Communities Dev. Auth. Rev.,   
       American Baptist Homes West, 6.25%, 10/1/39      506,355   
       California Baptist Univ.,   
  1,300               5.50%, 11/1/38, Ser. A      1,172,262   
  500               6.50%, 11/1/21      545,435   


PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
(000s)
           Value*  
       Catholic Healthcare West,   
  $1,015               5.50%, 7/1/31, Ser. D    $ 1,056,869   
  1,015               5.50%, 7/1/31, Ser. E      1,056,869   
  4,500           Kaiser Permanente, 5.00%, 3/1/41, Ser. B      4,514,760   
  1,000           Lancer Student Housing Project, 7.50%, 6/1/42      1,054,360   
  7,300           Los Angeles Jewish Home, 5.50%, 11/15/33 (CA St. Mtg.)      7,385,556   
  15,000           Memorial Health Services, 5.50%, 10/1/33, Ser. A      15,132,600   
       Methodist Hospital Project (FHA),   
  2,000               6.625%, 8/1/29      2,422,460   
  7,200               6.75%, 2/1/38      8,420,760   
  3,100           St. Joseph Health System, 5.75%, 7/1/47, Ser. A (FGIC)      3,250,195   
       Sutter Health,   
  10,000               5.50%, 8/15/34, Ser. B (f)      10,062,100   
  1,800               6.00%, 8/15/42, Ser. A      1,996,308   
  11,000           Trinity Health, 5.00%, 12/1/41      11,267,190   
  2,000           Univ. of California Irvine E. Campus, 5.375%, 5/15/38 (c)      2,022,580   
  3,505       Statewide Communities Dev. Auth.,   
       The Internext Group, CP, 5.375%, 4/1/30      3,274,792   
   Tobacco Securitization Agcy. Rev.,   
       Alameda Cnty.,   
  8,100               5.875%, 6/1/35      6,448,248   
  7,000               6.00%, 6/1/42      5,423,390   
  2,000           Kern Cnty., 6.125%, 6/1/43, Ser. A      1,628,860   
  5,000       Tobacco Securitization Auth. of Southern California Rev.,   
        5.00%, 6/1/37, Ser. A-1      3,559,200   
  2,950       Torrance Rev., Torrance Memorial Medical Center,   
        5.50%, 6/1/31, Ser. A      2,961,829   
  1,000       West Basin Municipal Water Dist., CP, 5.00%, 8/1/30, Ser. A (NPFGC)      1,014,150   
  2,000       Western Municipal Water Dist. Facs. Auth. Rev.,   
        5.00%, 10/1/39, Ser. B      2,142,860   
  1,000       Westlake Village, CP, 5.00%, 6/1/39      1,036,720   
  2,500       William S. Hart Union High School Dist., Special Tax,   
        6.00%, 9/1/33, Ser. 2002-1      2,508,725   
  2,750       Woodland Finance Auth. Rev., 5.00%, 3/1/32 (XLCA)      2,841,382   
     

 

 

 
   Total California Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost—$323,469,649)      342,399,012   
     

 

 

 

 

OTHER MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES—3.5%

  
   Indiana—1.2%   
  5,000       Vigo Cnty. Hospital Auth. Rev., Union Hospital, Inc., 5.75%, 9/1/42 (a)(b)      4,304,050   
     

 

 

 
   New Jersey—0.2%   
  1,000       Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev., 4.75%, 6/1/34, Ser. 1-A      718,970   
     

 

 

 
   New York—1.0%   
  3,300       New York City Municipal Water Finance Auth. Water & Sewer Rev.,   
        5.00%, 6/15/37, Ser. D (f)      3,493,314   
     

 

 

 


PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
(000s)
           Value*  
   Puerto Rico—1.1%   
   Sales Tax Financing Corp. Rev.,   
  $1,535            5.00%, 8/1/46, Ser. C    $ 1,583,261   
  2,200            5.25%, 8/1/43, Ser. A-1      2,283,732   
     

 

 

 
        3,866,993   
     

 

 

 
   Total Other Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost—$10,444,145)      12,383,327   
     

 

 

 

 

CALIFORNIA VARIABLE RATE NOTES (a)(b)(d)(e)—0.3%

  
  1,000       Los Angeles Community College Dist., GO, 11.71%, 8/1/33, Ser. 3096   
          (cost—$996,653)      1,185,700   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments (cost—$334,910,447) (g)—100.0%    $ 355,968,039   
     

 

 

 


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.

Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which a development/event occurs that may significantly impact the value of a security, are fair-valued, in good faith, pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees, or persons acting at their discretion pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees. 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 basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if their original term to maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if the original term to maturity exceeded 60 days.

The prices used by the Fund to value securities may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities 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 $6,723,300, representing 1.9% of total investments.

 

(b) 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.

 

(c) When-issued. To be settled after December 31, 2011.

 

(d) 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 December 31, 2011.

 

(e) 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 December 31, 2011.

 

(f) 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/each Fund acquired the residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction.

 

(g) At December 31, 2011, the cost basis of portfolio securities for federal income tax purposes was $293,787,312. Gross unrealized appreciation was $27,648,800, gross unrealized depreciation was $5,851,596 and net unrealized appreciation was $21,797,204. The difference between book and tax cost was attributable to inverse floater transactions.

 

Glossary:

AGC—insured by Assured Guaranty Corp.

AGM—insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMBAC—insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

CA St. Mtg.—insured by California State Mortgage

CP—Certificates of Participation

FGIC—insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

FHA—insured by Federal Housing Administration

GO—General Obligation Bond

IBC—Insurance Bond Certificate

NPFGC—insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

TCRS—Temporary Custodian Receipts

XLCA—insured by XL Capital Assurance


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 (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) or quotes from inactive exchanges

 

   

Level 3 – valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

An investment asset’s or liability’s 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 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 technique used.

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the three months ended December 31, 2011 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

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

Municipal Bonds & Notes and Variable Rate Notes — Municipal bonds and 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 or note, state of issuance, benchmark yield curves, and bond or note insurance. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of municipal bonds and notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period.

A summary of the inputs used at December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities is listed below (refer to the Schedule of Investments for detailed information on Investments in Securities):

 

     Level 1 -
Quoted  Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value at
12/31/11
 
           
           
           

Investments in Securities—Assets

           

California Municipal Bonds & Notes

     —         $ 342,399,012         —         $ 342,399,012   

Other Municipal Bonds & Notes

     —           12,383,327         —           12,383,327   

California Variable Rate Notes

     —           1,185,700         —           1,185,700   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     —         $ 355,968,039         —         $ 355,968,039   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the three months ended December 31, 2011.


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.

Registrant: PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III

 

By   /s/    Brian S. Shlissel         

President & Chief Executive Officer

Date:   February 24, 2012

 

By   /s/     Lawrence G. Altadonna
Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Date:   February 24, 2012

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

 

By   /s/    Brian S. Shlissel         
President & Chief Executive Officer
Date:   February 24, 2012

 

By   /s/    Lawrence G. Altadonna        
Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Date:   February 24, 2012