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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL—GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2022

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 75.8%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 6.0%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.3%

         

Altice France Holding SA, Senior Notes

     6.000     2/15/28        1,515,000     $ 1,386,430 (a)(b) 

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     3.375     1/15/28        1,190,000 EUR      1,250,167 (a) 

Consolidated Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     10/1/28        890,000       863,714 (a)(b) 

Consolidated Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     10/1/28        475,000       490,295 (a) 

Embarq Corp., Senior Notes

     7.995     6/1/36        1,280,000       1,319,533 (b) 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     8/1/26        200,000       215,749 (b) 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     9/15/27        1,300,000       1,296,574 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

       6,822,462  
         

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 0.2%

         

Rackspace Technology Global Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     3.500     2/15/28        555,000       519,122 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Media - 1.5%

         

Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP, Senior Notes

     4.950     7/17/30        775,000       742,706 (a)(b) 

Liberty Interactive LLC, Senior Notes

     8.250     2/1/30        725,000       754,000 (b) 

Sinclair Television Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     3/15/26        275,000       278,470 (a) 

TEGNA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     3/15/28        1,400,000       1,375,248 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            3,150,424  
         

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.0%

         

Switch Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.125     6/15/29        280,000       273,133 (a) 

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     4/15/31        1,420,000       1,387,766  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     7/15/31        370,000       354,131 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

            2,015,030  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

            12,507,038  
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.5%          

Automobiles - 4.2%

         

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.345     9/17/27        8,300,000       8,782,236 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.7%

         

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     7/1/29        605,000       521,041 (a)(b) 

GPS Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/GPS Finco Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     8/15/28        1,225,000       1,044,313 (a)(b) 

International Game Technology PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     4.125     4/15/26        190,000       190,764 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL—GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - (continued)

          

International Game Technology PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.250     1/15/29        1,455,000      $ 1,488,610 (a)(b) 

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     6/15/29        580,000        569,905 (a)(b) 

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Secured Notes

     8.000     2/1/26        1,450,000        1,476,317 (a)(b) 

Scientific Games International Inc., Senior Notes

     8.625     7/1/25        1,440,000        1,528,106 (a)(b) 

Scientific Games International Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     10/15/25        745,000        761,301 (a) 

Travel + Leisure Co., Senior Secured Notes

     6.000     4/1/27        1,475,000        1,539,531 (b) 

Viking Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/25        645,000        638,931 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

             9,758,819  
          

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.3%

          

KB Home, Senior Notes

     4.000     6/15/31        565,000        557,446 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 0.3%

          

Vista Outdoor Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     3/15/29        730,000        709,578 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 2.0%

          

Bath & Body Works Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     10/1/30        370,000        397,878 (a)(b) 

Carvana Co., Senior Notes

     5.500     4/15/27        590,000        550,765 (a)(b) 

Foot Locker Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     10/1/29        615,000        594,022 (a)(b) 

Grupo Axo SAPI de CV, Senior Notes

     5.750     6/8/26        690,000        690,431 (a) 

Michaels Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     5/1/29        585,000        536,264 (a)(b) 

Michaels Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.250     5/1/28        1,400,000        1,351,693 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

             4,121,053  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             23,929,132  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.8%           

Food Products - 0.8%

          

Minerva Luxembourg SA, Senior Notes

     4.375     3/18/31        630,000        586,234 (a) 

Simmons Foods Inc./Simmons Prepared Foods Inc./Simmons Pet Food Inc./Simmons Feed Ingredients Inc., Secured Notes

     4.625     3/1/29        1,115,000        1,071,075 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             1,657,309  
          

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.8%

          

Central Garden & Pet Co., Senior Notes

     4.125     4/30/31        1,685,000        1,611,837 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.2%

          

Edgewell Personal Care Co., Senior Notes

     5.500     6/1/28        475,000        493,359 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             3,762,505  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL—GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
ENERGY - 13.5%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.5%

          

Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.250     2/15/26        565,000      $ 595,866 (a) 

Antero Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     8.375     7/15/26        650,000        725,771 (a) 

CITGO Petroleum Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.375     6/15/26        1,425,000        1,419,849 (a)(b) 

Civitas Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     4/30/26        1,320,000        1,327,715 (b) 

CNX Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/29        1,310,000        1,351,435 (a)(b) 

Energean Israel Finance Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.875     3/30/31        1,710,000        1,665,155 (c) 

Geopark Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     1/17/27        1,620,000        1,527,587 (a)(b) 

Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/1/26        2,315,000        2,369,403 (a) 

Marathon Oil Corp., Senior Notes

     6.600     10/1/37        2,445,000        3,164,270 (b) 

New Fortress Energy Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     9/15/25        445,000        422,447 (a) 

New Fortress Energy Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     9/30/26        910,000        852,465 (a)(b) 

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     3.000     2/15/27        1,535,000        1,488,443 (b) 

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     9/1/30        1,405,000        1,651,381 (b) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     5.350     2/12/28        3,730,000        3,655,997  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.950     1/28/60        1,905,000        1,634,433  

SierraCol Energy Andina LLC, Senior Notes

     6.000     6/15/28        1,420,000        1,323,589 (a) 

Talos Production Inc., Secured Notes

     12.000     1/15/26        1,375,000        1,463,076 (b) 

Teine Energy Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     4/15/29        1,365,000        1,396,961 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             28,035,843  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 14.5%           

Banks - 4.9%

          

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38        6,345,000        9,528,599 (b) 

NatWest Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (4.600% to 12/28/31 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.100%)

     4.600     6/28/31        700,000        659,750 (d)(e) 
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             10,188,349  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 7.4%

          

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37        7,000,000        9,503,144  

Owl Rock Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     4.000     3/30/25        1,085,000        1,114,381 (b) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL—GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Capital Markets - (continued)

          

Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     12/15/25        3,385,000      $ 3,533,355 (a) 

XP Inc., Senior Notes

     3.250     7/1/26        1,375,000        1,297,863 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             15,448,743  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.2%

          

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, Senior Notes

     3.625     1/15/26        3,485,000        3,574,236  

Credit Acceptance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     3/15/26        920,000        944,270  
          

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

             4,518,506  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             30,155,598  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 4.5%           

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.9%

          

ModivCare Escrow Issuer Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/1/29        345,000        334,748 (a)(b) 

Select Medical Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     8/15/26        560,000        576,450 (a)(b) 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     4.250     6/1/29        905,000        873,821 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             1,785,019  
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.6%

          

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/15/25        1,174,000        1,197,333 (a)(b) 

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     2/15/29        1,360,000        1,152,872 (a)(b) 

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.250     5/30/29        650,000        585,910 (a)(b) 

Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.875     10/15/24        1,485,000        1,452,850 (a)(b) 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     7.125     1/31/25        1,385,000        1,446,909  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     3.150     10/1/26        1,815,000        1,669,800 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

             7,505,674  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             9,290,693  
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 5.8%           

Airlines - 2.4%

          

Air Canada Pass-Through Trust

     5.250     4/1/29        198,465        214,827 (a) 

Delta Air Lines Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     10/20/28        3,280,000        3,504,926 (a) 

Gol Finance SA, Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     6/30/26        1,390,000        1,282,435 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Airlines

             5,002,188  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL—GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.0%

          

Deluxe Corp., Senior Notes

     8.000     6/1/29        565,000      $ 584,730 (a)(b) 

Harsco Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     7/31/27        1,375,000        1,393,968 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

             1,978,698  
          

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

          

ATP Tower Holdings LLC/Andean Tower Partners Colombia SAS/Andean Telecom Par, Senior Secured Notes

     4.050     4/27/26        300,000        294,424 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.2%

          

Sensata Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     2/15/30        480,000        480,521 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.2%

          

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/26        2,425,000        2,495,325 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Marine - 0.6%

          

Navios South American Logistics Inc./Navios Logistics Finance U.S. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     10.750     7/1/25        1,140,000        1,195,244 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.3%

          

Uber Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     1/15/28        590,000        613,013 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             12,059,413  
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 6.9%           

Communications Equipment - 3.3%

          

CommScope Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     3/1/27        1,350,000        1,323,000 (a)(b) 

CommScope Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     7/1/28        495,000        462,204 (a)(b) 

CommScope Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.000     3/1/26        1,370,000        1,389,057 (a)(b) 

Connect Finco SARL/Connect US Finco LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     10/1/26        2,200,000        2,282,962 (a)(b) 

Viasat Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.625     4/15/27        1,300,000        1,324,180 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Communications Equipment

             6,781,403  
          

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.6%

          

Jabil Inc., Senior Notes

     3.600     1/15/30        3,275,000        3,409,227  
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6%

          

Entegris Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     4/15/28        750,000        745,890 (a)(b) 

Entegris Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     5/1/29        330,000        316,556 (a)(b) 

Synaptics Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     6/15/29        285,000        279,920 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

        1,342,366  
          

 

 

 

Software - 0.8%

          

Elastic NV, Senior Notes

     4.125     7/15/29        335,000        313,773 (a) 

MicroStrategy Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     6/15/28        1,410,000        1,348,383 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Software

             1,662,156  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL—GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.6%

          

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Notes

     6.020     6/15/26        1,020,000      $ 1,158,442 (b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             14,353,594  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 7.2%           

Chemicals - 1.2%

          

Braskem Idesa SAPI, Senior Secured Notes

     7.450     11/15/29        1,340,000        1,376,884 (a)(b) 

Tronox Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     5/1/25        1,200,000        1,246,680 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             2,623,564  
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.7%

          

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh

          

Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/15/27        1,430,000        1,404,925 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 5.3%

          

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, Senior Notes

     4.125     3/31/29        1,645,000        1,654,854 (a)(b) 

Arconic Corp., Secured Notes

     6.125     2/15/28        555,000        576,634 (a)(b) 

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     6/1/27        2,840,000        2,942,141 (b) 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.250     4/1/23        440,000        442,205 (a) 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     10/15/27        2,920,000        3,106,763 (a)(b) 

New Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     7/15/27        100,000        105,149 (a) 

Taseko Mines Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     2/15/26        2,180,000        2,213,463 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             11,041,209  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             15,069,698  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 2.7%           

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.0%

          

Iron Mountain Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     3/15/28        1,135,000        1,153,194 (a)(b) 

XHR LP, Senior Secured Notes

     4.875     6/1/29        850,000        834,819 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

        1,988,013  
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.7%

          

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., Secured Notes

     7.625     6/15/25        2,825,000        2,998,172 (a)(b) 

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     1/15/29        575,000        565,898 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

 

        3,564,070  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

             5,552,083  
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 1.4%           

Electric Utilities - 0.7%

          

AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL,

          

Senior Secured Notes

     4.375     5/31/30        1,195,000        1,191,009 (a)(b) 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     1/15/27        281,000        291,102 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

             1,482,111  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL—GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Gas Utilities - 0.3%

         

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     8/20/26        625,000     $ 661,759 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.4%

 

    

AES Corp., Senior Notes

     3.300     7/15/25        685,000       700,478 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            2,844,348  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $151,499,341)

 

       157,559,945  
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 51.4%          

Brazil - 12.8%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/27        78,055,000 BRL      14,085,147  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/31        70,715,000 BRL      12,433,192  
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            26,518,339  
         

 

 

 

China - 0.5%

         

China Government Bond

     2.680     5/21/30        7,000,000 CNH      1,088,273  
         

 

 

 

Colombia - 4.0%

         

Colombian TES, Bonds

     7.250     10/26/50        42,100,000,000 COP      8,372,796  
         

 

 

 

India - 9.2%

         

India Government Bond, Senior Notes

     8.170     12/1/44        1,300,000,000 INR      19,222,939  
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 9.1%

         

Indonesia Treasury Bond

     9.000     3/15/29        98,700,000,000 IDR      7,895,588  

Indonesia Treasury Bond

     8.375     3/15/34        69,800,000,000 IDR      5,447,817  

Indonesia Treasury Bond

     8.750     2/15/44        69,200,000,000 IDR      5,592,223  
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            18,935,628  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 10.0%

         

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

     8.000     11/7/47        160,000,000 MXN      7,763,541  

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     7.750     11/13/42        275,000,000 MXN      13,013,041  
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            20,776,582  
         

 

 

 

South Africa - 2.8%

         

Republic of South Africa Government Bond, Senior Notes

     8.750     2/28/48        106,700,000 ZAR      5,837,955  
         

 

 

 

Ukraine - 3.0%

         

Ukraine Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.253     3/15/33        7,370,000       6,211,274 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $121,857,235)

 

       106,963,786  
         

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(f) - 22.5%          

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-BNK3 XA, IO

     1.085     2/15/50        39,485,212       1,750,569 (e) 

BANK, 2017-BNK4 XA, IO

     1.377     5/15/50        4,217,346       232,713 (e) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(f) - (continued)          

BBVA RMBS 2 FTA, 2007-2 C (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.540%, 0.000% floor)

     0.000     9/17/50        1,225,294 EUR    $ 1,245,071 (c)(e) 

Bellemeade RE Ltd., 2020-2A M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.000%)

     6.108     8/26/30        2,000,000       2,102,216 (a)(e) 

Bellemeade RE Ltd., 2020-3A M1C (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.700%)

     3.808     10/25/30        1,200,000       1,236,765 (a)(e) 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014- GC23 D

     4.483     7/10/47        1,700,000       1,688,093 (a)(e) 

Eagle RE Ltd., 2021-2 M1B (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.050%)

     2.100     4/25/34        2,500,000       2,509,287 (a)(e) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2018-DNA3 B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.750%)

     7.858     9/25/48        3,765,000       4,049,528 (a)(e) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2018-HQA2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300%)

     2.408     10/25/48        2,150,000       2,183,061 (a)(e) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2018-HRP2 M3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.400%)

     2.508     2/25/47        2,210,000       2,251,090 (a)(e) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2019-DNA2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450%)

     2.558     3/25/49        1,546,664       1,564,942 (a)(e) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2015-C04 1M2
(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.700%)

     5.808     4/25/28        2,642,979       2,787,295 (e) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2018-C06 2B1
(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.100%)

     4.208     3/25/31        2,000,000       2,090,502 (e) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2019-R02 1B1
(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.150%)

     4.258     8/25/31        3,000,000       3,073,625 (a)(e) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2019-R05 1B1
(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.100%)

     4.208     7/25/39        230,000       233,419 (a)(e) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2020-R01 1B1
(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%)

     3.358     1/25/40        1,025,000       1,021,097 (a)(e) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2019-K102 C

     3.530     12/25/51        2,580,000       2,582,750 (a)(e) 

IM Pastor FTA, 4 B (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.190%, 0.000% floor)

     0.000     3/22/44        1,200,000 EUR      840,343 (c)(e) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL—GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(f) - (continued)          

IM Pastor FTH, 3 B (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.290%, 0.000% floor)

     0.000     3/22/43        7,400,000 EUR    $ 5,363,033 (c)(e) 

Oaktown RE VI Ltd., 2021-1A M1B (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.050%)

     2.100     10/25/33        700,000       705,539 (a)(e) 

RMAC Securities No 1 PLC, 2006-NS1X B1C (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.880%)

     0.295     6/12/44        1,581,112 EUR      1,725,390 (c)(e) 

Rural Hipotecario IX FTA, 9 B (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.320%, 0.000% floor)

     0.000     2/17/50        1,889,002 EUR      1,986,028 (c)(e) 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2012-LC5 D

     4.756     10/15/45        750,000       755,614 (a)(e) 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-C51 D

     3.000     6/15/52        1,500,000       1,354,822 (a) 

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013- C15 XA, IO

     0.396     8/15/46        55,360,976       240,826 (e) 

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014- LC14 D

     4.586     3/15/47        1,100,000       1,096,824 (a)(e) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $46,170,617)

 

    46,670,442  
         

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 2.8%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.4%          

Media - 1.4%

         

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes

     3.375     8/15/26        3,070,000       2,865,199 (b) 
         

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 0.7%          

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.7%

         

Haemonetics Corp., Senior Notes

     0.000     3/1/26        1,725,000       1,445,256 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.7%          

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.7%

         

Vishay Intertechnology Inc., Senior Notes

     2.250     6/15/25        1,475,000       1,521,900 (b) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $5,756,448)

 

       5,832,355  
         

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.0%††          

Park Place Securities Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-WHQ2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.690%) (Cost - $32,199)

     0.798     5/25/35        32,152       32,188 (e) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $325,315,840)

 

    317,058,716  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     SHARES      VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.0%        

Western Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves, Premium Shares
(Cost - $2,156,820)

     0.010     2,156,820      $ 2,156,820 (g) 
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 153.5%
(Cost - $327,472,660)

 

     319,215,536  
       

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (53.5)%

          (111,284,919
       

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS - 100.0%

 

   $ 207,930,617  
       

 

 

 

 

Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

††

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

(b)

All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the loan agreement.

 

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

(d)

Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date.

 

(e)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. 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. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

 

(f)

Collateralized mortgage obligations are secured by an underlying pool of mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates that are structured to direct payments on underlying collateral to different series or classes of the obligations. The interest rate may change positively or inversely in relation to one or more interest rates, financial indices or other financial indicators and may be subject to an upper and/or lower limit.

 

(g)

In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated Company” represents Fund ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. At January 31, 2022, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $2,156,820 and the cost was $2,156,820 (Note 2).

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL—GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
CAS    — Connecticut Avenue Securities
CNH    — Chinese Offshore Yuan
COP    — Colombian Peso
EUR    — Euro
EURIBOR    — Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FHLMC    — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA    — Federal National Mortgage Association
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
INR    — Indian Rupee
IO    — Interest Only
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    — Mexican Peso
SOFR    — Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD    — Unified School District
ZAR    — South African Rand

At January 31, 2022, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Contracts to Buy:               

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     47        3/22      $ 9,355,618      $ 8,880,063      $ (475,555

At January 31, 2022, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
INR      1,460,000,000        USD        19,404,572      Barclays Bank PLC      2/3/22      $ 154,956  
USD      19,298,130        INR        1,460,000,000      Barclays Bank PLC      2/3/22        (261,398
USD      10,737,375        NZD        15,070,000      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      2/8/22        822,290  
NZD      15,070,000        USD        10,226,232      HSBC Securities Inc.      2/8/22        (311,148
USD      6,823,150        ZAR        105,200,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      2/14/22        (8,211
ZAR      3,700,000        USD        228,935      HSBC Securities Inc.      2/14/22        11,332  
ZAR      3,700,000        USD        234,743      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2/14/22        5,523  
ZAR      3,700,000        USD        235,762      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2/14/22        4,504  
ZAR      3,700,000        USD        236,057      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2/14/22        4,210  
ZAR      11,000,000        USD        693,081      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2/14/22        21,225  
USD      19,734,219        MXN               415,800,000      Citibank N.A.      2/24/22        (344,215
MXN      144,700,000        USD        6,986,198      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      2/24/22        1,174  
GBP      1,920,000        USD        2,591,078      Citibank N.A.      2/25/22        (9,292
USD      2,591,078        GBP        1,920,000      Citibank N.A.      2/25/22        9,291  
THB           200,000,000        USD        5,987,128      HSBC Securities Inc.      3/1/22        18,804  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
TRY       47,900,000         USD        3,599,354      Barclays Bank PLC      3/2/22      $ (53,166
USD      3,640,094        TRY        47,900,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      3/2/22        93,906  
USD      10,177,301        AUD        14,400,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      3/7/22        (5,691
AUD      14,400,000        USD        10,225,296      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3/7/22        (42,304
RUB      940,000,000        USD        12,523,732      Citibank N.A.      3/16/22        (500,133
CLP      8,490,000,000        USD        10,102,813      HSBC Securities Inc.      4/8/22        400,215  
SEK      56,600,000        USD        6,323,687      HSBC Securities Inc.      4/14/22        (248,373
SEK      96,200,000        USD        10,795,137      HSBC Securities Inc.      4/14/22        (469,251
USD      16,374,471        SEK        152,800,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      4/14/22        (26,729
USD      18,749,446        BRL        105,790,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      4/19/22        (763,010
THB      115,600,000        USD        3,473,558      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/25/22        (1,304
EUR      5,120,000        USD        5,823,040      Barclays Bank PLC      4/26/22        (58,807
EUR      7,530,000        USD        8,549,449      Citibank N.A.      4/26/22        (71,974
USD      10,649,911        EUR        9,380,000      Citibank N.A.      4/26/22        89,657  
USD      14,714,590        EUR        12,960,000      Citibank N.A.      4/26/22        123,875  
EUR      7,720,000        USD        8,678,654      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/26/22        12,728  
USD      8,678,654        EUR        7,720,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/26/22        (12,728
IDR      47,410,000,000        USD        3,284,378      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/28/22        (8,163
USD      22,375,614        IDR        323,350,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/28/22        30,873  
COP      39,860,000,000        USD        9,955,294      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/29/22        29,651  
USD      19,021,133        INR        1,450,000,000      Barclays Bank PLC      5/6/22        (162,664
                 

 

 

 

Total

              $ (1,524,347
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

 

AUD    — Australian Dollar
BRL    — Brazilian Real
CLP    — Chilean Peso
COP    — Colombian Peso
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
INR    — Indian Rupee
MXN    — Mexican Peso
NZD    — New Zealand Dollar
RUB    — Russian Ruble
SEK    — Swedish Krona
THB    — Thai Baht
TRY    — Turkish Lira
USD    — United States Dollar
ZAR    — South African Rand

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

 

At January 31, 2022, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY

(REFERENCE ENTITY)

  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
    TERMINATION
DATE
    IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD AT
JANUARY  31,
20223
  PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
  MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 
Barclays Bank PLC
(T-Mobile USA Inc., 4.000%, due 4/15/22)
  $ 2,390,000       6/20/22     0.665%   5.000% quarterly   $ 39,687     $ 38,319     $ 1,368  
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 5.000%, due 5/31/26)     2,390,000       6/20/22     0.476%   5.000% quarterly     41,778       35,999       5,779  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc., 7.100%, due 4/15/28)     815,000       6/20/22     0.229%   1.000% quarterly     2,460       (4,839     7,299  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc., 7.100%, due 4/15/28)     1,210,000       6/20/22     0.229%   1.000% quarterly     3,652       (7,189     10,841  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc., 7.100%, due 4/15/28)     950,000       12/20/22     0.286%   1.000% quarterly     6,137       (7,230     13,367  
             

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2022

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION1 (cont’d)

 

SWAP
COUNTERPARTY

(REFERENCE
ENTITY)

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
     TERMINATION
DATE
     IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD AT
JANUARY 31,
20223
     PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
     MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Lumen Technologies Inc., 7.500%, due 4/1/24)    $ 1,485,000        6/20/23        1.524%        1.000% quarterly      $ (9,551   $ (27,280   $ 17,729  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Lumen Technologies Inc., 7.500%, due 4/1/24)      1,625,000        6/20/25        2.619%        1.000% quarterly        (81,219     (115,357     34,138  
  

 

 

             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 10,865,000               $ 2,944     $ (87,577   $ 90,521  
  

 

 

             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

3

Implied credit spreads, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues as of period end, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation.

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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    BrandywineGLOBAL—Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. 2022 Quarterly Report

 


Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

BrandywineGLOBAL — Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on October 27, 2010 and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. There can be no assurance the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in global fixed income securities.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services typically use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When

 

   

 

 

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determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors quarterly.

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

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

 

 

 

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The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Long-Term Investments†:

           

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —        $ 157,559,945        —        $ 157,559,945  

Sovereign Bonds

     —          106,963,786        —          106,963,786  

Collateralized Mortgage

           

Obligations

     —          46,670,442        —          46,670,442  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

     —          5,832,355        —          5,832,355  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          32,188        —          32,188  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     —          317,058,716        —          317,058,716  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

   $ 2,156,820        —          —          2,156,820  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 2,156,820      $ 317,058,716        —        $ 319,215,536  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts††

     —        $ 1,834,214        —        $ 1,834,214  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection‡

     —          93,714        —          93,714  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

     —        $ 1,927,928        —        $ 1,927,928  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,156,820      $ 318,986,644        —        $ 321,143,464  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts††

   $ 475,555        —          —        $ 475,555  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts††

     —        $ 3,358,561        —          3,358,561  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection‡

     —          90,770        —          90,770  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 475,555      $ 3,449,331        —        $ 3,924,886  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

††

Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments.

 

Value includes any premium paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

 

   

 

 

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2. Transactions with affiliated company

As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company for all or some portion of the period ended January 31, 2022. The following transactions were effected in such company for the period ended January 31, 2022.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
October 31,
2021
                             
           
     Purchased      Sold  
     Cost      Shares      Cost      Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves, Premium Shares    $ 14,960,299      $ 19,198,421        19,198,421      $ 32,001,900        32,001,900  

 

(cont’d)

   Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Dividend
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Affiliate
Value at
January 31,
2022
 
Western Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves, Premium Shares      —        $ 215        —        $ 2,156,820  

 

 

 

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