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WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 108.6%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 14.2%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.4%

 

       

Altice France Holding SA, Senior Secured Notes

     10.500     5/15/27        450,000      $ 506,968 (a) 

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     7.375     5/1/26        1,560,000        1,624,506 (a) 

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     8.125     2/1/27        430,000        471,815 (a)  

Lumen Technologies Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.000     2/15/27        1,050,000        1,073,940 (a) 

Orange SA, Senior Notes

     9.000     3/1/31        600,000        928,446  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.150     9/15/23        580,000        643,582  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     4.329     9/21/28        500,000        572,804  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

          5,822,061  
          

 

 

 

Entertainment - 1.1%

          

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     11/15/28        410,000        496,436  

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     5/15/29        310,000        384,787  

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., Senior Notes

     3.000     2/13/26        500,000        538,698  

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

     8.875     4/26/23        400,000        467,009  
          

 

 

 

Total Entertainment

             1,886,930  
          

 

 

 

Media - 6.9%

          

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     5/1/27        350,000        370,527 (a)  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/1/28        410,000        434,046 (a)  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/ Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     4.200     3/15/28        1,000,000        1,102,934  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/ Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     2.300     2/1/32        500,000        465,369  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/ Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.384     10/23/35        420,000        544,706  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/ Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.484     10/23/45        1,130,000        1,474,280  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     3.700     4/15/24        1,000,000        1,092,436  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     7.050     3/15/33        1,000,000        1,428,117  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     11/15/24        1,160,000        1,214,851  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     7.750     7/1/26        1,180,000        1,303,900  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     7.300     7/1/38        720,000        1,002,280  

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     9.500     5/1/25        470,000        517,000 (a)  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     8/15/26        770,000        800,400 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             11,750,846  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

      Western Asset Premier Bond Fund 2021 Quarterly Report      

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.8%

 

       

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     6.500     2/1/29        560,000      $ 619,850 (a)  

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/28        420,000        530,395  

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32        30,000        44,393  

Sprint Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     11.500     11/15/21        280,000        297,325  

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/23        760,000        869,630  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     2.550     2/15/31        1,250,000        1,226,175 (a) 

VEON Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     5.950     2/13/23        570,000        608,523 (a)  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

     4.375     5/30/28        500,000        574,753  
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

          4,771,044  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

             24,230,881  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.6%           

Auto Components - 1.4%

          

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     8/15/26        580,000        600,201 (a)  

Adient US LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     9.000     4/15/25        360,000        400,050 (a)  

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     4/1/27        600,000        623,250  

JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     4/15/26        790,000        836,413 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Auto Components

             2,459,914  
          

 

 

 

Automobiles - 3.4%

          

Daimler Finance North America LLC, Senior Notes

     8.500     1/18/31        1,000,000        1,477,700  

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

     8.500     4/21/23        440,000        491,150  

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

     9.000     4/22/25        580,000        703,192  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     4.250     9/20/22        200,000        207,208  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     5.400     10/2/23        100,000        108,646  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.125     10/1/25        130,000        153,018  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     4.200     10/1/27        750,000        824,001  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.600     4/1/36        140,000        181,984  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.810     9/17/30        1,570,000        1,723,892 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

             5,870,791  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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      Western Asset Premier Bond Fund 2021 Quarterly Report      


WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.4%

         

Carriage Services Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     6/1/26        430,000     $ 453,031 (a)  

WW International Inc., Senior Notes

     8.625     12/1/25        210,000       218,888 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

            671,919  
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 6.0%

         

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     4/15/25        250,000       266,018 (a)  

Carnival Corp., Senior Notes

     7.625     3/1/26        310,000       333,420 (a)  

Carnival Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/1/27        840,000       863,100 (a)  

IRB Holding Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     6/15/25        430,000       463,637 (a)  

Marston’s Issuer PLC, Secured Notes (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 2.550%)

     2.578     7/16/35        540,000 GBP      593,071 (b)(c) 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     12.250     5/15/24        920,000       1,115,620 (a) 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     10.250     2/1/26        840,000       987,672 (a)  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     4/1/28        840,000       845,250 (a)  

Saga PLC, Senior Notes

     3.375     5/12/24        910,000 GBP      1,191,789 (b)  

Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     2/1/25        348,000       360,832 (a)  

Viking Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/15/27        130,000       127,319 (a)  

VOC Escrow Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     2/15/28        980,000       970,381 (a)  

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.125     12/15/29        1,000,000       1,026,775 (a) 

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     7.750     4/15/25        990,000       1,074,447 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            10,219,331  
         

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.7%

         

Lennar Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/15/27        430,000       495,575  

Lennar Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     11/29/27        250,000       287,342  

Newell Brands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     6/1/25        420,000       464,100  
         

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

            1,247,017  
         

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.4%

         

Party City Holdings Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.750     2/15/26        480,000       495,300 (a)  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     11/1/23        100,000       100,917  
         

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

            596,217  
         

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.3%

         

Hanesbrands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/26        450,000       483,188 (a)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            21,548,377  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

      Western Asset Premier Bond Fund 2021 Quarterly Report      

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.4%           

Beverages - 1.0%

          

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     4.700     2/1/36        540,000      $ 633,613  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     4/13/28        1,000,000        1,115,140  
          

 

 

 

Total Beverages

             1,748,753  
          

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0%

          

CVS Pass-Through Trust

     5.789     1/10/26        224,807        246,854 (a)  

CVS Pass-Through Trust

     7.507     1/10/32        322,527        403,810 (a)  

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Trust

     5.880     1/10/28        282,409        325,505  

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Trust

     6.943     1/10/30        309,988        373,783  

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Trust

     6.036     12/10/28        296,888        346,511  
          

 

 

 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

             1,696,463  
          

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.9%

          

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

     3.950     7/15/25        126,000        138,923  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

     5.500     6/1/50        340,000        417,213  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/30/27        920,000        987,114 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             1,543,250  
          

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.5%

          

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     2/14/29        500,000        574,876  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     5.850     8/15/45        260,000        307,099  
          

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

             881,975  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             5,870,441  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 21.4%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 21.4%

          

Anadarko Finance Co., Senior Notes

     7.500     5/1/31        570,000        590,007  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.500     2/1/26        100,000        104,277 (a)  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     2/1/29        120,000        127,425 (a)  

Chevron USA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.050     11/15/44        500,000        635,646  

Conoco Phillips Canada Funding Co., Senior Notes

     7.400     12/1/31        450,000        637,395  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     6/1/24        560,000        575,050  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/15/28        210,000        221,077  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/1/44        250,000        250,474  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     12/1/29        400,000        415,441  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     9/18/23        45,000        49,764  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.375     6/26/26        750,000        842,355  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45        2,510,000        2,683,140  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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      Western Asset Premier Bond Fund 2021 Quarterly Report      


WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     3.150     4/1/25        2,250,000      $ 2,407,235  

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

     3.900     10/1/27        1,050,000        1,072,969  

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     1/15/29        760,000        815,100  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

     4.750     4/19/27        770,000        879,646 (a)  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     1/15/32        190,000        267,284  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.550     6/1/45        1,500,000        1,797,506  

Lukoil International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.750     11/2/26        1,000,000        1,105,581 (a) 

MEG Energy Corp., Secured Notes

     6.500     1/15/25        290,000        299,918 (a)  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, Senior Notes

     7.768     12/15/37        490,000        651,610 (a)  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.200     3/15/40        250,000        257,500  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.375     5/20/23        310,000        325,159  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.999     1/27/28        1,460,000        1,606,000  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     2/1/29        1,000,000        1,092,960  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.750     1/27/41        920,000        1,022,943  

Petroleos del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     5.625     6/19/47        770,000        810,194 (a)  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/23        280,000        285,075  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/25        190,000        188,385  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     9.250     2/1/26        1,645,000        1,789,382  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     8.250     1/15/29        300,000        321,562 (a)  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes

     7.500     7/15/38        350,000        392,000 (a)  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     5/15/24        440,000        496,738  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     3/15/27        1,850,000        2,107,282  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     7/15/27        250,000        272,295  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/15/29        20,000        22,072  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.850     2/1/26        1,000,000        1,266,873  

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/30/28        1,750,000        1,933,435 (a) 

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, Senior Notes

     6.750     5/2/25        300,000        259,725 (a)  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.300     2/1/30        2,200,000        2,391,873  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

      Western Asset Premier Bond Fund 2021 Quarterly Report      

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.300     3/1/48        100,000      $ 100,604  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     6.500     2/1/50        1,680,000        1,819,507  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     6/24/24        60,000        66,160  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     1/15/31        443,000        587,346  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32        39,000        57,260  

WPX Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     8/1/23        210,000        241,500  

YPF SA, Senior Notes

     8.500     7/28/25        630,000        441,885 (a)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             36,584,615  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 26.9%           

Banks - 19.2%

          

Bank of America Corp., Junior

          

Subordinated Notes (5.875% to 3/15/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.931%)

     5.875     3/15/28        350,000        382,172 (c)(d) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     5/13/21        1,100,000        1,105,600  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     4.250     10/22/26        2,200,000        2,468,897  

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     10.179     6/12/21        610,000        620,498 (a)  

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     11/21/22        1,159,000        1,272,313  

Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.000% to 6/15/24 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.672%)

     8.000     6/15/24        550,000        610,760 (c)(d)  

Barclays PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.200     5/12/26        1,000,000        1,132,940  

BBVA Bancomer SA, Subordinated Notes (5.125% to 1/17/28 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.650%)

     5.125     1/18/33        950,000        979,730 (a)(c) 

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.375% to 8/19/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 5.150%)

     7.375     8/19/25        510,000        591,955 (a)(c)(d) 

BPCE SA, Subordinated Notes

     5.150     7/21/24        1,000,000        1,120,150 (a)  

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     3/7/25        312,000        351,975  

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.950% to 5/15/25 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.905%)

     5.950     5/15/25        900,000        972,000 (c)(d)  

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.300% to 5/15/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.423%)

     6.300     5/15/24        500,000        532,405 (c)(d) 

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     3.500     5/15/23        500,000        529,198  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     4.125     7/25/28        800,000        885,864  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.625     6/15/32        1,000,000        1,325,980  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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      Western Asset Premier Bond Fund 2021 Quarterly Report       


WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

          

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.125% to 12/23/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 6.185%)

     8.125     12/23/25        1,080,000      $ 1,304,775 (a)(c)(d) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.000% to 5/22/27 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.746%)

     6.000     5/22/27        400,000        438,900 (c)(d) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 3/23/28 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.606%)

     6.500     3/23/28        1,130,000        1,269,131 (c)(d) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.017     6/26/24        1,320,000        1,442,498 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.710     1/15/26        2,070,000        2,321,505 (a) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.000% to 8/1/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.300%)

     6.000     8/1/23        2,600,000        2,734,568 (c)(d) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.100% to 10/1/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.330%)

     6.100     10/1/24        400,000        431,538 (c)(d) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.950     6/1/45        500,000        625,249  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     4.650     3/24/26        1,500,000        1,681,866  

Natwest Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.625% to 8/15/21 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 7.598%)

     8.625     8/15/21        450,000        461,687 (c)(d) 

Natwest Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.000     12/19/23        150,000        169,383  

Natwest Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.125     5/28/24        1,330,000        1,478,232  

NatWest Markets NV, Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/15/23        140,000        157,168  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.625     9/15/45        1,000,000        1,238,172 (a) 

UniCredit SpA, Subordinated Notes (7.296% to 4/2/29 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.914%)

     7.296     4/2/34        740,000        872,689 (a)(c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes

     3.000     10/23/26        1,250,000        1,334,823  
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             32,844,621  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 3.9%

          

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.250% to 9/12/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.332%)

     7.250     9/12/25        1,350,000        1,465,418 (a)(c)(d) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     7/27/21        800,000        812,390  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     11/16/26        1,750,000        1,897,960  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Capital Markets - (continued)

          

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (4.431% to 1/23/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.628%)

     4.431     1/23/30        1,000,000      $ 1,145,777 (c) 

UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.000% to 1/31/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.344%)

     7.000     1/31/24        1,250,000        1,373,856 (a)(c)(d) 
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             6,695,401  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 3.3%

          

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes

     4.450     12/16/21        680,000        695,747  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes

     4.625     7/1/22        230,000        240,627  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes

     4.625     10/15/27        1,360,000        1,493,511  

Ahold Lease USA Inc. Pass-Through-Trust, Senior Secured Notes, Step bond (8.620% to 7/2/21 then 0.000%)

     8.620     1/2/25        294,306        326,170  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., Senior Notes

     4.418     11/15/35        500,000        573,011  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., Senior Notes (6.500% Cash or 7.250% PIK)

     6.500     9/15/24        1,696,626        1,629,185 (a)(e) 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     8/15/22        700,000        748,738  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

             5,706,989  
          

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.5%

          

MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

     10.750     8/1/39        500,000        838,128  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             46,085,139  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 7.2%           

Biotechnology - 0.3%

          

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     3/15/25        500,000        546,649  
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.7%

          

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     4.250     12/15/27        240,000        252,750  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/15/29        370,000        400,932  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.500     2/15/27        1,000,000        1,122,436  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.125     6/15/29        550,000        610,127  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     3.950     3/15/27        1,200,000        1,339,544  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     4/15/25        330,000        351,450 (a)  

Magellan Health Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     9/22/24        515,000        553,947  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             4,631,186  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals - 4.2%

          

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/15/25        1,490,000      $ 1,529,038 (a) 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

     3.400     7/26/29        780,000        853,303  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

     4.625     5/15/44        250,000        309,314  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV, Senior Notes

     2.950     12/18/22        575,000        577,515  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV, Senior Notes

     3.650     11/10/21        330,000        333,226  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     2.200     7/21/21        1,550,000        1,550,969  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     2.800     7/21/23        1,046,000        1,042,653  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     6.000     4/15/24        760,000        811,167  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     3.150     10/1/26        180,000        172,350  
          

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

             7,179,535  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             12,357,370  
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 14.1%           

Aerospace & Defense - 2.7%

          

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     3.250     2/1/28        750,000        776,466  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     3.200     3/1/29        1,650,000        1,672,667  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     6.125     2/15/33        600,000        752,084  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     3.750     2/1/50        500,000        479,751  

TransDigm Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     12/15/25        920,000        1,002,800 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

             4,683,768  
          

 

 

 

Airlines - 5.7%

          

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Trust

     6.703     6/15/21        53,250        53,111  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     3/15/22        460,000        465,209  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     4/19/23        1,100,000        1,124,247  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

     2.900     10/28/24        310,000        310,181  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

     7.375     1/15/26        260,000        304,324  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     5/1/25        1,490,000        1,717,652 (a) 

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

     4.750     10/20/28        340,000        370,013 (a)  

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Certificates Trust

     8.021     8/10/22        40,705        42,514  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./ HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     1/20/26        920,000        978,742 (a)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Airlines - (continued)

          

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     6/20/27        920,000      $ 1,009,700 (a) 

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     9/20/25        1,950,000        2,208,209 (a) 

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust

     4.750     4/11/22        175,150        177,985  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust

     4.875     1/15/26        920,000        956,800  
          

 

 

 

Total Airlines

             9,718,687  
          

 

 

 

Building Products - 1.5%

          

Standard Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/15/27        1,870,000        1,952,981 (a) 

Standard Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/28        511,000        530,342 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Building Products

             2,483,323  
          

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.5%

          

Sensata Technologies BV, Senior Notes

     4.000     4/15/29        790,000        805,725 (a)(f) 
          

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.1%

          

General Electric Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.330%)

     3.514     6/15/21        260,000        246,025 (c)(d) 
          

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.6%

          

IHS Markit Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.000     11/1/22        1,000,000        1,054,922 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 3.0%

          

Ashtead Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     4.125     8/15/25        1,950,000        2,005,243 (a) 

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     12/15/28        1,290,000        1,256,138 (a) 

United Rentals North America Inc., Secured Notes

     3.875     11/15/27        1,500,000        1,556,250  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     5/15/27        160,000        170,940  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     1/15/28        110,000        116,008  
          

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

             5,104,579  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             24,097,029  
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 2.0%           

Communications Equipment - 0.1%

          

CommScope Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     3/1/27        170,000        182,114 (a)  
          

 

 

 

IT Services - 0.4%

          

DXC Technology Co., Senior Notes

     7.450     10/15/29        500,000        633,866  
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3%

 

       

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.125     1/15/25        500,000        532,371  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.2%

 

       

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/1/25        1,220,000      $ 1,325,560  

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.875     6/1/27        260,000        286,163  

Western Digital Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     2/15/26        430,000        474,591  
          

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

          2,086,314  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             3,434,665  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 4.4%           

Chemicals - 0.6%

          

Braskem America Finance Co., Senior Notes

     7.125     7/22/41        920,000        1,048,685 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.0%††

          

Pactiv LLC, Senior Notes

     7.950     12/15/25        50,000        56,000  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 3.1%

          

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

     4.125     9/27/22        210,000        220,341 (a)  

ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes

     7.250     10/15/39        430,000        589,343  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.250     4/1/23        210,000        213,995 (a)  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.400     11/14/34        220,000        262,326  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.450     3/15/43        580,000        698,819  

Fresnillo PLC, Senior Notes

     4.250     10/2/50        1,750,000        1,722,613 (a)  

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/15/40        210,000        252,599  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/10/39        940,000        1,257,156  
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             5,217,192  
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.7%

          

Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes

     5.750     7/14/26        950,000        1,119,318 (a)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             7,441,195  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 1.1%           

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.1%

 

       

Diversified Healthcare Trust, Senior Notes

     9.750     6/15/25        240,000        271,980  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/15/27        1,500,000        1,580,670  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

             1,852,650  
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 1.3%           

Electric Utilities - 0.8%

          

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     11/15/31        700,000        937,152  

Pampa Energia SA, Senior Notes

     7.500     1/24/27        480,000        392,160 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

             1,329,312  
          

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.5%

 

     

Minejesa Capital BV, Senior Secured Notes

     4.625     8/10/30        810,000        846,296 (a)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

             2,175,608  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $162,418,530)

 

        185,677,970  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 9.2%          

Argentina - 0.3%

         

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     1.000     7/9/29        43,394     $ 15,643  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond (0.125% to 7/9/21 then 0.500%)

     0.125     7/9/30        418,900       140,981  

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes

     9.950     6/9/21        410,000       157,850 *(a)(g) 

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes, Step bond (3.000% to 6/1/21, 5.000% to 6/1/22 then 6.990%)

     3.000     6/1/27        310,000       184,450 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            498,924  
         

 

 

 

Brazil - 0.1%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/23        1,100,000 BRL       205,838  
         

 

 

 

Chile - 1.6%

         

Chile Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     2.550     1/27/32        2,750,000       2,778,050  
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 3.2%

         

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.125     1/15/25        300,000       329,367 (a)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.850     7/18/27        300,000       329,816 (a)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/11/28        2,420,000       2,598,632  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     1.850     3/12/31        1,000,000       961,859  

Indonesia Treasury Bond

     8.250     7/15/21        2,696,000,000 IDR      188,170  

Indonesia Treasury Bond

     7.000     5/15/22        14,227,000,000 IDR      1,014,696  
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            5,422,540  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.9%

         

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.750     1/11/28        1,500,000       1,607,198  
         

 

 

 

Panama - 0.8%

         

Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     2.252     9/29/32        1,400,000       1,334,214  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Peru - 1.8%

         

Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     2.783     1/23/31        1,340,000     $ 1,344,636  

Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     1.862     12/1/32        1,900,000       1,733,513  
         

 

 

 

Total Peru

            3,078,149  
         

 

 

 

Russia - 0.5%

         

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     7.750     9/16/26        61,630,000 RUB      857,245  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $15,670,567)

 

         15,782,158  
         

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 8.4%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.9%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

 

      

Level 3 Financing Inc., 2027 Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     1.859     3/1/27        1,418,664       1,402,450 (c)(h)(i)(j) 
         

 

 

 

Media - 2.1%

         

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     1.860     4/30/25        3,013,351       3,010,268 (c)(h)(i) 

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     1.870     2/1/27        493,734       491,790 (c)(h)(i) 
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            3,502,058  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

            4,904,508  
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 3.2%          

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.2%

         

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Refinance Term Loan B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     1.868     6/22/26        4,863,291       4,824,993 (c)(h)(i) 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., First Lien Term Loan A

     —         4/5/22        690,000       656,362 (j)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            5,481,355  
         

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 0.4%          

Capital Markets - 0.4%

         

Finco I LLC, 2020 Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

     2.609     6/27/25        676,498       673,793 (c)(h)(i) 
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 1.9%          

Airlines - 1.9%

         

Delta Air Lines Inc., Initial Term Loan (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR or 1.000% + 3.750%)

     4.750     10/20/27        650,000       683,637 (c)(h)(i) 

JetBlue Airways Corp., Term Loan (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR or 1.000% + 5.250%)

     6.250     6/17/24        673,750       691,155 (c)(h)(i) 

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, Initial Term Loan (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR or 1.000% + 5.250%)

     6.250     6/21/27        1,770,000       1,884,190 (c)(h)(i) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

            3,258,982  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS
(Cost - $14,099,260)

            14,318,638  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 7.0%

 

       

U.S. Government Obligations - 7.0%

          

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.375     5/31/21        2,000,000        2,004,334 (k) 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.625     5/31/23        1,250,000        1,288,696 (k) 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.750     8/31/23        1,400,000        1,485,176 (k) 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.875     9/30/23        2,500,000        2,664,307 (k) 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.125     3/31/24        1,500,000        1,579,306 (k) 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     0.500     5/31/27        1,500,000        1,434,053 (k) 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     0.625     5/15/30        900,000        819,211  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     0.875     11/15/30        750,000        693,750  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $11,629,091)

 

        11,968,833  
          

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 2.3%           

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2007-A 4A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

     1.009     7/25/46        457,228        194,677 (a)(c) 

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.800%)

     0.909     3/25/37        430,209        404,628 (a)(c) 

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A M4 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%)

     1.609     3/25/37        44,504        43,637 (a)(c) 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2006-SD3 1PO, STRIPS, PO

     0.000     8/25/36        205,663        159,786  

CWABS Asset Backed Notes Trust, 2007- SEA2 1A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

     1.109     8/25/47        4,159        4,180 (a)(c) 

Financial Asset Securities Corp. AAA Trust, 2005-1A 1A3B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.410%)

     0.519     2/27/35        218,266        200,687 (a)(c) 

Firstfed Corp. Manufactured Housing Contract, 1996-1 B

     8.060     10/15/22        177,679        75 (a)  

GSAMP Trust, 2003-SEA2 A1

     5.421     7/25/33        539,254        544,119  

Indymac Manufactured Housing Contract Pass-Through Certificates, 1997-1 A5

     6.970     2/25/28        19,014        19,207  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - (continued)           

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust, 2004-HE7 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

     1.009     8/25/34        1,060,602      $ 1,054,067 (c) 

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust Series, 2003-SD1 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

     1.109     3/25/33        6,906        6,840 (c)  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors Inc., 2002-B A3

     6.060     6/15/32        42,895        44,520 (c)  

Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, 2006-A A2

     2.090     10/15/37        581,800        566,636 (c)  

Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, 2007-A A2

     2.758     4/15/37        783,317        753,307 (c)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost - $3,564,304)

 

          3,996,366  
          

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(l) - 1.0%

 

       

Banc of America Funding Trust, 2004-B 6A1

     2.261     12/20/34        170,104        152,952 (c)  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, 2004-3 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.640%)

     0.749     4/25/34        84,537        87,270 (c)  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-7 1A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.540%)

     0.649     3/25/35        285,657        278,218 (c)  

Fannie Mae Trust, 2004-W15 1A2

     6.500     8/25/44        77,116        90,262  

Impac CMB Trust Series, 2004-10 2A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.640%)

     0.749     3/25/35        87,337        84,088 (c)  

Impac CMB Trust Series, 2005-2 2A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.800%)

     0.909     4/25/35        26,531        26,110 (c)  

MAFI II Remic Trust, 1998-BI B1

     6.469     11/20/24        183,796        174,375 (c)  

MERIT Securities Corp., 2011PA 3A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.620%)

     0.729     4/28/27        27,344        26,126 (a)(c)  

MERIT Securities Corp., 2011PA B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%)

     2.359     9/28/32        478,086        454,858 (a)(c) 

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2005-2 2XB, IO

     1.743     10/25/32        1,121,020        82,985 (c)  

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2005-5 1X, IO

     1.113     7/25/34        1,618,939        54,454 (c)  

RAMP Series Trust, 2005-SL2 APO, STRIPS, PO

     0.000     2/25/32        2,348        2,081  

Regal Trust IV, 1999-1 A (11th District Cost of Funds + 1.500%)

     1.966     9/29/31        1,485        1,457 (a)(c)  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2003-2 A2 (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.680%)

     0.937     6/20/33        6,830        6,729 (c)  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2004-10 A1A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.620%)

     0.731     11/20/34        6,123        6,055 (c)  

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 1998- RF2 A

     4.739     7/15/27        82,401        81,926 (a)(c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

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

 

       

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2003-9A 2A2

     2.288     3/25/33        43,709      $ 45,717 (c)  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust, 2004-AR6 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.420%)

     0.949     5/25/44        61,414        62,070 (c)  

Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2004-RA1 2A

     7.000     3/25/34        5,496        5,851  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

(Cost - $1,345,333)

 

 

        1,723,584  
          

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 0.8%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.8%           

Media - 0.8%

          

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes

(Cost - $1,138,261)

     3.375     8/15/26        1,370,000        1,320,406  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.4%           
ENERGY - 0.4%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.4%

          

Targa Resources Corp., Non Voting Shares

(Cost - $609,000)

     9.500        580        615,408 (f)  
          

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS - 0.0%††           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0%††           

Specialty Retail - 0.0%††

          

Party City Holdings Inc.

          13,732        79,644
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 0.0%††           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.0%††

          

Hercules Offshore Inc. (Escrow)

          16,942        10,015 *(m)(n)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost - $753,432)

             89,659  
          

 

 

 
     RATE                      
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.0%††           
FINANCIALS - 0.0%††           

Diversified Financial Services - 0.0%††

          

Corporate Backed Trust Certificates

(Cost - $0)

     7.375        33,900        1,288 *(g)(m)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $211,227,778)

 

 

        235,494,310  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

SECURITY

   RATE            SHARES      VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.5%           

Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares
(Cost - $4,302,960)

     0.010        4,302,960      $ 4,302,960 (o) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS** - 140.2%

(Cost - $215,530,738)

 

 

          239,797,270  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (40.2)%

             (68,760,947
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 171,036,323  
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

††

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

**

The entire portfolio is subject to lien, granted to the lender, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding and any additional expenses.

 

(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 Trustees.

 

(b)

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 Trustees.

 

(c)

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.

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional securities.

 

(f)

Securities traded on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

 

(g)

The coupon payment on this security is currently in default as of March 31, 2021.

 

(h)

Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

 

(i)

Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.

 

(j)

All or a portion of this loan is unfunded as of March 31, 2021. The interest rate for fully unfunded term loans is to be determined.

 

(k)

All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(l)

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.

 

(m)

Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (Note 1).

 

(n)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note 1).

 

(o)

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 March 31, 2021, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $4,302,960 and the cost was $4,302,960 (Note 2).

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2021

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

 

BRL      Brazilian Real
GBP      British Pound
ICE      Intercontinental Exchange
IDR      Indonesian Rupiah
IO      Interest Only
JSC      Joint Stock Company
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rate
OFZ      Obligatsyi Federal’novo Zaima (Russian Federal Loan Obligation)
PIK      Payment-In-Kind
PO      Principal Only
RUB      Russian Ruble
STRIPS      Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities
USD      United States Dollar

At March 31, 2021, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Counterparty

   Rate      Effective
Date
     Maturity
Date
     Face Amount
of Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    

Asset Class

of Collateral*

   Collateral
Value
 

Deutsche Bank AG

     0.130      2/26/2021        5/26/2021      $ 10,464,750      U.S. Government & Agency Obligations    $ 10,455,872  

 

*

Refer to the Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

At March 31, 2021, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased

     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     1,231,439        GBP        907,157      BNP Paribas SA      4/19/21      $ (19,247

USD

     41,484        EUR        34,028      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      4/19/21        1,564  

USD

     487,282        GBP        350,000      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      4/19/21        4,741  
                 

 

 

 

Total

                  $ (12,942
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

 

EUR      Euro
GBP      British Pound
USD      United States Dollar

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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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced investment operations on March 28, 2002. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade bonds.

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 Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Global Fund Valuation Committee (formerly known as Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee prior to March 1, 2021) (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the

 

   

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 Trustees, 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 Trustees 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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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

     —        $ 185,677,970        —        $ 185,677,970  

Sovereign Bonds

     —          15,782,158        —          15,782,158  

Senior Loans

     —          14,318,638        —          14,318,638  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —          11,968,833        —          11,968,833  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          3,996,366        —          3,996,366  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —          1,723,584        —          1,723,584  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

     —          1,320,406        —          1,320,406  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     —          615,408        —          615,408  

Common Stocks:

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 79,644        —          —          79,644  

Energy

     —          —        $ 10,015        10,015  

Preferred Stocks

     —          1,288        —          1,288  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     79,644        235,404,651        10,015        235,494,310  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

     4,302,960        —          —          4,302,960  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 4,382,604      $ 235,404,651      $ 10,015      $ 239,797,270  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 6,305        —        $ 6,305  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $ 4,382,604      $ 235,410,956      $ 10,015      $ 239,803,575  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 19,247        —        $ 19,247  

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

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

 

   

 

 

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or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company for all or some portion of the period ended March 31, 2021. The following transactions were effected in such company for the period ended March 31, 2021.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
December 31,
     Purchased      Sold  
     2020      Cost      Shares      Cost      Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares    $ 3,565,819      $ 13,998,102        13,998,102      $ 13,260,961        13,260,961  

 

(cont’d)

   Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Interest
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Affiliate
Value at
March 31,
2021
 
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares      —        $ 59        —        $ 4,302,960  

 

 

 

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