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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 95.7%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 10.2%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.0%

          

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     5/15/35        370,000      $ 340,869  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/15/42        250,000        221,191  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     6/15/44        290,000        256,346  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     3/9/48        422,000        353,281  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     3.300     2/1/52        190,000        128,758  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     9/15/53        180,000        123,850  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     12/1/57        150,000        105,676  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     2/1/61        260,000        174,382  

British Telecommunications PLC, Senior Notes

     9.625     12/15/30        1,550,000        1,898,079  

Telefonica Emisiones SA, Senior Notes

     7.045     6/20/36        140,000        154,269  

Telefonica Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.250     9/15/30        390,000        443,540  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     4.329     9/21/28        218,000        211,685  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     3/16/47        1,130,000        1,139,639  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     3.700     3/22/61        100,000        70,719  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             5,622,284  
          

 

 

 

Entertainment - 2.7%

          

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

     6.650     11/15/37        2,400,000        2,720,184  

Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.141     3/15/52        2,830,000        2,301,683  
          

 

 

 

Total Entertainment

             5,021,867  
          

 

 

 

Media - 3.9%

          

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

     4.500     5/1/32        910,000        719,787  

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

     6.384     10/23/35        180,000        174,366  

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

     3.500     3/1/42        120,000        78,557  

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

     6.484     10/23/45        420,000        384,030  

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

     5.375     5/1/47        560,000        442,622  

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

     5.750     4/1/48        110,000        91,654  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Media - (continued)

          

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

     5.250     4/1/53        250,000      $ 194,288  

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

     3.950     6/30/62        120,000        70,760  

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

     5.500     4/1/63        330,000        255,556  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     6.400     5/15/38        2,500,000        2,678,862  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     12/1/28        250,000        173,594 (a) 

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

     5.476     1/25/39        810,000        757,302  

Paramount Global, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/1/44        80,000        59,559  

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     8.375     7/15/33        370,000        410,875  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.550     5/1/37        370,000        348,740  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     7.300     7/1/38        330,000        329,227  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     6/15/39        20,000        18,884  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     9/1/41        200,000        165,006  
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             7,353,669  
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.6%

          

Sprint LLC, Senior Notes

     7.125     6/15/24        230,000        230,753  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     4/15/40        100,000        87,714  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     3.000     2/15/41        100,000        72,272  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     4/15/50        330,000        279,449  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     3.400     10/15/52        360,000        250,256  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

     5.250     5/30/48        320,000        298,707  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

     4.250     9/17/50        20,000        15,754  
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             1,234,905  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

             19,232,725  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 5.7%           

Automobile Components - 0.3%

          

ZF North America Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/29/25        620,000        611,165 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Automobiles - 1.3%

          

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

     3.250     2/12/32        470,000        385,707  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     2.700     8/10/26        630,000        585,067  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.125     10/1/25        300,000        302,531  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.600     4/1/36        290,000        305,322  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Automobiles - (continued)

          

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.750     4/1/46        580,000      $ 614,165  

Hyundai Capital America, Senior Notes

     5.250     1/8/27        300,000        299,032 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

             2,491,824  
          

 

 

 

Broadline Retail - 0.4%

          

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     8/22/37        410,000        365,778  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

     3.950     4/13/52        520,000        430,214  
          

 

 

 

Total Broadline Retail

             795,992  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.2%

          

California Institute of Technology, Senior Notes

     3.650     9/1/2119        180,000        125,066  

Washington University, Senior Notes

     3.524     4/15/54        150,000        117,656  

Washington University, Senior Notes

     4.349     4/15/2122        170,000        142,934  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

             385,656  
          

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.3%

          

Genting New York LLC/GENNY Capital Inc.,

          

Senior Notes

     3.300     2/15/26        740,000        690,544 (a) 

Marriott International Inc., Senior Notes

     3.600     4/15/24        320,000        319,108  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

     4.700     12/9/35        260,000        249,959  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     12/9/45        370,000        341,533  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.375     12/4/29        590,000        531,388 (a) 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.700     3/15/28        430,000        397,225  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.125     8/8/25        690,000        680,537  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.400     8/8/28        200,000        195,282  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.625     6/18/30        220,000        201,007  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.250     8/8/31        510,000        425,548  

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     10/1/27        370,000        351,823 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

             4,383,954  
          

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.5%

          

Lennar Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/15/27        290,000        287,772  

MDC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     2.500     1/15/31        300,000        253,611  

MDC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/43        310,000        309,639  
          

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

             851,022  
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.7%

          

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

     3.300     4/15/40        100,000        78,412  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

     3.350     4/15/50        80,000        57,970  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     4/15/52        420,000        317,616  

Lithia Motors Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/15/27        170,000        162,122 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Specialty Retail - (continued)

          

Lithia Motors Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     6/1/29        300,000      $ 268,026 (a) 

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     4/1/52        440,000        353,804  
          

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

             1,237,950  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             10,757,563  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.3%           

Beverages - 1.0%

          

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     4.600     4/15/48        1,730,000        1,555,851  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

     4.125     3/25/40        290,000        255,722  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

     4.200     3/25/50        160,000        141,510  
          

 

 

 

Total Beverages

             1,953,083  
          

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.4%

          

J M Smucker Co., Senior Notes

     6.200     11/15/33        360,000        380,767  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/4/42        160,000        148,004  

Mars Inc., Senior Notes

     3.200     4/1/30        220,000        199,636 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             728,407  
          

 

 

 

Tobacco - 1.9%

          

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.400     2/14/26        500,000        492,430  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     2/14/29        1,360,000        1,336,140  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     9/16/46        80,000        58,914  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     6.125     7/27/27        510,000        519,360 (a) 

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     5/1/40        470,000        538,534  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     7.000     8/4/41        510,000        525,320  
          

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

             3,470,698  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             6,152,188  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 13.9%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%

          

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

     5.000     11/15/45        930,000        866,004  
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.4%

          

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/37        84,000        81,703  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.100     9/1/40        60,000        50,261  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     2/1/42        160,000        132,094  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/15/43        670,000        515,095  

Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     3.302     1/15/35        40,000        33,110 (a) 

Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     3.701     1/15/39        50,000        41,162 (a) 

Cheniere Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

     3.250     1/31/32        360,000        301,181  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     4/15/29        270,000        271,282 (a) 

Columbia Pipelines Operating Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     6.036     11/15/33        460,000        472,508 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Columbia Pipelines Operating Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     6.544     11/15/53        370,000      $ 394,583 (a) 

ConocoPhillips, Senior Notes

     6.500     2/1/39        1,500,000        1,687,245  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     2.268     11/15/26        130,000        119,362 (a) 

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/15/28        430,000        413,600  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     2.875     4/1/32        180,000        144,620 (a) 

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/1/44        140,000        113,699  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.850     12/15/25        560,000        563,417  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     4.500     1/15/30        116,000        110,792  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.600     7/15/41        20,000        18,840  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/15/45        210,000        181,950  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     3/15/53        370,000        391,765  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     8.375     1/19/36        370,000        371,711  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45        404,000        299,540  

Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 5/15/25 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.134%)

     6.750     5/15/25        330,000        325,066 (b)(c) 

Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.125% to 5/15/30 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.306%)

     7.125     5/15/30        880,000        850,406 (b)(c) 

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

     3.900     7/15/26        630,000        610,046  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/29        20,000        19,935  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

     8.250     11/15/29        240,000        272,744  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

     6.625     10/15/36        20,000        21,006  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

     5.800     6/15/38        60,000        59,448  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     4.250     2/15/48        400,000        334,924  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     3.300     2/15/53        230,000        160,352  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     3.950     1/31/60        210,000        159,991  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes (5.375% to 2/15/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.832%)

     5.375     2/15/78        700,000        648,841 (c) 

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     4/15/30        370,000        359,312  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

     4.227     3/19/40        220,000        197,461  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

     3.500     4/14/33        240,000        195,510 (a) 

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

     7.800     8/1/31        900,000        1,008,979  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

     4.500     4/15/38        600,000        522,674  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/31        1,000,000        1,126,062  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     4.400     4/15/46        10,000        7,998  

ONEOK Inc., Senior Notes

     6.050     9/1/33        710,000        732,003  

ONEOK Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     9/1/53        710,000        763,964  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     4.125     2/15/28        330,000      $ 317,800 (a) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     7.375     1/17/27        530,000        552,304  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.500     6/10/51        160,000        131,734  

Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     8.000     3/1/32        1,500,000        1,708,510  

Southwestern Energy Co., Senior Notes

     4.750     2/1/32        90,000        81,816  

Targa Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     4.950     4/15/52        260,000        222,712  

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

     6.875     1/15/29        760,000        783,507  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.850     2/1/26        760,000        789,905  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.250     12/1/26        180,000        187,031  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     3.250     5/15/30        230,000        207,016  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     5.400     8/15/41        10,000        9,780  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     4.450     8/1/42        860,000        745,053  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     3.950     5/15/50        30,000        23,349  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.650     7/1/26        1,560,000        1,527,515  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.750     8/15/28        890,000        860,116  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.050     2/1/30        140,000        129,555  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.450     4/1/44        120,000        107,641  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.250     2/1/50        430,000        380,685  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     6/24/24        1,130,000        1,125,042  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     6/15/31        62,000        68,192  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32        148,000        176,703  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     10/15/51        70,000        48,680  
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             25,270,888  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             26,136,892  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 33.5%           

Banks - 19.8%

          

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 6/27/29 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.470%)

     7.500     6/27/29        200,000        196,151 (a)(b)(c) 

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.625% to 1/10/28 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.353%)

     7.625     1/10/28        400,000        391,268 (a)(b)(c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

          

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.375% to 10/14/30 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 7.760%)

     8.375     10/14/30        200,000      $ 202,101 (a)(b)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.100% to 3/17/25 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.160%)

     6.100     3/17/25        590,000        591,075 (b)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.250% to 9/5/24 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.967%)

     6.250     9/5/24        880,000        879,860 (b)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 10/23/24 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.436%)

     6.500     10/23/24        400,000        400,472 (b)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     2/7/42        1,340,000        1,412,880  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.083% to 3/20/50 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.412%)

     4.083     3/20/51        250,000        201,948 (c) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.271% to 7/23/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.572%)

     4.271     7/23/29        690,000        663,198 (c) 

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38        670,000        804,824  

Bank of Nova Scotia, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.000% to 1/27/29 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.017%)

     8.000     1/27/84        550,000        556,769 (c) 

Bank of Nova Scotia, Subordinated Notes (4.588% to 5/4/32 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.050%)

     4.588     5/4/37        560,000        501,276 (c) 

Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.125% to 6/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.867%)

     6.125     12/15/25        1,660,000        1,582,522 (b)(c) 

Barclays PLC, Subordinated Notes (5.088% to 6/20/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.054%)

     5.088     6/20/30        500,000        473,896 (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        1,520,000        1,525,700 (a)(b)(c) 

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.500% to 8/14/28 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.354%)

     8.500     8/14/28        290,000        299,779 (a)(b)(c) 

BPCE SA, Senior Notes (6.714% to 10/19/28 then SOFR + 2.270%)

     6.714     10/19/29        530,000        550,471 (a)(c) 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.250% to 8/15/26 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.779%)

     6.250     8/15/26        1,100,000        1,097,952 (b)(c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

          

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.300% to 5/15/24 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.685%)

     6.300     5/15/24        1,350,000      $ 1,348,329 (b)(c) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/15/39        752,000        955,410  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     4.650     7/23/48        780,000        694,626  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.785% to 3/17/32 then SOFR + 1.939%)

     3.785     3/17/33        410,000        362,922 (c) 

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     4.600     3/9/26        490,000        482,071  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     4.125     7/25/28        1,990,000        1,893,734  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.675     9/13/43        630,000        695,642  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes (6.174% to 5/25/33 then SOFR + 2.661%)

     6.174     5/25/34        380,000        383,042 (c) 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes

     5.750     12/1/43        250,000        251,811  

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        1,370,000        1,400,069 (a)(b)(c) 

Credit Agricole SA, Senior Notes (6.316% to 10/3/28 then SOFR + 1.860%)

     6.316     10/3/29        450,000        463,984 (a)(c) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.375% to 9/17/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.705%)

     6.375     9/17/24        800,000        794,112 (b)(c) 

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        460,000        440,081 (b)(c) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

     4.950     3/31/30        200,000        195,925  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (5.546% to 3/4/29 then SOFR + 1.460%)

     5.546     3/4/30        360,000        359,779 (c)(d) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (6.254% to 3/9/33 then SOFR + 2.390%)

     6.254     3/9/34        1,300,000        1,349,413 (c) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes (4.762% to 3/29/32 then SOFR + 2.530%)

     4.762     3/29/33        470,000        432,167 (c) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

     7.000     11/21/25        290,000        295,311 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

     4.700     9/23/49        200,000        146,817 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes (7.778% to 6/20/53 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.900%)

     7.778     6/20/54        340,000        343,970 (a)(c) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes (4.198% to 6/1/31 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.600%)

     4.198     6/1/32        200,000        164,185 (a)(c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

          

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes (4.950% to 6/1/41 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.750%)

     4.950     6/1/42        430,000      $ 310,566 (a)(c) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.562%)

     8.868     5/1/24        700,000        704,668 (b)(c) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

     6.400     5/15/38        1,500,000        1,674,305  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

     5.625     8/16/43        760,000        780,551  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 6/27/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.815%)

     6.750     6/27/26        220,000        214,160 (b)(c) 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 6/27/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.760%)

     7.500     6/27/24        620,000        619,609 (b)(c) 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 9/27/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.496%)

     7.500     9/27/25        470,000        464,120 (b)(c) 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.000% to 3/27/30 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.913%)

     8.000     9/27/29        410,000        404,655 (b)(c) 

NatWest Group PLC, Subordinated Notes (3.754% to 11/1/24 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.100%)

     3.754     11/1/29        200,000        196,231 (c) 

PNC Bank NA, Subordinated Notes

     4.050     7/26/28        650,000        615,011  

Truist Financial Corp., Senior Notes (5.867% to 6/8/33 then SOFR + 2.361%)

     5.867     6/8/34        390,000        390,155 (c) 

Truist Financial Corp., Senior Notes (7.161% to 10/30/28 then SOFR + 2.446%)

     7.161     10/30/29        350,000        370,568 (c) 

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

     7.296     4/2/34        1,610,000        1,644,253 (a)(c) 

US Bancorp, Senior Notes (5.836% to 6/10/33 then SOFR + 2.260%)

     5.836     6/12/34        470,000        474,846 (c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (4.611% to 4/25/52 then SOFR + 2.130%)

     4.611     4/25/53        600,000        523,468 (c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (5.013% to 4/4/50 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.502%)

     5.013     4/4/51        350,000        323,869 (c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (5.557% to 7/25/33 then SOFR + 1.990%)

     5.557     7/25/34        880,000        876,917 (c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.400     6/14/46        420,000        346,202  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.750     12/7/46        530,000        458,528  

Westpac Banking Corp., Subordinated Notes

     4.421     7/24/39        170,000        147,695  
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             37,325,919  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Capital Markets - 7.6%

          

Charles Schwab Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (4.000% to 12/1/30 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.079%)

     4.000     12/1/30        500,000      $ 412,414 (b)(c) 

Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes

     3.850     5/21/25        230,000        225,739  

Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes (5.853% to 5/19/33 then SOFR + 2.500%)

     5.853     5/19/34        410,000        416,562 (c) 

Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes (6.136% to 8/24/33 then SOFR + 2.010%)

     6.136     8/24/34        680,000        704,957 (c) 

CI Financial Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     6/15/51        250,000        147,859  

CME Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.300     9/15/43        750,000        758,647  

Credit Suisse AG AT1 Claim

     —        —         2,390,000        292,775 *(e) 

Credit Suisse USA Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     7/15/32        70,000        78,151  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 2/10/29 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.156%)

     7.500     2/10/29        150,000        158,104 (b)(c) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.700     11/1/24        600,000        600,406  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     2/1/41        2,550,000        2,746,450  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (3.615% to 3/15/27 then SOFR + 1.846%)

     3.615     3/15/28        1,670,000        1,592,624 (c) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.150     5/22/45        70,000        66,847  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     6/15/52        390,000        366,542  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Senior Notes

     5.200     6/15/62        400,000        386,293  

KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, Senior Notes

     5.125     6/1/44        1,300,000        1,185,389 (a) 

KKR Group Finance Co. VI LLC, Senior Notes

     3.750     7/1/29        110,000        101,963 (a) 

KKR Group Finance Co. X LLC, Senior Notes

     3.250     12/15/51        160,000        107,303 (a) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/24/42        140,000        155,800  

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (1.928% to 4/28/31 then SOFR + 1.020%)

     1.928     4/28/32        900,000        713,810 (c) 

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes

     4.350     9/8/26        500,000        488,850  

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes (5.297% to 4/20/32 then SOFR + 2.620%)

     5.297     4/20/37        190,000        182,093 (c) 

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes (5.948% to 1/19/33 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.430%)

     5.948     1/19/38        160,000        159,653 (c) 

Raymond James Financial Inc., Senior Notes

     4.650     4/1/30        120,000        118,723  

Raymond James Financial Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     7/15/46        150,000        137,860  

S&P Global Inc., Senior Notes

     3.250     12/1/49        110,000        78,800  

State Street Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.700% to 3/15/29 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.613%)

     6.700     3/15/29        380,000        379,921 (b)(c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Capital Markets - (continued)

          

UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.750% to 4/12/31 then USD 5 year SOFR ICE Swap Rate + 4.160%)

     7.750     4/12/31        280,000      $ 280,778 (a)(b)(c) 

UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (9.250% to 11/13/33 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.758%)

     9.250     11/13/33        440,000        487,241 (a)(b)(c) 

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (4.194% to 4/1/30 then SOFR + 3.730%)

     4.194     4/1/31        400,000        368,031 (a)(c) 

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (6.301% to 9/22/33 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.000%)

     6.301     9/22/34        350,000        362,061 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             14,262,646  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.1%

          

Capital One Financial Corp., Senior Notes (5.817% to 2/1/33 then SOFR + 2.600%)

     5.817     2/1/34        240,000        237,417 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Financial Services - 1.8%

          

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

     3.850     10/29/41        530,000        411,834  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/1/36        1,000,000        1,056,604  

Carlyle Finance LLC, Senior Notes

     5.650     9/15/48        170,000        159,904 (a) 

Carlyle Finance Subsidiary LLC, Senior Notes

     3.500     9/19/29        230,000        211,909 (a) 

Carlyle Holdings II Finance LLC, Senior Notes

     5.625     3/30/43        360,000        343,079 (a) 

Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     10/15/50        220,000        154,059  

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, Ltd. GTD ((Highest of 3 mo. USD LIBOR, 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate and 30 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate) + 1.812%)

     7.186     12/21/65        800,000        621,624 (a)(c) 

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Ltd. GTD ((Highest of 3 mo. USD LIBOR, 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate and 30 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate) + 2.062%)

     7.436     12/21/65        100,000        79,750 (a)(c) 

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc., Senior Notes

     2.875     10/15/26        230,000        211,859 (a) 

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     10/15/33        220,000        182,830 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Financial Services

             3,433,452  
          

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.8%

          

Allianz SE, Junior Subordinated Notes (3.500% to 4/30/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.973%)

     3.500     11/17/25        200,000        181,741 (a)(b)(c) 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/1/48        80,000        73,099  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Insurance - (continued)

          

Americo Life Inc., Senior Notes

     3.450     4/15/31        120,000      $ 93,225 (a) 

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     5/1/25        360,000        355,565 (a) 

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     7.875     10/15/26        840,000        877,078 (a) 

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     2.900     12/15/51        170,000        109,227  

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     3.375     4/15/50        100,000        68,754 (a) 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.900     4/1/77        420,000        352,802 (a) 

MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

     6.400     12/15/36        1,000,000        1,016,930  

MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

     9.250     4/8/38        159,000        181,580 (a) 

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     9.375     8/15/39        520,000        671,239 (a) 

New York Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.450     5/15/69        140,000        113,046 (a) 

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     3.625     9/30/59        180,000        126,077 (a) 

Prudential Financial Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 3/1/33 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.848%)

     6.750     3/1/53        270,000        281,128 (c) 

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/5/33        300,000        302,705  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

     6.850     12/16/39        1,050,000        1,187,818 (a) 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

     4.900     9/15/44        660,000        600,272 (a) 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

     3.300     5/15/50        330,000        231,166 (a) 

Travelers Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     6/15/37        400,000        440,200  
          

 

 

 

Total Insurance

             7,263,652  
          

 

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.4%

          

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     6.200     4/22/33        700,000        731,849 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             63,254,935  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 11.2%           

Biotechnology - 1.9%

          

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

     3.200     11/21/29        270,000        247,124  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

     4.050     11/21/39        1,160,000        1,017,578  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     3/2/33        1,160,000        1,157,229  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

     5.650     3/2/53        460,000        460,135  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/2/63        160,000        160,155  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Biotechnology - (continued)

          

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     5.650     12/1/41        100,000      $ 101,986  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     2/1/45        500,000        440,308  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     3/1/46        100,000        90,960  
          

 

 

 

Total Biotechnology

             3,675,475  
          

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.7%

          

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

     4.900     11/30/46        200,000        192,937  

Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes

     4.685     12/15/44        910,000        815,108  

Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes

     4.669     6/6/47        450,000        398,847  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

             1,406,892  
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 6.2%

          

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     4.250     12/15/27        160,000        152,368  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/15/29        560,000        530,491  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     3.375     2/15/30        790,000        697,588  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     3.000     10/15/30        120,000        102,619  

Cigna Group, Senior Notes

     4.800     8/15/38        540,000        501,119  

Cigna Group, Senior Notes

     3.200     3/15/40        220,000        164,144  

CommonSpirit Health, Secured Notes

     4.350     11/1/42        60,000        51,300  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     3/25/25        1,460,000        1,441,757  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     4.300     3/25/28        1,610,000        1,563,163  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     4.780     3/25/38        2,060,000        1,873,473  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     7/20/45        540,000        491,587  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     5.050     3/25/48        930,000        830,280  

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Secured Bonds

     4.178     8/1/48        150,000        114,161  

Elevance Health Inc., Senior Notes

     5.350     10/15/25        500,000        499,623  

Elevance Health Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     12/1/47        230,000        195,571  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.125     6/15/29        340,000        320,297  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     6/15/39        170,000        158,091  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     6/15/47        350,000        326,200  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     6/15/49        530,000        477,651  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     3/15/47        360,000        314,092  

Inova Health System Foundation, Senior Notes

     4.068     5/15/52        140,000        119,465  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Senior Notes

     3.002     6/1/51        120,000        82,349  

Orlando Health Obligated Group, Senior Notes

     4.089     10/1/48        270,000        225,870  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     8/15/39        220,000        177,814  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     7/15/45        220,000        202,596  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             11,613,669  
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.4%

          

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     1/30/28        130,000        59,474 (a) 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

     6.250     11/15/53        190,000        210,626  

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals - (continued)

          

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

     7.200     3/15/39        560,000      $ 665,811  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.750     5/19/33        620,000        603,986  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.110     5/19/43        620,000        596,642  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.300     5/19/53        470,000        460,089  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.340     5/19/63        90,000        86,762  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     7.125     1/31/25        200,000        201,192  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     8.125     9/15/31        320,000        346,115  

Wyeth LLC, Senior Notes

     5.950     4/1/37        1,100,000        1,175,768  

Zoetis Inc., Senior Notes

     4.700     2/1/43        40,000        36,628  
          

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

             4,443,093  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             21,139,129  
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 7.3%           

Aerospace & Defense - 3.1%

          

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.250     4/15/26        640,000        617,318 (a) 

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     3.100     5/1/26        1,540,000        1,467,687  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     3.250     2/1/28        580,000        538,420  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     5.705     5/1/40        330,000        321,757  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     5.805     5/1/50        220,000        212,282  

HEICO Corp., Senior Notes

     5.350     8/1/33        380,000        378,340  

Hexcel Corp., Senior Notes

     4.200     2/15/27        1,000,000        953,372  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     3.483     12/1/27        320,000        300,035  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

     5.400     7/31/33        290,000        290,346  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

     4.854     4/27/35        430,000        409,032  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

     4.500     5/15/36        50,000        47,302  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

     4.700     5/15/46        200,000        184,477  

RTX Corp., Senior Notes

     4.625     11/16/48        180,000        157,407  
          

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

             5,877,775  
          

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.4%

          

United Parcel Service Inc., Senior Notes

     6.200     1/15/38        700,000        766,524  
          

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.1%

          

Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes

     3.577     4/5/50        160,000        118,167  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Ground Transportation - 0.2%

          

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

     4.375     11/15/65        530,000      $ 414,104  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

     3.750     2/5/70        30,000        21,976  
          

 

 

 

Total Ground Transportation

             436,080  
          

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6%

          

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/10/39        143,000        169,163  

Honeywell International Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     9/1/31        500,000        499,189 (d) 

Honeywell International Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/15/33        540,000        541,157  
          

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

             1,209,509  
          

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.2%

          

Caterpillar Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     5/15/64        360,000        327,762  
          

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines - 0.9%

          

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     4/20/26        127,500        126,465 (a) 

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     4/20/29        170,000        166,409 (a) 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     5/1/25        420,000        427,012 (a) 

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

     4.500     10/20/25        227,500        224,718 (a) 

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

     4.750     10/20/28        210,000        205,378 (a) 

Southwest Airlines Co., Senior Notes

     5.125     6/15/27        290,000        288,950  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust

     4.875     1/15/26        177,920        175,456  
          

 

 

 

Total Passenger Airlines

             1,614,388  
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.8%

          

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

     1.875     8/15/26        1,000,000        918,626  

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

     5.850     12/15/27        480,000        486,211  

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

     4.625     10/1/28        500,000        483,354  

Aircastle Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/11/25        1,000,000        988,842 (a) 

Aviation Capital Group LLC, Senior Notes

     5.500     12/15/24        250,000        248,852 (a) 

Aviation Capital Group LLC, Senior Notes

     4.125     8/1/25        340,000        330,468 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

             3,456,353  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             13,806,558  
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.5%           

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.2%

          

TD SYNNEX Corp., Senior Notes

     1.250     8/9/24        400,000        392,067  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

IT Services - 0.3%

          

International Business Machines Corp., Senior Notes

     3.500     5/15/29        200,000      $ 186,998  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     4.100     10/15/41        450,000        336,923  
          

 

 

 

Total IT Services

             523,921  
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.7%

          

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

     4.150     11/15/30        178,000        166,581  

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

     4.300     11/15/32        580,000        537,348  

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

     3.187     11/15/36        22,000        17,256 (a) 

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

     4.926     5/15/37        239,000        222,815 (a) 

Foundry JV Holdco LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.875     1/25/34        470,000        468,138 (a) 

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

     4.900     7/29/45        220,000        208,354  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     3/25/50        20,000        17,838  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

     4.950     3/25/60        100,000        91,345  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

     3.200     8/12/61        180,000        116,296  

Micron Technology Inc., Senior Notes

     2.703     4/15/32        210,000        172,474  

Micron Technology Inc., Senior Notes

     3.366     11/1/41        40,000        29,178  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

     3.500     4/1/40        100,000        83,586  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

     3.500     4/1/50        300,000        235,454  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

     3.700     4/1/60        120,000        94,327  

QUALCOMM Inc., Senior Notes

     4.300     5/20/47        70,000        60,786  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

     4.600     2/15/28        380,000        379,392  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     3/15/39        430,000        378,999  
          

 

 

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

             3,280,167  
          

 

 

 

Software - 1.1%

          

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

     4.250     2/6/47        1,520,000        1,401,910  

Oracle Corp., Senior Notes

     3.950     3/25/51        490,000        365,850  

Oracle Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     3/25/61        580,000        425,868  
          

 

 

 

Total Software

             2,193,628  
          

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.2%

          

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Notes

     8.100     7/15/36        200,000        240,082  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Notes

     8.350     7/15/46        60,000        75,986  
          

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

             316,068  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             6,705,851  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 1.5%           

Chemicals - 0.4%

          

Celanese US Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     5.900     7/5/24        480,000        479,605  

Ecolab Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     3/24/30        130,000        129,991  

OCP SA, Senior Notes

     3.750     6/23/31        200,000        170,178 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             779,774  
          

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Metals & Mining - 1.1%

          

ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes

     6.550     11/29/27        240,000      $ 250,047  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.500     4/1/25        400,000        400,000 (a) 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.450     3/15/43        330,000        307,590  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.000     3/27/27        590,000        567,927 (a) 

Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/15/27        550,000        527,462  
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             2,053,026  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             2,832,800  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 1.3%           

Diversified REITs - 0.5%

          

Vornado Realty LP, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/15/25        1,000,000        971,636  
          

 

 

 

Health Care REITs - 0.5%

          

Ventas Realty LP, Senior Notes

     4.400     1/15/29        540,000        517,751  

Welltower OP LLC, Senior Notes

     4.125     3/15/29        510,000        485,535  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care REITs

             1,003,286  
          

 

 

 

Residential REITs - 0.1%

          

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP, Senior Notes

     4.150     4/15/32        130,000        117,343  
          

 

 

 

Retail REITs - 0.2%

          

WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     3.750     9/17/24        300,000        295,881 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 0.0%††

          

Extra Space Storage LP, Senior Notes

     3.900     4/1/29        110,000        102,797  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

             2,490,943  
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 4.3%           

Electric Utilities - 4.3%

          

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, Senior Secured Bonds

     4.500     4/1/44        530,000        469,767  

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

     4.677     2/9/51        200,000        140,445 (a) 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     6.450     1/15/38        600,000        651,793  

Edison International, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.000% to 3/15/27 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.901%)

     5.000     12/15/26        160,000        152,323 (b)(c) 

Edison International, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.375% to 3/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.698%)

     5.375     3/15/26        230,000        222,261 (b)(c) 

Enel Finance International NV, Senior Notes

     6.800     10/14/25        200,000        203,958 (a) 

Exelon Corp., Senior Notes

     4.050     4/15/30        190,000        178,345  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

     4.150     7/15/27        480,000        456,391  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     11/15/31        3,040,000        3,531,720  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Electric Utilities - (continued)

         

MidAmerican Energy Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     3.650     4/15/29        240,000     $ 226,565  

Ohio Edison Co., Senior Notes

     5.500     1/15/33        140,000       138,278 (a) 

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     2.500     2/1/31        130,000       106,626  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     3.300     8/1/40        30,000       21,638  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     4.950     7/1/50        310,000       263,563  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     6.750     1/15/53        220,000       235,769  

Southern California Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     4.125     3/1/48        480,000       384,420  

Virginia Electric & Power Co., Senior Notes

     8.875     11/15/38        500,000       665,577  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            8,049,439  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $187,889,753)

 

       180,559,023  
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 1.5%          

Argentina - 0.5%

         

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     1.000     7/9/29        11,447       5,322  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond (3.625% to 7/9/24 then 4.125%)

     3.625     7/9/35        182,200       67,894  

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes, Step bond (6.375% to 9/1/24 then 6.625%)

     6.375     9/1/37        2,141,885       832,658 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            905,874  
         

 

 

 

Brazil - 0.3%

         

Brazilian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     6.125     3/15/34        510,000       504,721  
         

 

 

 

Ivory Coast - 0.2%

         

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.625     1/30/33        460,000       446,021 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.5%

         

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     8.500     11/18/38        8,780,000 MXN      486,148  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     6.400     5/7/54        480,000       473,292  
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            959,440  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $3,054,967)

            2,816,056  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.8%           

California - 0.4%

          

Morongo Band of Mission Indians, CA, Revenue,

          

Tribal Economic Development, Series A

     7.000     10/1/39        500,000      $ 526,865 (a) 

Regents of the University of California Medical

          

Center Pooled Revenue, Series Q

     4.563     5/15/53        160,000        144,897  
          

 

 

 

Total California

             671,762  
          

 

 

 

Florida - 0.1%

          

Sumter Landing, FL, Community Development District Recreational Revenue, Taxable Community Development District

     4.172     10/1/47        260,000        228,334  
          

 

 

 

Illinois - 0.3%

          

Illinois State, GO, Taxable, Build America Bonds, Series 2010-3

     6.725     4/1/35        489,231        511,066  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost - $1,457,718)

             1,411,162  
          

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 0.4%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.4%           

Media - 0.4%

          

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes (Cost - $728,280)

     2.375     3/15/24        730,000        720,912  
          

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 0.1%           
INDUSTRIALS - 0.1%           

Passenger Airlines - 0.1%

          

Delta Air Lines Inc., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.750%)

     9.068     10/20/27        210,000        216,251 (c)(f)(g) 
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 0.0%††           

Paper & Forest Products - 0.0%††

          

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.864%)

     9.191     4/20/28        38,926        38,943 (c)(f)(g) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS

(Cost - $247,387)

             255,194  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.1%           
FINANCIALS - 0.1%           

Insurance - 0.1%

          

Delphi Financial Group Inc. (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.452%)
(Cost - $233,032)

     8.759        9,325        225,712 (c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $193,611,137)

 

     185,988,059  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE            FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.8%           

Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares
(Cost - $1,450,898)

     5.272        1,450,898      $ 1,450,898 (h)(i) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.4%
(Cost - $195,062,035)

 

        187,438,957  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.6%

             1,203,833  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 188,642,790  
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

††

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(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)

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

 

(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)

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

 

(e)

Security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (Note 1).

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

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.

 

(h)

Rate shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.

 

(i)

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 February 29, 2024, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $1,450,898 and the cost was $1,450,898 (Note 2).

Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

 

GO    — General Obligation
GTD    — Guaranteed
ICE    — Intercontinental Exchange
JSC    — Joint Stock Company
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    — Mexican Peso
SOFR    — Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD    — United States Dollar

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2024

 

At February 29, 2024, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

     23        6/24      $ 4,711,845      $ 4,709,250      $ (2,595

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     73        6/24        7,796,164        7,804,156        7,992  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     15        6/24        1,900,715        1,918,125        17,410  
              

 

 

 
                 22,807  
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:               

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     29        6/24        3,444,417        3,458,250        (13,833

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Notes

     30        6/24        3,411,265        3,425,156        (13,891
              

 

 

 
                 (27,724
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts

 

      $ (4,917
              

 

 

 

At February 29, 2024, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR      1,463,000        USD        1,612,198      Citibank N.A.      4/19/24      $ (27,682
BRL      4,479,974        USD        907,098      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      4/19/24        (10,416
JPY      192,282,631        USD        1,349,456      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      4/19/24        (56,483
USD      1,594,433        EUR        1,463,000      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      4/19/24        9,916  
                 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts

     $ (84,665
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
EUR    — Euro
JPY    — Japanese Yen
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 Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on April 24, 2009 and is registered as a non-diversified, limited-term, 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 and then to liquidate and distribute substantially all of the Fund’s net assets to stockholders on or about December 2, 2024. 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 net assets in investment grade corporate fixed income securities of varying maturities.

The Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies (“ASC 946”). The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including, but not limited to, ASC 946.

(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.

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the Fund’s manager has been designated as the valuation designee and is responsible for the oversight of the daily valuation process. The Fund’s manager is assisted by the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Fund’s manager and the Board of Directors. When 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.

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

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 – unadjusted 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)

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

     —       $ 180,559,023        —       $ 180,559,023  

Sovereign Bonds

     —         2,816,056        —         2,816,056  

Municipal Bonds

     —         1,411,162        —         1,411,162  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

     —         720,912        —         720,912  

Senior Loans

     —         255,194        —         255,194  

Preferred Stocks

     —         225,712        —         225,712  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     —         185,988,059        —         185,988,059  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

   $ 1,450,898        —         —         1,450,898  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,450,898      $ 185,988,059        —       $ 187,438,957  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts††

   $ 25,402        —         —       $ 25,402  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts††

     —       $ 9,916        —         9,916  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 25,402      $ 9,916        —       $ 35,318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,476,300      $ 185,997,975        —       $ 187,474,275  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS

(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts††

   $ 30,319        —         —       $ 30,319  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts††

     —       $ 94,581        —         94,581  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 30,319      $ 94,581        —       $ 124,900  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

††

Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments.

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 February 29, 2024. The following transactions were effected in such company for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
November 30,

2023
     Purchased      Sold      Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Dividend
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
     Affiliate
Value at
February 29,

2024
 
     Cost      Shares      Proceeds      Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares    $ 1,261,356      $ 4,862,052        4,862,052      $ 4,672,510        4,672,510        —       $ 13,775        —       $ 1,450,898  

 

 

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