UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-10407
Master Portfolio Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10018
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Marc A. De Oliveira
Franklin Templeton
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-877-721-1926
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
Date of reporting period: February 28, 2021
| ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.
Schedule of investments (unaudited)
February 28, 2021
Government Portfolio
| Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
| Short-Term Investments — 101.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills — 32.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Cash Management Bill |
0.075 | % | 5/18/21 | $ | 300,000,000 | $ | 299,951,250 | (a) | ||||||||
| U.S. Cash Management Bill |
0.095 | % | 6/1/21 | 150,000,000 | 149,963,583 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Cash Management Bill |
0.045 | % | 6/29/21 | 400,000,000 | 399,940,500 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.015 | % | 3/2/21 | 362,000,000 | 361,999,702 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.064 | % | 3/4/21 | 650,700,000 | 650,695,473 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.071 | % | 3/11/21 | 885,000,000 | 884,981,124 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.024 | % | 3/16/21 | 180,000,000 | 179,998,125 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.093 | % | 4/1/21 | 300,000,000 | 299,975,458 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.104 | % | 4/6/21 | 250,000,000 | 249,973,750 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.089 | % | 4/13/21 | 300,000,000 | 299,967,750 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.088 | % | 4/15/21 | 460,000,000 | 459,948,875 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.090 | % | 4/20/21 | 150,000,000 | 149,981,250 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.090 | % | 4/22/21 | 600,000,000 | 599,922,000 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.099 | % | 4/29/21 | 350,000,000 | 349,943,049 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.110 | % | 5/6/21 | 125,000,000 | 124,974,792 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.100 | % | 5/13/21 | 400,000,000 | 399,918,889 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.090 | % | 5/20/21 | 140,000,000 | 139,972,000 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.199 | % | 6/17/21 | 100,000,000 | 99,940,750 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.050 | % | 8/26/21 | 235,000,000 | 234,941,903 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.111 | % | 12/2/21 | 80,000,000 | 79,932,533 | (a) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills |
0.111 | % | 12/30/21 | 100,000,000 | 99,907,111 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Total U.S. Treasury Bills |
6,516,829,867 | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government Agencies — 24.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.090%) |
0.201 | % | 4/21/21 | 43,000,000 | 43,002,768 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (3 mo. USD LIBOR - 0.035%) |
0.170 | % | 4/30/21 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.020%) |
0.132 | % | 6/14/21 | 100,000,000 | 99,997,630 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (SOFR + 0.090%) |
0.100 | % | 7/15/21 | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (Federal Reserve Bank Prime Loan Rate - 3.030%) |
0.220 | % | 9/3/21 | 105,000,000 | 104,940,812 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.090%) |
0.202 | % | 9/13/21 | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (U.S. Federal Funds Intraday Effective Rate + 0.050%) |
0.120 | % | 9/15/21 | 50,000,000 | 49,999,311 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.100%) |
0.211 | % | 10/22/21 | 150,000,000 | 150,001,237 | (b) | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Government Portfolio
| Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Government Agencies — continued | ||||||||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.110%) |
0.231 | % | 12/10/21 | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (SOFR + 0.080%) |
0.090 | % | 3/10/22 | 37,000,000 | 37,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (Federal Reserve Bank Prime Loan Rate - 3.100%) |
0.150 | % | 3/15/22 | 87,000,000 | 86,990,843 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (Federal Reserve Bank Prime Loan Rate - 3.095%) |
0.155 | % | 4/20/22 | 110,000,000 | 109,993,644 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (SOFR + 0.040%) |
0.050 | % | 7/8/22 | 100,000,000 | 99,993,148 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (SOFR + 0.085%) |
0.095 | % | 10/7/22 | 70,000,000 | 70,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.065%) |
0.105 | % | 10/31/22 | 100,000,000 | 99,999,998 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (U.S. Federal Funds Intraday Effective Rate + 0.055%) |
0.125 | % | 11/16/22 | 25,000,000 | 24,997,829 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (SOFR + 0.055%) |
0.065 | % | 12/13/22 | 74,075,000 | 74,073,663 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (SOFR + 0.060%) |
0.070 | % | 1/13/23 | 68,000,000 | 68,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.055%) |
0.095 | % | 1/31/23 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.447 | % | 3/12/21 | 100,000,000 | 99,985,333 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.101 | % | 7/26/21 | 15,000,000 | 14,993,875 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.101 | % | 8/3/21 | 10,000,000 | 9,995,694 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.131 | % | 8/17/21 | 15,000,000 | 14,990,846 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.101 | % | 8/19/21 | 15,000,000 | 14,992,875 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.101 | % | 8/26/21 | 110,000,000 | 109,945,611 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.101 | % | 8/30/21 | 5,000,000 | 4,997,472 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.101 | % | 9/17/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,995,556 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.131 | % | 9/28/21 | 30,000,000 | 29,977,142 | (a) | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
February 28, 2021
Government Portfolio
| Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Government Agencies — continued | ||||||||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.101 | % | 9/30/21 | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 9,994,083 | (a) | ||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.111 | % | 10/20/21 | 50,000,000 | 49,964,403 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.101 | % | 10/21/21 | 4,000,000 | 3,997,400 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.111 | % | 10/25/21 | 5,000,000 | 4,996,364 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.081 | % | 12/28/21 | 20,000,000 | 19,986,578 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.081 | % | 1/19/22 | 40,000,000 | 39,971,200 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), Discount Notes |
0.081 | % | 1/28/22 | 35,000,000 | 34,974,100 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) (SOFR + 0.115%) |
0.125 | % | 3/12/21 | 75,000,000 | 74,999,991 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) (SOFR + 0.110%) |
0.140 | % | 3/25/21 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) (SOFR + 0.035%) |
0.045 | % | 4/13/21 | 225,000,000 | 225,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) |
0.150 | % | 4/27/21 | 143,760,000 | 143,759,515 | |||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) |
0.150 | % | 4/27/21 | 100,000,000 | 99,999,663 | |||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) (SOFR + 0.005%) |
0.035 | % | 5/14/21 | 140,000,000 | 140,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) |
0.120 | % | 6/23/21 | 90,000,000 | 89,998,192 | |||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) |
0.120 | % | 6/28/21 | 200,000,000 | 199,995,835 | |||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) (SOFR + 0.100%) |
0.110 | % | 7/9/21 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) (SOFR + 0.020%) |
0.050 | % | 8/9/21 | 225,000,000 | 225,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) |
3.000 | % | 10/12/21 | 20,570,000 | 20,937,072 | |||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) (SOFR + 0.055%) |
0.065 | % | 5/13/22 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) (SOFR + 0.085%) |
0.095 | % | 5/20/22 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) (SOFR + 0.090%) |
0.100 | % | 7/29/22 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), Discount Notes |
0.424 | % | 3/19/21 | 125,000,000 | 124,972,500 | (a) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Notes (SOFR + 0.300%) |
0.310 | % | 6/30/21 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Government Agencies — continued | ||||||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Notes (SOFR + 0.160%) |
0.170 | % | 4/20/22 | $ | 150,000,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Notes (SOFR + 0.190%) |
0.200 | % | 5/11/22 | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Notes (SOFR + 0.100%) |
0.110 | % | 8/19/22 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Notes (SOFR + 0.310%) |
0.320 | % | 10/25/21 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Notes (SOFR + 0.100%) |
0.110 | % | 12/3/21 | 118,100,000 | 118,009,544 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Notes (SOFR + 0.120%) |
0.130 | % | 7/29/22 | 42,000,000 | 42,000,000 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Total U.S. Government Agencies |
4,965,421,727 | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes — 13.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
2.250 | % | 3/31/21 | 595,000,000 | 596,058,015 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.139%) |
0.179 | % | 4/30/21 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,642 | (b) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
1.375 | % | 4/30/21 | 125,000,000 | 125,275,437 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
2.250 | % | 4/30/21 | 240,000,000 | 240,874,805 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
1.375 | % | 5/31/21 | 280,000,000 | 280,930,082 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
2.000 | % | 5/31/21 | 75,000,000 | 75,364,014 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
2.125 | % | 5/31/21 | 50,000,000 | 50,259,814 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
1.750 | % | 7/31/21 | 100,000,000 | 100,708,969 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
2.125 | % | 9/30/21 | 100,000,000 | 101,177,817 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
1.250 | % | 10/31/21 | 66,000,000 | 66,504,186 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
1.500 | % | 10/31/21 | 65,000,000 | 65,604,260 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
2.000 | % | 10/31/21 | 77,024,000 | 77,996,737 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
1.750 | % | 11/30/21 | 325,000,000 | 329,003,297 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.114%) |
0.154 | % | 4/30/22 | 422,000,000 | 422,324,593 | (b) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.055%) |
0.095 | % | 7/31/22 | 50,000,000 | 50,016,139 | (b) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.055%) |
0.095 | % | 10/31/22 | 100,000,000 | 99,991,558 | (b) | ||||||||||
| Total U.S. Treasury Notes |
2,782,090,365 | |||||||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
February 28, 2021
Government Portfolio
| Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
| Repurchase Agreements — 30.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank of America N.A. tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $100,000,083; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.375% to 2.250% due 4/30/24 to 12/31/25; Market value — $102,000,034) |
0.010 | % | 3/1/21 | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | |||||||||
| BNP Paribas tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/27/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $300,045,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 4.000% due 4/29/21 to 7/1/50; Market value — $306,000,000) |
0.090 | % | 4/27/21 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | |||||||||||
| BNP Paribas tri-party repurchase agreement dated 12/15/20; Proceeds at Maturity — $300,011,333; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 3.375% due 4/15/21 to 11/15/50; Market value — $306,000,000) |
0.080 | % | 3/15/21 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | |||||||||||
| BNP Paribas tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $850,002,125; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 7.000% due 3/15/21 to 2/1/51; Market value — $867,000,019) |
0.030 | % | 3/1/21 | 850,000,000 | 850,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/27/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $500,112,500; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 5.500% due 8/31/22 to 2/1/57; Market value — $510,042,141) |
0.090 | % | 5/27/21 | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/29/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $400,153,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 5.000% due 7/31/24 to 2/1/57; Market value — $408,031,620) |
0.090 | % | 7/29/21 | 400,000,000 | 400,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/12/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $200,012,500; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.125% to 4.625% due 6/30/22 to 8/15/50; Market value — $204,004,833) |
0.050 | % | 4/12/21 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | |||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
| Repurchase Agreements — continued | ||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $15,000,013; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.125% to 4.625% due 1/15/23 to 8/15/50; Market value — $15,300,109) |
0.010 | % | 3/1/21 | $ | 15,000,000 | $ | 15,000,000 | |||||||||
| Credit Agricole SA tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $150,000,125; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government obligation, 0.125% due 1/15/22; Market value — $153,000,085) |
0.010 | % | 3/1/21 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Fixed Income Clearing Corp. tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $100,000,083; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government obligation, 1.125% due 2/28/25; Market value — $102,000,013) |
0.010 | % | 3/1/21 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Fixed Income Clearing Corp. tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $300,000,250; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government obligation, 1.375% due 8/15/50; Market value — $306,000,033) |
0.010 | % | 3/1/21 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | |||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $100,000,083; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 1.375% to 6.750% due 4/30/24 to 8/15/39; Market value — $102,000,124) |
0.010 | % | 3/1/21 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $15,182,025; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government obligation, 3.000% due 2/15/49; Market value — $15,485,681) |
0.020 | % | 3/1/21 | 15,182,000 | 15,182,000 | |||||||||||
| ING Financial Markets LLC tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $50,003,875; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 4.000% due 1/27/22 to 1/1/57; Market value — $51,000,072) |
0.090 | % | 3/29/21 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | |||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
February 28, 2021
Government Portfolio
| Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
| Repurchase Agreements — continued | ||||||||||||||||
| ING Financial Markets LLC tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/8/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $250,034,167; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 5.500% due 1/27/22 to 5/1/58; Market value — $255,000,035) |
0.120 | % | 4/8/21 | $ | 250,000,000 | $ | 250,000,000 | |||||||||
| ING Financial Markets LLC tri-party repurchase agreement dated 12/14/20; Proceeds at Maturity — $200,010,861; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 5.500% due 1/27/22 to 5/1/58; Market value — $204,000,068) |
0.115 | % | 3/15/21 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | |||||||||||
| ING Financial Markets LLC tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $100,000,083; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.125% to 2.250% due 3/31/21 to 2/15/41; Market value — $102,000,031) |
0.010 | % | 3/1/21 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||||||||||
| ING Financial Markets LLC tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $100,000,167; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 1.500% to 5.000% due 11/1/29 to 1/1/57; Market value — $102,000,000) |
0.020 | % | 3/1/21 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||||||||||
| ING Financial Markets LLC tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/8/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $200,004,278; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 5.500% due 1/27/22 to 1/1/57; Market value — $204,000,040) |
0.070 | % | 3/9/21 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | |||||||||||
| JPMorgan Securities LLC tri-party repurchase agreement dated 12/9/20; Proceeds at Maturity — $100,003,361; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 1.875% to 8.000% due 9/1/26 to 3/1/51; Market value — $102,025,557) |
0.110 | % | 3/9/21 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||||||||||
| JPMorgan Securities LLC tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $88,000,073; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 1.125% to 6.750% due 8/15/26 to 5/15/40; Market value — $89,760,133) |
0.010 | % | 3/1/21 | 88,000,000 | 88,000,000 | |||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
| Repurchase Agreements — continued | ||||||||||||||||
| JPMorgan Securities LLC tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $300,000,500; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 1.500% to 7.500% due 5/15/26 to 3/15/54; Market value — $306,000,510) |
0.020 | % | 3/1/21 | $ | 300,000,000 | $ | 300,000,000 | |||||||||
| Nomura Securities International Inc. tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $300,000,500; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 2.000% to 5.500% due 5/20/24 to 7/20/69; Market value — $306,000,510) |
0.020 | % | 3/1/21 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Royal Bank of Canada tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $160,000,133; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.125% to 4.500% due 1/15/23 to 8/15/40; Market value — $163,200,073) |
0.010 | % | 3/1/21 | 160,000,000 | 160,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Societe Generale NY tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $550,000,917; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 7.500% due 2/28/21 to 2/15/51; Market value — $561,000,000) |
0.020 | % | 3/1/21 | 550,000,000 | 550,000,000 | |||||||||||
| TD Securities LLC tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $150,000,250; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government obligation, 1.375% due 11/15/40; Market value — $153,000,046) |
0.020 | % | 3/1/21 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Wells Fargo Bank NA tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/21; Proceeds at Maturity — $300,000,250; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government obligation, 0.125% to 0.625% due 7/15/21 to 1/15/31; Market value — $306,000,063) |
0.010 | % | 3/1/21 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Total Repurchase Agreements |
6,178,182,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Investments — 101.8% (Cost — $20,442,523,959#) |
|
20,442,523,959 | ||||||||||||||
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.8)% |
(352,802,098 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Total Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 20,089,721,861 | ||||||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
February 28, 2021
Government Portfolio
| # | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. |
| (a) | Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity. |
| (b) | 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. |
| Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule: | ||
| LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate | |
| SOFR | — Secured Overnight Financing Rate | |
| USD | — United States Dollar | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)
February 28, 2021
| Assets: | ||||
| Investments, at value |
$ | 14,264,341,959 | ||
| Repurchase agreements, at value |
6,178,182,000 | |||
| Cash |
733,956,929 | |||
| Interest receivable |
14,585,723 | |||
| Total Assets |
21,191,066,611 | |||
| Liabilities: | ||||
| Payable for securities purchased |
1,100,888,235 | |||
| Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased |
289,277 | |||
| Trustees’ fees payable |
28,171 | |||
| Accrued expenses |
139,067 | |||
| Total Liabilities |
1,101,344,750 | |||
| Total Net Assets | $ | 20,089,721,861 | ||
| Represented by: | ||||
| Paid-in capital | $ | 20,089,721,861 | ||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of operations (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021
| Investment Income: | ||||
| Interest |
$ | 13,282,336 | ||
| Expenses: | ||||
| Investment management fee (Note 2) |
9,439,009 | |||
| Custody fees |
159,304 | |||
| Trustees’ fees |
153,498 | |||
| Fund accounting fees |
120,982 | |||
| Interest expense |
112,047 | |||
| Legal fees |
80,792 | |||
| Audit and tax fees |
17,723 | |||
| Miscellaneous expenses |
44,621 | |||
| Total Expenses |
10,127,976 | |||
| Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note 2) |
(9,439,009) | |||
| Net Expenses |
688,967 | |||
| Net Investment Income | 12,593,369 | |||
| Net Realized Gain on Investments | 29,503 | |||
| Increase in Net Assets From Operations | $ | 12,622,872 | ||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
| For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (unaudited) and the Year Ended August 31, 2020 |
2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||
| Net investment income |
$ | 12,593,369 | $ | 161,030,599 | ||||
| Net realized gain (loss) |
29,503 | (526,590) | ||||||
| Increase in Net Assets From Operations |
12,622,872 | 160,504,009 | ||||||
| Capital Transactions: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from contributions |
96,868,326,124 | 150,194,537,795 | ||||||
| Value of withdrawals |
(95,916,609,316) | (143,734,413,662) | ||||||
| Increase in Net Assets From Capital Transactions |
951,716,808 | 6,460,124,133 | ||||||
| Increase in Net Assets |
964,339,680 | 6,620,628,142 | ||||||
| Net Assets: | ||||||||
| Beginning of period |
19,125,382,181 | 12,504,754,039 | ||||||
| End of period |
$ | 20,089,721,861 | $ | 19,125,382,181 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial highlights
| For the years ended August 31, unless otherwise noted: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20211 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period (millions) | $20,090 | $19,125 | $12,505 | $16,449 | $20,280 | $17,299 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total return2 |
0.07 | % | 1.08 | % | 2.35 | % | 1.50 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.32 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross expenses |
0.11 | %3 | 0.11 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.11 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net expenses4,5 |
0.01 | 3 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income |
0.13 | 3 | 0.95 | 2.32 | 1.46 | 0.67 | 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | For the six months ended February 28, 2021 (unaudited). |
| 2 | Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
| 3 | Annualized. |
| 4 | The investment manager, pursuant to the terms of the feeder fund’s investment management agreement, has agreed to waive 0.10% of Portfolio expenses, attributable to the Portfolio’s investment management fee. Additional amounts may be voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed from time to time. |
| 5 | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
1. Organization and significant accounting policies
Government Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a separate diversified investment series of Master Portfolio Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue beneficial interests in the Portfolio. At February 28, 2021, all investors in the Portfolio were funds advised or administered by the investment manager of the Portfolio and/or its affiliates.
The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.
(a) Investment valuation. In accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, money market instruments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. This method involves valuing portfolio securities at their cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. The Portfolio’s use of amortized cost is subject to its compliance with certain conditions as specified by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee (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 Portfolio’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees.
The Portfolio 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 financial statements (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 — 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 Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s assets carried at fair value:
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
| Description | Quoted Prices (Level 1) |
Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant (Level 3) |
Total | ||||||||||||
| Short-Term Investments† |
— | $ | 20,442,523,959 | — | $ | 20,442,523,959 | ||||||||||
| † | See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
(b) Repurchase agreements. The Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its subadviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Portfolio acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Portfolio to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Portfolio’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Portfolio’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Portfolio’s behalf, take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market and measured against the value of the agreement in an effort to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Portfolio generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Portfolio seeks to assert its rights or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Portfolio may be delayed or limited.
(c) Interest income and expenses. Interest income (including interest income from payment-in-kind securities) consists of interest accrued and discount earned (including both
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original issue and market discount adjusted for amortization of premium) on the investments of the Portfolio. Expenses of the Portfolio are accrued daily. The Portfolio bears all costs of its operations other than expenses specifically assumed by the investment manager.
(d) Method of allocation. Net investment income of the Portfolio is allocated pro rata, based on respective ownership interests, among the Fund and other investors in the Portfolio (the “Holders”) at the time of such determination. Gross realized gains and/or losses of the Portfolio are allocated to the Holders in a manner such that the net asset values per share of each Holder, after each such allocation, is closer to the total of all Holders’ net asset values divided by the aggregate number of shares outstanding for all Holders.
(e) Compensating balance arrangements. The Portfolio has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian’s fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Portfolio’s cash on deposit with the bank.
(f) Income taxes. The Portfolio is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Portfolio is treated as owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Portfolio. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Portfolio’s assets will be managed so an investor in the Portfolio can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
Management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of August 31, 2020, no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements. The Portfolio’s federal and state income tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
(g) Other. Purchases, maturities and sales of money market instruments are accounted for on the date of the transaction. Realized gains and losses are calculated on the identified cost basis.
2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Portfolio’s investment manager and Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”) is the Portfolio’s subadviser. LMPFA and Western Asset are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”).
Under the investment management agreement, the Portfolio pays an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.10% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Portfolio. LMPFA delegates to the subadviser the day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolio. For its services, LMPFA pays Western Asset monthly 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Portfolio.
As a result of the investment management agreement between LMPFA and the feeder fund, LMPFA has agreed to waive 0.10% of Portfolio expenses, attributable to the Portfolio’s investment management fee. Additional amounts may be voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed from time to time.
During the six months ended February 28, 2021, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $9,439,009.
LMPFA is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to the Portfolio during the same fiscal year under certain circumstances.
All officers and one Trustee of the Trust are employees of Franklin Resources or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Trust.
3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities
During the six months ended February 28, 2021, the Portfolio did not invest in derivative instruments.
4. Recent accounting pronouncement
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (the “ASU”). The amendments in the ASU provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. The ASU is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management has reviewed the requirements and believes the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on the financial statements.
5. Other matters
The outbreak of the respiratory illness COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has continued to rapidly spread around the world, causing considerable uncertainty for the global economy and financial markets. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Portfolio’s investments, impair the Portfolio’s ability to satisfy withdrawal requests, and negatively impact the Portfolio’s performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and
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measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Portfolio by its service providers.
* * *
The Portfolio’s investments, payment obligations, and financing terms may be based on floating rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. Plans are underway to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. In December 2020, the ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, announced that it had commenced a consultation to determine whether to extend publication of certain U.S. dollar LIBOR settings (overnight and one-, three-, six- and twelve-month U.S. dollar LIBOR) to the end of June 2023. There remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rate and the impact of the transition from LIBOR on the Portfolio’s transactions and the financial markets generally. As such, the potential effect of a transition away from LIBOR on the Portfolio or the Portfolio’s investments cannot yet be determined.
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| ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Included herein under Item 1.
| ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable
| ITEM 13. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) (1) Not applicable.
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.
| Master Portfolio Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ Jane Trust | |
| Jane Trust | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | April 20, 2021 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/Jane Trust | |
| Jane Trust | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | April 20, 2021 | |
| By: | /s/Christopher Berarducci | |
| Christopher Berarducci | ||
| Principal Financial Officer | ||
| Date: | April 20, 2021 | |
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
EX-99.CERT
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Jane Trust, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Master Portfolio Trust – Government Portfolio; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: April 20, 2021 | /s/ Jane Trust | |||||
| Jane Trust | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer |
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Christopher Berarducci, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Master Portfolio Trust – Government Portfolio; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: April 20, 2021 | /s/ Christopher Berarducci | |||||
| Christopher Berarducci | ||||||
| Principal Financial Officer |
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
EX-99.906CERT
CERTIFICATION
Jane Trust, Chief Executive Officer, and Christopher Berarducci, Principal Financial Officer of Master Portfolio Trust – Government Portfolio (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of their knowledge that:
1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended February 28, 2021 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
| Chief Executive Officer | Principal Financial Officer | |||
| Master Portfolio Trust – Government Portfolio | Master Portfolio Trust – Government Portfolio | |||
| /s/ Jane Trust |
/s/ Christopher Berarducci | |||
| Jane Trust | Christopher Berarducci | |||
| Date: April 20, 2021 | Date: April 20, 2021 | |||
This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.