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WESTERN ASSET INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND

 

Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited)    August 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 108.6%

 

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.375     1/15/25        10,870,960      $ 12,228,679  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.000     1/15/26        145,017,980        163,233,881 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.375     1/15/27        6,350,700        7,453,891  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.750     1/15/28        31,789,160        36,393,564  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     3.625     4/15/28        21,822,972        28,559,725 (a)  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.500     1/15/29        17,811,938        21,961,969 (a)  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     3.875     4/15/29        74,010,225        101,313,486 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     2/15/40        8,295,560        11,420,988  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     2/15/41        9,825,060        13,669,591  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.375     2/15/44        54,996,462        68,495,266 (a)  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/45        20,036,171        21,954,395  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.000     2/15/48        7,270,970        8,542,280  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/20        64,533,020        63,929,914 (a)  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/21        43,229,600        42,813,077  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     7/15/21        21,592,930        21,727,966  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/22        14,372,590        14,285,353  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/22        81,520,776        81,011,196 (a)  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     7/15/22        64,747,519        64,699,869 (a)  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/23        13,715,892        13,692,251 (b)  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     1/15/26        55,257,767        57,424,574  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES
(Cost - $811,600,730)

 

          854,811,915  
          

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 9.2%           
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.0%           

Tobacco - 0.0%

          

Pyxus International Inc., Secured Notes

     9.875     7/15/21        240,000        190,800  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 5.1%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1%

          

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

     3.800     11/15/25        500,000        530,409  
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.0%

          

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.550     3/15/26        330,000        373,982  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.200     3/15/40        2,690,000        3,306,346  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     2/1/42        910,000        939,904  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     4.250     1/15/44        2,630,000        2,390,703  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     8.000     6/15/27        2,400,000        1,746,024  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/1/44        2,250,000        2,268,700  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     3.125     7/31/29        3,380,000        3,509,615  

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA, Senior Notes

     5.150     2/11/26        3,720,000        4,051,638 (c)  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

KazTransGas JSC, Senior Notes

     4.375     9/26/27        4,000,000      $ 4,226,320 (c) 

MEG Energy Corp., Secured Notes

     6.500     1/15/25        30,000        30,263 (c)  

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.000     3/31/24        110,000        105,188 (c)  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     3.900     11/15/24        500,000        524,287  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     8/15/47        3,210,000        3,575,321  

Oasis Petroleum Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     3/15/22        400,000        374,000  

Oasis Petroleum Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/15/23        490,000        445,900  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.999     1/27/28        3,690,000        4,065,457  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/23        900,000        798,750  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/15/21        1,860,000        1,746,447  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     4/1/23        1,100,000        869,000  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/24/44        2,350,000        2,819,081  

YPF SA, Senior Notes

     8.500     7/28/25        1,700,000        1,122,017 (d)  
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             39,288,943  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             39,819,352  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 0.9%           

Banks - 0.7%

          

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     11/21/22        5,060,000        5,582,268  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.2%

          

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Ltd. GTD ((Highest of 3 mo. USD LIBOR, 10 year U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity Rate and 30 year U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity Rate) + 1.800%)

     4.340     12/21/65        2,084,000        1,490,060 (c)(e) 
          

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.0%

          

Ambac Assurance Corp., Subordinated Notes

     5.100     6/7/20        48,493        69,223 (c)  

Ambac LSNI LLC, Senior Secured Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.000%)

     7.319     2/12/23        207,588        211,221 (c)(e)  
          

 

 

 

Total Insurance

             280,444  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             7,352,772  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 1.2%           

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.2%

          

Immucor Inc., Senior Notes

     11.125     2/15/22        1,180,000        1,200,650 (c)  
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.0%

          

Bausch Health Americas Inc., Senior Notes

     9.250     4/1/26        1,140,000        1,293,900 (c)  

Bausch Health Americas Inc., Senior Notes

     8.500     1/31/27        1,970,000        2,191,586 (c)  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals - (continued)

         

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/15/25        1,730,000     $ 1,786,225 (c) 

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     9.000     12/15/25        2,620,000       2,947,500 (c)  
         

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

            8,219,211  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

            9,419,861  
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 2.0%          

Metals & Mining - 2.0%

         

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, Senior Notes

     6.125     5/15/28        1,470,000       1,532,475 (c) 

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

     4.000     9/11/27        1,630,000       1,682,966 (c) 

ArcelorMittal, Senior Notes

     6.125     6/1/25        720,000       811,053  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     2/15/23        3,000,000       3,163,800  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.125     3/12/24        750,000       790,072 (c)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.000     3/27/27        500,000       517,258 (c)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     3.875     10/27/27        1,630,000       1,676,292 (c) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42        3,440,000       3,982,209  

Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/15/27        1,360,000       1,446,121  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

            15,602,246  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $68,474,345)

            72,385,031  
         

 

 

 
NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 8.4%

 

    

Brazil - 3.0%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie B, Notes

     6.000     8/15/30        26,712,188 BRL      7,926,043  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie B, Notes

     6.000     8/15/50        46,948,695 BRL      15,675,563  
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            23,601,606  
         

 

 

 

Italy - 4.1%

         

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro

     3.100     9/15/26        24,237,873 EUR      32,101,339 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Russia - 0.5%

         

Russian Federal Inflation Linked Bond - OFZ

     2.500     2/2/28        267,297,500 RUB      3,711,713  
         

 

 

 

Uruguay - 0.8%

         

Uruguay Government International Bond

     4.250     4/5/27        225,528,447 UYU      6,653,069  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES
(Cost - $63,145,378)

            66,067,727  
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 7.2%          

Argentina - 0.1%

         

Argentina POM Politica Monetaria, Bonds (Argentina Central Bank 7 Day Repo Reference Rate)

     66.777     6/21/20        132,660,000 ARS      641,467 (e)  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Brazil - 0.1%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/21        1,900,000 BRL     $ 482,519  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/27        570,000 BRL       157,264  
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            639,783  
         

 

 

 

Chile - 1.1%

         

Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos, Bonds

     5.000     3/1/35        4,785,000,000 CLP      8,482,076  
         

 

 

 

Ecuador - 0.5%

         

Ecuador Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     10.500     3/24/20        3,120,000       3,213,631 (c) 

Ecuador Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.950     6/20/24        1,070,000       1,080,711 (d)  
         

 

 

 

Total Ecuador

            4,294,342  
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 1.7%

         

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.850     7/18/27        400,000       429,114 (c)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/11/28        1,790,000       1,884,249  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     5.125     1/15/45        430,000       528,551 (c)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.750     7/18/47        880,000       1,046,224 (c) 

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.350     1/11/48        2,010,000       2,289,522  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     7.000     5/15/27        100,812,000,000 IDR      7,004,279  
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            13,181,939  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 2.7%

         

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     7.750     11/13/42        273,450,000 MXN       14,077,391  

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     8.000     11/7/47        51,280,000 MXN       2,713,875  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.500     4/22/29        3,720,000       4,111,567  
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            20,902,833  
         

 

 

 

Nigeria - 0.0%

         

Nigeria Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     6.500     11/28/27        280,000       279,823 (c)  
         

 

 

 

Qatar - 0.5%

         

Qatar Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.000     3/14/29        3,770,000       4,309,920 (c) 
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Russia - 0.5%

         

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     7.050     1/19/28        250,000,000 RUB    $ 3,781,255  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $64,724,725)

            56,513,438  
         

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(f) - 5.0%          

Banc of America Funding Trust, 2015-R2 4A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.165%)

     2.952     9/29/36        13,409,043       11,962,288 (c)(e) 

Banc of America Funding Trust, 2015-R2 5A2

     3.054     9/29/36        8,427,728       6,676,458 (c)(e) 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2006-C5 AJ

     5.373     12/15/39        1,288,902       873,803  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-C5 AM

     5.869     9/15/40        1,210,207       920,462 (e)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, 2017-2 M1

     4.000     8/25/56        3,690,000       3,722,068 (c)(e) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series, 2017-2 M2

     4.000     8/25/56        5,170,000       5,007,643 (c)(e) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2017-DNA2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.450%)

     5.595     10/25/29        2,660,000       2,797,025 (e) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2017-C06 1B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.150%)

     6.295     2/25/30        2,950,000       3,174,659 (c)(e) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-CB19 AJ

     6.004     2/12/49        2,289,113       1,535,701 (e) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-LD12 AJ

     6.613     2/15/51        48,235       46,245 (e)  

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2006-5 2A2, IO (-1.000 X 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.150%)

     5.005     9/25/36        2,778,786       845,603 (e)  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-11AR 2A3

     3.286     6/25/37        90,097       58,542 (e)  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2006-AR3 A1B (Federal Reserve US 12 mo. Cumulative Avg 1 Year CMT + 1.000%)

     3.481     2/25/46        2,102,247       2,032,374 (e)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $33,984,481)

            39,652,871  
         

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.7%          

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2007-SD2 2A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)

     2.545     9/25/46        48,756       47,216 (e)  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

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

Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, 2007-B A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%)

     3.395     10/15/37        5,311,143     $ 5,243,947 (c)(e) 

Security National Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-3A A2

     5.830     1/25/37        98,492       98,074 (c)(e)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost - $4,916,214)

            5,389,237  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $1,046,845,873)

            1,094,820,219  
         

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.8%          
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.2%          

Argentina Treasury Bills
(Cost - $5,534,567)

     56.771     7/29/20        154,500,000 ARS      1,722,669 (g)  
         

 

 

 
                  SHARES        
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.6%          

Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares
(Cost - $19,830,225)

     2.006        19,830,225       19,830,225  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $25,364,792)

            21,552,894  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 141.9%
(Cost - $1,072,210,665)

            1,116,373,113  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (41.9)%

            (329,423,914
         

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 786,949,199  
         

 

 

 

 

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

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2019

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ARS    — Argentine Peso
BRL    — Brazilian Real
CAS    — Connecticut Avenue Securities
CLP    — Chilean Peso
CMT    — Constant Maturity Treasury
EUR    — Euro
GTD    — Guaranteed
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
IO    — Interest Only
JSC    — Joint Stock Company
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    — Mexican Peso
RUB    — Russian Ruble
USD    — United States Dollar
UYU    — Uruguayan Peso

At August 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Counterparty

   Rate     Effective
Date
     Maturity
Date
    Face Amount
of Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    

Asset Class

of Collateral*

   Collateral
Value
 

Credit Suisse

     2.600     4/8/2019        TBD **    $ 20,137,500      U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities    $ 21,789,697  

Deutsche Bank

     2.440     7/10/2019        10/8/2019       324,725,875      U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      337,853,475  
         

 

 

       

 

 

 
          $ 344,863,375         $ 359,643,172  
         

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

**

TBD — To Be Determined; These reverse repurchase agreements have no maturity dates because they are renewed daily and can be terminated by either the Fund or the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the agreements. The rates for these agreements are variable. The rate disclosed is the rate as-of August 31, 2019.

At August 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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

90-Day Eurodollar

     190        12/19      $ 46,195,067      $ 46,616,500      $ 421,433  

90-Day Eurodollar

     1,340        6/20        329,249,189        330,326,750        1,077,561  

Copper

     338        12/19        23,162,295        21,560,175        (1,602,120

Euro

     94        9/19        13,403,825        12,912,662        (491,163

Gold 100 Ounce

     114        12/19        16,252,125        17,435,160        1,183,035  

Mexican Peso

     86        9/19        2,187,455        2,141,400        (46,055

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2019

 

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

Silver

     102        12/19      $ 8,734,515      $ 9,354,420      $ 619,905  

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

     398        12/19        85,943,085        86,014,641        71,556  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     310        12/19        37,131,706        37,192,734        61,028  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     152        12/19        19,995,576        20,021,250        25,674  

WTI Crude

     283        12/21        15,777,422        14,186,790        (1,590,632
              

 

 

 
                 (269,778
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:               

British Pound

     67        9/19        5,351,457        5,092,419        259,038  

Euro-Bund

     57        9/19        10,712,915        11,219,872        (506,957

Euro-Bund

     172        12/19        33,321,936        33,323,372        (1,436

Gasoline

     38        12/19        2,756,968        2,363,995        392,973  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     263        12/19        43,293,612        43,460,750        (167,138

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     629        12/19        124,025,710        124,188,187        (162,477
              

 

 

 
                 (185,997
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts                $ (455,775
              

 

 

 

At August 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
GBP      4,241,448        USD        5,330,737      Barclays Bank PLC      10/17/19      $ (159,376
IDR      52,969,535,174        USD        3,688,429      Barclays Bank PLC      10/17/19        25,890  
INR      1,036,321,925        USD        14,744,567      Barclays Bank PLC      10/17/19        (310,059
MYR      49,281,000        USD        11,909,089      Barclays Bank PLC      10/17/19        (201,784
USD      14,173        AUD        20,541      Barclays Bank PLC      10/17/19        320  
USD      90,024        EUR        80,000      BNP Paribas SA      10/17/19        1,771  
USD      111,923        EUR        100,000      BNP Paribas SA      10/17/19        1,607  
USD      112,249        EUR        100,000      BNP Paribas SA      10/17/19        1,934  
USD      334,518        EUR        300,000      BNP Paribas SA      10/17/19        3,572  
BRL      13,430,000        USD        3,535,141      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        (302,542
BRL      15,529,699        USD        4,092,743      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        (354,747
BRL      27,050,000        USD        7,111,871      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        (600,941
COP      82,621,685,652        USD        25,476,930      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        (1,529,868

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2019

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
JPY      897,550,000        USD        8,333,604      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19      $ 144,442  
RUB      2,101,159,580        USD        32,529,719      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        (1,236,956
USD      469,451        AUD        675,945      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        13,584  
USD      56,229        EUR        50,000      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        1,072  
USD      101,619        EUR        90,000      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        2,335  
USD      112,512        EUR        100,000      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        2,197  
USD      167,494        EUR        150,000      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        2,021  
USD      222,895        EUR        200,000      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        2,264  
USD      224,961        EUR        200,000      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        4,330  
USD      5,813,117        MXN        112,802,368      Citibank N.A.      10/17/19        230,108  
USD      46,119,415        EUR        40,657,846      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      10/17/19        1,267,531  
USD      16,202,212        TWD        499,498,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      10/17/19        257,292  
                 

 

 

 
Total                   $     (2,734,003
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

AUD    — Australian Dollar
BRL    — Brazilian Real
COP    — Colombian Peso
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
INR    — Indian Rupee
JPY    — Japanese Yen
MXN    — Mexican Peso
MYR    — Malaysian Ringgit
RUB    — Russian Ruble
TWD    — Taiwan Dollar
USD    — United States Dollar

At August 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 
     NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     TERMINATION
DATE
    

PAYMENTS

MADE BY

THE FUND†

  

PAYMENTS

RECEIVED BY

THE FUND†

   UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
   $ 26,660,000        6/15/22      3-Month LIBOR quarterly    1.850% semi-annually    $ (10,270   $ 326,158  
     39,783,000        8/31/23      2.500% semi-annually    3-Month LIBOR quarterly      (2,481     (1,803,757
  

 

 

             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 66,443,000               $ (12,751   $ (1,477,599
  

 

 

             

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2019

 

OTC INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     TERMINATION
DATE
     PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND†
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
  UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
     UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 95,600,000        5/3/20      2.023%*   CPURNSA*   $     —      $     (212,887

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

REFERENCE ENTITY

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
     TERMINATION
DATE
     PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
   MARKET
VALUE3
     UPFRONT
PREMIUMS
PAID
(RECEIVED)
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 

Markit CDX.NA.IG.32 Index

   $ 33,330,000        6/20/24      1.000% quarterly    $ 704,529      $     493,241      $     211,288  

 

1

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

 

2

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

 

3

The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected loss (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values (sell protection) or increasing market values (buy protection) when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

 

*

One time payment made at termination date.

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

CPURNSA    — U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA Index
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate

This Consolidated 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 Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on February 25, 2004.

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income for its shareholders. Capital appreciation, when consistent with current income, is a secondary investment objective.

The Fund may gain exposure to the commodities markets by investing a portion of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary, Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund CFC (the “Subsidiary”), organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Among other investments, the Subsidiary may invest in commodity-linked instruments. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary; although 10% of total managed assets may be utilized for commodity-related strategies. This schedule of investments is the consolidated schedule of investments of the Fund and the Subsidiary.

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

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services 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

 

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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the 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 Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

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

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

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

 

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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

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

 

   

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

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†:

           

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     —        $ 854,811,915        —        $ 854,811,915  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          72,385,031        —          72,385,031  

Non-U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     —          66,067,727        —          66,067,727  

Sovereign Bonds

     —          56,513,438        —          56,513,438  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —          39,652,871        —          39,652,871  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          5,389,237        —          5,389,237  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     —          1,094,820,219        —          1,094,820,219  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†:

           

Sovereign Bonds

     —          1,722,669        —          1,722,669  

Money Market Funds

   $ 19,830,225        —          —          19,830,225  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

     19,830,225        1,722,669        —          21,552,894  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 19,830,225      $ 1,096,542,888        —        $ 1,116,373,113  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 4,112,203        —          —        $ 4,112,203  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 1,962,270        —          1,962,270  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     —          326,158        —          326,158  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection

     —          211,288        —          211,288  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 4,112,203      $ 2,499,716        —        $ 6,611,919  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 23,942,428      $ 1,099,042,604        —        $ 1,122,985,032  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 4,567,978        —          —        $ 4,567,978  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 4,696,273        —          4,696,273  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     —          1,803,757        —          1,803,757  

OTC Interest Rate Swaps

     —          212,887        —          212,887  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,567,978      $ 6,712,917        —        $ 11,280,895  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Consolidated Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

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