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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    March 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%      
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.1%      

Entertainment - 2.1%

     

Vivid Seats Inc., Class A Shares

     73,270      $ 438,887
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 7.9%      

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2%

     

Cava Group Inc.

     3,650        255,682 * 
     

 

 

 

Household Durables - 2.4%

     

Mohawk Industries Inc.

     3,820        500,000 * 
     

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 1.4%

     

Polaris Inc.

     2,920        292,350  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 2.9%

     

Designer Brands Inc., Class A Shares

     19,890        217,398  

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.

     14,740        183,071

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     2,230        223,156  
     

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

        623,625  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        1,671,657  
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.6%      

Beverages - 1.1%

     

Boston Beer Co. Inc., Class A Shares

     790        240,492
     

 

 

 

Personal Care Products - 0.5%

     

Oddity Tech Ltd., Class A Shares

     2,320        100,804 * 
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        341,296  
     

 

 

 
ENERGY - 10.6%      

Energy Equipment & Services - 4.6%

     

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.

     12,110        273,928  

Cactus Inc., Class A Shares

     7,250        363,153  

Weatherford International PLC

     3,020        348,568
     

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

        985,649  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.0%

     

Callon Petroleum Co.

     6,080        217,421

CNX Resources Corp.

     16,090        381,655

Comstock Resources Inc.

     24,540        227,731  

Vital Energy Inc.

     8,290        435,556
     

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

        1,262,363  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        2,248,012  
     

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 26.6%      

Banks - 11.6%

     

Associated Banc-Corp.

     20,340        437,513  

Banc of California Inc.

     29,190        443,980  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  

Banks - continued

     

ConnectOne Bancorp Inc.

     19,190      $ 374,205  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

     36,540        420,575  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.

     6,390        393,305

WaFd Inc.

     13,210        383,486  
     

 

 

 

Total Banks

        2,453,064  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.0%

     

Invesco Ltd.

     11,210        185,974  

New Mountain Finance Corp.

     19,550        247,698  
     

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

        433,672  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 5.8%

     

Encore Capital Group Inc.

     4,240        193,387

NerdWallet Inc., Class A Shares

     31,514        463,256

SLM Corp.

     26,470        576,781  
     

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

        1,233,424  
     

 

 

 

Financial Services - 4.4%

     

Essent Group Ltd.

     3,680        218,997  

loanDepot Inc., Class A Shares

     127,630        330,561

TFS Financial Corp.

     30,880        387,853  
     

 

 

 

Total Financial Services

        937,411  
     

 

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.8%

     

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

     42,600        306,720  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

     21,020        278,305  
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

        585,025  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        5,642,596  
     

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 7.3%      

Biotechnology - 1.0%

     

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     12,500        199,250
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.0%

     

Globus Medical Inc., Class A Shares

     7,923        424,990 * 
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.6%

     

PetIQ Inc.

     18,820        344,030 * 
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.7%

     

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     4,700        324,911

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.

     6,359        246,856
     

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

        571,767  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        1,540,037  
     

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 19.6%      

Aerospace & Defense - 1.0%

     

Mercury Systems Inc.

     7,070        208,565
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 BrandywineGLOBAL — Small Cap Value Fund 2024 Quarterly Report

 


BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  

Building Products - 5.5%

     

Hayward Holdings Inc.

     25,910      $ 396,682

JELD-WEN Holding Inc.

     25,560        542,639

Trex Co. Inc.

     2,340        233,415
     

 

 

 

Total Building Products

        1,172,736  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.8%

     

ACV Auctions Inc., Class A Shares

     20,480        384,410
     

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.5%

     

Manitowoc Co. Inc.

     7,080        100,111
     

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines - 4.8%

     

Alaska Air Group Inc.

     11,290        485,357

Allegiant Travel Co.

     7,194        541,061  
     

 

 

 

Total Passenger Airlines

        1,026,418  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services - 3.5%

     

First Advantage Corp.

     27,345        443,536  

Upwork Inc.

     23,760        291,297
     

 

 

 

Total Professional Services

        734,833  
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.5%

     

Air Lease Corp.

     10,090        519,030  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        4,146,103  
     

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 6.7%      

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 3.6%

     

IPG Photonics Corp.

     2,070        187,728

Knowles Corp.

     18,960        305,256

Methode Electronics Inc.

     4,650        56,637  

Rogers Corp.

     1,878        222,900
     

 

 

 

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

        772,521  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.1%

     

Cohu Inc.

     7,770        258,974

Ichor Holdings Ltd.

     10,170        392,766
     

 

 

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

        651,740  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

        1,424,261  
     

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 1.9%      

Containers & Packaging - 1.9%

     

Sealed Air Corp.

     10,910        405,852  
     

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 5.7%      

Hotel & Resort REITs - 3.7%

     

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.

     39,460        439,584  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.

     23,390        351,084  
     

 

 

 

Total Hotel & Resort REITs

        790,668  
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

    SHARES      VALUE  

Office REITs - 1.0%

       

Equity Commonwealth

       10,890      $ 205,603 * 
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.0%

       

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.

       2,770        201,158
       

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

          1,197,429  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 7.4%        

Electric Utilities - 1.7%

       

Portland General Electric Co.

       8,520        357,840  
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 1.7%

       

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

       3,470        372,331  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 4.0%

       

Black Hills Corp.

       8,250        450,450  

Northwestern Energy Group Inc.

       7,700        392,161  
       

 

 

 

Total Multi-Utilities

          842,611  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

          1,572,782  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $17,773,697)

          20,628,912  
       

 

 

 
     RATE               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.3%        

Western Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves,

Premium Shares (Cost - $492,959)

     5.242     492,959        492,959 (a)(b) 
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.7%
(Cost - $18,266,656)

          21,121,871  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.3%

          56,250  
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 21,178,121  
       

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

(b)

In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated Company” represents Fund ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. At March 31, 2024, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $492,959 and the cost was $492,959 (Note 2).

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

BrandywineGLOBAL — Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Global Asset Management 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 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. 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. 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. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, 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 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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

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

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

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

 

   

Level 1 – 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.

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

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

(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Common Stocks†

   $ 20,628,912        —         —       $ 20,628,912  

Short-Term Investments†

     492,959        —         —         492,959  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 21,121,871        —         —       $ 21,121,871  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

2. Transactions with affiliated company

As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company for all or some portion of the period ended March 31, 2024. The following transactions were effected in such company for the period ended March 31, 2024.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
December 31,
2023
     Purchased      Sold  
     Cost      Shares      Proceeds      Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves, Premium Shares    $ 937,957      $ 1,168,307        1,168,307      $ 1,613,305        1,613,305  

 

(cont’d)

   Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Dividend
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Affiliate
Value at
March 31,
2024
 
Western Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves, Premium Shares      —       $ 8,509        —       $ 492,959  

 

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