WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MATURITY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) | February 29, 2024 | |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets) |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 98.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Education - 11.3% |
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California Enterprise Development Authority, Student Housing Revenue, M@College Project, Series A |
5.000 | % | 8/1/35 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 419,929 | |||||||||
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Revenue, Colburn School, Refunding |
1.750 | % | 8/1/26 | 5,000,000 | 4,720,486 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
California State MFA Revenue: |
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CHF-Davis II, LLC, Orchard Park Student Housing Project, Green Bond, Series 2021, BAM |
4.000 | % | 5/15/39 | 500,000 | 505,507 | |||||||||||
CHF-Davis II, LLC, Orchard Park Student Housing Project, Green Bond, Series 2021, BAM |
4.000 | % | 5/15/41 | 550,000 | 551,131 | |||||||||||
California State School Finance Authority Revenue: |
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KIPP LA Project, Series A |
5.000 | % | 7/1/35 | 1,200,000 | 1,216,510 | (c) | ||||||||||
KIPP LA Project, Series A |
5.000 | % | 7/1/37 | 1,180,000 | 1,211,372 | (c) | ||||||||||
KIPP SoCal Project, Series A |
4.000 | % | 7/1/40 | 800,000 | 746,252 | (c) | ||||||||||
California Statewide CDA Revenue, College Housing, NCCD Hooper Street LLC |
5.000 | % | 7/1/29 | 800,000 | 820,209 | (c) | ||||||||||
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Total Education |
10,191,396 | |||||||||||||||
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Health Care - 5.3% |
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California State MFA Revenue, Humangood Obligated Group, Series A, Refunding |
4.000 | % | 10/1/39 | 750,000 | 751,205 | |||||||||||
California State Public Finance Authority, Senior Living Revenue: |
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Enso Village Project, Green Bond, Series A |
5.000 | % | 11/15/36 | 250,000 | 229,440 | |||||||||||
Enso Village Project, Green Bond, Series B-3, Refunding |
2.125 | % | 11/15/27 | 60,000 | 59,798 | (c) | ||||||||||
California Statewide CDA Revenue: |
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Adventist Health System/West |
5.000 | % | 3/1/27 | 1,715,000 | 1,772,166 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 11/15/30 | 1,100,000 | 1,250,843 | |||||||||||
Viamonte Senior Living 1 Project, Series A, CMI |
5.000 | % | 7/1/30 | 225,000 | 247,828 | |||||||||||
Viamonte Senior Living 1 Project, Series A, CMI |
5.000 | % | 7/1/31 | 300,000 | 330,208 | |||||||||||
Viamonte Senior Living 1 Project, Series A, CMI |
5.000 | % | 7/1/32 | 100,000 | 110,001 | |||||||||||
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Total Health Care |
4,751,489 | |||||||||||||||
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See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MATURITY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | February 29, 2024 | |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets) |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
Housing - 4.6% |
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California Statewide CDA Revenue, Provident Group-Pomona Properties LLC, Series A |
5.600 | % | 1/15/36 | $ | 635,000 | $ | 635,155 | (c) | ||||||||
California Statewide CDA, Student Housing Revenue: |
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CHF Irvine LLC, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 5/15/27 | 1,000,000 | 1,023,936 | |||||||||||
CHF Irvine LLC, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 5/15/28 | 1,220,000 | 1,250,409 | |||||||||||
CHF Irvine LLC, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 5/15/29 | 1,250,000 | 1,280,767 | |||||||||||
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Total Housing |
4,190,267 | |||||||||||||||
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Industrial Revenue - 23.6% |
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California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Revenue: |
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Series A |
4.000 | % | 6/1/34 | 300,000 | 313,902 | |||||||||||
Series A |
4.000 | % | 6/1/35 | 235,000 | 245,119 | |||||||||||
Series A |
4.000 | % | 6/1/36 | 275,000 | 284,981 | |||||||||||
Series A |
4.000 | % | 6/1/37 | 275,000 | 282,783 | |||||||||||
Series A |
4.000 | % | 6/1/38 | 275,000 | 281,394 | |||||||||||
Series A |
4.000 | % | 6/1/39 | 750,000 | 763,838 | |||||||||||
California State Community Choice Financing Authority Revenue: |
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Clean Energy Project, Green Bonds, Series A-1 |
4.000 | % | 8/1/28 | 1,500,000 | 1,509,491 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Clean Energy Project, Green Bonds, Series B-1 |
5.000 | % | 8/1/29 | 1,100,000 | 1,160,188 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Clean Energy Project, Green Bonds, Series B-1 |
4.000 | % | 8/1/31 | 2,500,000 | 2,514,279 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
California State MFA Special Facility Revenue, United Airlines, Inc., Los Angeles International Airport Project |
4.000 | % | 7/15/29 | 2,000,000 | 1,973,823 | (d) | ||||||||||
Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Revenue, Senior Asset-Backed Bonds, Series A-1, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 6/1/51 | 1,100,000 | 1,154,596 | |||||||||||
M-S-R Energy Authority, CA, Natural Gas Revenue, Series B |
6.125 | % | 11/1/29 | 4,140,000 | 4,448,857 | |||||||||||
San Francisco, CA, City & County Airport Commission, International Airport Revenue, SFO Fuel Company LLC, Series A, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 1/1/36 | 600,000 | 641,722 | (d) | ||||||||||
Southern California Public Power Authority, Natural Gas Project Revenue: |
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Project Number 1, Series A |
5.250 | % | 11/1/24 | 2,435,000 | 2,453,918 | |||||||||||
Project Number 1, Series A |
5.250 | % | 11/1/26 | 2,000,000 | 2,072,121 | |||||||||||
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California Revenue, Asset Backed Refunding, San Diego County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, Class 2, Series B |
5.000 | % | 6/1/48 | 1,185,000 | 1,212,198 | |||||||||||
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Total Industrial Revenue |
21,313,210 | |||||||||||||||
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See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MATURITY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | February 29, 2024 | |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets) |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
Leasing - 10.1% |
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San Bernardino, CA, USD Revenue, COP, 2019 School Financing Project, AGM |
5.000 | % | 10/1/38 | $ | 250,000 | $ | 269,023 | |||||||||
San Diego, CA, Public Facilities Financing Authority, Lease Revenue: |
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Capital Improvement Projects, Series A |
5.000 | % | 10/15/34 | 1,000,000 | 1,031,606 | |||||||||||
Capital Improvement Projects, Series A |
5.000 | % | 10/15/35 | 1,040,000 | 1,071,811 | |||||||||||
Capital Improvement Projects, Series A, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 10/15/40 | 1,525,000 | 1,717,672 | |||||||||||
San Mateo County, CA, Joint Powers Financing Authority, Lease Revenue, Capital Project, Series A |
5.000 | % | 7/15/38 | 1,000,000 | 1,090,566 | |||||||||||
San Mateo, CA, Foster City PFA Revenue: |
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Street and Flood Control Project, Series A |
4.000 | % | 5/1/38 | 360,000 | 367,633 | |||||||||||
Street and Flood Control Project, Series A |
4.000 | % | 5/1/39 | 300,000 | 305,506 | |||||||||||
Street and Flood Control Project, Series A |
4.000 | % | 5/1/40 | 400,000 | 405,926 | |||||||||||
Sanger, CA, USD Revenue, COP, Capital Projects, Refunding, AGM |
5.000 | % | 6/1/45 | 1,620,000 | 1,734,042 | |||||||||||
Tahoe-Truckee, CA, USD, COP: |
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School Financing Project, BAM |
4.000 | % | 6/1/36 | 505,000 | 512,066 | |||||||||||
School Financing Project, BAM |
4.000 | % | 6/1/37 | 610,000 | 616,103 | |||||||||||
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Total Leasing |
9,121,954 | |||||||||||||||
|
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Other - 2.6% |
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California State MFA Revenue: |
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Senior Lien, LINXS APM Project, Series A |
5.000 | % | 12/31/33 | 1,250,000 | 1,288,390 | (d) | ||||||||||
Senior Lien, LINXS APM Project, Series A |
5.000 | % | 12/31/34 | 1,000,000 | 1,029,473 | (d) | ||||||||||
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Total Other |
2,317,863 | |||||||||||||||
|
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Power - 0.5% |
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Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue: |
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Series A |
5.000 | % | 7/1/29 | 750,000 | 198,750 | *(e) | ||||||||||
Series A |
5.050 | % | 7/1/42 | 70,000 | 18,550 | *(e) | ||||||||||
Series DDD, Refunding |
| 7/1/21 | 275,000 | 72,187 | *(f) | |||||||||||
Series TT |
5.000 | % | 7/1/37 | 450,000 | 119,250 | *(e) | ||||||||||
Series XX |
5.250 | % | 7/1/40 | 190,000 | 50,350 | *(e) | ||||||||||
|
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Total Power |
459,087 | |||||||||||||||
|
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Special Tax Obligation - 6.5% |
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Irvine, CA, Improvement Bond Act 1915, Ltd. Obligation Reassessment District No 12-1, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 9/2/24 | 600,000 | 604,807 | |||||||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Revenue: |
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CAB, Restructured, Series A-1 |
0.000 | % | 7/1/27 | 450,000 | 399,007 |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MATURITY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | February 29, 2024 | |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets) |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
Special Tax Obligation - (continued) |
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Restructured, Series A-1 |
4.550 | % | 7/1/40 | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,388 | |||||||||
Restructured, Series A-2 |
4.329 | % | 7/1/40 | 80,000 | 79,634 | |||||||||||
Restructured, Series A-2A |
4.550 | % | 7/1/40 | 2,000,000 | 2,015,505 | |||||||||||
Rancho Cucamonga, CA, RDA, Successor Agency Tax Allocation, Rancho Redevelopment Project Area, Refunding, AGM |
5.000 | % | 9/1/27 | 1,700,000 | 1,714,982 | |||||||||||
River Islands, CA, Public Financing Authority, Special Tax Revenue: |
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Community Facilities District No 2003-1 |
5.500 | % | 9/1/37 | 250,000 | 261,676 | |||||||||||
Community Facilities District No 2003-1, Series A-1, Refunding, AGM |
5.000 | % | 9/1/42 | 300,000 | 328,649 | |||||||||||
Community Facilities District No 2023-1 |
5.500 | % | 9/1/43 | 400,000 | 416,928 | |||||||||||
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Total Special Tax Obligation |
5,871,576 | |||||||||||||||
|
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State General Obligation - 2.0% |
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California State, GO, Various Purpose, Refunding |
4.000 | % | 3/1/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,058,068 | (g) | ||||||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth, GO: |
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CAB, Restructured, Series A-1 |
0.000 | % | 7/1/24 | 1,525 | 1,505 | |||||||||||
CAB, Restructured, Series A-1 |
0.000 | % | 7/1/33 | 12,094 | 7,795 | |||||||||||
Restructured, Series A-1 |
5.375 | % | 7/1/25 | 10,466 | 10,626 | |||||||||||
Restructured, Series A-1 |
5.625 | % | 7/1/27 | 10,372 | 10,957 | |||||||||||
Restructured, Series A-1 |
5.625 | % | 7/1/29 | 10,203 | 11,067 | |||||||||||
Restructured, Series A-1 |
5.750 | % | 7/1/31 | 9,910 | 11,068 | |||||||||||
Restructured, Series A-1 |
4.000 | % | 7/1/33 | 9,398 | 9,232 | |||||||||||
Restructured, Series A-1 |
4.000 | % | 7/1/35 | 163,447 | 158,651 | |||||||||||
Restructured, Series A-1 |
4.000 | % | 7/1/37 | 435,000 | 415,460 | |||||||||||
Restructured, Series A-1 |
4.000 | % | 7/1/41 | 74,857 | 69,530 | |||||||||||
Restructured, Series A-1 |
4.000 | % | 7/1/46 | 10,251 | 9,265 | |||||||||||
Subseries CW |
0.000 | % | 11/1/43 | 41,550 | 24,359 | (b) | ||||||||||
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Total State General Obligation |
1,797,583 | |||||||||||||||
|
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Transportation - 18.2% |
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Alameda, CA, Corridor Transportation Authority Revenue, Second Subordinated Lien, Series B, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 10/1/34 | 2,700,000 | 2,774,268 | |||||||||||
Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, Toll Bridge Revenue, San Francisco Bay Area, Series B-1 (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 1.100%) |
4.400 | % | 4/1/24 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,104 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, CA, Toll Road Revenue, Senior Lien, Series A, Refunding |
4.000 | % | 1/15/46 | 500,000 | 486,479 | |||||||||||
Long Beach, CA, Marina System Revenue: |
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Alamitos Bay Marina Project |
5.000 | % | 5/15/28 | 850,000 | 861,342 |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MATURITY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | February 29, 2024 | |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets) |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
Transportation - (continued) |
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Alamitos Bay Marina Project |
5.000 | % | 5/15/31 | $ | 445,000 | $ | 450,914 | |||||||||
Los Angeles, CA, Department of Airports Revenue, Los Angeles International Airport, Subordinated, Series F |
5.000 | % | 5/15/26 | 2,610,000 | 2,697,932 | (d) | ||||||||||
San Francisco, CA, City & County Airport Commission, International Airport Revenue: |
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Series A, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 5/1/36 | 2,100,000 | 2,303,527 | (d) | ||||||||||
Series E |
5.000 | % | 5/1/35 | 3,600,000 | 3,876,341 | (d) | ||||||||||
Stockton, CA, PFA Parking Revenue: |
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Refunding |
5.000 | % | 3/1/34 | 885,000 | 935,317 | |||||||||||
Refunding |
5.000 | % | 3/1/36 | 975,000 | 1,024,483 | |||||||||||
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Total Transportation |
16,410,707 | |||||||||||||||
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Water & Sewer - 13.5% |
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California State PCFA Water Furnishing Revenue: |
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San Diego County Water Authority Desalination Project, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 7/1/29 | 1,000,000 | 1,049,394 | (c) | ||||||||||
San Diego County Water Authority Desalination Project, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 7/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,034,554 | (c) | ||||||||||
Fillmore, CA, Wastewater Revenue, Series 2017, Refunding, AGM |
5.000 | % | 5/1/36 | 1,730,000 | 1,837,254 | |||||||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Revenue, Senior Lien, Series A, Refunding |
5.000 | % | 7/1/47 | 500,000 | 504,823 | (c) | ||||||||||
San Francisco, CA, City & County Public Utilities Commission Revenue, Green Bonds, Sub-Series C, Refunding |
4.000 | % | 11/1/40 | 1,500,000 | 1,589,485 | |||||||||||
Stockton, CA, PFA Revenue: |
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1998 Wastewater Project and 2003 Wastewater Project, Refunding, BAM |
5.000 | % | 9/1/26 | 1,375,000 | 1,385,609 | |||||||||||
1998 Wastewater Project and 2003 Wastewater Project, Refunding, BAM |
5.000 | % | 9/1/28 | 1,500,000 | 1,510,551 | |||||||||||
Green Bond, Series A, Refunding, BAM |
5.000 | % | 10/1/32 | 1,000,000 | 1,100,727 | |||||||||||
Green Bond, Series A, Refunding, BAM |
5.000 | % | 10/1/33 | 2,000,000 | 2,198,224 | |||||||||||
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Total Water & Sewer |
12,210,621 | |||||||||||||||
|
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
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88,635,753 | ||||||||||||||
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See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MATURITY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | February 29, 2024 | |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets) |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.6% | ||||||||||||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Industrial Revenue - 0.6% |
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California State MFA Revenue, Chevron USA Inc. Project, Series A |
3.550 | % | 11/1/35 | $ | 550,000 | $ | 550,000 | (h)(i) | ||||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.8% |
|
89,185,753 | ||||||||||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.2% |
1,060,421 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
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TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ | 90,246,174 | ||||||||||||||
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* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Maturity date shown represents the mandatory tender date. |
(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. |
(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) | Income from this issue is considered a preference item for purposes of calculating the alternative minimum tax (AMT). |
(e) | The coupon payment on this security is currently in default as of February 29, 2024. |
(f) | The maturity principal is currently in default as of February 29, 2024. |
(g) | All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts. |
(h) | Variable rate demand obligations (VRDOs) have a demand feature under which the Fund can tender them back to the issuer or liquidity provider on no more than 7 days notice. The interest rate generally resets on a daily or weekly basis and is determined on the specific interest rate reset date by the remarketing agent, pursuant to a formula specified in official documents for the VRDO, or set at the highest rate allowable as specified in official documents for the VRDO. VRDOs are benchmarked to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index. The SIFMA Municipal Swap Index is compiled from weekly interest rate resets of tax-exempt VRDOs reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Boards Short-term Obligation Rate Transparency System. |
(i) | Maturity date shown is the final maturity date. The security may be sold back to the issuer before final maturity. |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MATURITY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | February 29, 2024 | |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets) |
Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:
AGM | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation - Insured Bonds | |
BAM | Build America Mutual - Insured Bonds | |
CAB | Capital Appreciation Bonds | |
CDA | Communities Development Authority | |
CMI | California Mortgage Insurance Program - Insured Bonds | |
COP | Certificates of Participation | |
GO | General Obligation | |
MFA | Municipal Finance Authority | |
PCFA | Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
PFA | Public Facilities Authority | |
RDA | Redevelopment Agency | |
SIFMA | Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association | |
USD | Unified School District |
At February 29, 2024, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:
Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount |
Market Value |
Unrealized Appreciation |
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Contracts to Buy: | ||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds | 34 | 6/24 | $ | 4,041,773 | $ | 4,054,500 | $ | 12,727 |
This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Funds investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Funds most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
1. Organization and significant accounting policies
Western Asset Intermediate Maturity California Municipals Fund (the Fund) is a separate non-diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Income 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. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services typically use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. 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 Funds Board of Trustees.
Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, the Funds manager has been designated as the valuation designee and is responsible for the oversight of the daily valuation process. The Funds 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 Funds pricing policies, and reporting to the Funds 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 issuers 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 Funds 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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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Funds assets carried at fair value:
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QUOTED PRICES (LEVEL 1) |
OTHER SIGNIFICANT OBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 2) |
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Municipal Bonds |
| $ | 88,635,753 | | $ | 88,635,753 | ||||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
| 550,000 | | 550,000 | ||||||||||||
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Total Investments |
| $ | 89,185,753 | | $ | 89,185,753 | ||||||||||
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Futures Contracts |
$ | 12,727 | | | $ | 12,727 | ||||||||||
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$ | 12,727 | $ | 89,185,753 | | $ | 89,198,480 | |||||||||
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| See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
| Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments. |
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