N-CSRS 1 d552282dncsrs.htm WESTERN ASSET CORE BOND FUND Western Asset Core Bond Fund
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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 811-06110

 

 

Western Asset Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

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: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2018

 

 

 


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ITEM 1.

REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.


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LOGO

 

Semi-Annual Report   June 30, 2018

WESTERN ASSET

CORE BOND FUND

 

 

 

LOGO

 

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE


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What’s inside      
Letter from the president     II  
Investment commentary     IV  
Fund at a glance     1  
Fund expenses     2  
Spread duration     4  
Effective duration     5  
Schedule of investments     6  
Statement of assets and liabilities     49  
Statement of operations     51  
Statements of changes in net assets     52  
Financial highlights     53  
Notes to financial statements     60  

Fund objective

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management and liquidity needs, by investing to obtain an average effective duration which is expected to range within 20% of the average duration of the domestic bond market as a whole as estimated by the Fund’s subadviser.

 

Letter from the president

 

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide the semi-annual report of Western Asset Core Bond Fund for the six-month reporting period ended June 30, 2018. Please read on for Fund performance information and a detailed look at prevailing economic and market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period.

Special shareholder notice

Effective May 1, 2018, the individuals responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management, development of investment strategy, oversight and coordination of the Fund are S. Kenneth Leech, Mark S. Lindbloom, Carl L. Eichstaedt, Julien A. Scholnick, Frederick R. Marki and John Bellows. These investment professionals, all of whom are employed by Western Asset Management Company, LLC (formerly known as Western Asset Management Company), work together with a broader investment management team. It is anticipated that Mr. Eichstaedt will step down as a member of the portfolio management team effective on or about December 31, 2018. For additional information, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

As always, we remain committed to providing you with excellent service and a full spectrum of investment choices. We also remain committed to supplementing the support you receive from your financial advisor. One way we accomplish this is through our website, www.leggmason.com. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:

 

 

Fund prices and performance,

 

 

Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and

 

 

A host of educational resources.

 

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We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Jane Trust, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer

July 27, 2018

 

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Investment commentary

 

Economic review

Economic activity in the U.S. was mixed during the six months ended June 30, 2018 (the “reporting period”). Looking back, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that revised fourth quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”)i growth was 2.3%. GDP growth then moderated to a revised 2.2% during the first quarter of 2018. Finally, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s initial reading for second quarter 2018 GDP growth — released after the reporting period ended — was 4.1%. The acceleration in GDP growth in the second quarter reflected positive contributions from personal consumption expenditures (“PCE”), exports, nonresidential fixed investment, federal government spending and state and local government spending. These were partly offset by negative contributions from private inventory investment and residential fixed investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.

Job growth in the U.S. was solid overall and supported the economy during the reporting period. When the reporting period ended on June 30, 2018, the unemployment rate was 4.0%, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor. While the unemployment rate ticked up from 3.8% to 4.0% in June, the increase was largely attributed to an increase in the workforce participation rate. The percentage of longer-term unemployed moved higher during the reporting period. In June 2018, 23.0% of Americans looking for a job had been out of work for more than six months, versus 21.5% when the period began.

 

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Market review

Q. How did the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”)ii respond to the economic environment?

A. The Fed increased the federal funds rateiii twice during the reporting period. Looking back, at its meeting that concluded on September 20, 2017 — before the reporting period began — the Fed kept rates on hold, but reiterated its intention to begin reducing its balance sheet. At its meeting that ended on December 13, 2017, the Fed raised rates to a range between 1.25% and 1.50%. As expected, the Fed kept rates on hold at its meeting that concluded on January 31, 2018. However, at its meeting that ended on March 21, 2018, the Fed again raised the federal funds rate, moving it to a range between 1.50% and 1.75%. Finally, at its meeting that concluded on June 13, 2018, the Fed raised the federal funds rate to a range between 1.75% and 2.00%.

Q. Did Treasury yields trend higher or lower during the reporting period?

A. Both short-term and longer-term Treasury yields moved higher during the six-month reporting period ended June 30, 2018. The yield for the two-year Treasury note began the reporting period at 1.89% — the low for the period — and ended the period at 2.52%. The peak for the period of 2.59% occurred on several occasions in May and June 2018. The yield for the ten-year Treasury began the reporting period at 2.40% — the low for the period — and ended the period at 2.85%. The high for the period of 3.11% took place on May 17, 2018.

Q. What factors impacted the spread sectors (non-Treasuries) during the reporting period?

A. Most spread sectors generally posted weak results during the reporting period. Performance fluctuated given changing expectations for global growth, uncertainties regarding future central bank monetary policy and concerns over a global trade war. All told, the broad U.S. bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Indexiv, returned -1.62% during the six-month reporting period ended June 30, 2018.

Performance review

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, Class I shares of Western Asset Core Bond Fund returned -1.84%. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, returned -1.62% for the same period. The Lipper Core Bond Funds Category Average1 returned -1.67% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of June 30, 2018
(unaudited)
 
(excluding sales charges)   6 months  
Western Asset Core Bond Fund:  

Class A

    -2.02

Class C

    -2.35

Class C1

    -2.20

Class FI

    -2.01

Class R

    -2.25

Class I

    -1.84

Class IS

    -1.82
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index     -1.62

Lipper Core Bond Funds
Category Average

    -1.67

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may

 

1 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the six-month period ended June 30, 2018, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 536 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges, if any.

 

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Investment commentary (cont’d)

 

be higher or lower than the performance shown. Principal value, investment returns and yields will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/mutualfunds.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

The 30-Day SEC Yields for the period ended June 30, 2018 for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI, Class R, Class I and Class IS shares were 2.47%, 1.88%, 2.21%, 2.58%, 2.26%, 2.94% and 2.98%, respectively. Absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the 30-Day SEC Yield for Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R, Class I and Class IS shares would have been 2.43%, 1.87%, 2.57%, 2.25%, 2.85% and 2.97%, respectively. The 30-Day SEC Yield, calculated pursuant to the standard SEC formula, is based on a Fund’s investments over an annualized trailing 30-day period, and not on the distributions paid by the Fund, which may differ.

 

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated May 1, 2018, the gross total annual fund operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI, Class R, Class I and Class IS shares were 0.87%, 1.54%, 1.24%, 0.82%, 1.17%, 0.56% and 0.45%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets will not exceed 0.82% for Class A shares, 1.65% for Class C shares, 1.42% for Class C1 shares, 0.85% for Class FI shares, 1.15% for Class R shares, 0.45% for Class I shares and 0.42% for Class IS shares. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares will not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2019 without the Board of Directors’ consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class within two years after the fiscal year in which the manager earned the fee or incurred the expense if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

 

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As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Jane Trust, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer

July 27, 2018

RISKS: Bonds are subject to a variety of risks, including interest rate, credit and inflation risks. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, reducing the value of the Fund’s share price. Investments in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities involve additional risks, including prepayment and extension risks. Non-U.S. investments are subject to special risks including currency fluctuations and social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options, futures and swaps, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and the Fund’s investment strategies.

All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.

 

i 

Gross domestic product (“GDP”) is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.

 

ii 

The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) is responsible for the formulation of U.S. policies designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

 

iii

The federal funds rate is the rate charged by one depository institution on an overnight sale of immediately available funds (balances at the Federal Reserve) to another depository institution; the rate may vary from depository institution to depository institution and from day to day.

 

iv

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.

 

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Fund at a glance (unaudited)

 

Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments

 

LOGO

 

The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and does not include derivatives such as futures contracts, written options and swap contracts. The Fund is actively managed. As a result, the composition of the Fund’s investments is subject to change at any time.

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

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Fund expenses (unaudited)

 

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on January 1, 2018 and held for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Based on actual total return1           Based on hypothetical total return1  
    

Actual

Total
Return2

    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period3
               Hypothetical
Annualized
Total Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
   

Ending

Account
Value

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period3
 
Class A     -2.02   $ 1,000.00     $ 979.80       0.82   $ 4.03       Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.73       0.82   $ 4.11  
Class C     -2.35       1,000.00       976.50       1.52       7.45       Class C     5.00       1,000.00       1,017.26       1.52       7.60  
Class C1     -2.20       1,000.00       978.00       1.20       5.89       Class C1     5.00       1,000.00       1,018.84       1.20       6.01  
Class FI     -2.01       1,000.00       979.90       0.81       3.98       Class FI     5.00       1,000.00       1,020.78       0.81       4.06  
Class R     -2.25       1,000.00       977.50       1.14       5.59       Class R     5.00       1,000.00       1,019.14       1.14       5.71  
Class I     -1.84       1,000.00       981.60       0.45       2.21       Class I     5.00       1,000.00       1,022.56       0.45       2.26  
Class IS     -1.82       1,000.00       981.80       0.42       2.06       Class IS     5.00       1,000.00       1,022.71       0.42       2.11  

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares and Class C1 shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. 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.

 

3 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), then divided by 365.

 

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Spread duration (unaudited)

 

Economic exposure — June 30, 2018

 

LOGO

Spread duration measures the sensitivity to changes in spreads. The spread over Treasuries is the annual risk-premium demanded by investors to hold non-Treasury securities. Spread duration is quantified as the % change in price resulting from a 100 basis points change in spreads. For a security with positive spread duration, an increase in spreads would result in a price decline and a decline in spreads would result in a price increase. This chart highlights the market sector exposure of the Fund’s sectors relative to the selected benchmark sectors as of the end of the reporting period.

 

ABS   — Asset-Backed Securities
Benchmark   — Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index
EM   — Emerging Markets
HY   — High Yield
IG Credit   — Investment Grade Credit
MBS   — Mortgage-Backed Securities
WAC   — Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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Effective duration (unaudited)

 

Interest rate exposure — June 30, 2018

 

LOGO

Effective duration measures the sensitivity to changes in relevant interest rates. Effective duration is quantified as the % change in price resulting from a 100 basis points change in interest rates. For a security with positive effective duration, an increase in interest rates would result in a price decline and a decline in interest rates would result in a price increase. This chart highlights the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s sectors relative to the selected benchmark sectors as of the end of the reporting period.

 

ABS   — Asset-Backed Securities
Benchmark   — Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index
EM   — Emerging Markets
HY   — High Yield
IG Credit   — Investment Grade Credit
MBS   — Mortgage-Backed Securities
WAC   — Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 37.0%                                

FHLMC — 5.9%

                               

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    4.500     4/1/19-8/1/47     $ 76,874,974     $ 80,311,708  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    5.000     7/1/20-11/1/41       6,071,308       6,471,199  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    7.000     4/1/24-3/1/39       893,323       990,637  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    4.000     10/1/25-5/1/48       121,943,917       124,988,825  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    6.500     6/1/32-9/1/39       501,081       558,234  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    3.500     8/1/33-3/1/45       18,506,218       18,583,380  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    5.500     4/1/35-4/1/38       2,404,221       2,576,863  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    6.000     10/1/36-11/1/39       523,618       577,731  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    3.500     7/1/47       71,000,000       70,632,853  (a)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    3.000     5/15/48       24,300,000       23,350,781  (b)(c)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    3.000     7/1/48       75,800,000       73,370,801  (a)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    4.000     7/1/48       127,600,000       130,068,922  (a)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Gold

    4.500     7/1/48       8,000,000       8,325,360  (a)  

Total FHLMC

                            540,807,294  

FNMA — 17.6%

                               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    4.500     4/1/41       975,910       1,027,225  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    4.500     7/1/18-9/1/57       67,616,508       70,805,362  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    4.000     8/1/20-6/1/57       460,775,216       471,958,650  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    5.000     8/1/20-5/1/48       23,948,711       25,445,406  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    6.000     8/1/21-12/1/39       6,171,549       6,792,575  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.810     4/1/25       710,000       690,926  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    7.500     6/1/25-4/1/28       50,345       51,402  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    7.000     4/1/27-2/1/39       2,457,903       2,703,692  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.080     1/1/28       5,240,000       5,092,847  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.500     1/1/28-10/1/42       3,214,586       3,112,144  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.150     3/1/28       1,840,000       1,796,855  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.580     6/1/28       4,736,500       4,778,938  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    6.500     2/1/32-5/1/40       1,327,842       1,464,893  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.000     7/1/33-7/1/47       171,005,000       165,900,477  (a)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.500     7/1/33- 7/1/48       213,200,000       213,847,824  (a)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    5.500     9/1/35-11/1/38       3,332,965       3,609,557  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) (Federal Reserve US 12 mo. Cumulative Avg 1 Year CMT + 1.969%)

    3.430     11/1/35       601,647       626,979  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.500     12/1/37-3/1/57       83,890,926       83,638,878  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.000     12/1/42-1/1/47       40,903,665       39,740,898  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    4.000     7/1/47       103,250,000       105,271,627  (a)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

FNMA — continued

                               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    4.500     7/1/48-8/1/48     $ 297,200,000     $ 309,132,931  (a)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    5.000     7/1/48       86,400,000       91,537,962  (a)  

Total FNMA

                            1,609,028,048  

GNMA — 13.5%

                               

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    7.500     10/15/22-8/15/32       39,947       43,702  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    6.500     10/15/23-8/15/34       5,741,005       6,376,980  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    7.000     1/15/24-5/15/32       42,004       43,120  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    6.000     3/15/26-6/15/35       2,652,955       2,921,949  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    5.500     2/15/35-6/15/36       254,686       278,380  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    5.000     1/15/40       65,805       69,864  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    6.000     9/20/36-2/20/42       3,651,888       4,017,536  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    6.500     10/20/37       749,577       856,612  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    4.500     1/20/40-5/20/48       33,551,210       34,950,701  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    5.000     7/20/40-6/20/48       43,602,348       45,879,210  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    3.500     7/1/47       15,900,000       15,962,419  (a)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    4.000     8/20/47       38,965,064       39,989,996  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    3.500     8/20/47-12/20/47       81,446,782       81,874,659  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    3.000     11/20/47       90,584,468       88,709,293  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    4.000     7/20/48       280,100,000       287,102,508  (a)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    3.000     7/20/48       78,000,000       76,316,599  (a)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    4.500     7/20/48       483,440,000       502,555,145  (a)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    5.000     7/20/48       48,900,000       51,343,780  (a)  

Total GNMA

                            1,239,292,453  

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost — $3,408,573,482)

 

            3,389,127,795  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 27.5%                                
Consumer Discretionary — 1.4%                                

Automobiles — 0.3%

                               

BMW US Capital LLC, Senior Notes

    1.850     9/15/21     $ 1,060,000     $ 1,011,261  (e)  

Daimler Finance North America LLC, Senior Notes

    2.450     5/18/20       980,000       965,857  (e)  

Daimler Finance North America LLC, Senior Notes

    2.700     8/3/20       2,285,000       2,255,095  (e)  

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

    4.750     1/15/43       2,430,000       2,107,421  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    8.125     1/15/20       1,020,000       1,092,700  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    3.200     1/15/21       3,720,000       3,680,315  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    5.875     8/2/21       5,230,000       5,548,330  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

    5.150     4/1/38       890,000       849,597  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

    6.250     10/2/43       4,764,000       4,952,846  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    2.450     11/6/20       1,225,000       1,198,231  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    3.450     4/10/22       1,290,000       1,268,693  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    4.350     1/17/27       1,060,000       1,027,477  

Total Automobiles

                            25,957,823  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1%

                               

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     1/30/26       3,230,000       3,212,151  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     3/1/27       2,800,000       2,741,147  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    4.875     12/9/45       6,555,000       6,908,219  

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                            12,861,517  

Household Durables — 0.1%

                               

Newell Brands Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     4/1/21       2,920,000       2,894,788  

Newell Brands Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     4/1/23       2,850,000       2,810,303  

Newell Brands Inc., Senior Notes

    4.200     4/1/26       3,310,000       3,200,770  

Total Household Durables

                            8,905,861  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.2%

                               

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     8/22/27       6,880,000       6,601,824  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     8/22/37       3,020,000       2,957,713  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     12/5/44       3,390,000       3,776,142  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    4.050     8/22/47       2,630,000       2,587,265  

QVC Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    5.950     3/15/43       100,000       94,655  

Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

                            16,017,599  

Media — 0.7%

                               

21st Century Fox America Inc., Senior Notes

    6.200     12/15/34       40,000       47,376  

21st Century Fox America Inc., Senior Notes

    6.650     11/15/37       2,200,000       2,738,826  

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

    5.375     5/1/47       1,510,000       1,376,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Media — continued

                               

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

    3.579     7/23/20     $ 4,200,000     $ 4,196,727  

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

    4.464     7/23/22       311,000       315,100  

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

    4.908     7/23/25       1,770,000       1,790,061  

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

    4.200     3/15/28       9,550,000       8,957,980  

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

    6.384     10/23/35       380,000       398,135  

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

    5.375     4/1/38       3,570,000       3,382,385  

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

    6.484     10/23/45       2,762,000       2,920,725  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    7.050     3/15/33       3,880,000       4,828,526  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    5.650     6/15/35       2,980,000       3,307,626  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.200     7/15/36       820,000       683,536  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.900     3/1/38       5,090,000       4,628,222  

NBCUniversal Enterprise Inc., Senior Notes

    1.974     4/15/19       3,030,000       3,007,728  (e)  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Debentures

    7.300     7/1/38       450,000       511,489  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    8.250     4/1/19       2,330,000       2,417,204  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    4.125     2/15/21       2,720,000       2,735,374  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    6.550     5/1/37       1,330,000       1,414,831  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    6.750     6/15/39       910,000       972,918  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    5.875     11/15/40       5,648,000       5,542,443  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    5.500     9/1/41       20,000       18,666  

Viacom Inc., Senior Notes

    4.250     9/1/23       720,000       716,711  

Viacom Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     4/1/24       360,000       348,743  

Warner Media LLC, Senior Notes

    4.750     3/29/21       2,260,000       2,333,557  

Warner Media LLC, Senior Notes

    3.800     2/15/27       3,860,000       3,651,873  

Warner Media LLC, Senior Notes

    6.100     7/15/40       10,000       10,790  

Total Media

                            63,253,552  

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

                               

TJX Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    2.250     9/15/26       2,430,000       2,169,333  

Total Consumer Discretionary

                            129,165,685  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Consumer Staples — 2.0%                                

Beverages — 0.7%

                               

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Senior Notes

    2.650     2/1/21     $ 2,800,000     $ 2,763,114  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Senior Notes

    3.300     2/1/23       4,490,000       4,457,148  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Senior Notes

    3.650     2/1/26       14,780,000       14,483,004  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Senior Notes

    4.900     2/1/46       13,420,000       13,853,026  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     7/15/22       3,540,000       3,421,039  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     1/12/24       2,470,000       2,457,805  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     4/13/28       6,630,000       6,627,888  

Diageo Capital PLC, Senior Bonds

    4.828     7/15/20       860,000       889,528  

Diageo Investment Corp., Senior Notes

    2.875     5/11/22       2,750,000       2,710,564  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Senior Notes

    3.500     5/1/22       410,000       408,861  

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     3/5/42       480,000       472,054  

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Notes

    4.450     1/15/22       6,240,000       6,421,182  (e)  

Total Beverages

                            58,965,213  

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%

                               

CVS Health Corp. Pass-Through Trust, Secured Trust

    6.036     12/10/28       5,988,327       6,384,751  

CVS Health Corp. Pass-Through Trust, Secured Trust

    6.943     1/10/30       493,725       555,798  

Kroger Co. (The), Senior Notes

    5.150     8/1/43       180,000       182,358  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., Senior Notes

    3.450     6/1/26       3,240,000       3,024,992  

Walmart, Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     6/26/28       10,310,000       10,409,527  

Total Food & Staples Retailing

                            20,557,426  

Food Products — 0.4%

                               

Danone SA, Senior Bonds

    2.589     11/2/23       7,250,000       6,836,409  (e)  

Danone SA, Senior Notes

    2.077     11/2/21       4,710,000       4,506,229  (e)  

Danone SA, Senior Notes

    2.947     11/2/26       4,820,000       4,439,358  (e)  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Secured Notes

    4.875     2/15/25       1,030,000       1,051,186  (e)  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    5.375     2/10/20       1,818,000       1,880,854  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    3.500     6/6/22       60,000       59,460  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    3.500     7/15/22       1,510,000       1,493,839  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    4.000     6/15/23       260,000       259,514  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    3.950     7/15/25       2,250,000       2,190,325  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    3.000     6/1/26       3,294,000       2,971,441  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    5.000     7/15/35       1,180,000       1,165,726  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    5.000     6/4/42       580,000       555,620  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    5.200     7/15/45       1,680,000       1,640,189  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    4.375     6/1/46       6,300,000       5,470,750  

WM Wrigley Jr. Co., Senior Notes

    2.400     10/21/18       680,000       679,550  (e)  

WM Wrigley Jr. Co., Senior Notes

    2.900     10/21/19       1,830,000       1,825,704  (e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Food Products — continued

                               

WM Wrigley Jr. Co., Senior Notes

    3.375     10/21/20     $ 670,000     $ 672,056  (e)  

Total Food Products

                            37,698,210  

Tobacco — 0.7%

                               

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    9.250     8/6/19       2,730,000       2,916,606  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     5/5/21       3,240,000       3,366,305  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.850     8/9/22       1,850,000       1,807,349  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.375     1/31/44       691,000       750,565  

BAT Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    3.557     8/15/27       19,820,000       18,475,807  (e)  

BAT Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    4.540     8/15/47       6,440,000       6,036,971  (e)  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    1.875     11/1/19       4,830,000       4,768,516  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    2.900     11/15/21       1,750,000       1,723,487  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     8/22/22       2,600,000       2,506,171  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     11/2/22       8,440,000       8,102,051  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     3/20/42       1,570,000       1,541,367  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

    8.125     6/23/19       5,000,000       5,242,235  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

    3.250     6/12/20       1,012,000       1,011,433  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

    6.150     9/15/43       1,240,000       1,412,328  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

    5.850     8/15/45       1,810,000       1,982,891  

Total Tobacco

                            61,644,082  

Total Consumer Staples

                            178,864,931  
Energy — 4.8%                                

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%

                               

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

    3.800     11/15/25       3,490,000       3,470,560  

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

    5.000     11/15/45       1,200,000       1,283,363  

Petrofac Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.400     10/10/18       3,730,000       3,716,013  (e)  

Total Energy Equipment & Services

                            8,469,936  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.7%

                               

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    8.700     3/15/19       160,000       166,249  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    6.200     3/15/40       2,620,000       2,961,049  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.500     7/15/44       20,420,000       19,086,660  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    3.250     4/15/22       1,320,000       1,298,744  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    6.000     1/15/37       520,000       568,588  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    5.100     9/1/40       6,770,000       6,683,043  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    5.250     2/1/42       7,680,000       7,651,110  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    4.750     4/15/43       10,970,000       10,463,041  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     1/15/44       20,260,000       17,978,218  

BP Capital Markets PLC, Senior Bonds

    3.506     3/17/25       1,250,000       1,240,543  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

BP Capital Markets PLC, Senior Bonds

    3.119     5/4/26     $ 9,830,000     $ 9,402,976  

BP Capital Markets PLC, Senior Notes

    3.561     11/1/21       160,000       161,635  

BP Capital Markets PLC, Senior Notes

    3.245     5/6/22       2,140,000       2,134,406  

BP Capital Markets PLC, Senior Notes

    3.216     11/28/23       7,270,000       7,135,868  

BP Capital Markets PLC, Senior Notes

    3.535     11/4/24       1,000,000       993,124  

Chevron Corp., Senior Notes

    2.954     5/16/26       2,770,000       2,660,266  

Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes

    3.900     5/15/27       2,925,000       2,813,803  

CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC, Senior Notes

    3.500     5/5/25       10,030,000       9,682,902  

CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC, Senior Notes

    4.375     5/2/28       8,060,000       8,110,472  

CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC, Senior Notes

    4.250     4/30/24       7,140,000       7,232,120  

Concho Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     8/15/28       4,260,000       4,278,430  

Conoco Funding Co., Senior Bonds

    7.250     10/15/31       350,000       448,094  

ConocoPhillips Co., Senior Notes

    4.300     11/15/44       3,250,000       3,319,266  

ConocoPhillips Holding Co., Senior Notes

    6.950     4/15/29       640,000       790,274  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    3.800     6/1/24       2,525,000       2,466,462  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    3.250     5/15/22       420,000       413,239  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.850     12/15/25       7,710,000       8,500,428  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.600     7/15/41       2,390,000       2,586,499  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     6/15/45       6,130,000       6,258,917  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

    5.875     5/28/45       33,970,000       32,346,234  

El Paso Natural Gas Co., LLC, Senior Notes

    8.375     6/15/32       3,010,000       3,787,835  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    5.700     2/15/42       570,000       631,849  

EOG Resources, Inc., Senior Notes

    4.150     1/15/26       1,880,000       1,925,857  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    3.043     3/1/26       3,290,000       3,203,359  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    4.114     3/1/46       4,090,000       4,173,218  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

    5.375     4/24/30       10,810,000       10,870,968  (e)  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

    5.750     4/19/47       8,780,000       8,406,850  (e)  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

    6.375     10/24/48       3,130,000       3,168,734  (e)  

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

    6.950     7/1/24       690,000       783,873  

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

    7.875     9/15/31       9,250,000       11,756,124  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    3.500     3/1/21       2,760,000       2,754,122  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    3.500     9/1/23       390,000       379,836  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    4.250     9/1/24       2,001,000       2,007,814  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     3/1/28       4,080,000       3,971,418  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

    5.300     12/1/34       460,000       456,817  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.000     3/15/28       7,490,000       7,137,654  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.500     4/15/38       4,810,000       4,456,869  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.700     4/15/48       8,450,000       7,865,154  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    4.150     12/15/21     $ 4,560,000     $ 4,636,539  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     1/15/28       3,860,000       3,696,016  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    5.250     11/15/43       3,550,000       3,624,352  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     8/15/47       9,790,000       9,837,938  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    3.125     2/15/22       1,220,000       1,217,574  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    3.000     2/15/27       2,520,000       2,382,921  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.625     6/15/45       5,650,000       5,922,049  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.400     4/15/46       1,850,000       1,871,396  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     2/15/47       2,800,000       2,742,846  

Pertamina Persero PT, Senior Notes

    6.000     5/3/42       7,720,000       7,699,982  (e)  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    4.375     5/20/23       3,440,000       3,231,880  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    6.250     3/17/24       2,330,000       2,318,933  

Petroleos del Peru SA, Senior Notes

    4.750     6/19/32       27,880,000       26,750,860  (e)  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Bonds

    6.625     6/15/35       4,343,000       4,261,569  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

    5.500     6/27/44       6,500,000       5,499,000  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

    6.375     1/23/45       4,333,000       4,001,526  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

    5.625     1/23/46       13,510,000       11,436,215  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

    6.750     9/21/47       5,000,000       4,727,000  

Schlumberger Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

    3.000     12/21/20       2,780,000       2,764,959  (e)  

Schlumberger Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

    4.000     12/21/25       4,460,000       4,452,224  (e)  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    4.375     3/25/20       2,740,000       2,811,962  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    1.875     5/10/21       1,040,000       1,008,676  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    2.875     5/10/26       7,430,000       7,067,928  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    4.550     8/12/43       1,620,000       1,700,238  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    4.375     5/11/45       4,560,000       4,684,606  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    4.000     5/10/46       9,590,000       9,310,909  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.375     4/10/24       6,200,000       6,332,730  (e)  

Southern Natural Gas Co., LLC, Senior Notes

    8.000     3/1/32       4,450,000       5,767,028  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, Senior Notes

    7.850     2/1/26       14,120,000       17,137,192  

Williams Cos. Inc., Debentures

    7.500     1/15/31       2,373,000       2,834,193  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    7.875     9/1/21       370,000       413,475  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    7.750     6/15/31       26,000       31,361  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    8.750     3/15/32       1,103,000       1,427,668  

Williams Partners LP, Senior Notes

    5.250     3/15/20       1,940,000       2,000,728  

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                            433,175,484  

Total Energy

                            441,645,420  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Financials — 9.7%                                

Banks — 7.4%

                               

ABN AMRO Bank NV, Senior Notes

    2.450     6/4/20     $ 2,260,000     $ 2,223,494  (e)  

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.120%)

    3.459     4/12/23       2,400,000       2,398,632  (d)  

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes

    3.848     4/12/23       7,200,000       7,049,136  

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes

    3.800     2/23/28       1,400,000       1,281,258  

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes

    4.379     4/12/28       3,800,000       3,640,390  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    2.600     1/15/19       347,000       346,807  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    3.300     1/11/23       5,130,000       5,057,898  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     7/24/23       5,570,000       5,665,644  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.004% to 12/20/22 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.790%)

    3.004     12/20/23       2,502,000       2,427,285  (d)  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.550% to 3/5/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.780%)

    3.550     3/5/24       8,690,000       8,606,537  (d)   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    4.000     4/1/24       3,500,000       3,533,362  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/19/26       5,100,000       4,938,056  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.593% to 7/21/27 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.370%)

    3.593     7/21/28       8,610,000       8,229,675  (d)   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.419% to 12/20/27 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.040%)

    3.419     12/20/28       11,620,000       10,955,314  (d)   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     1/21/44       10,290,000       10,923,099  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.946% to 1/23/48 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.190%)

    3.946     1/23/49       16,840,000       15,203,281  (d)   

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Bonds

    4.450     3/3/26       1,220,000       1,224,797  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    4.200     8/26/24       6,040,000       6,076,421  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    4.000     1/22/25       3,210,000       3,171,472  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    4.250     10/22/26       18,000,000       17,805,405  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    6.110     1/29/37       3,010,000       3,467,607  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, Senior Notes

    2.200     7/20/20       2,200,000       2,149,742  (e)   

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

    10.179     6/12/21       3,580,000       4,133,412  (e)   

Barclays PLC, Senior Notes (4.972% to 5/16/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.902%)

    4.972     5/16/29       5,470,000       5,429,680  (d)   

BNP Paribas / BNP Paribas US Medium-Term Note Program LLC, Senior Notes

    2.700     8/20/18       5,920,000       5,922,074  

BNP Paribas SA, Subordinated Notes (4.375% to 3/1/28 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 1.483%)

    4.375     3/1/33       7,620,000       7,157,314  (d)(e)   

BPCE SA, Subordinated Notes

    5.150     7/21/24       5,071,000       5,148,183  (e)   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    3.300     4/27/25       13,460,000       12,924,219  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.520% to 10/27/27 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.151%)

    3.520     10/27/28       20,160,000       18,978,125  (d)   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    8.125     7/15/39     $ 600,000     $ 846,457  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    4.650     7/30/45       7,858,000       7,849,632  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    3.500     5/15/23       2,065,000       2,021,615  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.400     6/10/25       5,080,000       5,056,738  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    5.500     9/13/25       3,040,000       3,232,370  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.300     11/20/26       1,500,000       1,466,231  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.450     9/29/27       29,230,000       28,783,872  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.625     6/15/32       460,000       543,270  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.125     8/25/36       675,000       766,770  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.675     9/13/43       630,000       763,890  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    5.300     5/6/44       1,589,000       1,641,731  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.750     5/18/46       800,000       763,606  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Senior Notes

    5.000     10/15/19       160,000       164,153  (e)  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Senior Notes

    3.900     7/12/47       9,410,000       8,792,529  (e)   

Compass Bank, Subordinated Notes

    3.875     4/10/25       1,750,000       1,690,250  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Junior Subordinated Notes (11.000% to 6/30/19 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.868%)

    11.000     6/30/19       4,838,000       5,200,850  (d)(e)(f)  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes

    2.250     1/14/20       1,480,000       1,461,988  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes

    4.750     1/15/20       1,500,000       1,536,322  (e)   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes

    3.375     5/21/25       14,740,000       14,401,103  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Subordinated Notes

    4.625     12/1/23       3,930,000       3,963,281  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Subordinated Notes

    4.375     8/4/25       10,080,000       9,897,630  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Subordinated Notes

    3.750     7/21/26       5,000,000       4,688,659  

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.375% to 10/13/19 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.982%)

    8.375     10/13/19       7,210,000       7,534,450  (d)(e)(f)  

Credit Agricole SA, Senior Notes

    2.500     4/15/19       3,300,000       3,293,210  (e)  

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes (4.000% to 1/10/28 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 1.644%)

    4.000     1/10/33       4,680,000       4,280,205  (d)(e)  

HSBC Bank USA N.A., Subordinated Notes

    4.875     8/24/20       7,410,000       7,639,492  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

    3.400     3/8/21       8,700,000       8,700,183  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

    4.300     3/8/26       1,560,000       1,565,501  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (4.041% to 3/13/27 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.546%)

    4.041     3/13/28       8,990,000       8,736,925  (d)  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (4.583% to 6/19/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.535%)

    4.583     6/19/29       12,460,000       12,600,029  (d)  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

    4.250     3/14/24       2,140,000       2,131,751  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

    4.250     8/18/25       5,100,000       5,014,710  

ING Bank NV, Senior Notes

    2.500     10/1/19       2,690,000       2,670,959  (e)  

ING Bank NV, Subordinated Notes

    5.800     9/25/23       4,090,000       4,338,781  (e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

    3.125     7/14/22     $ 8,490,000     $ 7,843,451  (e)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

    3.375     1/12/23       2,530,000       2,327,955  (e)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

    3.875     7/14/27       11,500,000       9,941,131  (e)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

    3.875     1/12/28       6,990,000       6,003,476  (e)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

    5.017     6/26/24       11,680,000       10,614,856  (e)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

    5.710     1/15/26       13,950,000       12,774,309  (e)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

    4.250     10/15/20       5,779,000       5,909,779  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

    4.350     8/15/21       600,000       617,300  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

    3.625     12/1/27       8,950,000       8,431,164  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

    2.550     3/1/21       1,600,000       1,568,581  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.125     12/15/26       12,050,000       11,918,818  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.250     10/1/27       10,850,000       10,791,062  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.950     6/1/45       3,960,000       4,039,413  

Lloyds Bank PLC, Senior Notes

    2.700     8/17/20       990,000       978,634  

Lloyds Bank PLC, Senior Notes

    6.500     9/14/20       100,000       105,863  (e)  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes

    3.100     7/6/21       12,600,000       12,435,693  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.810%)

    2.907     11/7/23       10,760,000       10,258,768  (d)  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes

    4.375     3/22/28       2,600,000       2,569,974  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

    4.650     3/24/26       5,000,000       4,927,489  

Nordea Bank AB, Subordinated Notes

    4.875     5/13/21       5,270,000       5,422,620  (e)  

Royal Bank of Canada

    1.875     2/5/20       7,660,000       7,541,110  

Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Notes

    2.150     10/26/20       4,350,000       4,251,387  

Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Notes

    3.200     4/30/21       4,030,000       4,029,880  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Senior Notes (4.519% to 6/25/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.550%)

    4.519     6/25/24       15,000,000       15,027,328  (d)  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.125     5/28/24       3,230,000       3,262,128  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

    3.571     1/10/23       2,000,000       1,944,717  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.625     9/15/45       810,000       834,847  (e)  

Santander UK PLC, Senior Notes

    2.375     3/16/20       2,650,000       2,610,463  

Standard Chartered PLC, Subordinated Notes

    3.950     1/11/23       660,000       645,436  (e)  

Standard Chartered PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.700     3/26/44       6,590,000       6,902,363  (e)  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Senior Notes

    3.350     5/24/21       5,190,000       5,199,714  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, Senior Notes

    3.250     6/11/21       5,590,000       5,590,664  

UBS AG, Senior Notes

    4.500     6/26/48       200,000       204,419  (e)  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, Senior Notes

    3.491     5/23/23       13,420,000       13,128,334  (e)  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, Senior Notes

    4.125     9/24/25       3,050,000       3,031,499  (e)  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, Senior Notes

    4.253     3/23/28       17,200,000       17,108,030  (e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

US Bank NA, Senior Notes

    3.150     4/26/21     $ 3,960,000     $ 3,970,426  

Wachovia Capital Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.930% or 5.570%)

    5.570     7/30/18       22,760,000       22,475,500  (d)(f)  

Wells Fargo & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds (5.875% to 6/15/25 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.990%)

    5.875     6/15/25       870,000       898,275  (d)(f)  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes

    4.600     4/1/21       600,000       619,767  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes

    3.000     10/23/26       8,580,000       7,930,807  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    3.450     2/13/23       2,020,000       1,981,752  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.125     8/15/23       150,000       150,984  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.300     7/22/27       18,295,000       18,062,934  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    5.375     11/2/43       480,000       502,281  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    5.606     1/15/44       1,700,000       1,832,768  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.650     11/4/44       1,690,000       1,613,524  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.900     11/17/45       4,990,000       4,939,434  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.400     6/14/46       12,590,000       11,552,928  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.750     12/7/46       14,650,000       14,209,059  

Wells Fargo Capital X, Junior Subordinated Bonds

    5.950     12/15/36       8,000       8,648  

Westpac Banking Corp., Senior Notes

    2.600     11/23/20       4,860,000       4,784,820  

Total Banks

                            676,434,024  

Capital Markets — 1.5%

                               

CME Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.300     9/15/43       1,195,000       1,406,327  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Senior Notes

    4.282     1/9/28       5,750,000       5,599,764  (e)  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Senior Notes (3.869% to 1/12/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.410%)

    3.869     1/12/29       9,118,000       8,590,695  (d)(e)  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.550     4/17/26       510,000       510,789  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.875     5/15/45       3,900,000       3,863,585  

Credit Suisse NY, Senior Notes

    3.625     9/9/24       2,970,000       2,922,763  

Goldman Sachs Capital II, Junior Subordinated Bonds (4.000% to 9/10/18 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.768%, 4.000% floor)

    4.000     9/10/18       32,000       26,979  (d)(f)  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.900     7/19/18       3,650,000       3,650,844  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.375     3/15/20       5,140,000       5,324,988  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    6.000     6/15/20       380,000       399,826  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.250     7/27/21       910,000       956,753  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.750     1/24/22       320,000       342,618  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (2.876% to 10/31/21 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.821%)

    2.876     10/31/22       15,000,000       14,650,192  (d)  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     3/3/24       1,130,000       1,131,643  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     7/8/24       1,510,000       1,498,510  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     11/16/26       11,350,000       10,705,588  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Capital Markets — continued

                               

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (3.691% to 6/5/27 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.510%)

    3.691     6/5/28     $ 10,000,000     $ 9,490,473  (d)  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (3.814% to 4/23/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.158%)

    3.814     4/23/29       9,080,000       8,646,769  (d)  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (4.223% to 5/1/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.301%)

    4.223     5/1/29       10,900,000       10,756,897  (d)  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    6.250     2/1/41       6,120,000       7,159,251  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     10/21/45       2,820,000       2,797,187  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.250     10/21/25       9,440,000       9,310,262  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.750     10/1/37       3,400,000       4,042,199  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    5.150     5/22/45       13,300,000       13,265,164  

KKR Group Finance Co. II LLC, Senior Notes

    5.500     2/1/43       370,000       386,808  (e)  

Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust VII, Junior Subordinated Notes

    5.857     7/2/18       1,430,000       0  *(b)(c)(f)(h)(i) 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

    6.500     7/19/17       13,380,000       0  *(b)(c)(i)(j) 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.750     12/28/17       31,220,000       0  *(b)(c)(i)(j) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

    5.500     7/24/20       2,720,000       2,842,806  

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (3.772% to 1/24/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.140%)

    3.772     1/24/29       10,830,000       10,445,240  (d)  

State Street Corp., Senior Notes

    3.300     12/16/24       1,170,000       1,148,964  

Total Capital Markets

                            141,873,884  

Consumer Finance — 0.1%

                               

American Express Co., Senior Notes

    2.650     12/2/22       11,000       10,574  

American Express Credit Corp., Senior Notes

    2.375     5/26/20       4,500,000       4,435,913  

Total Consumer Finance

                            4,446,487  

Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%

                               

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

    4.500     5/15/21       7,073,000       7,211,326  

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

    5.000     10/1/21       470,000       484,654  

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC/Cayman Islands, Subordinated Notes (UST Yield Curve CMT 5 year + 3.000%)

    3.800     8/11/26       8,080,000       7,793,241  (d)(e)  

Boeing Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    4.700     10/27/19       200,000       205,133  

GE Capital International Funding Company Unlimited Co., Senior Notes

    2.342     11/15/20       7,744,000       7,572,197  

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Senior Notes ((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%)

    4.820     12/21/65       4,180,000       3,887,400  (d)(e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Diversified Financial Services — continued

                               

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    8.625     1/15/22     $ 3,740,000     $ 4,294,083  

MassMutual Global Funding II, Senior Secured Notes

    5.250     7/31/18       3,640,000       3,647,942  (e)  

Total Diversified Financial Services

                            35,095,976  

Insurance — 0.3%

                               

Ambac Assurance Corp., Subordinated Notes

    5.100     6/7/20       830       1,116  (e)  

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

    7.337     2/12/23       3,993       4,058  (d)(e)  

American International Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.250% to 3/15/37 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.056%)

    6.250     3/15/87       5,673,000       5,857,373  (d)  

Brighthouse Financial Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     6/22/27       6,560,000       5,837,143  

Brighthouse Financial Inc., Senior Notes

    4.700     6/22/47       1,120,000       926,354  

Chubb INA Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    2.300     11/3/20       1,160,000       1,139,742  

Chubb INA Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    3.350     5/3/26       1,300,000       1,261,730  

MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

    6.400     12/15/36       7,107,000       7,551,187  

Nuveen Finance LLC, Senior Notes

    2.950     11/1/19       2,880,000       2,869,692  (e)  

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, Senior Secured Notes

    2.500     1/15/20       1,590,000       1,573,674  (e)  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

    6.850     12/16/39       104,000       137,960  (e)  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

    4.900     9/15/44       3,908,000       4,123,127  (e)  

Total Insurance

                            31,283,156  

Total Financials

                            889,133,527  
Health Care — 2.1%                                

Biotechnology — 0.3%

                               

AbbVie Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

    3.600     5/14/25       2,450,000       2,376,410  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

    2.125     5/1/20       1,080,000       1,062,205  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     11/15/21       2,200,000       2,233,167  

Celgene Corp, Senior Notes

    5.250     8/15/43       1,150,000       1,181,180  

Celgene Corp., Senior Notes

    2.250     8/15/21       3,040,000       2,926,585  

Celgene Corp., Senior Notes

    3.550     8/15/22       1,200,000       1,192,002  

Celgene Corp., Senior Notes

    3.625     5/15/24       600,000       586,128  

Celgene Corp., Senior Notes

    3.875     8/15/25       3,780,000       3,684,209  

Celgene Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     8/15/45       1,930,000       1,896,769  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    1.850     9/20/19       2,820,000       2,786,222  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    2.550     9/1/20       1,330,000       1,314,431  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     4/1/24       1,630,000       1,634,325  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    3.650     3/1/26       1,910,000       1,887,589  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     2/1/45       800,000       801,485  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Biotechnology — continued

                               

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     3/1/46     $ 4,430,000     $ 4,583,176  

Total Biotechnology

                            30,145,883  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%

                               

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

    3.750     11/30/26       5,220,000       5,140,015  

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

    4.750     11/30/36       2,050,000       2,165,627  

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

    4.900     11/30/46       4,110,000       4,441,847  

Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes

    3.363     6/6/24       7,170,000       6,896,523  

Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes

    3.734     12/15/24       1,372,000       1,341,315  

Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes

    4.685     12/15/44       2,010,000       1,955,517  

Medtronic Inc.

    4.625     3/15/45       3,230,000       3,431,970  

Medtronic Inc., Senior Notes

    3.125     3/15/22       40,000       39,718  

Medtronic Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     3/15/25       3,385,000       3,352,485  

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

                            28,765,017  

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.2%

                               

Aetna Inc., Senior Notes

    2.800     6/15/23       850,000       810,828  

Aetna Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     8/15/47       2,240,000       2,012,365  

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

    3.125     5/15/22       2,040,000       2,011,400  

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

    2.950     12/1/22       4,050,000       3,937,384  

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

    3.350     12/1/24       2,000,000       1,934,869  

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

    3.650     12/1/27       4,130,000       3,919,976  

Cardinal Health Inc., Senior Notes

    2.616     6/15/22       2,440,000       2,341,186  

Cardinal Health Inc., Senior Notes

    3.079     6/15/24       2,680,000       2,528,301  

Catholic Health Initiatives, Secured Bonds

    4.350     11/1/42       400,000       379,868  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.350     3/9/21       2,480,000       2,478,850  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    2.750     12/1/22       210,000       201,476  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     3/9/23       12,560,000       12,509,629  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     3/25/25       5,830,000       5,807,560  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.875     7/20/25       5,136,000       4,984,021  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.300     3/25/28       32,080,000       31,706,286  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    5.125     7/20/45       5,800,000       5,898,392  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    5.050     3/25/48       2,810,000       2,870,711  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     12/1/22       750,000       730,781  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    3.950     3/15/27       4,160,000       4,098,274  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    4.625     12/1/42       870,000       870,808  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     10/1/44       1,240,000       1,298,203  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    4.800     3/15/47       270,000       278,453  

Medtronic Global Holdings S.C.A, Senior Notes

    3.350     4/1/27       3,780,000       3,686,857  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services — continued

                               

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.700     7/15/20     $ 3,490,000     $ 3,470,180  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     10/15/20       1,610,000       1,635,791  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.875     12/15/21       2,930,000       2,902,245  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.750     7/15/25       1,140,000       1,141,239  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.800     3/15/36       650,000       771,085  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.700     10/15/40       1,760,000       2,093,252  

Total Health Care Providers & Services

                            109,310,270  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%

                               

Allergan Funding SCS, Senior Notes

    3.450     3/15/22       1,590,000       1,565,886  

Allergan Funding SCS, Senior Notes

    3.800     3/15/25       4,540,000       4,414,988  

Allergan Funding SCS, Senior Notes

    4.550     3/15/35       6,520,000       6,186,587  

Allergan Funding SCS, Senior Notes

    4.750     3/15/45       1,051,000       1,015,474  

Eli Lilly & Co., Senior Notes

    3.100     5/15/27       2,490,000       2,386,176  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    2.850     5/8/22       2,550,000       2,508,202  

Johnson & Johnson, Senior Notes

    3.700     3/1/46       3,290,000       3,187,915  

Merck & Company, Inc., Senior Notes

    2.750     2/10/25       2,000,000       1,913,699  

Wyeth LLC, Senior Notes

    5.950     4/1/37       1,390,000       1,697,559  

Total Pharmaceuticals

                            24,876,486  

Total Health Care

                            193,097,656  
Industrials — 1.3%                                

Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%

                               

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    6.000     3/15/19       250,000       255,679  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    4.875     2/15/20       3,940,000       4,070,029  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    5.875     2/15/40       500,000       631,578  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

    3.550     1/15/26       6,279,000       6,180,962  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

    4.500     5/15/36       614,000       639,170  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    2.550     10/15/22       7,920,000       7,636,381  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    2.930     1/15/25       10,730,000       10,201,616  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    3.250     1/15/28       3,310,000       3,115,898  

Raytheon Co., Senior Notes

    3.125     10/15/20       1,280,000       1,286,370  

United Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    5.400     5/1/35       20,000       21,661  

United Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    4.500     6/1/42       1,460,000       1,445,929  

Total Aerospace & Defense

                            35,485,273  

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%

                               

United Parcel Service Inc., Senior Notes

    3.125     1/15/21       3,900,000       3,920,831  

United Parcel Service Inc., Senior Notes

    3.050     11/15/27       1,310,000       1,248,371  

Total Air Freight & Logistics

                            5,169,202  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Airlines — 0.0%

                               

Airbus SAS Pass-Through-Trust

    8.027     10/1/19     $ 385,950     $ 391,980  (e)  

Continental Airlines 2001-1 Class A-1 Pass Through Trust

    6.703     6/15/21       309,736       332,967  

Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust

    6.821     8/10/22       139,889       152,675  

Delta Air Lines Inc. Pass-Through-Trust

    7.575     3/1/19       304,901       307,950  (c)  

Total Airlines

                            1,185,572  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

                               

Cintas Corp. No 2, Senior Notes

    2.900     4/1/22       2,910,000       2,848,235  

Cintas Corp. No 2, Senior Notes

    3.700     4/1/27       3,560,000       3,498,454  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

    4.600     3/1/21       940,000       972,153  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     5/15/24       1,070,000       1,061,210  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

    7.375     5/15/29       340,000       424,773  

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

                            8,804,825  

Electrical Equipment — 0.1%

                               

ABB Finance USA Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     5/8/42       340,000       349,505  

Eaton Corp., Senior Notes

    2.750     11/2/22       6,270,000       6,093,700  

Eaton Corp., Senior Notes

    4.150     11/2/42       3,980,000       3,852,438  

Total Electrical Equipment

                            10,295,643  

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.4%

                               

General Electric Capital, Senior Notes

    4.375     9/16/20       1,063,000       1,089,102  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    4.625     1/7/21       1,355,000       1,397,506  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    5.875     1/14/38       770,000       875,318  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    6.875     1/10/39       23,095,000       29,299,178  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    4.500     3/11/44       2,894,000       2,843,722  

General Electric Co., Subordinated Notes

    5.300     2/11/21       670,000       701,199  

Total Industrial Conglomerates

                            36,206,025  

Machinery — 0.0%

                               

John Deere Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    2.250     4/17/19       1,030,000       1,027,416  

John Deere Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    1.700     1/15/20       780,000       766,998  

Total Machinery

                            1,794,414  

Road & Rail — 0.2%

                               

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    3.750     7/15/25       2,520,000       2,521,805  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    3.950     9/10/28       11,240,000       11,316,732  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    4.500     9/10/48       6,110,000       6,236,641  

Total Road & Rail

                            20,075,178  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%

                               

Aviation Capital Group LLC, Senior Notes

    6.750     4/6/21       3,840,000       4,150,619  (e)   

Total Industrials

                            123,166,751  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Information Technology — 1.7%                                

Communications Equipment — 0.1%

                               

Harris Corp., Senior Notes

    4.854     4/27/35     $ 1,730,000     $ 1,770,386  

Harris Corp., Senior Notes

    5.054     4/27/45       2,100,000       2,179,613  

Total Communications Equipment

                            3,949,999  

Internet Software & Services — 0.2%

                               

Tencent Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.595     1/19/28       14,250,000       13,496,863  (e)   

IT Services — 0.2%

                               

Mastercard, Inc., Senior Notes

    3.375     4/1/24       2,850,000       2,845,875  

Visa Inc., Senior Notes

    2.200     12/14/20       1,520,000       1,495,842  

Visa Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     12/14/25       6,830,000       6,613,701  

Visa Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     12/14/45       3,420,000       3,562,287  

Total IT Services

                            14,517,705  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

                               

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.125     1/15/25       3,400,000       3,158,632  

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.875     1/15/27       570,000       540,099  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     7/29/25       950,000       957,068  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

    3.734     12/8/47       1,089,000       1,028,671  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

    4.150     5/15/48       7,240,000       7,366,496  

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                            13,050,966  

Software — 0.6%

                               

Microsoft Corp., Senior Bonds

    2.400     8/8/26       14,930,000       13,825,958  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    2.875     2/6/24       7,800,000       7,642,072  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    2.700     2/12/25       2,170,000       2,083,039  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.300     2/6/27       10,250,000       10,104,202  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.450     8/8/36       260,000       249,412  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     2/6/37       50,000       52,194  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     8/8/46       2,870,000       2,798,255  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.950     8/8/56       1,200,000       1,176,490  

salesforce.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.250     4/11/23       4,940,000       4,914,267  

salesforce.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     4/11/28       15,490,000       15,397,999  

Total Software

                            58,243,888  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.5%

                               

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

    2.000     11/13/20       4,320,000       4,242,029  

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

    2.450     8/4/26       11,160,000       10,254,212  

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     8/4/46       4,590,000       4,340,158  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Secured Notes

    3.480     6/1/19       11,220,000       11,250,755  (e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — continued

                               

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,

Senior Secured Notes

    4.420     6/15/21     $ 18,200,000     $ 18,478,475  (e)  

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

                            48,565,629  

Total Information Technology

                            151,825,050  
Materials — 1.7%                                

Chemicals — 0.2%

                               

Ecolab Inc., Senior Notes

    4.350     12/8/21       612,000       632,180  

Equate Petrochemical BV, Senior Notes

    4.250     11/3/26       9,280,000       9,021,338  (e)  

Nutrien Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.875     3/30/20       690,000       704,573  

OCP SA, Senior Notes

    4.500     10/22/25       5,400,000       5,154,721  (e)  

Syngenta Finance NV, Senior Notes

    3.933     4/23/21       970,000       968,178  (e)  

Total Chemicals

                            16,480,990  

Metals & Mining — 1.5%

                               

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    3.625     9/11/24       10,070,000       9,544,786  (e)  

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    4.000     9/11/27       2,470,000       2,303,091  (e)  

Barrick North America Finance LLC, Senior Notes

    4.400     5/30/21       924,000       956,534  

Barrick North America Finance LLC, Senior Notes

    5.700     5/30/41       840,000       934,910  

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.950     10/15/39       9,500,000       10,637,228  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

    2.875     2/24/22       441,000       435,756  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.000     9/30/43       9,480,000       10,660,497  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes (6.750% to 10/20/25 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 5.093%)

    6.750     10/19/75       5,460,000       5,935,020  (d)(e)  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

    3.625     8/1/27       16,040,000       15,318,681  (e)  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     11/14/21       4,780,000       4,684,400  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

    6.875     2/15/23       687,000       727,327  

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.250     10/25/22       4,720,000       4,777,985  (e)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    2.875     4/16/20       1,210,000       1,197,623  (e)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    4.125     5/30/23       3,800,000       3,795,853  (e)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    4.000     3/27/27       3,770,000       3,565,045  (e)  

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

    5.250     11/8/42       19,880,000       19,743,072  

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

    5.875     4/23/45       5,970,000       6,374,877  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

    6.250     8/10/26       18,210,000       19,766,955  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

    6.875     11/21/36       7,464,000       8,417,153  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

    6.875     11/10/39       6,150,000       6,995,625  

Total Metals & Mining

                            136,772,418  

Total Materials

                            153,253,408  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Real Estate — 0.1%                                

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

                               

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

    3.750     9/17/24     $ 4,380,000     $ 4,330,758  (e)  

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

    4.750     9/17/44       1,600,000       1,629,466  (e)  

Total Real Estate

                            5,960,224  
Telecommunication Services — 1.3%                                

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

                               

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    5.800     2/15/19       2,000,000       2,034,635  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    4.450     5/15/21       740,000       758,090  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    4.350     6/15/45       5,370,000       4,565,931  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     3/9/48       7,978,000       6,904,006  

Bharti Airtel Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.375     6/10/25       1,410,000       1,302,076  (e)  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

    5.877     7/15/19       480,000       493,873  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

    5.134     4/27/20       1,020,000       1,052,714  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

    4.103     3/8/27       2,200,000       2,131,421  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

    5.213     3/8/47       3,150,000       3,047,399  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Bonds

    5.250     3/16/37       2,342,000       2,412,419  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     11/1/24       2,850,000       2,760,471  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.376     2/15/25       3,831,000       3,672,689  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.125     3/16/27       6,070,000       6,018,005  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.329     9/21/28       8,422,439       8,364,575  (e)  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     8/10/33       2,450,000       2,378,944  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     11/1/42       6,394,000       5,359,210  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.862     8/21/46       2,840,000       2,723,988  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    5.500     3/16/47       630,000       662,582  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.522     9/15/48       2,530,000       2,315,716  

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

                            58,958,744  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%

                               

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

    5.000     3/30/20       2,470,000       2,540,335  

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

    3.125     7/16/22       5,062,000       4,984,368  

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    2.820     1/19/22       1,688,000       1,641,317  (e)  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC /Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    4.738     3/20/25       6,730,000       6,695,004  (e)  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    3.360     9/20/21       20,556,250       20,376,383  (e)  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

    4.375     5/30/28       18,170,000       17,989,758  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

    5.250     5/30/48       9,440,000       9,449,247  

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

                            63,676,412  

Total Telecommunication Services

                            122,635,156  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Utilities — 1.4%                                

Electric Utilities — 1.4%

                               

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., Senior Notes

    5.950     5/15/37     $ 300,000     $ 368,467  

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/1/28       1,580,000       1,501,434  (e)  

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

    4.750     2/23/27       10,740,000       10,484,925  (e)  

Duke Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    3.550     9/15/21       870,000       874,174  

Duke Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    2.400     8/15/22       8,550,000       8,231,188  

Duke Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    3.150     8/15/27       9,560,000       8,890,931  

Duke Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    3.750     9/1/46       2,500,000       2,211,136  

Duke Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    3.950     8/15/47       1,440,000       1,319,832  

Exelon Corp., Senior Notes

    5.625     6/15/35       2,215,000       2,570,546  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     3/15/23       4,270,000       4,342,867  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    3.900     7/15/27       16,863,000       16,389,721  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    7.375     11/15/31       15,995,000       20,777,802  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    4.850     7/15/47       2,200,000       2,258,196  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Senior Notes

    3.300     12/1/27       5,800,000       5,218,371  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Senior Notes

    6.050     3/1/34       7,320,000       7,925,006  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Senior Notes

    5.800     3/1/37       4,720,000       4,948,164  

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, Senior Notes

    4.125     5/15/27       4,180,000       3,869,239  (e)  

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, Senior Notes

    5.450     5/21/28       7,450,000       7,596,388  (e)  

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, Senior Notes

    5.250     10/24/42       4,404,000       4,025,256  

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, Senior Notes

    6.150     5/21/48       13,920,000       14,044,094  (e)  

Progress Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     4/1/22       1,220,000       1,204,561  

Total Utilities

                            129,052,298  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $2,608,321,775)

 

                    2,517,800,106  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — 13.7%                                

Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-OA8, 1A1 (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.190%)

    2.281     7/25/46       994,802       935,219  (d)  

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2004-4, 1A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.680%)

    2.771     2/25/45       2,107,554       2,111,110  (d)  

APS Resecuritization Trust, 2015-3, 1A (Federal Reserve US 12 mo. Cumulative Avg 1 Year CMT + 0.960%)

    2.306     10/27/46       15,451,655       14,829,008  (d)(e)  

Banc of America Funding Trust, 2005-E, 8A1 (Cost of Funds for the 11th District of San Francisco + 1.430%)

    2.325     6/20/35       61,373       43,899  (d)  

Banc of America Funding Trust, 2015-R3, 9A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%)

    2.110     2/27/37       11,221,735       10,887,765  (d)(e)  

Bear Stearns ARM Trust, 2004-9, 24A1

    3.893     11/25/34       1,561,582       1,517,188  (d)  

CD Mortgage Trust, 2016-CD2, A4

    3.526     11/10/49       6,870,000       6,822,572  (d)  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-11, 3A3

    2.666     4/25/35       46,808       37,593  (d)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-9, 1A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.600%)

    2.691     5/25/35     $ 2,918,612     $ 2,713,975  (d)  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-9, 2A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.440%)

    2.531     5/25/35       606,524       510,391  (d)  

CHT Mortgage Trust, 2017-CSMO, A (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.930%)

    3.003     11/15/36       7,900,000       7,929,846  (d)(e)  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-GC25, AS

    4.017     10/10/47       1,980,000       1,989,188  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-GC33, D

    3.172     9/10/58       5,451,000       4,382,414  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-P7, B

    4.137     4/14/50       4,380,000       4,405,609  (d)  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-P8, A4

    3.465     9/15/50       8,570,000       8,422,125  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2018-B2, A4

    4.009     3/10/51       23,540,000       24,033,563  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-300P, B

    4.540     8/10/30       4,530,000       4,664,738  (d)(e)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-CR12, AM

    4.300     10/10/46       500,000       513,465  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-CR12, B

    4.762     10/10/46       440,000       454,551  (d)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-CR12, C

    5.247     10/10/46       210,000       208,406  (d)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-CR13, XA, IO

    1.050     11/10/46       29,706,892       886,513  (d)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-277P, A

    3.732     8/10/49       4,180,000       4,204,909  (d)(e)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-UBS2, XA, IO

    1.507     3/10/47       21,672,066       1,054,979  (d)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-CR24, AM

    4.028     8/10/48       8,420,000       8,523,825  (d)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-LC21, D

    4.454     7/10/48       11,710,000       10,347,525  (d)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2016-SAVA, A (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.720%)

    3.793     10/15/34       4,994,121       4,995,379  (d)(e)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-PANW, A

    3.244     10/10/29       10,910,000       10,670,853  (e)  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, 2015-2R 7A3 (12 mo. Monthly Treasury Average Index + 2.540%)

    3.208     8/27/36       1,691,694       1,719,684  (d)(e)  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-C3, C

    4.502     8/15/48       8,040,000       7,856,296  (d)  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2016-C7, C

    4.538     11/15/49       6,537,000       6,178,876  (d)  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2016-C7, D

    4.538     11/15/49       15,050,000       12,496,498  (d)(e)  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2018-CX11, A5

    4.033     4/15/51       10,280,000       10,488,916  (d)  

CSMC Trust, 2015-12R, 2A1

    2.460     11/30/37       21,907,414       21,888,846  (d)(e)  

CSMC Trust, 2015-GLPA, A

    3.881     11/15/37       1,570,000       1,595,612  (e)  

CSMC Trust, 2016-BDWN, A (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.900%)

    4.973     2/15/29       26,910,000       27,029,453  (d)(e)  

CSMC Trust, 2017-RPL3, A1

    4.000     8/1/57       19,352,919       20,016,743  (d)(e)  

CSMC Trust, 2018-J1, A2

    3.500     2/25/48       91,500,000       89,276,834  (b)(d)(e)  

Deutsche Mortgage Securities Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-4, 7AR2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450%)

    2.541     6/25/34       217,190       203,877  (d)  

Deutsche Mortgage Securities Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust Series, 2006-PR1, 4AF1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%)

    2.363     4/15/36       9,009,892       8,266,576  (c)(d)(e)  

EverBank Mortgage Loan Trust 18-1, 2018-1, A22

    3.500     2/25/48       23,420,056       23,192,483  (d)(e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 201345, A

    0.000     7/15/22     $ 239     $ 233  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 202957, ZA

    5.000     3/15/35       4,420,461       4,686,366  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 203242, SC, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.290%)

    4.217     11/15/36       658,583       87,452  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 203368, AI, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.030%)

    3.957     9/15/37       1,296,865       165,310  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 203621, SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.230%)

    4.157     1/15/40       408,979       53,992  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 203639, EY

    5.000     2/15/30       1,701,006       1,766,454  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 203973, SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.490%)

    4.417     12/15/41       724,732       130,322  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204054, SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.050%)

    3.977     8/15/39       1,237,441       143,792  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204099, ST, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.000%)

    3.927     8/15/42       2,273,178       386,297  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204119, IN, IO

    3.500     10/15/32       1,588,189       224,723  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204174, SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.200%)

    4.127     5/15/39       1,151,379       119,861  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204194, BI, IO

    3.500     4/15/43       11,831,117       1,928,971  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204239, IO, IO

    3.500     6/15/27       2,799,323       266,698  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204298, PI, IO

    4.000     4/15/43       1,924,910       267,264  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204310, SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 5.950%)

    3.877     2/15/44       2,742,564       403,240  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204335, SW, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.000%)

    3.927     5/15/44       1,109,906       171,198  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204415, IO

    1.404     4/15/41       2,111,043       99,702  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204793, CB

    3.000     5/15/48       24,566,339       23,850,744  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 204793, CD

    3.000     6/15/48       17,520,960       17,023,032  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) REMICS, 3281, AI, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.430%)

    4.357     2/15/37       1,741,555       260,012  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) Strips, 20170, B, IO

    10.000     3/1/21       626       22  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) Strips, 20283, IO

    3.500     10/15/27       668,023       62,635  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) Strips, 20334, S7, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.100%)

    4.027     8/15/44     $ 731,187     $ 126,396  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) Strips, 20353, S1, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.000%)

    3.927     12/15/46       9,565,684       1,668,218  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2014-DN1, M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200%)

    4.291     2/25/24       4,080,829       4,197,068  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2014-DN2, M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%)

    3.741     4/25/24       11,904,235       12,070,830  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2014-HQ1, M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

    4.591     8/25/24       623,447       626,687  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2016-DNA1, M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.900%)

    4.991     7/25/28       22,699,189       23,288,909  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC) Structured Pass-Through Certificates FRESR, 2017-SR01, A3

    3.089     11/25/27       380,000       368,336  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, 20K016, X1, IO

    1.672     10/25/21       1,951,528       79,407  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, 20K036, X1, IO

    0.898     10/25/23       78,385,345       2,605,098  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, 20K062, X1, IO

    0.438     12/25/26       306,424,413       7,303,902  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, 20K072, X1, IO

    0.496     12/25/27       104,254,707       3,208,126  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, 20KJ03, A2

    2.328     6/25/21       3,791,000       3,721,655  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, 20S8FX, A2

    3.291     3/25/27       7,880,000       7,805,019  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, IO

    1.205     4/25/20       17,253,832       257,760  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, IO

    1.752     7/25/21       5,734,172       232,615  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Reference REMIC, R007 ZA

    6.000     5/15/36       2,851,474       3,143,401  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), 3947 SG, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.950%)

    3.877     10/15/41       1,572,962       229,656  (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), 4203 PS, IO, PAC (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.250%)

    4.177     9/15/42       1,469,802       185,984  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2016-C04, 1M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%)

    3.541     1/25/29       7,406,806       7,471,682  (d)(e)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2017-C01, 1M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%)

    3.391     7/25/29       21,043,449       21,223,959  (d)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2017-M15, ATS2

    3.196     11/25/27     $ 2,120,000     $ 2,060,774  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20390, C3, IO

    6.000     7/25/38       552,045       116,656  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20407, 22, IO

    5.000     1/25/39       189,613       39,763  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20407, 23, IO

    5.000     1/25/39       96,994       22,518  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20407, 27, IO

    5.500     1/25/39       91,624       17,490  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20407, 34, IO

    5.000     1/25/38       125,263       24,779  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20409, C1, IO

    3.000     11/25/26       2,677,438       208,121  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20409, C13, IO

    3.500     11/25/41       2,490,098       487,443  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20409, C17, IO

    4.000     11/25/41       2,678,827       567,386  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20409, C18, IO

    4.000     4/25/42       1,927,730       379,824  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20409, C2, IO

    3.000     4/25/27       3,195,772       273,856  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Interest Strip, 20409, C22, IO

    4.500     11/25/39       1,178,570       261,653  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2006-115, EI, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.640%)

    4.549     12/25/36       1,474,876       239,416  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2010-123, PM

    4.000     7/25/40       6,500,000       6,663,350  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2010-27, AS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.480%)

    4.389     4/25/40       919,986       153,093  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2011-99, KS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.700%)

    4.609     10/25/26       882,443       78,184  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2012-101, BI, IO

    4.000     9/25/27       1,062,711       97,125  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2012-133, CS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.150%)

    4.059     12/25/42       1,548,999       250,667  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2012-134, MS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.150%)

    4.059     12/25/42       1,076,754       179,171  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2012-35, SC, IO (-1.000% x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.500%)

    4.409     4/25/42       2,081,484       350,302  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2012-46, BA

    6.000     5/25/42       1,356,794       1,485,411  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2012-70, YS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.650%)

    4.559     2/25/41       500,649       56,842  (d)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2012-74, OA, PO

    0.000     3/25/42     $ 121,544     $ 109,413  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2012-74, SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.650%)

    4.559     3/25/42       1,792,779       220,256  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2012-75, AO, PO

    0.000     3/25/42       212,703       186,277  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2013-124, SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 5.950%)

    3.859     12/25/43       7,144,326       1,214,593  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2013-126, CS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.150%)

    4.059     9/25/41       3,621,881       463,854  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2013-14, IG, IO

    4.000     3/25/43       2,401,917       471,452  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2013-26, HI, IO

    3.000     4/25/32       2,467,571       212,920  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2013-29, QI, IO

    4.000     4/25/43       3,770,500       748,447  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2013-54, BS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.150%)

    4.059     6/25/43       3,678,123       645,146  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2015-56, AS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.150%)

    4.059     8/25/45       1,591,837       308,664  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2016-60, QS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.100%)

    4.009     9/25/46       9,789,535       1,337,912  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2017-76, SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.100%)

    4.009     10/25/57       20,559,782       3,516,621  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 2017-85, SC, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.200%)

    4.109     11/25/47       6,169,830       914,607  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 201991-97, KA, IO

    1,009.250     8/25/21       25       281  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMICS, 201992-96, B, PO

    0.000     5/25/22       322       315  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 41, IO

    6.000     1/25/38       656,454       151,020  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), 2011-59 NZ

    5.500     7/25/41       1,343,920       1,462,420  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), 2012-28 B

    6.500     6/25/39       269,621       288,080  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), 2012-51 B

    7.000     5/25/42       514,901       593,319  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), 2012-75 NS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.600%)

    4.509     7/25/42       535,434       90,870  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
2012-M13, X2, IO

    0.812     5/25/22       104,557,107       2,268,293  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), 2013-9 BC

    6.500     7/25/42       2,472,061       2,784,639  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), 2013-9 CB

    5.500     4/25/42       6,200,286       6,737,866  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
2013-M1, X2, IO

    0.701     8/25/22       85,828,396       1,726,309  (d)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
2014-47 AI, IO

    1.444     8/25/44     $ 5,139,131     $ 282,568  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
2014-M3, X2, IO

    0.176     1/25/24       97,345,652       366,818  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
2015-M4, X2, IO

    0.581     7/25/22       112,087,582       1,805,395  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
2015-M7, X2, IO

    0.611     12/25/24       179,483,636       4,885,159  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
2016-M7, A2

    2.499     9/25/26       4,150,000       3,883,810  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
2018-M1 A2

    3.086     12/25/27       8,030,000       7,786,844  (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
2018-M2, A2

    2.999     1/25/28       17,400,000       16,713,239  (d)  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, 2018-2, A4

    3.500     4/25/48       39,553,376       39,058,721  (d)(e)  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2012-K20, X2A, IO

    0.200     5/25/45       53,776,805       332,545  (e)  

Galton Funding Mortgage Trust, 2017-1, A22

    3.000     7/25/56       12,537,517       12,124,531  (d)(e)  

GE Business Loan Trust, 2007-1A, A (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.170%)

    2.243     4/16/35       1,208,966       1,182,660  (d)(e)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2009-106, PD

    4.500     4/20/38       1,538,121       1,571,421  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2010-42, PC

    5.000     7/20/39       5,000,000       5,268,166  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2010-76, CS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.550%)

    4.466     6/20/40       2,901,012       474,967  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2010-86, PB

    4.500     10/20/39       8,887,693       9,146,229  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2010-H03, FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.550%)

    2.526     3/20/60       2,434,934       2,445,676  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2010-H10, FC (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    2.976     5/20/60       1,178,513       1,195,750  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2010-H26, LF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%)

    2.267     8/20/58       821,873       821,462  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2010-H27, FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.380%)

    2.297     12/20/60       1,330,366       1,330,913  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2010-H28, FE (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)

    2.317     12/20/60       2,684,599       2,686,716  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2011-H03, FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

    2.417     1/20/61       1,745,564       1,751,749  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2011-H05, FB (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

    2.417     12/20/60       1,894,467       1,901,747  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2011-H06, FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450%)

    2.367     2/20/61       1,709,869       1,713,751  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2011-H08, FG (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.480%)

    2.397     3/20/61       3,439,660       3,449,065  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2011-H09, AF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

    2.417     3/20/61       2,592,208       2,600,526  (d)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

Government National Mortgage Association, 2012-124, AS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.200%)

    4.115     10/16/42     $ 1,434,985     $ 232,182  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2012-27, IO

    0.965     4/16/53       19,947,919       621,208  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2012-34, SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.050%)

    3.966     3/20/42       3,142,212       436,621  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2012-66, CI, IO

    3.500     2/20/38       1,972,618       158,970  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2012-81, AI, IO

    3.500     4/20/27       379,099       25,629  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2012-98, SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.100%)

    4.015     8/16/42       1,386,391       213,569  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2013-188, CI, IO

    3.500     3/20/39       5,909,555       455,603  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2013-2, IO

    0.437     5/16/54       17,763,672       415,633  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2014-118, HS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.200%)

    4.116     8/20/44       11,618,888       2,077,241  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2014-160, EI, IO

    4.000     7/16/26       3,173,932       282,712  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2014-175, AB

    2.600     6/16/47       1,485,461       1,465,976  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2014-186, IO

    0.756     8/16/54       41,219,410       1,894,893  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2014-5, SP, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.150%)

    4.065     6/16/43       1,375,091       147,272  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2016-135, SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.100%)

    4.015     10/16/46       2,949,210       535,364  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2016-84, IG, IO

    4.500     11/16/45       22,905,162       4,799,236  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2017-H22, IC, IO (12 mo. USD LIBOR)

    2.367     11/20/67       968,690       121,111  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2018-37, QA

    2.750     3/20/48       5,420,028       5,243,657  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2018-H06, PF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

    2.217     2/20/68       9,899,059       9,879,922  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2018-H07, FD (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

    2.217     5/20/68       15,296,066       15,265,451  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association, 2018-H08, KF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

    2.350     5/20/68       7,125,000       7,120,547  (b)(d)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-31 GS, IO, PAC-1 (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.500%)

    4.416     3/20/39       207,087       8,765  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-42 BS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.480%)

    4.396     4/20/40       208,262       28,624  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-59 LB, PAC-1

    4.500     10/20/39       1,407,255       1,459,888  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-85 HS, IO, PAC (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.650%)

    4.566     1/20/40       382,343       36,248  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-112, IO

    0.277     2/16/53       14,188,893       297,023  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-44, IO

    0.512     3/16/49       11,007,753       173,017  (d)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-145 IO, IO

    1.069     9/16/44     $ 17,499,203     $ 945,078  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-163 IO, IO

    1.147     2/16/46       23,938,920       1,213,929  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-47, IA, IO

    0.359     2/16/48       4,414,402       110,980  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-50 IO, IO

    0.847     9/16/55       10,105,672       550,519  (d)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2015-167 OI, IO

    4.000     4/16/45       4,194,797       820,150  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-190 IO, IO

    0.691     3/16/60       7,384,089       453,981  (d)  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-GC16, B

    5.161     11/10/46       1,120,000       1,191,628  (d)  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2014-GC24, D

    4.663     9/10/47       2,500,000       2,097,427  (d)(e)  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2017-GS5, C

    4.299     3/10/50       7,560,000       7,418,687  (d)  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2017-GS8, A4

    3.469     11/10/50       11,490,000       11,297,014  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2018-SRP5, A (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.300%)

    3.281     9/15/31       28,920,000       28,994,353  (d)(e)  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2018-SRP5, B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

    4.481     9/15/31       35,660,000       35,751,575  (d)(e)  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-4F, 1A1

    4.500     4/25/20       52,630       52,797  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-9, 2A1B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.370%)

    2.454     6/20/35       7,448,307       7,395,620  (d)  

Hospitality Mortgage Trust, 2017-HIT, A (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.850%)

    2.880     5/8/30       11,970,000       11,981,283  (d)(e)  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, 2016-10HY, A

    2.835     8/10/38       9,560,000       8,989,620  (e)  

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR15, A2

    3.503     9/25/35       27,566       26,016  (d)  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-LC11, AS

    3.216     4/15/46       2,000,000       1,960,694  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2014-FL6, B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.280%)

    4.353     11/15/31       6,061,397       6,077,449  (d)(e)  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015-FL7, D (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

    5.823     5/15/28       4,250,000       4,239,160  (d)(e)  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2016-JP3, A5

    2.870     8/15/49       7,050,000       6,648,604  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2016-JP4, C

    3.596     12/15/49       7,190,000       6,683,141  (d)  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2017-JP6, A5

    3.490     7/15/50       6,990,000       6,921,044  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-LDP9

    5.372     5/15/47       1,109,938       1,118,103  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, 2018-3, A1

    3.500     9/25/48       48,564,545       48,112,312  (d)(e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, 2018-5, A1

    3.500     10/25/48     $ 64,771,414     $ 63,590,567  (d)(e)  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-C15, C

    5.253     11/15/45       940,000       976,126  (d)  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-C17, B

    5.044     1/15/47       490,000       512,160  (d)  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2014-C22, A4

    3.801     9/15/47       540,000       548,869  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2014-C22, C

    4.710     9/15/47       1,540,000       1,490,625  (d)  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015-C30, A5

    3.822     7/15/48       1,960,000       1,988,211  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015-C31, A3

    3.801     8/15/48       13,230,000       13,397,193  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C21, IO

    1.191     8/15/47       60,301,505       2,915,330  (d)  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2016-C4, A3

    3.141     12/15/49       6,030,000       5,796,574  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2001-C3, X, IO, STRIPS

    0.230     6/15/36       52,019       4  (d)(e)  

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2005-1, 1A2

    6.500     8/25/34       346,900       332,307  (e)  

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2005-1, 1A3

    7.000     8/25/34       64,895       63,875  (e)  

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2005-2, 1A1F (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%)

    2.441     5/25/35       505,477       417,097  (d)(e)  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series, 2005-A8, A3A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.370%)

    2.461     8/25/36       15,855,730       15,773,948  (d)  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series, 2005-A9, 3A1

    3.855     12/25/35       34,306       31,074  (d)  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series MLCC, 2006-1, 1A

    3.596     2/25/36       122,110       124,485  (d)  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, 2013-C10, A4

    4.219     7/15/46       510,000       525,298  (d)  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, IO

    1.629     8/15/45       7,171,092       335,642  (d)(e)  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C32

    3.720     12/15/49       6,990,000       6,995,305  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2016-UB12, C

    4.288     12/15/49       7,200,000       6,935,885  (d)  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2017-ASHF, A (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.850%)

    2.923     11/15/34       6,250,000       6,281,594  (d)(e)  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

    3.485     7/25/35       774,984       696,975  (d)  

MSCG Trust, 2015-ALDR, A2

    3.577     6/7/35       7,100,000       6,937,933  (d)(e)  

NAAC Reperforming Loan REMIC Trust Certificates Series, 2004-R3, A1

    6.500     2/25/35       198,558       201,232  (e)  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2016-4A, A1

    3.750     11/25/56       11,841,574       11,881,172  (d)(e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2017-1A, A1

    4.000     2/25/57     $ 18,798,778     $ 19,035,661  (d)(e)  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2017-4A, A1

    4.000     5/25/57       22,103,171       22,435,117  (d)(e)  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust Series, 2005-AP2, A5

    4.976     5/25/35       87,767       67,896  

Nomura Resecuritization Trust, 2014-5R, 1A1

    3.000     6/26/35       2,738,959       2,681,141  (d)(e)  

Nomura Resecuritization Trust, 2015-5R, 4A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.140%)

    1.770     7/26/37       11,136,844       11,202,467  (d)(e)  

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2006-DR1 2A1

    5.500     5/25/35       344,154       249,264  (e)  

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2006-DR1, 1A1

    5.500     5/25/35       1,350,199       1,291,456  (e)  

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2006-DR1, 2A2

    6.000     5/25/35       19,916,833       14,702,331  (e)  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2003-A14, A1

    4.750     2/25/19       472,451       447,953  

Rosslyn Portfolio Trust, 2017-ROSS, A (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.950%)

    3.023     6/15/33       8,440,000       8,493,543  (d)(e)  

Silverstone Master Issuer PLC, 2018-1A, 1A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.390%)

    2.750     1/21/70       12,360,000       12,378,565  (d)(e)  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-10, 2A

    3.731     8/25/34       2,065,819       2,079,567  (d)  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-19XS, 1A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.320%)

    2.411     10/25/35       380,389       372,553  (d)  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-C3, AS

    3.739     8/15/50       15,760,000       15,558,083  (d)  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%)

    2.381     10/25/45       1,372,159       1,375,815  (d)  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust, 2003-AR9, 1A7

    3.368     9/25/33       17,859       18,423  (d)  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust, 2003-S7, A1

    4.500     8/25/18       578       578  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust, 2005-AR11, A1A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.320%)

    2.411     8/25/45       3,869,953       3,880,637  (d)  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust, 2005-AR19, A1A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.270%)

    2.361     12/25/45       4,965,715       4,978,373  (d)  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust, 2007-HY4, 4A1

    3.316     9/25/36       170,710       155,229  (d)  

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2005-AR19 A1A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%)

    2.381     12/25/45       72,958       72,249  (d)  

Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust, 2004-RA1, 2A

    7.000     3/25/34       4,467       4,881  

Waterfall Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-SBC5, A

    4.104     9/14/22       4,458,176       4,351,603  (d)(e)  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2016-BNK1, A3

    2.652     8/15/49       21,130,000       19,690,333  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-NXS1, IO

    1.303     5/15/48       47,921,140       2,496,514  (d)  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan Trust, 2010-RR4, 2A1

    3.786     8/27/35       52,289       52,673  (d)(e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (g) — continued                                

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C19, B

    4.723     3/15/47     $ 250,000     $ 258,362  (d)  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C19, XA, IO

    1.275     3/15/47       9,848,484       430,939  (d)  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C21, AS

    3.891     8/15/47       2,767,000       2,791,855  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C21, B

    4.213     8/15/47       5,160,000       5,171,980  (d)  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C23, C

    3.995     10/15/57       3,980,000       3,850,938  (d)  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, IO

    1.229     8/15/47       34,879,560       1,639,273  (d)  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C24 AS

    3.931     11/15/47       2,916,000       2,943,077  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost — $1,278,756,725)

 

            1,253,824,492  
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations — 9.3%                                

U.S. Government Agencies — 1.1%

                               

Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLB), Bonds

    0.625     8/7/18       9,000,000       8,988,183  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Bonds

    6.625     11/15/30       20,110,000       27,010,626  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Debentures

    0.000     10/9/19       59,220,000       57,344,599  

Financing Corp., (FICO), Bonds, STRIPS

    0.000     11/2/18       6,320,000       6,272,290  

Financing Corp., (FICO), Bonds, STRIPS

    0.000     4/5/19       1,150,000       1,129,457  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Global Power Bonds 2000

    7.125     5/1/30       2,450,000       3,374,245  

Total U.S. Government Agencies

                            104,119,400  

U.S. Government Obligations — 8.2%

                               

U.S. Treasury Bonds, STRIPS

    0.000     11/15/21       2,470,000       2,259,718  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.750     11/15/43       27,700,000       31,497,388  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.000     5/15/45       226,840,000       227,774,828  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.000     2/15/47       171,288,000       171,943,711  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.000     5/15/47       99,897,000       100,213,080  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    2.750     11/15/47       106,490,000       101,637,633  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.625     7/31/19       250,000       247,974  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.500     5/31/20       830,000       829,692  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.375     5/31/21       30,000       28,956  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.875     8/31/22       55,400,000       53,602,746  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.000     10/31/22       4,260,000       4,136,859  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.625     4/30/23       3,020,000       2,869,708  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.250     7/31/23       51,260,000       47,641,765  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.375     8/31/23       3,640,000       3,399,847  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.750     2/15/28       8,000       7,933  

Total U.S. Government Obligations

                            748,091,838  

Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (Cost — $861,411,723)

 

            852,211,238  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — 7.8%                                

AccessLex Institute, 2007-1, A4 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.060%)

    2.420     1/25/23     $ 8,132,280     $ 7,979,127  (d)  

ACIS CLO Ltd., 2015-6A, A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.590%)

    3.948     5/1/27       8,750,000       8,756,536  (d)(e)  

Airspeed Ltd. Islands, 2007-1A, G1W (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.270%)

    2.343     4/15/24       6,600,520       5,871,374  (d)(e)  

AMMC CLO XI Ltd., 2012-11A, A1R2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.010%)

    3.369     4/30/31       20,180,000       20,044,067  (d)(e)  

AMMC CLO XII Ltd., 2013-12A, AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%)

    3.553     11/10/30       6,745,000       6,781,126  (d)(e)  

Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust, 2002-BC5, M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.035%)

    3.126     7/25/32       491,574       488,062  (d)  

Apex Credit CLO 2016 Ltd., 2016-1A, A2A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.750%)

    3.116     7/27/28       7,500,000       7,500,510  (d)(e)  

Apidos CLO XXII, 2015-22A, A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%)

    3.859     10/20/27       5,000,000       5,011,410  (d)(e)  

Ares XXXIII CLO Ltd., 2015-1A, A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%)

    3.668     12/5/25       15,000,000       15,047,010  (d)(e)  

Argent Securities Trust, 2006-W4, A2B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.110%)

    2.201     5/25/36       113,503       42,925  (d)  

Atrium XIII, 2013A, A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%)

    3.542     11/21/30       4,525,000       4,537,403  (d)(e)  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2017-2A, A

    2.970     3/20/24       9,000,000       8,806,401  (e)  

Ballyrock CLO Ltd., 2018-1A, A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    3.357     4/20/31       11,765,000       11,699,445  (d)(e)  

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.975%)

    3.066     12/25/34       5,980,077       6,022,472  (d)  

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2004-SD3, A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.140%)

    3.231     9/25/34       9,356       9,392  (d)  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., 2012-2A, AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.420%)

    3.751     11/20/28       2,000,000       2,003,426  (d)(e)  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., 2014-3A, A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.140%)

    3.488     10/15/26       5,000,000       5,001,515  (d)(e)  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., 2015-1A, A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330%)

    3.672     4/13/27       7,000,000       7,001,372  (d)(e)  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., 2015-3A, A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    3.339     4/20/31       24,500,000       24,394,013  (d)(e)  

Bowman Park CLO Ltd., 2014-1A, AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%)

    3.510     11/23/25       7,750,000       7,751,604  (d)(e)  

Brazos Student Finance Corp., 2009-1, AS (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

    4.835     12/27/39       5,900,000       6,176,380  (d)  

California Street CLO IX LP, 2012-9A, AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%)

    3.798     10/16/28       750,000       751,251  (d)(e)  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies, 2017-2A, A1B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%)

    3.579     7/20/31       11,450,000       11,482,106  (d)(e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — continued                                

Catskill Park CLO Ltd., 2017-1A, A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%)

    4.059     4/20/29     $ 7,375,000     $ 7,419,125  (d)(e)  

CBAM Ltd., 2017-2A, B1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

    4.103     10/17/29       8,685,000       8,706,904  (d)(e)  

Community Funding CLO, 2015-1A A

    5.750     11/1/27       10,520,000       10,598,921  (e)  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 2003-BC3, A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.620%)

    2.711     9/25/33       858,177       840,737  (d)  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 2006-SD4, A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.340%)

    2.431     12/25/36       390,493       217,763  (d)(e)  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, 2017-RPL1 A1

    2.750     7/25/57       49,184,033       48,302,311  (d)(e)  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, 2006-MH1, M1

    6.250     10/25/36       572,814       576,052  (e)  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, 201999-3, A

    6.221     2/3/29       11,493       11,494  (d)(e)  

CSMC Trust, 2017-RPL1, M1

    3.104     7/25/57       24,813,700       22,593,122  (d)(e)  

CVP CLO Ltd., 2017-2A, C (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100%)

    4.026     1/20/31       4,750,000       4,685,927  (d)(e)  

Galaxy CLO Ltd., 2013-15A BR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%)

    3.948     10/15/30       12,250,000       12,327,457  (d)(e)  

GSAA Home Equity Trust, 2005-6, A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.370%)

    2.461     6/25/35       1,627,064       1,641,637  (d)  

GSAA Home Equity Trust, 2005-9, 2A4 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.430%)

    2.521     8/25/35       6,500,000       6,413,601  (d)  

GT Loan Financing I Ltd., 2013-1A, A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.270%)

    3.629     10/28/24       685,623       686,008  (d)(e)  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, 2015-1A, B

    3.520     3/25/21       8,480,000       8,457,316  (e)  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, 2017-1A, A

    2.960     10/25/21       37,520,000       37,109,269  (e)  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, 2018-1A, A

    3.290     2/25/24       9,490,000       9,326,279  (e)  

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust, 2006-OPT3, 3A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

    2.271     2/25/36       1,320,308       1,318,094  (d)  

Jamestown CLO Ltd., 2014-4A A2R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%)

    3.698     7/15/26       16,000,000       15,986,864  (d)(e)  

Jamestown CLO X Ltd., 2017-10A, A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    3.603     7/17/29       2,250,000       2,250,900  (d)(e)  

Jamestown CLO X Ltd., 2017-10A, A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%)

    4.203     7/17/29       6,500,000       6,550,063  (d)(e)  

KKR Financial CLO Ltd., 2017-A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.340%)

    3.688     4/15/29       9,250,000       9,292,559  (d)(e)  

LCM Xxiv Ltd., 2024A, A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.310%)

    3.669     3/20/30       7,500,000       7,616,017  (d)(e)  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, 2000-1, AV1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.520%)

    2.608     1/21/31       71,796       70,197  (d)  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, 2001-1, A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.440%)

    2.528     4/21/31       7,118,216       6,866,219  (d)  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-6, A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%)

    3.391     11/25/34       987,539       996,977  (d)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — continued                                

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-2, M4 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.930%)

    3.021     4/25/35     $ 5,481,034     $ 5,535,257  (d)  

Magnetite CLO Ltd., 2014-9A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    3.360     7/25/26       8,750,000       8,743,542  (d)(e)  

Magnetite XVIII Ltd., 2016-18A, A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%)

    3.743     11/15/28       10,000,000       10,027,320  (d)(e)  

Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2007-NCW, A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

    2.391     5/25/37       6,227,809       5,878,722  (d)(e)  

Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, 2015-R7, 1A

    4.250     2/26/29       6,914,076       6,864,806  (d)(e)  

Navient Student Loan Trust, 2017-3A, A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%)

    3.141     7/26/66       15,430,000       15,807,655  (d)(e)  

Navient Student Loan Trust, 2017-5A, A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.800%)

    2.891     7/26/66       19,247,866       19,454,994  (d)(e)  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 24 Ltd., 2017-24A, C (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450%)

    4.805     4/19/30       4,000,000       4,024,620  (d)(e)  

New Residential Mortgage Trust, 2018-1

    4.000     12/25/57       21,647,793       22,041,523  (d)(e)  

OHA Loan Funding Ltd., 2015-1A, AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.410%)

    3.753     8/15/29       3,150,000       3,170,210  (d)(e)  

OZLM XII Ltd., 2015-12A, A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%)

    3.809     4/30/27       8,250,000       8,251,270  (d)(e)  

PPT Asset-Backed Certificates Series, 2004-1, A

    5.690     8/25/35       3,045,312       3,117,736  (c)(e)  

RAAC Series Trust, 2007-RP1, A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%)

    2.381     5/25/46       17,513,704       17,291,904  (d)(e)  

Regatta VII Funding Ltd., 2016-1A, B2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%)

    4.125     12/20/28       7,000,000       7,032,613  (d)(e)  

SBA Small Business Investment Cos, 2015-10A, 1

    2.517     3/10/25       1,106,565       1,081,141  

SBA Small Business Investment Cos, 2017-10B, 1

    2.518     9/10/27       1,839,825       1,785,388  

SBA Small Business Investment Cos, 2018-10A, 1

    3.187     3/10/28       6,470,000       6,453,293  

Seneca Park CLO Ltd., 2014-1A, AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.120%)

    3.473     7/17/26       5,750,000       5,749,850  (d)(e)  

SLM Student Loan EDC Repackaging Trust, 2013-M1, M1

    3.500     10/28/29       734,173       718,237  (e)  

SLM Student Loan Trust (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%)

    4.060     7/25/23       7,075,060       7,266,272  (d)  

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2006-10 A6 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%)

    2.510     3/25/44       53,980,000       52,256,176  (d)  

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2007-2, A4 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.060%)

    2.420     7/25/22       14,580,000       14,265,094  (d)  

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, 2004-1, A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.800%)

    2.891     2/25/34       6,298,874       6,308,606  (d)  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs Ser, 2004-6XS, A5B

    6.050     3/25/34       646,092       658,641  

TCI-Flatiron CLO Ltd., 2016-1A, A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.550%)

    3.903     7/17/28       7,500,000       7,524,750  (d)(e)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — continued                                

TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd., 2016-1A, B1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%)

    4.142     10/13/29     $ 6,750,000     $ 6,770,257  (d)(e)  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, 2017-1, A1

    2.750     10/25/56       14,129,770       13,874,389  (d)(e)  

Venture XXIV CLO Ltd. (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.420%)

    3.779     10/20/28       2,750,000       2,755,181  (d)(e)  

Venture XXVIII CLO, 2017-28RR, A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.280%)

    2.686     7/22/30       7,421,053       7,424,808  (d)(e)  

Venture XXVIII CLO, 2017-28RR, A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.110%)

    2.716     7/22/30       11,042,948       11,048,558  (d)(e)  

Venture XXX CLO Ltd., 2017-30A, B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%)

    3.948     1/15/31       4,850,000       4,886,511  (d)(e)  

Voya CLO Ltd., 2017-2A A2A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.710%)

    4.058     6/7/30       12,900,000       13,000,272  (d)(e)  

Zais CLO 2 Ltd., 2014-2A, A1BR

    2.920     7/25/26       7,250,000       7,163,312  (e)  

Zais CLO Ltd. (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.530%)

    3.878     10/15/28       8,400,000       8,412,667  (d)(e)  

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $717,273,929)

                            720,666,315  
Sovereign Bonds — 4.4%                                

Brazil — 0.1%

                               

Brazilian Government International, Senior Notes

    5.000     1/27/45       6,890,000       5,470,729  

Colombia — 0.3%

                               

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.875     4/25/27       9,100,000       8,811,075  

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.625     2/26/44       14,710,000       15,666,150  

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.000     6/15/45       1,640,000       1,617,450  

Total Colombia

                            26,094,675  

India — 0.1%

                               

Export-Import Bank of India, Senior Notes

    3.375     8/5/26       8,150,000       7,502,588  (e)  

Indonesia — 0.6%

                               

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.875     3/13/20       290,000       302,334  (k)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.875     5/5/21       1,190,000       1,225,995  (k)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.750     4/25/22       5,726,000       5,677,907  (k)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.750     4/25/22       280,000       277,648  (e)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.375     10/17/23       340,000       357,540  (k)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.875     1/15/24       911,000       976,978  (e)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.850     7/18/27       20,210,000       19,207,362  (e)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.625     4/15/43       3,420,000       3,175,265  (k)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.125     1/15/45       8,320,000       8,196,174  (e)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.125     1/15/45       3,020,000       2,975,053  (k)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.250     1/8/47       6,960,000       6,982,210  (e)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.750     7/18/47       2,320,000       2,193,729  (e)  

Total Indonesia

                            51,548,195  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Kazakhstan — 0.2%

                               

Kazakhstan Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.875     10/14/44     $ 16,930,000     $ 16,418,883  (e)  

Kuwait — 0.1%

                               

Kuwait International Government Bonds, Senior Notes

    3.500     3/20/27       10,890,000       10,621,235  (e)   

Mexico — 0.9%

                               

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.000     10/2/23       164,000       164,800  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.600     1/30/25       10,660,000       10,318,880  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.750     1/11/28       5,020,000       4,752,685  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    6.050     1/11/40       112,000       123,760  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.750     3/8/44       55,930,000       52,036,654  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.600     1/23/46       14,900,000       13,745,250  

Total Mexico

                            81,142,029  

Panama — 0.3%

                               

Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    6.700     1/26/36       12,000,000       14,760,000  

Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.500     5/15/47       16,580,000       16,124,050  

Total Panama

                            30,884,050  

Peru — 0.3%

                               

Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    6.550     3/14/37       18,400,000       23,046,000  

Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.625     11/18/50       3,664,000       4,263,980  

Total Peru

                            27,309,980  

Poland — 0.3%

                               

Republic of Poland Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.000     3/23/22       6,420,000       6,779,257  

Republic of Poland Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.000     1/22/24       25,170,000       25,600,784  

Total Poland

                            32,380,041  

Russia — 0.5%

                               

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond, Senior Notes

    5.625     4/4/42       44,600,000       46,745,260  (k)   

Saudi Arabia — 0.2%

                               

Saudi Government International Bonds, Senior Notes

    2.875     3/4/23       23,240,000       22,388,951  (e)   

United Arab Emirates — 0.3%

                               

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    2.500     10/11/22       26,100,000       25,039,688  (e)   

Uruguay — 0.2%

                               

Uruguay Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.100     6/18/50       16,620,000       16,399,785  

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $415,838,757)

 

                    399,946,089  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — 0.4%                                

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

    1.375     2/15/44       5,493,403       6,140,795  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

    0.750     2/15/45       34,227,915       33,252,851  

Total U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (Cost — $37,017,277)

 

            39,393,646  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Municipal Bonds — 0.0%                                

Illinois — 0.0%

                               

City of Chicago IL

    6.314     1/1/44     $ 5,380,000     $ 5,501,803  

Ohio — 0.0%

                               

American Municipal Power Inc.

    7.834     2/15/41       150,000       226,268  

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost — $5,591,572)

                            5,728,071  
     Expiration
Date
    Contracts     Notional
Amount
        
Purchased Options — 0.0%                                
Exchange-Traded Purchased Options — 0.0%                                

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $106

    8/24/18       5,000       5,000,000       0  (i)  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $107.75

    8/24/18       3,180       3,180,000       24,845  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $108

    8/24/18       5,951       5,951,000       46,495  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $108.75

    7/27/18       4,000       4,000,000       0  (i)  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $110.25

    7/27/18       1,018       1,018,000       7,954  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $110.50

    7/27/18       719       719,000       5,618  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $120.25

    7/27/18       25       25,000       10,547  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $119.50

    7/27/18       41       41,000       7,688  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $119.75

    7/27/18       75       75,000       19,922  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $120.00

    7/27/18       350       350,000       125,781  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $120.25

    7/27/18       234       75,000       113,344  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $145.50

    7/6/18       62       62,000       17,437  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $144.00

    7/27/18       174       174,000       271,875  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $144.50

    7/27/18       330       330,000       417,656  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $145.50

    7/27/18       273       273,000       213,281  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put @ $145

    7/27/18       116       116,000       116,000  

Total Exchange-Traded Purchased Options

                            1,398,443  
     Counterparty                            
OTC Purchased Options — 0.0%

 

Credit default swaption with Banc of America Securities LLC to sell protection on Markit CDX.NA.IG.30 Index, Call at $62.50

  Banc of America Securities LLC     8/15/18       198,770,000       198,770,000       87,260  

Total Purchased Options (Cost — $1,674,217)

 

                    1,485,703  

Total Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $9,334,459,457)

 

            9,180,183,455  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

     Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  
Short-Term Investments — 24.0%                                

U.S. Government Agencies — 1.3%

 

                       

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Discount Notes

    1.868     8/13/18     $ 17,890,000     $ 17,850,141  (l)  

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Discount Notes

    1.872     8/15/18       21,550,000       21,499,702  (l)  

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Discount Notes

    1.892     8/29/18       19,390,000       19,330,337  (l)  

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), Discount Notes

    1.876     8/17/18       12,660,000       12,629,097  (l)  

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), Discount Notes

    1.890     8/27/18       27,690,000       27,607,733  (l)  

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

    1.692     7/18/18       20,900,000       20,882,716  (l)  

Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost — $119,797,361)

 

            119,799,726  

Commercial Paper — 8.4%

                               

BPCE SA

    2.406     10/1/18       83,780,000       83,274,011  (l)(m)  

Bank of Montreal

    2.206     8/9/18       50,430,000       50,309,561  (l)  

BNP Paribas Fortis

    2.124     8/3/18       41,410,000       41,328,997  (l)  

JPMorgan Securities LLC

    2.409     9/27/18       76,430,000       75,987,661  (l)  

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen

    2.114     8/13/18       99,350,000       99,099,762  (l)(m)  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking NY

    1.783     10/10/18       57,000,000       56,620,342  (l)(m)  

MUFG BANK Ltd.

    2.192     7/24/18       53,360,000       53,283,962  (l)  

Natixis NY

    2.114     8/2/18       63,840,000       63,719,353  (l)  

Natixis NY

    2.216     8/31/18       1,320,000       1,315,096  (l)  

Societe Generale

    2.060     7/31/18       88,190,000       88,037,372  (l)(m)  

Standard Chartered Bank

    2.420     10/3/18       96,120,000       95,523,544  (l)(m)  

Toronto Dominion Bank

    2.153     7/25/18       56,790,000       56,707,191  (l)(m)  

Total Commercial Paper (Cost — $765,209,140)

 

            765,206,852  
                   Shares         

Money Market Funds — 14.3%

                               

Western Asset Government Cash Management Portfolio LLC (Cost — $1,312,816,644)

    1.830             1,312,816,644       1,312,816,644  (n)   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost — $2,197,823,145)

 

            2,197,823,222  

Total Investments — 124.1% (Cost — $11,532,282,602)

 

            11,378,006,677  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (24.1)%

                            (2,212,443,906

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

                          $ 9,165,562,771  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

This security is traded on a to-be-announced (“TBA”) basis. At June 30, 2018, the Fund held TBA securities with a total cost of $2,092,864,445 (Note 1).

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note 1).

 

(d)

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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(e)

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

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

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.

 

(h)

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of June 30, 2018.

 

(i)

Value is less than $1.

 

(j) 

The maturity principal is currently in default as of June 30, 2018.

 

(k)

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 Directors.

 

(l)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(m)

Commercial paper exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

(n)

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 ownership or control. At June 30, 2018, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $1,312,816,644 and the cost was $1,312,816,644.

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

ACES   — Alternative Credit Enhancement Securities
ARM   — Adjustable RateMortgage
CLO   — Collateral Loan Obligation
CMT   — Constant Maturity Treasury
EDC   — Economic Development Corporation
FHLB   — Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC   — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO   — Financing Corp.
FNMA   — Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA   — Government National Mortgage Association
IO   — Interest Only
JSC   — Joint Stock Company
LIBOR   — London Interbank Offered Rate
PAC   — Planned Amortization Class
PO   — Principal Only
REMIC   — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
STRIPS   — Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

 

Schedule of Written Options        
Exchange-Traded Written Options

 

       
Security   Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Value  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/6/18     $ 113.50       425     $ 425,000     $ 86,328  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/13/18       113.75       202       202,000       29,985  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/27/18       114.50       873       873,000       54,563  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/27/18       113.75       169       169,000       39,609  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/27/18       114.00       81       81,000       12,023  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     8/24/18       114.25       870       870,000       176,719  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/6/18       120.00       827       827,000       271,359  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/6/18       120.50       174       174,000       16,313  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/27/18       120.00       835       835,000       456,641  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/27/18       119.50       754       754,000       659,750  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/27/18       119.00       252       252,000       322,875  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/27/18       121.00       78       78,000       14,625  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     8/24/18       120.50       1,671       1,671,000       913,828  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     8/24/18       121.00       167       167,000       62,625  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/27/18       120.50       1,155       1,155,000       378,984  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/27/18       120.75       78       78,000       19,500  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put     7/27/18       120.00       245       245,000       34,453  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put     7/27/18       119.00       167       167,000       15,656  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     7/6/18       144.00       78       78,000       87,750  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     7/27/18       146.00       503       503,000       298,656  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     7/27/18       143.00       167       167,000       386,188  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     8/24/18       146.00       468       468,000       489,938  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     8/24/18       147.00       155       155,000       111,406  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     7/27/18       145.00       374       374,000       374,000  
Total Exchange-Traded Written Options (Premiums received — $4,148,165)

 

  $ 5,313,774  

 

OTC Written Options

 

     Counterparty   Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Value  
Credit default swaption with Banc of America Securities LLC to buy protection on Markit CDX.NA.IG.30 Index, Put (Premiums received — $198,770)   Banc of America
Securities LLC
    8/15/18     $ 80.00       198,770,000     $ 198,770,000 ‡    $ 166,953  
Total Written Options (Premiums received — $4,346,935)

 

                  $ 5,480,727  

 

In the event an option is exercised and a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount that could be required to be paid as a seller of credit protection or received as a buyer of credit protection.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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At June 30, 2018, 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     16,670       12/19     $ 4,048,167,606     $ 4,043,933,625     $ (4,233,981)  
90-Day Eurodollar     170       3/20       41,520,681       41,233,500       (287,181)  
90-Day Eurodollar     3,770       6/20       916,729,261       914,413,500       (2,315,761)  
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes     1,968       9/18       415,997,622       416,877,760       880,138  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures     22,707       9/18       2,574,093,799       2,579,905,533       5,811,734  
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds     981       9/18       155,102,212       156,530,813       1,428,601  
                                      1,283,550  
Contracts to Sell:                                        
90-Day Eurodollar     317       9/18       77,810,494       77,304,412       506,082  
90-Day Eurodollar     2,084       12/18       510,423,811       507,245,600       3,178,211  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes     5,896       9/18       705,352,566       708,625,500       (3,272,934)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds     6,303       9/18       904,975,282       913,935,000       (8,959,718)  
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Notes     1,055       9/18       132,954,163       135,287,271       (2,333,108)  
                                      (10,881,467)  
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts

 

          $ (9,597,917)  

At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES — SELL PROTECTION1  

Swap Counterparty

(Reference Entity)

  Notional
Amount2
    Termination
Date
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
June 30,
20183
  Periodic
Payments
Received by
the Fund†
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Berkshire Hathaway Inc., 2.750%, due 3/15/23)   $ 7,100,000       3/20/24     0.733%   1.000% quarterly   $ 99,119     $ (86,875)     $ 185,994  

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES — SELL PROTECTION1  

Swap Counterparty

(Reference Entity)

  Notional
Amount2
    Termination
Date
    Periodic
Payments
Received by
the Fund†
  Market
Value4
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Banc of America Securities LLC (PrimeX.FRM.1)   $ 1,195,622       7/25/36     4.420% monthly   $ 118,107     $ 78,299     $ 39,808  (a)(b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

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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)
 
    $ 128,870,000       3/29/19     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   1.597% semi-annually         $ (876,651)  
      83,080,000       9/28/19     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   1.705% semi-annually           (978,804)  
      162,570,000       10/17/19     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   1.138% semi-annually           (3,192,108)  
      214,280,000       6/14/20     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   1.671% semi-annually   $ (40,231)       (4,520,654)  
      234,000,000       5/31/22     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   2.250% semi-annually     379,818       (5,916,639)  
      646,530,000       8/31/22     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   2.850% semi-annually     (176,004)       (744,201)  
      1,009,570,000       9/19/23     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   Daily Federal Funds Effective Rate + 0.36375% quarterly           566,989  
      140,746,000       11/15/43    

3-Month LIBOR quarterly

  2.950% semi-annually     (640,739)       1,435,657  
Total   $ 2,577,762,000                     $ (477,156)     $ (14,226,411)  

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES — SELL PROTECTION1  
Reference Entity   Notional
Amount2
    Termination
Date
    Periodic
Payments
Received by
the Fund†
  Market
Value4
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Markit CDX.NA.IG.30 Index   $ 2,030,390,000       6/20/23     1.000% quarterly   $ 30,037,590     $ 33,986,008     $ (3,948,418)  

 

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 

Implied credit spreads, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues as of period end, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads 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. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation.

 

4

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.

 

(a) 

Swap contract is valued using unobservable inputs (See Note 1).

 

(b) 

Swap contract is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)

June 30, 2018

 

Assets:         

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost — $10,219,465,958)

   $ 10,065,190,033  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (Cost — $1,312,816,644)

     1,312,816,644  

Cash

     36,530,821  

Receivable for securities sold

     1,100,652,403  

Interest receivable

     50,666,246  

Receivable from broker — variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts

     46,159,088  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     20,205,449  

Deposits with brokers for centrally cleared swaps

     15,931,114  

Receivable for open OTC swap contracts

     915,504  

OTC swaps, at value (premiums received — $(8,576))

     217,226  

Prepaid expenses

     191,478  

Other assets

     2,971  

Total Assets

     12,649,478,977  
Liabilities:         

Payable for securities purchased

     3,460,620,084  

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     9,505,540  

Written options, at value (premiums received — $4,346,935)

     5,480,727  

Investment management fee payable

     2,780,796  

Distributions payable

     1,730,187  

Payable to broker — variation margin on open futures contracts

     1,688,398  

Payable to broker — variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts

     372,104  

Service and/or distribution fees payable

     180,816  

Directors’ fee payable

     18,845  

Accrued expenses

     1,538,709  

Total Liabilities

     3,483,916,206  
Total Net Assets    $ 9,165,562,771  
Net Assets:         

Par value (Note 7)

   $ 747,195  

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     9,467,144,200  

Undistributed net investment income

     1,779,784  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts

     (121,091,469)  

Net unrealized depreciation on investments, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts

     (183,016,939)  
Total Net Assets    $ 9,165,562,771  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2018

 

Net Assets:         

Class A

     $380,754,491  

Class C

     $45,945,249  

Class C1

     $13,230,091  

Class FI

     $219,898,244  

Class R

     $27,768,914  

Class I

     $5,135,622,812  

Class IS

     $3,342,342,970  
Shares Outstanding:         

Class A

     31,057,628  

Class C

     3,745,783  

Class C1

     1,078,379  

Class FI

     17,925,964  

Class R

     2,262,777  

Class I

     418,884,056  

Class IS

     272,240,888  
Net Asset Value:         

Class A (and redemption price)

     $12.26  

Class C*

     $12.27  

Class C1*

     $12.27  

Class FI (and redemption price)

     $12.27  

Class R (and redemption price)

     $12.27  

Class I (and redemption price)

     $12.26  

Class IS (and redemption price)

     $12.28  
Maximum Public Offering Price Per Share:         

Class A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 4.25%)

     $12.80  

 

*

Redemption price per share is NAV of Class C and Class C1 shares reduced by a 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment (Note 2).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

Investment Income:         

Interest from unaffiliated investments

   $ 137,766,042  

Interest from affiliated investments

     13,040,558  

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

     (19,601)  

Total Investment Income

     150,786,999  
Expenses:         

Investment management fee (Note 2)

     19,524,181  

Transfer agent fees (Note 5)

     3,754,027  

Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5)

     1,146,874  

Fund accounting fees

     295,347  

Legal fees

     169,017  

Registration fees

     137,984  

Directors’ fees

     116,753  

Shareholder reports

     48,391  

Insurance

     47,284  

Audit and tax fees

     36,280  

Commitment fees (Note 9)

     35,139  

Interest expense

     16,325  

Custody fees

     11,185  

Fees recaptured by investment manager (Note 2)

     2,101  

Miscellaneous expenses

     50,935  

Total Expenses

     25,391,823  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes 2 and 5)

     (2,539,978)  

Net Expenses

     22,851,845  
Net Investment Income      127,935,154  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts,
Written Options and Swap Contracts (Notes 1, 3 and 4):
        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

        

Investment transactions in unaffiliated investments

     (104,583,944)  

Futures contracts

     8,525,103  

Written options

     31,086,119  

Swap contracts

     35,092,686  

Net Realized Loss

     (29,880,036)  

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

        

Investments in unaffiliated investments

     (255,202,274)  

Futures contracts

     (7,314,863)  

Written options

     (1,805,315)  

Swap contracts

     (15,942,301)  

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (280,264,753)  
Net Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts, Written Options and Swap Contracts      (310,144,789)  
Decrease in Net Assets From Operations    $ (182,209,635)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited)
and the Year Ended December 31, 2017
   2018      2017  
Operations:                  

Net investment income

   $ 127,935,154      $ 193,560,900  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (29,880,036)        11,471,799  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (280,264,573)        213,109,154  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations

     (182,209,635)        418,141,853  
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                  

Net investment income

     (131,950,800)        (197,685,841)  

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (131,950,800)        (197,685,841)  
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                  

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     1,845,621,900        3,574,658,875  

Reinvestment of distributions

     122,568,087        184,955,370  

Cost of shares repurchased

     (1,927,987,434)        (1,954,506,935)  

Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     40,202,553        1,805,107,310  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (273,957,882)        2,025,563,322  
Net Assets:                  

Beginning of period

     9,439,520,653        7,413,957,331  

End of period*

   $ 9,165,562,771      $ 9,439,520,653  

*Includes undistributed net investment income of:

     $1,779,784        $5,795,430  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights

 

For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class A Shares1   20182     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $12.66       $12.32       $12.13       $12.31       $11.81       $12.37  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.14       0.24       0.25       0.26       0.31       0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.40)       0.35       0.20       (0.17)       0.51       (0.53)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.26)       0.59       0.45       0.09       0.82       (0.27)  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.14)       (0.25)       (0.26)       (0.27)       (0.32)       (0.29)  

Total distributions

    (0.14)       (0.25)       (0.26)       (0.27)       (0.32)       (0.29)  
Net asset value, end of period     $12.26       $12.66       $12.32       $12.13       $12.31       $11.81  

Total return3

    (2.02)     4.82     3.72     0.75     7.02     (2.23)
Net assets, end of period (millions)     $381       $419       $422       $329       $164       $194  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.85 %4,5      0.86 %5      0.85 %5      0.91     0.82     0.87

Net expenses6

    0.82 4,5,7       0.82 5,7        0.83 5,7        0.90 7       0.82       0.87  

Net investment income

    2.29 4        1.95       2.03       2.14       2.50       2.13  
Portfolio turnover rate8     59     102     81     85     93     147

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited).

 

3

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, 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.

 

4

Annualized.

 

5

Reflects recapture of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed from prior fiscal years.

 

6

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.82%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2019 without the Board of Directors’ consent. Prior to May 1, 2016, as a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.90%.

 

7

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

8

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 228% for the six months ended June 30, 2018, 363%, 204%, 237%, 318% and 345% for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class C Shares1   20182     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $12.67       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32       $11.81       $12.37  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.10       0.15       0.16       0.18       0.20       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.40)       0.35       0.21       (0.17)       0.54       (0.53)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.30)       0.50       0.37       0.01       0.74       (0.36)  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.10)       (0.16)       (0.18)       (0.19)       (0.23)       (0.20)  

Total distributions

    (0.10)       (0.16)       (0.18)       (0.19)       (0.23)       (0.20)  
Net asset value, end of period     $12.27       $12.67       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32       $11.81  

Total return3

    (2.35)     4.08     3.01     0.09     6.26     (2.94)
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $45,945       $54,052       $56,994       $25,344       $11,177       $3,016  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.52 %4       1.53     1.52     1.56 %5       1.69 %5       1.73

Net expenses6

    1.52 4,7       1.53       1.52       1.56 5        1.65 5,7        1.60 7   

Net investment income

    1.59 4        1.23       1.31       1.50       1.68       1.42  
Portfolio turnover rate8     59     102     81     85     93     147

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited).

 

3

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, 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.

 

4

Annualized.

 

5

Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years.

 

6

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.65%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2019 without the Board of Directors’ consent.

 

7

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

8

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 228% for the six months ended June 30, 2018, 363%, 204%, 237%, 318% and 345% for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class C1 Shares1   20182     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $12.67       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32       $11.82       $12.37  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.12       0.19       0.21       0.22       0.25       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.40)       0.35       0.19       (0.16)       0.52       (0.52)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.28)       0.54       0.40       0.06       0.77       (0.31)  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.12)       (0.20)       (0.21)       (0.24)       (0.27)       (0.24)  

Total distributions

    (0.12)       (0.20)       (0.21)       (0.24)       (0.27)       (0.24)  
Net asset value, end of period     $12.27       $12.67       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32       $11.82  

Total return3

    (2.20)     4.39     3.31     0.44     6.56     (2.53)
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $13,230       $14,844       $17,523       $20,219       $22,621       $27,827  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.20 %4       1.23     1.23     1.22     1.28     1.27

Net expenses5

    1.20 4,6        1.23 6        1.23       1.22       1.28       1.27  

Net investment income

    1.91 4        1.53       1.65       1.82       2.09       1.72  
Portfolio turnover rate7     59     102     81     85     93     147

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited).

 

3

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, 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.

 

4

Annualized.

 

5

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C1 shares did not exceed 1.42%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2019 without the Board of Directors’ consent.

 

6

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

7

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 228% for the six months ended June 30, 2018, 363%, 204%, 237%, 318% and 345% for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class FI Shares1   20182     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $12.67       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32       $11.82       $12.37  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.14       0.25       0.26       0.27       0.32       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.39)       0.34       0.20       (0.16)       0.51       (0.52)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.25)       0.59       0.46       0.11       0.83       (0.25)  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.15)       (0.25)       (0.27)       (0.29)       (0.33)       (0.30)  

Total distributions

    (0.15)       (0.25)       (0.27)       (0.29)       (0.33)       (0.30)  
Net asset value, end of period     $12.27       $12.67       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32       $11.82  

Total return3

    (2.01)     4.83     3.74     0.84     7.10     (2.06)
Net assets, end of period (millions)     $220       $245       $177       $232       $213       $914  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.81 %4      0.81     0.81 %5      0.82 %5      0.81 %5      0.83 %5 

Net expenses6

    0.81 4,7       0.81 7       0.81 5        0.82 5        0.80 5,7        0.78 5,7   

Net investment income

    2.30 4        1.96       2.08       2.22       2.61       2.24  
Portfolio turnover rate8     59     102     81     85     93     147

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited).

 

3

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.

 

4

Annualized.

 

5

Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years.

 

6

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.85%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2019 without the Board of Directors’ consent. Prior to May 1, 2014, the manager voluntarily waived fees and/or reimbursed operating expenses so that total annual fund operating expenses did not exceed 0.79%. Prior to May 1, 2013, the manager voluntarily waived fees and/or reimbursed operating expenses so that total annual fund operating expenses did not exceed 0.77%. These expense limitations did not include interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses and deferred organizational expenses.

 

7

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

8

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 228% for the six months ended June 30, 2018, 363%, 204%, 237%, 318% and 345% for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class R Shares1   20182     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $12.68       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32       $11.82       $12.37  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.12       0.20       0.21       0.24       0.27       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.41)       0.36       0.20       (0.18)       0.52       (0.52)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.29)       0.56       0.41       0.06       0.79       (0.30)  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.12)       (0.21)       (0.22)       (0.24)       (0.29)       (0.25)  

Total distributions

    (0.12)       (0.21)       (0.22)       (0.24)       (0.29)       (0.25)  
Net asset value, end of period     $12.27       $12.68       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32       $11.82  

Total return3

    (2.25)     4.56     3.41     0.51     6.70     (2.42)
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $27,769       $28,847       $20,357       $6,790       $2,703       $963  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.14 %4,5      1.16     1.14 %5       1.18 %5      1.34 %5      1.27 %5 

Net expenses6

    1.14 4,5,7       1.15 7        1.14 5        1.15 5,7        1.15 5,7        1.15 5,7   

Net investment income

    1.97 4        1.63       1.69       1.92       2.22       1.84  
Portfolio turnover rate8     59     102     81     85     93     147

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited).

 

3

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.

 

4

Annualized.

 

5

Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years.

 

6

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.15%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2019 without the Board of Directors’ consent.

 

7

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

8

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 228% for the six months ended June 30, 2018, 363%, 204%, 237%, 318% and 345% for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class I Shares1   20182     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $12.66       $12.32       $12.13       $12.31       $11.81       $12.37  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.16       0.29       0.30       0.32       0.35       0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.39)       0.35       0.20       (0.17)       0.51       (0.53)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.23)       0.64       0.50       0.15       0.86       (0.23)  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.17)       (0.30)       (0.31)       (0.33)       (0.36)       (0.33)  

Total distributions

    (0.17)       (0.30)       (0.31)       (0.33)       (0.36)       (0.33)  
Net asset value, end of period     $12.26       $12.66       $12.32       $12.13       $12.31       $11.81  

Total return3

    (1.84)     5.21     4.12     1.21     7.38     (1.86)
Net assets, end of period (millions)     $5,136       $5,627       $4,723       $2,384       $1,746       $570  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.53 %4      0.55     0.54     0.54     0.52     0.49

Net expenses

    0.45 4,5,6       0.45 5,6        0.45 5,6       0.45 5,6        0.51 5,6        0.49  

Net investment income

    2.67 4        2.32       2.40       2.61       2.86       2.48  
Portfolio turnover rate7     59     102     81     85     93     147

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited).

 

3

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.

 

4

Annualized.

 

5

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective November 7, 2014, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.45%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2019 without the Board of Directors’ consent.

 

7

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 228% for the six months ended June 30, 2018, 363%, 204%, 237%, 318% and 345% for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class IS Shares1   20182     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $12.68       $12.34       $12.15       $12.33       $11.82       $12.38  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.17       0.30       0.31       0.32       0.36       0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.40)       0.34       0.19       (0.17)       0.52       (0.53)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.23)       0.64       0.50       0.15       0.88       (0.22)  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.17)       (0.30)       (0.31)       (0.33)       (0.37)       (0.34)  

Total distributions

    (0.17)       (0.30)       (0.31)       (0.33)       (0.37)       (0.34)  
Net asset value, end of period     $12.28       $12.68       $12.34       $12.15       $12.33       $11.82  

Total return3

    (1.82)     5.23     4.14     1.22     7.53     (1.81)
Net assets, end of period (millions)     $3,342       $3,051       $1,997       $1,734       $1,318       $1,129  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.43 %4,5      0.44     0.43     0.44 %5      0.45 %5      0.45 %5 

Net expenses6

    0.42 4,5,7       0.42 7        0.43       0.44 5        0.45 5,7        0.44 5,7   

Net investment income

    2.71 4        2.35       2.44       2.61       2.92       2.57  
Portfolio turnover rate8     59     102     81     85     93     147

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited).

 

3

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.

 

4

Annualized.

 

5

Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years.

 

6

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 0.42%. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2019 without the Board of Directors’ consent. Prior to March 31, 2017, as a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 0.45%. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares.

 

7

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

8

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 228% for the six months ended June 30, 2018, 363%, 204%, 237%, 318% and 345% for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Core Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Western Asset Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”). The Corporation, a Maryland corporation, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund 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. 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 is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the super-vision 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 Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of

 

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Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

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

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

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

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.

 

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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†:                                

Mortgage-backed securities

        $ 3,365,777,014     $ 23,350,781     $ 3,389,127,795  

Corporate bonds & notes:

                               

Financials

          889,133,527       0     889,133,527  

Industrials

          122,858,801       307,950       123,166,751  

Other corporate bonds & notes

          1,505,499,828             1,505,499,828  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

          1,245,557,916       8,266,576       1,253,824,492  

U.S. government & agency obligations

          852,211,238             852,211,238  

Asset-backed securities

          717,548,579       3,117,736       720,666,315  

Sovereign bonds

          399,946,089             399,946,089  

U.S. treasury inflation protected securities

          39,393,646             39,393,646  

Municipal bonds

          5,728,071             5,728,071  

Purchased options:

                               

Exchange-traded purchased options

  $ 1,398,443                   1,398,443  

OTC purchased options

          87,260             87,260  
Total long-term investments     1,398,443       9,143,741,969       35,043,043       9,180,183,455  
Short-term investments†:                                

U.S. government & agency obligations

          119,799,726             119,799,726  

Commercial paper

          765,206,852             765,206,852  

Money market funds

          1,312,816,644             1,312,816,644  
Total short-term investments           2,197,823,222             2,197,823,222  
Total investments   $ 1,398,443     $ 11,341,565,191     $ 35,043,043     $ 11,378,006,677  
Other financial instruments:                                

Futures contracts

    11,804,766                   11,804,766  

OTC credit default swaps on corporate issues — sell protection‡

          99,119             99,119  

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

          2,002,646             2,002,646  

OTC credit default swap on credit indices — sell protection‡

                118,107       118,107  
Total other financial instruments   $ 11,804,766     $ 2,101,765     $ 118,107     $ 14,024,638  
Other assets                 1,485       1,485  
Total   $ 13,203,209     $ 11,343,666,956     $ 35,162,635     $ 11,392,032,800  

 

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LIABILITIES  
Description   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
    Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  
Other financial instruments:                                

Futures contracts

  $ 21,402,683                 $ 21,402,683  

Written options:

                               

Exchange-traded written options

    5,313,774                   5,313,774  

OTC written options

        $ 166,953             166,953  

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

          16,229,057             16,229,057  

Centrally cleared credit default swaps on credit indices — sell protection

          3,948,418             3,948,418  
Total   $ 26,716,457     $ 20,344,428           $ 47,060,885  

 

*

Amount represents less than $1.

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

Value includes any premium paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

(b) Purchased options. When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the value of which is marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased. If the purchased option expires, the Fund realizes a loss equal to the amount of premium paid. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the related premium paid is added to the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from the proceeds of the instrument sold. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid.

(c) Written options. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the option written. If the option expires, the premium received is recorded as a realized gain. When a written call option is exercised, the difference between the premium received plus the option exercise price and the Fund’s basis in the underlying security (in the case of a covered written call option), or the cost to purchase the underlying security (in the case of an uncovered written call option), including brokerage commission, is recognized as a realized gain or loss. When a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium received is subtracted from the cost of the security purchased by the Fund from the exercise of the written put option to form the Fund’s basis in the underlying security purchased. The writer or buyer of an option traded on an exchange can liquidate the position before the exercise of the option by entering into a closing transaction. The cost of a closing transaction is deducted from the original premium received resulting in a realized gain or loss to the Fund.

The risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund may forego the opportunity of profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing an uncovered call option

 

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is that the Fund is exposed to the risk of loss if the market price of the underlying security increases. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

(d) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or cash equivalents with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the “initial margin” and subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. For certain futures, including foreign denominated futures, variation margin is not settled daily, but is recorded as a net variation margin payable or receivable. The daily changes in contract value are recorded as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations and the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

(e) Swap agreements. The Fund invests in swaps for the purpose of managing its exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with other portfolio transactions. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC Swaps”) or centrally cleared (“Centrally Cleared Swaps”). Unlike Centrally Cleared Swaps, the Fund has credit exposure to the counterparties of OTC Swaps.

In a Centrally Cleared Swap, immediately following execution of the swap, the swap agreement is submitted to a clearinghouse or central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the ultimate counterparty of the swap agreement. The Fund is required to inter-face with the CCP through a broker, acting in an agency capacity. All payments are settled with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a Centrally Cleared Swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities.

Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The daily change in valuation of Centrally Cleared Swaps, if any, is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreement. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Securities posted as collateral for swap contracts are identified in the Schedule of Investments and restricted cash, if any, is identified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risks may exceed amounts recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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These risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts’ terms, and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the swap agreements.

OTC swap payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are reflected as a premium or deposit, respectively, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These upfront payments are amortized over the life of the swap and are recognized as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are recognized as a realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund’s maximum exposure in the event of a defined credit event on a credit default swap to sell protection is the notional amount. As of June 30, 2018, the total notional value of all credit default swaps to sell protection was $2,038,685,622. This amount would be offset by the value of the swap’s reference entity, upfront premiums received on the swap and any amounts received from the settlement of a credit default swap where the Fund bought protection for the same referenced security/entity.

For average notional amounts of swaps held during the six months ended June 30, 2018, see Note 4.

Credit default swaps

The Fund enters into credit default swap (“CDS”) contracts for investment purposes, to manage its credit risk or to add leverage. CDS agreements involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default by a third party, typically corporate or sovereign issuers, on a specified obligation, or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index. The Fund may use a CDS to provide protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where the Fund has exposure to an issuer) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. As a seller of protection, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a stream of payments throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These amounts of potential payments will be partially offset by any recovery of values from the respective referenced obligations. As a seller of protection, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

Implied spreads are the theoretical prices a lender receives for credit default protection. When spreads rise, market perceived credit risk rises and when spreads fall, market perceived credit risk falls. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects

 

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the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values, 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. Credit spreads utilized in determining the period end market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for credit derivatives. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values, particularly in relation to the notional amount of the contract as well as the annual payment rate, serve as an indication of the current status of the payment/performance risk.

The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Fund’s maximum risk is the notional amount of the contract. Credit default swaps are considered to have credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event.

Entering into a CDS agreement involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the related amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.

Interest rate swaps

The Fund enters into interest rate swap contracts to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate, or pay and receive a floating rate, on a notional principal amount. Interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. When a swap contract is terminated early, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the original cost and the settlement amount of the closing transaction.

The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or changes in the present value of the future cash flow streams and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

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(f) Swaptions. The Fund may purchase or write swaption contracts to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates or to enhance yield. The Fund may also purchase and write swaption contracts to manage exposure to an underlying instrument. Swaption contracts written by the Fund represent an option that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a previously agreed upon swap contract at a future date. Swaption contracts purchased by the Fund represent an option that gives the Fund the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a previously agreed upon swap contract at a future date.

When the Fund writes a swaption, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the swaption written. If the swaption expires, the Fund realizes a gain equal to the amount of the premium received.

When the Fund purchases a swaption, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the swaption purchased. If the swaption expires, the Fund realizes a loss equal to the amount of the premium paid.

Swaptions are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers. Changes in the value of the swaption are reported as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations.

(g) Stripped securities. The Fund may invest in “Stripped Securities,” a term used collectively for components, or strips, of fixed income securities. Stripped Securities can be principal only securities (“PO”), which are debt obligations that have been stripped of unmatured interest coupons, or interest only securities (“IO”), which are unmatured interest coupons that have been stripped from debt obligations. The market value of Stripped Securities will fluctuate in response to changes in economic conditions, rates of pre-payment, interest rates and the market’s perception of the securities. However, fluctuations in response to interest rates may be greater in Stripped Securities than for debt obligations of comparable maturities that pay interest currently. The amount of fluctuation may increase with a longer period of maturity.

The yield to maturity on IO’s is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying debt obligation and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying debt obligation experiences greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IO’s.

(h) Repurchase agreements. The Fund 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 Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Fund to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, take

 

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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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund may be delayed or limited.

(i) Securities traded on a to-be-announced basis. The Fund may trade securities on a to-be-announced (“TBA”) basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing or selling securities which have not yet been issued by the issuer and for which specific information, such as the face amount, maturity date and underlying pool of investments in U.S. government agency mortgage pass-through securities, is not announced. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a TBA transaction, cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid high-grade debt obligations are segregated in an amount equal in value to the purchase price of the TBA security. These securities are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities. At June 30, 2018, the Fund held non-cash collateral for TBA securities from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. in the amount of $568,517 and $768,828, respectively.

(j) Mortgage dollar rolls. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month, realizing a gain or loss, and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities to settle on a specified future date.

The Fund executes its mortgage dollar rolls entirely in the TBA market, whereby the Fund makes a forward commitment to purchase a security and, instead of accepting delivery, the position is offset by a sale of the security with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase at a future date. The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar rolls as purchases and sales.

The risk of entering into mortgage dollar rolls is that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a mortgage dollar roll files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds of the mortgage dollar roll may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities.

(k) Inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value or interest rate is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. As the index measuring inflation changes, the principal value or interest rate of inflation indexed bonds will be adjusted accordingly. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-indexed bonds are reflected as an increase or decrease to investment income on

 

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the Statement of Operations. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

(l) Credit and market risk. Investments in securities that are collateralized by real estate mortgages are subject to certain credit and liquidity risks. When market conditions result in an increase in default rates of the underlying mortgages and the foreclosure values of underlying real estate properties are materially below the outstanding amount of these underlying mortgages, collection of the full amount of accrued interest and principal on these investments may be doubtful. Such market conditions may significantly impair the value and liquidity of these investments and may result in a lack of correlation between their credit ratings and values.

(m) Counterparty risk and credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other transactions, where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties as trading partners in other transactions. This may increase the risk of loss in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Fund’s subadviser attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by (i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the counterparty for certain transactions. Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment of such counterparty risk by the subadviser. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.

With exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives, there is less counterparty risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default of the clearing broker or clearinghouse.

The Fund has entered into master agreements, such as an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement, with certain of its derivative counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivatives and provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral posting terms, netting provisions in the event of default or termination and credit related contingent features. The credit related contingent features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets or NAV over a specified period of time. If these credit related contingent features were triggered, the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require additional collateral.

 

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Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. However, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the terms of the ISDA Master Agreements do not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability of the right to offset may vary by jurisdiction.

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, for the same purpose are noted in the Schedule of Investments.

As of June 30, 2018, the Fund held OTC written options with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $166,953. If a contingent feature in the master agreements would have been triggered, the Fund would have been requiried to pay this amount to its derivative counterparties.

At June 30, 2018, the Fund held non-cash collateral from JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the amount of $105,691. This amount could be used to reduce the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty in the event of default.

(n) Security transactions and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income (including interest income from payment-in-kind securities), adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage- and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.

(o) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income of the Fund are declared each business day to shareholders of record and are paid monthly. Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(p) Share class accounting. Investment income, common expenses and realized/ unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that share class.

 

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(q) Compensating balance arrangements. The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian’s fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank.

(r) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal or state income tax provision is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of December 31, 2017, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise 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.

(s) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager and Western Asset Management Company, LLC (formerly Western Asset Management Company) (“Western Asset”) and Western Asset Management Company Limited in London ("Western Asset London") are the Fund’s subadvisers. LMPFA, Western Asset and Western Asset London are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”).

LMPFA provides the Fund with management and administrative services for which the Fund pays a fee calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.450% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.425% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of the next $500 million and 0.400% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. For their services, LMPFA pays Western Asset and Western Asset London monthly all of the management fee that LMPFA receives from the Fund.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and LMPFA, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI, Class R, Class I and Class IS shares did not exceed 0.82%, 1.65%, 1.42%, 0.85%, 1.15%, 0.45% and 0.42%, respectively. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2019 without the Board of Directors’ consent.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2018, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $2,539,978.

LMPFA is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class within two years after the fiscal year in which LMPFA earned the fee or incurred the expense if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will LMPFA recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

Pursuant to these arrangements, at June 30, 2018, the Fund had remaining fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements subject to recapture by LMPFA and respective dates of expiration as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Class C1     Class FI     Class R     Class I     Class IS  
Expires December 31, 2018   $ 44,616                             $ 3,137,033        
Expires December 31, 2019     178,824                       $ 2,097       4,846,341     $ 296,765  
Expires December 31, 2020     63,613     $ 363     $ 106     $ 1,729       1,019       2,381,588       91,318  
Total fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to recapture   $ 287,053     $ 363     $ 106     $ 1,729     $ 3,116     $ 10,364,962     $ 388,083  

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements recaptured by LMPFA, if any, were as follows:

 

        Class A        Class R        Class IS  
LMPFA recaptured      $ 1,118        $ 928        $ 55  

Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC (“LMIS”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Legg Mason, serves as the Fund’s sole and exclusive distributor.

There is a maximum initial sales charge of 4.25% for Class A shares. There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on Class C shares and Class C1 shares, which applies if redemption occurs within 12 months from purchase payment. In certain cases, Class A shares have a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if redemption occurs within 18 months from purchase payment. This CDSC only applies to those purchases of Class A shares, which, when combined with current holdings of other shares of funds sold by LMIS, equal or exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate. These purchases do not incur an initial sales charge.

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, sales charges retained by and CDSCs paid to LMIS and its affiliates, if any, were as follows:

 

        Class A        Class C        Class C1  
Sales charges      $ 16,010                    
CDSCs        863        $ 2,115           

All officers of the Corporation are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Corporation.

 

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3. Investments

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) and U.S. Government & Agency Obligations were as follows:

 

        Investments        U.S. Government &
Agency Obligations
 
Purchases      $ 1,418,554,417        $ 21,536,543,966  
Sales        670,566,246          22,123,485,532  

At June 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

      Cost/Premiums
Paid (Received)
     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Securities    $ 11,532,282,602      $ 64,444,841      $ (218,720,766)      $ (154,275,925)  
Swap contracts      33,500,276        2,228,448        (20,177,475)        (17,949,027)  
Written options      (4,346,935)        455,853        (1,589,645)        (1,133,792)  
Futures contracts             11,804,766        (21,402,683)        (9,597,917)  

4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

Below is a table, grouped by derivative type, that provides information about the fair value and the location of derivatives within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at June 30, 2018.

 

ASSET DERIVATIVES1  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Purchased options2    $ 1,398,443      $ 87,260      $ 1,485,703  
Futures contracts3      11,804,766               11,804,766  
OTC swap contracts             217,226        217,226  
Centrally cleared swap contracts4      2,002,646               2,002,646  
Total    $ 15,205,855      $ 304,486      $ 15,510,341  

 

LIABILITY DERIVATIVES1  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Written options    $ 5,313,774      $ 166,953      $ 5,480,727  
Futures contracts3      21,402,683               21,402,683  
Centrally cleared swap contracts4      16,229,057        3,948,418        20,177,475  
Total    $ 42,945,514      $ 4,115,371      $ 47,060,885  

 

1 

Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and for liability derivatives is payables/net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

2 

Market value of purchased options is reported in investments in unaffiliated securities at value in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

3

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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4 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of centrally cleared swap contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables provide information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The first table provides additional detail about the amounts and sources of gains (losses) realized on derivatives during the period. The second table provides additional information about the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from the Fund’s derivatives and hedging activities during the period.

 

AMOUNT OF REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Credit Risk      Total  
Purchased options1    $ (11,690,267)      $ (32,681)      $ (11,722,948)  
Written options      31,083,252        2,867        31,086,119  
Futures contracts      8,525,103               8,525,103  
Swap contracts      30,472,836        4,619,850        35,092,686  
Total    $ 58,390,924      $ 4,590,036      $ 62,980,860  

 

1  

Net realized gain (loss) from purchased options is reported in net realized gain (loss) from investments transactions in unaffiliated securities in the Statement of Operations.

 

CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Purchased options1    $ (1,337,558)      $ (111,510)      $ (1,449,068)  
Written options      (1,837,132)        31,817        (1,805,315)  
Futures contracts      (7,314,863)               (7,314,863)  
Swap contracts      (9,299,897)        (6,642,404)        (15,942,301)  
Total    $ (19,789,450)      $ (6,722,097)      $ (26,511,547)  

 

1 

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from purchased options is reported in the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments in the Statement of Operations.

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

        Average Market
Value
 
Purchased options      $ 2,663,487  
Written options        6,124,777  
Futures contracts (to buy)        6,518,689,944  
Futures contracts (to sell)        4,416,884,731  
       

Average Notional

Balance

 
Interest rate swap contracts      $ 2,027,307,857  
Credit default swap contracts (to sell protection)        1,735,838,630  

 

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The following table presents the Fund’s OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an ISDA Master Agreement and net of the related collateral pledged (received) by the Fund as of June 30, 2018.

 

Counterparty    Gross Assets
Subject to
Master
Agreements1
     Gross
Liabilities
Subject to
Master
Agreements1
     Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to
Master
Agreements
     Collateral
Pledged
(Received)2,3
     Net
Amount4
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.    $ 99,119             $ 99,119      $ (99,119)         
Banc of America Securities LLC      205,367      $ (166,953)        38,414             $ 38,414  
Total    $ 304,486      $ (166,953)      $ 137,533      $ (99,119)      $ 38,414  

 

1 

Absent an event of default or early termination, derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

2

Gross amounts are not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

3

In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown here due to overcollateralization.

 

4

Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.

5. Class specific expenses, waivers and/or expense reimbursements

The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and distribution plan and under that plan the Fund pays service and/or distribution fees with respect to its Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI and Class R shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25%, 1.00%, 0.70%, 0.25% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of each class, respectively. Service and/or distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, class specific expenses were as follows:

 

        Service and/or
Distribution Fees
       Transfer Agent
Fees
 
Class A      $ 494,653         $ 352,715  
Class C        247,089          23,969  
Class C1         48,882           5,655  
Class FI         285,817           160,043  
Class R        70,433          30,796  
Class I                 3,156,708  
Class IS                 24,141  
Total      $ 1,146,874        $ 3,754,027  

 

Amounts are shown exclusive of expense reimbursements. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the service and/or distribution fees reimbursed amounted to $21, $13, and $208 for Class A, Class C1 and Class FI shares, respectively.

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, waivers and/or expense reimbursements by class were as follows:

 

        Waivers/Expense
Reimbursements
 
Class A      $ 63,634  
Class C        363  

 

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        Waivers/Expense
Reimbursements
 
Class C1      $ 119  
Class FI        1,937  
Class R        1,019  
Class I        2,381,588  
Class IS        91,318  
Total      $ 2,539,978  

6. Distributions to shareholders by class

 

        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
       Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 4,697,017        $ 8,592,119  
Class C        412,109          696,612  
Class C1        138,950          254,318  
Class FI        2,721,727          4,308,365  
Class R        288,733          445,005  
Class I        79,080,906          118,910,794  
Class IS        44,611,358          64,478,628  
Total      $ 131,950,800        $ 197,685,841  

7. Capital shares

At June 30, 2018, the Corporation had 42.7 billion shares of capital stock authorized with a par value of $0.001 per share. Transactions in shares of each class were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
     Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Class A                                    
Shares sold      6,064,564      $ 75,018,461        12,166,410      $ 152,168,143  
Shares issued on reinvestment      298,191        3,680,420        583,124        7,323,992  
Shares repurchased      (8,416,485)        (103,887,193)        (13,866,451)        (173,678,315)  
Net decrease      (2,053,730)      $ (25,188,312)        (1,116,917)      $ (14,186,180)  
Class C                                    
Shares sold      396,233      $ 4,913,785        1,103,007      $ 13,855,433  
Shares issued on reinvestment      25,650        316,674        41,222        518,178  
Shares repurchased      (942,598)        (11,636,673)        (1,501,036)        (18,821,847)  
Net decrease      (520,715)      $ (6,406,214)        (356,807)      $ (4,448,236)  
Class C1                                    
Shares sold      4,033      $ 50,085        26,221      $ 329,486  
Shares issued on reinvestment      10,953        135,276        18,992        238,718  
Shares repurchased      (108,035)        (1,329,727)        (294,901)        (3,700,029)  
Net decrease      (93,049)      $ (1,144,366)        (249,688)      $ (3,131,825)  

 

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     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
     Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Class FI                                    
Shares sold      3,539,354      $ 43,901,391        10,380,917      $ 130,763,751  
Shares issued on reinvestment      215,121        2,656,527        332,438        4,183,435  
Shares repurchased      (5,145,646)        (63,639,781)        (5,746,925)        (72,182,996)  
Net increase (decrease)      (1,391,171)      $ (17,081,863)        4,966,430      $ 62,764,190  
Class R                                    
Shares sold      519,147      $ 6,431,829        1,291,706      $ 16,166,365  
Shares issued on reinvestment      11,863        146,473        16,223        204,069  
Shares repurchased      (544,097)        (6,729,886)        (682,503)        (8,582,623)  
Net increase (decrease)      (13,087)      $ (151,584)        625,426      $ 7,787,811  
Class I                                    
Shares sold      82,646,579      $ 1,023,798,909        149,490,957      $ 1,874,307,265  
Shares issued on reinvestment      5,845,020        72,127,459        8,650,913        108,744,393  
Shares repurchased      (113,965,057)        (1,399,224,928)        (97,076,144)        (1,210,681,096)  
Net increase (decrease)      (25,473,458)      $ (303,298,560)        61,065,726      $ 772,370,562  
Class IS                                    
Shares sold      55,817,109      $ 691,507,440        110,805,967      $ 1,387,068,432  
Shares issued on reinvestment      3,520,918        43,505,258        5,064,122        63,742,585  
Shares repurchased      (27,659,152)        (341,539,246)        (37,149,070)        (466,860,029)  
Net increase      31,678,875      $ 393,473,452        78,721,019      $ 983,950,988  

8. Transactions with affiliated companies

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. The Fund may invest in Western Asset Government Cash Management Portfolio, LLC ("Cash Management Portfolio"), an affiliated private money market fund managed by Western Asset, the Fund’s subadviser. Cash Management Portfolio is available as a cash management vehicle for certain proprietary investment companies affiliated with Legg Mason. While Cash Management Portfolio is not a registered money market fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Based on the Fund’s relative ownership, the following companies were considered affiliated companies for all or some portion of the six months ended June 30, 2018. The following transactions were effected in shares of such companies for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
December 31,
2017
    Purchased     Sold     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Interest
Income
    Net Increase
(Decrease)  in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Affiliate
Value at
June 30,
2018
 
  Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares  
Western Asset Government Cash Management Portfolio LLC   $ 1,770,704,834     $ 2,447,211,810       2,447,211,810     $ 2,905,100,000       2,905,100,000       $ 13,040,558       $ 1,312,816,644  

 

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9. Redemption facility

The Fund and certain other participating funds within the Corporation (the “Participating Funds”), have available an unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Redemption Facility”) from the lenders and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”), as administrative agent for the lenders. The Redemption Facility is to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of shares. Under the agreement, BNY Mellon provides a 364-day revolving credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $265 million. Unless renewed, the agreement will terminate on November 19, 2018. Any borrowings under the Redemption Facility will bear interest at current market rates as set forth in the credit agreement. The annual commitment fee to maintain the Redemption Facility is 0.10% and is incurred on the unused portion of the facility and is allocated to all Participating Funds pro rata based on net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Fund incurred a commitment fee in the amount of $35,139. The Fund did not utilize the Redemption Facility during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

10. Capital loss carryforward

As of December 31, 2017, the Fund had the following net capital loss carryforwards remaining:

 

Year of Expiration    Amount  
12/31/2018    $ 33,363,704  

This amount will be available to offset any future taxable gains, except that under applicable tax rules, deferred capital losses of $7,775,650, which have no expiration date, must be used first to offset any such gains.

 

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Western Asset

Core Bond Fund

 

Directors

Robert Abeles, Jr

Anita L. DeFrantz

Ronald L. Olson

Avedick B. Poladian

William E.B. Siart,

Chairman

Jaynie M. Studenmund

Investment manager

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC

Subadviser

Western Asset Management Company, LLC*

Western Asset Management Company Limited

Distributor

Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”)**

 

*

Prior to May 2, 2018, known as Western Asset Management Company

**

Effective May 7, 2018, BNY became custodian.

 

Transfer agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Independent registered public accounting firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, MD

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

The Fund is a separate investment series of Western Asset Funds, Inc..

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

Legg Mason Funds

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor

New York, NY 10018

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q, shareholders can call the Fund at 1-877-721-1926.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 1-877-721-1926, (2) at www.leggmason.com/mutualfunds and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Western Asset Core Bond Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice

 

Your Privacy and the Security of Your Personal Information is Very Important to the Legg Mason Funds

This Privacy and Security Notice (the “Privacy Notice”) addresses the Legg Mason Funds’ privacy and data protection practices with respect to nonpublic personal information the Funds receive. The Legg Mason Funds include any funds sold by the Funds’ distributor, Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC, as well as Legg Mason-sponsored closed-end funds. The provisions of this Privacy Notice apply to your information both while you are a shareholder and after you are no longer invested with the Funds.

The Type of Nonpublic Personal Information the Funds Collect About You

The Funds collect and maintain nonpublic personal information about you in connection with your shareholder account. Such information may include, but is not limited to:

 

 

Personal information included on applications or other forms;

 

 

Account balances, transactions, and mutual fund holdings and positions;

 

 

Bank account information, legal documents, and identity verification documentation;

 

 

Online account access user IDs, passwords, security challenge question responses; and

 

 

Information received from consumer reporting agencies regarding credit history and creditworthiness (such as the amount of an individual’s total debt, payment history, etc.).

How the Funds Use Nonpublic Personal Information About You

The Funds do not sell or share your nonpublic personal information with third parties or with affiliates for their marketing purposes, or with other financial institutions or affiliates for joint marketing purposes, unless you have authorized the Funds to do so. The Funds do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you except as may be required to perform transactions or services you have authorized or as permitted or required by law. The Funds may disclose information about you to:

 

 

Employees, agents, and affiliates on a “need to know” basis to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business or to comply with obligations to government regulators;

 

 

Service providers, including the Funds’ affiliates, who assist the Funds as part of the ordinary course of business (such as printing, mailing services, or processing or servicing your account with us) or otherwise perform services on the Funds’ behalf, including companies that may perform statistical analysis, market research and marketing services solely for the Funds;

 

 

Permit access to transfer, whether in the United States or countries outside of the United States to such Funds’ employees, agents and affiliates and service providers as required to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators;

 

 

The Funds’ representatives such as legal counsel, accountants and auditors to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators;

 

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Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (cont’d)

 

 

 

Fiduciaries or representatives acting on your behalf, such as an IRA custodian or trustee of a grantor trust.

Except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, companies acting on the Funds’ behalf, including those outside the United States, are contractually obligated to keep nonpublic personal information the Funds provide to them confidential and to use the information the Funds share only to provide the services the Funds ask them to perform.

The Funds may disclose nonpublic personal information about you when necessary to enforce their rights or protect against fraud, or as permitted or required by applicable law, such as in connection with a law enforcement or regulatory request, subpoena, or similar legal process. In the event of a corporate action or in the event a Fund service provider changes, the Funds may be required to disclose your nonpublic personal information to third parties. While it is the Funds’ practice to obtain protections for disclosed information in these types of transactions, the Funds cannot guarantee their privacy policy will remain unchanged.

Keeping You Informed of the Funds’ Privacy and Security Practices

The Funds will notify you annually of their privacy policy as required by federal law. While the Funds reserve the right to modify this policy at any time they will notify you promptly if this privacy policy changes.

The Funds’ Security Practices

The Funds maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to guard your nonpublic personal information. The Funds’ internal data security policies restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to authorized employees, who may use your nonpublic personal information for Fund business purposes only.

Although the Funds strive to protect your nonpublic personal information, they cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide or transmit to them, and you do so at your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your nonpublic personal information, the Funds will attempt to notify you as necessary so you can take appropriate protective steps. If you have consented to the Funds using electronic communications or electronic delivery of statements, they may notify you under such circumstances using the most current email address you have on record with them.

In order for the Funds to provide effective service to you, keeping your account information accurate is very important. If you believe that your account information is incomplete, not accurate or not current, if you have questions about the Funds’ privacy practices, or our use of your nonpublic personal information, write the Funds using the contact information on your account statements, email the Funds by clicking on the Contact Us section of the Funds’ website at www.leggmason.com, or contact the Funds at 1-877-721-1926.

Revised April 2018

 

NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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Western Asset Management Company, LLC

Legg Mason, Inc. Subsidiaries

www.leggmason.com

© 2018 Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC Member FINRA, SIPC

WASX012825 8/18 SR18-3413


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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.


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ITEM 12.

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.

Exhibit 99.CERT

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.906CERT


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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.

 

Western Asset Funds, Inc.
By:   /s/ Jane Trust
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 24, 2018

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: August 24, 2018

 

By:   /s/ Richard F. Sennett
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date: August 24, 2018