N-CSRS 1 d733599dncsrs.htm WESTERN ASSET MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

 

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: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2019

 

 

 


ITEM 1.

REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.


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Semi-Annual Report   April 30, 2019

WESTERN ASSET

MACRO OPPORTUNITIES

FUND

 

 

 

Beginning in April 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund intends to no longer mail paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports like this one, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your Service Agent or financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank). Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically (“e-delivery”), you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you have not already elected e-delivery, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by contacting your Service Agent or, if you are a direct shareholder with the Fund, by calling 1-877-721-1926.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a Service Agent, you can contact your Service Agent to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. That election will apply to all Legg Mason funds held in your account at that Service Agent. If you are a direct shareholder with the Fund, you can call the Fund at 1-877-721-1926, or write to the Fund by regular mail at Legg Mason Funds, P.O. Box 9699, Providence, RI 02940-9699 or by express, certified or registered mail to Legg Mason Funds, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581 to let the Fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. That election will apply to all Legg Mason Funds held in your account held directly with the fund complex.

 

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


What’s inside      
Letter from the president     II  
Investment commentary     III  
Fund at a glance     1  
Fund expenses     2  
Spread duration     4  
Effective duration     5  
Schedule of investments     6  
Statement of assets and liabilities     38  
Statement of operations     40  
Statements of changes in net assets     41  
Financial highlights     42  
Notes to financial statements     48  
Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements     69  

 

Fund objective

The Fund seeks to maximize total return.

 

Letter from the president

 

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Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide the semi-annual report of Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund for the six-month reporting period ended April 30, 2019. Please read on for Fund performance information and a detailed look at prevailing economic and market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period.

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.

We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Jane Trust, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer

May 31, 2019

 

 

II    Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund


Investment commentary

 

Economic review

Economic activity in the U.S. was mixed during the six months ended April 30, 2019 (the “reporting period”). Looking back, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that third quarter 2018 U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”)i growth was 3.4%. Fourth quarter 2018 GDP growth then moderated to 2.2%. Finally, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s second reading for first quarter 2019 GDP growth, released after the reporting period ended, was 3.1%. The acceleration in GDP growth during the first quarter of 2019 was attributed to an upturn in state and local government spending, increases in private inventory investment and exports, and a smaller decrease in residential investment. These movements were partly offset by decelerations in personal consumption expenditures and nonresidential fixed investment, along with a downturn in federal government spending. Imports also turned down.

Job growth in the U.S. was solid overall and was a tailwind for the economy during the reporting period. As reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, when the reporting period ended on April 30, 2019, the unemployment rate was 3.6%, versus 3.7% when the period began. April 2019’s reading was the lowest reading since December 1969. However, the percentage of longer-term unemployed moved higher during the reporting period. In April 2019, 21.1% of Americans looking for a job had been out of work for more than six months, versus 20.8% when the period began.

Turning to the global economy, in its April 2019 World Economic Outlook Update, the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”)ii said, “After strong growth in 2017 and early 2018, global economic activity slowed notably in the second half of last year, reflecting a confluence of factors affecting major economies. China’s growth declined following a combination of needed regulatory tightening to rein in shadow banking and an increase in trade tensions with the United States. The euro area economy lost more momentum than expected as consumer and business confidence weakened and car production in Germany was disrupted by the introduction of new emission standards; investment dropped in Italy as sovereign spreads widened; and external demand, especially from emerging Asia, softened. Elsewhere, natural disasters hurt activity in Japan. Trade tensions increasingly took a toll on business confidence and, so, financial market sentiment worsened, with financial conditions tightening for vulnerable emerging markets in the spring of 2018 and then in advanced economies later in the year, weighing on global demand. Conditions have eased in 2019 as the US Federal Reserve signaled a more accommodative monetary policy stance and markets became more optimistic about a US–China trade deal, but they remain slightly more restrictive than in the fall [of 2018].” From a regional perspective, the IMF projects 2019 growth in the Eurozone will be 1.3%, versus 1.8% in 2018. Japan’s economy is expected to expand 1.0% in 2019, compared to 0.8% in 2018. Elsewhere, the IMF projects that overall growth in emerging market countries will decelerate to 4.4% in 2019, versus 4.5% in 2018.

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund   III


Investment commentary (cont’d)

 

Market review

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

A. The Fed continued tightening its monetary policy, as it raised interest rates once during the reporting period and further reduced its balance sheet. As widely expected, the Fed raised the federal funds rateiv at its meeting that ended on December 19, 2018, to a range between 2.25% and 2.50%. This represented the Fed’s fourth rate hike in 2018. However, at its meeting that concluded on January 30, 2019, the Fed kept interest rates on hold and said, “In light of global economic and financial developments and muted inflation pressures, the Committee will be patient as it determines what future adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate may be appropriate….” Finally, at its meeting that concluded on March 20, 2019, most Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”)v members indicated that they did not feel additional rate hikes would be needed in 2019.

Q. What actions did international central banks take during the reporting period?

A. Central banks outside the U.S. generally pursued accommodative monetary policies during the reporting period. Looking back, in December 2018, the European Central Bank (“ECB”)vi ended its bond buying program and said that it did not anticipate raising interest rates “at least through the summer of 2019”. However, in March 2019, the ECB said it didn’t expect to raise rates “at least through the end of 2019.” In other developed countries, the Bank of Englandvii kept rates on hold at 0.75% throughout the reporting period. After holding rates steady at 0.10% for more than five years, in January 2016, the Bank of Japanviii announced that it cut the rate on current accounts that commercial banks hold with it to -0.10% and kept rates on hold during the reporting period. Elsewhere, the People’s Bank of Chinaix kept rates steady at 4.35% during the reporting period.

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

A. Both short-term and longer-term U.S. Treasury yields declined during the six-month reporting period ended April 30, 2019. The yield for the two-year Treasury note began the reporting period at 2.87% and ended the period at 2.27%. The low for the period of 2.22% took place on March 27, 2019, and the peak for the period of 2.98% occurred on November 8, 2018. The yield for the ten-year Treasury began the reporting period at 3.15% and ended the period at 2.51%. The low for the period of 2.39% took place on March 27, 2019, and the high for the period of 3.24% took place on November 8, 2018.

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

A. The spread sectors posted positive absolute returns during the reporting period. Performance fluctuated given changing expectations for global growth, central bank monetary policy adjustments, concerns over the trade conflict between the U.S. and China, and periods of investor risk aversion. All told, the broad U.S. bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Indexx, returned 5.49% during the six-month reporting period ended April 30, 2019.

 

IV    Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund


Q. How did the high-yield bond market perform over the reporting period?

A. The U.S. high-yield bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Indexxi, returned 5.54% for the six months ended April 30, 2019. The high-yield market posted weak results over the first two months of the reporting period as investor risk aversion was elevated and there were concerns that Fed rate hikes might negatively impact the economic expansion. However, the high-yield market then rallied over the last four months of the period. This turnaround was driven by corporate earnings that were strong overall, the Fed’s intention to not raise interest rates in 2019 and robust investor demand.

Q. How did the emerging market debt asset class perform over the reporting period?

A. The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“EMBI Global”)xii returned 7.86% during the six months ended April 30, 2019. The asset class modestly declined during the first month of the reporting period, due to rising U.S. interest rates and investor risk aversion. The asset class rallied sharply over the last five months of the period. Investor sentiment for the asset class improved as the Fed announced an end to rate hikes in 2019, the U.S. dollar weakened at times and U.S. interest rates declined.

Performance review

For the six months ended April 30, 2019, Class A shares of Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund, excluding sales charges, returned 10.17%. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmark the ICE BofAML USD LIBOR 3-Month Constant Maturity Indexxiii returned 1.34% for the same period. The Lipper Alternative Credit Focus Funds Category Averagexiv returned 2.94% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of April 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
(excluding sales charges)   6 months  
Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund:  

Class A

    10.17

Class A2

    10.10

Class C

    9.77

Class FI

    10.22

Class I

    10.34

Class IS

    10.44
ICE BofAML USD LIBOR 3-Month Constant Maturity Index     1.34
Lipper Alternative Credit Focus Funds
Category Average
    2.94

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. 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.

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund   V


Investment commentary (cont’d)

 

The 30-Day SEC Yields for the period ended April 30, 2019 for Class A, Class A2, Class C, Class FI, Class I and Class IS shares were 3.48%, 3.46%, 2.92%, 3.62%, 3.92% and 4.01%, 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 March 1, 2019 the gross total annual fund operating expense ratios for Class A, Class A2, Class C, Class FI, Class I and Class IS shares were 1.59%, 1.58%, 2.29%, 1.65%, 1.30% and 1.21%, 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 always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Jane Trust, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer

May 31, 2019

RISKS: Fixed-income securities involve interest rate, credit, inflation and reinvestment risks. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities falls. High-yield (“junk”) bonds possess greater price volatility, illiquidity and possibility of default. Asset-backed, mortgage-backed or mortgage related securities are subject to prepayment and extension risks. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations, as well as social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Derivatives, such as options and futures, can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. The Fund may use derivatives to a significant extent, which could result in substantial losses and greater volatility in the Fund’s net assets. Potential active and frequent trading may result in higher transaction costs and increased investor liability. The use of leverage may increase volatility and the possibility of loss. The manager’s investment style may become out of favor and/or the manager’s selection process may prove incorrect; which may have a negative impact on the Fund’s performance. The Fund is non-diversified and may invest its assets in a limited number of issuers or strategies. 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. Forecasts and predictions are inherently limited and should not be relied upon as an indication of actual or future performance.

 

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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 International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) is an organization of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.

 

iii 

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.

 

iv 

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.

 

v 

The Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) is a policy-making body of the Federal Reserve System responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

 

vi 

The European Central Bank (“ECB”) is responsible for the monetary system of the European Union and the euro currency.

 

vii 

The Bank of England (“BoE”), formally the Governor and Company of the BoE, is the central bank of the United Kingdom. The BoE’s purpose is to maintain monetary and financial stability.

 

viii 

The Bank of Japan is the central bank of Japan. The bank is responsible for issuing and handling currency and treasury securities, implementing monetary policy, maintaining the stability of the Japanese financial system and the yen currency.

 

ix 

The People’s Bank of China is the central bank of the People’s Republic of China with the power to carry out monetary policy and regulate financial institutions in mainland China.

 

x 

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.

 

xi 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index is an index of the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market.

 

xii 

The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“EMBI Global”) tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds and local market instruments.

 

xiii 

The ICE BofAML USD LIBOR 3-Month Constant Maturity is based on the assumed purchase of a synthetic instrument having three months to maturity and with a coupon equal to the closing quote for three-month LIBOR. That issue is sold the following day (priced at a yield equal to the current day closing three-month LIBOR rate) and is rolled into a new three-month instrument. The index, therefore, will always have a constant maturity equal to exactly three months.

 

xiv 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the six-month period ended April 30, 2019 including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 234 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges, if any.

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund   VII


Fund at a glance (unaudited)

 

Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments

 

 

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The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018 and does not include derivatives such as written options, futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts 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 November 1, 2018 and held for the six months ended April 30, 2019.

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 Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    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     10.17   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,101.70       1.59   $ 8.29       Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.91       1.59   $ 7.95  
Class A2     10.10       1,000.00       1,101.00       1.60       8.33       Class A2     5.00       1,000.00       1,016.86       1.60       8.00  
Class C     9.77       1,000.00       1,097.70       2.30       11.96       Class C     5.00       1,000.00       1,013.39       2.30       11.48  
Class FI     10.22       1,000.00       1,102.20       1.60       8.34       Class FI     5.00       1,000.00       1,016.86       1.60       8.00  
Class I     10.34       1,000.00       1,103.40       1.31       6.83       Class I     5.00       1,000.00       1,018.30       1.31       6.56  
Class IS     10.44       1,000.00       1,104.40       1.21       6.31       Class IS     5.00       1,000.00       1,018.79       1.21       6.06  

 

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1  

For the six months ended April 30, 2019.

 

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 and Class A2 shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C 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 and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements 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 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 — April 30, 2019

 

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
EM   — Emerging Markets
HY   — High Yield
IG Credit   — Investment Grade Credit
MBS   — Mortgage-Backed Securities
WAMO   — Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund
Benchmark   — ICE BofAML USD LIBOR 3-Month Constant Maturity Index

 

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Effective duration (unaudited)

 

Interest rate exposure — April 30, 2019

 

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
EM   — Emerging Markets
HY   — High Yield
IG Credit   — Investment Grade Credit
MBS   — Mortgage-Backed Securities
WAMO   — Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund
Benchmark   — ICE BofAML USD LIBOR 3-Month Constant Maturity Index

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 33.4%                                
Communication Services — 2.1%                                

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

                               

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

    6.125     1/15/21       480,000     $ 483,000  

Telecom Italia SpA, Senior Notes

    5.303     5/30/24       480,000       480,000  (a) 

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     8/10/33       180,000       193,322  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.125     8/15/46       1,470,000       1,458,583  

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

                            2,614,905  

Media — 1.6%

                               

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

    7.375     5/1/26       870,000       883,594  (a) 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    5.375     5/1/25       290,000       300,875  (a) 

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

    4.200     3/15/28       4,300,000       4,307,094  

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

    5.050     3/30/29       640,000       678,253  

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

    5.375     4/1/38       1,000,000       1,028,304  

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

    6.834     10/23/55       2,610,000       2,948,216  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    4.150     10/15/28       640,000       677,960  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    4.700     10/15/48       5,150,000       5,603,560  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

    5.875     11/15/24       710,000       615,038  

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

    4.709     1/25/29       2,110,000       2,271,951  (a) 

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

    5.476     1/25/39       590,000       658,151  (a) 

Myriad International Holdings BV, Senior Notes

    4.850     7/6/27       1,850,000       1,931,450  (a) 

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    7.300     7/1/38       190,000       222,502  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

    5.250     1/15/26       300,000       306,288  (a) 

Total Media

                            22,433,236  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

                               

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

    6.500     2/1/29       960,000       1,032,600  (a) 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    8.750     3/15/32       20,000       21,050  

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

    7.625     2/15/25       300,000       303,750  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

    4.375     5/30/28       2,510,000       2,586,930  

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

                            3,944,330  

Total Communication Services

                            28,992,471  
Consumer Discretionary — 1.4%                                

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%

                               

Wesleyan University, Senior Notes

    4.781     7/1/2116       580,000       597,478  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%

                               

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    4.250     5/15/24       470,000       464,125  (a) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — continued

                               

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    4.875     4/1/27       950,000     $ 966,625  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.600     8/8/23       540,000       558,507  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.125     8/8/25       760,000       802,839  

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                            2,792,096  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.1%

                               

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     12/5/44       350,000       413,626  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    4.050     8/22/47       6,100,000       6,364,869  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    4.250     8/22/57       8,520,000       9,028,952  

Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

                            15,807,447  

Total Consumer Discretionary

                            19,197,021  
Consumer Staples — 2.1%                                

Beverages — 1.0%

                               

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    3.650     2/1/26       2,770,000       2,781,381  (a) 

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    4.900     2/1/46       310,000       315,099  (a) 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     4/13/28       1,000,000       1,020,792  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    4.600     4/15/48       1,050,000       1,026,668  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    5.550     1/23/49       6,560,000       7,297,640  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    5.800     1/23/59       470,000       535,458  

Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     11/15/24       160,000       171,481  

Cott Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    5.500     4/1/25       390,000       396,337  (a) 

Pernod Ricard SA, Senior Notes

    5.500     1/15/42       920,000       1,051,515  (a) 

Total Beverages

                            14,596,371  

Food Products — 0.2%

                               

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    4.125     7/1/27       2,140,000  GBP      2,972,132  (b) 

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    4.875     11/1/26       320,000       326,400  (a) 

Total Food Products

                            3,298,532  

Tobacco — 0.9%

                               

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.400     2/14/26       800,000       827,000  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.800     2/14/29       1,940,000       2,017,569  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.800     2/14/39       1,120,000       1,200,170  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.950     2/14/49       60,000       64,963  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    6.200     2/14/59       2,830,000       3,080,366  

BAT Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    3.557     8/15/27       3,020,000       2,877,868  

BAT Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    4.540     8/15/47       2,030,000       1,815,969  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund 2019 Semi-Annual Report   7


Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Tobacco — continued

                               

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

    6.150     9/15/43       200,000     $ 211,328  

Total Tobacco

                            12,095,233  

Total Consumer Staples

                            29,990,136  
Energy — 5.6%                                

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%

                               

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

    3.800     11/15/25       970,000       993,083  

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

    4.850     11/15/35       1,250,000       1,312,007  

KCA Deutag UK Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

    9.875     4/1/22       1,160,000       1,015,000  (a) 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

                            3,320,090  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.4%

                               

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    5.550     3/15/26       920,000       1,035,802  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    6.200     3/15/40       980,000       1,210,378  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.500     7/15/44       1,010,000       1,030,903  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    6.600     3/15/46       650,000       877,939  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    4.375     10/15/28       200,000       203,579  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    5.100     9/1/40       4,160,000       4,156,520  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    4.750     4/15/43       1,260,000       1,209,896  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     1/15/44       1,800,000       1,621,780  

Berry Petroleum Co. Escrow

                440,000       0  *(c)(d)(e) 

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    6.125     11/15/22       1,170,000       1,187,550  (a) 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    5.125     6/30/27       380,000       397,100  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    6.125     2/15/21       130,000       133,900  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    8.000     6/15/27       830,000       815,705  

Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes

    3.900     5/15/27       1,710,000       1,714,176  

Concho Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     8/15/28       1,370,000       1,428,809  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     1/15/28       90,000       92,524  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.900     6/1/44       1,490,000       1,518,437  

DCP Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    6.750     9/15/37       900,000       942,750  (a)  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.850     12/15/25       1,950,000       2,216,900  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.600     7/15/41       30,000       33,264  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    4.750     5/15/42       30,000       30,052  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     6/15/45       840,000       872,356  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

    5.875     9/18/23       2,310,000       2,522,751  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

    4.125     1/16/25       2,600,000       2,626,000  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

    5.375     6/26/26       2,470,000       2,649,199  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

    5.875     5/28/45       1,902,000       1,968,665  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    4.150     10/16/28       260,000       273,958  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes (5.375% to 2/15/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.570%)

    5.375     2/15/78       780,000     $ 726,012  (f) 

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    4.114     3/1/46       1,210,000       1,290,042  

Kerr-McGee Corp., Senior Notes

    6.950     7/1/24       1,040,000       1,227,802  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    3.500     9/1/23       540,000       546,662  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    4.250     9/1/24       540,000       563,432  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

    5.300     12/1/34       390,000       426,020  

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. Escrow

                1,610,000       0  *(c)(d)(e) 

MEG Energy Corp., Secured Notes

    6.500     1/15/25       290,000       292,538  (a)  

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    6.375     1/30/23       460,000       436,425  (a)  

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    7.000     3/31/24       410,000       390,398  (a)  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.875     12/1/24       1,060,000       1,132,438  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.875     6/1/25       500,000       532,809  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.800     2/15/29       870,000       925,678  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    5.200     3/1/47       1,410,000       1,454,535  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.700     4/15/48       1,210,000       1,168,821  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    5.500     2/15/49       1,310,000       1,416,357  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     1/15/28       1,580,000       1,575,829  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.625     6/15/45       550,000       563,586  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.400     4/15/46       130,000       131,181  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     2/15/47       920,000       884,419  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.200     3/15/48       210,000       205,107  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    7.375     1/17/27       2,450,000       2,738,610  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    5.999     1/27/28       4,230,000       4,341,037  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    6.850     6/5/2115       2,610,000       2,562,681  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

    6.375     1/23/45       3,050,000       2,731,732  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

    5.875     7/1/22       280,000       284,550  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     3/15/23       200,000       195,326  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

    4.875     5/15/25       590,000       545,750  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes

    6.875     4/15/40       1,180,000       1,289,150  (a) 

Schlumberger Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

    4.000     12/21/25       2,470,000       2,544,177  (a) 

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     11/15/23       2,590,000       2,593,309  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    5.375     2/1/27       40,000       40,800  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    7.850     2/1/26       1,950,000       2,440,733  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    7.500     1/15/31       1,570,000       1,980,591  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    8.750     3/15/32       1,140,000       1,594,807  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund 2019 Semi-Annual Report   9


Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

WPX Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    8.250     8/1/23       1,210,000     $ 1,386,963  

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                            75,931,200  

Total Energy

                            79,251,290  
Financials — 16.8%                                

Banks — 14.8%

                               

ABN AMRO Bank NV, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.750% to 9/22/20 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 5.452%)

    5.750     9/22/20       4,500,000  EUR      5,290,798  (b)(f)(g) 

BAC Capital Trust XIV, Junior Subordinated Notes (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400% or 4.000%)

    4.000     5/16/19       1,400,000       1,160,481  (f)(g) 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.875% to 4/14/21 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 9.177%)

    8.875     4/14/21       5,400,000  EUR      6,756,551  (b)(f)(g) 

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.625% to 1/10/28 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.353%)

    7.625     1/10/28       1,830,000       1,908,690  (a)(f)(g) 

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.875% to 7/6/22 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.035%)

    6.875     7/6/22       830,000       857,183  (a)(f)(g) 

Banco Santander SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.250% to 9/11/21 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 5.640%)

    6.250     9/11/21       3,000,000  EUR      3,528,881  (b)(f)(g) 

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes

    4.379     4/12/28       400,000       410,048  

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.875% to 3/15/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.931%)

    5.875     3/15/28       6,260,000       6,474,186  (f)(g) 

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.100% to 3/17/25 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.898%)

    6.100     3/17/25       3,810,000       4,089,559  (f)(g) 

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.250% to 9/5/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.705%)

    6.250     9/5/24       1,430,000       1,541,740  (f)(g) 

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    4.250     10/22/26       6,170,000       6,376,300  

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

    7.625     11/21/22       410,000       447,675  

Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.750% to 9/15/23 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.842%)

    7.750     9/15/23       1,780,000       1,841,214  (f)(g) 

Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.000% to 12/15/20 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 6.750%)

    8.000     12/15/20       4,300,000  EUR      5,250,752  (f)(g) 

Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.000% to 6/15/24 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.672%)

    8.000     6/15/24       2,930,000       3,091,150  (f)(g) 

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

    4.972     5/16/29       2,930,000       3,076,416  (f) 

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.125% to 6/17/22 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 5.230%)

    6.125     6/17/22       2,424,000  EUR      3,016,626  (b)(f)(g) 

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.000% to 8/16/28 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.980%)

    7.000     8/16/28       200,000       208,093  (a)(f)(g) 

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.375% to 8/19/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 5.150%)

    7.375     8/19/25       2,990,000       3,235,554  (a)(f)(g) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.235%)

    4.705     1/10/25       2,500,000     $ 2,620,404  (a)(f) 

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (5.198% to 1/10/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.567%)

    5.198     1/10/30       900,000       981,386  (a)(f) 

BPCE SA, Subordinated Notes (2.750% to 11/30/22 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 2.370%)

    2.750     11/30/27       4,500,000  EUR      5,390,268  (b)(f) 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.350% to 5/15/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.466%)

    5.350     5/15/23       450,000       451,125  (f)(g) 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.950% to 5/15/25 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.905%)

    5.950     5/15/25       11,210,000       11,752,284  (f)(g) 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.300% to 5/15/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.423%)

    6.300     5/15/24       1,720,000       1,789,901  (f)(g) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    8.125     7/15/39       1,301,000       1,972,613  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    4.650     7/30/45       825,000       885,217  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    4.650     7/23/48       520,000       561,924  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.600     3/9/26       1,910,000       2,011,232  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.450     9/29/27       1,590,000       1,651,514  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.125     7/25/28       1,870,000       1,900,811  

Compass Bank, Subordinated Notes

    3.875     4/10/25       490,000       491,358  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.625% to 6/29/21 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 6.697%)

    6.625     6/29/21       5,400,000  EUR      6,715,602  (b)(f)(g) 

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 6/23/21 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 5.120%)

    6.500     6/23/21       2,672,000  EUR      3,243,966  (b)(f)(g) 

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.125% to 12/23/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 6.185%)

    8.125     12/23/25       3,250,000       3,708,835  (a)(f)(g) 

Danske Bank A/S, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.875% to 4/6/22 then EUR 7 year Swap Rate + 5.471%)

    5.875     4/6/22       4,220,000  EUR      4,903,971  (b)(f)(g) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

    5.000     1/12/22       770,000       792,147  (a) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

    5.375     1/12/24       840,000       880,220  (a) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.250% to 3/23/23 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.453%)

    6.250     3/23/23       1,120,000       1,145,917  (f)(g) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.375% to 3/30/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.368%)

    6.375     3/30/25       860,000       897,303  (f)(g) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 3/23/28 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.606%)

    6.500     3/23/28       3,290,000       3,350,503  (f)(g) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

    4.300     3/8/26       650,000       677,529  

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

    4.583     6/19/29       2,750,000       2,913,756  (f) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

    4.250     8/18/25       590,000       606,415  

ING Groep NV, Subordinated Notes (2.500% to 2/15/24 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 2.150%)

    2.500     2/15/29       4,400,000  EUR      5,191,144  (b)(f) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.000% to 1/19/21 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 6.884%)

    7.000     1/19/21       5,527,000  EUR      6,494,246  (b)(f)(g) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

    5.017     6/26/24       200,000     $ 193,134  (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

    5.710     1/15/26       410,000       400,832  (a) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (4.203% to 7/23/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.260%)

    4.203     7/23/29       640,000       668,147  (f) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.950     6/1/45       1,410,000       1,570,704  

KBC Group NV, Subordinated Notes (1.875% to 3/11/22 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 1.500%)

    1.875     3/11/27       2,600,000  EUR      2,998,323  (b)(f) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.625% to 8/15/21 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 7.598%)

    8.625     8/15/21       1,430,000       1,540,825  (f)(g) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

    6.125     12/15/22       1,370,000       1,466,652  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

    6.100     6/10/23       1,080,000       1,158,524  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

    6.000     12/19/23       400,000       430,110  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.125     5/28/24       11,480,000       11,939,988  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

    4.750     9/15/25       680,000       689,588  (a) 

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.625     9/15/45       440,000       466,002  (a) 

Santander UK PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.000     11/7/23       330,000       343,778  (a) 

Societe Generale SA, Subordinated Notes (2.500% to 9/16/21 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 1.830%)

    2.500     9/16/26       4,500,000  EUR      5,243,894  (b)(f)  

Standard Chartered PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.700     3/26/44       1,200,000       1,318,786  (a)  

UniCredit SpA, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.625% to 6/3/23 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 6.387%)

    6.625     6/3/23       7,790,000  EUR      8,715,980  (b)(f)(g) 

UniCredit SpA, Senior Notes

    6.572     1/14/22       1,700,000       1,792,227  (a) 

UniCredit SpA, Subordinated Notes (7.296% to 4/2/29 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.914%)

    7.296     4/2/34       8,360,000       8,529,379  (a)(f) 

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

    5.570     5/31/19       16,617,000       16,546,959  (f)(g) 

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

    5.875     6/15/25       847,000       915,501  (f)(g) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes

    3.550     9/29/25       2,290,000       2,335,283  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.300     7/22/27       4,960,000       5,161,754  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.400     6/14/46       1,420,000       1,428,446  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.750     12/7/46       500,000       526,653  

Total Banks

                            208,924,957  

Capital Markets — 1.5%

                               

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.250% to 9/12/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.332%)

    7.250     9/12/25       300,000       312,112  (a)(f)(g) 

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 7/17/23 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.600%)

    7.500     7/17/23       1,770,000       1,866,217  (a)(f)(g) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Capital Markets — continued

                               

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

    3.869     1/12/29       250,000     $ 248,060  (a)(f) 

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.875     5/15/45       2,880,000       3,144,628  

Goldman Sachs Capital II Ltd. (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.768%, 4.000% floor)

    4.000     5/31/19       149,000       119,828  (f)(g) 

Goldman Sachs Capital III Ltd. (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.770%, 4.000% floor)

    4.000     5/31/19       96,000       76,005  (f)(g) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     10/21/45       570,000       608,823  

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

    4.223     5/1/29       430,000       439,628  (f) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.250     10/21/25       610,000       628,653  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.750     10/1/37       1,700,000       2,100,876  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    5.150     5/22/45       4,590,000       4,917,881  

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (4.431% to 1/23/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.628%)

    4.431     1/23/30       1,290,000       1,366,542  (f) 

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, Senior Notes (5.750% to 2/19/22 then EUR 5 year Swap Rate + 5.287%)

    5.750     2/19/22       2,080,000  EUR      2,578,945  (b)(f)(g) 

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, Senior Notes (7.000% to 1/31/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.344%)

    7.000     1/31/24       2,880,000       3,004,157  (a)(f)(g) 

Total Capital Markets

                            21,412,355  

Consumer Finance — 0.0%

                               

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Notes

    8.000     11/1/31       240,000       308,400  

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

                               

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

    4.625     7/1/22       333,000       345,974  

DAE Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    5.750     11/15/23       400,000       420,000  (a) 

ILFC E-Capital Trust I ((Highest of 3 mo. USD LIBOR, 10 year U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity Rate and 30 year U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity Rate) + 1.550%)

    4.570     12/21/65       740,000       556,935  (a)(f) 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    5.875     8/15/22       640,000       689,765  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.250     8/15/22       342,000       356,877  (a) 

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.500     3/15/23       160,000       162,147  (a) 

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.500     2/15/24       400,000       422,140  (a) 

Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP

    0.000     2/15/24       1,020,000       816,223  (a) 

Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP

    0.000     2/15/38       200,000       65,646  (a) 

Total Diversified Financial Services

                            3,835,707  

Insurance — 0.2%

                               

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

    4.900     9/15/44       1,910,000       2,152,052  (a)  

Total Financials

                            236,633,471  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund 2019 Semi-Annual Report   13


Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  
Health Care — 2.8%                                

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%

                               

Becton Dickinson and Co., Senior Notes

    3.700     6/6/27       2,020,000     $ 2,013,242  

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.1%

                               

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

    4.750     5/15/22       180,000       184,124  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

    6.125     2/15/24       290,000       304,138  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

    4.750     1/15/25       610,000       620,370  

CommonSpirit Health, Secured Notes

    4.350     11/1/42       1,720,000       1,654,869  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.300     3/25/28       300,000       303,584  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.780     3/25/38       1,130,000       1,101,121  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    5.050     3/25/48       7,480,000       7,392,787  

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

    5.000     5/1/25       60,000       58,931  

Dignity Health, Secured Notes

    5.267     11/1/64       760,000       793,625  

Hackensack Meridian Health Inc., Secured Notes

    4.211     7/1/48       1,060,000       1,121,923  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

    5.375     2/1/25       340,000       358,700  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

    5.625     9/1/28       40,000       42,700  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    4.500     2/15/27       240,000       246,720  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    5.500     6/15/47       80,000       84,886  

Willis-Knighton Medical Center, Secured Notes

    4.813     9/1/48       790,000       871,818  

Total Health Care Providers & Services

                            15,140,296  

Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%

                               

Bausch Health Americas Inc., Senior Notes

    9.250     4/1/26       5,240,000       5,842,600  (a) 

Bausch Health Americas Inc., Senior Notes

    8.500     1/31/27       2,280,000       2,489,475  (a) 

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    6.125     4/15/25       3,520,000       3,568,400  (a) 

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    9.000     12/15/25       6,860,000       7,623,175  (a) 

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    7.000     3/15/24       1,180,000       1,246,375  (a) 

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    5.500     11/1/25       460,000       472,507  (a) 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

    2.200     7/21/21       600,000       576,696  

Total Pharmaceuticals

                            21,819,228  

Total Health Care

                            38,972,766  
Industrials — 0.6%                                

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%

                               

XPO CNW Inc., Senior Notes

    6.700     5/1/34       2,120,000       1,897,400  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

                               

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

    5.750     11/15/24       410,000       422,505  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

    5.875     9/15/26       310,000       325,112  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

    6.500     12/15/26       650,000       697,125  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

    5.250     1/15/30       430,000       433,225  (h) 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

                            1,877,967  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%

                               

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    5.875     1/14/38       1,270,000     $ 1,372,545  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    6.875     1/10/39       2,290,000       2,713,966  

Total Industrial Conglomerates

                            4,086,511  

Total Industrials

                            7,861,878  
Information Technology — 0.5%                                

Communications Equipment — 0.0%

                               

CommScope Technologies LLC, Senior Notes

    5.000     3/15/27       320,000       300,000  (a)   

IT Services — 0.1%

                               

First Data Corp., Senior Secured Notes

    5.000     1/15/24       730,000       748,787  (a)   

Software — 0.3%

                               

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.300     2/6/27       3,700,000       3,796,144  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     8/8/46       800,000       803,350  

Total Software

                            4,599,494  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%

                               

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Secured Notes

    4.420     6/15/21       1,430,000       1,464,971  (a)   

Total Information Technology

                            7,113,252  
Materials — 0.7%                                

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

                               

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/ Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

    6.000     2/15/25       250,000       252,500  (a) 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/ Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    4.625     5/15/23       480,000       485,731  (a) 

Total Containers & Packaging

                            738,231  

Metals & Mining — 0.6%

                               

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    3.625     9/11/24       560,000       559,154  (a) 

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    4.000     9/11/27       270,000       265,585  (a) 

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    4.500     3/15/28       640,000       646,402  (a) 

ArcelorMittal, Senior Notes

    7.000     10/15/39       310,000       356,401  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes (6.750% to 10/19/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 5.093% to 10/19/45 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 5.843%)

    6.750     10/19/75       1,880,000       2,118,224  (a)(f) 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     3/15/23       10,000       9,925  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

    4.550     11/14/24       40,000       39,850  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    4.125     5/30/23       150,000       153,327  (a) 

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    4.125     3/12/24       2,920,000       2,962,748  (a) 

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    3.875     10/27/27       1,190,000       1,155,028  (a) 

Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes

    4.625     12/15/27       920,000       909,330  

Total Metals & Mining

                            9,175,974  

Total Materials

                            9,914,205  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund 2019 Semi-Annual Report   15


Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  
Utilities — 0.8%                                

Electric Utilities — 0.8%

                               

Enel Finance International NV, Senior Notes

    6.000     10/7/39       1,680,000     $ 1,901,902  (a) 

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    3.900     7/15/27       2,070,000       2,100,216  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    7.375     11/15/31       5,630,000       7,448,707  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    4.850     7/15/47       250,000       266,687  

Total Utilities

                            11,717,512  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $450,920,425)

 

                    469,644,002  
Sovereign Bonds — 28.3%                                

Argentina — 2.0%

                               

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

    70.354     6/21/20       147,240,000  ARS      3,301,900  (f) 

Argentine Bonos del Tesoro, Bonds

    18.200     10/3/21       114,350,000  ARS      1,894,887  

Argentine Bonos del Tesoro, Bonds

    16.000     10/17/23       76,600,000  ARS      1,283,249  

Argentine Bonos del Tesoro, Bonds

    15.500     10/17/26       69,530,000  ARS      1,149,477  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.625     1/26/22       5,820,000       4,542,568  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    7.500     4/22/26       3,380,000       2,545,562  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.875     1/11/28       5,560,000       3,862,115  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    8.280     12/31/33       2,874,178       2,144,165  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    7.625     4/22/46       1,040,000       726,700  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    7.125     6/28/2117       7,340,000       4,909,689  

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes

    9.125     3/16/24       850,000       644,938  (a) 

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes

    7.875     6/15/27       1,970,000       1,319,900  (a) 

Total Argentina

                            28,325,150  

Australia — 0.5%

                               

Australia Government Bond, Senior Notes

    3.000     3/21/47       8,330,000  AUD      6,540,905  

Brazil — 3.8%

                               

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

    10.000     1/1/21       91,889,000  BRL      24,406,032  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

    10.000     1/1/23       48,271,000  BRL      12,983,814  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

    10.000     1/1/27       2,469,000  BRL      666,770  

Brazilian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.250     1/7/25       1,730,000       1,754,116  

Brazilian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.000     1/27/45       14,720,000       13,470,640  

Total Brazil

                            53,281,372  

China — 0.7%

                               

China Government Bond, Senior Notes

    4.000     5/22/24       2,000,000  CNY      308,263  (b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

China — continued

                               

China Government Bond, Senior Notes

    3.380     11/21/24       11,000,000  CNY    $ 1,649,833  (b) 

China Government Bond, Senior Notes

    3.390     5/21/25       9,000,000  CNY      1,348,040  (b) 

China Government Bond, Senior Notes

    3.310     11/30/25       10,500,000  CNY      1,566,462  (b) 

China Government Bond, Senior Notes

    3.480     6/29/27       23,500,000  CNY      3,489,653  (b) 

China Government Bond, Senior Notes

    3.600     6/27/28       2,000,000  CNY      298,617  (b) 

China Government Bond, Senior Notes

    4.290     5/22/29       5,000,000  CNY      786,709  (b) 

Total China

                            9,447,577  

Colombia — 0.9%

                               

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.625     2/26/44       7,356,000       8,270,902  

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.200     5/15/49       3,640,000       3,900,260  

Total Colombia

                            12,171,162  

Ecuador — 0.6%

                               

Ecuador Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    7.950     6/20/24       2,270,000       2,309,725  (b) 

Ecuador Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    9.650     12/13/26       2,000,000       2,137,500  (a) 

Ecuador Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    8.875     10/23/27       3,480,000       3,553,950  (a) 

Total Ecuador

                            8,001,175  

Egypt — 0.6%

                               

Egypt Government Bond

    15.160     10/10/22       74,370,000  EGP      4,241,684  

Egypt Government Bond

    18.400     5/30/24       3,500,000  EGP      221,944  

Egypt Government Bond

    15.250     12/9/24       22,890,000  EGP      1,306,184  

Egypt Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.577     2/21/23       2,920,000       2,898,100  (a) 

Total Egypt

                            8,667,912  

Ghana — 0.4%

                               

Ghana Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    7.875     3/26/27       320,000       325,571  (a) 

Ghana Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    8.125     3/26/32       4,710,000       4,679,385  (a) 

Ghana Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    8.950     3/26/51       890,000       883,111  (a) 

Total Ghana

                            5,888,067  

Indonesia — 1.9%

                               

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.350     1/11/48       3,230,000       3,187,338  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

    7.000     5/15/22       14,808,000,000  IDR      1,039,677  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

    8.375     9/15/26       3,507,000,000  IDR      258,531  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

    7.000     5/15/27       245,229,000,000  IDR      16,458,463  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

    8.375     3/15/34       84,287,000,000  IDR      5,996,207  

Total Indonesia

                            26,940,216  

Japan — 0.4%

                               

Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, Senior Notes

    0.700     6/20/48       620,000,000  JPY      5,806,366  

Kuwait — 0.1%

                               

Kuwait International Government Bond, Senior Notes

    3.500     3/20/27       1,370,000       1,399,711  (a)   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Mexico — 5.6%

                               

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

    8.000     11/7/47       304,240,000  MXN    $ 15,183,330  

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

    7.750     11/23/34       32,420,000  MXN      1,619,516  

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

    7.750     11/13/42       1,283,645,400  MXN      62,707,697  

Total Mexico

                            79,510,543  

Russia — 5.2%

                               

Russian Federal Bond — OFZ

    7.400     12/7/22       44,150,000  RUB      678,745  

Russian Federal Bond — OFZ

    7.000     1/25/23       499,900,000  RUB      7,558,778  

Russian Federal Bond — OFZ

    7.000     8/16/23       495,680,000  RUB      7,481,400  

Russian Federal Bond — OFZ

    8.150     2/3/27       1,998,947,000  RUB      31,452,315  

Russian Federal Bond — OFZ

    7.050     1/19/28       1,763,214,000  RUB      25,812,703  

Total Russia

                            72,983,941  

South Africa — 3.4%

                               

Republic of South Africa Government Bond

    10.500     12/21/26       118,290,000  ZAR      9,150,627  

Republic of South Africa Government Bond

    7.000     2/28/31       165,000,000  ZAR      9,696,417  

Republic of South Africa Government Bond

    6.500     2/28/41       19,790,000  ZAR      980,162  

Republic of South Africa Government Bond, Senior Notes

    4.300     10/12/28       8,120,000       7,587,239  

Republic of South Africa Government Bond, Senior Notes

    6.250     3/31/36       409,480,000  ZAR      20,792,624  

Total South Africa

                            48,207,069  

Supranational — 0.2%

                               

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Senior Notes

    8.400     10/12/21       34,200,000,000  IDR      2,450,160  

Turkey — 1.0%

                               

Turkey Government Bond

    10.500     8/11/27       29,360,000  TRY      3,198,310  

Turkey Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    6.125     10/24/28       12,520,000       11,251,912  

Total Turkey

                            14,450,222  

United Arab Emirates — 1.0%

                               

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    2.500     10/11/22       10,260,000       10,171,087  (a) 

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.125     10/11/47       3,270,000       3,337,205  (a) 

Total United Arab Emirates

                            13,508,292  

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $448,784,310)

                            397,579,840  
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations — 10.2%                                

U.S. Government Obligations — 10.2%

                               

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    4.250     11/15/40       23,330,000       28,714,582  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.750     11/15/43       11,535,000       13,249,479  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.000     2/15/47       23,660,300       24,005,038  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.000     5/15/47       1,043,000       1,056,730  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.000     2/15/48       3,915,000       3,959,961  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

U.S. Government Obligations — continued

                               

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.375     11/15/48       10,720,000     $ 11,656,325  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.500     1/31/24       5,140,000       5,188,790  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.125     3/31/24       530,000       526,129  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.625     1/31/26       18,420,000       18,681,190  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.625     2/15/29       35,904,000       36,274,260  

Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (Cost — $139,870,211)

 

            143,312,484  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — 5.6%                                

Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-J4 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.640%)

    3.117     7/25/35       329,882       324,593  (f) 

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, 2005- 4 CB7, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.100%)

    2.623     5/25/35       528,907       45,024  (f) 

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2015-R3 2A2

    2.616     2/27/37       4,291,992       3,551,568  (a)(f) 

BX Trust, 2018-GWMZ MC (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.488%)

    7.960     5/15/37       6,500,000       6,514,486  (a)(f) 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2006-C3 AJ

    6.700     6/15/38       77,317       43,862  (f) 

CSMC Trust, 2015-2R 7A2

    3.845     8/27/36       9,318,204       8,486,934  (a)(f) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk, 2015-HQ2 B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.950%)

    10.427     5/25/25       1,576,219       1,932,384  (f) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk, 2017-DNA2 B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.150%)

    7.627     10/25/29       4,880,000       5,582,296  (f) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2015-C03 2M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.000%)

    7.477     7/25/25       1,215,165       1,337,879  (a)(f) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2017-C01 1B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.750%)

    8.227     7/25/29       3,400,000       4,043,000  (a)(f) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2017-C05 1B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.600%)

    6.077     1/25/30       3,880,000       4,040,882  (a)(f) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2017-C07 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.400%)

    4.877     5/25/30       3,540,000       3,624,694  (a)(f) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2018-C01 1B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.550%)

    6.027     7/25/30       5,280,000       5,362,983  (a)(f) 

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, 2018-2 A4

    3.500     4/25/48       813,740       811,101  (a)(f) 

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., 2007-C1 AJ

    5.677     12/10/49       110,000       26,557  (f)  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, 2018-SRP5 C (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%)

    6.223     9/15/31       8,150,000       8,170,049  (a)(f) 

IMPAC Secured Assets Corp., 2006-3 A7 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.270%)

    2.747     11/25/36       1,641,037       1,245,540  (f) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2006-LDP7 AJ

    6.278     4/17/45       193,006       106,104  (f) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2006-LDP9 AJS

    5.386     5/15/47       242,173       97,571  (f)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued                                

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2018-PHMZ M (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.208%)

    10.680     6/15/35       10,570,000     $ 10,521,959  (a)(f) 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2006-C6 AJ

    5.452     9/15/39       616,276       434,699  (f)  

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-5 AJ

    5.450     8/12/48       267,505       187,254  (f)  

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-9 AJ

    6.193     9/12/49       119,612       77,147  (f)  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2006- IQ12 AJ

    5.399     12/15/43       337,051       254,988  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2005-A15 1A4

    5.750     2/25/36       156,969       157,259  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2005-A15 2A11, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.550%)

    3.073     2/25/36       2,043,467       312,395  (f)  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2004-3 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.750%)

    3.237     5/20/34       226,083       207,250  (f)  

Starwood Retail Property Trust, 2014- STAR E (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.150%)

    6.623     11/15/27       5,070,000       3,924,155  (a)(f) 

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2012-C2 G

    5.000     5/10/63       310,000       203,177  (a)(f) 

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2012-C2 H

    5.000     5/10/63       550,000       229,341  (a)(f) 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-C33 AJ

    5.899     2/15/51       2,622,992       2,286,593  (f) 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2005-4 CB9 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)

    2.877     6/25/35       130,532       111,139  (f) 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2005-AR17 A1C3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.480%)

    2.957     12/25/45       2,966,810       2,186,097  (f) 

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

    3.445     2/25/46       2,929,543       2,715,317  (f) 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost — $77,180,075)

 

                    79,156,277  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — 4.3%                                

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

    0.750     2/15/45       6,730,469       6,420,581  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

    1.000     2/15/49       53,752,400       54,603,733  

Total U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (Cost — $60,233,862)

 

            61,024,314  
Asset-Backed Securities — 2.6%                                

Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2003-3 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.475%)

    4.952     1/25/34       431,984       415,377  (f)  

Applebee’s Funding LLC/IHOP Funding LLC, 2014-1 A2

    4.277     9/5/44       3,041,500       3,035,453  (a) 

Bayview Financial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2006-C 2A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%)

    2.769     11/28/36       2,992,567       2,894,271  (f) 

Community Funding CLO, 2015-1A A

    5.750     11/1/27       1,762,495       1,780,767  (a) 

Conseco Finance Corp., 1996-4 M1

    7.750     6/15/27       3,670,869       3,704,875  (f) 

CreditShop Credit Card Co. LLC, 2017-1 B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.000%)

    10.460     10/15/22       4,233,315       4,269,493  (a)(f) 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, 2018-4 A

    4.060     11/15/30       3,330,000       3,458,470  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, 2018-1A A

    3.290     2/25/24       2,060,000       2,064,004  (a) 

Mill City Solar Loan Ltd., 2019-1A A

    4.340     3/20/43       5,413,771       5,462,479  (a) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — continued                                

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-FXD1 2A1

    5.866     1/25/37       3,648,776     $ 3,450,049  

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-2 M2

    5.717     4/25/35       4,641,918       3,200,428  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2006-RZ3 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%)

    2.827     8/25/36       2,160,000       2,147,535  (f) 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $35,740,593)

 

    35,883,201  
Non-U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — 2.4%

 

Argentina — 0.4%

                               

Bonos de la Nacion Argentina con Ajuste por CER, Bonds

    4.000     3/6/20       288,174,415  ARS      5,683,821  

Brazil — 0.3%

                               

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series B, Notes

    6.000     8/15/50       15,617,065  BRL      4,985,973  

Japan — 1.7%

                               

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond, Senior Notes

    0.100     3/10/24       966,270,000  JPY      8,891,124  

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond, Senior Notes

    0.100     3/10/25       477,123,000  JPY      4,411,658  

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond, Senior Notes

    0.100     3/10/26       1,112,350,932  JPY      10,335,143  

Total Japan

                            23,637,925  

Total Non-U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (Cost — $42,025,467)

 

    34,307,719  
Senior Loans — 2.4%                                
Communication Services — 0.5%                                

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

                               

CenturyLink Inc., Initial Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    5.233     1/31/25       498,687       496,349  (f)(j)(k) 

Level 3 Financing Inc., 2024 Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%)

    4.733     2/22/24       1,250,000       1,252,604  (f)(j)(k) 

Securus Technologies Holdings Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan

          11/1/24       870,000       857,820  (l) 

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, Term Loan Facility K

          1/15/26       360,000       361,266  (l) 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

            2,968,039  

Media — 0.3%

                               

CBS Radio Inc., Term Loan B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    5.229     11/18/24       84,522       84,601  (f)(j)(k) 

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    4.490     4/30/25       1,403,286       1,408,544  (f)(j)(k) 

Numericable U.S. LLC, USD Term Loan B12 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.688%)

    6.160     1/31/26       923,930       907,761  (d)(f)(j)(k) 

Univision Communications Inc., 2017 Replacement Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    5.233     3/15/24       1,517,409       1,463,115  (f)(j)(k) 

UPC Financing Partnership, Term Loan Facility AR (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

    4.973     1/15/26       674,658       675,689  (f)(j)(k) 

Total Media

                            4,539,710  

Total Communication Services

                            7,507,749  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  
Consumer Discretionary — 0.6%                                

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%

                               

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, Term Loan B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    5.233     5/2/22       960,451     $ 963,149  (f)(j)(k)(l)  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

                               

1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%)

    4.733     2/16/24       1,125,491       1,125,491  (f)(j)(k) 

Alterra Mountain Co., Initial Term Loan

          7/31/24       290,000       290,995  (l) 

Aramark Services Inc., USD Term Loan B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

    4.233     3/11/25       1,212,461       1,212,967  (f)(j)(k) 

Caesars Resort Collection LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    5.233     12/23/24       1,205,003       1,210,369  (f)(j)(k)(l) 

Golden Nugget Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    5.223-5.233     10/4/23       635,002       637,326  (f)(j)(k) 

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

    4.227     10/25/23       469,506       471,756  (f)(j)(k) 

Scientific Games International Inc., Initial Term Loan B5 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    5.233     8/14/24       1,408,741       1,408,154  (f)(j)(k)(l) 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                            6,357,058  

Specialty Retail — 0.1%

                               

Michaels Stores Inc., 2018 New Replacement Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

    4.983-4.987     1/30/23       1,322,932       1,318,383  (f)(j)(k)  

Total Consumer Discretionary

                            8,638,590  
Consumer Staples — 0.1%                                

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%

                               

Albertson’s LLC, 2017 Replacement Term Loan B5

          12/21/22       360,000       361,012  (l) 

Albertson’s LLC, 2017 Replacement Term Loan B6

          6/22/23       540,000       541,350  (l) 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

                            902,362  

Food Products — 0.0%

                               

Post Holdings Inc., Replacement Incremental Term Loan A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    4.481     5/24/24       816,904       817,528  (f)(j)(k)  

Total Consumer Staples

                            1,719,890  
Financials — 0.2%                                

Capital Markets — 0.1%

                               

Edelman Financial Center LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan

          7/21/25       370,000       371,434  (l) 

RPI Finance Trust, Initial Term Loan B6

          3/27/23       300,000       300,750  (l) 

Total Capital Markets

                            672,184  

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

                               

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%)

    6.229     11/27/23       260,000       259,228  (f)(j)(k) 

Jane Street Group LLC, New Term Loan

          8/25/22       340,000       340,106  (l) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Diversified Financial Services — continued

                               

TKC Holdings Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%)

    6.240     2/1/23       990,000     $ 985,050  (f)(j)(k)(l) 

Total Diversified Financial Services

                            1,584,384  

Insurance — 0.0%

                               

Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B7

          11/3/24       570,000       572,612  (l)   

Total Financials

                            2,829,180  
Health Care — 0.4%                                

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2%

                               

Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2018 Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

    4.983     8/18/22       1,160,173       1,155,305  (f)(j)(k) 

LifePoint Health Inc., First Lien Term Loan B

          11/16/25       1,040,000       1,048,125  (l) 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Initial Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    5.351     6/7/23       546,295       541,771  (f)(j)(k) 

Phoenix Guarantor Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan

    0.500     3/5/26       15,000       15,089  (f)(j)(k) 

Phoenix Guarantor Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.500%)

    6.977     3/5/26       165,000       165,980  (f)(j)(k) 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

                            2,926,270  

Health Care Technology — 0.1%

                               

AthenaHealth Inc., First Lien Term Loan B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.500%)

    7.197     2/11/26       240,000       241,875  (f)(j)(k) 

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, Closing Date Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    5.233     3/1/24       1,381,139       1,382,495  (f)(j)(k)(l) 

Total Health Care Technology

                            1,624,370  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

                               

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%)

    5.474     6/2/25       320,000       321,325  (f)(j)(k)  

Total Health Care

                            4,871,965  
Industrials — 0.1%                                

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%

                               

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US) LLC, Term Loan B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    4.487     1/15/25       753,579       754,460  (f)(j)(k)  

Professional Services — 0.0%

                               

Trans Union LLC, 2017 Replacement Term Loan B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    4.483     4/10/23       482,362       483,352  (f)(j)(k)  

Total Industrials

                            1,237,812  
Information Technology — 0.2%                                

IT Services — 0.1%

                               

First Data Corp., 2022 New Dollar Term Loan D (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    4.481     7/8/22       135,658       135,768  (f)(j)(k) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

IT Services — continued

                               

First Data Corp., 2024 New Dollar Term Loan A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    4.481     4/26/24       1,106,178     $ 1,107,292  (f)(j)(k) 

Total IT Services

                            1,243,060  

Software — 0.1%

                               

Dell International LLC, Refinancing Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    4.900     9/7/23       775,548       777,002  (f)(j)(k) 

DigiCert Holdings Inc., First Lien Term Loan

          10/31/24       500,000       501,172  (l) 

Total Software

                            1,278,174  

Total Information Technology

                            2,521,234  
Materials — 0.2%                                

Containers & Packaging — 0.2%

                               

Berry Global Inc., Term Loan Q (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    4.481     10/3/22       925,049       924,827  (f)(j)(k) 

Berry Global Inc., Term Loan R (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    4.481     1/19/24       310,251       309,687  (f)(j)(k) 

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc., Incremental Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    5.233     2/6/23       1,187,207       1,191,851  (f)(j)(k)(l) 

Total Materials

                            2,426,365  
Real Estate — 0.1%                                

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

                               

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP, Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    4.483     3/21/25       887,835       888,628  (f)(j)(k)  

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%

                               

CityCenter Holdings LLC, Refinancing Term Loan

          4/18/24       840,000       840,150  (l)   

Total Real Estate

                            1,728,778  

Total Senior Loans (Cost — $33,528,559)

                            33,481,563  
Municipal Bonds — 0.4%                                

California — 0.0%

                               

Morongo Band of Mission Indians, CA, Revenue, Tribal Economic Development, Series A

    7.000     10/1/39       360,000       373,158  (a)   

Illinois — 0.3%

                               

Chicago, IL, GO, Taxable Project, Series B, Refunding

    6.314     1/1/44       1,050,000       1,069,015  

State of Illinois, GO

    5.100     6/1/33       2,925,000       2,877,352  

Total Illinois

                            3,946,367  

Michigan — 0.0%

                               

Detroit, MI, GO, Financial Recovery, Series B1

    4.000     4/1/44       820,000       717,968  

New Jersey — 0.1%

                               

New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Build America Bond

    6.561     12/15/40       820,000       1,065,475  

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost — $5,806,070)

                            6,102,968  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Expiration
Date
    Contracts     Notional
Amount†
    Value  
Purchased Options — 0.3%                                
Exchange-Traded Purchased Options — 0.1%                                

Australian Dollar Futures, Call @ $71.00

    5/3/19       53       53,000     $ 4,770  

Australian Dollar Futures, Call @ $76.00

    5/3/19       106       106,000       530  

Canadian Dollar Futures, Call @ $75.00

    6/7/19       27       27,000       10,260  

Euro Currency Futures, Call @ $1.13

    5/3/19       133       16,625,000       26,600  

Euro Currency Futures, Call @ $1.14

    5/3/19       223       27,875,000       16,725  

Euro Currency Futures, Call @ $1.15

    5/3/19       83       10,375,000       519  

Euro Currency Futures, Call @ $1.13

    6/7/19       81       10,125,000       63,788  

Euro Currency Futures, Call @ $1.14

    6/7/19       81       10,125,000       30,375  

Euro Currency Futures, Call @ $1.14

    6/7/19       108       13,500,000       59,400  

Euro Currency Futures, Put @ $1.07

    5/3/19       127       15,875,000       794  

Euro Currency Futures, Put @ $1.14

    5/3/19       26       3,250,000       28,925  

Euro-Bund Futures, Call @ 169.50 EUR

    5/24/19       165       16,500,000       (2,062

Euro-Bund Futures, Call @ 171.50 EUR

    5/24/19       400       40,000,000       4,486  

Euro-Bund Futures, Call @ 175.50 EUR

    5/24/19       1,088       108,800,000       (13,893

Euro-Bund Futures, Call @ 176.00 EUR

    5/24/19       3,483       348,300,000       (44,477

Euro-OAT Futures, Call @ 166.00 EUR

    5/24/19       617       61,700,000       6,920  

Japanese Yen Currency Futures, Put @ $84.50

    6/7/19       382       477,500       2,387  

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $105.00

    5/24/19       497       994,000       0  (e) 

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $105.25

    5/24/19       2,142       4,284,000       0  (e) 

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $105.63

    5/24/19       52       104,000       0  (e) 

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $115.25

    5/24/19       54       54,000       27,844  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $116.00

    6/21/19       54       54,000       17,297  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $111.75

    5/24/19       2,056       2,056,000       0  (e) 

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $112.00

    5/24/19       1,978       1,978,000       0  (e) 

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $112.50

    5/24/19       3,253       3,253,000       25,416  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $113.25

    5/24/19       2,111       2,111,000       32,984  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $113.75

    5/24/19       517       517,000       8,078  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $123.50

    5/24/19       81       81,000       43,031  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $123.75

    5/24/19       81       81,000       32,906  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $127.50

    5/24/19       371       371,000       5,797  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $128.00

    5/24/19       1,025       1,025,000       16,016  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $128.50

    5/24/19       2,974       2,974,000       46,469  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $129.00

    5/24/19       317       317,000       4,953  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $129.50

    5/24/19       475       475,000       7,422  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $130.00

    5/24/19       500       500,000       0  (e) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $133.50

    5/24/19       2,201       2,201,000       0  (e) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $135.00

    5/24/19       1,570       1,570,000       0  (e) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security        Expiration
Date
    Contracts     Notional
Amount†
    Value  
Exchange-Traded Purchased Options — continued

 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $135.50

    5/24/19       2,541       2,541,000     $ 0  (e) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $136.50

    5/24/19       5,847       5,847,000       0  (e) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $133.00

    6/21/19       787       787,000       122,969  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $146.00

    5/24/19       27       27,000       48,516  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $147.00

    5/24/19       167       167,000       185,266  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $147.50

    5/24/19       230       230,000       194,062  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put @ $134.00

    5/24/19       2,599       2,599,000       0  (e)  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put @ $134.50

    5/24/19       1,248       1,248,000       19,500  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put @ $135.00

    5/24/19       1,582       1,582,000       24,719  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put @ $136.00

    5/24/19       397       397,000       6,203  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put @ $136.50

    5/24/19       640       640,000       10,000  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put @ $137.00

    5/24/19       1,632       1,632,000       25,500  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put @ $138.00

    5/24/19       406       406,000       6,344  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put @ $147.00

    5/24/19       135       135,000       86,484  

Total Exchange-Traded Purchased Options

                            1,193,823  
     Counterparty                            
OTC Purchased Options — 0.2%

 

Credit default swaption with BNP Paribas SA to buy protection on Markit CDX.NA.IG.32 Index, Put @ 130.00 bps

  BNP Paribas
SA
    5/15/19       400,000,000       400,000,000       565  

U.S. Dollar/Brazilian Real, Put @ 3.80 BRL

  Goldman Sachs
Group Inc.
    6/11/19       13,600,000       13,600,000       69,952  

U.S. Dollar/Colombian Peso, Put @ 3,040.00 COP

  Goldman Sachs
Group Inc.
    5/29/19       19,900,000       19,900,000       2,926  

U.S. Dollar/Euro, Call @ $1.15

  JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
    10/21/19       14,900,000       14,900,000       281,985  

U.S. Dollar/Euro, Put @ $1.16

  Goldman Sachs
Group Inc.
    6/21/19       13,740,000       13,740,000       13,703  

U.S. Dollar/Euro, Put @ $1.12

  Barclays Bank
PLC
    7/24/19       8,990,000       8,990,000       106,071  

U.S. Dollar/Euro, Put @ $1.13

  BNP Paribas
SA
    7/24/19       18,580,000       18,580,000       219,221  

U.S. Dollar/Indian Rupee, Put @ 71.33 INR

  BNP Paribas
SA
    7/29/19       13,560,000       13,560,000       292,006  

U.S. Dollar/Indian Rupee, Put @ 71.50 INR

  Barclays Bank
PLC
    9/5/19       15,040,000       15,040,000       333,483  

U.S. Dollar/Indian Rupee, Put @ 62.50 INR

  Citibank N.A.     5/13/20       75,900,000       75,900,000       37,096  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26    Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund 2019 Semi-Annual Report


 

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Security   Counterparty     Expiration
Date
    Contracts     Notional
Amount†
    Value  
OTC Purchased Options — continued

 

U.S. Dollar/Mexican Peso, Put @ 19.40 MXN

   
Barclays Bank
PLC
 
 
    7/25/19       14,110,000       14,110,000     $ 348,784  

U.S. Dollar/Russian Ruble, Put @ 64.97 RUB

    Citibank N.A.       5/28/19       19,500,000       19,500,000       211,929  

U.S. Dollar/Russian Ruble, Put @ 65.15 RUB

   
Goldman Sachs
Group Inc.
 
 
    6/20/19       28,440,000       28,440,000       424,187  

U.S. Dollar/Russian Ruble, Put @ 65.51 RUB

    Citibank N.A.       7/25/19       14,640,000       14,640,000       303,623  

U.S. Dollar/Turkish Lira, Put @ 5.43 TRY

   
Goldman Sachs
Group Inc.
 
 
    6/14/19       10,500,000       10,500,000       10,925  

Total OTC Purchased Options

 

                            2,656,456  

Total Purchased Options (Cost — $5,485,652)

 

                    3,850,279  
                          Shares         
Common Stocks — 0.1%                                        
Energy — 0.1%                                        

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

 

                               

Berry Petroleum Corp.

                            40,027       454,707  

Montage Resources Corp.

                            25,268       280,980  

Total Common Stocks (Cost — $2,305,301)

 

                            735,687  
            Rate                       
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%                                        
Financials — 0.0%                                        

Banks — 0.0%

                                       

GMAC Capital Trust I (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.785%) (Cost — $398,161)

 

    8.469%               15,225       400,417  (f)  

Total Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $1,302,278,686)

 

            1,265,478,751  
Short-Term Investments — 2.5%                                        

Western Asset Government Cash Management Portfolio LLC (Cost — $35,154,489)

 

    2.470%               35,154,489       35,154,489  (m)  

Total Investments — 92.5% (Cost — $1,337,433,175)

 

                    1,300,633,240  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 7.5%

 

                    105,999,764  

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

                                  $ 1,406,633,004  

 

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

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a) 

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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

 

(b) 

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.

 

(c) 

Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (Note 1).

 

(d) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note 1).

 

(e) 

Value is less than $1.

 

(f) 

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.

 

(g) 

Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date.

 

(h) 

Securities traded on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

 

(i) 

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.

 

(j) 

Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

 

(k) 

Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.

 

(l) 

All or a portion of this loan is unfunded as of April 30, 2019. The interest rate for fully unfunded term loans is to be determined.

 

(m) 

In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated Company” represents Fund ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer or a company which is under common ownership or control. At April 30, 2019, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $35,154,489 and the cost was $35,154,489 (Note 8).

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

ARS   — Argentine Peso
AUD   — Australian Dollar
bps   — basis point spread. 100 basis points = 1.00%
BRL   — Brazilian Real
CAS   — Connecticut Avenue Securities
CER   — Coeficente de Establilzacion de Referencia
CLO   — Collateral Loan Obligation
CMT   — Constant Maturity Treasury
CNY   — Chinese Yuan Renminbi
COP   — Colombian Peso
CPI   — Consumer Price Index
EGP   — Egyptian Pound
EUR   — Euro
GBP   — British Pound
GO   — General Obligation
ICE   — Intercontinental Exchange
IDR   — Indonesian Rupiah

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Abbreviations used in this schedule (cont’d):

INR   — Indian Rupee
IO   — Interest Only
JPY   — Japanese Yen
LIBOR   — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN   — Mexican Peso
RUB   — Russian Ruble
TRY   — Turkish Lira
USD   — United States Dollar
ZAR   — South African Rand

 

Schedule of Written Options  
Exchange-Traded Written Options

 

Security   Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Contracts     Notional
Amount†
    Value  
Canadian Dollar Futures, Call     5/3/19     $ 75.50       53       53,000     $ (795)  
Euro Currency Futures, Call     5/3/19       1.14       27       3,375,000       (675)  
Euro Currency Futures, Call     6/7/19       1.15       53       6,625,000       (9,275)  
Euro-Bund Futures, Call     5/24/19       165.00  EUR      189       18,900,000       (50,228)  
Euro-Bund Futures, Call     5/24/19       165.50  EUR      108       10,800,000       (11,047)  
Euro-Bund Futures, Call     5/24/19       166.00  EUR      54       5,400,000       23,632  
Euro-Bund Futures, Put     5/24/19       162.50  EUR      211       21,100,000       34,345  
Euro-Bund Futures, Put     5/24/19       163.50  EUR      105       10,500,000       (14,132)  
Euro-Bund Futures, Put     5/24/19       164.00  EUR      52       5,200,000       11,667  
Euro-Bund Futures, Put     5/24/19       164.50  EUR      270       27,000,000       40,201  
Euro-Bund Futures, Put     5/24/19       165.00  EUR      216       21,600,000       11,385  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     5/24/19       115.50       270       270,000       (97,031)  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     5/24/19       116.00       324       324,000       (50,625)  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     6/21/19       116.75       108       108,000       (14,344)  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put     5/24/19       115.00       160       160,000       (11,250)  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put     5/24/19       115.25       266       266,000       (33,250)  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put     6/21/19       115.25       108       108,000       (23,625)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     5/24/19       123.00       250       250,000       (214,844)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     5/24/19       124.00       405       405,000       (120,234)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     5/24/19       124.50       1,196       1,196,000       (186,875)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     5/24/19       125.00       1,285       1,285,000       (120,469)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     5/24/19       127.00       1       1,000       (31)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     6/21/19       124.00       271       271,000       (165,141)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     6/21/19       124.50       272       272,000       (110,500)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     6/21/19       125.00       244       244,000       (68,625)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put     5/24/19       122.75       81       81,000       (10,125)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put     5/24/19       123.00       493       493,000       (92,438)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Schedule of Written Options (cont’d)  
Security   Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Contracts     Notional
Amount†
    Value  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put     5/24/19     $ 123.50       503       503,000     $ (180,766)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put     6/21/19       123.00       27       27,000       (8,438)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     5/24/19       148.00       244       244,000       (148,687)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     5/24/19       149.00       443       443,000       (145,359)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     5/24/19       150.00       621       621,000       (106,734)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     5/24/19       154.00       27       27,000       (1,266)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     5/24/19       144.00       289       289,000       (22,578)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     5/24/19       145.00       604       604,000       (103,813)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     5/24/19       146.00       187       187,000       (61,359)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     6/21/19       146.00       54       54,000       (49,781)  
Total Exchange-Traded Written Options (Premiums received — $3,240,377)

 

  $ (2,113,110)  
OTC Written Options

 

               
     Counterparty                                   
Credit default swaption with Bank of America N.A. to sell protection on Markit CDX.NA.IG.31 Index, Put   Bank of America
N.A.
    6/19/19       70.00  bps      12,695,000       12,695,000 ‡    $ (2,769)  
U.S. Dollar/Brazilian Real, Put   Goldman Sachs
Group Inc.
    6/11/19       3.70  BRL      27,200,000       27,200,000       (41,504)  
U.S. Dollar/Euro, Put   JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
    10/21/19       1.22       14,900,000       14,900,000       (20,505)  
U.S. Dollar/Indian Rupee, Put   BNP Paribas SA     7/29/19       69.52  INR      27,120,000       27,120,000       (220,254)  
U.S. Dollar/Mexican Peso, Put   Goldman Sachs
Group Inc.
    6/25/19       18.90  MXN      20,800,000       20,800,000       (202,796)  
U.S. Dollar/Mexican Peso, Put   Barclays Bank
PLC
    7/25/19       18.81  MXN      28,220,000       28,220,000       (272,151)  
U.S. Dollar/Russian Ruble, Put   Citibank N.A.     6/14/19       64.95  RUB      13,600,000       13,600,000       (169,959)  
U.S. Dollar/Russian Ruble, Put   Citibank N.A.     7/25/19       63.50  RUB      29,280,000       29,280,000       (199,038)  
U.S. Dollar/Turkish Lira, Call   Goldman Sachs
Group Inc.
    6/14/19       6.50  TRY      10,500,000       10,500,000       (161,028)  
Total OTC Written Options (Premiums received — $1,508,597)

 

  $ (1,290,004)  
Total Written Options (Premiums received — $4,748,974)

 

  $ (3,403,114)  

 

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

 

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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Abbreviations used in this schedule:

bps   — basis point spread. 100 basis points = 1.00%
BRL   — Brazilian Real
EUR   — Euro
INR   — Indian Rupee
MXN   — Mexican Peso
RUB   — Russian Ruble
TRY   — Turkish Lira

At April 30, 2019, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Contracts to Buy:                                        
90-Day Eurodollar     8,548       12/19     $ 2,074,738,895     $ 2,084,857,200     $ 10,118,305  
90-Day Eurodollar     109       3/20       26,604,834       26,615,075       10,241  
90-Day Eurodollar     1,716       6/20       417,265,153       419,390,400       2,125,247  
90-Day Eurodollar     626       3/21       152,686,326       153,166,550       480,224  
British Pound     302       6/19       24,961,755       24,667,738       (294,017)  
Canadian 10-Year Bonds     85       6/19       8,634,701       8,767,112       132,411  
Euro     98       6/19       13,775,464       13,801,463       25,999  
Euro-BTP     733       6/19       104,971,968       107,255,445       2,283,477  
Euro-BTP     207       6/19       25,691,648       25,817,437       125,789  
Japanese Yen     18       6/19       2,021,058       2,027,138       6,080  
Mexican Peso     440       6/19       11,521,580       11,528,000       6,420  
Russian Ruble     1,140       6/19       43,070,612       43,833,000       762,388  
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes     2,332       6/19       496,369,144       496,734,219       365,075  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes     9,380       6/19       1,078,734,931       1,084,709,109       5,974,178  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds     10,634       6/19       1,552,235,332       1,568,182,687       15,947,355  
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds     942       6/19       153,718,186       154,752,938       1,034,752  
                                      39,103,924  
Contracts to Sell:                                        
30-Day Federal Funds     883       7/19     $ 344,845,142     $ 344,829,160     $ 15,982  
Australian 10-Year Bonds     61       6/19       5,846,230       5,946,308       (100,078)  
Australian Dollar     84       6/19       6,004,050       5,928,720       75,330  
Canadian Dollar     8       6/19       594,220       598,040       (3,820)  
Euro-Bund     5,016       6/19       922,591,584       930,025,067       (7,433,483)  
Euro-Buxl     402       6/19       82,360,117       85,099,695       (2,739,578)  
Euro-Oat     672       6/19       119,296,790       122,101,863       (2,805,073)  
Japanese 10-Year Bonds     95       6/19       130,250,676       130,251,358       (682)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes     14,697       6/19       1,805,183,235       1,817,605,620       (12,422,385)  
United Kingdom Long Gilt Bonds     788       6/19       131,116,643       130,827,921       288,722  
                                      (25,125,065)  
Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

 

  $ 13,978,859  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

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At April 30, 2019, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
    Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
INR     848,430,000     USD     12,144,196     Barclays Bank PLC     5/2/19     $ 50,739  
INR     848,430,000     USD     12,095,460     Barclays Bank PLC     5/2/19       99,476  
USD     12,095,460     INR     848,430,000     Barclays Bank PLC     5/2/19       (99,476)  
USD     12,231,208     INR     848,430,000     Barclays Bank PLC     5/2/19       36,272  
KRW     16,121,810,000     USD     14,096,804     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     5/2/19       (294,543)  
USD     13,919,712     KRW     16,121,810,000     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     5/2/19       117,451  
KRW     16,121,810,000     USD     13,919,712     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5/2/19       (117,451)  
USD     14,180,999     KRW     16,121,810,000     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5/2/19       378,737  
INR     965,500,000     USD     13,821,092     Barclays Bank PLC     5/6/19       49,149  
USD     14,021,202     INR     965,500,000     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5/6/19       150,962  
USD     2,932,517     ARS     130,497,000     BNP Paribas SA     5/8/19       22,750  
ARS     56,642,000     USD     1,374,472     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5/8/19       (111,493)  
ARS     73,855,000     USD     1,802,881     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5/8/19       (156,093)  
ARS     83,351,000     USD     2,030,970     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5/15/19       (190,514)  
ARS     120,191,992     USD     2,908,105     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5/15/19       (254,172)  
ARS     120,192,000     USD     2,928,655     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5/15/19       (274,722)  
USD     2,927,228     ARS     120,191,992     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5/15/19       273,295  
USD     2,964,565     ARS     121,310,000     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5/15/19       285,945  
USD     7,800,000     RUB     517,399,584     Citibank N.A.     5/29/19       (168,777)  
USD     7,263,500     COP     22,611,275,500     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     5/31/19       281,921  
USD     1,602,984     RUB     104,041,644     Bank of America N.A.     6/17/19       5,028  
USD     1,615,653     RUB     104,133,699     Bank of America N.A.     6/17/19       16,284  
USD     2,404,912     RUB     155,930,881     Bank of America N.A.     6/17/19       9,999  
USD     3,202,741     RUB     207,633,682     Bank of America N.A.     6/17/19       13,734  
USD     3,765,853     RUB     249,833,600     Barclays Bank PLC     6/17/19       (71,294)  
RUB     353,896,100     USD     5,335,385     Citibank N.A.     6/17/19       100,038  
USD     1,595,985     RUB     103,680,000     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     6/17/19       3,584  
USD     3,918,277     RUB     254,400,032     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     6/17/19       10,995  
JPY     4,787,500,000     USD     43,045,625     BNP Paribas SA     6/19/19       109,655  
MXN     473,500,000     USD     24,475,344     Citibank N.A.     6/19/19       299,662  
ARS     160,668,000     USD     3,635,187     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     6/21/19       (283,727)  
USD     16,810,000     RUB     1,095,171,500     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     6/21/19       (677)  
ARS     263,700,000     USD     5,961,699     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     6/21/19       (461,038)  
MXN     148,455,840     USD     7,696,000     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     6/27/19       61,566  
BRL     55,440,000     USD     14,052,876     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       (2,108)  
CAD     8,103,161     USD     6,101,134     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       (40,848)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Currency
Purchased
    Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     7,200,000     USD     8,181,403     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19     $ (50,707)  
GBP     1,500,000     USD     1,961,566     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       2,398  
INR     6,517,749,875     USD     92,434,619     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       365,778  
NOK     110,675,000     USD     12,929,776     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       (62,515)  
PEN     33,635,000     USD     10,127,973     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       9,369  
RUB     693,430,000     USD     10,433,088     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       173,866  
SEK     62,880,000     USD     6,826,991     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       (164,251)  
USD     9,343,945     CNY     62,825,884     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       18,906  
USD     120,406,306     EUR     106,135,581     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       551,283  
USD     259,657     GBP     200,000     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       (2,205)  
USD     14,888,246     GBP     11,325,047     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       60,254  
USD     11,998,218     INR     848,430,000     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       (81,816)  
USD     13,662,671     INR     965,500,000     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       (84,218)  
USD     51,756     MXN     1,000,000     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       (325)  
USD     521,203     PLN     1,991,511     Barclays Bank PLC     7/17/19       (1,166)  
USD     4,846,625     EUR     4,300,000     BNP Paribas SA     7/17/19       (9,208)  
USD     390,020     GBP     300,000     BNP Paribas SA     7/17/19       (2,773)  
USD     51,906     MXN     1,000,000     BNP Paribas SA     7/17/19       (176)  
ARS     51,585,000     USD     1,157,653     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (125,144)  
ARS     88,752,652     USD     2,006,617     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (230,172)  
AUD     46,231,693     USD     32,947,270     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (294,890)  
BRL     440,000     USD     112,751     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (1,237)  
BRL     34,440,875     USD     8,825,563     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (96,834)  
BRL     89,580,000     USD     22,962,165     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (258,923)  
COP     57,611,761,501     USD     18,217,158     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (467,049)  
EUR     10,000,000     USD     11,330,020     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (37,386)  
MXN     130,765,497     USD     6,836,339     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (25,925)  
RUB     568,911,377     USD     8,619,203     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       83,069  
TRY     12,617,525     USD     2,083,819     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (68,859)  
USD     2,280,961     EUR     2,000,000     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       22,435  
USD     4,493,224     EUR     4,000,000     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (23,829)  
USD     327,066     GBP     250,000     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (261)  
USD     5,744,747     IDR     83,023,090,000     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (20,855)  
USD     76,033,850     JPY     8,415,426,534     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       10,082  
USD     313,012     MXN     6,000,000     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       525  
USD     6,401,173     MXN     121,790,000     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       58,213  
USD     45,820,062     MXN     893,468,292     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (712,771)  
USD     5,248,705     TRY     32,880,000     Citibank N.A.     7/17/19       (2,079)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

Currency
Purchased
    Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CLP     6,679,299,000     USD     9,938,546     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     7/17/19     $ (80,529)  
USD     14,130,907     KRW     16,121,810,000     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     7/17/19       288,610  
USD     4,687,084     RUB     302,720,000     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     7/17/19       56,570  
USD     28,126,158     ZAR     402,901,582     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     7/17/19       224,358  
BRL     17,660,000     USD     4,525,710     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     7/17/19       (49,943)  
USD     16,067,224     CNH     108,273,810     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     7/17/19       (4,939)  
USD     27,154,895     KRW     30,784,146,832     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     7/17/19       723,416  
USD     21,697,254     TWD     667,233,969     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     7/17/19       (7,160)  
USD     4,689,290     EUR     4,170,000     Barclays Bank PLC     7/26/19       (23,507)  
USD     9,383,046     EUR     8,320,000     BNP Paribas SA     7/26/19       (19,945)  
USD     358,000     RUB     23,485,444     Citibank N.A.     7/26/19       (830)  
USD     510,000     MXN     9,905,409     Barclays Bank PLC     7/29/19       (4,680)  
USD     651,000     INR     46,435,830     BNP Paribas SA     7/31/19       (9,033)  
ARS     39,642,000     USD     888,038     Citibank N.A.     7/31/19       (111,424)  
ARS     100,040,000     USD     2,255,693     Citibank N.A.     7/31/19       (295,843)  
USD     4,331,567     INR     325,370,000     Barclays Bank PLC     9/9/19       (273,284)  
USD     1,963,671     ARS     96,543,870     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     9/23/19       220,630  
ARS     88,822,315     USD     1,707,137     Citibank N.A.     9/27/19       (112,765)  
ARS     120,622,388     USD     2,196,729     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     10/25/19       (115,672)  
ARS     123,156,437     USD     2,250,666     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     10/25/19       (125,890)  
ARS     169,646,100     USD     2,932,517     BNP Paribas SA     11/4/19       (46,906)  
Total           $ (1,387,853)  

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

ARS   — Argentine Peso
AUD   — Australian Dollar
BRL   — Brazilian Real
CAD   — Canadian Dollar
CLP   — Chilean Peso
CNH   — Chinese Offshore Yuan
CNY   — Chinese Yuan Renminbi
COP   — Colombian Peso
EUR   — Euro
GBP   — British Pound
IDR   — Indonesian Rupiah
INR   — Indian Rupee
JPY   — Japanese Yen
KRW   — South Korean Won
MXN   — Mexican Peso
NOK   — Norwegian Krone

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Abbreviations used in this table (cont’d):

PEN   — Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PLN   — Polish Zloty
RUB   — Russian Ruble
SEK   — Swedish Krona
TRY   — Turkish Lira
TWD   — Taiwan Dollar
USD   — United States Dollar
ZAR   — South African Rand

At April 30, 2019, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON SOVEREIGN ISSUES — SELL PROTECTION1  
Swap Counterparty
(Reference Entity)
  Notional
Amount2
    Termination
Date
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
April 30,
20193
  Periodic
Payments
Received by
the Fund†
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Barclays Bank PLC (Russian Federation 7.500%, due 3/31/30)   $ 16,330,000       6/20/23     1.063%   1.000% quarterly   $ (40,123)     $ (336,729)     $ 296,606  

 

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)
 
  51,780,000       9/28/19     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   1.705% semi-annually         $ (192,825
  208,100,000  MXN      4/13/20     28-Day TIIE-Banxico every 28 days   7.190% every 28 days           (120,717
  928,800,000  MXN      4/14/20     28-Day TIIE-Banxico every 28 days   7.108% every 28 days           (577,307
  550,600,000  MXN      4/15/20     28-Day TIIE-Banxico every 28 days   7.075% every 28 days           (351,872
  378,200,000  MXN      4/15/20     28-Day TIIE-Banxico every 28 days   7.085% every 28 days           (239,837
  760,400,000  MXN      5/28/20     28-Day TIIE-Banxico every 28 days   7.440% every 28 days           (376,701
  369,200,000  MXN      5/29/20     28-Day TIIE-Banxico every 28 days   7.400% every 28 days           (191,315
  749,400,000  MXN      6/1/20     28-Day TIIE-Banxico every 28 days   7.340% every 28 days           (415,051
  13,530,000       6/14/20     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   1.671% semi-annually   $ (2,917     (122,622
  14,852,000  GBP      10/26/21     1.271% semi-annually   6-Month GBP
LIBOR semi-annually
    7,210       (66,988
  68,022,000  GBP      10/30/21     1.385% annually   3-Month GBP
LIBOR annually
    (23,833     (218,993

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

April 30, 2019

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (cont’d)  
Notional
Amount*
    Termination
Date
    Payments
Made by
the Fund†
  Payments
Received by
the Fund†
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  2,119,290,000  MXN      3/31/22     28-Day MXN TIIE-Banxico every 28 days   7.340% every 28 days   $ 64,120     $ (1,866,081
  318,921,000       4/26/22     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   2.250% semi-annually     73,347       92,958  
  324,901,000       4/26/23     2.300% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     21,926       (106,899
  69,252,000       6/19/24     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   Daily Federal Funds Effective Rate + 0.254% quarterly           53,696  
  11,056,100,000  JPY      6/20/24     0.127% semi-annually   6-Month JPY LIBOR semi-annually     1,161       (698,676
  155,744,000       12/31/25     2.250% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     869,729       329,113  
  98,041,000       12/31/25     2.250% annually   Daily Federal Funds Effective Rate annually     (596,628     (181,530
  428,830,000       1/31/26     2.500% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     (5,573,191     2,371,598  
  74,655,000       5/23/26     1.738% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly           3,228,027  
  47,470,000       5/27/26     1.735% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly           2,063,037  
  47,817,000       7/19/29     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   3.000% semi-annually           2,054,124  
  49,518,000       2/15/36     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   3.000% semi-annually     29,581       2,245,971  
  125,647,000       11/15/43     2.950% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     (662,440     (4,642,714
  21,855,000       2/15/44     3.330% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     (522,065     (1,948,156
  24,568,000       5/15/44     2.875% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     108,966       (810,401
  36,704,000       5/15/44     3.000% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     34,766       (1,942,837
  24,480,000       8/15/44     2.750% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     (18,762     (100,350
  1,473,800,000  JPY      4/19/47     0.785% semi-annually   6-Month JPY LIBOR semi-annually     (11,853     (790,006
  3,396,700  EUR      8/23/47     1.498% annually   6-Month EURIBOR - Reuters semi-annually     (3,635     (374,858
  19,933,000       7/19/49     3.000% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     (80,592     (1,044,752
  Total                     $ (6,285,110   $ (4,942,964

 

OTC INTEREST RATE SWAPS  
Swap Counterparty   Notional
Amount*
    Termination
Date
    Payments
Made by
the Fund†
  Payments
Received by
the Fund†
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Bank of America N.A.     753,300,000  BRL      1/4/21     BRL-CDI**   9.230%**         $ 8,760,800  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

 

 

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
Appreciation
 
Markit CDX.NA.HY.32 Index   $ 43,450,000       6/20/24     5.000% quarterly   $ 3,316,712     $ 3,190,502     $ 126,210  
Markit CDX.NA.IG.31 Index     13,260,000       12/20/23     1.000% quarterly     285,329       200,729       84,600  
Markit CDX.NA.IG.32 Index     357,798,104       6/20/24     1.000% quarterly     7,238,971       5,634,040       1,604,931  
Total   $ 414,508,104                 $ 10,841,012     $ 9,025,271     $ 1,815,741  

 

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.

 

*

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

 

**

One time payment made at termination date.

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

BRL   — Brazilian Real
EUR   — Euro
EURIBOR   — Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GBP   — British Pound
JPY   — Japanese Yen
LIBOR   — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN   — Mexican Peso

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)

April 30, 2019

 

Assets:         

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost — $1,302,278,686)

   $ 1,265,478,751  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (Cost — $35,154,489)

     35,154,489  

Cash

     1,267,854  

Foreign currency, at value (Cost — $21,540,340)

     21,475,732  

Deposits with brokers for centrally cleared swap contracts

     29,858,170  

Foreign currency collateral for open futures contracts and exchange traded options, at value (Cost — $27,928,469)

     28,011,424  

Interest receivable

     16,360,011  

OTC swaps, at value (premiums paid — $0)

     8,760,800  

Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts and exchange-traded options

     7,711,277  

Receivable from broker — variation margin on open futures contracts

     7,109,083  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     5,247,004  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     2,611,025  

Deposits with brokers for OTC derivatives

     2,320,000  

Receivable for securities sold

     786,352  

Receivable for open OTC swap contracts

     19,052  

Prepaid expenses

     78,162  

Total Assets

     1,432,249,186  
Liabilities:         

Payable for securities purchased

     8,886,552  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     6,634,857  

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     3,837,813  

Written options, at value (premiums received — $4,748,974)

     3,403,114  

Investment management fee payable

     1,329,702  

Payable to broker — variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts

     1,024,923  

Service and/or distribution fees payable

     41,679  

OTC swaps, at value (premiums received — $336,729)

     40,123  

Directors’ fees payable

     2,394  

Interest payable

     140  

Accrued expenses

     414,885  

Total Liabilities

     25,616,182  
Total Net Assets    $ 1,406,633,004  
Net Assets:         

Par value (Note 7)

   $ 126,251  

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     1,423,935,744  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (17,428,991)  
Total Net Assets    $ 1,406,633,004  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Net Assets:         

Class A

     $39,757,811  

Class A2

     $556,324  

Class C

     $27,366,478  

Class FI

     $48,577,105  

Class I

     $1,094,452,437  

Class IS

     $195,922,849  
Shares Outstanding:         

Class A

     3,565,924  

Class A2

     50,304  

Class C

     2,478,570  

Class FI

     4,357,432  

Class I

     98,246,028  

Class IS

     17,552,500  
Net Asset Value:         

Class A (and redemption price)

     $11.15  

Class A2 (and redemption price)

     $11.06  

Class C*

     $11.04  

Class FI (and redemption price)

     $11.15  

Class I (and redemption price)

     $11.14  

Class IS (and redemption price)

     $11.16  
Maximum Public Offering Price Per Share:         

Class A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 4.25%)

     $11.64  

Class A2 (based on maximum initial sales charge of 4.25%)

     $11.55  

 

*

Redemption price per share is NAV of Class C 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 April 30, 2019

 

Investment Income:         

Interest from unaffiliated investments

   $ 39,759,759  

Interest from affiliated investments

     163,906  

Dividends

     25,574  

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

     (217,088)  

Total Investment Income

     39,732,151  
Expenses:         

Investment management fee (Note 2)

     7,680,033  

Transfer agent fees (Note 5)

     576,972  

Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5)

     247,853  

Custody fees

     111,205  

Registration fees

     95,158  

Fund accounting fees

     45,905  

Audit and tax fees

     36,250  

Legal fees

     23,407  

Directors’ fees

     19,886  

Commodity pool reports

     19,836  

Shareholder reports

     19,381  

Insurance

     10,967  

Interest expense

     5,639  

Commitment fees (Note 9)

     5,118  

Miscellaneous expenses

     15,694  

Total Expenses

     8,913,304  
Net Investment Income      30,818,847  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts,
Written Options, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions (Notes 1, 3 and 4):
        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

        

Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities

     (35,274,386)  

Futures contracts

     (25,299,777)  

Written options

     27,785,934  

Swap contracts

     20,471,556  

Forward foreign currency contracts

     5,426,733  

Foreign currency transactions

     1,085,003  

Net Realized Loss

     (5,804,937)  

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

        

Investments in unaffiliated securities

      74,427,078  

Futures contracts

     34,875,225  

Written options

     (872,937)  

Swap contracts

     1,542,218  

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (5,493,367)  

Foreign currencies

     1,055,559  

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     105,533,776  
Net Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts, Written Options, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions      99,728,839  
Increase in Net Assets From Operations    $ 130,547,686  

 

Net of change in accrued foreign capital gains tax of $6,605.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

 

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited)
and the Year Ended October 31, 2018
   2019      2018  
Operations:                  

Net investment income

   $ 30,818,847      $ 52,889,198  

Net realized loss

     (5,804,937)        (32,470,483)  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     105,533,776        (147,594,671)  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations

     130,547,686        (127,175,956)  
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                  

Total distributable earnings(a)

     (33,700,021)        (73,658,533)  

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (33,700,021)        (73,658,533)  
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                  

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     314,475,831        888,754,887  

Reinvestment of distributions

     23,465,305        51,889,943  

Cost of shares repurchased

     (447,902,562)        (714,127,779)  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     (109,961,426)        226,517,051  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (13,113,761)        25,682,562  
Net Assets:                  

Beginning of period

     1,419,746,765        1,394,064,203  

End of period(b)

   $ 1,406,633,004      $ 1,419,746,765  

 

(a)  

Distributions from net investment income and from realized gains are no longer required to be separately disclosed (Note 11). For the year ended October 31, 2018, distributions from net investment income and net realized gains were $47,000,192 and $26,658,341, respectively.

 

(b) 

Parenthetical disclosure of undistributed net investment income is no longer required (Note 11). For the year ended October 31, 2018, end of year net assets included undistributed net investment income of $8,399,473.

 

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 October 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class A Shares1   20192     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $10.36       $11.79       $10.88       $10.89       $11.25       $10.46  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.23       0.35       0.30       0.33       0.32       0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.81       (1.21)       0.81       0.36       (0.25)       0.74  

Total income (loss) from operations

    1.04       (0.86)       1.11       0.69       0.07       1.08  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.25)       (0.35)       (0.16)       (0.28)       (0.25)       (0.09)  

Net realized gains

          (0.22)       (0.04)       (0.42)       (0.18)       (0.20)  

Total distributions

    (0.25)       (0.57)       (0.20)       (0.70)       (0.43)       (0.29)  
Net asset value, end of period     $11.15       $10.36       $11.79       $10.88       $10.89       $11.25  

Total return3

    10.17     (7.75)     10.44     6.79     0.71     10.61
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $39,758       $40,797       $45,837       $64,282       $67,884       $54,624  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.59 %4       1.59     1.55     1.63 %5       1.65 %5       1.68 %5  

Net expenses6

    1.59 4       1.59       1.55       1.63 5       1.65 5,7       1.32 5,7  

Net investment income

    4.37 4       3.11       2.73       3.14       2.96       3.13  
Portfolio turnover rate     77     113 %8       150 %8       295 %8       105 %8       122

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019 (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 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, acquired fund fees and expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.65%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2020 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 113%, 151%, 297% and 117% for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class A2 Shares1   20192     2018     20173  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $10.27       $11.73       $10.58  
Income (loss) from operations:      

Net investment income

    0.23       0.34       0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.80       (1.19)       1.07  

Total income (loss) from operations

    1.03       (0.85)       1.39  
Less distributions from:      

Net investment income

    (0.24)       (0.39)       (0.20)  

Net realized gains

          (0.22)       (0.04)  

Total distributions

    (0.24)       (0.61)       (0.24)  
Net asset value, end of period     $11.06       $10.27       $11.73  

Total return4

    10.10     (7.63)     13.41
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $556       $521       $358  
Ratios to average net assets:      

Gross expenses

    1.60 %5      1.62 %6      3.23 %5 

Net expenses7

    1.60 5       1.62 6       1.85 5,8  

Net investment income

    4.36 5       3.10       3.17 5  
Portfolio turnover rate     77     113 %9      150 %9,10 

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited).

 

3 

For the period December 14, 2016 (inception date) to October 31, 2017.

 

4 

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.

 

5 

Annualized.

 

6 

Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class A2 shares did not exceed 1.85%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2020 without the Board of Directors’ consent.

 

8 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

9 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 113% and 151% for the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

10 

For the year ended October 31, 2017.

 

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 October 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class C Shares1   20192     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $10.20       $11.63       $10.73       $10.76       $11.17       $10.45  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.19       0.26       0.22       0.26       0.24       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.80       (1.19)       0.81       0.35       (0.25)       0.74  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.99       (0.93)       1.03       0.61       (0.01)       0.99  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.15)       (0.28)       (0.09)       (0.22)       (0.22)       (0.07)  

Net realized gains

          (0.22)       (0.04)       (0.42)       (0.18)       (0.20)  

Total distributions

    (0.15)       (0.50)       (0.13)       (0.64)       (0.40)       (0.27)  
Net asset value, end of period     $11.04       $10.20       $11.63       $10.73       $10.76       $11.17  

Total return3

    9.77     (8.38)     9.67     6.04     (0.01)     9.71
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $27,366       $32,338       $37,669       $29,340       $30,637       $14,511  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    2.30 %4       2.29     2.30     2.32 %5       2.36 %5       2.43 %5  

Net expenses6

    2.30 4       2.29       2.30       2.32 5       2.36 5,7       2.19 5,7  

Net investment income

    3.66 4       2.41       2.00       2.49       2.25       2.30  
Portfolio turnover rate     77     113 %8       150 %8       295 %8       105 %8       122

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019 (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, acquired fund fees and expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 2.40%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2020 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 113%, 151%, 297% and 117% for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class FI Shares1   20192     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $10.34       $11.79       $10.88       $10.87       $11.22       $10.46  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.23       0.32       0.30       0.33       0.32       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.81       (1.19)       0.80       0.35       (0.25)       0.73  

Total income (loss) from operations

    1.04       (0.87)       1.10       0.68       0.07       1.06  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.23)       (0.36)       (0.15)       (0.25)       (0.24)       (0.10)  

Net realized gains

          (0.22)       (0.04)       (0.42)       (0.18)       (0.20)  

Total distributions

    (0.23)       (0.58)       (0.19)       (0.67)       (0.42)       (0.30)  
Net asset value, end of period     $11.15       $10.34       $11.79       $10.88       $10.87       $11.22  

Total return3

    10.22     (7.80)     10.35     6.76     0.67     10.51
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $48,577       $30,425       $81,279       $25,088       $60,375       $53,027  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.60 %4       1.65     1.63 %5       1.69 %5       1.66 %5       1.85 %5  

Net expenses6

    1.60 4       1.65 7       1.63 5       1.65 5,7       1.65 5,7       1.40 5,7  

Net investment income

    4.28 4       2.88       2.69       3.18       2.95       3.03  
Portfolio turnover rate     77     113 %8       150 %8       295 %8       105 %8       122

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019 (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, acquired fund fees and expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.65%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2020 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 113%, 151%, 297% and 117% for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, 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 October 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class I Shares1   20192     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $10.37       $11.80       $10.89       $10.91       $11.25       $10.47  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.25       0.38       0.34       0.36       0.36       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.81       (1.20)       0.80       0.35       (0.26)       0.75  

Total income (loss) from operations

    1.06       (0.82)       1.14       0.71       0.10       1.08  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.29)       (0.39)       (0.19)       (0.31)       (0.26)       (0.10)  

Net realized gains

          (0.22)       (0.04)       (0.42)       (0.18)       (0.20)  

Total distributions

    (0.29)       (0.61)       (0.23)       (0.73)       (0.44)       (0.30)  
Net asset value, end of period     $11.14       $10.37       $11.80       $10.89       $10.91       $11.25  

Total return3

    10.34     (7.45)     10.66     7.15     1.00     10.72
Net assets, end of period (millions)     $1,094       $1,150       $1,057       $567       $513       $180  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.31 %4      1.30     1.30     1.34 %5      1.35 %5      1.58 %5 

Net expenses6

    1.31 4       1.30       1.30       1.34 5       1.35 5,7       1.30 5,7  

Net investment income

    4.65 4       3.43       3.01       3.45       3.28       3.08  
Portfolio turnover rate     77     113 %8      150 %8      295 %8      105 %8      122

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019 (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, acquired fund fees and expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 1.35%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2020 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 113%, 151%, 297% and 117% for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class IS Shares1   20192     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $10.39       $11.83       $10.92       $10.93       $11.25       $10.47  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.25       0.39       0.34       0.37       0.37       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.82       (1.22)       0.81       0.36       (0.25)       0.70  

Total income (loss) from operations

    1.07       (0.83)       1.15       0.73       0.12       1.08  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.30)       (0.39)       (0.20)       (0.32)       (0.26)       (0.10)  

Net realized gains

          (0.22)       (0.04)       (0.42)       (0.18)       (0.20)  

Total distributions

    (0.30)       (0.61)       (0.24)       (0.74)       (0.44)       (0.30)  
Net asset value, end of period     $11.16       $10.39       $11.83       $10.92       $10.93       $11.25  

Total return3

    10.44     (7.45)     10.83     7.22     1.19     10.62
Net assets, end of period (millions)     $196       $166       $172       $180       $105       $49  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.21 %4      1.21     1.21     1.23 %5      1.25 %5      1.30 %5 

Net expenses6

    1.21 4       1.21       1.21       1.23 5       1.25 5       1.04 5,7  

Net investment income

    4.73 4       3.49       3.08       3.55       3.36       3.43  
Portfolio turnover rate     77     113 %8      150 %8      295 %8      105 %8      122

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019 (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, acquired fund fees and expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 1.25%. 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, 2020 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 113%, 151%, 297% and 117% for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate non-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 supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of 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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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

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†:                                

Corporate bonds & notes:

                               

Energy

        $ 79,251,290     $ 0   $ 79,251,290  

Other corporate bonds & notes

          390,392,712             390,392,712  

Sovereign bonds

          397,579,840             397,579,840  

U.S. government & agency obligations

          143,312,484             143,312,484  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

          79,156,277             79,156,277  

U.S. treasury inflation protected securities

          61,024,314             61,024,314  

Asset-backed securities

          35,883,201             35,883,201  

Non-U.S. treasury inflation protected securities

          34,307,719             34,307,719  

Senior loans:

                               

Communication services

          6,599,988       907,761       7,507,749  

Other senior loans

          25,973,814             25,973,814  

Municipal bonds

          6,102,968             6,102,968  

Purchased options:

                               

Exchange-traded purchased options

  $ 1,193,823                   1,193,823  

OTC purchased options

          2,656,456             2,656,456  

Common stocks

    735,687                   735,687  

Preferred stocks

    400,417                   400,417  
Total long-term investments     2,329,927       1,262,241,063       907,761       1,265,478,751  
Short-term investments†           35,154,489             35,154,489  
Total investments   $ 2,329,927     $ 1,297,395,552     $ 907,761     $ 1,300,633,240  
Other financial instruments:                                

Futures contracts

  $ 39,777,975                 $ 39,777,975  

Forward foreign currency contracts

        $ 5,247,004             5,247,004  

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

          12,438,524             12,438,524  

OTC interest rate swaps‡

          8,760,800             8,760,800  

Centrally cleared credit default swaps on credit indices — sell protection

          1,815,741             1,815,741  
Total other financial instruments   $ 39,777,975     $ 28,262,069           $ 68,040,044  
Total   $ 42,107,902     $ 1,325,657,621     $ 907,761     $ 1,368,673,284  

 

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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:                                

Written options:

                               

Exchange-traded written options

  $ 2,113,110                 $ 2,113,110  

OTC written options

        $ 1,290,004             1,290,004  

Futures contracts

    25,799,116                   25,799,116  

Forward foreign currency contracts

          6,634,857             6,634,857  

OTC credit default swaps on sovereign issues — sell protection‡

          40,123             40,123  

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

          17,381,488             17,381,488  
Total   $ 27,912,226     $ 25,346,472           $ 53,258,698  

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

*

Amount represents less than $1.

 

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

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing an uncovered call option 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) Options on futures contracts. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in the underlying futures contract at the specified option exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option. Upon exercise of an option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer’s futures margin account that represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures contract. The potential for loss related to the purchase of an option on a futures contract is limited to the premium paid for the option plus transaction costs. Because the value of the option is fixed at the point of purchase, there are no daily cash payments by the purchaser to reflect changes in the value of the underlying contract; however, the value of the option changes daily and that change would be reflected in the net asset value of the Fund. The potential for loss related to writing call options is unlimited. The potential for loss related to writing put options is limited only by the aggregate strike price of the put option less the premium received.

(e) 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 securities 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.

(f) Forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of a foreign currency denominated portfolio transaction. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price with delivery and settlement at a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is closed, through either

 

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delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it is closed.

Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counter-party in cash without the delivery of foreign currency.

Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

(g) 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 interface 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. 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

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 April 30, 2019, the total notional value of all credit default swaps to sell protection was $430,838,104. 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 April 30, 2019, 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 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

 

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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 receive and pay 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.

(h) 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

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.

(i) Loan participations. The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement related to the loan, or any rights of off-set against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.

The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the lender that is selling the participation and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any off-set between the lender and the borrower.

(j) Unfunded loan commitments. The Fund may enter into certain credit agreements where all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Schedule of Investments. At April 30, 2019, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.

(k) 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.

 

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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.

(l) Securities traded on a when-issued and delayed delivery basis. The Fund may trade securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. In when-issued and delayed delivery transactions, the securities are purchased or sold by the Fund with payment and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield to the Fund at the time of entering into the transaction.

Purchasing such securities involves risk of loss if the value of the securities declines prior to settlement. These securities are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.

(m) 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 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.

(n) Foreign currency translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, on the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

(o) Credit and market risk. The Fund invests in high-yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high-yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investments in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Fund’s investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations.

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.

(p) Foreign investment risks. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.

(q) 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.

 

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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.

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 April 30, 2019, the Fund held OTC written options, forward foreign currency contracts and OTC credit default swaps with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $7,964,984. If a contingent feature in the master agreements would have been triggered, the Fund would have been required to pay this amount to its derivatives counter-parties. As of April 30, 2019, the Fund had posted with its counterparties cash and/or securities as collateral to cover the net liability of these derivatives amounting to $2,320,000, which could be used to reduce the required payment.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

At April 30, 2019, the Fund held non-cash collateral from Bank of America N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas SA and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the amounts of $8,887,987, $62,360, $183,755 and $275,156 respectively. These amounts could be used to reduce the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty in the event of default.

(r) 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. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. 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.

(s) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income and 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.

(t) 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.

(u) 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.

(v) 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 October 31, 2018, 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.

 

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Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.

(w) 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. Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”), Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (“Western Singapore”), Western Asset Management Company Ltd in Japan (“Western Japan”) and Western Asset Management Company Limited in London (“Western Asset London”) are the Fund’s subadvisers. LMPFA, Western Asset, Western Singapore, Western Japan and Western Asset London are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”).

LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. The Fund pays LMPFA an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 1.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

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, acquired fund fees and expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class A, Class A2, Class C, Class FI, Class I and Class IS shares did not exceed 1.65%, 1.85%, 2.40%, 1.65%, 1.35% and 1.25%, 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, 2020 without the Board of Directors’ consent.

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 April 30, 2019, the Fund had remaining fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements subject to recapture by LMPFA and respective dates of expiration as follows:

 

      Class FI  
Expires September 30, 2020    $ 1,205  
Total fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to recapture    $ 1,205  

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019, LMPFA did not recapture any fees.

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 and Class A2 shares. There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on Class C shares, which applies if redemption occurs within 12 months from purchase payment. In certain cases, Class A and Class A2 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 and Class A2 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 April 30, 2019, sales charges retained by and CDSCs paid to LMIS and its affiliates, if any, were as follows:

 

      Class A      Class A2      Class C  
Sales charges    $ 1,040      $ 35         
CDSCs      2,709             $ 1,244  

All officers of the Corporation are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Corporation.

3. Investments

During the six months ended April 30, 2019, 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      $ 159,509,098        $ 787,114,184  
Sales        179,223,540          877,858,288  

At April 30, 2019, 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
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Securities    $ 1,337,433,175      $ 37,258,864      $ (74,058,799)      $ (36,799,935)  
Swap contracts      2,403,432        23,311,671        (17,381,488)        5,930,183  
Written options      (4,748,974)        1,826,255        (480,395)        1,345,860  
Futures contracts             39,777,975        (25,799,116)        13,978,859  
Forward foreign currency contracts             5,247,004        (6,634,857)        (1,387,853)  

 

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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 April 30, 2019.

 

ASSET DERIVATIVES1  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Foreign
Exchange Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Purchased options2    $ 948,750      $ 2,900,964      $ 565      $ 3,850,279  
Futures contracts3      38,901,758        876,217               39,777,975  
OTC swap contracts4      8,760,800                      8,760,800  
Centrally cleared swap contracts5      12,438,524               1,815,741        14,254,265  
Forward foreign currency contracts             5,247,004               5,247,004  
Total    $ 61,049,832      $ 9,024,185      $ 1,816,306      $ 71,890,323  

 

LIABILITY DERIVATIVES1  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Foreign
Exchange Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Written options    $ 2,102,365      $ 1,297,980      $ 2,769      $ 3,403,114  
Futures contracts3      25,501,279        297,837               25,799,116  
OTC swap contracts4                    40,123        40,123  
Centrally cleared swap contracts5      17,381,488                      17,381,488  
Forward foreign currency contracts             6,634,857               6,634,857  
Total    $ 44,985,132      $ 8,230,674      $ 42,892      $ 53,258,698  

 

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.

 

4 

Values include premiums paid (received) on swap contracts which are shown separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

5 

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 April 30, 2019. 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.

 

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

AMOUNT OF REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Foreign
Exchange Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Purchased options1    $ (9,372,347)      $ (6,716,163)      $ (559,547)      $ (16,648,057)  
Written options      22,013,996        5,551,206        220,732        27,785,934  
Futures contracts      (27,610,494)        2,310,717               (25,299,777)  
Swap contracts      16,619,929               3,851,627        20,471,556  
Forward foreign currency contracts             5,426,733               5,426,733  
Total    $ 1,651,084      $ 6,572,493      $ 3,512,812      $ 11,736,389  

 

1  

Net realized gain (loss) from purchased options is reported in net realized gain (loss) from investment in unaffiliated securities transactions in the Statement of Operations.

 

CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Foreign
Exchange Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Purchased options1    $ 471,200      $ 238,263      $ (76,133)      $ 633,330  
Written options      (190,045)        (691,370)        8,478        (872,937)  
Futures contracts      32,026,912        2,848,313               34,875,225  
Swap contracts      (544,601)               2,086,819        1,542,218  
Forward foreign currency contracts             (5,493,367)               (5,493,367)  
Total    $ 31,763,466      $ (3,098,161)      $ 2,019,164      $ 30,684,469  

 

1  

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from purchased options is reported in the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments in unaffiliated securities in the Statement of Operations.

During the six months ended April 30, 2019, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

        Average Market
Value
 
Purchased options      $ 4,199,632  
Written options        5,706,939  
Futures contracts (to buy)        5,457,369,301  
Futures contracts (to sell)        3,431,497,070  
Forward foreign currency contracts (to buy)        504,681,024  
Forward foreign currency contracts (to sell)        664,191,202  
        Average Notional
Balance
 
Interest rate swap contracts      $ 2,830,192,727  
Credit default swap contracts (to buy protection)        4,068,286  
Credit default swap contracts (to sell protection)        338,485,254  

 

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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 April 30, 2019.

 

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, 5
 
Bank of America N.A.   $ 8,805,845     $ (2,769)     $ 8,803,076     $ (8,805,845)     $ (2,769)  
Barclays Bank PLC     2,205,828       (1,274,674)       931,154       (62,360)       868,794  
BNP Paribas SA     644,197       (308,295)       335,902       (183,755)       152,147  
Citibank N.A.     1,126,672       (3,424,850)       (2,298,178)       2,320,000       21,822  
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     1,552,169       (1,064,804)       487,365             487,365  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     2,329,549       (1,889,592)       439,957       (275,156)       164,801  
Total   $ 16,664,260     $ (7,964,984)     $ 8,699,276     $ (7,007,116)     $ 1,692,160  

 

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 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 

5 

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 A2, Class C and Class FI shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25%, 0.25%, 1.00% and 0.25% 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 April 30, 2019, class specific expenses were as follows:

 

        Service and/or
Distribution Fees
       Transfer Agent
Fees
 
Class A      $ 49,908        $ 25,009  
Class A2        678          363  
Class C        146,424          13,985  
Class FI        50,843          28,244  
Class I                 508,362  
Class IS                 1,009  
Total      $ 247,853        $ 576,972  

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

6. Distributions to shareholders by class

 

        Six Months Ended
April 30, 2019
       Year Ended
October 31, 2018
 
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 943,097        $ 1,391,661  
Class A2        12,583          20,743  
Class C        420,361          953,655  
Class FI        696,697          2,544,996  
Class I        27,336,107          35,945,106  
Class IS        4,291,176          6,144,031  
Total      $ 33,700,021        $ 47,000,192  
Net Realized Gains:                      
Class A               $ 862,737  
Class A2                 11,493  
Class C                 723,482  
Class FI                 1,508,868  
Class I                 20,171,093  
Class IS                 3,380,668  
Total               $ 26,658,341  

7. Capital Shares

At April 30, 2019, 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
April 30, 2019
     Year Ended
October 31, 2018
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Class A                                    
Shares sold      451,410      $ 4,903,823        2,246,396      $ 25,258,621  
Shares issued on reinvestment      77,067        813,059        176,864        2,003,869  
Shares repurchased      (902,145)        (9,724,688)        (2,372,595)        (26,096,029)  
Net increase (decrease)      (373,668)      $ (4,007,806)        50,665      $ 1,166,461  
Class A2                                    
Shares sold      2,512      $ 26,710        78,576      $ 886,800  
Shares issued on reinvestment      1,203        12,583        2,871        32,236  
Shares repurchased      (4,145)        (44,401)        (61,257)        (657,608)  
Net increase (decrease)      (430)      $ (5,108)        20,190      $ 261,428  
Class C                                    
Shares sold      338,988      $ 3,600,286        1,164,454      $ 13,063,748  
Shares issued on reinvestment      33,913        355,068        119,685        1,342,867  
Shares repurchased      (1,065,713)        (11,294,328)        (1,352,590)        (14,535,058)  
Net decrease      (692,812)      $ (7,338,974)        (68,451)      $ (128,443)  

 

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     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2019
     Year Ended
October 31, 2018
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Class FI                                    
Shares sold      2,148,164      $ 23,182,748        799,796      $ 9,024,920  
Shares issued on reinvestment      66,038        696,697        358,077        4,053,427  
Shares repurchased      (798,878)        (8,725,362)        (5,109,878)        (57,866,417)  
Net increase (decrease)      1,415,324      $ 15,154,083        (3,952,005)      $ (44,788,070)  
Class I                                    
Shares sold      21,143,325      $ 228,723,590        69,783,916      $ 780,451,244  
Shares issued on reinvestment      1,820,972        19,174,834        3,420,098        38,681,306  
Shares repurchased      (35,640,853)        (379,991,458)        (51,867,720)        (566,172,330)  
Net increase (decrease)      (12,676,556)      $ (132,093,034)        21,336,294      $ 252,960,220  
Class IS                                    
Shares sold      4,954,749      $ 54,038,674        5,350,605      $ 60,069,554  
Shares issued on reinvestment      228,726        2,413,064        509,818        5,776,238  
Shares repurchased      (3,568,177)        (38,122,325)        (4,438,335)        (48,800,337)  
Net increase      1,615,298      $ 18,329,413        1,422,088      $ 17,045,455  

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 April 30, 2019. The following transactions were effected in shares of such companies for the six months ended April 30, 2019.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
October 31,
2018
    Purchased     Sold  
  Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares  
Western Asset Government Cash Management Portfolio LLC   $ 18,100     $ 418,763,906       418,763,906     $ 383,627,517       383,627,517  

 

(cont’d)    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Interest
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Affiliate
Value at

April 30,
2019

 
Western Asset Government Cash Management Portfolio LLC           $ 163,906             $ 35,154,489  

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

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 18, 2019. 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 April 30, 2019, the Fund incurred a commitment fee in the amount of $5,118. The Fund did not utilize the Redemption Facility during the six months ended April 30, 2019.

10. Deferred capital losses

As of October 31, 2018, the Fund had deferred capital losses of $18,584,942, which have no expiration date, that will be available to offset future taxable capital gains.

11. Recent accounting pronouncements

In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission released its Final Rule on Disclosure Update and Simplification (the “Final Rule”) which is intended to simplify an issuer’s disclosure compliance efforts by removing redundant or outdated disclosure requirements without significantly altering the mix of information provided to investors. Effective with the current reporting period, the Fund adopted the Final Rule with the most notable impacts being that the Fund is no longer required to present the components of distributable earnings on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the sources of distributions to shareholders and the amount of undistributed net investment income on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The tax components of distributable earnings and distributions to shareholders continue to be disclosed within the Notes to Financial Statements.

The Fund has adopted the disclosure provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”) which introduces new fair value disclosure requirements as well as eliminates and modifies certain existing fair value disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 would be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years; however, management has elected to early adopt ASU 2018-13. The impact of the Fund’s adoption was limited to changes in the Fund’s financial statement disclosures regarding fair value, primarily those disclosures related to transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited)

 

The Executive and Contracts Committee of the Board of Directors considered the Investment Management Agreement between the Corporation and LMPFA with respect to the Fund and the Investment Advisory Agreements between LMPFA and Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”), Western Asset Management Company Limited in London (“WAML”), Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (“Western Singapore”) and Western Asset Management Company Ltd in Japan (“Western Japan,” and together with Western Singapore and WAML, the “Non-U.S. Subadvisers” and together with Western Asset, the “Subadvisers”) (collectively, the “Agreements”) with respect to the Fund at meetings held on September 11, 2018 and October 29, 2018. At a meeting held on November 13, 2018, the Executive and Contracts Committee reported to the full Board of Directors its considerations and recommendation with respect to the Agreements and the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, considered and approved renewal of the Agreements.

The Directors noted that although Western Asset’s business is operated through separate legal entities, such as the Non-U.S. Subadvisers, its business is highly integrated and senior investment personnel at Western Asset have supervisory oversight responsibility over the investment decisions made by the Non-U.S. Subadvisers. Therefore, in connection with their deliberations noted below, the Directors primarily focused on the information provided by Western Asset when considering the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreements between LMPFA and the Non-U.S. Subadvisers with respect to the Fund. The Directors also noted that the Fund does not pay any management fees directly to Western Asset or to any of the Non-U.S. Subadvisers because LMPFA pays the Subadvisers for services provided to the Fund out of the management fee LMPFA receives from the Fund.

In arriving at their decision to renew the Agreements, the Directors met with representatives of Western Asset, including relevant investment advisory personnel, as well as representatives of LMPFA; reviewed a variety of information prepared by LMPFA and Western Asset and materials provided by Broadridge and counsel to the Independent Directors; reviewed performance and expense information for the Fund’s peer group of comparable funds selected and prepared by Broadridge and for certain other comparable products available from Western Asset, including separate accounts managed by Western Asset; and requested and reviewed additional information as necessary. These reviews were in addition to information obtained by the Directors at their regular quarterly meetings with respect to the Fund’s performance and other relevant matters, and related discussions with Western Asset’s personnel.

As part of their review, the Directors examined LMPFA’s ability to provide high quality oversight and administrative and shareholder support services to the Fund, and the Subadvisers’ ability to provide high quality investment management services to the Fund. The Directors considered the experience of LMPFA’s personnel in providing the types of services that LMPFA is responsible for providing to the Fund; the ability of LMPFA to attract and retain capable personnel; the capability and integrity of LMPFA’s senior management and staff;

 

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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

and the level of skill required to provide such services to the Fund. The Directors considered the investment philosophy and research and decision-making processes of the Subadvisers; the experience of their key advisory personnel responsible for management of the Fund; the ability of the Subadvisers to attract and retain capable research and advisory personnel; the capability and integrity of the Subadvisers’ senior management and staff; and the level of skill required to manage the Fund. In addition, the Directors reviewed the quality of LMPFA’s and the Subadvisers’ services with respect to regulatory compliance and compliance with the investment policies of the Fund and conditions that might affect LMPFA’s or a Subadviser’s ability to provide high quality services to the Fund in the future under the Agreements, including its business reputation, financial condition and operational stability. Based on the foregoing, the Directors concluded that the Subadvisers’ investment process, research capabilities and philosophy were well suited to the Fund given the Fund’s investment objectives and policies, and that LMPFA and each of the Subadvisers would be able to meet any reasonably foreseeable obligations under the Agreements.

In reviewing the quality of the services provided to the Fund, the Directors also reviewed comparisons of the performance of the Fund to the performance of certain comparable funds in its peer group and to its investment benchmark over the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2018. In that connection, the Directors noted that the performance of the Fund exceeded its peer group’s average performance for the three-year period and was lower than its peer group’s average performance for the one-year period. With respect to the Fund, the Directors considered the factors involved in its performance relative to the performance of its investment benchmark and peer group.

The Directors also considered the management fee payable by the Fund to LMPFA, the total expenses payable by the Fund and the fact that LMPFA pays to the Subadvisers the entire management fee it receives from the Fund. They reviewed information concerning management fees paid to investment advisers of similarly managed funds, as well as fees paid by the Subadvisers’ other clients, including separate accounts managed by one or more of the Subadvisers. The Directors observed that the management fee paid by the Fund to LMPFA was higher than the average of the management fees paid by funds in its peer group and that total expenses for the Fund were higher than the average of the funds in its peer group. The Directors noted that the management fee paid by the Fund was generally higher than the management fees paid by other clients of the Subadvisers for accounts with similar investment strategies, but that the administrative and operational responsibilities for the Subadvisers with respect to the Fund were also relatively higher. In light of this difference, the Directors concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund relative to the fees paid by the Subadvisers’ other clients was reasonable.

The Directors further evaluated the benefits of the advisory relationship to LMPFA and the Subadvisers, including, among others, the profitability of the relationship to LMPFA and the Subadvisers; the direct and indirect benefits that LMPFA and each Subadviser may receive from its relationship with the Fund, including any “fallout benefits,” such as reputational

 

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value derived from serving as investment manager or adviser to the Fund; and the affiliations between LMPFA, the Subadvisers and certain service providers for the Fund. In that connection, the Directors concluded that LMPFA and each Subadviser’s profitability was consistent with levels of profitability that had been determined by courts not to be excessive. The Directors noted that Western Asset does not have soft dollar arrangements.

Finally, the Directors considered, in light of the profitability information provided by LMPFA and Western Asset, the extent to which economies of scale would be realized by the Subadvisers as the assets of the Fund grow. The Directors determined that the lack of breakpoints was appropriate and that the management fee structure for the Fund is reasonable.

In their deliberations with respect to these matters, the Independent Directors were advised by their independent counsel, who is independent, within the meaning of Securities and Exchange Commission rules regarding the independence of counsel, of LMPFA and the Subadvisers. The Independent Directors weighed each of the foregoing matters in light of the advice given to them by their independent counsel as to the law applicable to the review of investment advisory contracts. In arriving at a decision, the Directors, including the Independent Directors, did not identify any single matter as all-important or controlling, and the foregoing summary does not detail all the matters considered. The Directors judged the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the investment advisory fees, in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.

Based upon their review, the Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, determined, in the exercise of their business judgment, that they were generally satisfied with the quality of services being provided by LMPFA and the Subadvisers, but they would continue to closely monitor the performance of LMPFA and the Subadvisers; that the fees to be paid to the Subadvisers and LMPFA under the relevant Agreements were fair and reasonable, given the scope and quality of the services rendered by the Subadvisers and LMPFA; and that approval of the Agreements was in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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Western Asset

Macro Opportunities 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

Subadvisers

Western Asset Management Company, LLC

Western Asset Management Company Limited

Western Asset Management Company Ltd

Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd.

Distributor

Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC

Transfer agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

Independent registered public accounting firm

Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

Baltimore, MD

Legal counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

 

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

The Fund is a separate investment series of Western Asset Funds, Inc.

Western Asset Macro Opportunities 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 as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. Previously, the Fund filed a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT and N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Forms N-PORT and 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 Macro Opportunities 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.

www.leggmason.com

© 2019 Legg Mason Investors Services, LLC

Member FINRA, SIPC


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;

 

NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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


Western Asset Management Company, LLC

Legg Mason, Inc. Subsidiaries

www.leggmason.com

© 2019 Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC Member FINRA, SIPC

WASX016460 6/19 SR19-3638


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 SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


ITEM 12.

DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS.

(a) (1) Not applicable.

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.CERT

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.906CERT


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:   June 20, 2019

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:   June 20, 2019

 

By:   /s/ Richard F. Sennett
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   June 20, 2019