N-CSRS 1 d888188dncsrs.htm WESTERN ASSET CORE BOND FUND Western Asset Core Bond 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: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2020

 

 

 


ITEM 1.

REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.


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Semi-Annual Report   June 30, 2020

WESTERN ASSET

CORE BOND FUND

 

 

 

Beginning in January 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.

 

LOGO

 

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


What’s inside      
Letter from the president     II  
Performance review     IV  
Fund at a glance     1  
Fund expenses     2  
Schedule of investments     4  
Statement of assets and liabilities     81  
Statement of operations     83  
Statements of changes in net assets     84  
Financial highlights     85  
Notes to financial statements     92  
Board approval of new management and new subadvisory agreements     114  

 

Fund objective

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

 

Letter from the president

 

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide the semi-annual report of Western Asset Core Bond Fund for the six-month reporting period ended June 30, 2020. Please read on for Fund performance information during the Fund’s reporting period.

Special shareholder notice

On July 31, 2020, Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”) acquired Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”) in an all-cash transaction. As a result of the transaction, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) and the subadviser(s) became indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, consummation of the transaction automatically terminated the management and subadvisory agreements that were in place for the Fund prior to the transaction. The Fund’s manager and subadviser(s) continue to provide uninterrupted services with respect to the Fund pursuant to either new management and subadvisory agreements that were approved by Fund shareholders or interim management and subadvisory agreements that were approved by the Fund’s board for use while the Fund continues to seek shareholder approval of the new agreements.

Franklin Resources, whose principal executive offices are at One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, California 94403, is a global investment management organization operating, together with its subsidiaries, as Franklin Templeton. As of June 30, 2020, after giving effect to the transaction described above, Franklin Templeton’s asset management operations had aggregate assets under management of approximately $1.4 trillion.

 

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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

July 31, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund   III


Performance review

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, Class I shares of Western Asset Core Bond Fund returned 5.42%. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Indexi, returned 6.14% for the same period. The Lipper Core Bond Funds Category Averageii returned 5.40% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of June 30, 2020

(unaudited)

      
(excluding sales charges)    6 months  
Western Asset Core Bond Fund:   

Class A

     5.23

Class C

     4.87

Class C1

     5.07

Class FI

     5.23

Class R

     5.14

Class I

     5.42

Class IS

     5.43
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index      6.14
Lipper Core Bond Funds Category Average      5.40

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.

The 30-Day SEC Yields for the period ended, June 30, 2020 for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI, Class R, Class I and Class IS shares were 1.27%, 0.64%, 0.88%, 1.33%, 1.02%, 1.68% and 1.71%, respectively. Absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the 30-Day SEC Yields for Class A shares and Class I shares would have been 1.26% and 1.61% respectively. The 30-Day SEC Yield, calculated pursuant to the standard SEC formula, is based on the Fund’s investments over an annualized trailing 30-day period, and not on the distributions paid by the Fund, which may differ.

 

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated May 1, 2020, the gross total annual fund operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI, Class R, Class I and Class IS shares were 0.83%, 1.52%, 1.19%, 0.81%, 1.13%, 0.54% and 0.43%, respectively.

 

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

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets will not exceed 0.82% for Class A shares, 1.65% for Class C shares, 1.42% for Class C1 shares, 0.85% for Class FI shares, 1.15% for Class R shares, 0.45% for Class I shares and 0.42% for Class IS shares. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares will not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2021 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. This management fee waiver is not subject to the recapture provision discussed below.

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

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Jane Trust, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer

July 31, 2020

RISKS: Bonds are subject to a variety of risks, including interest rate, credit and inflation risks. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, reducing the value of the Fund’s share price. Investments in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities involve additional risks, including prepayment and extension risks. Non-U.S. investments are subject to special risks including currency fluctuations and social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options, futures and swaps, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund   V


Performance review (cont’d)

 

impact on Fund performance. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and the Fund’s investment strategies.

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

 

i

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.

ii

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the six-month period ended June 30, 2020, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 520 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales changes, if any.

 

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Fund at a glance (unaudited)

 

Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments

 

 

LOGO

 

The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and does not include derivatives such as written options, futures 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 January 1, 2020 and held for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

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     5.23   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,052.30       0.82   $ 4.18       Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.79       0.82   $ 4.12  
Class C     4.87       1,000.00       1,048.70       1.51       7.69       Class C     5.00       1,000.00       1,017.35       1.51       7.57  
Class C1     5.07       1,000.00       1,050.70       1.25       6.37       Class C1     5.00       1,000.00       1,018.65       1.25       6.27  
Class FI     5.23       1,000.00       1,052.30       0.79       4.03       Class FI     5.00       1,000.00       1,020.93       0.79       3.97  
Class R     5.14       1,000.00       1,051.40       1.12       5.71       Class R     5.00       1,000.00       1,019.29       1.12       5.62  
Class I     5.42       1,000.00       1,054.20       0.45       2.30       Class I     5.00       1,000.00       1,022.63       0.45       2.26  
Class IS     5.43       1,000.00       1,054.30       0.42       2.15       Class IS     5.00       1,000.00       1,022.77       0.42       2.11  

 

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1 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

2

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares and Class C1 shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), then divided by 366.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 37.2%

 

Communication Services — 2.8%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.1%

 

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    3.400     5/15/25     $ 12,000,000     $ 13,196,028  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    3.800     2/15/27       5,087,000       5,734,254  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    2.300     6/1/27       12,330,000       12,784,827  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    6.100     7/15/40       9,000       12,030  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    4.350     6/15/45       12,415,000       13,992,861  

Telefonica Emisiones SA, Senior Notes

    4.103     3/8/27       219,000       250,196  

Telefonica Emisiones SA, Senior Notes

    5.213     3/8/47       2,821,000       3,519,148  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     11/1/24       2,552,000       2,826,307  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.376     2/15/25       7,671,000       8,540,607  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    2.625     8/15/26       2,387,000       2,599,387  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.125     3/16/27       2,114,000       2,495,004  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.000     3/22/27       1,960,000       2,177,567  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.329     9/21/28       9,637,000       11,606,555  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     2/8/29       1,728,000       2,045,290  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     3/22/30       5,090,000       5,721,381  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     8/10/33       31,438,000       39,201,103  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    5.250     3/16/37       2,097,000       2,810,746  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     11/1/42       6,606,000       8,067,613  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.125     8/15/46       3,739,000       4,689,094  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.862     8/21/46       5,144,000       6,996,846  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    5.500     3/16/47       564,000       837,407  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — continued

                               

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.522     9/15/48     $ 11,586,000     $ 15,353,078  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     3/22/50       14,750,000       18,954,523  

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

                            184,411,852  

Entertainment — 0.0%††

                               

ViacomCBS Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     4/1/24       322,000       346,879  

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

    6.200     12/15/34       36,000       52,074  

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

    6.650     11/15/37       1,970,000       2,956,757  

Total Entertainment

                            3,355,710  

Media — 1.4%

                               

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

    4.908     7/23/25       19,874,000       22,792,090  

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

    3.750     2/15/28       940,000       1,026,365  

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

    4.200     3/15/28       6,296,000       7,066,679  

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

    5.050     3/30/29       25,297,000       29,881,853  

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

    2.800     4/1/31       2,440,000       2,478,500  

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

    6.384     10/23/35       170,000       225,115  

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

    5.375     4/1/38       8,197,000       9,883,527  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Media — continued

                               

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

    6.484     10/23/45     $ 2,474,000     $ 3,282,646  

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

    5.375     5/1/47       1,352,000       1,599,002  

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

    5.750     4/1/48       1,857,000       2,315,180  

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

    4.800     3/1/50       2,320,000       2,578,327  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.100     4/1/25       440,000       485,584  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.950     10/15/25       6,395,000       7,333,500  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.150     3/1/26       4,835,000       5,405,906  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.300     4/1/27       2,900,000       3,259,066  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    4.150     10/15/28       26,781,000       32,126,866  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.400     4/1/30       3,920,000       4,485,876  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     10/15/30       14,767,000       18,110,731  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    7.050     3/15/33       3,475,000       5,304,117  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    5.650     6/15/35       2,669,000       3,777,365  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.900     3/1/38       3,430,000       4,078,126  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.250     11/1/39       1,490,000       1,655,215  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.750     4/1/40       920,000       1,081,041  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.400     7/15/46       690,000       767,886  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    4.000     3/1/48       1,080,000       1,315,565  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    4.700     10/15/48       4,362,000       5,876,686  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.450     2/1/50       5,270,000       6,057,059  

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

    4.709     1/25/29       685,000       824,021  

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

    5.476     1/25/39       18,060,000       24,176,816  

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

    5.576     1/25/49       575,000       802,051  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    4.125     2/15/21       2,436,000       2,464,017  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    6.550     5/1/37       1,191,000       1,568,548  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    7.300     7/1/38       403,000       555,954  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Media — continued

                               

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    6.750     6/15/39     $ 985,000     $ 1,311,970  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    5.875     11/15/40       5,058,000       6,261,080  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    5.500     9/1/41       18,000       21,782  

Total Media

                            222,236,112  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

                               

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

    3.125     7/16/22       4,533,000       4,695,756  

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

    3.360     9/20/21       7,080,625       7,177,948  (a)  

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

    4.738     3/20/25       1,406,000       1,530,944  (a)  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    3.500     4/15/25       6,820,000       7,435,607  (a)  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    3.750     4/15/27       1,330,000       1,475,529  (a)  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    3.875     4/15/30       15,420,000       17,190,756  (a)  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    4.375     4/15/40       2,350,000       2,728,573  (a)  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

    4.375     5/30/28       9,830,000       11,698,851  

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

                            53,933,964  

Total Communication Services

                            463,937,638  
Consumer Discretionary — 1.8%                                

Automobiles — 0.1%

                               

BMW US Capital LLC, Senior Notes

    1.850     9/15/21       949,000       957,949  (a)  

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

    4.750     1/15/43       940,000       744,710  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    5.875     8/2/21       8,014,000       8,107,924  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

    5.150     4/1/38       797,000       764,775  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

    6.250     10/2/43       4,266,000       4,539,043  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

    5.950     4/1/49       716,000       753,751  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    2.450     11/6/20       1,097,000       1,098,781  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Automobiles — continued

                               

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    3.450     4/10/22     $ 1,155,000     $ 1,177,981  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    4.350     1/17/27       949,000       983,281  

Total Automobiles

                            19,128,195  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.5%

                               

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes

    3.200     8/8/24       13,654,000       13,614,669  

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes

    2.900     6/25/25       1,040,000       1,011,307  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.300     7/1/25       4,390,000       4,882,592  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    1.450     9/1/25       7,940,000       8,150,071  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     1/30/26       5,653,000       6,413,428  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     3/1/27       2,484,000       2,814,968  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     7/1/27       1,610,000       1,830,946  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.800     4/1/28       1,513,000       1,770,089  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    2.125     3/1/30       3,770,000       3,873,752  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.600     7/1/30       4,130,000       4,761,238  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    4.875     12/9/45       5,870,000       7,535,339  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.625     9/1/49       800,000       881,815  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    4.200     4/1/50       7,460,000       9,085,553  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.600     8/8/23       5,508,000       5,812,592  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.125     8/8/25       7,559,000       8,216,293  

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                            80,654,652  

Household Durables — 0.0%††

                               

Newell Brands Inc., Senior Notes

    4.350     4/1/23       1,682,000       1,740,533  

Newell Brands Inc., Senior Notes

    4.700     4/1/26       179,000       188,376  

Total Household Durables

                            1,928,909  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6%

                               

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    0.800     6/3/25       8,220,000       8,301,735  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    1.200     6/3/27       10,090,000       10,252,239  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     8/22/27       6,161,000       7,055,573  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    1.500     6/3/30       9,500,000       9,636,579  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     8/22/37       6,705,000       8,312,783  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     12/5/44       3,036,000       4,342,540  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    4.050     8/22/47       21,835,000       28,455,103  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     6/3/50       8,110,000       8,369,491  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    4.250     8/22/57       4,760,000       6,366,755  

Prosus NV, Senior Notes

    3.680     1/21/30       6,950,000       7,294,578  (a)  

Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

                            98,387,376  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Multiline Retail — 0.0%††

                               

Dollar General Corp., Senior Notes

    3.250     4/15/23     $ 660,000     $ 704,967  

Specialty Retail — 0.4%

                               

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     4/15/27       4,170,000       4,575,641  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    3.900     12/6/28       750,000       897,727  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    2.700     4/15/30       4,380,000       4,819,851  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    3.300     4/15/40       4,870,000       5,486,941  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    3.900     6/15/47       820,000       998,584  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    3.350     4/15/50       13,940,000       16,004,305  

Lowe‘s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     4/15/30       2,800,000       3,441,878  

Lowe‘s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    5.000     4/15/40       2,410,000       3,152,780  

Lowe‘s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    5.125     4/15/50       9,190,000       12,596,219  

Target Corp., Senior Notes

    2.250     4/15/25       6,720,000       7,195,164  

TJX Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/15/25       4,450,000       4,958,947  

TJX Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    3.750     4/15/27       1,330,000       1,521,239  

Total Specialty Retail

                            65,649,276  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%

                               

NIKE Inc., Senior Notes

    2.400     3/27/25       3,750,000       4,035,614  

NIKE Inc., Senior Notes

    2.750     3/27/27       6,050,000       6,670,506  

NIKE Inc., Senior Notes

    2.850     3/27/30       5,960,000       6,636,254  

NIKE Inc., Senior Notes

    3.250     3/27/40       3,970,000       4,453,062  

NIKE Inc., Senior Notes

    3.375     3/27/50       13,210,000       15,314,291  

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

                            37,109,727  

Total Consumer Discretionary

                            303,563,102  
Consumer Staples — 2.9%                                

Beverages — 1.1%

                               

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

    3.650     2/1/26       13,236,000       14,872,107  

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

    4.900     2/1/46       10,621,000       13,037,067  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Senior Notes

    3.300     2/1/23       3,614,000       3,829,191  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     7/15/22       847,000       880,063  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     1/12/24       2,212,000       2,411,749  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    4.150     1/23/25       4,254,000       4,830,229  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Beverages — continued

                               

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     4/13/28     $ 1,460,000     $ 1,686,107  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     1/23/29       16,245,000       19,642,547  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     6/1/30       3,510,000       3,954,950  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    4.350     6/1/40       10,440,000       11,932,918  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     6/1/50       19,720,000       23,480,277  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

    2.950     3/25/25       3,980,000       4,383,015  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

    3.375     3/25/27       3,930,000       4,511,028  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

    1.450     6/1/27       7,250,000       7,466,723  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

    4.125     3/25/40       6,230,000       7,927,060  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

    2.500     6/1/40       4,010,000       4,156,140  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

    4.200     3/25/50       15,110,000       19,787,081  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

    2.600     6/1/50       5,080,000       5,142,434  

Diageo Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    4.828     7/15/20       770,000       771,237  

Diageo Investment Corp., Senior Notes

    2.875     5/11/22       2,463,000       2,571,199  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Senior Notes

    3.500     5/1/22       367,000       383,037  

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

    0.750     5/1/23       7,700,000       7,773,314  

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

    2.250     3/19/25       760,000       812,769  

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

    2.625     3/19/27       760,000       831,562  

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

    1.625     5/1/30       6,320,000       6,444,535  

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     3/5/42       430,000       538,936  

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

    2.875     10/15/49       2,270,000       2,462,702  

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

    3.625     3/19/50       1,070,000       1,291,547  

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     3/19/60       1,700,000       2,162,703  

Pernod Ricard SA, Senior Notes

    4.450     1/15/22       5,588,000       5,901,833  (a)  

Total Beverages

                            185,876,060  

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%

                               

Costco Wholesale Corp., Senior Notes

    1.375     6/20/27       11,490,000       11,760,216  

Costco Wholesale Corp., Senior Notes

    1.600     4/20/30       6,530,000       6,608,737  

Costco Wholesale Corp., Senior Notes

    1.750     4/20/32       5,190,000       5,278,078  

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Trust

    6.943     1/10/30       388,762       445,364  

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Trust

    6.036     12/10/28       4,572,033       5,169,888  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Food & Staples Retailing — continued

                               

Walmart Inc., Senior Notes

    3.400     6/26/23     $ 2,430,000     $ 2,648,638  

Walmart Inc., Senior Notes

    3.550     6/26/25       2,070,000       2,348,887  

Walmart Inc., Senior Notes

    3.050     7/8/26       7,308,000       8,259,894  

Walmart Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     6/26/28       9,233,000       10,940,801  

Total Food & Staples Retailing

                            53,460,503  

Food Products — 0.4%

                               

Danone SA, Senior Notes

    2.077     11/2/21       4,218,000       4,287,846  (a)  

Danone SA, Senior Notes

    2.589     11/2/23       6,493,000       6,839,308  (a)  

Danone SA, Senior Notes

    2.947     11/2/26       4,317,000       4,736,654  (a)  

Hershey Co., Senior Notes

    0.900     6/1/25       1,930,000       1,942,456  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    3.950     7/15/25       1,234,000       1,310,171  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    3.000     6/1/26       2,798,000       2,822,236  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    5.000     7/15/35       293,000       322,722  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

    5.000     6/4/42       36,000       37,981  

Mars Inc., Senior Notes

    2.700     4/1/25       3,269,000       3,503,613  (a)  

Mars Inc., Senior Notes

    3.200     4/1/30       9,788,000       11,153,837  (a) 

Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV, Senior Notes

    2.125     9/19/22       4,150,000       4,278,292  (a)  

Mondelez International Inc., Senior Notes

    2.125     4/13/23       2,180,000       2,259,380  

Mondelez International Inc., Senior Notes

    1.500     5/4/25       10,020,000       10,232,540  

WM Wrigley Jr. Co., Senior Notes

    3.375     10/21/20       600,000       604,015  (a)  

Total Food Products

                            54,331,051  

Household Products — 0.3%

                               

Kimberly-Clark Corp., Senior Notes

    3.100     3/26/30       1,810,000       2,063,588  

Procter & Gamble Co., Senior Notes

    2.450     3/25/25       2,991,000       3,248,307  

Procter & Gamble Co., Senior Notes

    2.800     3/25/27       1,200,000       1,335,710  

Procter & Gamble Co., Senior Notes

    3.000     3/25/30       3,430,000       3,931,984  

Procter & Gamble Co., Senior Notes

    3.550     3/25/40       4,450,000       5,362,031  

Procter & Gamble Co., Senior Notes

    3.600     3/25/50       26,117,000       32,914,330  

Total Household Products

                            48,855,950  

Tobacco — 0.8%

                               

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     5/5/21       2,902,000       3,008,802  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.490     2/14/22       2,185,000       2,280,554  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.850     8/9/22       1,657,000       1,727,050  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.800     2/14/24       2,418,000       2,645,553  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.350     5/6/25       1,770,000       1,862,040  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.400     2/14/26       17,347,000       19,988,978  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Tobacco — continued

                               

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.800     2/14/29     $ 16,496,000     $ 19,273,258  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.800     2/14/39       5,615,000       6,952,180  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.950     2/14/49       14,034,000       18,435,294  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    6.200     2/14/59       1,791,000       2,397,117  

BAT Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    3.557     8/15/27       17,750,000       19,143,362  

BAT Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    4.540     8/15/47       5,767,000       6,271,643  

Cargill Inc., Senior Notes

    1.375     7/23/23       6,530,000       6,645,427  (a)  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    2.900     11/15/21       1,567,000       1,622,703  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     8/22/22       2,328,000       2,424,226  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     11/2/22       7,559,000       7,880,423  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    1.125     5/1/23       3,930,000       3,998,108  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    2.100     5/1/30       4,340,000       4,477,730  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     3/20/42       1,406,000       1,708,354  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

    6.150     9/15/43       1,110,000       1,360,490  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

    5.850     8/15/45       1,610,000       1,984,554  

Total Tobacco

                            136,087,846  

Total Consumer Staples

                            478,611,410  
Energy — 5.7%                                

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%††

                               

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

    3.800     11/15/25       192,000       207,529  

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

    5.000     11/15/45       1,075,000       1,105,090  

Total Energy Equipment & Services

                            1,312,619  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.7%

                               

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    3.250     4/15/22       930,000       900,150  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    6.000     1/15/37       89,000       80,149  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    5.100     9/1/40       16,313,000       13,425,350  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    5.250     2/1/42       6,878,000       5,619,886  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    4.750     4/15/43       18,342,000       14,795,074  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     1/15/44       18,144,000       13,822,980  

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

    2.937     4/6/23       630,000       666,556  

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

    3.216     11/28/23       6,511,000       6,997,184  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

    3.790     2/6/24     $ 1,400,000     $ 1,529,641  

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

    3.410     2/11/26       6,672,000       7,390,163  

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

    3.119     5/4/26       8,803,000       9,629,009  

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

    3.633     4/6/30       4,410,000       5,014,301  

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

    3.000     2/24/50       18,680,000       18,409,787  

BP Capital Markets PLC, Senior Notes

    3.561     11/1/21       143,000       148,737  

BP Capital Markets PLC, Senior Notes

    3.245     5/6/22       1,916,000       2,010,511  

BP Capital Markets PLC, Senior Notes

    3.535     11/4/24       896,000       988,163  

BP Capital Markets PLC, Senior Notes

    3.506     3/17/25       1,119,000       1,238,501  

Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    2.902     7/15/31       11,690,000       12,533,471  (a) 

Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    3.302     1/15/35       19,770,000       21,859,717  (a) 

Chevron Corp., Senior Notes

    1.554     5/11/25       7,640,000       7,861,997  

Chevron Corp., Senior Notes

    1.995     5/11/27       2,750,000       2,882,263  

Chevron Corp., Senior Notes

    2.236     5/11/30       1,140,000       1,195,425  

Chevron Corp., Senior Notes

    2.978     5/11/40       6,870,000       7,371,789  

Chevron Corp., Senior Notes

    3.078     5/11/50       8,710,000       9,274,844  

Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes

    4.375     6/1/24       1,872,000       1,977,067  

Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes

    3.900     5/15/27       8,869,000       8,981,160  

Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes

    4.375     3/15/29       12,940,000       13,309,248  

CNOOC Finance 2014 ULC, Senior Notes

    4.250     4/30/24       6,394,000       7,052,265  

CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC, Senior Notes

    3.500     5/5/25       9,932,000       10,845,101  

CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC, Senior Notes

    4.375     5/2/28       7,218,000       8,431,642  

Concho Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     1/15/25       1,571,000       1,621,671  

Concho Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    3.750     10/1/27       4,894,000       5,216,841  

Concho Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     8/15/28       18,303,000       20,101,862  

Concho Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.875     10/1/47       4,900,000       5,513,141  

Conoco Funding Co., Senior Notes

    7.250     10/15/31       313,000       453,436  

ConocoPhillips Co., Senior Notes

    6.950     4/15/29       573,000       799,125  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     4/15/23       2,190,000       2,100,276  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    3.800     6/1/24     $ 2,897,000     $ 2,716,488  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     1/15/28       23,549,000       20,770,454  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.900     6/1/44       3,770,000       3,010,025  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.850     12/15/25       2,774,000       3,064,448  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.600     7/15/41       9,080,000       8,875,006  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    4.750     5/15/42       4,500,000       3,956,041  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     6/15/45       8,640,000       7,693,261  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    2.875     12/1/24       2,685,000       2,689,320  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    5.375     5/31/25       1,760,000       1,812,911  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.250     12/1/26       2,260,000       2,275,486  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     12/1/29       2,732,000       2,651,379  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

    5.875     5/28/45       40,605,000       42,850,253  

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    8.375     6/15/32       2,696,000       3,607,773  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

    2.900     5/15/25       7,020,000       7,179,863  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

    4.750     1/15/26       2,060,000       2,238,031  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

    4.950     6/15/28       1,907,000       2,049,233  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

    5.250     4/15/29       3,738,000       4,098,747  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

    3.750     5/15/30       18,980,000       18,890,532  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

    6.250     4/15/49       1,664,000       1,766,430  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    4.150     10/16/28       10,006,000       11,421,135  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    3.125     7/31/29       4,660,000       4,997,737  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    2.800     1/31/30       18,760,000       19,577,437  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    7.550     4/15/38       430,000       597,204  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    5.700     2/15/42     $ 510,000     $ 626,251  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    4.450     2/15/43       1,800,000       1,997,025  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    4.850     3/15/44       410,000       476,359  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    4.800     2/1/49       730,000       873,612  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    4.200     1/31/50       1,440,000       1,613,707  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    3.700     1/31/51       3,740,000       3,935,180  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    3.950     1/31/60       530,000       551,700  

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.150     1/15/26       7,403,000       8,526,949  

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     4/15/30       8,092,000       9,673,347  

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    3.900     4/1/35       6,800,000       7,949,179  

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     4/15/50       16,625,000       21,296,959  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    1.571     4/15/23       1,170,000       1,201,609  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    2.992     3/19/25       17,500,000       19,021,905  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    3.043     3/1/26       2,946,000       3,239,983  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    2.440     8/16/29       13,168,000       13,987,809  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    3.482     3/19/30       6,210,000       7,081,808  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    4.114     3/1/46       3,663,000       4,414,469  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    4.327     3/19/50       860,000       1,077,458  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

    5.375     4/24/30       10,603,000       12,035,730  (a) 

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

    5.750     4/19/47       7,863,000       9,193,451  (a)  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

    6.375     10/24/48       2,803,000       3,544,365  (a)  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    3.500     3/1/21       2,472,000       2,503,104  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    3.500     9/1/23       349,000       372,879  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    4.250     9/1/24       1,792,000       1,974,229  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    7.300     8/15/33       110,000       145,314  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    6.550     9/15/40     $ 620,000     $ 788,556  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    6.375     3/1/41       730,000       899,297  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    5.500     3/1/44       540,000       640,670  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    5.400     9/1/44       140,000       168,298  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     6/1/25       1,800,000       2,020,789  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     3/1/28       18,800,000       21,333,674  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

    5.550     6/1/45       4,270,000       5,219,893  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

    5.050     2/15/46       980,000       1,129,317  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.000     3/15/28       3,787,000       3,993,272  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.800     2/15/29       1,684,000       1,874,709  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.500     4/15/38       4,308,000       4,313,955  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.700     4/15/48       7,377,000       7,458,125  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    5.500     2/15/49       3,224,000       3,578,261  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     1/15/28       8,880,000       8,584,976  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    5.250     11/15/43       3,179,000       2,964,771  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    5.050     11/15/44       19,070,000       17,385,313  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     8/15/47       9,168,000       8,204,966  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    2.600     8/13/21       3,412,000       3,343,675  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    3.125     2/15/22       1,093,000       1,052,231  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    2.700     8/15/22       4,926,000       4,594,948  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    6.950     7/1/24       618,000       608,730  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    2.900     8/15/24       10,350,000       8,864,465  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     6/15/25       8,500,000       7,225,000  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    5.550     3/15/26       627,000       573,545  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    3.200     8/15/26       2,550,000       2,083,031  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    3.000     2/15/27       2,257,000       1,760,911  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     8/15/29     $ 11,579,000     $ 8,489,723  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    7.875     9/15/31       8,284,000       7,880,196  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    6.200     3/15/40       2,346,000       1,975,039  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.500     7/15/44       18,287,000       12,698,036  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.625     6/15/45       5,060,000       3,567,300  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    6.600     3/15/46       2,050,000       1,793,432  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.400     4/15/46       1,657,000       1,158,616  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     2/15/47       3,349,000       2,273,134  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.200     3/15/48       4,594,000       3,116,799  

Pertamina Persero PT, Senior Notes

    6.000     5/3/42       6,914,000       8,261,054  (a)  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    4.375     5/20/23       3,081,000       3,141,080  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    6.250     3/17/24       2,087,000       2,235,699  

Petroleos del Peru SA, Senior Notes

    4.750     6/19/32       25,909,000       28,851,226  (a) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

    6.625     6/15/35       3,889,000       3,175,621  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

    5.500     6/27/44       5,821,000       4,132,008  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

    6.375     1/23/45       3,880,000       2,901,658  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

    5.625     1/23/46       13,254,000       9,438,836  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

    6.750     9/21/47       4,478,000       3,450,881  

Schlumberger Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

    4.000     12/21/25       211,000       232,202  (a)  

Schlumberger Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

    3.900     5/17/28       142,000       153,353  (a)  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    1.875     5/10/21       931,000       941,024  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    2.875     5/10/26       6,654,000       7,310,884  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    2.375     11/7/29       8,300,000       8,765,405  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    2.750     4/6/30       6,040,000       6,562,284  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    4.550     8/12/43     $ 1,451,000     $ 1,809,236  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    4.375     5/11/45       4,084,000       5,032,788  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    4.000     5/10/46       3,779,000       4,425,540  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    3.250     4/6/50       12,000,000       12,820,708  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.375     4/10/24       18,252,000       20,152,480  (a)  

Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    8.000     3/1/32       3,985,000       5,788,650  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP, Senior Notes

    5.300     4/1/44       540,000       518,210  

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    2.900     3/1/30       2,120,000       2,177,136  (a)  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    7.850     2/1/26       17,006,000       22,161,074  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    3.100     2/1/25       2,630,000       2,501,288  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    4.050     2/1/30       10,810,000       10,446,514  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.850%)

    2.161     1/13/23       1,700,000       1,560,755  (b)  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    7.875     9/1/21       331,000       355,956  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    3.750     6/15/27       7,760,000       8,312,900  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    7.500     1/15/31       2,125,000       2,724,352  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    7.750     6/15/31       23,000       29,776  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    8.750     3/15/32       6,365,000       9,449,949  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    4.850     3/1/48       1,990,000       2,180,164  

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                            933,770,402  

Total Energy

                            935,083,021  
Financials — 11.9%                                

Banks — 8.9%

                               

ABN AMRO Bank NV, Subordinated Notes

    4.750     7/28/25       1,352,000       1,495,039  (a)  

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

    4.000     7/16/20       1,030,000       922,422  (b)(c)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes

    3.848     4/12/23     $ 6,448,000     $ 6,870,509  

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes

    2.746     5/28/25       28,200,000       29,257,601  

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes

    4.379     4/12/28       1,636,000       1,829,095  

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

    2.431     4/12/23       2,149,000       2,117,764  (b)  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    3.300     1/11/23       4,594,000       4,904,863  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     7/24/23       4,988,000       5,480,615  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    4.000     4/1/24       3,134,000       3,480,593  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/19/26       4,567,000       5,144,911  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     1/21/44       9,215,000       12,724,228  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (1.319% to 6/19/25 then SOFR + 1.150%)

    1.319     6/19/26       46,980,000       47,158,705  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.592% to 4/29/30 then SOFR + 2.150%)

    2.592     4/29/31       7,760,000       8,229,072  (b)  

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

    3.004     12/20/23       2,241,000       2,355,093  (b)  

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

    3.419     12/20/28       15,406,000       17,171,413  (b) 

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

    3.550     3/5/24       7,782,000       8,321,869  (b)  

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

    3.593     7/21/28       7,711,000       8,648,164  (b)  

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

    3.946     1/23/49       3,717,000       4,504,984  (b)  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.970% to 3/5/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.070%)

    3.970     3/5/29       5,000,000       5,736,062  (b)  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.974% to 2/7/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.210%)

    3.974     2/7/30       22,684,000       26,431,308  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.083% to 3/20/50 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.150%)

    4.083     3/20/51       25,140,000       31,648,836  (b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.330% to 3/15/49 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.520%)

    4.330     3/15/50     $ 11,720,000     $ 15,173,027  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    4.200     8/26/24       5,409,000       6,008,526  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    4.000     1/22/25       2,875,000       3,177,020  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    4.450     3/3/26       1,093,000       1,259,270  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    4.250     10/22/26       17,320,000       19,883,724  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    6.110     1/29/37       2,700,000       3,810,141  

Bank of Montreal, Senior Notes

    1.850     5/1/25       12,810,000       13,271,361  

Bank of Montreal, Subordinated

                               

Notes (3.803% to 12/15/27 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 1.432%)

    3.803     12/15/32       1,316,000       1,417,496  (b)  

Bank of Nova Scotia, Senior Notes

    1.300     6/11/25       7,120,000       7,172,828  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, Senior Notes

    2.200     7/20/20       1,970,000       1,971,709  (a)  

Barclays Bank PLC, Senior Notes

    1.700     5/12/22       5,270,000       5,366,057  

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

    10.179     6/12/21       3,206,000       3,467,589  (a)  

Barclays PLC, Senior Notes

    3.684     1/10/23       11,060,000       11,484,032  

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

    4.972     5/16/29       4,899,000       5,743,684  (b)  

Barclays PLC, Subordinated Notes (5.088% to 6/20/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.054%)

    5.088     6/20/30       2,848,000       3,235,454  (b)  

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes

    3.375     1/9/25       2,463,000       2,665,473  (a)  

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes

    4.400     8/14/28       7,899,000       9,117,803  (a)  

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (2.219% to 6/9/25 then SOFR + 2.074%)

    2.219     6/9/26       8,840,000       9,062,870  (a)(b) 

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (3.052% to 1/13/30 then SOFR + 1.507%)

    3.052     1/13/31       3,830,000       4,039,126  (a)(b) 

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (4.705% to 1/10/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.235%)

    4.705     1/10/25       16,281,000       18,037,647  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

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

    5.198     1/10/30     $ 10,064,000     $ 12,332,789  (a)(b) 

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

    4.375     3/1/33       2,669,000       2,977,431  (a)(b) 

BPCE SA, Subordinated Notes

    5.150     7/21/24       4,541,000       5,073,386  (a)  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Senior Notes

    0.950     6/23/23       7,130,000       7,157,158  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    3.300     4/27/25       12,054,000       13,246,404  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    8.125     7/15/39       3,081,000       5,342,133  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    4.650     7/30/45       7,037,000       9,087,338  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    4.650     7/23/48       1,675,000       2,196,189  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (1.678% to 5/15/23 then SOFR + 1.667%)

    1.678     5/15/24       7,430,000       7,583,330  (b)  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (2.572% to 6/3/30 then SOFR + 2.107%)

    2.572     6/3/31       45,980,000       47,617,724  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.106% to 4/8/25 then SOFR + 2.750%)

    3.106     4/8/26       5,210,000       5,613,729  (b)  

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

    3.520     10/27/28       18,054,000       19,909,327  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.980% to 3/20/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.338%)

    3.980     3/20/30       18,048,000       20,755,776  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (4.412% to 3/31/30 then SOFR + 3.914%)

    4.412     3/31/31       8,960,000       10,644,144  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    3.500     5/15/23       1,849,000       1,970,851  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.400     6/10/25       4,549,000       5,097,419  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    5.500     9/13/25       2,722,000       3,231,522  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.300     11/20/26       1,343,000       1,527,468  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.450     9/29/27       25,282,000       28,881,745  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.625     6/15/32       412,000       565,409  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.125     8/25/36       605,000       806,661  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.675     9/13/43       564,000       871,821  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    5.300     5/6/44       1,423,000       1,890,547  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.750     5/18/46       716,000       912,232  

Compass Bank, Subordinated Notes

    3.875     4/10/25       1,567,000       1,656,454  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes

    4.625     12/1/23       3,520,000       3,885,976  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes

    3.375     5/21/25     $ 13,201,000     $ 14,741,674  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes

    4.375     8/4/25       9,027,000       10,166,893  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes

    3.750     7/21/26       833,000       919,042  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes (1.339% to 6/24/25 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.000%)

    1.339     6/24/26       22,770,000       22,842,608  (a)(b) 

Credit Agricole SA, Senior Notes (1.907% to 6/16/25 then SOFR + 1.676%)

    1.907     6/16/26       5,920,000       6,013,494  (a)(b) 

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

    4.000     1/10/33       3,743,000       4,125,119  (a)(b) 

Credit Suisse AG, Senior Notes

    1.000     5/5/23       42,030,000       42,276,202  

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

    5.000     1/12/22       11,168,000       11,738,419  (a) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

    3.875     9/12/23       3,529,000       3,745,264  (a)  

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

    5.375     1/12/24       7,066,000       7,872,138  (a)  

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

    1.226     6/22/24       11,270,000       11,308,900  (a) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes (3.001% to 9/20/21 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.249%)

    3.001     9/20/22       5,360,000       5,445,941  (a)(b) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes (3.244% to 12/20/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.591%)

    3.244     12/20/25       4,872,000       5,071,383  (a)(b) 

HSBC Bank USA NA, Subordinated Notes

    4.875     8/24/20       6,636,000       6,678,219  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

    4.300     3/8/26       997,000       1,126,278  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

    4.950     3/31/30       2,670,000       3,215,830  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (2.099% to 6/4/25 then SOFR + 1.929%)

    2.099     6/4/26       21,920,000       22,172,097  (b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (2.848% to 6/4/30 then SOFR + 2.387%)

    2.848     6/4/31       13,950,000       14,276,265  (b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (3.803% to 3/11/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.211%)

    3.803     3/11/25       10,753,000       11,621,059  (b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security    Rate     

Maturity

Date

    

Face

Amount

     Value  

Banks — continued

                                   

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (3.973% to 5/22/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.610%)

     3.973      5/22/30      $ 13,872,000      $ 15,410,869  (b) 

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

     4.041      3/13/28        8,051,000        8,903,545  (b)  

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

     4.583      6/19/29        11,159,000        12,900,971  (b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

     4.250      3/14/24        1,916,000        2,068,312  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

     4.250      8/18/25        4,567,000        4,988,444  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

     3.125      7/14/22        10,353,000        10,553,771  (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

     3.375      1/12/23        2,266,000        2,332,305  (a)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.017      6/26/24        10,460,000        10,723,735  (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.710      1/15/26        11,693,000        12,330,333  (a) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

     4.250      10/15/20        5,175,000        5,233,738  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

     2.550      3/1/21        1,433,000        1,450,978  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

     4.350      8/15/21        537,000        560,533  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (1.514% to 6/1/23 then SOFR + 1.455%)

     1.514      6/1/24        19,780,000        20,118,725  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (2.083% to 4/22/25 then SOFR + 1.850%)

     2.083      4/22/26        11,840,000        12,311,317  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (2.522% to 4/22/30 then SOFR + 2.040%)

     2.522      4/22/31        9,820,000        10,393,544  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (3.109% to 4/22/50 then SOFR + 2.440%)

     3.109      4/22/51        1,850,000        2,001,842  (b)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (4.023% to 12/5/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

     4.023      12/5/24        19,448,000        21,440,003  (b) 

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

     4.203      7/23/29        5,687,000        6,674,771  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (4.452% to 12/5/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330%)

    4.452     12/5/29     $ 17,191,000     $ 20,602,837  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.125     12/15/26       5,791,000       6,749,666  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.250     10/1/27       9,717,000       11,322,985  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

    3.625     12/1/27       5,143,000       5,692,195  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.950     6/1/45       8,546,000       11,515,288  

Lloyds Bank PLC, Senior Notes

    6.500     9/14/20       90,000       90,889  (a)  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes

    3.100     7/6/21       11,284,000       11,553,666  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes

    4.375     3/22/28       1,970,000       2,287,385  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes (2.907% to 11/7/22 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.810%)

    2.907     11/7/23       9,636,000       10,032,372  (b) 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

    4.650     3/24/26       2,843,000       3,166,609  

Nordea Bank Abp, Subordinated Notes

    4.875     5/13/21       4,720,000       4,879,859  (a)  

Nordea Bank ABP, Senior Notes

    1.000     6/9/23       12,590,000       12,721,534  (a) 

Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Notes

    2.150     10/26/20       3,896,000       3,918,776  

Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Notes

    3.200     4/30/21       3,609,000       3,695,812  

Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Notes

    1.600     4/17/23       10,910,000       11,196,547  

Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Notes

    1.150     6/10/25       6,800,000       6,816,575  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Senior Notes (4.269% to 3/22/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.762%)

    4.269     3/22/25       5,803,000       6,315,221  (b)  

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

    4.519     6/25/24       13,433,000       14,599,442  (b) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.125     5/28/24       2,893,000       3,167,997  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

    3.571     1/10/23       1,791,000       1,859,254  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.625     9/15/45       725,000       892,008  (a)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Santander UK PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.000     11/7/23     $ 397,000     $ 433,798  (a)  

Standard Chartered PLC, Subordinated Notes

    5.700     3/26/44       432,000       531,043  (a)  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Senior Notes

    3.350     5/24/21       4,648,000       4,766,451  

Swedbank AB, Senior Notes

    1.300     6/2/23       8,590,000       8,699,438  (a)  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, Senior Notes

    3.250     6/11/21       5,006,000       5,143,767  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, Senior Notes

    0.750     6/12/23       13,370,000       13,452,698  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, Senior Notes

    1.150     6/12/25       6,770,000       6,856,085  

US Bancorp, Senior Notes

    1.450     5/12/25       14,850,000       15,312,971  

US Bank NA, Senior Notes

    3.150     4/26/21       3,546,000       3,619,722  

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

    5.570     7/31/20       20,653,000       20,535,691  (b)(c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes

    5.950     12/15/36       7,000       8,433  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes

    4.600     4/1/21       537,000       553,656  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes

    3.750     1/24/24       11,690,000       12,781,442  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes

    3.000     10/23/26       7,684,000       8,381,038  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes

    4.150     1/24/29       8,588,000       10,114,549  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (1.654% to 6/2/23 then SOFR + 1.600%)

    1.654     6/2/24       15,830,000       16,087,151  (b)  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (2.188% to 4/30/25 then SOFR + 2.000%)

    2.188     4/30/26       12,110,000       12,535,690  (b)  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (2.879% to 10/30/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170%)

    2.879     10/30/30       16,240,000       17,387,706  (b)  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (4.478% to 4/4/30 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.770%)

    4.478     4/4/31       4,440,000       5,378,087  (b)  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (5.013% to 4/4/50 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.240%)

    5.013     4/4/51       82,290,000       114,722,088  (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    3.450     2/13/23       1,809,000       1,921,680  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.125     8/15/23       134,000       145,699  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund 2020 Semi-Annual Report   25


Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.300     7/22/27     $ 12,726,000     $ 14,618,205  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    5.375     11/2/43       430,000       584,383  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    5.606     1/15/44       1,522,000       2,102,352  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.650     11/4/44       1,513,000       1,876,763  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.900     11/17/45       4,469,000       5,747,127  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.400     6/14/46       16,048,000       19,166,900  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.750     12/7/46       13,120,000       16,842,445  

Westpac Banking Corp., Senior Notes

    2.600     11/23/20       4,352,000       4,389,211  

Total Banks

                            1,464,160,693  

Capital Markets — 2.1%

                               

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Senior Notes

    1.600     4/24/25       3,860,000       4,001,706  

CME Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.300     9/15/43       1,070,000       1,571,200  

Credit Suisse AG, Senior Notes

    3.625     9/9/24       2,660,000       2,939,920  

Credit Suisse AG, Senior Notes

    2.950     4/9/25       6,410,000       6,964,431  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Senior Notes (2.593% to 9/11/24 then SOFR + 1.560%)

    2.593     9/11/25       1,997,000       2,066,484  (a)(b)  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Senior Notes (4.194% to 4/1/30 then SOFR + 3.730%)

    4.194     4/1/31       13,006,000       14,867,165  (a)(b)  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.550     4/17/26       457,000       525,893  

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

    4.000     7/31/20       32,000       26,984  (b)(c)  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.250     7/27/21       815,000       855,936  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.750     1/24/22       287,000       309,697  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.200     2/23/23       4,785,000       5,079,025  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.625     2/20/24       9,269,000       10,090,526  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Capital Markets — continued

                               

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     3/3/24     $ 1,012,000     $ 1,119,442  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     7/8/24       1,352,000       1,491,475  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/1/25       8,120,000       8,913,291  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     11/16/26       10,165,000       11,187,322  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     1/26/27       6,210,000       7,010,294  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    6.250     2/1/41       5,481,000       8,228,696  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     10/21/45       7,066,000       9,243,918  

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

    2.876     10/31/22       13,433,000       13,775,358  (b) 

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

    3.691     6/5/28       8,956,000       10,038,802  (b) 

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

    3.814     4/23/29       12,236,000       13,841,675  (b) 

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

    4.223     5/1/29       22,565,000       26,271,885  (b) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.250     10/21/25       8,454,000       9,523,446  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.750     10/1/37       3,045,000       4,438,199  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    5.150     5/22/45       17,911,000       23,653,127  

KKR Group Finance Co. II LLC, Senior Notes

    5.500     2/1/43       331,000       408,294  (a)  

Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust VII, Junior Subordinated Notes

    5.857     7/31/20       1,430,000       0  *(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)  

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

    6.500     7/19/17       13,380,000       0  *(e)(f)(g)(h)  

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.750     12/28/17       31,220,000       0  *(e)(f)(g)(h)  

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

    5.500     7/24/20       2,436,000       2,443,480  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Capital Markets — continued

                               

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (2.188% to 4/28/25 then SOFR + 1.990%)

    2.188     4/28/26     $ 18,980,000     $ 19,784,787  (b) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (2.699% to 1/22/30 then SOFR + 1.143%)

    2.699     1/22/31       14,720,000       15,612,442  (b)  

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (3.622% to 4/1/30 then SOFR + 3.120%)

    3.622     4/1/31       20,970,000       24,005,521  (b)  

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

    3.772     1/24/29       7,449,000       8,486,317  (b)  

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

    4.431     1/23/30       4,534,000       5,405,866  (b)  

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (5.597% to 3/24/50 then SOFR + 4.840%)

    5.597     3/24/51       2,100,000       3,208,778  (b)  

State Street Corp., Senior Notes

    3.300     12/16/24       1,048,000       1,167,860  

UBS AG, Senior Notes

    1.750     4/21/22       9,270,000       9,449,653  (a)  

UBS AG, Senior Notes

    4.500     6/26/48       179,000       250,170  (a)  

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

    7.000     1/31/24       27,971,000       29,074,316  (a)(b)(c) 

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes

    3.491     5/23/23       12,018,000       12,577,011  (a)  

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes

    4.125     9/24/25       2,731,000       3,099,148  (a)  

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes

    4.253     3/23/28       15,923,000       18,080,784  (a)  

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (2.859% to 8/15/22 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.954%)

    2.859     8/15/23       1,240,000       1,285,402  (a)(b)  

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (3.126% to 8/13/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.468%)

    3.126     8/13/30       4,299,000       4,648,125  (a)(b)  

Total Capital Markets

                            357,023,851  

Consumer Finance — 0.2%

                               

American Express Co., Senior Notes

    2.650     12/2/22       10,000       10,478  

American Express Co., Senior Notes

    2.500     7/30/24       20,670,000       21,902,823  

Nationwide Building Society, Senior Notes (4.363% to 8/1/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.392%)

    4.363     8/1/24       6,797,000       7,359,632  (a)(b)  

Total Consumer Finance

                            29,272,933  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

                               

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

    4.500     5/15/21     $ 6,334,000     $ 6,374,202  

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

    5.000     10/1/21       421,000       425,930  

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC, Subordinated Notes (3.800% to 8/11/21 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.000%)

    3.800     8/11/26       7,236,000       7,080,932  (a)(b) 

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

    3.270     12/21/65       3,743,000       1,981,151  (a)(b) 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    8.625     1/15/22       3,349,000       3,599,451  

National Securities Clearing Corp., Senior Notes

    1.200     4/23/23       5,760,000       5,845,755  (a)  

National Securities Clearing Corp., Senior Notes

    1.500     4/23/25       3,810,000       3,899,402  (a)  

Syngenta Finance NV, Senior Notes

    3.933     4/23/21       869,000       877,599  (a)  

USAA Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    1.500     5/1/23       300,000       307,922  (a)  

USAA Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    2.125     5/1/30       650,000       670,255  (a)  

Total Diversified Financial Services

                            31,062,599  

Insurance — 0.5%

                               

Ambac Assurance Corp., Subordinated Notes

    5.100     6/7/21       92       124  (a)(c)  

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

    6.000     2/12/23       2,341       2,319  (a)(b)  

American International Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

    6.250     3/15/37       5,081,000       4,938,606  

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     6/30/25       3,830,000       4,059,106  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     1/15/49       7,344,000       9,429,406  

Brighthouse Financial Inc., Senior Notes

    4.700     6/22/47       400,000       364,383  

Chubb INA Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    2.300     11/3/20       1,039,000       1,044,045  

Chubb INA Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    3.350     5/3/26       1,164,000       1,327,594  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Insurance — continued

                               

Guardian Life Global Funding, Secured Notes

    1.100     6/23/25     $ 2,750,000     $ 2,762,022  (a)  

MassMutual Global Funding II, Senior Secured Notes

    0.850     6/9/23       20,670,000       20,766,509  (a)  

MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.400% to 12/15/36 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.205%)

    6.400     12/15/36       6,365,000       7,528,854  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, Secured Notes

    0.900     6/8/23       15,660,000       15,755,173  (a)  

New York Life Global Funding, Senior Secured Notes

    0.950     6/24/25       5,130,000       5,146,227  (a)  

Principal Life Global Funding II, Secured Notes

    1.250     6/23/25       2,530,000       2,540,298  (a)  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

    6.850     12/16/39       93,000       140,167  (a)  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

    4.900     9/15/44       3,500,000       4,510,802  (a)  

Total Insurance

                            80,315,635  

Total Financials

                            1,961,835,711  
Health Care — 3.4%                                

Biotechnology — 0.7%

                               

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    3.450     3/15/22       1,424,000       1,481,603  (a)  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    2.300     11/21/22       22,140,000       22,911,815  (a)  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    3.750     11/14/23       1,490,000       1,620,524  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    2.600     11/21/24       26,060,000       27,682,551  (a)  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    3.800     3/15/25       4,066,000       4,515,951  (a)  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    3.600     5/14/25       2,194,000       2,427,625  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    2.950     11/21/26       4,640,000       5,051,013  (a)  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    3.200     11/21/29       28,920,000       31,950,567  (a)  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    4.550     3/15/35       233,000       283,328  (a)  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    4.250     11/21/49       500,000       608,786  (a)  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     11/15/21       1,632,286       1,693,622  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    2.550     9/1/20       1,191,000       1,195,329  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     4/1/24       1,460,000       1,615,924  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    3.650     3/1/26       1,711,000       1,960,000  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     2/1/45       716,000       932,521  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     3/1/46       3,967,000       5,370,090  

Total Biotechnology

                            111,301,249  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%

 

                       

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

    3.750     11/30/26     $ 10,859,000     $ 12,644,748  

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

    4.750     11/30/36       1,836,000       2,490,113  

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

    4.900     11/30/46       3,681,000       5,293,475  

Becton Dickinson and Co., Senior Notes

    3.363     6/6/24       6,421,000       6,933,709  

Becton Dickinson and Co., Senior Notes

    3.734     12/15/24       1,229,000       1,356,561  

Becton Dickinson and Co., Senior Notes

    4.685     12/15/44       1,407,000       1,736,608  

Medtronic Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     3/15/25       1,350,000       1,524,412  

Medtronic Inc., Senior Notes

    4.625     3/15/45       410,000       553,078  

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

                    32,532,704  

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%

 

                       

Aetna Inc., Senior Notes

    2.800     6/15/23       761,000       802,918  

Aetna Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     8/15/47       2,006,000       2,268,903  

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

    3.125     5/15/22       1,827,000       1,914,358  

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

    2.950     12/1/22       3,627,000       3,825,378  

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

    3.350     12/1/24       1,791,000       1,967,692  

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

    3.650     12/1/27       6,837,000       7,794,773  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    3.400     9/17/21       3,251,000       3,359,785  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    3.750     7/15/23       8,722,000       9,472,945  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    4.125     11/15/25       2,499,000       2,874,031  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    4.375     10/15/28       22,102,000       26,175,553  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    4.800     8/15/38       3,370,000       4,278,227  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    4.900     12/15/48       3,130,000       4,132,672  

CommonSpirit Health, Secured Notes

    4.350     11/1/42       358,000       373,368  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.350     3/9/21       1,179,000       1,202,474  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    2.750     12/1/22       188,000       196,246  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     3/9/23       11,248,000       12,084,144  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     3/25/25       6,601,000       7,470,066  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.875     7/20/25       4,600,000       5,173,118  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.625     4/1/27       2,780,000       3,126,524  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.300     3/25/28       35,724,000       41,808,863  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.750     4/1/30       5,970,000       6,892,043  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.780     3/25/38       14,000,000       17,417,944  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.125     4/1/40       2,200,000       2,605,916  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    5.125     7/20/45       5,194,000       6,702,689  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    5.050     3/25/48       8,548,000       11,215,331  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     4/1/50       2,150,000       2,580,612  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services — continued

 

                       

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     12/1/22     $ 672,000     $ 704,756  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     4/1/25       1,180,000       1,344,332  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    3.950     3/15/27       3,726,000       4,230,650  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    3.125     8/15/29       12,000,000       13,027,678  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    4.625     12/1/42       779,000       947,340  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     10/1/44       1,110,000       1,461,229  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    4.800     3/15/47       242,000       316,482  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.700     7/15/20       3,126,000       3,128,734  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     10/15/20       1,442,000       1,445,858  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.875     12/15/21       2,624,000       2,721,423  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.375     10/15/22       950,000       994,320  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     6/15/23       2,140,000       2,332,583  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.750     7/15/25       4,001,000       4,561,623  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    1.250     1/15/26       2,390,000       2,435,982  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     12/15/28       830,000       995,010  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.000     5/15/30       5,320,000       5,577,154  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.800     3/15/36       582,000       824,717  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.750     5/15/40       5,230,000       5,607,382  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.700     10/15/40       1,576,000       2,311,969  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.250     6/15/48       1,640,000       2,100,025  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.450     12/15/48       2,460,000       3,229,369  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     8/15/49       4,227,000       5,010,110  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.900     5/15/50       6,030,000       6,380,567  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     8/15/59       6,499,000       7,979,290  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.125     5/15/60       2,130,000       2,285,439  

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

                    269,670,595  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%

                               

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    2.250     8/15/21       2,722,000       2,774,263  (a)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    2.600     5/16/22       5,293,000       5,504,607  (a)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    3.550     8/15/22       1,200,000       1,275,238  (a)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    3.625     5/15/24       537,000       591,686  (a)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    2.900     7/26/24       15,977,000       17,302,623  (a)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    3.875     8/15/25       4,765,000       5,424,275  (a)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Pharmaceuticals — continued

                               

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    3.200     6/15/26     $ 7,299,000     $ 8,197,469  (a) 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    3.400     7/26/29       23,036,000       26,858,348  (a)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    5.250     8/15/43       1,030,000       1,520,273  (a)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    5.000     8/15/45       1,728,000       2,415,959  (a)  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    2.850     5/8/22       384,000       400,757  

Johnson & Johnson, Senior Notes

    3.700     3/1/46       2,946,000       3,689,785  

Merck & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    0.750     2/24/26       8,200,000       8,190,140  

Merck & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    1.450     6/24/30       4,380,000       4,381,067  

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

    0.800     5/28/25       9,780,000       9,783,014  

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

    2.625     4/1/30       6,980,000       7,699,077  

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

    1.700     5/28/30       6,200,000       6,310,895  

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

    2.550     5/28/40       5,380,000       5,578,920  

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

    2.700     5/28/50       24,195,000       25,132,205  

Wyeth LLC, Senior Notes

    5.950     4/1/37       1,245,000       1,819,796  

Total Pharmaceuticals

                            144,850,397  

Total Health Care

                            558,354,945  
Industrials — 3.3%                                

Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%

                               

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    4.875     5/1/25       21,700,000       23,673,928  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    3.100     5/1/26       1,379,000       1,406,268  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    2.700     2/1/27       2,588,000       2,530,142  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    2.800     3/1/27       1,791,000       1,730,374  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    3.200     3/1/29       5,382,000       5,332,445  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    5.150     5/1/30       13,760,000       15,372,219  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    3.250     2/1/35       14,057,000       12,831,727  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    5.875     2/15/40       448,000       501,211  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    5.705     5/1/40       8,710,000       9,945,810  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    3.750     2/1/50       4,633,000       4,167,104  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    5.805     5/1/50       20,210,000       23,922,270  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    5.930     5/1/60       6,510,000       7,752,825  

General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     4/1/40       680,000       848,971  

General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     4/1/50       22,700,000       29,512,810  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

    3.550     1/15/26       5,623,000       6,469,184  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

    4.500     5/15/36       550,000       715,929  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Aerospace & Defense — continued

                               

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    2.550     10/15/22     $ 7,093,000     $ 7,414,850  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    2.930     1/15/25       9,609,000       10,399,528  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    3.250     1/15/28       2,964,000       3,316,973  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    5.250     5/1/50       32,500,000       46,822,688  

Raytheon Co., Senior Notes

    3.125     10/15/20       1,146,000       1,155,257  

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    3.150     12/15/24       2,960,000       3,200,471  (a)  

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    3.950     8/16/25       5,920,000       6,740,614  

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    4.125     11/16/28       3,300,000       3,889,749  

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    2.250     7/1/30       6,230,000       6,502,766  

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    5.400     5/1/35       18,000       24,415  

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    4.500     6/1/42       833,000       1,039,718  

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    3.125     7/1/50       12,100,000       12,922,740  

Total Aerospace & Defense

                            250,142,986  

Airlines — 0.1%

                               

Continental Airlines Pass-Through

                               

Trust, Senior Secured Trust

    6.703     6/15/21       212,629       209,706  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

    2.600     12/4/20       2,650,000       2,606,723  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

    3.400     4/19/21       5,160,000       5,019,011  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

    3.625     3/15/22       4,030,000       3,818,633  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

    2.900     10/28/24       1,440,000       1,169,002  

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust

    6.821     8/10/22       106,647       104,751  

Total Airlines

                            12,927,826  

Building Products — 0.2%

                               

Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes

    1.923     2/15/23       1,960,000       1,999,174  (a)  

Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes

    2.242     2/15/25       7,750,000       7,932,275  (a)  

Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes

    2.493     2/15/27       890,000       907,986  (a)  

Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes

    2.722     2/15/30       8,500,000       8,554,488  (a)  

Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes

    2.700     2/15/31       3,120,000       3,116,578  (a)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Building Products — continued

                               

Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes

    3.377     4/5/40     $ 3,300,000     $ 3,233,634  (a) 

Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes

    3.577     4/5/50       3,900,000       3,856,263  (a)  

Total Building Products

                            29,600,398  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%

 

                       

Cintas Corp. No 2, Senior Notes

    2.900     4/1/22       2,606,000       2,707,680  

Cintas Corp. No 2, Senior Notes

    3.700     4/1/27       3,188,000       3,625,991  

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     8/15/24       3,645,000       3,879,474  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

    4.600     3/1/21       842,000       856,867  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     5/15/24       958,000       1,044,742  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

    3.200     6/15/26       1,961,000       2,010,925  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

    3.450     6/15/29       2,731,000       2,815,240  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     7/15/39       8,331,000       8,581,295  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

    4.150     7/15/49       6,812,000       8,556,878  

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

                    34,079,092  

Electrical Equipment — 0.1%

                               

Eaton Corp., Senior Notes

    2.750     11/2/22       5,615,000       5,908,650  

Eaton Corp., Senior Notes

    4.150     11/2/42       2,524,000       2,988,148  

Total Electrical Equipment

                            8,896,798  

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%

                               

3M Co., Senior Notes

    2.375     8/26/29       16,008,000       17,314,614  

3M Co., Senior Notes

    3.050     4/15/30       4,580,000       5,191,643  

3M Co., Senior Notes

    3.700     4/15/50       13,920,000       16,627,852  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    3.450     5/1/27       1,390,000       1,423,951  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    3.625     5/1/30       2,870,000       2,879,150  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    6.750     3/15/32       788,000       959,455  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    5.875     1/14/38       690,000       779,676  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    6.875     1/10/39       25,683,000       31,586,519  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    4.250     5/1/40       2,980,000       2,971,253  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    4.350     5/1/50       3,830,000       3,794,162  

Honeywell International Inc., Senior Notes

    1.350     6/1/25       4,670,000       4,786,121  

Total Industrial Conglomerates

                            88,314,396  

Machinery — 0.2%

                               

Deere & Co., Senior Notes

    3.100     4/15/30       1,840,000       2,088,898  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Machinery — continued

                               

Deere & Co., Senior Notes

    3.750     4/15/50     $ 18,940,000     $ 23,410,827  

Otis Worldwide Corp., Senior Notes

    2.056     4/5/25       2,960,000       3,108,778  (a)  

Otis Worldwide Corp., Senior Notes

    2.293     4/5/27       3,120,000       3,263,154  (a)  

Otis Worldwide Corp., Senior Notes

    2.565     2/15/30       9,110,000       9,591,511  (a)  

Total Machinery

                            41,463,168  

Road & Rail — 0.3%

                               

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    3.750     7/15/25       2,257,000       2,556,678  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    2.150     2/5/27       4,460,000       4,738,226  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    3.950     9/10/28       10,066,000       11,967,973  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    2.400     2/5/30       6,030,000       6,437,558  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    3.839     3/20/60       8,150,000       9,469,615  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    3.750     2/5/70       6,680,000       7,485,169  

Total Road & Rail

                            42,655,219  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%††

                       

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

    3.375     7/1/25       4,630,000       4,643,132  

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

                               

DP World PLC, Senior Notes

    5.625     9/25/48       28,679,000       31,417,644  (a)   

Total Industrials

                            544,140,659  
Information Technology — 2.7%                                

Communications Equipment — 0.0%††

                               

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

    4.854     4/27/35       1,730,000       2,210,486  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

    5.054     4/27/45       1,881,000       2,478,872  

Total Communications Equipment

                            4,689,358  

Internet Software & Services — 0.2%

                               

Tencent Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.595     1/19/28       25,712,000       28,086,255  (a)   

IT Services — 0.4%

                               

International Business Machines Corp., Senior Notes

    3.000     5/15/24       16,559,000       17,941,667  

Mastercard Inc., Senior Notes

    3.375     4/1/24       2,552,000       2,824,914  

Mastercard Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     3/26/50       5,360,000       6,699,260  

PayPal Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    1.350     6/1/23       5,680,000       5,794,973  

PayPal Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    1.650     6/1/25       5,950,000       6,157,938  

PayPal Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    2.300     6/1/30       3,250,000       3,401,782  

Visa Inc., Senior Notes

    2.200     12/14/20       1,361,000       1,370,092  

Visa Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     12/14/25       6,117,000       6,818,971  

Visa Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     12/14/45       6,563,000       8,694,847  

Total IT Services

                            59,704,444  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.1%

 

                       

Applied Materials Inc., Senior Notes

    1.750     6/1/30     $ 18,860,000     $ 19,318,242  

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

    2.250     11/15/23       10,440,000       10,795,493  (a)  

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

    4.700     4/15/25       15,520,000       17,506,194  (a)  

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     11/15/25       12,340,000       13,149,771  (a)  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     7/29/25       851,000       967,533  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

    4.600     3/25/40       3,010,000       3,986,735  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

    4.750     3/25/50       20,875,000       29,561,393  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

    4.950     3/25/60       6,360,000       9,391,282  

Micron Technology Inc., Senior Notes

    2.497     4/24/23       6,190,000       6,438,456  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

    2.850     4/1/30       3,870,000       4,314,374  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/1/40       8,680,000       10,160,795  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/1/50       22,630,000       26,004,144  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     4/1/60       6,630,000       7,924,742  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP

                               

USA Inc., Senior Notes

    2.700     5/1/25       4,090,000       4,294,175  (a)  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

    2.250     9/4/29       9,000       9,588  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

    1.750     5/4/30       4,150,000       4,222,587  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     3/15/39       5,000,000       6,219,804  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

    4.150     5/15/48       6,484,000       8,369,686  

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

            182,634,994  

Software — 0.7%

                               

Adobe Inc., Senior Notes

    2.300     2/1/30       18,440,000       19,940,239  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    2.875     2/6/24       6,985,000       7,533,101  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    2.700     2/12/25       1,943,000       2,119,479  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.125     11/3/25       8,660,000       9,714,074  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    2.400     8/8/26       13,371,000       14,605,850  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.300     2/6/27       24,180,000       27,691,947  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.450     8/8/36       233,000       281,922  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     2/6/37       29,000       37,486  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     8/8/46       2,570,000       3,206,010  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    2.525     6/1/50       16,000       16,776  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.950     8/8/56       888,000       1,144,939  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    2.675     6/1/60       187,000       195,743  

salesforce.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.250     4/11/23       4,424,000       4,756,343  

salesforce.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     4/11/28       17,872,000       20,876,905  

Total Software

                            112,120,814  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%

 

                       

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

    2.000     11/13/20       3,869,000       3,893,733  

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

    1.125     5/11/25       16,150,000       16,509,835  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — continued

 

               

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

    2.450     8/4/26     $ 9,994,000     $ 10,867,360  

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     8/4/46       4,111,000       5,142,686  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Secured Notes

    4.420     6/15/21       16,299,000       16,755,983  (a)  

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

            53,169,597  

Total Information Technology

                            440,405,462  
Materials — 1.6%                                

Chemicals — 0.1%

                               

Equate Petrochemical BV, Senior Notes

    4.250     11/3/26       17,321,000       18,340,185  (a)  

OCP SA, Senior Notes

    4.500     10/22/25       4,836,000       5,053,011  (a)  

Total Chemicals

                            23,393,196  

Metals & Mining — 1.3%

                               

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    3.625     9/11/24       9,018,000       9,473,480  (a)  

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    4.750     4/10/27       5,355,000       5,968,904  (a)  

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    4.000     9/11/27       2,212,000       2,366,381  (a)  

ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes

    3.600     7/16/24       13,750,000       13,634,797  

ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes

    4.550     3/11/26       8,857,000       8,982,605  

Barrick North America Finance LLC, Senior Notes

    5.700     5/30/41       752,000       1,013,608  

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.950     10/15/39       8,508,000       11,450,441  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

    2.875     2/24/22       395,000       409,177  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.000     9/30/43       7,863,000       10,890,547  

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       4,890,000       5,655,016  (a)(b)  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

    3.625     8/1/27       14,365,000       15,406,865  (a)  

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.250     10/25/22       4,227,000       4,470,551  (a)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    3.000     10/27/22       157,000       162,179  (a)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    4.125     5/30/23       2,884,000       3,085,630  (a)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Metals & Mining — continued

                               

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    4.125     3/12/24     $ 13,020,000     $ 13,970,670  (a) 

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    4.000     3/27/27       6,437,000       6,908,948  (a)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    3.875     10/27/27       3,445,000       3,684,461  (a)  

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

    5.250     11/8/42       30,468,000       36,207,519  

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

    5.875     4/23/45       5,346,000       6,838,283  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

    6.250     8/10/26       28,677,000       33,774,337  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

    6.875     11/21/36       3,208,000       4,205,030  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

    6.875     11/10/39       5,508,000       7,211,652  

Total Metals & Mining

                            205,771,081  

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

                               

Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes

    6.000     1/15/29       28,645,000       31,003,056  

Total Materials

                            260,167,333  
Real Estate — 0.0%††                                

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%††

 

               

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

    3.750     9/17/24       3,923,000       4,051,539  (a)  

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

    4.750     9/17/44       1,433,000       1,406,728  (a)  

Total Real Estate

                            5,458,267  
Utilities — 1.1%                                

Electric Utilities — 1.0%

                               

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., Senior Notes

    5.950     5/15/37       269,000       380,086  

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/1/28       1,415,000       1,552,066  (a)  

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

    4.750     2/23/27       9,618,000       10,133,140  (a)  

Duke Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    3.550     9/15/21       779,000       801,020  

Duke Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    2.400     8/15/22       7,657,000       7,947,256  

Duke Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    3.150     8/15/27       3,979,000       4,413,096  

Exelon Corp., Senior Notes

    5.625     6/15/35       1,984,000       2,609,452  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     3/15/23       3,824,000       4,137,697  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    1.600     1/15/26       2,770,000       2,798,071  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    3.900     7/15/27       15,102,000       17,110,236  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    7.375     11/15/31       25,020,000       36,587,093  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    4.850     7/15/47       1,970,000       2,500,551  

MidAmerican Energy Co., First Mortgage Bonds

    3.650     4/15/29       7,057,000       8,428,691  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Secured Bonds

    1.750     6/16/22       10,340,000       10,382,394  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Electric Utilities — continued

                               

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Secured Bonds

    2.100     8/1/27     $ 3,160,000     $ 3,135,194  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Secured Bonds

    2.500     2/1/31       4,000,000       3,923,320  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Secured Bonds

    3.300     8/1/40       1,240,000       1,211,678  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Secured Bonds

    3.500     8/1/50       2,790,000       2,703,454  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Senior Notes

    4.125     5/15/27       3,743,000       3,952,833  (a)  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Senior Notes

    5.450     5/21/28       6,672,000       7,696,786  (a)  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Senior Notes

    5.250     10/24/42       16,014,000       18,164,600  (i)  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Senior Notes

    6.150     5/21/48       13,326,000       16,614,790  (a)  

Progress Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     4/1/22       1,093,000       1,134,139  

Total Electric Utilities

                            168,317,643  

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%

                               

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc., Senior Notes

    3.350     4/1/30       2,680,000       3,049,824  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc., Senior Notes

    3.950     4/1/50       1,880,000       2,273,456  

Total Multi-Utilities

                            5,323,280  

Total Utilities

                            173,640,923  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $5,761,009,967)

 

            6,125,198,471  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 23.9%

 

                       

FHLMC — 4.1%

                               

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

    4.000     10/1/25-3/1/50       69,213,385       73,749,926  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

    6.000     10/1/36       145,674       169,989  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

    5.000     3/1/38-3/1/50       49,320,172       53,913,836  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

    3.500     6/1/46-3/1/50       126,344,621       135,570,916  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

FHLMC — continued

                               

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

    3.000     10/1/47-3/1/50     $ 99,479,328     $ 105,576,345  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

    4.500     8/1/48-3/1/50       72,173,958       78,378,125  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) (5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.286%)

    2.542     3/1/47       8,088,564       8,346,980  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold

    5.000     9/1/20-11/1/48       14,518,030       16,075,947  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold

    4.500     7/1/23-4/1/49       50,680,125       55,408,580  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold

    7.000     4/1/24-3/1/39       536,024       624,120  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold

    6.500     6/1/32-9/1/39       323,336       373,487  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold

    3.500     8/1/33-2/1/49       13,676,085       14,746,579  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold

    5.500     4/1/35-4/1/38       1,910,958       2,117,698  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold

    3.000     2/1/38-9/1/48       63,815,884       68,930,909  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold

    6.000     11/1/39       182,356       213,037  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold

    4.000     11/1/41-11/1/48       51,781,544       56,248,600  

Total FHLMC

                            670,445,074  

FNMA — 15.7%

                               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    4.000     8/1/20-6/1/57       285,561,657       311,088,458  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    5.000     8/1/20-12/1/49       120,584,339       132,014,002  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    6.000     8/1/21-12/1/39       4,018,764       4,657,557  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.810     4/1/25       645,847       699,686  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    7.500     6/1/25-4/1/28       25,928       26,588  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    7.000     4/1/27-2/1/39       1,449,041       1,659,667  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.080     1/1/28       4,692,730       5,221,728  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

FNMA — continued

                               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.070     1/1/29     $ 1,563,000     $ 1,778,026  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.160     5/1/29       2,230,116       2,555,521  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.240     5/1/29       337,000       389,235  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.260     5/1/29       1,573,000       1,820,936  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.040     6/1/29       1,791,118       2,041,237  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.790     8/1/29       10,478,000       11,780,287  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.260     2/1/30-4/1/30       11,520,699       12,506,492  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.300     2/1/30       1,300,000       1,413,927  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.060     3/1/30       4,591,487       4,953,957  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.140     4/1/30       1,402,000       1,511,755  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    4.500     4/1/31-9/1/57       302,450,248       330,117,427  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.870     7/1/31-8/1/31       4,025,000       4,568,583  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.765     8/1/31       6,872,247       7,729,350  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.770     8/1/31       3,858,000       4,340,991  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.850     8/1/31       3,689,729       4,181,392  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.240     10/1/31       2,100,000       2,281,281  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.400     10/1/31       3,512,000       3,875,892  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.320     2/1/32       2,100,000       2,301,708  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    6.500     2/1/32-5/1/40       808,729       938,756  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    1.850     4/1/32       2,000,000       2,116,696  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

FNMA — continued

                               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    1.950     4/1/32     $ 1,600,000     $ 1,692,818  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.680     1/1/35-2/1/35       2,200,000       2,467,042  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.790     1/1/35       3,413,546       3,834,629  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.000     7/1/35-7/1/50       398,000,000       409,665,286  (j)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    5.500     9/1/35-11/1/38       2,225,342       2,536,922  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.000     12/1/37-6/1/50       502,851,642       536,844,628  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.500     12/1/37-3/1/57       375,393,133       401,300,653  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    4.000     10/1/48       1,216,235       1,297,023  (k)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.500     2/1/50-4/1/50       148,434,998       158,026,139  (k)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.500     7/1/50       194,800,000       203,094,220  (j)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.000     7/1/50       0       0  (j)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) (Federal Reserve US 12 mo. Cumulative Average 1 Year CMT + 1.959%)

    3.666     11/1/35       339,147       350,681  (b)  

Total FNMA

                            2,579,681,176  

GNMA — 4.1%

                               

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    7.500     10/15/22-8/15/32       27,105       30,173  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    6.500     10/15/23-8/15/34       3,312,612       3,854,490  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    7.000     1/15/24-5/15/32       12,614       13,378  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    6.000     11/15/28-6/15/35       1,774,148       2,035,598  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    5.500     2/15/35-6/15/36       165,789       192,487  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    5.000     1/15/40       40,433       46,249  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

GNMA — continued

                               

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    3.000     9/15/42-11/15/42     $ 12,936,755     $ 13,765,574  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    3.500     6/15/48-5/15/50       8,851,816       9,494,254  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

    4.000     3/15/50       896,329       949,694  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    6.000     9/20/36-2/20/42       2,272,013       2,612,737  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    6.500     10/20/37       502,102       582,763  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    4.500     1/20/40-2/20/50       161,519,225       173,528,292  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    5.000     7/20/40-4/20/50       114,169,943       124,524,767  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    3.500     6/20/44-2/20/50       107,286,430       114,676,524  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    3.000     11/20/46-1/20/50       56,154,470       59,623,875  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    4.000     6/20/47-4/20/50       112,372,178       120,796,894  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    2.500     7/1/50       47,000,000       49,478,516  (j)  

Total GNMA

                            676,206,265  

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost — $3,813,394,085)

 

            3,926,332,515  
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations — 11.9%

 

                       

U.S. Government Agencies — 0.2%

                               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    4.500     3/1/50       4,074,130       4,396,416  (k)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Notes

    6.625     11/15/30       18,010,000       27,935,238  

Total U.S. Government Agencies

                            32,331,654  

U.S. Government Obligations — 11.7%

                               

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.625     2/15/44       70,500,000       103,249,453  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    2.875     8/15/45       103,400,000       136,336,536  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    2.750     8/15/47       83,502,000       109,138,093  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.000     2/15/48       63,390,000       86,804,681  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.125     5/15/48       115,130,000       161,400,117  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    3.000     2/15/49       14,520,000       20,052,630  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    2.250     8/15/49       257,740,000       310,068,267  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    2.000     2/15/50       85,880,000       98,382,921  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
   

Face

Amount

    Value  

U.S. Government Obligations — continued

 

                       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    1.250     5/15/50     $ 304,200,000     $ 292,364,719  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.375     4/30/25       470,000       472,203  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.250     6/30/25       72,070,000       71,937,684  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.125     5/31/26       44,780,000       49,320,972  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.875     7/31/26       104,370,000       113,567,606  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.000     11/15/26       30,410,000       33,399,921  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.500     4/30/27       12,530,000       12,550,557  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.500     6/30/27       237,680,000       237,902,825  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.625     5/15/30       86,070,000       85,844,738  

U.S. Treasury Strip Principal, STRIPS

    0.000     11/15/21       2,212,000       2,208,116  

Total U.S. Government Obligations

                            1,925,002,039  

Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (Cost — $1,796,710,001)

 

    1,957,333,693  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (l) — 6.8%

 

                       

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

    0.375     7/25/46       711,709       611,418  (b)  

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

    1.166     10/27/46       6,713,953       6,990,145  (a)(b)  

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

    2.170     6/20/35       43,032       31,525  (b)  

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

    0.318     2/27/37       5,839,413       5,724,984  (a)(b)  

Bear Stearns ARM Trust, 2004-9 24A1

    4.667     11/25/34       997,380       930,968  (b)  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust, 2020-IG1 AS

    2.909     9/15/43       13,280,000       13,447,550  (b)  

BHMS, 2018-ATLS A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    1.435     7/15/35       21,879,000       20,826,574  (a)(b)  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-IMC A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    1.185     4/15/34       8,956,000       8,627,280  (a)(b)  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-XL A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.920%)

    1.105     10/15/36       7,069,964       7,034,801  (a)(b)  

CD Mortgage Trust, 2016-CD2 A4

    3.526     11/10/49       4,209,000       4,682,209  (b)  

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

    0.625     5/25/35       288,962       219,405  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

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

    2.762     4/25/35     $ 31,496     $ 24,776  (b)  

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

    1.115     11/15/36       5,821,000       5,589,280  (a)(b) 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-GC25 AS

    4.017     10/10/47       1,773,000       1,904,632  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-C4 A4

    3.471     10/12/50       8,956,000       10,009,487  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-P7 B

    4.137     4/14/50       2,624,000       2,658,782  (b)  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-C7-A4

    3.102     12/15/72       17,000,000       19,065,423  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-SMRT A

    4.149     1/10/36       12,269,000       13,231,226  (a) 

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-300P B

    4.540     8/10/30       4,057,000       4,273,875  (a)(b) 

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-CR12 AM

    4.300     10/10/46       448,000       474,416  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-CR12 B

    4.762     10/10/46       394,000       411,962  (b)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-CR12 C

    5.240     10/10/46       188,000       178,626  (b)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-277P A

    3.732     8/10/49       2,830,000       3,042,700  (a)(b) 

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-UBS2 XA, IO

    1.330     3/10/47       16,299,406       548,454  (b)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-CR24 AM

    4.028     8/10/48       7,541,000       8,086,958  (b)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-PANW A

    3.244     10/10/29       9,771,000       10,092,417  (a) 

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2018-C14 A4

    4.422     11/15/51       14,929,000       17,663,091  (b) 

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-C15 A4

    4.053     3/15/52       13,433,000       15,570,041  

CSMC Trust, 2015-12R 2A1

    0.987     11/30/37       9,933,148       9,722,293  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2017-RPL3 A1

    4.000     8/1/57       12,186,888       12,620,401  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2018-J1 A2

    3.500     2/25/48       58,331,105       60,743,609  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2019-ICE4 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.980%)

    1.165     5/15/36       24,332,000       24,162,717  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2019-NQM1 A1

    2.656     10/25/59       27,290,216       27,902,647  (a) 

CSMC Trust, 2019-RPL9 A1

    3.092     10/27/59       41,310,045       42,867,624  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (l) — continued

 

               

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

    0.635     6/25/34     $ 63,417     $ 58,633  (b)  

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

    0.475     4/15/36       5,589,943       4,831,952  (a)(b) 

EverBank Mortgage Loan Trust, 2018-1 A22

    3.500     2/25/48       14,477,062       14,939,144  (a)(b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multiclass Certificates, 2020-RR02 BX

    1.666     8/27/28       10,000,000       1,138,588  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass- Through Certificates, K091 X1, IO

    0.704     3/25/29       25,035,947       1,100,613  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass- Through Certificates, K093 X1, IO

    1.092     5/25/29       20,203,911       1,451,380  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass- Through Certificates, S8FX A2

    3.291     3/25/27       7,057,000       8,004,388  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass- Through Certificates, K016 X1, IO

    1.635     10/25/21       1,528,350       23,510  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass- Through Certificates, K062 X1, IO

    0.435     12/25/26       272,044,967       5,036,695  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass- Through Certificates, K072 X1, IO

    0.494     12/25/27       92,624,909       2,287,307  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass- Through Certificates, K091 A2

    3.505     3/25/29       3,571,000       4,246,081  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass- Through Certificates, K092 X1, IO

    0.852     4/25/29       17,891,960       982,753  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass- Through Certificates, K095 X1, IO

    1.082     6/25/29       15,644,945       1,129,781  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass- Through Certificates, K095 XAM, IO

    1.372     6/25/29       10,114,000       996,458  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K099 X1, IO

    1.006     9/25/29     $ 8,190,967     $ 568,695  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K101 X1, IO

    0.949     10/25/29       14,386,557       955,775  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K735 X1, IO

    1.102     5/25/26       16,105,732       789,527  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K736 X1, IO

    1.437     7/25/26       16,576,090       1,098,660  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K737 X1, IO

    0.752     10/25/26       34,975,749       1,202,949  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K1513 A3

    2.797     8/25/34       1,694,000       1,953,528  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, KC05 X1, IO

    1.204     6/25/27       17,482,573       1,043,192  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Reference REMIC, R007 ZA

    6.000     5/15/36       1,786,887       2,136,034  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 1345 A, PO

    0.000     7/15/22       12       12  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 2019-RR01 X, IO

    1.534     6/25/28       15,000,000       1,637,175  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 2957 ZA, PAC

    5.000     3/15/35       2,718,771       3,102,347  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3242 SC, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.290%)

    6.105     11/15/36       439,174       91,591  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3281 AI, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.430%)

    6.245     2/15/37       1,122,927       266,026  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3368 AI, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.030%)

    5.845     9/15/37       853,967       187,507  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3621 SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.230%)

    6.045     1/15/40       246,837       57,247  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3639 EY

    5.000     2/15/30     $ 950,847     $ 1,053,981  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3947 SG, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.950%)

    5.765     10/15/41       914,211       159,268  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3973 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.490%)

    6.305     12/15/41       473,973       108,500  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4054 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.050%)

    5.865     8/15/39       791,204       164,079  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4099 ST, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.000%)

    5.815     8/15/42       1,467,541       262,325  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4119 IN, IO

    3.500     10/15/32       942,553       97,003  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4174 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.200%)

    6.015     5/15/39       549,436       34,282  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4194 BI, IO

    3.500     4/15/43       3,401,504       343,872  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4203 PS, IO, PAC (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.250%)

    6.065     9/15/42       848,846       141,973  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4239 IO, IO

    3.500     6/15/27       1,430,826       94,944  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4298 PI, IO, PAC

    4.000     4/15/43       942,563       51,788  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4310 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.950%)

    5.765     2/15/44       1,755,455       296,077  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4335 SW, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.000%)

    5.815     5/15/44       695,030       136,156  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4415 IO, IO

    3.371     4/15/41       925,108       56,177  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4793 CB

    3.000     5/15/48       12,015,689       12,614,938  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4793 CD

    3.000     6/15/48       8,768,412       9,169,263  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4813 CJ

    3.000     8/15/48     $ 8,465,225     $ 8,772,110  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) STRIPS, 283 IO, IO

    3.500     10/15/27       348,769       26,900  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) STRIPS, 334 S7, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%)

    5.915     8/15/44       465,385       102,882  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) STRIPS, 353 S1, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.000%)

    5.815     12/15/46       6,620,259       1,397,880  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2014-DN1 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200%)

    2.385     2/25/24       1,244,250       1,248,509  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2014-DN2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%)

    1.835     4/25/24       638,129       633,673  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2017- C01 1ED1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    1.435     7/25/29       22,672,767       22,598,972  (a)(b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2012-M13 X2, IO

    0.737     5/25/22       67,466,542       595,628  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2013-M1 X2, IO

    0.643     8/25/22       48,047,173       393,530  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2013-M6 1AC

    3.552     2/25/43       765,766       857,621  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2014-M3 X2, IO

    0.095     1/25/24       55,794,545       579,432  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2015-M4, X2, IO

    0.483     7/25/22       22,600,648       144,635  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2015-M7 X2, IO

    0.568     12/25/24       119,060,816       2,118,360  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2017-M8 A2

    3.061     5/25/27     $ 1,900,000     $ 2,132,711  (b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2018-M9 APT2

    3.228     4/25/28       1,099,899       1,240,014  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2018-M15 1A2

    3.700     1/25/36       3,735,000       4,437,660  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M4 A2

    3.610     2/25/31       4,648,000       5,577,557  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M5 A2

    3.273     2/25/29       8,418,000       9,744,189  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M6 A2

    3.450     1/1/29       9,466,061       10,972,293  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M13 X1, IO

    0.945     6/25/34       5,976,216       398,068  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M14 X1, IO

    0.706     6/25/29       9,969,853       435,332  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M19 A2

    2.560     9/25/29       635,862       703,670  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M23 3A3

    2.720     10/25/31       5,599,177       6,098,618  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M27 A2

    2.700     11/25/40       2,000,000       2,253,670  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M28 AV

    2.232     2/25/27       8,573,406       8,981,675  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2020-M6 A

    2.500     10/25/37       1,668,709       1,783,511  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 1991-97 KA, IO

    1,009.250     8/25/21       5       29  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 1992-96 B, PO, PAC

    0.000     5/25/22     $ 6     $ 6  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2006-115 EI, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.640%)

    6.456     12/25/36       928,317       231,103  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2010-27 AS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.480%)

    6.296     4/25/40       564,405       109,556  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2010-123 PM, PAC

    4.000     7/25/40       4,246,529       4,530,970  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2011-59 NZ

    5.500     7/25/41       863,052       1,016,888  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2011-99 KS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.700%)

    6.516     10/25/26       427,844       53,896  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-28 B

    6.500     6/25/39       102,208       112,114  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-035 SC, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.500%)

    6.316     4/25/42       1,255,219       262,127  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-046 BA

    6.000     5/25/42       805,229       947,288  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-51 B

    7.000     5/25/42       316,416       390,809  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-070 YS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.650%)

    6.466     2/25/41       214,504       17,924  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-074 OA, PO

    0.000     3/25/42       60,802       58,375  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-074 SA,IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.650%)

    6.466     3/25/42     $ 1,070,891     $ 210,159  (b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-75 AO, PO

    0.000     3/25/42       121,605       116,649  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-75 NS,IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.600%)

    6.416     7/25/42       315,598       65,159  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-101 BI, IO

    4.000     9/25/27       474,439       29,759  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-133 CS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%)

    5.966     12/25/42       985,319       189,552  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-134 MS,IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%)

    5.966     12/25/42       645,149       122,012  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-9 BC

    6.500     7/25/42       1,527,652       1,858,184  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-9 CB

    5.500     4/25/42       3,828,333       4,425,870  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-14 IG, IO

    4.000     3/25/43       1,398,463       169,081  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-026 HI, IO

    3.000     4/25/32       1,311,262       49,669  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-29 QI, IO

    4.000     4/25/43       2,049,391       238,861  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-54 BS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%)

    5.966     6/25/43       2,334,267       571,604  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-124 SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.950%)

    5.766     12/25/43     $ 4,722,205     $ 1,009,719  (b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-126 CS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%)

    5.966     9/25/41       2,113,097       311,760  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2014-47 AI, IO

    3.141     8/25/44       2,478,784       169,149  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2015-56 AS,IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%)

    5.966     8/25/45       1,057,363       271,242  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2016-60 QS,IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%)

    5.916     9/25/46       6,109,866       1,269,619  (b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2017-76 SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%)

    5.916     10/25/57       13,079,043       2,461,159  (b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2017-85 SC, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.200%)

    6.016     11/25/47       3,898,893       738,449  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2020-47 GZ

    2.000     7/25/50       6,100,000       6,065,687  (e)(f) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 390 C3, IO

    6.000     7/25/38       332,969       61,653  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 22, IO

    5.000     1/25/39       119,758       15,836  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 23, IO

    5.000     1/25/39       62,344       8,384  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 27, IO

    5.500     1/25/39       58,445       8,352  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 34, IO

    5.000     1/25/38     $ 80,865     $ 10,832  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 41, IO

    6.000     1/25/38       411,986       78,342  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C1, IO

    3.000     11/25/26       1,356,351       79,189  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C2, IO

    3.000     4/25/27       1,709,641       99,222  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C13, IO

    3.500     11/25/41       1,574,326       188,529  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C17, IO

    4.000     11/25/41       1,708,662       234,923  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C18, IO

    4.000     4/25/42       1,232,554       174,790  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C22, IO

    4.500     11/25/39       721,605       109,376  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, 2018-2 A4

    3.500     4/25/48       19,787,729       20,429,215  (a)(b) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2012-K20 X2A, IO

    0.200     5/25/45       44,816,663       136,220  (a)  

Galton Funding Mortgage Trust, 2017-1 A22

    3.000     7/25/56       5,367,419       5,496,318  (a)(b) 

GE Business Loan Trust, 2007-1A A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.170%)

    0.355     4/15/35       508,852       471,213  (a)(b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-31 GS, IO, PAC-1 (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.500%)

    6.310     3/20/39       44,495       910  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-42 BS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.480%)

    6.290     4/20/40       125,858       26,418  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-42 PC, PAC-1

    5.000     7/20/39       2,962,894       3,147,137  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-59 LB, PAC-1

    4.500     10/20/39     $ 680,705     $ 737,631  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-76 CS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.550%)

    6.360     6/20/40       1,859,940       446,686  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-85 HS, IO, PAC (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.650%)

    6.460     1/20/40       191,483       17,748  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-86 PB, PAC-1

    4.500     10/20/39       4,149,837       4,383,514  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-H03 FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.550%)

    0.724     3/20/60       1,544,663       1,546,071  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-H10 FC (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    1.174     5/20/60       734,141       742,534  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-H26 LF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%)

    0.653     8/20/58       534,210       532,296  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-H27 FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.380%)

    0.683     12/20/60       986,995       983,481  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-H28 FE (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)

    0.703     12/20/60       1,680,459       1,676,070  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-H03 FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

    0.803     1/20/61       1,221,261       1,220,997  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-H05 FB (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

    0.803     12/20/60       1,383,224       1,382,887  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-H6 FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450%)

    0.753     2/20/61       1,163,656       1,161,897  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-H8 FG (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.480%)

    0.783     3/20/61       2,062,453       2,061,077  (b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-H9 AF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

    0.803     3/20/61     $ 1,573,078     $ 1,572,794  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-027 IO, IO

    0.927     4/16/53       16,508,966       407,562  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-34 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.050%)

    5.860     3/20/42       2,038,784       486,349  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-44 IO, IO

    0.226     3/16/49       7,516,294       41,891  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-66 CI, IO

    3.500     2/20/38       882,904       29,550  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-81 AI, IO

    3.500     4/20/27       173,880       10,531  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-98 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%)

    5.905     8/16/42       893,335       188,609  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-112 IO, IO

    0.232     2/16/53       10,297,519       109,953  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-124 AS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.200%)

    6.005     10/16/42       912,478       208,693  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-002 IO, IO

    0.351     5/16/54       11,064,644       163,647  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-50 IO, IO

    0.189     10/16/48       84,787,689       1,086,096  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-72 IO, IO

    0.498     11/16/47       32,376,832       795,016  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-107 AD

    2.694     11/16/47       7,687,546       8,137,311  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-145 IO, IO

    1.035     9/16/44       10,758,686       399,005  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-163 IO, IO

    1.201     2/16/46       13,133,786       496,027  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-188 CI, IO

    3.500     3/20/39       1,945,878       43,183  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-005 SP, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%)

    5.955     6/16/43       769,775       100,727  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-17 AM

    2.580     6/16/48       626,288       656,254  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-47 IA, IO

    0.128     2/16/48     $ 2,091,632     $ 31,076  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-50 IO, IO

    0.753     9/16/55       7,505,844       336,195  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-118 HS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.200%)

    6.010     8/20/44       7,606,398       1,817,133  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-160 EI, IO

    4.000     7/16/26       1,581,609       110,539  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-175 AB

    2.600     6/16/47       708,583       717,931  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-186 IO, IO

    0.700     8/16/54       22,065,162       805,769  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2015-98 IO, IO

    0.871     4/16/55       27,931,826       1,198,496  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2015-167 OI, IO

    4.000     4/16/45       2,703,921       430,311  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2016-84 IG, IO, PAC

    4.500     11/16/45       14,288,025       2,568,624  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2016-135 SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%)

    5.905     10/16/46       2,243,433       629,442  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-8 IO, IO

    0.646     8/16/58       14,592,627       706,972  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-41 IO, IO

    0.760     7/16/58       9,317,099       523,468  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-111 IO, IO

    0.739     2/16/59       12,444,550       742,116  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-145 IO, IO

    0.665     4/16/57       16,737,464       889,471  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-157 IO

    0.570     12/16/59       12,832,807       662,009  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-190 IO, IO

    0.664     3/16/60       5,935,271       315,936  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-H22 IC, IO

    2.413     11/20/67       736,354       76,055  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-37 QA

    2.750     3/20/48       3,175,285       3,338,471  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-119 IO, IO

    0.658     5/16/60       14,590,422       895,124  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-130 A

    3.250     5/16/59     $ 5,269,943     $ 5,508,987  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-H6 PF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

    0.603     2/20/68       6,807,058       6,770,583  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-H7 FD (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

    0.603     5/20/68       10,706,867       10,646,740  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-H8 KF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

    0.603     5/20/68       4,985,594       4,952,798  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2019-28 AB

    3.150     6/16/60       13,559,189       14,222,076  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2019-90 AB

    3.000     7/20/49       6,907,996       7,236,896  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2019-123 A

    3.000     10/20/49       6,042,581       6,497,418  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-47 MI, IO

    3.500     4/20/50       11,928,002       2,030,773  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-47 NI, IO

    3.500     4/20/50       3,881,169       692,113  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-H9 FL (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%)

    1.340     5/20/70       13,409,060       14,002,687  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-H9 NF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    1.440     4/20/70       12,271,685       12,613,886  (b) 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, 2018-SRP5 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%)

    1.485     9/15/31       26,400,000       25,312,346  (a)(b) 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, 2018-SRP5 B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

    2.685     9/15/31       31,936,000       30,193,444  (a)(b) 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, 2013-GC16 B

    5.161     11/10/46       1,003,000       1,074,926  (b)  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2017-GS8 A4

    3.469     11/10/50       10,290,000       11,523,155  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-9 2A1B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.370%)

    0.560     6/20/35       4,957,471       4,961,040  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR15 A2

    3.555     9/25/35     $ 19,391     $ 15,795  (b)  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-C17 B

    5.053     1/15/47       439,000       461,119  (b)  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2014-C22 C

    4.706     9/15/47       1,379,000       1,162,604  (b)  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-LC11 AS

    3.216     4/15/46       1,791,000       1,829,037  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015-FL7 D (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%)

    3.935     5/15/28       2,451,692       2,405,939  (a)(b) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2019-BOLT A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%)

    1.335     7/15/34       21,056,606       20,110,699  (a)(b) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2019-BOLT B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200%)

    2.385     7/15/34       9,816,858       9,006,258  (a)(b) 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2018-3 A1

    3.500     9/25/48       29,064,700       29,856,830  (a)(b) 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2018-5 A1

    3.500     10/25/48       25,671,018       26,274,782  (a)(b) 

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2005-1 1A2

    6.500     8/25/34       277,097       233,533  (a)  

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2005-1 1A3

    7.000     8/25/34       53,771       47,109  (a)  

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2005-2 1A1F (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%)

    0.535     5/25/35       425,751       200,129  (a)(b)  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series, 2005-A8 A3A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.370%)

    0.555     8/25/36       7,596,835       7,490,681  (b)  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series, 2005-A9 3A1

    4.040     12/25/35       22,004       18,045  (b)  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series MLCC, 2006-1 1A

    3.479     2/25/36       53,096       50,622  (b)  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2017-ASHF A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.850%)

    1.035     11/15/34       2,134,024       1,993,375  (a)(b) 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2019-BPR A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%)

    1.585     5/15/36       19,362,000       17,260,261  (a)(b) 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2019-L2 XA, IO

    1.194     3/15/52       42,083,736       2,978,771  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-3AR 2A2

    3.386     7/25/35     $ 469,076     $ 415,222  (b)  

MSCG Trust, 2015-ALDR A2

    3.577     6/7/35       6,358,000       6,281,078  (a)(b) 

NAAC Reperforming Loan REMIC Trust Certificates Series, 2004-R3 A1

    6.500     2/25/35       156,763       155,850  (a)  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2019-FAME A

    3.047     8/15/36       15,583,000       15,397,470  (a) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2016-4A A1

    3.750     11/25/56       7,276,576       7,788,335  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2017-1A A1

    4.000     2/25/57       10,875,541       11,730,713  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2017-4A A1

    4.000     5/25/57       12,400,746       13,403,573  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2018-1A A1A

    4.000     12/25/57       13,188,146       14,072,092  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2018-3A A1

    4.500     5/25/58       17,797,059       19,267,899  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2019-3A A1A

    3.750     11/25/58       20,158,986       21,672,583  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2019-4A A1B

    3.500     12/25/58       22,440,828       23,902,089  (a)(b) 

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust Series, 2005-AP2 A5

    5.476     5/25/35       66,996       46,613  

Nomura Resecuritization Trust, 2014-5R 1A1

    3.000     6/26/35       1,216,603       1,232,462  (a)(b) 

Nomura Resecuritization Trust, 2015-5R 4A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.140%)

    2.330     7/26/37       4,923,546       4,922,969  (a)(b) 

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2006-DR1 1A1

    5.500     5/25/35       362,453       363,070  (a)  

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2006-DR1 2A2

    6.000     5/25/35       16,283,398       13,381,424  (a) 

Rosslyn Portfolio Trust, 2017-ROSS A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.950%)

    1.939     6/15/33       7,559,000       7,427,470  (a)(b) 

SBALR Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2020-RR1 A3

    2.825     2/13/53       22,200,000       23,814,102  (a) 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-19XS 1A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.320%)

    0.505     10/25/35       256,708       239,834  (b)  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust, 2003-AR9 1A7

    4.275     9/25/33       10,091       9,724  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust, 2007-HY4 4A1

    3.487     9/25/36     $ 118,246     $ 105,760  (b)  

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2005-AR19 A1A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%)

    0.475     12/25/45       40,204       38,838  (b)  

Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2004-RA1 2A

    7.000     3/25/34       2,569       2,724  

Waterfall Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-SBC5 A

    4.104     9/14/22       2,487,156       2,453,785  (a)(b)  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-NXS1, IO

    1.252     5/15/48       33,713,049       1,374,616  (b)  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C19 B

    4.723     3/15/47       224,000       231,889  (b)  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C19 XA, IO

    1.192     3/15/47       7,945,544       210,401  (b)  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C21 B

    4.213     8/15/47       4,621,000       4,678,427  (b)  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C21 XA, IO

    1.188     8/15/47       26,112,090       857,098  (b)  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C24 AS

    3.931     11/15/47       2,611,000       2,766,151  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost — $1,113,553,213)

 

    1,125,655,800  
Asset-Backed Securities — 5.4%                                

ACIS CLO Ltd., 2014-4A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.420%)

    2.107     5/1/26       1,042,829       1,042,163  (a)(b)  

ACIS CLO Ltd., 2015-6A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.590%)

    2.277     5/1/27       3,363,972       3,364,214  (a)(b)  

Allegro CLO XI Ltd., 2019-2A A1A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.390%)

    3.227     1/19/33       7,750,000       7,513,338  (a)(b)  

AMMC CLO 16 Ltd., 2015-16A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.260%)

    2.571     4/14/29       2,450,000       2,418,520  (a)(b)  

AMMC CLO XI Ltd., 2012-011A A1R2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.010%)

    1.770     4/30/31       1,543,000       1,492,825  (a)(b)  

AMMC CLO XII Ltd., 2013-012A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%)

    1.648     11/10/30       4,791,000       4,686,183  (a)(b)  

Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust, 2002-BC5 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.035%)

    1.220     7/25/32       271,082       267,483  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

Apex Credit CLO Ltd., 2017-1A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.470%)

    2.490     4/24/29     $ 7,146,789     $ 7,050,958  (a)(b) 

Applebee’s Funding LLC, 2019-1A A2I

    4.194     6/7/49       11,221,000       9,959,535  (a)  

Ares LII CLO Ltd., 2019-52A B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%)

    2.948     4/22/31       4,478,000       4,406,146  (a)(b) 

Ares XLIV CLO Ltd., 2017-44A A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%)

    2.569     10/15/29       1,582,000       1,534,682  (a)(b) 

Ares XLVII CLO Ltd., 2018-47A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.920%)

    2.139     4/15/30       8,060,000       7,857,952  (a)(b) 

Argent Securities Trust, 2006-W4 A2B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.110%)

    0.295     5/25/36       107,089       37,883  (b)  

Avery Point VII CLO Ltd., 2015-7A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.140%)

    2.359     1/15/28       1,773,000       1,748,295  (a)(b) 

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2019-2A A

    3.350     9/22/25       13,433,000       13,648,987  (a) 

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2019-3A A

    2.360     3/20/26       17,911,000       17,713,800  (a) 

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2020-1A A

    2.330     8/20/26       30,670,000       29,764,517  (a) 

Bain Capital Credit CLO, 2017-1A B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%)

    2.935     7/20/30       250,000       244,119  (a)(b)  

Bain Capital Credit CLO, 2020-1A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.190%)

    2.457     4/18/33       4,650,000       4,542,199  (a)(b) 

Ballyrock CLO Ltd., 2018-1A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    2.135     4/20/31       5,373,000       5,217,607  (a)(b) 

Ballyrock CLO Ltd., 2019-2A A1B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

    2.127     11/20/30       1,500,000       1,472,636  (a)(b) 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust, 2004-HE10 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.975%)

    1.160     12/25/34       4,583,683       4,428,283  (b)  

Benefit Street Partners CLO IV Ltd., 2014-IVA A1RR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    2.385     1/20/29       6,269,000       6,183,127  (a)(b) 

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., 2012-2A AR2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%)

    1.427     11/20/28       1,700,000       1,677,230  (a)(b) 

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., 2013-2A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%)

    2.278     10/22/30       249,008       244,330  (a)(b)  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., 2015-1A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330%)

    2.641     4/13/27       7,649,097       7,628,116  (a)(b) 

BlueMountain CLO XXII Ltd., 2018- 22A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)

    2.299     7/15/31       8,000,000       7,788,016  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

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

 

                       

Bowman Park CLO Ltd., 2014-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%)

    1.540     11/23/25     $ 2,023,868     $ 2,018,471  (a)(b) 

Brazos Student Finance Corp., 2009-1 AS (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

    2.797     12/27/39       3,607,292       3,681,060  (b)  

California Street CLO IX LP, 2012-9A AR2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.320%)

    3.163     7/16/32       6,298,000       6,215,484  (a)(b) 

Canyon CLO Ltd., 2020-1A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.920%)

    2.319     7/15/28       5,000,000       5,012,500  (a)(b) 

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., 2014-3RA A1A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%)

    2.041     7/27/31       16,304,883       15,819,731  (a)(b) 

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., 2015-3A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    1.887     7/28/28       5,750,000       5,648,691  (a)(b) 

Catskill Park CLO Ltd., 2017-1A A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%)

    2.835     4/20/29       6,605,000       6,440,694  (a)(b) 

CBAM Ltd., 2017-1A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    2.385     7/20/30       1,000,000       983,250  (a)(b)  

CBAM Ltd., 2017-2A B1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

    2.885     10/17/29       7,778,000       7,593,895  (a)(b) 

Cedar Funding VI CLO Ltd., 2016-6A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090%)

    2.225     10/20/28       1,791,000       1,768,647  (a)(b) 

CERBERUS LOAN FUNDING XXVII LP, 2019-2A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%)

    3.019     1/15/32       1,950,000       1,900,234  (a)(b) 

CIFC Funding Ltd., 2017-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.010%)

    2.119     4/23/29       3,250,000       3,192,176  (a)(b) 

Community Funding CLO, 2015-1A A

    5.750     11/1/27       9,276,238       9,989,906  (a)  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 2006-SD4 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.340%)

    0.525     12/25/36       267,407       178,225  (a)(b)  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, 1999-3 A

    14.589     2/3/29       5,886       4,772  (a)(b)  

CSMC Trust, 2017-RPL1 A1

    2.750     7/25/57       36,081,107       36,872,427  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2017-RPL1 M1

    3.069     7/25/57       22,223,700       21,484,806  (a)(b) 

Cumberland Park CLO Ltd., 2015-2A CR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%)

    2.935     7/20/28       1,750,000       1,685,476  (a)(b) 

Cutwater Ltd., 2014-1A A1AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    2.469     7/15/26       1,534,561       1,525,440  (a)(b) 

Dividend Solar Loans LLC, 2019-1 A

    3.670     8/22/39       10,525,807       10,642,852  (a) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

                          

Dryden 75 CLO Ltd., 2019-75A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%)

     2.419      7/15/30      $ 8,351,000      $ 8,248,015  (a)(b) 

Dryden XXV Senior Loan Fund, 2012- 25A ARR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

     2.119      10/15/27        5,354,800        5,302,130  (a)(b) 

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust, 2017-T1 A

     2.898      6/25/27        2,232,770        2,468,443  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Pass-Through Certificates FRESR, 2017-SR01 A3

     3.089      11/25/27        340,000        369,706  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, 2018-4 A

     4.060      11/15/30        21,335,000        23,013,493  

Fortress Credit BSL VII Ltd., 2019-1A A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

     3.043      7/23/32        6,717,000        6,557,525  (a)(b) 

Fortress Credit Opportunities XIII CLO Ltd., 2020-13A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%)

     2.552      7/15/28        1,500,000        1,500,375  (a)(b)(k) 

Galaxy CLO Ltd., 2013-15A BR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%)

     2.819      10/15/30        10,971,000        10,559,149  (a)(b) 

Galaxy CLO Ltd., 2015-19A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%)

     2.240      7/24/30        4,690,000        4,595,656  (a)(b) 

Golub Capital Partners CLO 36m Ltd., 2018-36A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%)

     1.841      2/5/31        2,250,000        2,158,990  (a)(b) 

Golub Capital Partners CLO 45M Ltd., 2019-45A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.720%)

     2.855      10/20/31        10,568,000        10,195,711  (a)(b) 

Golub Capital Partners CLO 47M Ltd., 2020-47A C1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%)

     3.552      5/5/32        1,250,000        1,200,586  (a)(b) 

Golub Capital Partners CLO 47M Ltd.

     0.000      7/20/32        2,750,000        2,750,000  (a)(b)(k) 

Greenwood Park CLO Ltd., 2018-1A A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.010%)

     2.229      4/15/31        6,680,000        6,532,706  (a)(b) 

Greywolf CLO V Ltd., 2015-1A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.160%)

     2.151      1/27/31        3,199,969        3,132,798  (a)(b) 

Grippen Park CLO Ltd., 2017-1A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.260%)

     2.395      1/20/30        9,450,000        9,360,811  (a)(b) 

GSAA Home Equity Trust, 2005-9 2A4 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.430%)

     0.615      8/25/35        4,012,010        4,022,013  (b)  

Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding Ltd., 2015-2A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)

     2.071      7/25/27        2,314,187        2,284,929  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security

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

 

                          

Halsey Point CLO I Ltd., 2019-1A A1A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%)

     3.257      1/20/33      $ 17,310,000      $ 16,974,013  (a)(b) 

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust, 2006-OPT3 3A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

     0.365      2/25/36        632,260        630,220  (b)  

ICG US CLO LLC, 2015-2RA A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.370%)

     3.083      1/16/33        1,750,000        1,684,587  (a)(b) 

Jackson Mill CLO Ltd., 2015-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.830%)

     2.049      4/15/27        8,632,297        8,513,206  (a)(b) 

Jamestown CLO IV Ltd., 2014-4A A2R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%)

     2.569      7/15/26        14,385,000        14,224,176  (a)(b) 

Jamestown CLO X Ltd., 2017-10A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

     2.385      7/17/29        2,015,000        1,993,302  (a)(b) 

Jamestown CLO X Ltd., 2017-10A A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%)

     2.985      7/17/29        5,821,000        5,623,383  (a)(b) 

KKR CLO 14 Ltd., 14 BR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%)

     3.019      7/15/31        600,000        580,852  (a)(b)  

KKR CLO 16 Ltd., 16 A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

     2.385      1/20/29        10,971,000        10,811,131  (a)(b) 

KKR CLO 16 Ltd., 16 A2R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%)

     2.935      1/20/29        4,621,000        4,514,232  (a)(b) 

KKR CLO 20 Ltd., 20 A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.130%)

     2.306      10/16/30        5,750,000        5,580,571  (a)(b) 

KKR Financial CLO 21 Ltd., 2021 A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

     2.219      4/15/31        4,787,000        4,612,179  (a)(b) 

KKR Financial CLO Ltd., 2017-A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.340%)

     2.559      4/15/29        8,284,000        8,170,799  (a)(b) 

LCM Loan Income Fund I Income Note Issuer Ltd., 27A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)

     2.256      7/16/31        3,728,000        3,640,336  (a)(b) 

LCM XIV LP, 14A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.040%)

     2.175      7/20/31        10,700,000        10,426,647  (a)(b) 

LCM XVIII LP, 19A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.240%)

     2.459      7/15/27        3,839,000        3,812,062  (a)(b) 

LCM XX LP, 20A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.040%)

     2.175      10/20/27        3,780,000        3,731,495  (a)(b) 

LCM XXIV Ltd., 2024A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.310%)

     2.445      3/20/30        10,290,000        10,168,671  (a)(b) 

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, 2019- GS5 A1

     3.200      5/25/59        25,080,224        25,022,695  (a) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

                          

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, 2000-1 AV1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.520%)

     0.710      1/21/31      $ 41,892      $ 40,952  (b)  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-6 A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%)

     1.485      11/25/34        422,424        422,826  (b)  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-2 M4 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.930%)

     1.115      4/25/35        744,472        745,578  (b)  

Magnetite XVII Ltd., 2016-17A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%)

     2.235      7/20/31        4,478,000        4,390,231  (a)(b) 

Magnetite XVIII Ltd., 2016-18A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)

     1.472      11/15/28        4,917,000        4,853,231  (a)(b) 

Marathon CLO XIII Ltd., 2019-1A A1BL (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

     3.219      4/15/32        4,702,000        4,529,300  (a)(b) 

Midocean Credit CLO VII, 2017-7A BR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%)

     2.819      7/15/29        4,000,000        3,825,748  (a)(b) 

Monroe Capital BSL CLO Ltd., 2015-1A BR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     2.108      5/22/27        1,724,000        1,686,425  (a)(b) 

Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, 2015-R7 1A

     4.250      2/26/29        2,888,268        2,972,856  (a)(b) 

Myers Park CLO Ltd., 2018-1A B1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%)

     2.735      10/20/30        6,090,000        5,873,257  (a)(b) 

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, 2020-A A2A

     2.460      11/15/68        16,730,000        17,132,350  (a) 

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, 2020-BA A2

     2.120      1/15/69        28,990,000        29,474,110  (a) 

Navient Student Loan Trust, 2016-6A A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%)

     1.485      3/25/66        8,956,000        8,692,108  (a)(b) 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, 2007-1 A4 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.110%)

     0.470      8/27/36        21,637,000        20,309,799  (b) 

Newark BSL CLO 2 Ltd., 2017-1A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.270%)

     2.261      7/25/30        2,160,000        2,138,925  (a)(b) 

Ocean Trails CLO IV, 2013-4A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

     1.334      8/13/25        282,072        281,710  (a)(b)  

Octagon Investment Partners 45 Ltd., 2019-1A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330%)

     2.549      10/15/32        9,750,000        9,634,502  (a)(b) 

OHA Loan Funding Ltd., 2013-2A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.040%)

     1.400      5/23/31        5,330,000        5,217,644  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

                          

OHA Loan Funding Ltd., 2015-1A A1R2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.340%)

     1.732      11/15/32      $ 2,740,000      $ 2,708,791  (a)(b) 

Owl Rock CLO III Ltd., 2020-3A A1L (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%)

     2.968      4/20/32        14,280,000        13,584,478  (a)(b) 

RAAC Series Trust, 2007-RP1 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%)

     0.475      5/25/46        9,780,913        9,681,589  (a)(b) 

Recette CLO Ltd., 2015-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.920%)

     2.055      10/20/27        4,954,037        4,899,384  (a)(b) 

Regatta VI Funding Ltd., 2016-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)

     2.215      7/20/28        9,785,000        9,631,287  (a)(b) 

Romark CLO III Ltd., 2019-3A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.370%)

     2.589      7/15/32        4,380,000        4,305,448  (a)(b) 

SBA Small Business Investment Cos., 2019-10A 1

     3.113      3/10/29        5,458,319        5,844,815  

Seneca Park CLO Ltd., 2014-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.120%)

     2.255      7/17/26        670,021        669,221  (a)(b)  

Seven Sticks CLO Ltd., 2016-1A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%)

     2.269      7/15/28        9,027,692        8,928,065  (a)(b) 

Shackleton CLO Ltd., 2013-3A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.120%)

     2.339      7/15/30        896,000        878,422  (a)(b)  

SLM Student Loan EDC Repackaging Trust, 2013-M1 M1

     3.500      10/28/29        114,074        114,018  (a)  

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2006-10 A6 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%)

     1.141      3/25/44        24,941,000        23,316,902  (b) 

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2019-B A2B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

     1.185      6/15/37        10,245,000        10,029,321  (a)(b) 

Sound Point CLO XX Ltd., 2018-2A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%)

     2.091      7/26/31        649,000        624,941  (a)(b)  

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, 2004-1 A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.800%)

     0.985      2/25/34        4,221,228        4,151,380  (b)  

Sudbury Mill CLO Ltd., 2013-1A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%)

     2.285      1/17/26        1,151,895        1,148,314  (a)(b) 

Sunrun Atlas Issuer LLC, 2019-2 A

     3.610      2/1/55        3,954,303        3,923,389  (a)  

Symphony CLO XIX Ltd., 2018-19A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.960%)

     2.136      4/16/31        2,954,000        2,882,782  (a)(b) 

Symphony CLO XVIII Ltd., 2016-18A B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%)

     2.843      1/23/28        2,776,000        2,714,115  (a)(b) 

TCI-Flatiron CLO Ltd., 2016-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%)

     2.355      7/17/28        6,717,000        6,653,746  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

                       

TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd., 2016-1A BR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%)

    2.961     10/13/29     $ 5,426,000     $ 5,227,750  (a)(b) 

Tralee CLO III Ltd., 2014-3A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.030%)

    2.165     10/20/27       3,675,415       3,638,965  (a)(b)  

Tralee CLO V Ltd., 2018-5A B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%)

    2.835     10/20/28       5,472,000       5,323,457  (a)(b)  

Tralee CLO VI Ltd., 2019-6A AS (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%)

    2.291     10/25/32       11,322,000       11,247,671  (a)(b) 

United States Small Business Administration, 2019-20D 1

    2.980     4/1/39       3,698,010       3,941,597  

United States Small Business Administration, 2019-25G 1

    2.690     7/1/44       3,994,865       4,294,541  

Venture 37 CLO Ltd., 2019-37A A1N (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.390%)

    2.609     7/15/32       1,970,000       1,928,904  (a)(b)  

Venture XXVIII CLO, 2017-28RR A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.280%)

    2.389     7/22/30       6,646,053       6,500,212  (a)(b)  

Venture XXVIII CLO, 2017-28RR A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.110%)

    2.219     7/22/30       9,889,948       9,602,002  (a)(b)  

Venture XXX CLO Ltd., 2017-30A B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%)

    2.819     1/15/31       4,343,000       4,138,280  (a)(b)  

Voya CLO Ltd., 2017-2A A2A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.710%)

    2.929     6/7/30       7,075,000       6,899,865  (a)(b)  

Voya CLO Ltd., 2018-3A A1A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%)

    2.369     10/15/31       6,045,000       5,939,206  (a)(b)  

Voya CLO Ltd., 2016-3A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.190%)

    2.325     10/18/31       2,300,000       2,263,651  (a)(b)  

WHITEBOX CLO I Ltd., 2019-1A ANA (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.410%)

    2.430     7/24/32       4,979,000       4,887,167  (a)(b)  

Whitehorse XII Ltd., 2018-12A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    2.469     10/15/31       1,412,000       1,371,371  (a)(b)  

ZAIS CLO 13 Ltd., 2019-13A A1A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.490%)

    2.709     7/15/32       22,998,000       22,409,665  (a)(b) 

ZAIS CLO 2 Ltd., 2014-2A A1BR

    2.920     7/25/26       901,674       901,673  (a)  

ZAIS CLO 5 Ltd., 2016-2A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.530%)

    2.749     10/15/28       6,964,399       6,903,419  (a)(b)  

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $890,720,970)

 

            887,890,830  
Sovereign Bonds — 4.0%                                

Brazil — 0.0%††

                               

Brazilian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.000     1/27/45       6,170,000       5,949,700  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Colombia — 0.4%

                               

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.875     4/25/27     $ 8,150,000     $ 8,596,783  

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.500     3/15/29       2,441,000       2,690,128  

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.125     4/15/31       3,570,000       3,549,473  

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.625     2/26/44       13,174,000       15,865,382  

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.000     6/15/45       1,469,000       1,669,952  

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.200     5/15/49       22,102,000       26,051,296  

Total Colombia

                            58,423,014  

India — 0.0%††

                               

Export-Import Bank of India, Senior Notes

    3.375     8/5/26       7,299,000       7,543,937  (a)   

Indonesia — 0.5%

                               

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.875     5/5/21       1,066,000       1,100,645  (i)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.750     4/25/22       5,128,000       5,335,149  (i)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.750     4/25/22       251,000       261,139  (a)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.375     10/17/23       304,000       338,243  (i)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.875     1/15/24       816,000       927,247  (a)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.850     7/18/27       19,057,000       20,680,815  (a) 

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.625     4/15/43       3,063,000       3,523,277  (i)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.125     1/15/45       7,451,000       9,160,783  (a)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.125     1/15/45       2,705,000       3,325,717  (i)  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.250     1/8/47       6,233,000       7,823,231  (a)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Indonesia — continued

                               

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.750     7/18/47     $ 2,078,000     $ 2,448,281  (a) 

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.700     10/30/49       26,900,000       28,068,522  

Total Indonesia

                            82,993,049  

Israel — 0.1%

                               

Israel Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    2.750     7/3/30       6,680,000       7,383,003  

Israel Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.875     7/3/50       3,660,000       4,360,378  

Total Israel

                            11,743,381  

Kazakhstan — 0.1%

                               

Kazakhstan Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.875     10/14/44       15,162,000       19,309,171  (a)  

Kuwait — 0.1%

                               

Kuwait International Government Bond, Senior Notes

    3.500     3/20/27       22,583,000       25,252,062  (a)   

Mexico — 0.5%

                               

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.000     10/2/23       4,347,000       4,642,140  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.600     1/30/25       9,547,000       10,147,888  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    6.050     1/11/40       100,000       122,361  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.750     3/8/44       51,074,000       54,357,803  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.600     1/23/46       13,344,000       13,810,706  

Total Mexico

                            83,080,898  

Panama — 0.5%

                               

Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.160     1/23/30       2,770,000       2,981,559  

Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    6.700     1/26/36       10,747,000       15,508,512  

Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.500     5/15/47       15,762,000       19,376,148  

Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.300     4/29/53       26,960,000       32,318,569  

Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.500     4/1/56       3,900,000       4,800,939  

Total Panama

                            74,985,727  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Peru — 0.3%

                               

Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    6.550     3/14/37     $ 10,469,000     $ 15,971,035  

Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.625     11/18/50       17,088,000       27,029,713  

Total Peru

                            43,000,748  

Poland — 0.2%

                               

Republic of Poland Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.000     3/23/22       5,749,000       6,177,128  

Republic of Poland Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.000     1/22/24       23,455,000       26,083,320  

Total Poland

                            32,260,448  

Qatar — 0.3%

                               

Qatar Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.875     4/23/23       15,556,000       16,720,989  (i)  

Qatar Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.250     6/2/26       1,220,000       1,326,491  (i)  

Qatar Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.000     3/14/29       8,302,000       9,569,209  (a)  

Qatar Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.817     3/14/49       21,046,000       27,751,571  (a)  

Total Qatar

                            55,368,260  

Russia — 0.3%

                               

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond, Senior Notes

    5.625     4/4/42       40,800,000       55,479,432  (i)   

Saudi Arabia — 0.0%††

                               

Saudi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    2.875     3/4/23       2,928,000       3,059,807  (a)   

United Arab Emirates — 0.4%

                               

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    2.500     10/11/22       24,350,000       25,199,085  (a)  

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.125     9/30/49       33,010,000       34,454,187  (a)  

Total United Arab Emirates

                            59,653,272  

Uruguay — 0.3%

                               

Uruguay Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.375     1/23/31       22,174,000       25,978,504  

Uruguay Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.100     6/18/50       14,884,000       19,264,436  

Total Uruguay

                            45,242,940  

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $587,672,865)

 

            663,345,846  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — 3.5%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

    1.375     2/15/44     $ 29,940,322     $ 40,859,858  (m) 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

    0.750     2/15/45       31,368,149       38,375,811  (m)(n) 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

    1.000     2/15/46       28,179,980       36,498,170  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

    1.000     2/15/48       34,622,343       45,780,800  (n)  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

    1.000     2/15/49       201,932,383       269,449,083  (m) 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

    0.250     2/15/50       124,147,652       139,446,668  

Total U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (Cost — $476,870,566)

 

    570,410,390  
                   Shares         
Investments in Underlying Funds — 1.7%

 

                       

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
(Cost — $275,641,812)

                    2,116,000       284,602,000  
     Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
        
Municipal Bonds — 0.1%                                

Illinois — 0.0%††

                               

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

    6.314     1/1/44       3,000       3,110  

Missouri — 0.1%

                               

Missouri State HEFA Revenue, The Washington University, Taxable, Series A, Refunding

    3.229     5/15/50       5,970,000       6,828,665  

Ohio — 0.0%††

                               

American Municipal Power-Ohio Inc., OH, Revenue, Series B, Taxable- combined Hydroelectric Projects Build America Bonds

    7.834     2/15/41       134,000       218,577  

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost — $6,159,164)

 

                    7,050,352  
     Expiration
Date
    Contracts     Notional
Amount
        
Purchased Options — 0.0%††                                
Exchange-Traded Purchased Options — 0.0%††

 

                       

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $137.50

    7/24/20       98       98,000       173,031  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $137.00

    7/24/20       98       98,000       6,125  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $138.50

    7/24/20       99       99,000       26,297  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

               

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $139.00

    7/24/20       835     $ 835,000     $ 352,266  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $172.00

    7/24/20       98       98,000       656,906  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $177.00

    7/24/20       247       247,000       629,078  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put @ $179.00

    7/24/20       99       99,000       187,172  

Total Exchange-Traded Purchased Options (Cost — $1,409,660)

 

    2,030,875  
     Counterparty                            
OTC Purchased Options — 0.0%††

Interest rate swaption, Put @ 188.00 bps

  Morgan Stanley &
Co. Inc.
    7/30/20       11,870,000       11,870,000       395  

Interest rate swaption, Put @ 188.00 bps

  Morgan Stanley &
Co. Inc.
    7/30/20       35,630,000       35,630,000       1,187  

Interest rate swaption, Put @ 192.00 bps

  Morgan Stanley &
Co. Inc.
    7/30/20       38,620,000       38,620,000       1,096  

Interest rate swaption, Put @ 191.00 bps

  Morgan Stanley &
Co. Inc.
    8/19/20       54,630,000       54,630,000       15,181  

Total OTC Purchased Options (Cost — $3,313,517)

 

    17,859  

Total Purchased Options (Cost — $4,723,177)

 

    2,048,734  

Total Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $14,726,455,820)

 

    15,549,868,631  
     Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
        
Short-Term Investments — 6.9%                                
U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.1%                                

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.095%       7/7/20       175,000,000       174,996,827  (o)  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.109%       7/23/20       300,000,000       299,979,375  (o)  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.124%       8/4/20       375,000,000       374,955,728  (o)  

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost — $849,919,297)

 

    849,931,930  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Security   Rate     Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds — 1.8%

 

Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares
(Cost — $291,099,853)

    0.109%       291,099,853     $ 291,099,853  (p)   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost — $1,141,019,150)

 

    1,141,031,783  

Total Investments — 101.4% (Cost — $15,867,474,970)

 

    16,690,900,414  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.4)%

 

    (238,531,216

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 16,452,369,198  

 

††

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

*

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.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of June 30, 2020.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

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

 

(g) 

Value is less than $1.

 

(h) 

The maturity principal is currently in default as of June 30, 2020.

 

(i) 

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.

 

(j) 

This security is traded on a to-be-announced (”TBA”) basis. At June 30, 2020, the Fund held TBA securities with a total cost of $658,328,227.

 

(k) 

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

 

(l) 

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.

 

(m) 

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

 

(n) 

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

 

(o) 

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(p) 

In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated Company” represents Fund ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. At June 30, 2020, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $291,099,853 and the cost was $291,099,853 (Note 8).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

ACES   — Alternative Credit Enhancement Securities
ARM   — Adjustable Rate Mortgage
bps   — basis point spread (100 basis points = 1.00%)
CAS   — Connecticut Avenue Securities
CLO   — Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMT   — Constant Maturity Treasury
ETF   — Exchange-Traded Fund
GO   — General Obligation
GTD   — Guaranteed
HEFA   — Health & Educational Facilities Authority
ICE   — Intercontinental Exchange
IO   — Interest Only
JSC   — Joint Stock Company
LIBOR   — London Interbank Offered Rate
PAC   — Planned Amortization Class
PO   — Principal Only
REMIC   — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SOFR   — Secured Overnight Financing Rate
STRIPS   — Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities
USD   — United States Dollar

 

Schedule of Written Options  
Exchange-Traded Written Options

 

       
Security   Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Value  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/24/20     $ 125.25       427     $ 427,000     $ (240,188)  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/24/20       125.50       496       496,000       (182,125)  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put     7/24/20       124.50       453       453,000       (10,617)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/24/20       138.50       294       294,000       (275,625)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/24/20       139.00       472       472,000       (280,250)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     7/24/20       139.50       2,061       2,061,000       (740,672)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call     8/21/20       139.50       396       396,000       (247,500)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put     7/24/20       138.00       1,010       1,010,000       (157,813)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put     7/24/20       138.75       990       990,000       (324,844)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     7/24/20       178.00       89       89,000       (173,828)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     7/24/20       179.00       297       297,000       (431,578)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     7/24/20       180.00       413       413,000       (438,812)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     7/24/20       181.00       685       685,000       (524,453)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Written Options (cont’d)  
Security   Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     8/21/20     $ 180.00       149     $ 149,000     $ (288,688
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call     8/21/20       186.00       99       99,000       (61,875
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     7/2/20       178.00       148       148,000       (60,125
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     7/2/20       178.50       148       148,000       (92,500
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     7/24/20       175.00       680       680,000       (308,125
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     7/24/20       176.00       333       333,000       (228,938
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     7/24/20       177.00       396       396,000       (389,812
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     7/24/20       178.00       247       247,000       (343,484
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     8/21/20       175.00       98       98,000       (108,719
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put     8/21/20       176.00       495       495,000       (703,828
Total Exchange-Traded Written Options (Premiums received — $7,134,950)

 

  $ (6,614,399
OTC Written Options

 

               
      Counterparty                                   
Interest rate swaption, Put    Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.     7/30/20       155.00  bps      65,310,000     $ 65,310,000     $ 0  (a)  
Interest rate swaption, Put    Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.     7/30/20       155.00  bps      195,940,000       195,940,000       0  (a)  
Interest rate swaption, Put    Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.     8/3/20       160.00  bps      193,100,000       193,100,000       0  (a)  
Interest rate swaption, Put    Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.     8/19/20       160.00  bps      273,160,000       273,160,000       (24
Total OTC Written Options (Premiums received — $3,288,627)

 

  $ (24
Total Written Options (Premiums received — $10,423,577)

 

  $ (6,614,423

 

(a) 

Value is less than $1.

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

bps   — basis point spread (100 basis points = 1.00%)

At June 30, 2020, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

      Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Contracts to Buy:                                             
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes      2,830        9/20      $ 624,868,350      $ 624,943,597      $ 75,247  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes      31,987        9/20        4,012,070,419        4,022,115,432        10,045,013  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

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

 

       
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes     2,613       9/20     $ 362,507,759     $ 363,656,122     $ 1,148,363  
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds     1,957       9/20       413,089,198       426,931,781       13,842,583  
                                      25,111,206  
Contracts to Sell:                                        
90-Day Eurodollar     7,749       3/21       1,930,499,652       1,933,375,500       (2,875,848)  
90-Day Eurodollar     7,194       6/21       1,771,374,293       1,795,262,700       (23,888,407)  
90-Day Eurodollar     9,788       12/21       2,426,164,870       2,442,106,000       (15,941,130)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds     8,078       9/20       1,431,944,372       1,442,427,875       (10,483,503)  
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Notes     1,168       9/20       183,272,177       183,941,756       (669,579)  
                                      (53,858,467)  
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts

 

          $ (28,747,261)  

At June 30, 2020, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES — SELL PROTECTION1  

Swap Counterparty

(Reference Entity)

  Notional
Amount2
    Termination
Date
    Periodic
Payments
Received by
the Fund†
  Market
Value3
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Banc of America Securities LLC (PrimeX.FRM.1), 4.420%, due 7/25/36   $ 340,339       7/25/36     4.420% monthly   $ 33,729     $ 19,819     $ 13,910  (a)(b) 

 

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)
 
    $ 639,544,000       3/23/22     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   0.600% semi-annually   $ 85,891     $ 4,042,652  
      1,825,738,000       8/31/24     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   0.380% semi-annually     513,843       7,653,811  
      462,177,000       11/30/24     Daily U.S. Federal Funds Intraday Effective Rate annually   0.100% annually     288,999       663,082  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond 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)
 
    $ 372,550,000       3/23/25     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   0.700% semi-annually   $ (283,804)     $ 7,217,310  
      785,115,000       6/30/26     1.550% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     2,476,231       (56,849,420)  
      529,114,000       7/31/26     1.520% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     1,823,322       (37,607,912)  
      477,102,000       11/15/26     1.600% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     106,874       (35,819,984)  
      187,680,000       11/15/26     1.650% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     (710,105)       (13,935,117)  
      408,859,000       2/15/27     0.750% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     75,689       (8,526,699)  
      501,470,000       3/24/27     3-Month LIBOR quarterly   0.770% semi-annually     3,570,064       7,282,691  
      370,133,000       5/15/27     0.260% annually   Daily U.S. Federal Funds Intraday Effective Rate annually     (1,242,432)       320,569  
      15,476,000       5/15/44     2.875% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     160,496       (6,973,007)  
      45,838,000       11/15/44     1.810% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     61,343       (9,469,509)  
      347,787,000       11/15/44     1.850% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     (694,010)       (73,859,744)  
      55,242,000       3/17/50     0.900% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly     937,149       (695,012)  
      27,994,000       3/18/50     0.792% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly           947,756  
      27,979,000       3/19/50     0.818% semi-annually   3-Month LIBOR quarterly           776,288  
Total   $ 7,079,798,000                     $ 7,169,550     $ (214,832,245)  

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES — SELL PROTECTION1  
Reference Entity   Notional
Amount2
    Termination
Date
    Periodic
Payments
Received by
the Fund†
  Market
Value3
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Markit CDX.NA.IG.34 Index   $ 3,082,504,000       6/20/25     1.000% quarterly   $ 36,391,753     $ (10,293,730)     $ 46,685,483  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

 

1 

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

 

2 

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

 

3 

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

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

 

(a) 

Swap contract is valued using significant unobservable inputs (See Note 1).

 

(b) 

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

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

LIBOR   — London Interbank Offered Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)

June 30, 2020

 

Assets:         

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost — $15,576,375,117)

   $ 16,399,800,561  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (Cost — $291,099,853)

     291,099,853  

Cash

     29,100,000  

Receivable for securities sold

     541,052,316  

Deposits with brokers for centrally cleared swap contracts

     148,265,079  

Interest receivable

     87,526,575  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     38,608,713  

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

     21,758,167  

Receivable for premiums on written options

     1,792,528  

Receivable from broker — net variation margin on open futures contracts

     1,047,228  

Deposits with brokers for TBA securities

     370,000  

Security litigation proceeds receivable

     62,288  

OTC swaps, at value (premiums paid — $19,819)

     33,729  

Receivable for open OTC swap contracts

     2,502  

Other assets

     1,487  

Other receivables

     3,090  

Prepaid expenses

     526,727  

Total Assets

     17,561,050,843  
Liabilities:         

Payable for securities purchased

     1,021,186,419  

Payable to broker — net variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts

     54,083,143  

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     17,340,119  

Written options, at value (premiums received — $10,423,577)

     6,614,423  

Investment management fee payable

     4,700,861  

Distributions payable

     3,367,568  

Service and/or distribution fees payable

     253,583  

Directors’ fees payable

     104,730  

Accrued expenses

     1,030,799  

Total Liabilities

     1,108,681,645  
Total Net Assets    $ 16,452,369,198  
Net Assets:         

Par value (Note 7)

   $ 1,213,504  

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     15,543,522,987  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     907,632,707  
Total Net Assets    $ 16,452,369,198  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited) (cont’d)

June 30, 2020

 

Net Assets:         

Class A

     $634,696,412  

Class C

     $81,470,688  

Class C1

     $2,231,845  

Class FI

     $227,291,046  

Class R

     $28,541,193  

Class I

     $10,449,862,062  

Class IS

     $5,028,275,952  
Shares Outstanding:         

Class A

     46,839,030  

Class C

     6,011,223  

Class C1

     164,515  

Class FI

     16,763,188  

Class R

     2,104,054  

Class I

     771,085,856  

Class IS

     370,535,669  
Net Asset Value:         

Class A (and redemption price)

     $13.55  

Class C*

     $13.55  

Class C1*

     $13.57  

Class FI (and redemption price)

     $13.56  

Class R (and redemption price)

     $13.56  

Class I (and redemption price)

     $13.55  

Class IS (and redemption price)

     $13.57  
Maximum Public Offering Price Per Share:         

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

     $14.15  

 

*

Redemption price per share is NAV of Class C and Class C1 shares reduced by a 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment (Note 2).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

Investment Income:         

Dividends

   $ 681,100  

Interest from unaffiliated investments

     193,692,549  

Interest from affiliated investments

     2,620,027  

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

     (17,141)  

Total Investment Income

     196,976,535  
Expenses:         

Investment management fee (Note 2)

     30,056,715  

Transfer agent fees (Note 5)

     5,548,550  

Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5)

     1,454,309  

Registration fees

     479,430  

Fees recaptured by investment manager (Note 2)

     255,474  

Legal fees

     207,464  

Directors’ fees

     173,711  

Fund accounting fees

     99,881  

Insurance

     63,147  

Commitment fees (Note 9)

     53,124  

Shareholder reports

     44,772  

Audit and tax fees

     38,123  

Custody fees

     4,908  

Miscellaneous expenses

     38,552  

Total Expenses

     38,518,160  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes 2 and 5)

     (3,962,011)  

Net Expenses

     34,556,149  
Net Investment Income      162,420,386  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts,
Written Options and Swap Contracts (Notes 1, 3 and 4):
        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

        

Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities

     280,746,441  

Futures contracts

     145,456,869  

Written options

     88,748,262  

Swap contracts

     (102,455,076)  

Net Realized Gain

     412,496,496  

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

        

Investments in unaffiliated securities

     448,272,167  

Futures contracts

     (15,508,027)  

Written options

     (170,932)  

Swap contracts

     (227,135,859)  

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     205,457,349  
Net Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts, Written Options and Swap Contracts      617,953,845  
Increase in Net Assets From Operations    $ 780,374,231  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (unaudited)

and the Year Ended December 31, 2019

   2020      2019  
Operations:                  

Net investment income

   $ 162,420,386      $ 330,880,673  

Net realized gain

     412,496,496        126,350,728  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     205,457,349        647,839,130  

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     780,374,231        1,105,070,531  
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                  

Total distributable earnings

     (180,122,118)        (430,036,644)  

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (180,122,118)        (430,036,644)  
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                  

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     5,007,606,062        7,111,014,482  

Reinvestment of distributions

     157,139,317        383,991,748  

Cost of shares repurchased

     (2,828,498,580)        (2,808,593,970)  

Shares redeemed in-kind

            (1,267,915,100)  

Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     2,336,246,799        3,418,497,160  

Increase in Net Assets

     2,936,498,912        4,093,531,047  
Net Assets:                  

Beginning of period

     13,515,870,286        9,422,339,239  

End of period

   $ 16,452,369,198      $ 13,515,870,286  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights

 

For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class A Shares1   20202     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $13.01       $12.21       $12.66       $12.32       $12.13       $12.31  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.12       0.32       0.30       0.24       0.25       0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.56       0.91       (0.44)       0.35       0.20       (0.17)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.68       1.23       (0.14)       0.59       0.45       0.09  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.14)       (0.34)       (0.31)       (0.25)       (0.26)       (0.27)  

Net realized gains

          (0.09)                          

Total distributions

    (0.14)       (0.43)       (0.31)       (0.25)       (0.26)       (0.27)  
Net asset value, end of period     $13.55       $13.01       $12.21       $12.66       $12.32       $12.13  

Total return3

    5.23     10.03     (0.99)     4.82     3.72     0.75
Net assets, end of period (millions)     $635       $520       $320       $419       $422       $329  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.82 %4,5      0.84 %5      0.84 %5      0.86 %5      0.85 %5      0.91

Net expenses6,7

    0.82 4,5       0.82 5       0.82 5       0.82 5       0.83 5       0.90  

Net investment income

    1.82 4       2.50       2.48       1.95       2.03       2.14  
Portfolio turnover rate8     90     125 %9      115     102     81     85

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 (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 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

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, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.82%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2021 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. Prior to May 1, 2016, as a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.90%.

 

8 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 106% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 201%, 380%, 363%, 204% and 237% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

9 

Excludes securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class C Shares1   20202     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $13.01       $12.22       $12.67       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.07       0.23       0.22       0.15       0.16       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.56       0.90       (0.44)       0.35       0.21       (0.17)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.63       1.13       (0.22)       0.50       0.37       0.01  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.09)       (0.25)       (0.23)       (0.16)       (0.18)       (0.19)  

Net realized gains

          (0.09)                          

Total distributions

    (0.09)       (0.34)       (0.23)       (0.16)       (0.18)       (0.19)  
Net asset value, end of period     $13.55       $13.01       $12.22       $12.67       $12.33       $12.14  

Total return3

    4.87     9.27     (1.76)     4.08     3.01     0.09
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $81,471       $65,850       $46,145       $54,052       $56,994       $25,344  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.51 %4       1.52     1.53     1.53     1.52     1.56 %5  

Net expenses6

    1.51 4,7       1.52 7       1.52 7       1.53       1.52       1.56 5  

Net investment income

    1.13 4       1.80       1.78       1.23       1.31       1.50  
Portfolio turnover rate8     90     125 %9       115     102     81     85

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 (unaudited).

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Annualized.

 

5 

Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.65%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2021 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.

 

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 106% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 201%, 380%, 363%, 204% and 237% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

9 

Excludes securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class C1 Shares1   20202     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $13.02       $12.22       $12.67       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.09       0.29       0.26       0.19       0.21       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.57       0.89       (0.44)       0.35       0.19       (0.16)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.66       1.18       (0.18)       0.54       0.40       0.06  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.11)       (0.29)       (0.27)       (0.20)       (0.21)       (0.24)  

Net realized gains

          (0.09)                          

Total distributions

    (0.11)       (0.38)       (0.27)       (0.20)       (0.21)       (0.24)  
Net asset value, end of period     $13.57       $13.02       $12.22       $12.67       $12.33       $12.14  

Total return3

    5.07     9.73     (1.43)     4.39     3.31     0.44
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $2,232       $2,686       $12,024       $14,844       $17,523       $20,219  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.25 %4      1.19     1.19     1.23     1.23     1.22

Net expenses5

    1.25 4,6       1.19 6       1.19 6       1.23 6       1.23       1.22  

Net investment income

    1.40 4       2.30       2.11       1.53       1.65       1.82  
Portfolio turnover rate7     90     125 %8      115     102     81     85

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 (unaudited).

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Annualized.

 

5 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C1 shares did not exceed 1.42%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2021 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.

 

6 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

7 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 106% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 201%, 380%, 363%, 204% and 237% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

8 

Excludes securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class FI Shares1   20202     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $13.01       $12.22       $12.67       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.12       0.32       0.31       0.25       0.26       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.57       0.90       (0.45)       0.34       0.20       (0.16)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.69       1.22       (0.14)       0.59       0.46       0.11  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.14)       (0.34)       (0.31)       (0.25)       (0.27)       (0.29)  

Net realized gains

          (0.09)                          

Total distributions

    (0.14)       (0.43)       (0.31)       (0.25)       (0.27)       (0.29)  
Net asset value, end of period     $13.56       $13.01       $12.22       $12.67       $12.33       $12.14  

Total return3

    5.23     10.13     (1.06)     4.83     3.74     0.84
Net assets, end of period (millions)     $227       $234       $181       $245       $177       $232  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.80 %4      0.81     0.81     0.81     0.81 %5      0.82 %5 

Net expenses6

    0.79 4,7       0.80 7       0.81 7       0.81 7       0.81 5       0.82 5  

Net investment income

    1.85 4       2.54       2.49       1.96       2.08       2.22  
Portfolio turnover rate8     90     125 %9      115     102     81     85

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 (unaudited).

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Annualized.

 

5 

Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.85%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2021 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. Prior to May 1, 2014, the manager voluntarily waived fees and/or reimbursed operating expenses so that total annual fund operating expenses did not exceed 0.79%. This expense limitation did not include interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses and deferred organizational expenses.

 

7 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

8 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 106% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 201%, 380%, 363%, 204% and 237% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

9 

Excludes securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class R Shares1   20202     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $13.02       $12.23       $12.68       $12.33       $12.14       $12.32  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.10       0.28       0.26       0.20       0.21       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.56       0.90       (0.44)       0.36       0.20       (0.18)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.66       1.18       (0.18)       0.56       0.41       0.06  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.12)       (0.30)       (0.27)       (0.21)       (0.22)       (0.24)  

Net realized gains

          (0.09)                          

Total distributions

    (0.12)       (0.39)       (0.27)       (0.21)       (0.22)       (0.24)  
Net asset value, end of period     $13.56       $13.02       $12.23       $12.68       $12.33       $12.14  

Total return3

    5.14     9.68     (1.39)     4.56     3.41     0.51
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $28,541       $26,359       $24,268       $28,847       $20,357       $6,790  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.13 %4       1.13     1.14 %5       1.16     1.14 %5       1.18 %5 

Net expenses6

    1.12 4,7       1.13 7       1.14 5,7       1.15 7       1.14 5       1.15 5,7  

Net investment income

    1.51 4       2.23       2.16       1.63       1.69       1.92  
Portfolio turnover rate8     90     125 %9       115     102     81     85

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 (unaudited).

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Annualized.

 

5 

Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.15%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2021 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.

 

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 106% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 201%, 380%, 363%, 204% and 237% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

9 

Excludes securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class I Shares1   20202     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $13.01       $12.21       $12.66       $12.32       $12.13       $12.31  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.14       0.37       0.35       0.29       0.30       0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.56       0.91       (0.44)       0.35       0.20       (0.17)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.70       1.28       (0.09)       0.64       0.50       0.15  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.16)       (0.39)       (0.36)       (0.30)       (0.31)       (0.33)  

Net realized gains

          (0.09)                          

Total distributions

    (0.16)       (0.48)       (0.36)       (0.30)       (0.31)       (0.33)  
Net asset value, end of period     $13.55       $13.01       $12.21       $12.66       $12.32       $12.13  

Total return3

    5.42     10.44     (0.63)     5.21     4.12     1.21
Net assets, end of period (millions)     $10,450       $8,470       $5,354       $5,627       $4,723       $2,384  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.52 %4,5      0.54 %5      0.53     0.55     0.54     0.54

Net expenses6,7

    0.45 4,5       0.45 5       0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45  

Net investment income

    2.19 4       2.88       2.86       2.32       2.40       2.61  
Portfolio turnover rate8     90     125 %9      115     102     81     85

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 (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 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective November 7, 2014, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.45%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2021 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.

 

8 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 106% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 201%, 380%, 363%, 204% and 237% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

9 

Excludes securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
unless otherwise noted:
 
Class IS Shares1   20202     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $13.03       $12.23       $12.68       $12.34       $12.15       $12.33  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.15       0.38       0.36       0.30       0.31       0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.55       0.90       (0.45)       0.34       0.19       (0.17)  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.70       1.28       (0.09)       0.64       0.50       0.15  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.16)       (0.39)       (0.36)       (0.30)       (0.31)       (0.33)  

Net realized gains

          (0.09)                          

Total distributions

    (0.16)       (0.48)       (0.36)       (0.30)       (0.31)       (0.33)  
Net asset value, end of period     $13.57       $13.03       $12.23       $12.68       $12.34       $12.15  

Total return3

    5.43     10.55     (0.68)     5.23     4.14     1.22
Net assets, end of period (millions)     $5,028       $4,197       $3,485       $3,051       $1,997       $1,734  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.42 %4,5      0.43 %5      0.42 %5      0.44     0.43     0.44 %5 

Net expenses6

    0.42 4,5,7      0.42 5,7       0.42 5,7       0.42 7       0.43       0.44 5  

Net investment income

    2.23 4       2.94       2.91       2.35       2.44       2.61  
Portfolio turnover rate8     90     125 %9      115     102     81     85

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 (unaudited).

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Annualized.

 

5 

Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 0.42%. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2021 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. Prior to March 31, 2017, as a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses and deferred organizational expenses, to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 0.45%. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares.

 

7 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

8 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 106% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 201%, 380%, 363%, 204% and 237% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

9 

Excludes securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Core Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Western Asset Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”). The Corporation, a Maryland corporation, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the 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,

 

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evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

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

 

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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

 

ASSETS  
Description   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
    Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  
Long-Term Investments†:                                

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

                               

Financials

        $ 1,961,835,711     $ 0   $ 1,961,835,711  

Other Corporate Bonds & Notes

          4,163,362,760             4,163,362,760  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

          3,926,332,515             3,926,332,515  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

          1,957,333,693             1,957,333,693  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

          1,119,590,113       6,065,687       1,125,655,800  

Asset-Backed Securities

          887,890,830             887,890,830  

Sovereign Bonds

          663,345,846             663,345,846  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

          570,410,390             570,410,390  

Investments in Underlying Funds

  $ 284,602,000                   284,602,000  

Municipal Bonds

          7,050,352             7,050,352  

Purchased Options:

                               

Exchange-Traded Purchased Options

    2,030,875                   2,030,875  

OTC Purchased Options

          17,859             17,859  
Total Long-Term Investments     286,632,875       15,257,170,069       6,065,687       15,549,868,631  

 

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ASSETS (cont’d)  
Description   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
    Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  
Short-Term Investments†:                                

U.S. Treasury Bills

        $ 849,931,930           $ 849,931,930  

Money Market Funds

  $ 291,099,853                   291,099,853  
Total Short-Term Investments     291,099,853       849,931,930             1,141,031,783  
Total Investments   $ 577,732,728     $ 16,107,101,999     $ 6,065,687     $ 16,690,900,414  
Other Financial Instruments:                                

Futures Contracts

  $ 25,111,206                 $ 25,111,206  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

        $ 28,904,159             28,904,159  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices — Sell Protection

          46,685,483             46,685,483  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices — Sell Protection‡

              $ 33,729       33,729  
Total Other Financial Instruments   $ 25,111,206     $ 75,589,642     $ 33,729     $ 100,734,577  
Total   $ 602,843,934     $ 16,182,691,641     $ 6,099,416     $ 16,791,634,991  
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

  $ 6,614,399                 $ 6,614,399  

OTC Written Options

        $ 24             24  

Futures Contracts

    53,858,467                   53,858,467  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

          243,736,404             243,736,404  
Total   $ 60,472,866     $ 243,736,428           $ 304,209,294  

 

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

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

an option, the related premium paid is added to the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from the proceeds of the instrument sold. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid.

(c) Written options. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the option written. If the option expires, the premium received is recorded as a realized gain. When a written call option is exercised, the difference between the premium received plus the option exercise price and the Fund’s basis in the underlying security (in the case of a covered written call option), or the cost to purchase the underlying security (in the case of an uncovered written call option), including brokerage commission, is recognized as a realized gain or loss. When a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium received is subtracted from the cost of the security purchased by the Fund from the exercise of the written put option to form the Fund’s basis in the underlying security purchased. The writer or buyer of an option traded on an exchange can liquidate the position before the exercise of the option by entering into a closing transaction. The cost of a closing transaction is deducted from the original premium received resulting in a realized gain or loss to the Fund.

The risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund may forego the opportunity of profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing an uncovered call option is that the Fund is exposed to the risk of loss if the market price of the underlying security increases. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

(d) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or 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.

 

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Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

(e) Swap agreements. The Fund invests in swaps for the purpose of managing its exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with other portfolio transactions. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC Swaps”) or centrally cleared (“Centrally Cleared Swaps”). Unlike Centrally Cleared Swaps, the Fund has credit exposure to the counterparties of OTC Swaps.

In a Centrally Cleared Swap, immediately following execution of the swap, the swap agreement is submitted to a clearinghouse or central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the ultimate counterparty of the swap agreement. The Fund is required to 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 net 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.

The Fund’s maximum exposure in the event of a defined credit event on a credit default swap to sell protection is the notional amount. As of June 30, 2020, the total notional value of all credit default swaps to sell protection was $3,082,844,339. 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

For average notional amounts of swaps held during the six months ended June 30, 2020, 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 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.

 

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The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Fund’s maximum risk is the notional amount of the contract. Credit default swaps are considered to have credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event.

Entering into a CDS agreement involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the related amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.

Interest rate swaps

The Fund enters into interest rate swap contracts to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate, or pay and receive a floating rate, on a notional principal amount. Interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. When a swap contract is terminated early, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the original cost and the settlement amount of the closing transaction.

The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or changes in the present value of the future cash flow streams and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

(f) Swaptions. The Fund may purchase or write swaption contracts to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates or to enhance yield. The Fund may also purchase and write swaption contracts to manage exposure to an underlying instrument. Swaption contracts written by the Fund represent an option that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a previously agreed upon swap contract at a future date. Swaption contracts purchased by the Fund represent an option that gives the Fund the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a previously agreed upon swap contract at a future date.

 

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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.

(g) Stripped securities. The Fund may invest in ‘‘Stripped Securities,’’ a term used collectively for components, or strips, of fixed income securities. Stripped Securities can be principal only securities (“PO”), which are debt obligations that have been stripped of unmatured interest coupons, or interest only securities (“IO”), which are unmatured interest coupons that have been stripped from debt obligations. The market value of Stripped Securities will fluctuate in response to changes in economic conditions, rates of prepayment, interest rates and the market’s perception of the securities. However, fluctuations in response to interest rates may be greater in Stripped Securities than for debt obligations of comparable maturities that pay interest currently. The amount of fluctuation may increase with a longer period of maturity.

The yield to maturity on IO’s is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying debt obligation and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying debt obligation experiences greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IO’s.

(h) 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.

(i) Securities traded on a to-be-announced basis. The Fund may trade securities on a to-be-announced (“TBA”) basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing or selling securities which have not yet been issued by the issuer and for which specific

 

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information, such as the face amount, maturity date and underlying pool of investments in U.S. government agency mortgage pass-through securities, is not announced. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a TBA transaction, cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid high-grade debt obligations are segregated in an amount equal in value to the purchase price of the TBA security. These securities are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.

(j) Mortgage dollar rolls. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month, realizing a gain or loss, and simultaneously entering into contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities to settle on a specified future date.

The Fund executes its mortgage dollar rolls entirely in the TBA market, whereby the Fund makes a forward commitment to purchase a security and, instead of accepting delivery, the position is offset by a sale of the security with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase at a future date. The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar rolls as purchases and sales.

The risk of entering into mortgage dollar rolls is that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a mortgage dollar roll files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds of the mortgage dollar roll may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities.

(k) Inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value or interest rate is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. As the index measuring inflation changes, the principal value or interest rate of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted accordingly. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-indexed bonds are reflected as an increase or decrease to investment income on the Statement of Operations. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

(l) Credit and market risk. Investments in securities that are collateralized by real estate mortgages are subject to certain credit and liquidity risks. When market conditions result in an increase in default rates of the underlying mortgages and the foreclosure values of underlying real estate properties are materially below the outstanding amount of these underlying mortgages, collection of the full amount of accrued interest and principal on these investments may be doubtful. Such market conditions may significantly impair the value and liquidity of these investments and may result in a lack of correlation between their credit ratings and values.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

(m) Counterparty risk and credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other transactions, where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties as trading partners in other transactions. This may increase the risk of loss in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Fund’s subadviser attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by (i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the counterparty for certain transactions. Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment of such counterparty risk by the subadviser. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.

With exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives, there is less counterparty risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default of the clearing broker or clearinghouse.

The Fund has entered into master agreements, such as an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement, with certain of its derivative counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivatives and provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral posting terms, netting provisions in the event of default or termination and credit related contingent features. The credit related contingent features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets or NAV over a specified period of time. If these credit related contingent features were triggered, the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require additional collateral.

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

 

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collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, for the same purpose are noted in the Schedule of Investments.

As of June 30, 2020, the Fund held OTC written options with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $24. If a contingent feature in the master agreements would have been triggered, the Fund would have been required to pay this amount to its derivative counterparties.

At June 30, 2020, the Fund held non-cash collateral from Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. in the amount of $62,105. This amount could be used to reduce the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty in the event of default.

(n) Security transactions and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income (including interest income from payment-in-kind securities), adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage- and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.

(o) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income of the Fund are declared each business day to shareholders of record and paid monthly. Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(p) Share class accounting. Investment income, common expenses and realized/ unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that share class.

(q) Compensating balance arrangements. The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian’s fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank.

(r) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal or state income tax provision is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of December 31, 2019, 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.

Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.

(s) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager. Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”) and Western Asset Management Company Limited in London (“Western Asset London”) are the Fund’s subadvisers. LMPFA, Western Asset and Western Asset London are wholly owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”). As of July 31, 2020, LMPFA and Western Asset are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”).

LMPFA provides the Fund with management and administrative services for which the Fund pays a fee calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.450% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.425% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of the next $500 million and 0.400% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. For their services, LMPFA pays Western Asset and Western Asset London monthly all of the management fee that LMPFA receives from the Fund.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and LMPFA, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI, Class R, Class I and Class IS shares did not exceed 0.82%, 1.65%, 1.42%, 0.85%, 1.15%, 0.45% and 0.42%, respectively. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2021 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”). The affiliated money market fund waiver is not subject to the recapture provision discussed below.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2020, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $3,962,011, which included an affiliated money market fund waiver of $301,266.

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

Pursuant to these arrangements, at June 30, 2020, the Fund had remaining fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements subject to recapture by LMPFA and respective dates of expiration as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Class C1     Class FI     Class R     Class I     Class IS  
Expires December 31, 2020   $ 35,730     $ 801     $ 224     $ 3,656     $ 459     $ 4,472,797     $ 35,301  
Expires December 31, 2021     62,502       1,186       78       6,086       490       5,732,750       225,059  
Expires December 31, 2022     9,924                               3,530,403       96,321  
Total fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to recapture   $ 108,156     $ 1,987     $ 302     $ 9,742     $ 949     $ 13,735,950     $ 356,681  

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements recaptured by LMPFA, if any, were as follows:

 

        Class A        Class I        Class IS  
LMPFA recaptured      $ 44,321        $ 126,967        $ 84,186  

Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC (“LMIS”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Legg Mason, serves as the Fund’s sole and exclusive distributor. As of July 31, 2020, LMIS is an indirect, wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Franklin Resources.

There is a maximum initial sales charge of 4.25% for Class A shares. There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on Class C shares and Class C1 shares, which applies if redemption occurs within 12 months from purchase payment. In certain cases, Class A shares have a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if redemption occurs within 18 months from purchase payment. This CDSC only applies to those purchases of Class A shares, which, when combined with current holdings of other shares of funds sold by LMIS, equal or exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate. These purchases do not incur an initial sales charge.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, sales charges retained by and CDSCs paid to LMIS and its affiliates, if any, were as follows:

 

        Class A        Class C  
Sales charges      $ 35,671           
CDSCs        1,968        $ 7,861  

All officers and one Director 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 June 30, 2020, 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      $ 3,477,446,571        $ 14,155,686,326  
Sales        374,332,140          15,851,720,411  

At June 30, 2020, 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    $ 15,867,474,970      $ 976,506,290      $ (153,080,846)      $ 823,425,444  
Swap contracts      (3,104,361)        75,603,552        (243,736,404)        (168,132,852)  
Written options      (10,423,577)        4,863,642        (1,054,487)        3,809,155  
Futures contracts             25,111,206        (53,858,467)        (28,747,261)  

 

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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 June 30, 2020.

 

ASSET DERIVATIVES1  
      Interest
Rate Risk
    

Credit

Risk

     Total  
Purchased options2    $ 2,048,734             $ 2,048,734  
Futures contracts3      25,111,206               25,111,206  
OTC swap contracts4           $ 33,729        33,729  
Centrally cleared swap contracts5      28,904,159        46,685,483        75,589,642  
Total    $ 56,064,099      $ 46,719,212      $ 102,783,311  

 

LIABILITY DERIVATIVES1  
      Interest
Rate Risk
 
Written options    $ 6,614,423  
Futures contracts3      53,858,467  
Centrally cleared swap contracts5      243,736,404  
Total    $ 304,209,294  

 

1  

Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation and for liability derivatives is payables/net unrealized 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

The following tables provide information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The first table provides additional detail about the amounts and sources of gains (losses) realized on derivatives during the period. The second table provides additional information about the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from the Fund’s derivatives and hedging activities during the period.

 

AMOUNT OF REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Purchased options1    $ (15,855,653)      $ (366,750)      $ (16,222,403)  
Written options      88,366,842        381,420        88,748,262  
Futures contracts      145,456,869               145,456,869  
Swap contracts      (85,174,491)        (17,280,585)        (102,455,076)  
Total    $ 132,793,567      $ (17,265,915)      $ 115,527,652  

 

1 

Net realized gain (loss) from purchased options is reported in Net Realized Gain (Loss) From Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities in the Statement of Operations.    

 

CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Purchased options1    $ (2,619,870)             $ (2,619,870)  
Written options      (170,932)               (170,932)  
Futures contracts      (15,508,027)               (15,508,027)  
Swap contracts      (260,821,832)      $ 33,685,973        (227,135,859)  
Total    $ (279,120,661)      $ 33,685,973      $ (245,434,688)  

 

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 June 30, 2020, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

        Average Market
Value
 
Purchased options      $ 1,617,218  
Written options        16,431,903  
Futures contracts (to buy)        10,894,072,773  
Futures contracts (to sell)        6,520,481,151  
        Average Notional
Balance
 
Interest rate swap contracts      $ 5,541,839,286  
Credit default swap contracts (to sell protection)        2,479,061,464  

 

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The following table presents the Fund’s OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an ISDA Master Agreement and net of the related collateral pledged (received) by the Fund as of June 30, 2020.

 

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
 
Banc of America Securities LLC    $ 33,729             $ 33,729             $ 33,729  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      17,859      $ (24)        17,835      $ (17,859)        (24)  
Total    $ 51,588      $ (24)      $ 51,564      $ (17,859)      $ 33,705  

 

1  

Absent an event of default or early termination, derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

2 

Gross amounts are not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

3 

In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown here due to overcollateralization.

 

4 

Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.

5. Class specific expenses, waivers and/or expense reimbursements

The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and distribution plan and under that plan the Fund pays service and/or distribution fees with respect to its Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI and Class R shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25%, 1.00%, 0.70%, 0.25% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of each class, respectively. Service and/or distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, class specific expenses were as follows:

 

        Service and/or
Distribution Fees
       Transfer Agent
Fees
 
Class A      $ 727,819        $ 406,205  
Class C        361,105          33,483  
Class C1        8,383          1,595  
Class FI         291,051          150,361  
Class R        65,951          27,723  
Class I                 4,884,351  
Class IS                 44,832  
Total      $ 1,454,309        $ 5,548,550  

 

Amounts shown are exclusive of expense reimbursements. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the service and/or distribution fees reimbursed amounted to $3 and $1 for Class A and Class C shares, respectively.

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, waivers and/or expense reimbursements by class were as follows:

 

        Waivers/Expense
Reimbursements
 
Class A      $ 22,575  
Class C        1,567  
Class C1        53  
Class FI        5,121  
Class R        575  
Class I        3,735,893  
Class IS        196,227  
Total      $ 3,962,011  

6. Distributions to shareholders by class

 

        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
       Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 6,016,226        $ 9,814,518  
Class C        494,650          1,038,535  
Class C1        19,554          163,935  
Class FI        2,429,318          5,256,245  
Class R        230,951          571,837  
Class I        114,656,354          200,671,491  
Class IS        56,275,065          126,786,993  
Total      $ 180,122,118        $ 344,303,554  
Net Realized Gains:                      
Class A               $ 3,206,976  
Class C                 415,362  
Class C1                 18,500  
Class FI                 1,481,716  
Class R                 166,626  
Class I                 53,738,589  
Class IS                 26,705,321  
Total               $ 85,733,090  

 

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7. Capital shares

At June 30, 2020, the Corporation had 42.7 billion shares of capital stock authorized with a par value of $0.001 per share. Transactions in shares of each class were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
     Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Class A                                    
Shares sold      15,813,236      $ 208,042,940        25,187,908      $ 324,130,462  
Shares issued on reinvestment      283,420        3,754,894        705,499        9,084,097  
Shares repurchased      (9,248,822)        (120,794,633)        (12,098,214)        (153,529,779)  
Net increase      6,847,834      $ 91,003,201        13,795,193      $ 179,684,780  
Class C                                    
Shares sold      1,419,797      $ 18,793,777        2,639,263      $ 33,952,380  
Shares issued on reinvestment      27,936        369,992        83,644        1,077,279  
Shares repurchased      (498,339)        (6,492,398)        (1,437,208)        (18,403,635)  
Net increase      949,394      $ 12,671,371        1,285,699      $ 16,626,024  
Class C1                                    
Shares sold      489      $ 6,487        2,003      $ 25,154  
Shares issued on reinvestment      1,389        18,402        13,528        172,045  
Shares repurchased      (43,639)        (573,303)        (792,989)        (10,110,758)  
Net decrease      (41,761)      $ (548,414)        (777,458)      $ (9,913,559)  
Class FI                                    
Shares sold      4,088,370      $ 53,857,337        7,609,567      $ 97,863,827  
Shares issued on reinvestment      178,016        2,357,711        511,664        6,585,567  
Shares repurchased      (5,486,237)        (71,764,640)        (4,946,630)        (63,105,452)  
Net increase (decrease)      (1,219,851)      $ (15,549,592)        3,174,601      $ 41,343,942  
Class R                                    
Shares sold      538,796      $ 7,107,625        904,709      $ 11,659,575  
Shares issued on reinvestment      15,178        201,283        39,745        512,221  
Shares repurchased      (474,421)        (6,227,479)        (904,949)        (11,599,340)  
Net increase      79,553      $ 1,081,429        39,505      $ 572,456  
Class I                                    
Shares sold      254,914,273      $ 3,355,322,082        314,667,058      $ 4,035,727,267  
Shares issued on reinvestment      7,761,838        102,884,594        17,614,494        226,846,221  
Shares repurchased      (142,751,322)        (1,859,673,603)        (119,452,248)        (1,522,009,078)  
Net increase      119,924,789      $ 1,598,533,073        212,829,304      $ 2,740,564,410  

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
     Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Class IS                                    
Shares sold      103,408,340      $ 1,364,475,814        203,788,343      $ 2,607,655,817  
Shares issued on reinvestment      3,584,799        47,552,441        10,855,184        139,714,318  
Shares repurchased      (58,651,573)        (762,972,524)        (80,426,252)        (1,029,835,928)  
Shares redeemed in-kind                    (96,935,405)        (1,267,915,100)  
Net increase      48,341,566      $ 649,055,731        37,281,870      $ 449,619,107  

8. Transactions with affiliated company

As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control. Based on the Fund’s relative ownership, the following company was considered an affiliated company for all or some portion of the six months ended June 30, 2020. The following transactions were effected in shares of such company for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

    Affiliate
Value at
December 31,
2019
   

 

Purchased

   

 

Sold

 
     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares   $ 613,248,406     $ 3,787,981,757       3,787,981,757     $ 4,110,130,310       4,110,130,310  

 

(cont’d)    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Interest
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Affiliate
Value at
June 30,
2020
 
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares           $ 2,620,027             $ 291,099,853  

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 16, 2020. Any

 

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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 0.15% and is incurred on the unused portion of the facility and is allocated to all Participating Funds pro rata based on net assets; there is no upfront fee. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Fund incurred a commitment fee in the amount of $53,124. The Fund did not utilize the Redemption Facility during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

10. Other matters

The outbreak of the respiratory illness COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has continued to rapidly spread around the world, causing considerable uncertainty for the global economy and financial markets. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Fund by its service providers.

*  *  *

The Fund’s investments, payment obligations, and financing terms may be based on floating rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. Plans are underway to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rate and the impact of the transition from LIBOR on the Fund’s transactions and the financial markets generally. As such, the potential effect of a transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or the Fund’s investments cannot yet be determined.

 

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Board approval of new management and

new subadvisory agreements (unaudited)

 

On February 18, 2020, Franklin Resources, Inc., a global investment management organization operating, together with its subsidiaries, as Franklin Templeton (“Franklin Templeton”), and Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”) for Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason in an all-cash transaction. As part of this transaction, the Fund’s manager, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (the “Manager”), and the Fund’s subadvisers, Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”) and Western Asset Management Company Limited in London (“WAML” and, together with Western Asset, the “Subadvisers” and, collectively with the Manager, the “Advisers”), each currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton (the “Transaction”). The Transaction is subject to approval by Legg Mason’s shareholders and customary closing conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of the other conditions, the Transaction is expected to be consummated in the latter part of 2020. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), consummation of the Transaction will result in the automatic termination of the Fund’s current management agreement with the Manager (the “Current Management Agreement”) and the current sub-advisory agreements between the Manager and each of the Subadvisers (the “Current Sub-advisory Agreements” and, collectively, the “Current Agreements”).

Therefore, at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Western Asset Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) held on April 14, 20201, the Board, including the Directors who are not considered to be “interested persons” of the Corporation (the “Independent Directors”) under the 1940 Act, approved a new management agreement (the “New Management Agreement”) between the Corporation and the Manager with respect to the Fund, a series of the Corporation, and new sub-advisory agreements (the “New Sub-Advisory Agreements” and, collectively, the “New Agreements”) between the Manager and the Subadvisers with respect to the Fund. The Board also authorized the Fund’s officers to submit the New Agreements to Fund shareholders for their approval. Fund shareholders were sent notice of the shareholder meeting and a proxy statement in April, 2020. In the event the Fund’s shareholders do not approve the New Agreements and the Transaction is completed, the Directors have also approved an interim investment management agreement between the Manager and the Fund (the “Interim Management Agreement”) and interim sub-advisory agreements between the Manager and the Subadvisers (the “Interim Sub-advisory Agreements” and, collectively, the “Interim Agreements”) that will take effect upon

 

1 

This meeting was held telephonically in reliance on an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020. Reliance on the exemptive order is necessary and appropriate due to circumstances related to current or potential effects of COVID-19. All Directors participating in the telephonic meeting were able to hear each other simultaneously during the meeting. Reliance on the exemptive order requires Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, to ratify actions taken pursuant to the exemptive order by vote cast at the next in-person meeting.

 

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the closing of the Transaction to enable the Manager and Subadvisers to serve as investment managers of the Fund following the termination of the Current Agreements and pending shareholder approval of the New Agreements.

On March 9, 2020, during a telephonic meeting, the Directors discussed with Legg Mason management and certain Franklin Templeton representatives the Transaction and Franklin Templeton’s plans and intentions regarding the Legg Mason funds and Legg Mason’s asset management business, including the preservation and continued investment autonomy of the investment advisory businesses conducted by the Subadvisers and the combination of Legg Mason’s and Franklin Templeton’s distribution resources.

On April 8, 2020, the Independent Directors met with representatives of Legg Mason to discuss the Transaction and the New Agreements. In addition, the Independent Directors met separately, with the assistance of their independent legal counsel, to discuss and evaluate the information provided and to consider what additional information was desired.

The Independent Directors considered, among other things, whether it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the New Agreements, and the anticipated impacts of the Transaction on the Fund and its shareholders. To assist the Directors in their consideration of the New Agreements, Franklin Templeton provided materials and information about Franklin Templeton, including its financial condition and asset management capabilities and organization, and Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason provided materials and information about the proposed Transaction between Legg Mason and Franklin Templeton.

Before or during the April 14, 2020 meeting, the Directors sought additional information as they deemed necessary and appropriate. In connection with the Directors’ consideration of the New Agreements, the Independent Directors worked with their independent legal counsel to prepare requests for information that were submitted to Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason. The Directors requested information relevant to the consideration of the New Agreements, distribution arrangements, and other anticipated impacts of the Transaction on the Fund and its shareholders. Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason provided documents and information in response to the request for information. Following their review of this information, the Independent Directors submitted supplemental due diligence requests for additional information to Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason. Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason provided further information in response to this supplemental diligence request, which the Directors reviewed. Senior management representatives from Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason participated in a portion of the meeting and addressed various questions raised by the Directors.

At the April 14, 2020 meeting, representatives of Legg Mason (including representatives of the Advisers) and Franklin Templeton made presentations to, and responded to questions

 

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Board approval of new management and

new subadvisory agreements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

from, the Directors. After the presentations and after reviewing the written materials provided, the Independent Directors met in executive session with their counsel to consider the New Agreements.

The Directors’ evaluation of the New Agreements reflected the information provided specifically in connection with their review of the New Agreements, as well as, where relevant, information that was previously furnished to the Board in connection with the most recent renewal of the Current Agreements at in-person meetings held in November 2019 and at other prior Board meetings.

Among other things, the Directors considered:

 

(i)

the reputation, experience, financial strength and resources of Franklin Templeton and its investment advisory subsidiaries;

 

(ii)

that Franklin Templeton has informed the Directors that it intends to maintain the investment autonomy of the Legg Mason investment advisory subsidiaries;

 

(iii)

that Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason have informed the Directors that, following the Transaction, there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Advisers, including compliance and other non-advisory services, and have represented that there are not expected to be any changes in the portfolio management personnel managing the Fund as a result of the Transaction;

 

(iv)

that Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason have informed the Directors regarding transition plans, including Legg Mason’s provision of retention incentives for certain Legg Mason corporate personnel until the transaction closes, and Franklin Templeton’s provision of long-term retention mechanisms for certain personnel following the closing;

 

(v)

that there are not expected to be any changes to the Fund’s custodian or other service providers as a result of the Transaction;

 

(vi)

that Franklin Templeton has informed the Directors that it has no present intention to alter currently effective expense waivers and reimbursements after their expiration, and, while it reserves the right to do so in the future, it would consult with the Directors before making any changes;

 

(vii)

that Franklin Templeton does not expect to propose any changes to the investment objective of the Fund or any changes to the principal investment strategies of the Fund as a result of the Transaction;

 

(viii)

the potential benefits to Fund shareholders from being part of a combined fund family with Franklin Templeton-sponsored funds and access to a broader array of investment opportunities;

 

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(ix)

that Franklin Templeton’s distribution capabilities, particularly with respect to retail investors, and significant network of intermediary relationships may provide additional opportunities for the Fund to grow assets and lower expense ratios by spreading expenses over a larger asset base;

 

(x)

that Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason will each derive benefits from the Transaction and that, as a result, they have a financial interest in the matters that were being considered;

 

(xi)

the fact that the Fund’s contractual management fee rates will remain the same and will not increase by virtue of the New Agreements;

 

(xii)

the terms and conditions of the New Agreements, including that each New Agreement is identical to its corresponding Current Agreement except for their respective dates of execution, effectiveness and termination;

 

(xiii)

the support expressed by the current senior management team at Legg Mason for the Transaction and Legg Mason’s recommendation that the Directors approve the New Agreements;

 

(xiv)

that the Current Agreements are the product of multiple years of review and negotiation and information received and considered by the Directors in the exercise of their business judgment during those years, and that within the past year the Directors had performed a full review of and approved the Current Agreements as required by the 1940 Act and had determined in the exercise of the Directors’ business judgment that each applicable Adviser had the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to provide the services provided to the Fund, and that the management and subadvisory fees paid by or in respect of the Fund represented reasonable compensation to the Advisers in light of the services provided, the costs to the applicable Adviser of providing those services, the fees and other expenses paid by similar funds, and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment, and represented an appropriate sharing between Fund shareholders and the Advisers of any economies of scale in the management of the Fund at current and anticipated asset levels;

 

(xv)

that the Current Agreements were considered and approved in November 2019;

 

(xvi)

that the Fund will not bear the costs of obtaining shareholder approval of the New Agreements, including proxy solicitation costs, legal fees and the costs of printing and mailing the proxy statement, regardless of whether the Transaction is consummated; and

 

(xvii)

that under the Transaction Agreement Franklin Templeton has acknowledged that Legg Mason had entered into the Transaction Agreement in reliance upon the benefits and

 

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Board approval of new management and

new subadvisory agreements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

  protections provided by Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act, and that, in furtherance of the foregoing, Franklin Templeton represented to the Directors that it would conduct its business such that (a) for a period of not less than three years after the closing of the Transaction no more than 25% of the members of the Board shall be “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any investment adviser for a Fund, and (b) for a period of not less than two years after the closing, neither Franklin Templeton nor any of its affiliates shall impose an “unfair burden” (within the meaning of the 1940 Act, including any interpretations or no-action letters of the Securities and Exchange Commission) on the Fund as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement or any express or implied terms, conditions or understandings applicable thereto.

Certain of these considerations are discussed in more detail below.

In their deliberations, the Directors considered information received in connection with the most recent Board approval/continuation of each Current Agreement in addition to information provided by Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason in connection with their evaluation of the terms and conditions of the New Agreements. The Directors noted that, although Western Asset’s business is operated through separate legal entities, such as WAML, its business is highly integrated and senior investment personnel at Western Asset have supervisory oversight responsibility over the investment decisions made by WAML. 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 New Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and WAML with respect to the Fund in addition to the information provided by Franklin Templeton in connection with their evaluation of the New Agreements. The Directors also noted that the Fund does not pay any management fees directly to Western Asset or to WAML because the Manager pays the Subadvisers for services provided to the Fund out of the management fee the Manager receives from the Fund. In connection with the most recent approval/continuation of each Current Agreement, and in connection with their review of each New Agreement, the Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and each Director may have attributed different weights to the various factors.

The information provided and presentations made to the Directors encompassed the Fund and all other funds for which the Directors have responsibility. The discussion below covers both the advisory and the administrative functions rendered by the Manager, both of which functions are encompassed by the New Management Agreement, as well as the advisory functions rendered by the Subadvisers pursuant to the New Sub-Advisory Agreements.

The Independent Directors were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process. Prior to voting, the Independent Directors received a memorandum from their independent legal counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the

 

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proposed approval of the New Management Agreement and the New Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Independent Directors also reviewed the proposed approval of the New Management Agreement and the New Sub-Advisory Agreements in private sessions with their independent legal counsel at which no representatives of the Manager and Subadvisers were present. The Independent Directors considered the New Management Agreement and the New Sub-Advisory Agreements separately in the course of their review. In doing so, they noted the respective roles of the Manager and the Subadvisers in providing services to the Fund.

The Directors received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Subadvisers under the Current Agreements. In evaluating the nature, quality and extent of the services to be provided by the Advisers under the New Agreements, the Directors considered, among other things, the expected impact, if any, of the Transaction on the operations, facilities, organization and personnel of each Adviser, and that Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason have advised the Board that, following the Transaction, there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Advisers, including compliance and other non-advisory services, and that there are not expected to be any changes in portfolio management personnel as a result of the Transaction. The Directors have received information at regular meetings throughout the past year related to the services rendered by the Manager in its management of the Fund’s affairs and the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers. The Directors’ evaluation of the services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers took into account the Directors’ knowledge gained as Directors of funds in the Legg Mason fund complex, including knowledge gained regarding the scope and quality of the investment management and other capabilities of the Manager and the Subadvisers, and the quality of the Manager’s administrative and shareholder support services. In addition, the Directors reviewed the quality of the Manager’s and the Subadvisers’ services with respect to compliance with the investment policies of the Fund and conditions that might affect the Manager’s or a Subadviser’s ability to provide high quality services to the Fund in the future under the New Agreements, including its business reputation, financial condition and operational stability. The Directors observed that the scope of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers, and the undertakings required of the Manager and Subadvisers in connection with those services, including maintaining and monitoring their own and the Fund’s compliance programs, liquidity management programs and cybersecurity programs, had expanded over time as a result of regulatory, market and other developments. The Directors also noted that on a regular basis they received and reviewed information from the Manager and the Subadvisers regarding the Fund’s compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, and took that information into account in their evaluation of the New Agreements. The

 

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Board approval of new management and

new subadvisory agreements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Directors also considered the risks associated with the Fund borne by the Manager and its affiliates (such as entrepreneurial, operational, reputational, litigation and regulatory risk), as well as the Manager’s and the Subadvisers’ risk management processes.

The Directors considered information provided by Franklin Templeton regarding its business and operating structure, scale of operation, leadership and reputation, distribution capabilities, and financial condition.

The Directors also reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the Manager’s and the Subadvisers’ senior personnel and the team of investment professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Directors considered the experience of each Adviser’s personnel in providing the types of services that the Adviser is responsible for providing to the Fund; the ability of each Adviser to attract and retain capable personnel; the investment philosophy and research and decision-making processes of the Subadvisers; the capability and integrity of each Adviser’s senior management and staff; and the level of skill required to provide the applicable services to the Fund. The Directors also considered the financial resources of Legg Mason and Franklin Templeton and the importance of having a Fund manager with, or with access to, significant organizational and financial resources. The Directors considered the benefits to the Fund of being part of a larger combined organization with greater financial resources following the Transaction, particularly during periods of market disruptions and volatility. The Directors also considered the policies and practices of the Manager and the Subadvisers regarding the selection of brokers and dealers and the execution of portfolio transactions for the Fund. In addition, the Directors considered management’s periodic reports to the Directors on, among other things, its business plans and any organizational changes. 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 the Manager and each Subadviser 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 received and considered performance information for the Fund as well as for a group of funds (the “Performance Universe”) selected by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, based on classifications provided by Thomson Reuters Lipper (“Lipper”). The Directors were provided with a description of the methodology used to determine the similarity of the Fund with the funds included in the Performance Universe. It was noted that while the Directors found the Broadridge data generally useful they recognized its limitations, including that the data may vary depending on the end date selected and that the results of the performance comparisons may vary depending on the selection of the peer group and its composition over time. The Directors also noted that they had received and discussed with management information throughout

 

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the year at periodic intervals comparing the Fund’s performance against its benchmark and against the Fund’s peers. In addition, the Directors considered the Fund’s performance in light of overall financial market conditions.

The Directors noted that the performance of the Fund exceeded its peer group’s average performance for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2019. With respect to the Fund, the Directors considered the factors involved in the Fund’s performance relative to the performance of its investment benchmark and peer group.

Based on their review of the materials provided and the assurances received from Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason, the Directors determined that the Transaction was not expected to affect adversely the nature, extent and quality of services provided by each Adviser and that the Transaction was not expected to have an adverse effect on the ability of the Manager and Subadvisers to provide those services, and the Directors concluded that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided, including performance, under the New Agreements were sufficient for approval.

The Directors considered that they had reviewed the Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio at the 2019 contract renewal meetings. The Directors considered that the New Agreements do not change the Fund’s management fee rate or the computation method for calculating such fees, and that there is no present intention to alter expense waiver and reimbursement arrangements that are currently in effect.

The Directors also considered the management fee payable by the Fund to the Manager, the total expenses payable by the Fund and the fact that the Manager 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 either Subadviser. The Directors observed that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Manager was slightly lower than the average of the combined advisory and administration 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 of 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.

In evaluating the costs of the services to be provided by the Manager and Subadvisers under the New Agreements, the Directors considered, among other things, whether management fees or other expenses would change as a result of the Transaction. Based on

 

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new subadvisory agreements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

their review of the materials provided and the assurances they had received from Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason, the Directors determined that the Transaction would not increase the total fees payable by the Fund for management services.

Taking all of the above into consideration, as well as the factors identified below, the Directors determined that the management fee and the subadvisory fees for the Fund were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund under the New Agreements.

The Directors received and considered an analysis of the profitability of the Manager and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund. The Directors also received profitability information with respect to the Legg Mason fund complex as a whole. In addition, the Directors received information with respect to the Manager’s allocation methodologies used in preparing this profitability data. It was noted that the allocation methodologies had been previously reviewed by an outside consultant. The profitability of the Manager and its affiliates was considered by the Directors not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund. The Directors noted that Western Asset does not have soft dollar arrangements.

The Directors considered, in light of the profitability information provided by the Manager and Western Asset, the extent to which economies of scale would be realized by the Advisers as the assets of the Fund grow. They further concluded that the Fund’s assets were currently at a level at which the Advisers potentially may realize economies of scale from any future growth in the Fund, and noted that fee breakpoints had been implemented to capture a portion of any economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders. The Directors determined that the management fee structure for the Fund is reasonable.

The Directors noted that Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason are expected to realize cost savings from the Transaction based on synergies of operations, as well as to benefit from possible growth of the Fund resulting from enhanced distribution capabilities. However, they noted that other factors could also affect profitability and potential economies of scale, and that it was not possible to predict with any degree of certainty how the Transaction would affect the Advisers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund, nor to quantify at this time any possible future economies of scale. The Directors noted they will have the opportunity to periodically re-examine such profitability and any economies of scale going forward.

The Directors further evaluated the benefits of the advisory relationship to the Manager and the Subadvisers, including, among others, the profitability of the relationship to the Manager and the Subadvisers, the direct and indirect benefits that the Manager and each Subadviser may receive from its relationship with the Fund, including any “fallout benefits,” such as reputational value derived from serving as investment manager or adviser to the

 

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Fund; and the affiliations between the Manager, the Subadvisers and certain service providers for the Fund. The Directors considered other benefits received by the Manager, the Subadvisers and their affiliates as a result of the opportunity to offer additional products and services to Fund shareholders.

In light of the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Fund and the ongoing commitment of the Manager and the Subadvisers to the Fund, the Directors considered that the ancillary benefits that the Manager and its affiliates received are reasonable. In evaluating the fall-out benefits to be received by the Manager and Subadvisers under the New Agreements, the Directors considered whether the Transaction would have an impact on the fall-out benefits received by virtue of the Current Agreements. The Board considered that Franklin Templeton may derive reputational and other benefits from its ability to use the Legg Mason investment affiliates’ names in connection with operating and marketing the Fund. The Board also considered that the Transaction, if completed, would significantly increase Franklin Templeton’s assets under management and expand Franklin Templeton’s investment capabilities.

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 the Manager and the Subadvisers, but they would continue to closely monitor the performance of the Manager and the Subadvisers. After consideration of all the factors and information, and in the exercise of their business judgment, the Directors, including the Independent Directors, concluded that the New Agreements, including the fees payable thereunder, were fair and reasonable and that entering into the New Agreements for the Fund was in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders and approved the New Agreements and recommended that shareholders approve the New Agreements.

 

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Western Asset

Core Bond Fund

 

Directors

Robert Abeles, Jr.

Jane F. Dasher

Anita L. DeFrantz

Susan B. Kerley

Michael Larson*

Ronald L. Olson

Avedick B. Poladian

William E.B. Siart

Chairman

Jaynie M. Studenmund

Peter J. Taylor

Jane Trust

 

*

Effective March 6, 2020, Mr. Larson became a Director.

 

Investment manager

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC

Subadvisers

Western Asset Management Company, LLC

Western Asset Management Company Limited

Distributor

Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

Transfer agent

BNY Mellon Investment

Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Independent registered public accounting firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, MD

 

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

The Fund is a separate investment series of Western Asset Funds, Inc.

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

Legg Mason Funds

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor

New York, NY 10018

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-PORT, shareholders can call the Fund at 1-877-721-1926.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 1-877-721-1926, (2) at www.leggmason.com/mutualfunds and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Western Asset Core Bond Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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© 2020 Legg Mason Investor 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;

 

 

Fiduciaries or representatives acting on your behalf, such as an IRA custodian or trustee of a grantor trust.

 

NOT PART OF THE  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (cont’d)

 

Except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, companies acting on the Funds’ behalf, including those outside the United States, are contractually obligated to keep nonpublic personal information the Funds provide to them confidential and to use the information the Funds share only to provide the services the Funds ask them to perform.

The Funds may disclose nonpublic personal information about you when necessary to enforce their rights or protect against fraud, or as permitted or required by applicable law, such as in connection with a law enforcement or regulatory request, subpoena, or similar legal process. In the event of a corporate action or in the event a Fund service provider changes, the Funds may be required to disclose your nonpublic personal information to third parties. While it is the Funds’ practice to obtain protections for disclosed information in these types of transactions, the Funds cannot guarantee their privacy policy will remain unchanged.

Keeping You Informed of the Funds’ Privacy and Security Practices

The Funds will notify you annually of their privacy policy as required by federal law. While the Funds reserve the right to modify this policy at any time they will notify you promptly if this privacy policy changes.

The Funds’ Security Practices

The Funds maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to guard your nonpublic personal information. The Funds’ internal data security policies restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to authorized employees, who may use your nonpublic personal information for Fund business purposes only.

Although the Funds strive to protect your nonpublic personal information, they cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide or transmit to them, and you do so at your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your nonpublic personal information, the Funds will attempt to notify you as necessary so you can take appropriate protective steps. If you have consented to the Funds using electronic communications or electronic delivery of statements, they may notify you under such circumstances using the most current email address you have on record with them.

In order for the Funds to provide effective service to you, keeping your account information accurate is very important. If you believe that your account information is incomplete, not accurate or not current, if you have questions about the Funds’ privacy practices, or our use of your nonpublic personal information, write the Funds using the contact information on your account statements, email the Funds by clicking on the Contact Us section of the Funds’ website at www.leggmason.com, or contact the Funds at 1-877-721-1926.

Revised April 2018

 

NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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WASX012825 8/20 SR20-3955


ITEM 2.   CODE OF ETHICS.
  Not applicable.
ITEM 3.   AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
  Not applicable.
ITEM 4.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
  Not applicable.
ITEM 5.   AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
  Not applicable.
ITEM 6.   SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
  Included herein under Item 1.
ITEM 7.   DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
  Not applicable.
ITEM 8.   PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
  Not applicable.
ITEM 9.   PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
  Not applicable.
ITEM 10.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  Not applicable.
ITEM 11.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
 

(a)   The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(b)   There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


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:   August 26, 2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Jane Trust

  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer
Date:   August 26, 2020
By:  

/s/ Christopher Berarducci

  Christopher Berarducci
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   August 26, 2020