Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22294

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined

Opportunity Trust 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: 1-888-777-0102    

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2019

 

 

 


ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

FORM N-Q

FEBRUARY 28, 2019


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 91.2%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 12.1%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.4%

          

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     5/15/35        370,000      $ 349,076  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     6/15/44        290,000        272,663  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     3/9/48        422,000        375,722  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%)

     3.956     6/12/24        760,000        752,196 (a)  

British Telecommunications PLC, Senior Notes

     9.625     12/15/30        1,700,000        2,376,556  

Koninklijke KPN NV, Senior Notes

     8.375     10/1/30        430,000        518,197  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     7.045     6/20/36        140,000        164,918  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.150     9/15/23        2,460,000        2,672,796  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     4.329     9/21/28        218,000        225,938  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     3/16/47        1,130,000        1,257,768  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.012     8/21/54        398,000        408,881  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             9,374,711  
          

 

 

 

Media - 6.9%

          

21st Century Fox America Inc., Senior Notes

     6.650     11/15/37        2,400,000        3,137,382  

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

     6.384     10/23/35        180,000        192,974  

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

     6.484     10/23/45        420,000        452,344  

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

     5.375     5/1/47        560,000        532,082  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     5.700     7/1/19        1,500,000        1,514,206  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     6.400     5/15/38        2,500,000        3,067,119  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/1/19        690,000        705,525  

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

     4.709     1/25/29        420,000        436,629 (b)  

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

     5.476     1/25/39        810,000        854,737 (b)  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.550     5/1/37        370,000        392,865  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     7.300     7/1/38        330,000        369,978  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     6/15/39        20,000        21,507  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     9/1/41        200,000        189,623  

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, Senior Secured Notes

     8.375     3/15/23        1,170,000        1,350,361  

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, Senior Secured Notes

     8.375     7/15/33        370,000        469,201  

UBM PLC, Senior Notes

     5.750     11/3/20        740,000        763,045 (b)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Media - (continued)

          

Viacom Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     4/1/44        80,000      $ 77,428  

Warner Media LLC, Senior Notes

     4.900     6/15/42        250,000        237,836  
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             14,764,842  
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

          

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     9/15/21        680,000        719,950  

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/23        120,000        128,731  

Telefonica Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.250     9/15/30        390,000        503,985  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

     5.250     5/30/48        530,000        505,872  
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             1,858,538  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

             25,998,091  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 2.1%           

Automobiles - 0.7%

          

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

     9.215     9/15/21        640,000        707,406  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.600     4/1/36        290,000        300,262  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.750     4/1/46        580,000        597,855  
          

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

             1,605,523  
          

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.7%

          

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

     4.700     12/9/35        260,000        267,889  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     12/9/45        370,000        382,071  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.125     8/8/25        690,000        706,409  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.400     8/8/28        200,000        203,599  
          

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

             1,559,968  
          

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.2%

          

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     8/22/37        410,000        409,223  
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.5%

          

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

     3.900     12/6/28        930,000        965,466  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             4,540,180  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.7%           

Beverages - 1.1%

          

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/23/29        580,000        606,677  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     4.600     4/15/48        1,730,000        1,595,945  

Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     5/1/23        100,000        103,116  
          

 

 

 

Total Beverages

             2,305,738  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.4%

          

Kroger Co., Senior Notes

     4.650     1/15/48        140,000      $ 125,671  

Walgreen Co., Senior Notes

     3.100     9/15/22        400,000        399,072  

Walmart Inc., Senior Notes

     4.050     6/29/48        360,000        363,685  
          

 

 

 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

             888,428  
          

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.2%

          

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

     5.000     7/15/35        70,000        66,425  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/4/42        220,000        199,984  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

     5.200     7/15/45        100,000        93,191  
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             359,600  
          

 

 

 

Tobacco - 2.0%

          

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     9.250     8/6/19        1,000,000        1,025,419  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     2/14/24        290,000        291,182  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.400     2/14/26        500,000        505,126  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     2/14/29        1,360,000        1,360,450  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     9/16/46        80,000        60,563  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     5/1/40        470,000        551,466  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     7.000     8/4/41        510,000        532,930  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     5.850     8/15/45        100,000        95,424  
          

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

             4,422,560  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             7,976,326  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 14.2%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.4%

          

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

     5.000     11/15/45        930,000        957,590  
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.8%

          

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     4.850     3/15/21        598,000        614,742  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.550     3/15/26        750,000        803,028  

Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     1/15/25        500,000        509,122  

Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     4.250     12/1/27        500,000        492,228  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/37        84,000        87,202  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.100     9/1/40        280,000        267,783  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     2/1/42        160,000        154,950  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/15/43        670,000        610,156  

Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes

     4.375     6/1/24        420,000        427,487  

Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes

     3.900     5/15/27        250,000        241,167  

Concho Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     3.750     10/1/27        110,000        106,820  

Concho Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.300     8/15/28        280,000        282,147  

ConocoPhillips, Senior Notes

     6.500     2/1/39        1,500,000        1,964,762  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     4/15/23        880,000        897,676  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/15/28        430,000      $ 429,029  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.850     12/15/25        560,000        619,053  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.600     7/15/41        20,000        21,688  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/15/45        210,000        214,369  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45        404,000        408,868  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     10/15/20        420,000        447,300  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.200     9/15/23        510,000        520,820  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/29        20,000        20,901  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

     6.625     10/15/36        20,000        21,609  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.800     6/15/38        60,000        61,357  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     4.250     2/15/48        400,000        375,255  

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

     5.375     2/15/78        570,000        499,791 (a)  

Kerr-McGee Corp., Senior Notes

     6.950     7/1/24        1,320,000        1,489,023  

Kerr-McGee Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/31        710,000        878,953  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

     7.800     8/1/31        900,000        1,126,235  

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     6.375     1/30/23        280,000        256,550 (b)  

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.000     3/31/24        620,000        570,400 (b)  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

     4.800     2/15/29        660,000        676,632  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

     4.500     4/15/38        600,000        554,118  

Newfield Exploration Co., Senior Notes

     5.750     1/30/22        350,000        369,250  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, Senior Notes

     4.875     8/15/27        60,000        60,581 (b)  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     3/1/41        660,000        686,585  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/15/43        240,000        225,923  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     4.400     4/15/46        30,000        30,759  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     7.375     1/17/27        530,000        583,530  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.875     8/4/26        730,000        730,913  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.625     6/15/35        460,000        418,600  

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.375     1/23/45        80,000        67,480  

Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     8.000     3/1/32        1,500,000        1,933,183  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP, Senior Notes

     3.900     7/15/26        630,000        612,205  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.850     2/1/26        760,000        932,120  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.250     12/1/26        180,000        213,199  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     5.400     8/15/41        10,000        10,445  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     4.450     8/1/42        860,000      $ 809,965  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.650     7/1/26        1,560,000        1,550,727  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.750     8/15/28        680,000        672,114  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     3/15/20        460,000        469,739  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/1/21        952,000        1,046,926  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     6/24/24        1,130,000        1,170,028  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     6/15/31        62,000        74,572  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32        148,000        199,321  
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             29,519,386  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             30,476,976  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 31.6%           

Banks - 18.1%

          

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior

          

Subordinated Notes (7.625% to 1/10/28 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.353%)

     7.625     1/10/28        400,000        394,000 (a)(b)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated

          

Notes (6.100% to 3/17/25 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.898%)

     6.100     3/17/25        590,000        627,772 (a)(c) 

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

     6.250     9/5/24        880,000        931,440 (a)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 10/23/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.174%)

     6.500     10/23/24        400,000        434,334 (a)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     7.625     6/1/19        2,760,000        2,791,889  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     2/7/42        1,340,000        1,632,492  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.271% to 7/23/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.310%)

     4.271     7/23/29        690,000        709,331 (a)  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38        670,000        904,499  

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     11/21/22        430,000        464,222  

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

     7.750     9/15/23        320,000        319,467 (a)(c)  

Barclays PLC, Subordinated Notes

     4.836     5/9/28        380,000        367,209  

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

     7.375     8/19/25        1,520,000        1,603,266 (a)(b)(c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

          

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.625% to 3/30/21 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 6.314%)

     7.625     3/30/21        240,000      $ 253,040 (a)(b)(c) 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds (6.250% to 8/15/26 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.517%)

     6.250     8/15/26        1,100,000        1,157,343 (a)(c) 

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

     6.300     5/15/24        1,350,000        1,375,616 (a)(c) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/15/39        752,000        1,092,894  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     4.650     7/23/48        420,000        438,775  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     4.600     3/9/26        490,000        501,679  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     4.125     7/25/28        2,290,000        2,255,139  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.675     9/13/43        630,000        778,296  

Citizens Bank NA, Senior Notes

     3.250     2/14/22        1,170,000        1,172,956  

Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., Senior Notes

     5.750     12/1/43        750,000        861,178  

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

     8.125     12/23/25        1,370,000        1,531,015 (a)(b)(c) 

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

     8.375     10/13/19        500,000        515,000 (a)(b)(c) 

Danske Bank, Senior Notes

     5.000     1/12/22        740,000        755,799 (b)  

Danske Bank, Senior Notes

     5.375     1/12/24        530,000        546,745 (b)  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.375% to 9/17/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.705%)

     6.375     9/17/24        800,000        803,668 (a)(c) 

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

     6.500     3/23/28        460,000        453,261 (a)(c) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.710     1/15/26        1,470,000        1,377,391 (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.000% to 8/1/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.300%)

     6.000     8/1/23        700,000        721,585 (a)(c) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

     6.400     5/15/38        1,500,000        1,887,528  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

     5.625     8/16/43        760,000        872,059  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 6/27/24 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 4.760%)

     7.500     6/27/24        620,000        640,770 (a)(c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

          

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 9/27/25 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 4.496%)

     7.500     9/27/25        470,000      $ 481,268 (a)(c) 

NatWest Markets NV, Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/15/23        820,000        892,673  

PNC Bank NA, Subordinated Notes

     4.050     7/26/28        650,000        670,142  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.648% to 9/30/31 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

     7.648     9/30/31        710,000        891,050 (a)(c) 

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

     8.625     8/15/21        950,000        1,021,060 (a)(c) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.100     6/10/23        840,000        882,152  

Santander Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.400     7/13/27        500,000        488,922  

Standard Chartered PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.700     3/26/44        410,000        439,467 (b)  

UniCredit SpA, Senior Notes

     6.572     1/14/22        570,000        583,988 (b)  

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

     5.570     4/4/19        410,000        398,305 (a)(c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.400     6/14/46        420,000        404,416  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.750     12/7/46        530,000        535,663  
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             38,860,764  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 5.8%

          

Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes

     3.850     5/21/25        230,000        238,477  

CME Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.300     9/15/43        750,000        895,151  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated

          

Notes (7.250% to 9/12/25 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 4.332%)

     7.250     9/12/25        400,000        400,590 (a)(b)(c) 

Credit Suisse USA Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     7/15/32        70,000        90,319  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     2/1/41        2,550,000        3,075,807  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.053%)

     2.908     6/5/23        1,100,000        1,080,398 (a) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.150     5/22/45        70,000        70,570  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Senior Notes

     3.750     9/21/28        1,000,000        1,017,091  

KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, Senior Notes

     5.125     6/1/44        1,300,000        1,282,780 (b)  

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/26/20        1,950,000        1,993,195  

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/24/42        140,000        176,161  

Raymond James Financial Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     7/15/46        150,000        150,521  

State Street Corp., Senior Notes (4.141% to 12/3/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.030%)

     4.141     12/3/29        720,000        761,201 (a)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Capital Markets - (continued)

          

UBS AG Stamford, CT, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     8/17/22        330,000      $ 363,724  

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

     7.000     1/31/24        920,000        928,740 (a)(b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             12,524,725  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.0%

          

American Express Co., Senior Notes

     3.700     8/3/23        1,000,000        1,019,726  

Navient Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     1/25/22        1,430,000        1,505,075  

Navient Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     3/25/24        480,000        470,400  

Synchrony Financial, Senior Notes

     3.700     8/4/26        1,300,000        1,186,303  
          

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

             4,181,504  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.9%

          

Carlyle Finance LLC, Senior Notes

     5.650     9/15/48        170,000        165,329 (b)  

Carlyle Holdings II Finance LLC, Senior Notes

     5.625     3/30/43        360,000        346,807 (b)  

DAE Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     5.000     8/1/24        240,000        238,500 (b)  

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

     4.550     12/21/65        800,000        610,820 (a)(b) 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/19        220,000        221,389  

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.250     12/15/20        330,000        356,341  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

             1,939,186  
          

 

 

 

Insurance - 4.4%

          

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.400     12/15/20        1,000,000        1,056,134  

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/1/48        80,000        75,661  

Delphi Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     1/31/20        290,000        301,762  

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     5/1/25        360,000        355,950 (b)  

Harborwalk Funding Trust, Subordinated Notes (5.077% to 2/15/49 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.191%)

     5.077     2/15/69        670,000        670,000 (a)(b)(d) 

Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Senior Notes (7.800% to 3/15/37 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.576%)

     7.800     3/7/87        330,000        376,677 (a)(b) 

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     7.875     10/15/26        840,000        1,002,283 (b)  

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.900     4/1/77        420,000        426,645 (b)  

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

     6.400     12/15/66        1,000,000        1,061,445 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Insurance - (continued)

          

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     9.375     8/15/39        520,000      $ 794,110 (b) 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

     6.850     12/16/39        1,050,000        1,385,729 (b) 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

     4.900     9/15/44        660,000        705,156 (b)  

Travelers Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     6/15/37        400,000        505,507  

Trinity Acquisition PLC, Senior Notes

     3.500     9/15/21        626,000        625,477  
          

 

 

 

Total Insurance

             9,342,536  
          

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.4%

          

Quicken Loans Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     5/1/25        770,000        763,840 (b)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             67,612,555  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 10.2%           

Biotechnology - 1.0%

          

Celgene Corp., Senior Notes

     2.750     2/15/23        1,100,000        1,075,053  

Celgene Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/15/45        400,000        395,276  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     5.650     12/1/41        100,000        111,604  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     2/1/45        500,000        483,062  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     3/1/46        100,000        100,476  
          

 

 

 

Total Biotechnology

             2,165,471  
          

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5%

          

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

     2.900     11/30/21        460,000        459,883  

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

     4.900     11/30/46        1,040,000        1,138,461  

Becton Dickinson and Co., Senior Notes

     4.685     12/15/44        1,110,000        1,088,507  

Becton Dickinson and Co., Senior Notes

     4.669     6/6/47        450,000        446,425  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

             3,133,276  
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 6.0%

          

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     12/1/47        630,000        602,022  

BioScrip Inc., First Lien Notes (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.000%)

     8.224     6/30/22        801,000        837,045 (a)(e)(f) 

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

     4.125     11/15/25        540,000        549,093 (b)  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

     4.375     10/15/28        540,000        548,091 (b)  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

     4.800     8/15/38        540,000        537,701 (b)  

CommonSpirit Health, Secured Notes

     4.350     11/1/42        60,000        54,386  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     3/25/25        1,460,000        1,480,901  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     4.300     3/25/28        1,610,000        1,612,427  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     4.780     3/25/38        2,060,000        2,003,273  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     7/20/45        540,000        534,285  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     5.050     3/25/48        930,000        920,980  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Health Care Providers & Services - (continued)

          

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Secured Bonds

     4.178     8/1/48        150,000      $ 146,047  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     6/15/47        350,000        364,133  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     3/15/47        420,000        428,663  

Magellan Health Inc., Senior Notes

     4.400     9/22/24        650,000        615,832  

Orlando Health Obligated Group, Senior Notes

     4.089     10/1/48        270,000        259,973  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     2/15/24        250,000        254,003  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.700     12/15/25        250,000        256,071  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.850     6/15/28        540,000        554,556  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     7/15/45        220,000        239,558  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             12,799,040  
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.7%

          

Allergan Funding SCS, Senior Notes

     4.550     3/15/35        790,000        737,943  

Bausch Health Americas Inc., Senior Notes

     8.500     1/31/27        120,000        124,950 (b)(d)  

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., First Lien Notes

     5.750     8/15/27        140,000        141,575 (b)(d)  

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     9.000     12/15/25        510,000        548,250 (b)  

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

     7.200     3/15/39        560,000        791,286  

Wyeth LLC, Senior Notes

     5.950     4/1/37        1,100,000        1,359,368  

Zoetis Inc., Senior Notes

     4.700     2/1/43        40,000        40,846  
          

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

             3,744,218  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             21,842,005  
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 5.7%           

Aerospace & Defense - 2.3%

          

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/23        330,000        334,125 (b)  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     2.800     3/1/24        500,000        496,109  

Hexcel Corp., Senior Notes

     3.950     2/15/27        1,000,000        977,015  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     3.483     12/1/27        320,000        303,776  

L3 Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

     4.400     6/15/28        700,000        719,732  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

     4.500     5/15/36        50,000        52,587  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

     4.700     5/15/46        200,000        214,554  

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     3/1/26        1,390,000        1,713,564  

United Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

     4.625     11/16/48        180,000        181,608  
          

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

             4,993,070  
          

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.4%

          

United Parcel Service, Inc., Senior Notes

     6.200     1/15/38        700,000        871,818  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Airlines - 0.7%

          

American Airlines Pass Through Trust

     5.600     7/15/20        245,356      $ 248,717 (b)  

Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     11/10/19        476,725        487,785  

Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Senior Secured Notes

     6.250     4/11/20        128,342        130,620  

Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Certificates

     8.021     8/10/22        76,334        84,002  

Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Certificates Senior Secured Notes

     7.750     12/17/19        190,872        196,590  

US Airways Pass Through Trust, Senior Secured Notes

     5.900     10/1/24        399,565        427,275  
          

 

 

 

Total Airlines

             1,574,989  
          

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%

          

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     9/15/19        220,000        222,946  

Waste Connections Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     12/1/28        750,000        775,295  

Waste Management Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     7.100     8/1/26        230,000        278,210  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     5/15/32        500,000        672,680  
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

             1,949,131  
          

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.8%

          

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

     6.750     3/15/32        330,000        378,260  

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/10/39        1,098,000        1,273,599  
          

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

             1,651,859  
          

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.2%

          

Caterpillar Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     5/15/64        360,000        378,582  
          

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.2%

          

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

     4.375     11/15/65        530,000        482,524  
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2%

          

Aviation Capital Group LLC, Senior Notes

     4.125     8/1/25        340,000        332,672 (b)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             12,234,645  
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.8%           

Communications Equipment - 0.4%

          

Harris Corp., Senior Notes

     4.854     4/27/35        430,000        444,367  

Harris Corp., Senior Notes

     5.054     4/27/45        340,000        361,998  
          

 

 

 

Total Communications Equipment

             806,365  
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.1%

          

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

     4.900     7/29/45        220,000        248,222  

QUALCOMM Inc., Senior Notes

     4.300     5/20/47        70,000        62,897  
          

 

 

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

             311,119  
          

 

 

 

Software - 0.8%

          

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

     4.250     2/6/47        1,520,000        1,615,223  

salesforce.com Inc., Senior Notes

     3.700     4/11/28        120,000        123,106  
          

 

 

 

Total Software

             1,738,329  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.5%

          

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     4.420     6/15/21        1,010,000      $ 1,028,912 (b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

               3,884,725  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 3.5%           

Metals & Mining - 3.5%

          

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, Senior Notes

     6.750     9/30/24        400,000        424,500 (b)  

Barrick Gold Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     4/1/42        700,000        733,140  

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

     6.750     10/19/75        780,000        856,772 (a)(b) 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.000     2/15/21        420,000        427,718 (b)  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     3.550     3/1/22        100,000        99,125  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     2/15/23        950,000        1,007,000  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.000     3/27/27        910,000        867,330 (b)  

Hudbay Minerals Inc., Senior Notes

     7.250     1/15/23        60,000        62,088 (b)  

Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco Inc., Secured Notes

     7.125     11/1/22        600,000        555,000 (b)  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/11/22        2,100,000        2,112,600  

Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/15/27        230,000        217,087  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             7,362,360  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 1.9%           

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.6%

          

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance

          

Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/15/27        400,000        398,000  

Ventas Realty LP, Senior Notes

     4.400     1/15/29        540,000        551,071  

Vornado Realty LP, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/15/25        1,000,000        967,788  

Welltower Inc., Senior Notes

     3.950     9/1/23        1,050,000        1,070,175  

Welltower Inc., Senior Notes

     4.125     3/15/29        510,000        508,557  
          

 

 

 

Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

             3,495,591  
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3%

          

Security Capital Group Inc., Senior Notes

     7.700     6/15/28        460,000        531,945  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

             4,027,536  
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 4.4%           

Electric Utilities - 4.4%

          

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/1/36        1,000,000        1,216,628  

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, Senior Secured Bonds

     4.500     4/1/44        530,000        560,803  

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     6.450     1/15/38        600,000        768,273  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

     3.900     7/15/27        480,000        475,955  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Electric Utilities - (continued)

         

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     11/15/31        3,040,000     $ 3,923,081  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co., Senior Notes

     4.300     1/15/26        230,000       235,066 (b)  

MidAmerican Energy Co., Senior Notes

     3.650     4/15/29        240,000       243,153  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Senior Notes

     3.300     12/1/27        1,000,000       830,000 *(g)  

Southern California Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     4.125     3/1/48        480,000       443,152  

Virginia Electric & Power Co., Senior Notes

     8.875     11/15/38        500,000       763,561  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            9,459,672  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $184,574,994)

 

         195,415,071  
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 2.8%          

Argentina - 1.9%

         

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

     53.666     6/21/20        8,960,000 ARS      249,194 (a)  

Argentine Bonos del Tesoro, Bonds

     18.200     10/3/21        650,000 ARS      13,416  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     5.875     1/11/28        930,000       728,888  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.625     4/22/46        150,000       120,656  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     6.875     1/11/48        260,000       196,433  

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes

     9.125     3/16/24        1,930,000       1,746,650 (b)  

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes

     7.450     9/1/24        1,200,000       1,023,600 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            4,078,837  
         

 

 

 

Ecuador - 0.3%

         

Ecuador Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     10.750     3/28/22        310,000       338,660 (b)  

Ecuador Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     10.750     1/31/29        200,000       218,840 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Ecuador

            557,500  
         

 

 

 

Egypt - 0.4%

         

Egypt Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.600     3/1/29        400,000       410,520 (b)  

Egypt Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     8.700     3/1/49        360,000       374,225 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Egypt

            784,745  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Nigeria - 0.2%

          

Nigeria Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.143     2/23/30        260,000      $ 259,895 (b) 

Nigeria Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.696     2/23/38        220,000        217,928 (b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Nigeria

             477,823  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $6,875,944)

             5,898,905  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.3%           
FINANCIALS - 1.3%           

Banks - 1.0%

          

GMAC Capital Trust I (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.785%)

     8.469        85,800        2,229,942 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 0.0%

          

Carlyle Group LP

     5.875        3,725        82,471  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.2%

          

Citigroup Capital XIII (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.370%)

     9.121        13,450        359,384 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.1%

          

Delphi Financial Group Inc. (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.190%)

     5.874        9,325        215,641 (a)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost - $2,739,074)

             2,887,438  
          

 

 

 
                  FACE
AMOUNT†
        
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 0.8%           

U.S. Government Obligations - 0.8%

          

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3.375     11/15/48        530,000        560,340  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.625     2/15/29        1,155,000        1,146,360  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $1,714,082)

 

        1,706,700  
          

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.6%           

California - 0.2%

          

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

     7.000     10/1/39        500,000        513,030 (b)  
          

 

 

 

Florida - 0.1%

          

Sumter Landing, FL, Community Development District Recreational Revenue, Taxable Community Development District

     4.172     10/1/47        260,000        254,218  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Illinois - 0.3%

          

Illinois State, GO, Taxable, Build America Bonds, Series 2010-3

     6.725     4/1/35        530,000      $ 560,480  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Cost - $1,357,760)

             1,327,728  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $197,261,854)

             207,235,842  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.4%           

Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares

(Cost - $5,091,918)

     2.374        5,091,918        5,091,918  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.1%

(Cost - $202,353,772)

             212,327,760  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.9%

             2,031,986  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $   214,359,746  
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

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.

 

(b)

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.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Restricted security (Note 2).

 

(g)

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of February 28, 2019.

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ARS    — Argentine Peso
GO    — General Obligation
ICE    — Intercontinental Exchange
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
USD    — United States Dollar

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

At February 28, 2019, 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

     37        6/19      $ 7,855,842      $ 7,851,227      $ (4,615

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     14        6/19        1,606,384        1,603,875        (2,509

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     10        6/19        1,616,492        1,595,937        (20,555
              

 

 

 
                 (27,679
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:               

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     64        6/19        7,815,389        7,808,000        7,389  

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     72        6/19        10,476,273        10,401,750        74,523  
              

 

 

 
                 81,912  
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

 

         $ 54,233  
              

 

 

 

At February 28, 2019, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
GBP      1,215,000        USD        1,557,054      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      4/17/19      $ 58,542  

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

GBP    — British Pound
USD    — United States Dollar

At February 28, 2019, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - BUY PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY

(REFERENCE ENTITY)

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
     TERMINATION
DATE
     IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD AT
FEBRUARY 28,
20193
  PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE
FUND†
  MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID

(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (PPG Industries Inc., 3.600%, due 11/15/20)    $ 856,423        3/20/19      0.105%   1.000% quarterly   $ (423   $ (237   $ (186

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

 

1 

If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or the underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive 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 the underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

2 

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

3 

Implied credit spreads, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues as of period end, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation.

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on April 24, 2009 and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income and then to liquidate and distribute substantially all of the Fund’s net assets to stockholders on or about December 2, 2024. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. There can be no assurance the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in investment grade corporate fixed-income securities of varying maturities.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

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

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

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

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

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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:

           

Health Care

     —        $ 21,004,960      $ 837,045      $ 21,842,005  

Other Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          173,573,066        —          173,573,066  

Sovereign Bonds

     —          5,898,905        —          5,898,905  

Preferred Stocks:

           

Financials

   $ 2,671,797        215,641        —          2,887,438  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —          1,706,700        —          1,706,700  

Municipal Bonds

     —          1,327,728        —          1,327,728  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     2,671,797        203,727,000        837,045        207,235,842  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

     5,091,918        —          —          5,091,918  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 7,763,715      $ 203,727,000      $ 837,045      $ 212,327,760  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 81,912        —          —        $ 81,912  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 58,542        —          58,542  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Other Financial Instruments    $ 81,912      $ 58,542        —        $ 140,454  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $ 7,845,627      $ 203,785,542      $ 837,045      $ 212,468,214  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 27,679        —          —        $ 27,679  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Buy Protection‡

     —        $ 423        —          423  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $ 27,679      $ 423        —        $ 28,102  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

Value includes any premium paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

2. Restricted securities

The following Fund investment is restricted as to resale.

 

Security

   Face
Amount
     Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Value
at 2/28/2019
     Value Per
Unit
     Percent of
Net Assets
 

BioScrip Inc., First Lien Notes, 8.224%, due 6/30/22

   $ 801,000        6/17      $ 795,292      $ 837,045      $ 104.50        0.39

 

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ITEM 2.

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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.


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, thereunto duly authorized.

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

April 23, 2019

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

April 23, 2019

By   /s/    RICHARD F. SENNETT        
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

April 23, 2019