WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES & INCOME FUND (WIA)

 

 

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 811-21403

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked

Securities & Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

385 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91101

(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, 2017

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES & INCOME FUND

FORM N-Q

FEBRUARY 28, 2017


WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES & INCOME FUND

 

Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited)    February 28, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 114.1%  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.000     1/15/26      $ 498,728      $ 570,305  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.750     1/15/28        30,988,843        35,344,170  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     3.625     4/15/28        149,270        200,183  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.500     1/15/29        3,440,970        4,247,355  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     3.875     4/15/29        6,432,512        8,988,895  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     2/15/41        3,406,601        4,368,070  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/42        3,216,065        3,129,594  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     2/15/43        1,575,150        1,484,584  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.375     2/15/44        942,678        1,056,343  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/45        9,176,077        8,890,251  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.000     2/15/46        10,250,436        10,593,702  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     1.625     1/15/18        5,762,150        5,922,107  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/18        47,980,655        48,679,397 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     1/15/19        416,065        440,771  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/19        24,728,160        25,213,425  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/20        37,299,771        38,003,357 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     1.125     1/15/21        34,621,814        36,602,044 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/21        23,989,443        24,323,976  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     7/15/21        14,043,301        14,631,743 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/22        3,200,070        3,237,536  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     7/15/22        24,041,794        24,354,145 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/23        25,311,990        25,429,716 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.375     7/15/23        4,523,195        4,621,543  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     1/15/24        14,299,692        14,741,281  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     7/15/24        8,103,737        8,083,866  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     1/15/26        71,500,846        73,306,385 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES
(Cost - $420,444,719)

 

        426,464,744  
          

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 5.1%           

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., 2005-R10 M5

     1.408     1/25/36        9,650,000        6,312,548 (b) 

Conseco Financial Corp., 1997-8 A

     6.780     10/15/27        837,862        870,566  

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, 2005-C 2A

     0.950     7/15/35        1,088,077        985,194 (b) 

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-4 M3

     1.268     11/25/35        8,150,000        4,594,707 (b) 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2004-RS8 MI1

     5.680     8/25/34        3,951,879        3,997,793  

Saxon Asset Securities Trust, 2004-2 MV1

     1.648     8/25/35        2,432,266        2,161,121 (b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost - $17,840,631)

             18,921,929  
          

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 5.7%          

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, 2004-9 24A1

     3.604     11/25/34        35,816        35,053 (b) 

Bellemeade Re Ltd., 2016-1A M2B

     7.278     4/25/26        4,140,000        4,178,469 (b)(c) 

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 2007-A1 2A3

     3.081     2/25/37        12,291        12,314 (b) 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, 2014-11R 09A2

     0.896     10/27/36        2,430,000        1,450,710 (b)(c) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), 4057 UI, IO

     3.000     5/15/27        1,532,574        145,175  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), 4085, IO

     3.000     6/15/27        4,468,838        391,792  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC),
Multi-Family Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K721 X1, IO

     0.342     8/25/22        131,835,173        2,105,592 (b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), 2014-M8 SA, IO

     4.290     5/25/18        22,767,234        47,845 (b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2016-C04 1M1

     2.228     1/25/29        1,352,771        1,360,455 (b)(c) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-142 IO, IO

     0.657     9/16/46        5,621,262        129,081 (b) 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - (continued)          

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-044 IO, IO

     0.613     3/16/49      $ 1,682,045      $ 48,916 (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-112 IO, IO

     0.311     2/16/53        2,149,570        57,729 (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-152 IO, IO

     0.754     1/16/54        6,967,557        362,590 (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-145 IO, IO

     1.075     9/16/44        2,971,726        160,163 (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-047 IA, IO

     0.640     2/16/48        783,498        34,065 (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-050 IO, IO

     0.914     9/16/55        2,847,247        162,031 (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-169 IO, IO

     0.898     10/16/56        16,076,397        970,989 (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2015-073 IO, IO

     0.830     11/16/55        3,744,506        223,665 (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2015-101 IO, IO

     0.929     3/16/52        27,725,161        1,784,741 (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2015-183 IO

     0.974     9/16/57        28,399,295        2,208,409 (b) 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-11 1A1

     3.293     9/25/34        132,847        127,421 (b) 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2006-A2 5A1

     3.135     11/25/33        4,263        4,359 (b) 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, 2004-A1 2A1

     3.143     2/25/34        14,126        14,215 (b) 

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, 2015-C20 D

     3.071     2/15/48        2,970,000        2,258,959 (c) 

Mortgage IT Trust, 2005-1 2M1

     2.030     2/25/35        953,565        874,970 (b) 

Nomura Resecuritization Trust, 2015-4R 2A2

     0.896     10/26/36        2,645,112        1,457,986 (b)(c) 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2004-SL4 A5

     7.500     7/25/32        69,157        60,161  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2003-8 A1

     1.421     1/20/34        12,607        12,023 (b) 

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2003-AR8 A

     2.689     8/25/33        491,139        496,941 (b) 

Washington Mutual Inc., MSC Pass-Through Certificates, 2004-RA1 2A

     7.000     3/25/34        11,189        12,162  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $24,382,944)

 

          21,188,981  
          

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 5.6%           
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.4%           

Tobacco - 0.4%

          

Alliance One International Inc., Secured Notes

     9.875     7/15/21        1,840,000        1,591,600  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 1.8%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.8%

          

Oasis Petroleum Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     11/1/21        2,400,000        2,442,000  

Oasis Petroleum Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/15/23        450,000        456,188  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     3.000     2/15/27        610,000        593,048  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     4/1/23        2,000,000        2,005,000  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/24/44        1,340,000        1,353,400  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             6,849,636  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 1.1%           

Banks - 0.7%

          

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     11/21/22        2,440,000        2,621,048  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.4%

 

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Bonds

     4.920     12/21/65        1,350,000        1,258,875 (b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             3,879,923  
          

 

 

 
  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2017

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
    VALUE  
HEALTH CARE - 0.9%          

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.3%

         

DJO Finco Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     8.125     6/15/21      $ 1,520,000     $ 1,345,200 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.1%

         

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     8.375     5/15/19        420,000       410,550  
         

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%

         

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/15/25        2,160,000       1,719,900 (c) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

            3,475,650  
         

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.5%          

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.5%

         

Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc./Interface Security Systems LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     9.250     1/15/18        1,750,000       1,723,750  
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 0.4%          

Metals & Mining - 0.4%

         

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42        1,670,000       1,633,696  
         

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5%          

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.5%

         

Digicel Group Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.250     9/30/20        2,060,000       1,820,525 (d) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $19,845,145)

            20,974,780  
         

 

 

 
NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 2.1%    
ITALY - 2.1%          

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, Senior Bonds
(Cost-$8,055,539)

     3.100     9/15/26        6,429,480 EUR      8,040,530 (d) 
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.6%          

Ecuador - 0.6%

         

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     10.500     3/24/20        1,520,000       1,670,100 (c) 

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     7.950     6/20/24        520,000       520,650 (d) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $1,890,218)

            2,190,750  
         

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 1.0%          

U.S. Government Obligations - 1.0%

         

U.S. Treasury Bonds (Cost-$4,336,057)

     2.500     5/15/46        4,050,000       3,663,825  
         

 

 

 
           EXPIRATION
DATE
     CONTRACTS        
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.0%          

Japanese Yen Futures, Put @ 89.00 JPY
(Cost-$82,533)

       3/3/17        164       71,750  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $496,877,786)

            501,517,289  
         

 

 

 
           MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.9%          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 1.6%          

Goldman, Sachs & Co. repurchase agreement dated 2/28/17; Proceeds at maturity-$5,900,085; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government agency obligations, 1.750% due 2/7/20; Market value-$6,021,000)
(Cost-$5,900,000)

     0.520     3/1/17      $ 5,900,000       5,900,000  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     SHARES      VALUE  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.3%  

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
(Cost - $1,153,109)

     0.479     1,153,109      $ 1,153,109  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $7,053,109)

 

     7,053,109  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 136.1%
(Cost - $503,930,895#)

 

     508,570,398  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (36.1)%

 

     (134,907,474
       

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 

   $ 373,662,924  
       

 

 

 

 

(a) All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(b) Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available.

 

(c) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, unless otherwise noted.

 

(d) 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 Trustees, unless otherwise noted.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

Abbreviation used in this schedule:

 

EUR    — Euro
IO    — Interest Only
JPY    — Japanese Yen

This Consolidated Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings 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 Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on September 26, 2003.

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income for its shareholders. Capital appreciation, when consistent with current income, is a secondary investment objective.

The Fund may gain exposure to the commodities markets by investing a portion of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary, Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund CFC (the “Subsidiary”), organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Among other investments, the Subsidiary may invest in commodity-linked instruments. This schedule of investments is the consolidated schedule of investments of the Fund and the Subsidiary.

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. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. 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 Trustees.

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

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

 

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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 Trustees, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Trustees quarterly.

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

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

 

   

Level 1 – 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†:

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     —        $ 426,464,744        —        $ 426,464,744  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          18,921,929        —          18,921,929  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —          21,188,981        —          21,188,981  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          20,974,780        —          20,974,780  

Non-U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     —          8,040,530        —          8,040,530  

Sovereign Bonds

     —          2,190,750        —          2,190,750  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —          3,663,825        —          3,663,825  

Purchased Options

   $ 71,750        —          —          71,750  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

   $ 71,750      $ 501,445,539        —        $ 501,517,289  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†:

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —        $ 5,900,000        —        $ 5,900,000  

Money Market Funds

   $ 1,153,109        —          —          1,153,109  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

   $ 1,153,109      $ 5,900,000        —        $ 7,053,109  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,224,859      $ 507,345,539        —        $ 508,570,398  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

 

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,895,669        —          —        $ 1,895,669  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 1,126,840        —          1,126,840  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 1,895,669      $ 1,126,840        —        $ 3,022,509  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,120,528      $ 508,472,379        —        $ 511,592,907  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

 

Futures Contracts

   $ 2,750,465        —          —        $ 2,750,465  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 455,599        —          455,599  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,750,465      $ 455,599        —        $ 3,206,064  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Consolidated Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

2. Investments

At February 28, 2017, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 10,853,438  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (6,213,935
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,639,503  
  

 

 

 

At February 28, 2017, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Counterparty

   Rate     Effective
Date
     Maturity
Date
     Face Amount of
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    

Asset Class of Collateral*

   Collateral
Value
 

Deutsche Bank

     0.80     1/17/2017        4/18/2017      $ 30,900,000      U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities    $ 31,692,308  

Deutsche Bank

     0.82     2/14/2017        5/16/2017        117,828,750      U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities      120,850,000  
          

 

 

       

 

 

 
           $ 148,728,750         $ 152,542,308  
          

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

* Refer to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

At February 28, 2017, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Basis
Value
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Contracts to Buy:  

90-Day Eurodollar

     577        12/17      $ 142,735,950      $ 141,999,700      $ (736,250

90-Day Eurodollar

     500        3/18        123,745,375        122,912,500        (832,875

90-Day Eurodollar

     62        12/18        15,333,577        15,190,775        (142,802

Corn

     77        7/17        1,430,512        1,466,850        36,338  

Cotton No. 2 Futures

     9        7/17        334,300        348,660        14,360  

Euro

     98        3/17        13,047,794        12,981,938        (65,856

Euro BTP

     82        3/17        11,367,966        11,544,255        176,289  

Gold 100 Ounce

     124        4/17        14,640,264        15,548,360        908,096  

LME Copper

     62        7/17        3,979,414        4,226,075        246,661  

Lean Hogs Futures

     15        6/17        458,094        465,750        7,656  

 

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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Basis
Value
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Live Cattle Futures

     12        6/17      $ 500,563      $ 516,240      $ 15,677  

Natural Gas

     70        6/17        2,291,722        2,118,900        (172,822

New York Harbor ULSD Futures

     16        6/17        1,153,568        1,120,695        (32,873

RBOB Gasoline

     14        6/17        1,066,268        1,035,233        (31,035

Silver

     10        7/17        835,783        926,750        90,967  

Soybean

     37        7/17        1,901,459        1,932,325        30,866  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     270        6/17        33,658,065        33,636,094        (21,971

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     2        6/17        301,124        303,313        2,189  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     12        6/17        1,902,570        1,941,375        38,805  

WTI Crude

     87        8/17        4,813,996        4,806,750        (7,246

WTI Crude

     144        11/18        7,800,414        7,879,680        79,266  

Wheat

     35        7/17        762,678        802,374        39,696  
              

 

 

 
                 (356,864
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:  

Brent Crude

     142        10/18        7,853,973        7,947,740        (93,767

British Pound

     33        3/17        2,628,549        2,558,531        70,018  

Euro-Bund

     62        3/17        10,638,540        10,906,623        (268,083

Japanese Yen

     131        3/17        14,307,549        14,599,950        (292,401

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     1,407        6/17        165,747,082        165,608,297        138,785  

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Notes

     82        6/17        10,930,391        10,982,875        (52,484
              

 

 

 
                 (497,932
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts                $ (854,796
              

 

 

 

At February 28, 2017, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CAD      2,859,103        USD        2,180,499      Barclays Bank PLC      4/20/17      $ (27,073
RUB      247,981,000        USD        4,039,436      Barclays Bank PLC      4/20/17        159,549  
COP      11,027,120,000        USD        3,709,088      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        31,424  
GBP      2,415,890        USD        2,954,947      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        46,413  
INR      245,800,000        USD        3,556,649      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        102,528  
JPY      536,576,000        USD        4,662,270      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        123,874  
JPY      289,884,310        USD        2,541,387      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        44,319  
MXN      135,870,000        USD        6,213,757      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        500,824  
USD      6,432,555        EUR        6,028,309      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        31,744  
USD      275,071        EUR        258,040      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        1,086  
USD      8,150,864        EUR        7,601,574      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        79,572  
USD      76,527        EUR        72,001      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        77  
USD      9,389,461        TWD        301,120,000      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        (428,526
USD      1,062,517        EUR        995,569      UBS AG      4/20/17        5,430  
                 

 

 

 

Total

     $ 671,241  
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

CAD    — Canadian Dollar
COP    — Colombian Peso
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
INR    — Indian Rupee
JPY    — Japanese Yen
MXN    — Mexican Peso
RUB    — Russian Ruble
TWD    — Taiwan Dollar
USD    — United States Dollar

 

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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/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

April 24, 2017

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 24, 2017

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

Date:

 

April 24, 2017