N-Q 1 d77031dnq.htm WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC. (ESD) WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC. (ESD)

 

 

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 811-21343

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund 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: (888)777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2015

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015


WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 61.4%          

Argentina - 1.3%

         

Republic of Argentina, Senior Bonds

     7.000     10/3/15         644,000      $ 640,866   

Republic of Argentina, Senior Bonds

     7.000     4/17/17         6,020,000        5,887,897   
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            6,528,763   
         

 

 

 

Brazil - 1.6%

         

Federative Republic of Brazil, Senior Notes

     10.000     1/1/17         33,090,000 BRL      7,878,158   
         

 

 

 

Chile - 0.7%

         

Banco del Estado de Chile, Senior Notes

     4.125     10/7/20         530,000        556,883 (a)(b) 

Republic of Chile, Senior Notes

     3.875     8/5/20         2,636,000        2,820,520 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Chile

            3,377,403   
         

 

 

 

Colombia - 4.3%

         

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     4.000     2/26/24         3,580,000        3,477,970 (b) 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     7.375     9/18/37         7,751,000        8,739,252 (b) 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     6.125     1/18/41         970,000        965,150 (b) 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Notes

     7.375     3/18/19         7,545,000        8,563,575 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Colombia

            21,745,947   
         

 

 

 

Costa Rica - 0.7%

         

Republic of Costa Rica, Notes

     7.000     4/4/44         3,870,000        3,434,625 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Croatia - 1.8%

         

Republic of Croatia, Senior Notes

     6.625     7/14/20         1,860,000        2,022,471 (a) 

Republic of Croatia, Senior Notes

     5.500     4/4/23         3,900,000        4,007,250 (a) 

Republic of Croatia, Senior Notes

     5.500     4/4/23         2,980,000        3,061,950 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Croatia

            9,091,671   
         

 

 

 

Dominican Republic - 1.9%

         

Dominican Republic, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/27/25         6,710,000        6,508,700 (a) 

Dominican Republic, Senior Notes

     6.850     1/27/45         3,160,000        3,057,300 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Dominican Republic

            9,566,000   
         

 

 

 

Ecuador - 0.7%

         

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     10.500     3/24/20         4,600,000        3,473,000 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Egypt - 0.3%

         

Arab Republic of Egypt, Senior Notes

     5.875     6/11/25         1,790,000        1,696,025 (a) 
         

 

 

 

El Salvador - 0.2%

         

Republic of El Salvador, Notes

     6.375     1/18/27         1,270,000        1,120,775 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Gabon - 0.6%

         

Gabonese Republic, Bonds

     6.375     12/12/24         1,990,000        1,655,521 (a) 

Gabonese Republic, Senior Bonds

     6.950     6/16/25         1,460,000        1,232,269 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Gabon

            2,887,790   
         

 

 

 

Ghana - 0.5%

         

Republic of Ghana, Bonds

     8.125     1/18/26         1,600,000        1,336,000 (a) 

Republic of Ghana, Notes

     7.875     8/7/23         1,250,000        1,043,750 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Ghana

            2,379,750   
         

 

 

 

Honduras - 0.4%

         

Republic of Honduras, Senior Notes

     7.500     3/15/24         2,120,000        2,220,700 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Hungary - 1.5%

         

Republic of Hungary, Senior Notes

     5.750     11/22/23         6,628,000        7,390,220   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Indonesia - 6.9%

         

Republic of Indonesia, Notes

     3.750     4/25/22         15,590,000      $ 14,886,985 (b)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     6.875     1/17/18         675,000        743,037 (c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     6.625     2/17/37         1,650,000        1,743,398 (c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     4.875     5/5/21         387,000        401,018 (a) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     4.875     5/5/21         213,000        220,715 (c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     3.375     4/15/23         2,440,000        2,232,593 (a) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     5.875     1/15/24         3,701,000        3,927,531 (a) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     5.250     1/17/42         10,550,000        9,501,847 (a) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     5.250     1/17/42         1,100,000        990,714 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            34,647,838   
         

 

 

 

Ivory Coast - 1.0%

         

Republic of Cote D’Ivoire, Senior Notes

     5.375     7/23/24         3,960,000        3,475,534 (a) 

Republic of Cote D’Ivoire, Senior Notes

     6.375     3/3/28         1,550,000        1,378,973 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Ivory Coast

            4,854,507   
         

 

 

 

Jamaica - 0.7%

         

Government of Jamaica, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/9/25         1,650,000        1,806,750   

Government of Jamaica, Senior Notes

     6.750     4/28/28         1,720,000        1,732,900   
         

 

 

 

Total Jamaica

            3,539,650   
         

 

 

 

Kazakhstan - 0.9%

         

Republic of Kazakhstan, Senior Bonds

     3.875     10/14/24         5,030,000        4,539,575 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Kenya - 0.8%

         

Republic of Kenya, Senior Notes

     5.875     6/24/19         2,710,000        2,609,107 (a) 

Republic of Kenya, Senior Notes

     6.875     6/24/24         1,450,000        1,320,950 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Kenya

            3,930,057   
         

 

 

 

Lithuania - 1.3%

         

Republic of Lithuania, Senior Notes

     6.125     3/9/21         5,820,000        6,804,465 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 3.4%

         

United Mexican States, Medium-Term Notes

     6.050     1/11/40         1,128,000        1,239,390 (b) 

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

     8.000     6/11/20         75,137,000 MXN      4,979,788   

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     5.125     1/15/20         80,000        88,200 (b) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     4.000     10/2/23         5,046,000        5,151,966 (b) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     3.600     1/30/25         4,840,000        4,749,250 (b) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     4.750     3/8/44         442,000        404,430 (b) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     4.600     1/23/46         889,000        794,544 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            17,407,568   
         

 

 

 

Nigeria - 0.4%

         

Republic of Nigeria, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/12/23         2,050,000        1,823,270 (a) 

Republic of Nigeria, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/12/23         430,000        382,442 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Nigeria

            2,205,712   
         

 

 

 

Pakistan - 0.4%

         

Republic of Pakistan, Senior Bonds

     7.250     4/15/19         2,190,000        2,255,100 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Panama - 0.2%

         

Republic of Panama, Senior Bonds

     9.375     4/1/29         900,000        1,299,375   
         

 

 

 

Paraguay - 0.3%

         

Republic of Paraguay, Senior Bonds

     4.625     1/25/23         440,000        434,500 (c) 

Republic of Paraguay, Senior Notes

     6.100     8/11/44         930,000        913,725 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Paraguay

            1,348,225   
         

 

 

 

Peru - 4.9%

         

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     7.350     7/21/25         6,000,000        7,500,000 (b) 

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     8.750     11/21/33         10,325,000        14,584,062 (b) 

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     6.550     3/14/37         2,388,000        2,752,170 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Peru

            24,836,232   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Philippines - 2.6%

          

Republic of Philippines, Senior Bonds

     6.375     10/23/34         1,660,000       $ 2,176,205   

Republic of Philippines, Senior Bonds

     5.000     1/13/37         7,080,000         8,158,171   

Republic of Philippines, Senior Bonds

     3.950     1/20/40         2,600,000         2,635,240   
          

 

 

 

Total Philippines

             12,969,616   
          

 

 

 

Poland - 3.0%

          

Republic of Poland, Senior Notes

     5.125     4/21/21         5,750,000         6,489,162 (b) 

Republic of Poland, Senior Notes

     5.000     3/23/22         7,752,000         8,682,240 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Poland

             15,171,402   
          

 

 

 

Romania - 0.2%

          

Republic of Romania, Senior Notes

     4.875     1/22/24         800,000         865,000 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Russia - 5.3%

          

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     11.000     7/24/18         105,000         126,363 (c) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     7.500     3/31/30         18,088,125         21,308,625 (c) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     5.625     4/4/42         5,600,000         5,264,000 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Russia

             26,698,988   
          

 

 

 

Senegal - 0.2%

          

Republic of Senegal, Bonds

     6.250     7/30/24         1,100,000         993,278 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Sri Lanka - 0.3%

          

Republic of Sri Lanka, Senior Bonds

     6.000     1/14/19         1,400,000         1,420,996 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Tunisia - 0.1%

          

Banque Centrale de Tunisie SA, Senior Bonds

     5.750     1/30/25         430,000         411,188 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Turkey - 7.2%

          

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     5.625     3/30/21         440,000         460,295   

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     5.750     3/22/24         1,250,000         1,298,500 (b) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     11.875     1/15/30         6,800,000         10,871,500 (b) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

     7.500     7/14/17         800,000         863,980 (b) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

     6.875     3/17/36         18,777,000         20,363,656 (b) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

     6.750     5/30/40         2,360,000         2,522,250 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Turkey

             36,380,181   
          

 

 

 

Uruguay - 1.0%

          

Republic of Uruguay, Senior Bonds

     5.100     6/18/50         1,250,000         1,100,000   

Republic of Uruguay, Senior Notes

     4.500     8/14/24         3,770,000         3,817,125   
          

 

 

 

Total Uruguay

             4,917,125   
          

 

 

 

Venezuela - 2.5%

          

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Bonds

     8.250     10/13/24         20,120,000         6,840,800 (b)(c) 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Bonds

     9.250     9/15/27         680,000         268,600 (b) 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Notes

     7.000     12/1/18         7,220,000         2,671,400 (b)(c) 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Notes

     7.750     10/13/19         6,425,000         2,232,687 (b)(c) 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Notes

     7.650     4/21/25         1,674,000         560,790 (b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Venezuela

             12,574,277   
          

 

 

 

Vietnam - 1.0%

          

Republic of Vietnam, Senior Bonds

     6.750     1/29/20         1,010,000         1,103,410 (c) 

Republic of Vietnam, Senior Bonds

     4.800     11/19/24         4,280,000         4,066,830 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Vietnam

             5,170,240   
          

 

 

 

Zambia - 0.3%

          

Republic of Zambia, Senior Notes

     8.970     7/30/27         2,250,000         1,788,750 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

(Cost - $322,022,459)

             309,820,172   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 0.2%          
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.2%

         

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes (Cost - $1,171,662)

     9.000     1/31/20         8,661,200 MXN    $ 1,178,401 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 51.6%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.7%          

Media - 0.7%

         

Grupo Televisa SAB, Senior Bonds

     6.625     1/15/40         750,000        817,575 (b) 

Myriad International Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     6.000     7/18/20         1,190,000        1,284,200 (a) 

Myriad International Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     5.500     7/21/25         1,390,000        1,366,982 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            3,468,757   
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.9%          

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.1%

         

Prosperous Ray Ltd., Senior Bonds

     4.625     11/12/23         410,000        429,595 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.8%

         

JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/15/25         1,350,000        1,248,750 (a) 

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.375     5/9/18         820,000        768,750 (c) 

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes

     6.875     6/24/19         1,420,000        1,231,850 (a) 

Marfrig Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.500     5/4/20         810,000        793,800 (a) 

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA, Senior Notes

     10.500     1/28/18         2,000,000        32,200 *(c)(d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Food Products

            4,075,350   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

            4,504,945   
         

 

 

 
ENERGY - 21.9%          

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%

         

Offshore Drilling Holding SA, Senior Secured Notes

     8.375     9/20/20         1,060,000        726,100 (a) 

Offshore Drilling Holding SA, Senior Secured Notes

     8.375     9/20/20         300,000        205,500 (c) 

TMK OAO Via TMK Capital SA, Senior Notes

     6.750     4/3/20         1,700,000        1,502,800 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

            2,434,400   
         

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 21.4%

         

CNOOC Curtis Funding No. 1 Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.500     10/3/23         1,300,000        1,348,003 (b)(c) 

Dolphin Energy Ltd., Senior Secured Bonds

     5.888     6/15/19         2,264,043        2,432,035 (c) 

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/23/19         1,300,000        1,432,860 (b) 

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45         450,000        345,375   

GNL Quintero SA, Senior Notes

     4.634     7/31/29         957,000        943,215 (a)(b) 

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

     6.375     4/9/21         7,730,000        7,594,725 (a) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

     6.656     6/7/22         2,145,000        2,203,477 (c) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     3.416     4/24/18         2,704,000        2,605,601 (a) 

ONGC Videsh Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.625     7/15/24         1,380,000        1,415,915 (c) 

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     3/28/23         4,240,000        1,484,000 (a)(b) 

Pan American Energy LLC, Senior Notes

     7.875     5/7/21         706,000        700,493 (c) 

Pan American Energy LLC, Senior Notes

     7.875     5/7/21         378,000        375,052 (a) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     3.500     2/6/17         900,000        803,250   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     3.250     3/17/17         900,000        796,500   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     3.000     1/15/19         6,055,000        4,389,875   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.375     1/27/21         7,570,000        5,526,100   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.625     5/20/43         450,000        277,875   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.850     6/5/2115         900,000        578,250   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Bonds

     6.000     5/16/24         15,130,000        4,962,640 (b)(c) 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/12/17         630,000        286,272 (c) 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Notes

     8.500     11/2/17         8,590,000        5,755,300 (b)(c) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Bonds

     6.625     6/15/35         10,109,000        9,527,732   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     8.000     5/3/19         670,000        760,048   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

         

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/21/21         9,210,000      $ 9,706,879 (b) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/30/23         980,000        884,450 (b) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.375     1/23/45         2,489,000        2,248,563 (b) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     5.625     1/23/46         1,710,000        1,398,096 (a)(b) 

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.750     8/14/19         2,670,000        2,896,950 (a) 

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/12/19         5,530,000        6,040,369 (a) 

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/12/19         396,000        432,547 (c) 

PT Pertamina Persero, Senior Notes

     5.250     5/23/21         3,430,000        3,404,354 (a) 

PT Pertamina Persero, Senior Notes

     4.875     5/3/22         1,310,000        1,249,372 (a) 

PT Pertamina Persero, Senior Notes

     4.300     5/20/23         1,650,000        1,511,562 (a) 

Puma International Financing SA, Senior Bonds

     6.750     2/1/21         2,910,000        2,888,175 (a) 

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.750     9/30/19         3,216,000        3,782,820 (b)(c) 

Reliance Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     10/19/20         3,360,000        3,601,100 (a)(b) 

Rosneft Finance SA, Senior Notes

     7.500     7/18/16         2,430,000        2,502,900 (c) 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     10/17/23         830,000        865,995 (b)(c) 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     4/10/24         4,830,000        5,039,347 (a)(b) 

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/30/28         2,710,000        2,550,787 (a)(b) 

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/30/28         530,000        498,863 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

            108,047,722   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

            110,482,122   
         

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 6.3%          

Banks - 3.4%

         

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia SA, Subordinated Notes

     4.875     4/21/25         1,320,000        1,260,204 (a)(b) 

BBVA Banco Continental SA, Subordinated Notes

     5.250     9/22/29         500,000        487,600 (a)(e) 

Export Credit Bank of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     5.000     9/23/21         1,270,000        1,216,835 (a)(b) 

Export Credit Bank of Turkey, Senior Notes

     5.875     4/24/19         3,220,000        3,285,418 (a)(b) 

Export-Import Bank of China, Senior Notes

     2.850     9/16/20         2,550,000        2,538,719 (a) 

Export-Import Bank of China, Senior Notes

     3.625     7/31/24         1,500,000        1,529,965 (b)(c) 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.231     11/13/19         740,000        755,161   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Senior Notes

     2.850     5/26/18         2,480,000        2,329,216 (a) 

Russian Agricultural Bank, Senior Notes

     7.750     5/29/18         2,170,000        2,251,375 (c) 

Russian Agricultural Bank, Subordinated Notes

     6.000     6/3/21         1,480,000        1,326,080 (c)(e) 
         

 

 

 

Total Banks

            16,980,573   
         

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.4%

         

Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt., Senior Bonds

     4.000     1/30/20         7,240,000        7,291,042 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.5%

         

China Overseas Finance Cayman III Ltd., Senior Bonds

     5.375     10/29/23         1,280,000        1,348,118 (c) 

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd., Senior Bonds

     7.250     4/4/21         1,000,000        1,010,000 (b)(c) 

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.875     5/27/19         1,200,000        1,262,993 (c) 

Global Logistic Properties Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.375     5/11/16         8,000,000 CNY      1,241,195 (c) 

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.625     1/14/20         1,330,000        1,345,063 (b)(c) 

Theta Capital Pte Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.125     11/14/20         1,400,000        1,269,177 (b)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

            7,476,546   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

            31,748,161   
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 2.4%          

Building Products - 0.2%

         

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Notes

     7.250     4/16/44         1,400,000        1,064,000 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.7%

         

CRCC Yuxiang Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.500     5/16/23         660,000        644,889 (c) 

Empresas ICA SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     8.875     5/29/24         4,000,000        1,810,000 (a)(b) 

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     6/27/29         1,651,000        875,030 (a) 

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.625     10/1/22         653,940        170,678 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Construction & Engineering

            3,500,597   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7%

          

Alfa SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     5.250     3/25/24         440,000       $ 451,000 (a) 

Alfa SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     6.875     3/25/44         500,000         487,500 (a) 

Sinochem Overseas Capital Co., Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.500     11/12/20         2,645,000         2,777,655 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

             3,716,155   
          

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.8%

          

Mersin Uluslararasi Liman Isletmeciligi AS, Notes

     5.875     8/12/20         1,100,000         1,127,132 (a)(b) 

PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, Senior Bonds

     4.250     5/5/25         3,200,000         2,803,776 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Transportation Infrastructure

             3,930,908   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             12,211,660   
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 10.7%           

Chemicals - 3.4%

          

Alpek SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     4.500     11/20/22         2,917,000         2,873,245 (a)(b) 

Braskem Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.750     4/15/21         210,000         173,250 (a) 

Grupo Idesa SA de CV, Senior Notes

     7.875     12/18/20         5,650,000         5,678,250 (b)(c) 

Mexichem SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     4.875     9/19/22         971,000         979,836 (a)(b) 

Mexichem SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     5.875     9/17/44         2,480,000         2,108,000 (a)(b) 

OCP SA, Senior Notes

     5.625     4/25/24         2,500,000         2,559,475 (a) 

OCP SA, Senior Notes

     4.500     10/22/25         2,860,000         2,688,400 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             17,060,456   
          

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.0%

          

Cementos Pacasmayo SAA, Senior Notes

     4.500     2/8/23         1,070,000         979,050 (a)(b) 

Cementos Pacasmayo SAA, Senior Notes

     4.500     2/8/23         400,000         366,000 (b)(c) 

Cemex SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     12/10/19         1,350,000         1,336,500 (a)(b) 

Cemex SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     5/5/25         1,480,000         1,350,500 (a)(b) 

Cimpor Financial Operations BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     7/17/24         1,150,000         783,150 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Construction Materials

             4,815,200   
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 5.1%

          

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

     3.750     11/4/20         1,800,000         1,802,014 (a)(b) 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

     3.875     11/3/21         3,000,000         2,989,383 (a)(b) 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

     4.500     8/13/23         1,830,000         1,834,685 (a) 

CSN Islands XI Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     9/21/19         980,000         465,500 (c) 

Evraz Group SA, Notes

     9.500     4/24/18         1,250,000         1,313,163 (a)(b) 

Evraz Group SA, Senior Notes

     9.500     4/24/18         1,870,000         1,964,491 (c) 

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA, Senior Notes

     4.450     3/19/18         1,700,000         1,683,000 (a) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     3.875     4/23/25         1,540,000         1,395,640 (b) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     7.500     7/27/35         110,000         107,298   

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     4/16/40         4,360,000         3,891,867 (b) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42         580,000         441,664 (b) 

Tupy Overseas SA, Senior Bonds

     6.625     7/17/24         820,000         725,700 (a) 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Bonds

     8.250     1/17/34         2,430,000         2,215,650 (b) 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/21/36         2,063,000         1,629,976 (b) 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

     6.750     6/7/16         800,000         738,034 (b)(c) 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

     9.500     7/18/18         2,570,000         2,160,722 (b)(c) 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

     6.000     1/31/19         880,000         642,257 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             26,001,044   
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 1.2%

          

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes

     7.250     7/29/19         525,000         599,536 (b) 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/11/22         955,000         972,694 (b) 

Inversiones CMPC SA, Notes

     4.375     5/15/23         1,060,000         1,039,346 (a)(b) 

Inversiones CMPC SA, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/19/18         1,540,000         1,589,001 (a)(b) 

Inversiones CMPC SA, Senior Notes

     4.500     4/25/22         1,200,000         1,193,587 (a)(b) 

Klabin Finance SA, Senior Notes

     5.250     7/16/24         970,000         860,875 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

             6,255,039   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             54,131,739   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6


WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.9%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.2%

          

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     9.000     1/31/20         6,096,000       $ 5,547,360 (a)(b) 

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV, Senior Bonds

     5.350     5/20/24         1,440,000         1,546,923 (a) 

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA, Senior Notes

     4.875     10/30/24         1,450,000         1,447,532 (a)(b) 

Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.750     2/16/21         1,380,000         1,510,686 (a)(b) 

Telemar Norte Leste SA, Senior Notes

     5.500     10/23/20         1,850,000         1,010,562 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             11,063,063   
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.7%

          

Bharti Airtel Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     6/10/25         1,150,000         1,149,097 (a) 

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC, Senior Notes

     7.748     2/2/21         440,000         451,277 (a) 

VimpelCom Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     5.950     2/13/23         7,600,000         6,954,927 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             8,555,301   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

             19,618,364   
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 4.8%           

Electric Utilities - 3.0%

          

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

     4.875     1/15/24         1,200,000         1,221,108 (a)(b) 

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

     6.125     6/16/45         1,360,000         1,285,200 (a)(b) 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.750     1/26/21         2,900,000         2,733,288 (c) 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.125     2/11/25         1,140,000         1,077,972 (c) 

Majapahit Holding BV, Senior Notes

     7.750     1/20/20         2,960,000         3,300,400 (c) 

PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Senior Notes

     5.500     11/22/21         650,000         656,500 (c) 

State Grid Overseas Investment 2013 Ltd., Senior Bonds

     3.125     5/22/23         1,150,000         1,132,605 (a)(b) 

State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.125     5/7/24         3,750,000         3,959,265 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

             15,366,338   
          

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.6%

          

Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA, Senior Notes

     6.125     11/10/21         1,300,000         1,352,000 (a)(b) 

Transportadora de Gas Internacional SA ESP, Senior Notes

     5.700     3/20/22         1,900,000         1,919,000 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Gas Utilities

             3,271,000   
          

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.9%

          

AES Gener SA, Notes

     5.250     8/15/21         1,510,000         1,584,949 (a)(b) 

First Gen Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     10/9/23         1,230,000         1,303,800 (c) 

Three Gorges Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.700     6/10/25         1,460,000         1,491,209 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

             4,379,958   
          

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.3%

          

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/29/19         1,320,000         1,508,100 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

             24,525,396   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $281,050,143)

             260,691,144   
          

 

 

 
           EXPIRATION
DATE
     WARRANTS         
WARRANTS - 0.0%           

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations (Cost - $364,095)

       4/15/20         11,745         79,279   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $604,608,359)

             571,768,996   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7


WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.0%           

Repurchase Agreements - 3.0%

          

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15; Proceeds at maturity - $15,000,029; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government obligations, 0.125% due 4/15/20; Market value - $15,300,000) (Cost - $15,000,000)

     0.070     10/1/15         15,000,000       $ 15,000,000   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 116.2%

(Cost - $619,608,359#)

             586,768,996   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (16.2)%

             (81,819,353
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 504,949,643   
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

(b) All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the loan agreement.

 

(c) Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted.

 

(d) The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of September 30, 2015.

 

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

 

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

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
CNY    — Chinese Yuan Renminbi
MXN    — Mexican Peso
OJSC    — Open Joint Stock Company

This 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 Schedule of Investments.

 

8


Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on April 16, 2003 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 Board of Directors authorized 100 million shares of $0.001 par value common stock. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek total return. High current income is a secondary objective.

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. 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 (formerly, Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee) (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of 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.

 

9


Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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†:

           

Sovereign bonds

     —         $ 309,820,172         —         $ 309,820,172   

Convertible bonds & notes

     —           1,178,401         —           1,178,401   

Corporate bonds & notes

     —           260,691,144         —           260,691,144   

Warrants

     —           79,279         —           79,279   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term investments

     —         $ 571,768,996         —         $ 571,768,996   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-term investments†

     —           15,000,000         —           15,000,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

     —         $ 586,768,996         —         $ 586,768,996   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other financial instruments:

           

Forward foreign currency contracts

     —         $ 613,543         —         $ 613,543   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     —         $ 587,382,539         —         $ 587,382,539   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 430,103         —           —         $ 430,103   

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

2. Investments

At September 30, 2015, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 25,962,422   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (58,801,785
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (32,839,363
  

 

 

 

At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Basis
Value
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Contracts to Sell:               

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     200         12/15       $ 23,959,569       $ 24,103,125       $ (143,556

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     327         12/15         41,809,594         42,096,141         (286,547
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts                $ (430,103
              

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
USD      5,338,731         TWD         168,800,000       Citibank, N.A.      11/4/15       $ 211,855   
USD      5,049,505         BRL         19,450,692       Bank of America N.A.      11/13/15         213,704   
USD      1,026,079         MXN         16,940,951       Barclays Bank PLC      11/13/15         27,354   
INR      346,078,145         SGD         7,423,097       Bank of America N.A.      11/16/15         24,104   
USD      8,224,387         BRL         32,897,549       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      12/15/15         136,526   
                 

 

 

 

Total

  

   $ 613,543   
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

BRL   

— Brazilian Real

INR   

— Indonesian Rupiah

MXN   

— Mexican Peso

SGD   

— Singapore Dollar

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 Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

November 20, 2015

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:

 

November 20, 2015

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

Date:

 

November 20, 2015