N-Q 1 d327588dnq.htm WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC. (EMD) Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD)

 

 

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: 1-888-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2017

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

MARCH 31, 2017


WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    March 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 75.8%          

Argentina - 10.1%

         

City of Buenos Aires Argentina, Senior Notes

     7.500     6/1/27        5,140,000     $ 5,332,750 (a) 

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Bonds

     4.000     5/15/35        1,905,776       1,362,630 (b) 

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes

     9.125     3/16/24        6,230,000       6,923,087 (a) 

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes

     7.125     6/10/21        2,630,000       2,732,281 (a) 

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes

     7.450     9/1/24        2,630,000       2,670,765 (a) 

Republic of Argentina, Bonds

     22.750     3/5/18        45,780,000 ARS      3,099,295  

Republic of Argentina, Bonds

     18.200     10/3/21        130,890,000 ARS      9,171,822  

Republic of Argentina, Senior Bonds

     7.000     4/17/17        22,940,000       22,962,213  

Republic of Argentina, Senior Notes

     6.875     4/22/21        3,160,000       3,401,740 (a) 

Republic of Argentina, Senior Notes

     7.500     4/22/26        8,890,000       9,472,295 (a) 

Republic of Argentina, Senior Notes

     8.280     12/31/33        12,590,301       13,503,098  

Republic of Argentina, Senior Notes

     7.125     7/6/36        4,490,000       4,357,545 (a) 

Republic of Argentina, Senior Notes, Step Bond

     2.500     12/31/38        34,960,000       22,112,200  
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            107,101,721  
         

 

 

 

Armenia - 0.4%

         

Republic of Armenia, Senior Notes

     6.000     9/30/20        3,850,000       4,044,425 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Brazil - 3.1%

         

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/23        26,162,000 BRL      8,378,555  

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/25        39,700,000 BRL      12,690,096  

Federative Republic of Brazil, Senior Bonds

     6.000     4/7/26        3,000,000       3,268,500 (c) 

Federative Republic of Brazil, Senior Notes

     4.250     1/7/25        8,380,000       8,264,775 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            32,601,926  
         

 

 

 

Cameroon - 0.1%

         

Republic of Cameroon, Senior Notes

     9.500     11/19/25        1,200,000       1,362,852 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Chile - 0.5%

         

Republic of Chile, Senior Notes

     3.875     8/5/20        5,183,000       5,484,910 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Colombia - 4.2%

         

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     4.000     2/26/24        6,250,000       6,446,875 (c) 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     7.375     9/18/37        16,567,000       21,222,327 (c) 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     6.125     1/18/41        2,080,000       2,381,600 (c) 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Notes

     7.375     3/18/19        13,279,000       14,666,655 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Colombia

            44,717,457  
         

 

 

 

Costa Rica - 0.7%

         

Republic of Costa Rica, Notes

     7.000     4/4/44        7,610,000       7,695,612 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Croatia - 1.0%

         

Republic of Croatia, Senior Notes

     6.625     7/14/20        3,640,000       4,002,865 (a) 

Republic of Croatia, Senior Notes

     5.500     4/4/23        5,640,000       6,087,421 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Croatia

            10,090,286  
         

 

 

 

Dominican Republic - 1.4%

         

Dominican Republic, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/27/25        8,210,000       8,384,462 (a) 

Dominican Republic, Senior Notes

     6.850     1/27/45        6,300,000       6,536,250 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Dominican Republic

            14,920,712  
         

 

 

 

Ecuador - 2.3%

         

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     10.500     3/24/20        5,480,000       5,836,200 (a) 

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     10.750     3/28/22        5,270,000       5,586,200 (b) 

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     10.750     3/28/22        4,210,000       4,462,600 (a) 

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     7.950     6/20/24        4,870,000       4,602,150 (b) 

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     9.650     12/13/26        4,270,000       4,430,125 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Ecuador

            24,917,275  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Egypt - 0.8%

         

Arab Republic of Egypt, Senior Notes

     6.125     1/31/22        5,430,000     $ 5,657,381 (a) 

Arab Republic of Egypt, Senior Notes

     5.875     6/11/25        2,810,000       2,755,627 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Egypt

            8,413,008  
         

 

 

 

El Salvador - 0.4%

         

Republic of El Salvador, Notes

     6.375     1/18/27        4,930,000       4,437,000 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Gabon - 0.2%

         

Gabonese Republic, Bonds

     6.375     12/12/24        1,180,000       1,145,338 (a) 

Gabonese Republic, Senior Bonds

     6.950     6/16/25        1,480,000       1,450,829 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Gabon

            2,596,167  
         

 

 

 

Georgia - 0.3%

         

Republic of Georgia, Bonds

     6.875     4/12/21        2,360,000       2,617,476 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Ghana - 1.1%

         

Republic of Ghana, Bonds

     8.125     1/18/26        1,620,000       1,557,225 (a) 

Republic of Ghana, Bonds

     10.750     10/14/30        5,270,000       6,204,371 (a) 

Republic of Ghana, Notes

     7.875     8/7/23        2,450,000       2,382,502 (b) 

Republic of Ghana, Senior Notes

     9.250     9/15/22        1,580,000       1,648,730 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Ghana

            11,792,828  
         

 

 

 

Guatemala - 0.2%

         

Republic of Guatemala, Senior Notes

     4.500     5/3/26        2,100,000       2,095,128 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Honduras - 1.1%

         

Republic of Honduras, Senior Notes

     7.500     3/15/24        1,440,000       1,589,400 (b) 

Republic of Honduras, Senior Notes

     6.250     1/19/27        10,300,000       10,476,336 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Honduras

            12,065,736  
         

 

 

 

Hungary - 1.3%

         

Republic of Hungary, Senior Notes

     5.750     11/22/23        12,608,000       14,272,206 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 8.1%

         

Republic of Indonesia, Notes

     3.750     4/25/22        30,030,000       30,689,759 (b)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     6.875     1/17/18        1,095,000       1,140,082 (b)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.375     9/15/26        131,422,000,000 IDR      10,735,270  

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.375     3/15/34        4,626,000,000 IDR      368,678  

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     6.625     2/17/37        3,210,000       3,955,667 (b)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     4.875     5/5/21        1,060,000       1,135,349 (a)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     4.875     5/5/21        213,000       228,141 (b)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     3.375     4/15/23        4,720,000       4,725,395 (a)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     5.875     1/15/24        7,049,000       8,011,266 (a)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     5.250     1/17/42        20,750,000       22,244,996 (a)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     5.250     1/17/42        2,520,000       2,701,561 (b)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            85,936,164  
         

 

 

 

Israel - 0.4%

         

Government of Israel, Senior Bonds

     2.875     3/16/26        4,460,000       4,377,597  
         

 

 

 

Ivory Coast - 0.3%

         

Republic of Cote D’Ivoire, Senior Notes

     6.375     3/3/28        3,060,000       3,005,501 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Jamaica - 0.8%

         

Government of Jamaica, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/9/25        2,210,000       2,564,926  

Government of Jamaica, Senior Notes

     6.750     4/28/28        3,390,000       3,773,714  

Government of Jamaica, Senior Notes

     8.000     3/15/39        1,760,000       2,025,109  
         

 

 

 

Total Jamaica

            8,363,749  
         

 

 

 

Jordan - 0.6%

         

Kingdom of Jordan, Senior Notes

     6.125     1/29/26        440,000       451,035 (a) 

Kingdom of Jordan, Senior Notes

     5.750     1/31/27        5,490,000       5,391,608 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Jordan

            5,842,643  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Kazakhstan - 0.9%

          

Republic of Kazakhstan, Senior Bonds

     3.875     10/14/24        9,890,000      $ 10,000,363 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Kenya - 0.3%

          

Republic of Kenya, Senior Notes

     5.875     6/24/19        2,640,000        2,741,917 (a) 

Republic of Kenya, Senior Notes

     6.875     6/24/24        200,000        199,746 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Kenya

             2,941,663  
          

 

 

 

Kuwait - 0.3%

          

Kuwait International Government Bonds, Senior Notes

     3.500     3/20/27        3,260,000        3,299,039 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Lithuania - 1.2%

          

Republic of Lithuania, Senior Notes

     6.125     3/9/21        11,550,000        13,080,144 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Mexico - 1.8%

          

United Mexican States, Medium-Term Notes

     6.050     1/11/40        1,132,000        1,297,555 (c) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     4.000     10/2/23        12,776,000        13,191,220 (c) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     3.600     1/30/25        1,840,000        1,840,000 (c) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     4.750     3/8/44        1,248,000        1,216,800 (c) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     5.550     1/21/45        60,000        65,025 (c) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     4.600     1/23/46        1,229,000        1,181,376 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Mexico

             18,791,976  
          

 

 

 

Nigeria - 0.8%

          

Republic of Nigeria, Notes

     7.875     2/16/32        5,840,000        6,106,304 (a) 

Republic of Nigeria, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/12/23        1,660,000        1,689,922 (a) 

Republic of Nigeria, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/12/23        650,000        661,716 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Nigeria

             8,457,942  
          

 

 

 

Oman - 0.7%

          

Oman Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.750     6/15/26        3,570,000        3,603,915 (a) 

Oman Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     5.375     3/8/27        4,030,000        4,220,538 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Oman

             7,824,453  
          

 

 

 

Pakistan - 0.4%

          

Republic of Pakistan, Senior Bonds

     7.250     4/15/19        1,930,000        2,045,719 (a) 

Republic of Pakistan, Senior Notes

     8.250     4/15/24        2,380,000        2,642,600 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Pakistan

             4,688,319  
          

 

 

 

Panama - 0.1%

          

Republic of Panama, Senior Bonds

     9.375     4/1/29        910,000        1,337,700 (c) 

Republic of Panama, Senior Bonds

     6.700     1/26/36        159,000        201,135  
          

 

 

 

Total Panama

             1,538,835  
          

 

 

 

Paraguay - 0.3%

          

Republic of Paraguay, Senior Bonds

     5.000     4/15/26        3,500,000        3,661,875 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Peru - 4.9%

          

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     7.350     7/21/25        10,300,000        13,364,250 (c) 

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     8.750     11/21/33        19,998,000        30,296,970 (c) 

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     6.550     3/14/37        5,219,000        6,765,129 (c) 

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     5.625     11/18/50        1,026,000        1,224,787 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Peru

             51,651,136  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Philippines - 1.5%

         

Republic of Philippines, Senior Bonds

     6.375     10/23/34        2,170,000     $ 2,892,753 (c) 

Republic of Philippines, Senior Bonds

     5.000     1/13/37        7,270,000       8,503,166 (c) 

Republic of Philippines, Senior Bonds

     3.950     1/20/40        4,600,000       4,746,501 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Philippines

            16,142,420  
         

 

 

 

Poland - 2.7%

         

Republic of Poland, Senior Notes

     5.125     4/21/21        10,940,000       11,997,679 (c) 

Republic of Poland, Senior Notes

     5.000     3/23/22        14,784,000       16,253,086 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Poland

            28,250,765  
         

 

 

 

Romania - 0.9%

         

Republic of Romania, Senior Notes

     4.875     1/22/24        7,370,000       8,013,769 (b)(c) 

Republic of Romania, Senior Notes

     4.875     1/22/24        1,570,000       1,707,140 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Romania

            9,720,909  
         

 

 

 

Russia - 6.6%

         

Russian Federal Bond, Bonds

     8.150     2/3/27        289,580,000 RUB      5,296,122  

Russian Federal Bond, Senior Bonds

     7.000     1/25/23        964,000,000 RUB      16,576,809  

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     11.000     7/24/18        215,000       241,453 (b) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     12.750     6/24/28        790,000       1,394,773 (b) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     7.500     3/31/30        28,289,130       34,092,814 (b) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     7.500     3/31/30        470,864       567,465 (b)(c) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     5.625     4/4/42        7,400,000       8,153,320 (a) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     5.875     9/16/43        3,400,000       3,879,849 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Russia

            70,202,605  
         

 

 

 

Senegal - 0.2%

         

Republic of Senegal, Bonds

     6.250     7/30/24        2,170,000       2,198,427 (b) 
         

 

 

 

South Africa - 0.9%

         

Republic of South Africa, Senior Notes

     4.875     4/14/26        9,780,000       9,850,905 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Sri Lanka - 1.5%

         

Republic of Sri Lanka, Senior Bonds

     6.000     1/14/19        2,760,000       2,863,409 (a) 

Republic of Sri Lanka, Senior Bonds

     5.125     4/11/19        2,000,000       2,051,882 (b) 

Republic of Sri Lanka, Senior Bonds

     6.825     7/18/26        2,280,000       2,362,335 (a) 

Republic of Sri Lanka, Senior Notes

     6.250     7/27/21        5,020,000       5,297,721 (b) 

Republic of Sri Lanka, Senior Notes

     5.875     7/25/22        3,460,000       3,558,742 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Sri Lanka

            16,134,089  
         

 

 

 

Tunisia - 0.1%

         

Banque Centrale de Tunisie SA, Senior Bonds

     5.750     1/30/25        990,000       956,093 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Turkey - 4.9%

         

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     5.625     3/30/21        1,700,000       1,778,503  

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     5.750     3/22/24        450,000       467,991 (c) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     11.875     1/15/30        13,970,000       21,698,204 (c) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

     3.250     3/23/23        850,000       781,235 (c) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

     6.000     3/25/27        2,210,000       2,298,809 (c) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

     6.875     3/17/36        23,529,000       25,552,023 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Turkey

            52,576,765  
         

 

 

 

Ukraine - 0.7%

         

Republic of Ukraine, Senior Notes

     7.750     9/1/20        6,970,000       6,970,279 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Uruguay - 1.0%

         

Republic of Uruguay, Senior Bonds

     5.100     6/18/50        5,760,000       5,551,200 (c) 

Republic of Uruguay, Senior Notes

     4.375     10/27/27        4,943,154       5,185,369 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Uruguay

            10,736,569  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Venezuela - 2.4%

          

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Bonds

     8.250     10/13/24        33,467,000      $ 15,143,817 (b) 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Bonds

     9.250     9/15/27        4,205,000        1,970,043  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Notes

     7.750     10/13/19        15,390,000        8,695,350 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Venezuela

             25,809,210  
          

 

 

 

Vietnam - 1.0%

          

Republic of Vietnam, Senior Bonds

     6.750     1/29/20        1,690,000        1,851,835 (b) 

Republic of Vietnam, Senior Bonds

     4.800     11/19/24        8,700,000        8,876,575 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Vietnam

             10,728,410  
          

 

 

 

Zambia - 0.3%

          

Republic of Zambia, Senior Notes

     8.970     7/30/27        2,900,000        3,039,200 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

(Cost - $760,331,391)

             808,004,770  
          

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 47.5%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.7%           

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.3%

          

Gohl Capital Ltd., Senior Bonds

     4.250     1/24/27        3,130,000        3,164,126 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Media - 0.4%

          

Grupo Televisa SAB, Senior Bonds

     6.625     1/15/40        1,480,000        1,621,663 (c) 

Myriad International Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     5.500     7/21/25        2,750,000        2,862,750 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             4,484,413  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             7,648,539  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.0%           

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.1%

          

Prosperous Ray Ltd., Senior Bonds

     4.625     11/12/23        680,000        730,201 (b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.9%

          

ESAL GmbH, Senior Notes

     6.250     2/5/23        2,660,000        2,673,300 (a)(c) 

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes

     6.875     6/24/19        2,790,000        2,873,700 (a)(c) 

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.000     6/8/23        3,700,000        3,875,010 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             9,422,010  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             10,152,211  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 19.1%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 19.1%

          

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

     4.500     10/3/23        2,750,000        2,921,993 (b)(c) 

Dolphin Energy Ltd., Senior Secured Bonds

     5.888     6/15/19        2,533,608        2,656,805 (b)(c) 

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/23/19        2,550,000        2,836,875 (c) 

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     9/18/23        3,010,000        3,269,613 (c) 

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45        7,160,000        6,551,400 (c) 

GNL Quintero SA, Senior Notes

     4.634     7/31/29        1,877,000        1,923,925 (a)(c) 

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

     6.375     4/9/21        15,200,000        16,732,084 (a) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

     6.356     6/7/17        552,000        556,558 (b) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

     6.656     6/7/22        3,524,000        3,976,781 (b)(c) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     3.416     4/24/18        2,704,000        2,732,730 (a)(c) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.750     11/2/26        3,500,000        3,560,200 (a) 

ONGC Videsh Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.625     7/15/24        2,720,000        2,863,730 (b)(c) 

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     10.000     11/2/21        3,100,000        3,491,375 (c)(d) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.875     3/17/20        14,045,000        14,439,664 (c) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.375     1/27/21        16,220,000        16,690,380 (c) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     8.375     5/23/21        1,000,000        1,132,000 (c) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     7.375     1/17/27        3,000,000        3,179,100  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.625     5/20/43        1,340,000        1,112,468 (c) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.850     6/5/2115        1,800,000        1,613,250 (c) 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Bonds

     6.000     5/16/24        3,865,000        1,424,253 (b) 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Notes

     9.000     11/17/21        16,630,000        7,982,400 (b) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Bonds

     6.625     6/15/35        19,060,000        19,729,006 (c) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/21/21        8,310,000        8,806,522 (c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/30/23        1,400,000      $ 1,337,560 (c) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.875     8/4/26        2,561,000        2,849,113 (c) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.375     1/23/45        3,362,000        3,295,500 (c) 

Petron Corp., Subordinated Bonds

     7.500     8/6/18        3,200,000        3,377,600 (b)(c)(e)(f) 

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/12/19        10,270,000        10,957,689 (a)(c) 

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/12/19        1,388,000        1,480,942 (b)(c) 

PT Pertamina Persero, Senior Notes

     5.250     5/23/21        6,760,000        7,266,310 (a)(c) 

PT Pertamina Persero, Senior Notes

     4.875     5/3/22        2,540,000        2,697,333 (a)(c) 

PT Pertamina Persero, Senior Notes

     4.300     5/20/23        3,250,000        3,356,815 (a)(c) 

Puma International Financing SA, Senior Bonds

     6.750     2/1/21        2,490,000        2,581,557 (a)(c) 

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

     6.750     9/30/19        6,218,000        6,894,404 (b)(c) 

Reliance Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     10/19/20        6,610,000        7,015,266 (a)(c) 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     10/17/23        1,640,000        1,737,296 (b)(c) 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     4/10/24        3,570,000        3,775,950 (a)(c) 

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/30/28        5,420,000        5,487,750 (a)(c) 

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/30/28        1,080,000        1,093,500 (b)(c) 

Ultrapar International SA, Senior Notes

     5.250     10/6/26        3,190,000        3,190,000 (a) 

YPF Sociedad Anonima, Senior Notes

     8.500     3/23/21        4,700,000        5,161,493 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             203,739,190  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 7.6%           

Banks - 4.6%

          

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia SA, Subordinated Notes

     4.875     4/21/25        2,600,000        2,665,000 (a)(c) 

Banco del Estado de Chile, Senior Notes

     4.125     10/7/20        1,110,000        1,172,964 (a)(c) 

Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, Senior Notes

     5.875     4/25/21        2,490,000        2,536,687 (a) 

BBVA Banco Continental SA, Subordinated Notes

     5.250     9/22/29        980,000        1,036,350 (a)(c)(e) 

Export Credit Bank of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     5.000     9/23/21        2,340,000        2,316,219 (a)(c) 

Export Credit Bank of Turkey, Senior Notes

     5.875     4/24/19        2,770,000        2,874,119 (a)(c) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

     4.300     3/8/26        2,890,000        3,015,845 (c) 

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Senior Notes

     2.850     5/26/18        1,880,000        1,894,100 (a)(c) 

Russian Agricultural Bank, Notes

     8.500     10/16/23        2,970,000        3,379,682 (b) 

Russian Agricultural Bank, Senior Notes

     7.750     5/29/18        20,970,000        22,216,666 (b) 

Shinhan Bank, Subordinated Notes

     3.875     3/24/26        1,260,000        1,265,703 (a)(c) 

TC Ziraat Bankasi AS, Senior Notes

     4.750     4/29/21        4,015,000        3,955,116 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             48,328,451  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.4%

          

Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt., Senior Bonds

     4.000     1/30/20        14,740,000        15,116,843 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 1.1%

          

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC, Senior Notes

     4.375     10/14/25        7,260,000        7,396,125 (a)(c) 

ICBCIL Finance Co., Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.200     11/10/20        1,250,000        1,257,194 (b)(c) 

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/15/22        1,000,000        1,043,750 (a) 

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     2/15/24        1,980,000        2,064,150 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

             11,761,219  
          

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.5%

          

Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/31/23        5,140,000        5,191,400 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             80,397,913  
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 3.3%           

Building Products - 0.6%

          

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Notes

     7.250     4/16/44        6,530,000        6,448,375 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6%

          

Alfa SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     6.875     3/25/44        1,000,000      $ 1,025,000 (a)(c) 

Sinochem Overseas Capital Co., Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.500     11/12/20        5,220,000        5,510,190 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

             6,535,190  
          

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.2%

          

Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA, Senior Notes

     5.000     1/25/47        2,560,000        2,685,824 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Transportation - 0.9%

          

Mexico City Airport Trust, Senior Secured Bonds

     5.500     10/31/46        9,450,000        9,329,040 (a)(c) 

Mexico City Airport Trust, Senior Secured Notes

     4.250     10/31/26        420,000        426,825 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Transportation

             9,755,865  
          

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 1.0%

          

Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA, Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     3/30/29        1,600,000        1,675,664 (a) 

Mersin Uluslararasi Liman Isletmeciligi AS, Notes

     5.875     8/12/20        2,120,000        2,228,968 (a)(c) 

PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, Senior Bonds

     4.250     5/5/25        6,300,000        6,287,022 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Transportation Infrastructure

             10,191,654  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             35,616,908  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 8.2%           

Chemicals - 2.4%

          

Alpek SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     4.500     11/20/22        5,878,000        6,002,907 (a)(c) 

Braskem America Finance Co., Senior Notes

     7.125     7/22/41        210,000        223,755 (b) 

Equate Petrochemical BV, Senior Notes

     3.000     3/3/22        492,000        481,717 (b) 

Equate Petrochemical BV, Senior Notes

     4.250     11/3/26        1,300,000        1,303,276 (a)(c) 

Mexichem SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     4.875     9/19/22        2,101,000        2,221,808 (a)(c) 

Mexichem SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     5.875     9/17/44        4,960,000        4,885,600 (a)(c) 

OCP SA, Senior Notes

     5.625     4/25/24        4,900,000        5,230,260 (a)(c) 

OCP SA, Senior Notes

     4.500     10/22/25        5,590,000        5,527,811 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             25,877,134  
          

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.0%

          

Cementos Pacasmayo SAA, Senior Notes

     4.500     2/8/23        2,200,000        2,233,440 (a)(c) 

Cementos Pacasmayo SAA, Senior Notes

     4.500     2/8/23        750,000        761,400 (b)(c) 

Cemex SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     12/10/19        1,834,000        1,939,455 (a)(c) 

Cemex SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     5/5/25        2,920,000        3,123,524 (a)(c) 

Votorantim Cimentos SA, Senior Notes

     7.250     4/5/41        3,110,000        3,179,975 (b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Construction Materials

             11,237,794  
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.8%

          

Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes

     5.750     7/14/26        6,530,000        6,667,130 (a)(c) 

Suzano Trading Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.875     1/23/21        1,528,000        1,635,418 (b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

             8,302,548  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 2.8%

          

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

     3.750     11/4/20        3,540,000        3,706,904 (a)(c) 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

     3.875     11/3/21        5,890,000        6,184,086 (a)(c) 

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA, Senior Notes

     4.450     3/19/18        3,410,000        3,477,105 (a) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     7.500     7/27/35        310,000        379,484 (c) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     4/16/40        8,490,000        9,621,791 (c) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42        1,110,000        1,094,142 (c) 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.875     6/10/21        2,630,000        2,824,936 (c) 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/11/22        2,323,000        2,367,369 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             29,655,817  
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 1.2%

          

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes

     7.250     7/29/19        1,037,000        1,143,965 (c) 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/11/22        1,880,000        1,973,535 (c) 

Inversiones CMPC SA, Notes

     4.375     5/15/23        2,070,000        2,124,608 (a)(c) 

Inversiones CMPC SA, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/19/18        3,030,000        3,075,916 (a)(c) 

Inversiones CMPC SA, Senior Notes

     4.500     4/25/22        2,350,000        2,429,704 (a)(c) 

Klabin Finance SA, Senior Notes

     5.250     7/16/24        1,900,000        1,915,770 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

             12,663,498  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             87,736,791  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
REAL ESTATE - 0.9%           

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.9%

          

China Overseas Finance Cayman III Ltd., Senior Bonds

     5.375     10/29/23        2,460,000      $ 2,701,995 (b)(c) 

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd., Senior Bonds

     7.250     4/4/21        2,200,000        2,315,104 (b)(c) 

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.875     5/27/19        2,440,000        2,553,585 (b)(c) 

Yuzhou Properties Co., Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.000     10/25/23        2,000,000        2,037,176 (b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

             9,607,860  
          

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.2%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.6%

          

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA, Senior Notes

     4.875     10/30/24        2,860,000        2,964,375 (a)(c) 

Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.750     2/16/21        2,710,000        2,887,776 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             5,852,151  
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.6%

          

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

     7.748     2/2/21        440,000        499,111 (a) 

VimpelCom Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     5.950     2/13/23        11,950,000        12,756,625 (b)(c) 

VimpelCom Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     5.950     2/13/23        3,900,000        4,163,250 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             17,418,986  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

             23,271,137  
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 4.5%           

Electric Utilities - 2.5%

          

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

     4.875     1/15/24        2,340,000        2,418,390 (a)(c) 

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

     6.125     6/16/45        2,690,000        2,777,425 (a)(c) 

Majapahit Holding BV, Senior Notes

     7.750     1/20/20        7,590,000        8,582,013 (b)(c) 

Pampa Energia SA, Senior Notes

     7.500     1/24/27        4,950,000        5,019,300 (a) 

PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Senior Notes

     5.500     11/22/21        6,350,000        6,913,880 (b)(c) 

State Grid Overseas Investment 2013 Ltd., Senior Bonds

     3.125     5/22/23        1,500,000        1,513,515 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

             27,224,523  
          

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.6%

          

Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA ESP, Senior Notes

     6.125     11/10/21        2,560,000        2,643,200 (a)(c) 

Transportadora de Gas Internacional SA ESP, Senior Notes

     5.700     3/20/22        3,750,000        3,871,875 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Gas Utilities

             6,515,075  
          

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 1.1%

 

AES Gener SA, Notes

     5.250     8/15/21        2,970,000        3,143,249 (a)(c) 

Enel Generacion Chile SA, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/15/24        500,000        515,294 (c) 

Three Gorges Finance Ltd., Senior Bonds

     3.150     6/2/26        5,180,000        5,025,308 (a)(c) 

Three Gorges Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.700     6/10/25        2,890,000        2,951,747 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

             11,635,598  
          

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.3%

          

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/29/19        2,590,000        2,910,124 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

             48,285,320  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $480,856,481)

             506,455,869  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

                SHARES      VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS - 0.4%           
ENERGY - 0.4%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.4%

          

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.

          77,500      $ 2,423,513 *(c)(g) 

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.

          49,464        1,538,331
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost - $6,535,706)

             3,961,844  
          

 

 

 
           EXPIRATION
DATE
     WARRANTS         
WARRANTS - 0.0%           

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations (Cost - $720,595)

       4/15/20        46,425        284,353  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $1,248,444,173)

             1,318,706,836  
          

 

 

 
     RATE            FACE
AMOUNT†
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.3%           

Repurchase Agreements - 0.5%

          

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. repurchase agreement dated 3/31/17; Proceeds at maturity - $5,600,369; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government obligations, 0.125% due 4/15/19; Market value - $5,712,000) (Cost - $5,600,000)

     0.790     4/3/17        5,600,000        5,600,000  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         

Money Market Funds - 1.8%

          

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class

(Cost - $19,547,670)

     0.634        19,547,670        19,547,670  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $25,147,670)

             25,147,670  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 126.0%

(Cost - $1,273,591,843#)

             1,343,854,506  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (26.0)%

             (277,714,411
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 1,066,140,095  
          

 

 

 

 

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) 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.

 

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

 

(d) Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ARS    — Argentine Peso
BRL    — Brazilian Real
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
OJSC    — Open Joint Stock Company
RUB    — Russian Ruble

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2017

 

At March 31, 2017, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     652        6/17      $ 80,951,777      $ 81,214,750      $ (262,973

At March 31, 2017, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      5,355,698        PLN        21,721,022      Barclays Bank PLC      5/15/17      $ (119,272
INR      177,200,000        USD        2,625,963      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      6/15/17        76,733  
USD      20,915,980        SAR        78,665,000      Bank of America N.A.      7/17/17        (57,878
ARS      36,436,126        USD        2,097,043      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      11/15/17        40,232  
                 

 

 

 
Total                   $ (60,185
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

ARS    — Argentine Peso
INR    — Indian Rupee
PLN    — Polish Zloty
SAR    — Saudi Arabian Riyal
USD    — United States Dollar

At March 31, 2017, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON SOVEREIGN ISSUES - BUY PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY
(REFERENCE ENTITY)

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
     TERMINATION
DATE
     IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD AT
MARCH 31,
20173
  PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND†
  MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 
Barclays Capital Inc. (Republic of Korea, 7.125%, due 4/16/19)    $ 11,200,000        6/20/22      0.51%   1.000% quarterly   $ (271,843   $ (292,470   $ 20,627  

 

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 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.

 

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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 high current income and the Fund’s secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation.

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 Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

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

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

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

 

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Notes to 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

     —        $ 808,004,770        —        $ 808,004,770  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          506,455,869        —          506,455,869  

Common Stocks

   $ 1,538,331        2,423,513        —          3,961,844  

Warrants

     —          284,353        —          284,353  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     1,538,331        1,317,168,505        —          1,318,706,836  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†:

     

Repurchase Agreements

     —          5,600,000        —          5,600,000  

Money Market Funds

     19,547,670        —          —          19,547,670  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

     19,547,670        5,600,000        —          25,147,670  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 21,086,001      $ 1,322,768,505        —        $ 1,343,854,506  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —          116,965        —          116,965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 21,086,001      $ 1,322,885,470        —        $ 1,343,971,471  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 262,973        —          —        $ 262,973  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 177,150        —          177,150  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Sovereign Issues - Buy Protection‡

     —          271,843        —          271,843  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 262,973      $ 448,993        —        $ 711,966  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

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

2. Investments

At March 31, 2017, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 91,033,871  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (20,771,208
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 70,262,663  
  

 

 

 

 

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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:

 

May 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:

 

May 24, 2017

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

Date:

 

May 24, 2017