N-CSR 1 d154575dncsr.htm WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE BOND FUND Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-04254

 

 

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Marc A. De Oliveira

Franklin Templeton

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-877-721-1926

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2021

 

 

 


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ITEM 1.

REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.


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LOGO

 

Annual Report

 

  December 31, 2021

WESTERN ASSET

CORPORATE BOND FUND

 

 

 

LOGO

 

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


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What’s inside      
Letter from the president     II  
Fund overview     1  
Fund at a glance     7  
Fund expenses     8  
Fund performance     10  
Schedule of investments     12  
Statement of assets and liabilities     53  
Statement of operations     55  
Statements of changes in net assets     56  
Financial highlights     57  
Notes to financial statements     62  
Report of independent registered public accounting firm     82  
Statement regarding liquidity risk management program     83  
Additional information     85  
Important tax information     92  

Fund objective

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management. Total return consists of income and capital appreciation.

 

Letter from the president

 

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide the annual report of Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund for the twelve-month reporting period ended December 31, 2021. Please read on for a detailed look at prevailing economic and market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period and to learn how those conditions have affected Fund performance.

As always, we remain committed to providing you with excellent service and a full spectrum of investment choices. We also remain committed to supplementing the support you receive from your financial advisor. One way we accomplish this is through our website, www.franklintempleton.com. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:

 

 

Fund prices and performance,

 

 

Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and

 

 

A host of educational resources.

We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Jane Trust, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer

January 31, 2022

 

 

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Fund overview

 

Q. What is the Fund’s investment strategy?

A. The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management. Total return consists of income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in corporate debt securities (including notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper) and at least 80% of its assets in “investment grade” debt securities. Investment grade securities are those rated by a rating agency at the time of purchase in one of the top four ratings categories or, if unrated, securities that we determined to be of comparable credit quality. These securities may be secured or unsecured, may be issued by U.S. or foreign entities and may carry variable or floating rates of interest. The Fund also may invest in U.S. government securities and U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration.

The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities of foreign issuers. The Fund intends to invest not more than 10% of its assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities of foreign issuers for which the Fund has not implemented a currency hedge.

Instead of, and/or in addition to, investing directly in particular securities, the Fund may use instruments such as derivatives and other synthetic instruments that are intended to provide economic exposure to the securities or the issuer or to be used as a hedging technique. The Fund may use one or more of these instruments without limit. These instruments are taken into account when determining compliance with the Fund’s 80% policies. The Fund may also engage in a variety of transactions using derivatives in order to change the investment characteristics of its portfolio (such as shortening or lengthening duration) and for other purposes.

At Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”), the Fund’s subadviser, we utilize a fixed income team approach, with decisions derived from interaction among various investment management sector specialists. The sector teams are comprised of Western Asset’s senior portfolio management personnel, research analysts and an in-house economist. Under this team approach, management of client fixed income portfolios will reflect a consensus of interdisciplinary views within the Western Asset organization.

Q. What were the overall market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period?

A. Fixed income markets experienced periods of volatility and, overall, declined over the twelve-month reporting period ended December 31, 2021. Volatility was driven by a number of factors, including the repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic, rebounding global growth, sharply rising inflation, fluctuating interest rates, and expectations for less accommodative central bank monetary policy. Most spread sectors (non-Treasuries) outperformed similar duration Treasuries, as many investors looked to generate incremental yield in the relatively low interest rate environment.

 

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Fund overview (cont’d)

 

Short-term U.S. Treasury yields moved sharply higher as the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) telegraphed that it was poised to begin raising interest rates in 2022. The yield for the two-year Treasury note began the reporting period at 0.13% and ended the period at 0.73%. The low of 0.09% occurred on February 5, 2021 and the high of 0.76% took place on December 27, 2021. Long-term U.S. Treasury yields also moved higher on positive economic data and rising inflation. The yield for the ten-year Treasury began the reporting period at 0.93% (equaling the low for the period) and ended the period at 1.52%. The high of 1.74% took place on March 19 and March 31, 2021.

All told, the overall credit market, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Indexi, retuned -1.08% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 as the negative impact from the back up in Treasury yields outweighed the benefit of modest spread compression. Over the same period, the overall bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Indexii, returned -1.54%.

Q. How did we respond to these changing market conditions?

A. A number of adjustments were made to the Fund during the reporting period. We reduced duration given our expectations for rising rates. We added to the Fund’s emerging market allocation, especially corporate bonds. Finally, we added to the Fund’s allocation to the financials sector.

 

During the reporting period, Treasury futures, which were used to manage the Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning, detracted from performance. Credit default swaps (“CDS”) and investment-grade index swaps (CDX), which were used for credit hedging purposes, were marginally positive for results. Currency forwards, which were used to help manage the Fund’s currency exposures, detracted from performance.

Performance review

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, Class A shares of Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund, excluding sales charges, returned -0.72%. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index, returned -1.08% for the same period. The Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Category Averageiii returned -0.93% over the same time frame.

 

 

 

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Performance Snapshot as of December 31, 2021 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)   6 months     12 months  
Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund:    

Class A

    -0.22     -0.72

Class C

    -0.57     -1.41

Class C11

    -0.41     -1.20

Class I

    -0.06     -0.40

Class P

    -0.40     -1.01
Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index     0.20     -1.08
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Category Average     0.10     -0.93

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value, investment returns and yields will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.franklintempleton.com.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

The 30-Day SEC Yields for the period ended December 31, 2021 for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class I and Class P shares were 1.84%,1.22%, 1.39%, 2.24% and 1.71%, respectively. Absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the 30-Day SEC Yields for Class C1 and Class I shares would have been 1.18% and 2.19%, respectively. The 30-Day SEC Yield, calculated pursuant to the standard SEC formula, is based on the Fund’s investments over an annualized trailing 30-day period, and not on the distributions paid by the Fund, which may differ.

 

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated May 1, 2021, the gross total annual fund operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class I and Class P shares were 0.91%, 1.57%, 1.48%, 0.61% and 1.08%, respectively.

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

 

1

Class C1 shares are not available for purchase by new or existing investors (except for certain retirement plan programs authorized by the Fund’s distributor). Class C1 shares continue to be available for dividend reinvestment and incoming exchanges.

 

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Fund overview (cont’d)

 

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets will not exceed 0.95% for Class A shares, 1.70% for Class C shares, 1.40% for Class C1 shares, 0.55% for Class I shares and 1.20% for Class P shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. This management fee waiver is not subject to the recapture provision discussed below.

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

Q. What were the leading contributors to performance?

A. The largest contributor to the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period was its overweight to the energy sector. In particular, our bias to lower-quality energy companies was rewarded, as they outperformed their higher-quality counterparts. This was beneficial as the price of oil rallied sharply as the global economy continued to recover.

An underweight to sovereigns was also positive for performance as this sub-sector was more harshly impacted by rising rates and COVID-19 variant flareups. In terms of security selection, holdings in the financials sector, led by an overweight in Intesa Sanpaolo, was additive for results. Within the energy sector, overweights to Western Midstream Partners and Devon Energy contributed to performance. In the transportation sector, an overweight Delta Air Lines positively impacted performance.

Finally, tactical duration positioning was beneficial over the first three quarters of 2021. However, those gains were offset in the fourth quarter given the Fund’s short duration and its steepener position, as the yield curve flattened.

Q. What were the leading detractors from performance?

A. The largest detractor from the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period was its underweight to the insurance industry, as it outperformed the benchmark. Security selection within the consumer cyclicals3 sector was also a headwind for returns, partially due to an overweight in weak-performing Las Vegas Sands.

 

3

Cyclicals consists of the following industries: automotive, entertainment, gaming, home construction, lodging, retailers, restaurants, textiles, and other consumer services.

 

 

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Thank you for your investment in Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund. As always, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on achieving the Fund’s investment goals.

Sincerely,

Western Asset Management Company, LLC

January 21, 2022

RISKS: The Fund is subject to interest rate and credit risks. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, reducing the value of the Fund’s share price. High yield bonds, also known as “junk” bonds, possess greater price volatility, illiquidity and possibility of default than higher grade bonds. Foreign investments are subject to special risks including currency fluctuations and social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and the Fund’s investment strategies.

Portfolio holdings and breakdowns are as of December 31, 2021 and are subject to change and may not be representative of the portfolio managers’ current or future investments. Please refer to pages 12 through 52 for a list and percentage breakdown of the Fund’s holdings.

The mention of sector breakdowns is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. The information provided regarding such sectors is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and may not be representative of the portfolio managers’ current or future investments. The Fund’s top five sector holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of December 31, 2021 were: financials (25.6%), energy (15.5%), communication services (8.5%), industrials (7.8%) and health care (7.4%). The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change at any time.

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

The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.

 

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i

The Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index is an index composed of corporate and non-corporate debt issues that are investment grade (rated Baa3/BBB or higher).

 

ii

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage-and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.

 

iii

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Refinitiv, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the period ended December 31, 2021, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 268 funds for the six-month period and among the 264 funds for the twelve-month period in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges, if any.

 

 

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Fund at a glance (unaudited)

 

Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments

 

LOGO

 

The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and does not include derivatives, such as futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and swap contracts. The Fund is actively managed. As a result, the composition of the Fund’s investments is subject to change at any time.

 

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

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Fund expenses (unaudited)

 

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2021 and held for the six months ended December 31, 2021.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Based on actual total return1           Based on hypothetical total return1  
     Actual
Total Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period3
               Hypothetical
Annualized
Total Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period3
 
Class A     -0.22   $ 1,000.00     $ 997.80       0.87   $ 4.38       Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.82       0.87   $ 4.43  
Class C     -0.57       1,000.00       994.30       1.56       7.84       Class C     5.00       1,000.00       1,017.34       1.56       7.93  
Class C1     -0.41       1,000.00       995.90       1.40       7.04       Class C1     5.00       1,000.00       1,018.15       1.40       7.12  
Class I     -0.06       1,000.00       999.40       0.55       2.77       Class I     5.00       1,000.00       1,022.43       0.55       2.80  
Class P     -0.40       1,000.00       996.00       1.08       5.43       Class P     5.00       1,000.00       1,019.76       1.08       5.50  

 

 

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1

For the six months ended December 31, 2021.

 

2

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

 

3

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

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Fund performance (unaudited)

 

Average annual total returns                       
Without sales charges1    Class A      Class C      Class C12      Class I      Class P  
Twelve Months Ended 12/31/21      -0.72      -1.41      -1.20      -0.40      -1.01
Five Years Ended 12/31/21      5.38        4.67        4.91        5.73        5.18  
Ten Years Ended 12/31/21      5.62        N/A        5.12        5.95        5.44  
Inception* through 12/31/21             4.12                       
With sales charges3    Class A      Class C      Class C12      Class I      Class P  
Twelve Months Ended 12/31/21      -4.96      -2.36      -2.16      -0.40      -1.01
Five Years Ended 12/31/21      4.47        4.67        4.91        5.73        5.18  
Ten Years Ended 12/31/21      5.16        N/A        5.12        5.95        5.44  
Inception* through 12/31/21             4.12                       

 

Cumulative total returns  
Without sales charges1       
Class A (12/31/11 through 12/31/21)     72.71
Class C (Inception date of 8/1/12 through 12/31/21)     46.22  
Class C12 (12/31/11 through 12/31/21)     64.73  
Class I (12/31/11 through 12/31/21)     78.30  
Class P (12/31/11 through 12/31/21)     69.81  

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

1

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares and Class C1 shares.

 

2

On August 1, 2012, Class C shares were reclassified as Class C1 shares.

 

3

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. In addition, Class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 4.25%. Class C shares and Class C1 shares reflect the deduction of a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment.

 

*

Inception dates for Class A, C, C1, I and P shares are November 6, 1992, August 1, 2012, February 26, 1993, February 7, 1996 and July 7, 2009, respectively.

 

 

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Historical performance

 

Value of $10,000 invested in

Class A Shares of Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund vs. Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index and Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Category Average† — December 2011 — December 2021

 

LOGO

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A shares of Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund on December 31, 2011, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 4.25% at the time of investment and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through December 31, 2021. The hypothetical illustration also assumes a $10,000 investment in the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index and the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Category Average. The Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index (the “Index”) is an index composed of corporate and non-corporate debt issues that are investment grade (rated Baa3/BBB- or higher). The Index is unmanaged and not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Category Average is composed of the Fund’s peer group of mutual funds. The performance of the Fund’s other classes may be greater or less than the performance of Class A shares indicated on this chart, depending on whether higher or lower sales charges and fees were incurred by shareholders investing in the other classes.

 

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Schedule of investments

December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 85.1%                                
Communication Services — 8.5%                                

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.2%

                               

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    4.450     4/1/24       420,000     $ 448,525  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    4.250     3/1/27       440,000       488,412  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    6.950     1/15/28       3,460,000       4,307,864  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    1.650     2/1/28       460,000       450,655  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     2/15/30       510,000       574,591  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     5/15/35       1,020,000       1,180,175  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    6.375     3/1/41       1,063,000       1,505,274  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    3.100     2/1/43       3,590,000       3,497,356  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    4.800     6/15/44       208,000       249,105  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     3/9/48       690,000       806,496  (a) 

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    3.300     2/1/52       120,000       117,854  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     9/15/53       1,630,000       1,647,573  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    3.550     9/15/55       1,693,000       1,702,004  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    3.800     12/1/57       1,680,000       1,752,972  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    3.650     9/15/59       133,000       134,577  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     2/1/61       2,460,000       2,426,770  

British Telecommunications PLC, Senior Notes

    9.625     12/15/30       255,000       373,805  

Corning Inc., Senior Notes

    3.900     11/15/49       680,000       764,195  

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    8.750     6/15/30       310,000       451,039  

NTT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    2.065     4/3/31       580,000       580,113  (a) 

Telefonica Emisiones SA, Senior Notes

    4.665     3/6/38       230,000       265,082  

Telefonica Emisiones SA, Senior Notes

    5.213     3/8/47       500,000       622,264  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.329     9/21/28       905,000       1,028,964  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    1.500     9/18/30       1,210,000       1,136,561  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    2.550     3/21/31       2,150,000       2,171,388  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.272     1/15/36       4,000,000       4,700,063  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    2.650     11/20/40       290,000       276,058  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.400     3/22/41       4,410,000       4,625,250  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    2.850     9/3/41       1,100,000       1,087,333  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    6.550     9/15/43       230,000       360,474  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.125     8/15/46       190,000       220,912  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     3/22/50       470,000       541,116  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    2.875     11/20/50       1,360,000       1,294,304  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.550     3/22/51       4,480,000       4,835,701  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    2.987     10/30/56       440,000       417,480  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — continued

                               

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.000     11/20/60       2,700,000     $ 2,560,148  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     3/22/61       11,180,000       12,146,551  

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

                            61,749,004  

Entertainment — 0.2%

                               

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

    5.375     11/15/29       360,000       428,116  (a) 

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

    4.875     6/15/30       730,000       852,622  (a) 

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

    6.200     12/15/34       70,000       97,893  

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

    6.400     12/15/35       69,000       98,890  

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

    6.650     11/15/37       160,000       237,537  

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

    5.400     10/1/43       690,000       959,487  

Total Entertainment

                            2,674,545  

Interactive Media & Services — 0.2%

                               

Alphabet Inc., Senior Notes

    1.100     8/15/30       180,000       170,347  

Alphabet Inc., Senior Notes

    1.900     8/15/40       410,000       374,175  

Alphabet Inc., Senior Notes

    2.050     8/15/50       280,000       250,640  

Alphabet Inc., Senior Notes

    2.250     8/15/60       720,000       643,901  

Tencent Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.840     4/22/51       1,120,000       1,178,732  (a) 

Total Interactive Media & Services

                            2,617,795  

Media — 3.1%

                               

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    5.125     5/1/27       980,000       1,010,601  (a) 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    4.500     5/1/32       2,770,000       2,854,250  

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

    3.750     2/15/28       4,879,000       5,231,045  

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

    4.200     3/15/28       40,000       43,841  

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

    2.250     1/15/29       4,210,000       4,111,092  

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

    3.500     6/1/41       2,190,000       2,139,051  

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

    3.500     3/1/42       1,280,000       1,243,743  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Media — continued

                               

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

    5.750     4/1/48       1,130,000     $ 1,412,359  

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

    5.125     7/1/49       3,980,000       4,627,660  

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

    3.850     4/1/61       450,000       425,633  

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

    3.950     6/30/62       1,190,000       1,149,349  

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    9.455     11/15/22       529,000       569,939  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.400     4/1/30       350,000       382,365  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     10/15/30       1,140,000       1,317,018  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    7.050     3/15/33       880,000       1,268,685  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    4.200     8/15/34       100,000       117,784  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    6.500     11/15/35       205,000       295,347  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.750     4/1/40       2,680,000       3,006,028  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.969     11/1/47       200,000       230,822  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    2.887     11/1/51       2,447,000       2,373,103  (a) 

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    2.937     11/1/56       373,000       356,268  (a) 

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    4.950     10/15/58       590,000       817,371  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Secured Notes

    5.750     12/1/28       1,440,000       1,457,100  (a) 

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

    5.476     1/25/39       1,030,000       1,330,725  

NBCUniversal Media LLC, Senior Notes

    4.450     1/15/43       62,000       75,349  

TCI Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    7.125     2/15/28       180,000       232,987  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    6.550     5/1/37       610,000       799,379  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    7.300     7/1/38       1,030,000       1,460,283  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    6.750     6/15/39       1,770,000       2,415,899  

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, Senior Secured Notes

    8.375     3/15/23       800,000       867,741  

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, Senior Secured Notes

    8.375     7/15/33       1,438,000       2,096,551  

Videotron Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.625     6/15/29       500,000       503,218  (a) 

Total Media

                            46,222,586  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.8%

                               

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

    2.625     2/15/29       310,000       305,886  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

    2.875     2/15/31       430,000       425,412  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — continued

                               

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    2.550     2/15/31       2,010,000     $ 2,001,499  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    2.250     11/15/31       760,000       738,294  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    2.700     3/15/32       4,920,000       4,955,863  (a) 

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    4.375     4/15/40       150,000       171,757  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    3.000     2/15/41       1,500,000       1,467,181  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    3.300     2/15/51       1,000,000       978,976  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

    6.150     2/27/37       370,000       502,426  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

    5.250     5/30/48       280,000       365,582  

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

                            11,912,876  

Total Communication Services

                            125,176,806  
Consumer Discretionary — 6.8%                                

Automobiles — 1.7%

                               

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

    3.250     2/12/32       3,600,000       3,693,600  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    3.350     11/1/22       3,450,000       3,497,662  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    2.700     8/10/26       2,680,000       2,706,800  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    4.125     8/17/27       820,000       886,108  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)

    1.221     8/3/22       530,000       530,963  (b) 

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

    4.875     10/2/23       300,000       318,829  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

    6.600     4/1/36       460,000       623,142  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

    6.750     4/1/46       1,710,000       2,449,678  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

    5.950     4/1/49       190,000       260,680  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     5/9/23       920,000       947,717  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    1.050     3/8/24       430,000       425,187  (a) 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    2.000     3/9/26       510,000       502,840  (a) 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    2.750     3/9/28       550,000       546,551  (a) 

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.043     9/15/23       4,840,000       4,968,271  (a) 

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.522     9/17/25       1,140,000       1,195,970  (a) 

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.810     9/17/30       1,760,000       1,970,424  (a) 

Total Automobiles

                            25,524,422  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.6%

                               

Genting New York LLC/GENNY Capital Inc., Senior Notes

    3.300     2/15/26       3,030,000       3,003,389  (a) 

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II Inc., Senior Notes

    3.250     1/15/32       720,000       725,051  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — continued

                               

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    5.375     5/1/25       320,000     $ 333,323  (a) 

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    5.750     5/1/28       150,000       160,470  (a) 

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes

    3.200     8/8/24       3,374,000       3,437,171  

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes

    2.900     6/25/25       7,460,000       7,445,920  

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     8/18/26       1,640,000       1,661,800  

Marriott International Inc., Senior Notes

    3.600     4/15/24       760,000       795,228  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     7/1/27       210,000       227,906  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    2.125     3/1/30       280,000       279,035  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    4.450     3/1/47       660,000       807,048  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    4.450     9/1/48       2,090,000       2,580,044  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.375     12/4/29       1,720,000       1,671,066  (a) 

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.125     8/8/25       1,320,000       1,386,231  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.800     1/8/26       950,000       955,885  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.800     1/8/26       901,000       906,582  (c) 

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    2.300     3/8/27       1,000,000       942,435  (a) 

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.400     8/8/28       210,000       226,377  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    2.850     3/8/29       3,540,000       3,336,361  (a) 

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.375     6/18/30       870,000       888,979  (c) 

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.250     8/8/31       820,000       771,616  (a) 

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.500     10/1/27       600,000       558,600  (a) 

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.625     8/26/28       3,420,000       3,172,050  (a) 

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.125     12/15/29       420,000       382,200  (a) 

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    7.750     4/15/25       1,460,000       1,532,657  (a) 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                            38,187,424  

Household Durables — 0.4%

                               

DR Horton Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     10/15/24       1,910,000       1,966,955  

Lennar Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     6/15/27       280,000       316,932  

MDC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     1/15/31       1,290,000       1,249,581  

MDC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    6.000     1/15/43       410,000       519,246  

Newell Brands Inc., Senior Notes

    4.350     4/1/23       1,805,000       1,861,406  

Total Household Durables

                            5,914,120  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.1%

                               

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Senior Notes

    2.125     2/9/31       840,000       811,820  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Senior Notes

    2.700     2/9/41       500,000       457,250  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.150     2/9/51       2,830,000       2,655,309  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    1.200     6/3/27       1,070,000       1,056,139  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — continued

                               

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    2.100     5/12/31       2,260,000     $ 2,292,885  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     8/22/37       720,000       847,675  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     6/3/50       870,000       830,750  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.100     5/12/51       2,910,000       3,114,520  

eBay Inc., Senior Notes

    2.600     5/10/31       670,000       677,272  

MercadoLibre Inc., Senior Notes

    2.375     1/14/26       320,000       311,541  

MercadoLibre Inc., Senior Notes

    3.125     1/14/31       3,170,000       3,000,231  

Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

                            16,055,392  

Multiline Retail — 0.3%

                               

Nordstrom Inc., Senior Notes

    2.300     4/8/24       3,300,000       3,303,481  

Target Corp., Senior Notes

    3.375     4/15/29       980,000       1,074,356  

Total Multiline Retail

                            4,377,837  

Specialty Retail — 0.7%

                               

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Senior Notes

    3.749     8/1/24       2,178,000       2,199,388  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    2.125     9/15/26       200,000       206,502  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    3.300     4/15/40       280,000       304,163  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    3.350     4/15/50       240,000       262,430  

Lithia Motors Inc., Senior Notes

    4.625     12/15/27       890,000       937,379  (a) 

Lithia Motors Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     6/1/29       1,580,000       1,615,590  (a) 

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     4/15/30       230,000       267,264  

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    1.700     10/15/30       820,000       780,039  

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    2.800     9/15/41       770,000       752,566  

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    4.250     9/15/44       6,000       6,830  

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    3.000     10/15/50       2,170,000       2,145,909  

TJX Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    2.250     9/15/26       550,000       568,495  

Total Specialty Retail

                            10,046,555  

Total Consumer Discretionary

                            100,105,750  
Consumer Staples — 2.6%                                

Beverages — 0.6%

                               

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

    4.600     4/15/48       4,780,000       5,857,790  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

    1.375     3/15/31       640,000       604,396  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

    4.125     3/25/40       710,000       844,016  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

    2.500     6/1/40       100,000       100,593  

Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     12/6/26       160,000       172,956  

Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     5/9/27       60,000       64,601  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Senior Notes

    3.000     7/15/26       290,000       303,878  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Beverages — continued

                               

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Senior Notes

    4.200     7/15/46       300,000     $ 333,363  

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

    2.625     7/29/29       680,000       716,146  

Total Beverages

                            8,997,739  

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%

                               

Costco Wholesale Corp., Senior Notes

    1.600     4/20/30       450,000       436,428  

Costco Wholesale Corp., Senior Notes

    1.750     4/20/32       230,000       223,696  

Walmart Inc., Senior Notes

    1.800     9/22/31       1,290,000       1,278,516  

Walmart Inc., Senior Notes

    2.650     9/22/51       1,020,000       1,045,628  

Total Food & Staples Retailing

                            2,984,268  

Food Products — 0.2%

                               

Hershey Co., Senior Notes

    1.700     6/1/30       1,110,000       1,087,485  

Mars Inc., Senior Notes

    2.375     7/16/40       1,840,000       1,755,532  (a) 

Mondelez International Inc., Senior Notes

    2.625     9/4/50       350,000       327,907  

Total Food Products

                            3,170,924  

Household Products — 0.2%

                               

Clorox Co., Senior Notes

    1.800     5/15/30       1,470,000       1,426,327  

Procter & Gamble Co., Senior Notes

    3.000     3/25/30       110,000       119,654  

Procter & Gamble Co., Senior Notes

    1.200     10/29/30       1,510,000       1,429,776  

Total Household Products

                            2,975,757  

Tobacco — 1.4%

                               

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.400     2/14/26       2,227,000       2,455,274  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.800     2/14/29       697,000       786,844  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.450     2/4/32       3,800,000       3,611,844  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.400     2/4/41       4,790,000       4,426,277  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.250     8/9/42       60,000       61,043  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     9/16/46       200,000       193,906  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    5.950     2/14/49       330,000       412,690  

BAT Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    2.259     3/25/28       2,940,000       2,867,365  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    2.875     5/1/24       1,960,000       2,038,745  

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

    1.750     11/1/30       2,560,000       2,438,425  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

    8.125     5/1/40       760,000       1,107,771  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

    5.850     8/15/45       600,000       730,607  

Total Tobacco

                            21,130,791  

Total Consumer Staples

                            39,259,479  
Energy — 15.2%                                

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%††

                               

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

    3.500     8/1/23       22,000       22,720  

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

    2.920     3/1/30       100,000       102,986  

Total Energy Equipment & Services

                            125,706  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 15.2%

                               

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    3.250     4/15/22       3,576,000     $ 3,580,685  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

    5.350     7/1/49       1,690,000       1,933,343  

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    7.000     2/15/26       3,674,000       3,641,081  (a) 

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

    3.410     2/11/26       820,000       875,425  

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

    3.119     5/4/26       230,000       243,470  

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

    3.000     2/24/50       7,390,000       7,294,536  

Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    3.701     1/15/39       470,000       507,676  (a) 

Cheniere Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    3.250     1/31/32       1,860,000       1,882,320  (a) 

Chevron USA Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     1/15/28       410,000       454,278  

Chevron USA Inc., Senior Notes

    2.343     8/12/50       1,020,000       943,406  

Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes

    4.375     3/15/29       2,490,000       2,651,687  

Comstock Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    7.500     5/15/25       1,290,000       1,336,085  (a) 

Comstock Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    5.875     1/15/30       2,920,000       2,997,833  (a) 

ConocoPhillips, Senior Notes

    3.750     10/1/27       750,000       822,691  (a) 

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     4/15/23       3,460,000       3,569,717  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    2.268     11/15/26       800,000       794,844  (a) 

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     1/15/28       2,640,000       2,858,539  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    2.875     4/1/32       1,170,000       1,146,237  (a) 

Coterra Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     6/1/24       1,250,000       1,322,525  (a) 

Coterra Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.900     5/15/27       2,380,000       2,559,337  (a) 

Coterra Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     3/15/29       4,020,000       4,495,477  (a) 

DCP Midstream LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.375% to 12/15/22 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.148%)

    7.375     12/15/22       620,000       613,800  (b)(d) 

DCP Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    3.250     2/15/32       1,050,000       1,059,571  

DCP Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    6.450     11/3/36       790,000       1,034,947  (a) 

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.850     12/15/25       900,000       1,029,963  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.250     10/15/27       72,000       75,959  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.875     6/15/28       994,000       1,076,782  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    4.500     1/15/30       1,520,000       1,632,478  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    7.950     4/15/32       519,000       729,487  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.600     7/15/41       3,830,000       4,813,661  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    4.750     5/15/42       1,230,000       1,427,238  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     6/15/45       2,900,000       3,513,594  

Devon OEI Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    7.500     9/15/27       1,400,000       1,710,903  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.250     12/1/26       2,290,000       2,416,762  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     12/1/29       970,000       1,029,654  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    4.400     3/24/51       2,380,000       2,734,172  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

    5.375     6/26/26       40,000       42,204  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

    4.625     11/2/31       1,730,000     $ 1,685,037  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

    5.875     5/28/45       499,000       478,025  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

    5.875     11/2/51       1,520,000       1,426,474  

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    7.500     11/15/26       815,000       991,775  

Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 11/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.694%)

    6.500     11/15/26       2,080,000       2,121,600  (b)(d) 

Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.625% to 2/15/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.155%)

    6.625     2/15/28       890,000       846,541  (b)(d) 

Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 5/15/25 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.134%)

    6.750     5/15/25       1,990,000       1,997,462  (b)(d) 

Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.125% to 5/15/30 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.306%)

    7.125     5/15/30       5,890,000       5,993,075  (b)(d) 

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

    4.200     9/15/23       1,280,000       1,337,207  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

    3.900     7/15/26       630,000       678,343  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

    5.500     6/1/27       2,960,000       3,378,722  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

    4.950     6/15/28       1,020,000       1,148,382  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

    5.250     4/15/29       1,470,000       1,685,270  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

    5.800     6/15/38       120,000       145,629  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

    6.125     12/15/45       2,590,000       3,228,745  

EnLink Midstream LLC, Senior Notes

    5.625     1/15/28       2,440,000       2,541,162  (a) 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    4.150     10/16/28       890,000       999,991  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    2.800     1/31/30       2,090,000       2,181,474  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    6.875     3/1/33       1,470,000       1,991,601  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    5.700     2/15/42       270,000       351,848  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    4.250     2/15/48       3,640,000       4,130,207  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    3.300     2/15/53       1,120,000       1,116,398  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    3.950     1/31/60       1,140,000       1,234,644  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

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

    5.375     2/15/78       2,910,000     $ 2,922,383  (b) 

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.150     1/15/26       910,000       994,950  

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     4/15/30       2,240,000       2,591,054  

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     4/15/50       550,000       748,998  

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

    3.000     10/1/22       2,980,000       3,013,927  

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

    3.125     5/15/26       670,000       688,603  (a) 

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

    3.900     10/1/27       1,060,000       1,138,186  

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

    7.500     2/1/30       750,000       964,924  

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

    3.625     5/15/31       1,340,000       1,392,334  (a) 

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    3.482     3/19/30       390,000       427,464  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    4.227     3/19/40       1,600,000       1,892,327  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    4.114     3/1/46       560,000       655,020  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    3.452     4/15/51       960,000       1,042,275  

Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    2.300     10/1/31       5,410,000       5,305,240  (a) 

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

    3.500     4/14/33       1,000,000       1,039,468  (a) 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    7.300     8/15/33       390,000       537,651  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

    5.625     9/1/41       350,000       432,361  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

    5.300     12/1/34       270,000       325,418  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

    5.200     3/1/48       1,300,000       1,609,556  

Lukoil Capital DAC, Senior Notes

    2.800     4/26/27       5,070,000       5,002,239  (a) 

MEG Energy Corp., Secured Notes

    6.500     1/15/25       550,000       559,531  (a) 

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    7.125     2/1/27       1,370,000       1,461,009  (a) 

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.875     2/1/29       500,000       524,175  (a) 

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.800     2/15/29       240,000       274,291  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.500     4/15/38       3,830,000       4,296,636  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc., Senior Notes

    8.125     3/1/28       1,870,000       1,975,505  (a) 

Northwest Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes

    7.125     12/1/25       2,070,000       2,444,517  

Northwest Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes

    4.000     4/1/27       2,010,000       2,188,012  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    3.200     8/15/26       730,000       753,050  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    7.125     10/15/27       550,000       639,110  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    7.950     6/15/39       690,000       911,773  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.625     6/15/45       490,000       509,117  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     2/15/47       100,000       98,152  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    5.625     10/15/27       660,000     $ 676,701  (a) 

Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    4.125     2/15/28       1,170,000       1,182,694  (a) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    5.999     1/27/28       760,000       829,749  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    6.900     3/19/49       3,020,000       3,220,875  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    5.500     6/10/51       1,160,000       1,078,191  

Petroleos del Peru SA, Senior Notes

    5.625     6/19/47       800,000       793,424  (a) 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Senior Notes

    2.150     1/15/31       2,100,000       2,028,315  

Plains All American Pipeline LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.125% to 11/15/22 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.110%)

    6.125     11/15/22       4,082,000       3,485,008  (b)(d) 

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    6.700     5/15/36       150,000       183,848  

Qatar Energy, Senior Notes

    1.375     9/12/26       940,000       922,958  (a) 

Qatar Energy, Senior Notes

    2.250     7/12/31       4,180,000       4,151,154  (a) 

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     8/15/22       450,000       456,966  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     3/15/23       225,000       230,301  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

    4.875     5/15/25       700,000       723,653  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

    9.250     2/1/26       2,210,000       2,384,728  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

    8.250     1/15/29       1,360,000       1,518,773  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    2.875     5/10/26       210,000       222,957  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    3.875     11/13/28       10,000       11,185  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    4.375     5/11/45       1,530,000       1,863,221  

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

    3.250     4/6/50       2,340,000       2,496,263  

Southwestern Energy Co., Senior Notes

    4.750     2/1/32       720,000       759,629  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    4.000     1/15/32       1,640,000       1,716,637  (a) 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    7.000     3/15/27       1,250,000       1,550,959  

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    7.000     10/15/28       4,040,000       5,162,947  

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    2.900     3/1/30       2,420,000       2,460,815  (a) 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    7.850     2/1/26       2,925,000       3,573,564  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    7.250     12/1/26       2,070,000       2,532,906  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    3.250     5/15/30       1,470,000       1,551,131  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    4.450     8/1/42       3,240,000       3,804,113  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    3.950     5/15/50       130,000     $ 146,024  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    4.000     7/1/22       1,560,000       1,565,834  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    3.950     6/1/25       150,000       157,350  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    4.650     7/1/26       2,260,000       2,462,157  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    4.750     8/15/28       170,000       188,094  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    5.450     4/1/44       980,000       1,172,492  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    5.300     3/1/48       1,260,000       1,520,140  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    5.500     8/15/48       670,000       801,307  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    6.500     2/1/50       630,000       745,933  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%)

    1.972     1/13/23       1,240,000       1,238,368  (b) 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     10/15/51       1,080,000       1,093,711  

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                            224,566,310  

Total Energy

                            224,692,016  
Financials — 24.4%                                

Banks — 15.1%

                               

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.375% to 10/14/30 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 7.760%)

    8.375     10/14/30       1,100,000       1,263,806  (a)(b)(d) 

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes

    3.306     6/27/29       4,400,000       4,654,938  

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes (1.722% to 9/14/26 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 0.900%)

    1.722     9/14/27       6,800,000       6,680,105  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     1/21/44       150,000       197,407  

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

    1.319     6/19/26       340,000       336,655  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (1.898% to 7/23/30 then SOFR + 1.530%)

    1.898     7/23/31       750,000       718,612  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (1.922% to 10/24/30 then SOFR + 1.370%)

    1.922     10/24/31       3,820,000       3,661,701  (b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Banks — continued

                               

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.299% to 7/21/31 then SOFR + 1.220%)

    2.299     7/21/32       5,680,000     $ 5,590,701  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.572% to 10/20/31 then SOFR + 1.210%)

    2.572     10/20/32       5,990,000       6,023,133  (b) 

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

    2.592     4/29/31       800,000       809,004  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.676% to 6/19/40 then SOFR + 1.930%)

    2.676     6/19/41       420,000       404,983  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.687% to 4/22/31 then SOFR + 1.320%)

    2.687     4/22/32       3,260,000       3,311,807  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.831% to 10/24/50 then SOFR + 1.880%)

    2.831     10/24/51       2,540,000       2,500,949  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.884% to 10/22/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.190%)

    2.884     10/22/30       3,750,000       3,875,942  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.311% to 4/22/41 then SOFR + 1.580%)

    3.311     4/22/42       1,900,000       2,000,622  (b) 

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

    3.974     2/7/30       300,000       330,757  (b) 

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

    4.083     3/20/51       930,000       1,121,489  (b) 

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

    4.271     7/23/29       1,620,000       1,807,366  (b) 

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

    4.330     3/15/50       1,140,000       1,413,794  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.443% to 1/20/47 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.990%)

    4.443     1/20/48       90,000       112,109  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

    4.200     8/26/24       510,000       546,997  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes (2.482% to 9/21/31 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.200%)

    2.482     9/21/36       6,800,000       6,594,137  (b) 

BankUnited Inc., Senior Notes

    4.875     11/17/25       2,700,000       2,970,659  

Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.125% to 6/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.867%)

    6.125     12/15/25       4,370,000       4,734,239  (b)(d) 

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

    5.088     6/20/30       1,540,000       1,748,554  (b) 

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (1.675% to 6/30/26 then SOFR + 0.912%)

    1.675     6/30/27       1,720,000       1,691,958  (a)(b) 

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (2.159% to 9/15/28 then SOFR + 1.218%)

    2.159     9/15/29       2,210,000       2,168,248  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security

 

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount†

   

Value

 

Banks — continued

                               

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

    2.219     6/9/26       4,340,000     $ 4,383,925  (a)(b) 

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (2.819% to 11/19/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.111%)

    2.819     11/19/25       3,870,000       3,985,005  (a)(b) 

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (2.871% to 4/19/31 then SOFR + 1.387%)

    2.871     4/19/32       1,180,000       1,197,666  (a)(b) 

BNP Paribas SA, Subordinated Notes

    2.824     1/26/41       1,780,000       1,704,014  (a) 

BPCE SA, Subordinated Notes (3.116% to 10/19/31 then SOFR + 1.730%)

    3.116     10/19/32       3,170,000       3,183,573  (a)(b) 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (4.000% to 12/10/25 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.597%)

    4.000     12/10/25       1,000,000       1,010,000  (b)(d) 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (4.150% to 11/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.000%)

    4.150     11/15/26       2,200,000       2,241,250  (b)(d) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    7.875     5/15/25       260,000       312,472  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    8.125     7/15/39       1,897,000       3,212,752  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

    4.650     7/23/48       450,000       579,202  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (2.520% to 11/3/31 then SOFR + 1.177%)

    2.520     11/3/32       5,300,000       5,299,569  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (2.561% to 5/1/31 then SOFR + 1.167%)

    2.561     5/1/32       9,160,000       9,217,196  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (2.666% to 1/29/30 then SOFR + 1.146%)

    2.666     1/29/31       1,500,000       1,524,285  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (2.976% to 11/5/29 then SOFR + 1.422%)

    2.976     11/5/30       2,050,000       2,130,966  (b) 

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

    3.980     3/20/30       740,000       817,624  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

    6.625     6/15/32       60,000       79,749  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Subordinated Notes

    2.688     3/11/31       1,020,000       1,004,127  (a) 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Subordinated Notes

    3.743     9/12/39       1,040,000       1,116,617  (a) 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Subordinated Notes

    3.305     3/11/41       1,750,000       1,787,205  (a) 

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

    8.125     12/23/25       400,000       475,100  (a)(b)(d) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

    5.000     1/12/22       4,180,000       4,183,723  (a) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

    3.875     9/12/23       340,000       353,789  (a) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

    5.375     1/12/24       2,200,000       2,369,290  (a) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

 

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes (0.976% to 9/10/24 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 0.550%)

    0.976     9/10/25       980,000     $ 965,475  (a)(b) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes (1.549% to 9/10/26 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 0.730%)

    1.549     9/10/27       1,740,000       1,700,999  (a)(b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

    4.950     3/31/30       290,000       340,623  

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

    2.099     6/4/26       630,000       634,566  (b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (2.357% to 8/18/30 then SOFR + 1.947%)

    2.357     8/18/31       560,000       547,725  (b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (2.633% to 11/7/24 then SOFR + 1.402%)

    2.633     11/7/25       920,000       944,241  (b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (2.804% to 5/24/31 then SOFR + 1.187%)

    2.804     5/24/32       6,700,000       6,727,806  (b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (2.871% to 11/22/31 then SOFR + 1.410%)

    2.871     11/22/32       3,400,000       3,431,957  (b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

    7.625     5/17/32       410,000       566,397   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

    3.125     7/14/22       5,340,000       5,401,543  (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

    3.375     1/12/23       1,130,000       1,154,859  (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes (4.198% to 6/1/31 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.600%)

    4.198     6/1/32       2,440,000       2,463,684  (a)(b) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes (4.950% to 6/1/41 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.750%)

    4.950     6/1/42       2,720,000       2,799,156  (a)(b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (3.650% to 6/1/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.850%)

    3.650     6/1/26       1,540,000       1,540,000  (b)(d) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (1.953% to 2/4/31 then SOFR + 1.065%)

    1.953     2/4/32       4,120,000       3,972,408  (b) 

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

    2.522     4/22/31       1,220,000       1,234,414  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (2.545% to 11/8/31 then SOFR + 1.180%)

    2.545     11/8/32       5,550,000       5,587,396  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (2.580% to 4/22/31 then SOFR + 1.250%)

    2.580     4/22/32       5,810,000       5,890,861  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (2.739% to 10/15/29 then SOFR + 1.510%)

    2.739     10/15/30       3,650,000       3,754,092  (b) 

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

    3.109     4/22/51       370,000       383,316  (b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (3.328% to 4/22/51 then SOFR + 1.580%)

    3.328     4/22/52       3,900,000     $ 4,183,303  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (3.897% to 1/23/48 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%)

    3.897     1/23/49       890,000       1,033,595  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (3.964% to 11/15/47 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380%)

    3.964     11/15/48       400,000       470,279  (b) 

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

    4.203     7/23/29       330,000       369,456  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (4.260% to 2/22/47 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.580%)

    4.260     2/22/48       1,010,000       1,237,747  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.950     6/1/45       750,000       978,210  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes (2.956% to 5/13/30 then SOFR + 2.515%)

    2.956     5/13/31       1,640,000       1,699,809  (b) 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 6/27/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.815%)

    6.750     6/27/26       450,000       507,481  (b)(d) 

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

    7.500     6/27/24       410,000       453,743  (b)(d) 

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

    7.500     9/27/25       1,120,000       1,266,256  (b)(d) 

M&T Bank Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (3.500% to 9/1/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.679%)

    3.500     9/1/26       650,000       638,495  (b)(d) 

NatWest Group PLC, Senior Notes (2.359% to 5/22/23 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.150%)

    2.359     5/22/24       400,000       406,516  (b) 

NatWest Group PLC, Subordinated Notes (3.754% to 11/1/24 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.100%)

    3.754     11/1/29       1,360,000       1,418,655  (b) 

NatWest Markets NV, Subordinated Notes

    7.750     5/15/23       3,645,000       3,953,684  

NBK SPC Ltd., Senior Notes

    2.750     5/30/22       2,130,000       2,149,903  (a) 

Standard Chartered PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.750% to 4/2/23 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 5.723%)

    7.750     4/2/23       2,000,000       2,123,480  (a)(b)(d) 

Standard Chartered PLC, Senior Notes (1.214% to 3/23/24 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 0.880%)

    1.214     3/23/25       660,000       654,862  (a)(b) 

UniCredit SpA, Senior Notes

    6.572     1/14/22       8,090,000       8,101,787  (a) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes

    3.000     10/23/26       80,000     $ 84,104  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (0.805% to 5/19/24 then SOFR + 0.510%)

    0.805     5/19/25       1,730,000       1,711,223  (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (2.406% to 10/30/24 then SOFR + 1.087%)

    2.406     10/30/25       720,000       738,453  (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (3.068% to 4/30/40 then SOFR + 2.530%)

    3.068     4/30/41       1,170,000       1,202,288  (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (3.196% to 6/17/26 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170%)

    3.196     6/17/27       1,510,000       1,592,798  (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (3.584% to 5/22/27 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.310%)

    3.584     5/22/28       640,000       688,522  (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (4.478% to 4/4/30 then SOFR + 4.032%)

    4.478     4/4/31       1,560,000       1,813,920  (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (5.013% to 4/4/50 then SOFR + 4.502%)

    5.013     4/4/51       4,910,000       6,718,380  (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    5.375     11/2/43       880,000       1,165,554  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.750     12/7/46       800,000       1,000,808  

Westpac Banking Corp., Subordinated Notes

    3.133     11/18/41       2,910,000       2,889,554  

Westpac Banking Corp., Subordinated Notes (2.668% to 11/15/30 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.750%)

    2.668     11/15/35       950,000       926,542  (b) 

Westpac Banking Corp., Subordinated Notes (3.020% to 11/18/31 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.530%)

    3.020     11/18/36       1,450,000       1,434,950  (b) 

Total Banks

                            223,095,646  

Capital Markets — 5.7%

                               

Charles Schwab Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (4.000% to 12/1/30 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.079%)

    4.000     12/1/30       2,180,000       2,204,525  (b)(d) 

Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes

    2.000     3/20/28       960,000       973,421  

CI Financial Corp., Senior Notes

    3.200     12/17/30       4,560,000       4,684,150  

CI Financial Corp., Senior Notes

    4.100     6/15/51       150,000       162,941  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.250% to 8/11/27 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.889%)

    5.250     2/11/27       5,820,000       6,023,700  (a)(b)(d) 

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.250% to 12/18/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.455%)

    6.250     12/18/24       790,000       843,720  (a)(b)(d) 

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 7/17/23 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.600%)

    7.500     7/17/23       560,000       593,180  (a)(b)(d) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Capital Markets — continued

                               

Credit Suisse Group AG, Senior Notes (3.091% to 5/14/31 then SOFR + 1.730%)

    3.091     5/14/32       6,570,000     $ 6,692,245  (a)(b) 

Credit Suisse USA Inc., Senior Notes

    7.125     7/15/32       260,000       370,753  

GE Capital UK Funding Unlimited Co., Senior Notes

    5.875     1/18/33       1,600,000  GBP      2,924,727  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (4.125% to 11/10/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.949%)

    4.125     11/10/26       260,000       264,469  (b)(d) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     11/16/26       850,000       906,319  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.600     2/7/30       1,750,000       1,781,111  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.800     3/15/30       1,180,000       1,300,252  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (2.383% to 7/21/31 then SOFR + 1.248%)

    2.383     7/21/32       4,080,000       4,020,524  (b) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (2.615% to 4/22/31 then SOFR + 1.281%)

    2.615     4/22/32       3,600,000       3,629,654  (b) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (2.650% to 10/21/31 then SOFR + 1.264%)

    2.650     10/21/32       8,600,000       8,662,431  (b) 

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

    3.814     4/23/29       1,760,000       1,915,992  (b) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    4.250     10/21/25       1,130,000       1,233,475  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

    5.150     5/22/45       290,000       378,030  

KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, Senior Notes

    5.125     6/1/44       1,150,000       1,486,764  (a) 

KKR Group Finance Co. VII LLC, Senior Notes

    3.625     2/25/50       310,000       333,781  (a) 

KKR Group Finance Co. X LLC, Senior Notes

    3.250     12/15/51       1,310,000       1,308,740  (a) 

LPL Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     5/15/31       530,000       542,911  (a) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (1.164% to 10/21/24 then SOFR + 0.560%)

    1.164     10/21/25       2,770,000       2,749,821  (b) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (1.593% to 5/4/26 then SOFR + 0.879%)

    1.593     5/4/27       1,570,000       1,555,352  (b) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (1.794% to 2/13/31 then SOFR + 1.034%)

    1.794     2/13/32       1,150,000       1,089,832  (b) 

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

    2.188     4/28/26       1,550,000       1,581,598  (b) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (2.239% to 7/21/31 then SOFR + 1.178%)

    2.239     7/21/32       680,000       665,815  (b) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (2.511% to 10/20/31 then SOFR + 1.200%)

    2.511     10/20/32       2,280,000       2,280,258  (b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Capital Markets — continued

                               

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

    2.699     1/22/31       720,000     $ 737,384  (b) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (3.217% to 4/22/41 then SOFR + 1.485%)

    3.217     4/22/42       4,910,000       5,153,484  (b) 

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes (2.484% to 9/16/31 then SOFR + 1.360%)

    2.484     9/16/36       8,630,000       8,319,371  (b) 

Nasdaq Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     12/21/40       890,000       824,017  

Raymond James Financial Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     7/15/46       230,000       293,459  

Raymond James Financial Inc., Senior Notes

    3.750     4/1/51       640,000       708,574  

UBS AG, Senior Notes

    4.500     6/26/48       530,000       693,671  (a) 

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

    7.000     1/31/24       2,130,000       2,298,153  (a)(b)(d) 

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (1.364% to 1/30/26 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.080%)

    1.364     1/30/27       2,280,000       2,229,588  (a)(b) 

Total Capital Markets

                            84,418,192  

Consumer Finance — 0.1%

                               

American Express Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (3.550% to 9/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.854%)

    3.550     9/15/26       670,000       672,261  (b)(d) 

American Express Co., Senior Notes

    2.500     7/30/24       700,000       723,624  

Total Consumer Finance

                            1,395,885  

Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%

                               

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

    4.500     9/15/23       2,090,000       2,192,948  

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

    3.150     2/15/24       1,410,000       1,454,981  

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

    3.300     1/30/32       2,170,000       2,212,555  

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

    3.400     10/29/33       710,000       723,747  

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

    3.850     10/29/41       2,730,000       2,848,679  

DAE Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    1.550     8/1/24       1,850,000       1,838,373  (a) 

Element Fleet Management Corp., Senior Notes

    1.600     4/6/24       800,000       801,105  (a) 

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., Senior Notes (6.500% Cash or 7.250% PIK)

    6.500     9/15/24       957,383       924,942  (a)(e) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Diversified Financial Services — continued

                               

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

    3.370     12/21/65       5,800,000     $ 4,786,334  (a)(b) 

Vanguard Group Inc.

    3.250     8/22/60       5,000,000       4,985,050  (f)(g) 

Total Diversified Financial Services

                            22,768,714  

Insurance — 1.5%

                               

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     4/1/48       520,000       663,994  

Americo Life Inc., Senior Notes

    3.450     4/15/31       490,000       477,314  (a) 

AmFam Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    2.805     3/11/31       1,170,000       1,196,094  (a) 

AmFam Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    3.833     3/11/51       490,000       543,299  (a) 

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    5.500     5/1/25       810,000       905,410  (a) 

Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer Ltd./ Highlands Holdings Bond Co-Issuer Inc., Senior Secured Notes (7.625% Cash or 8.375% PIK)

    7.625     10/15/25       1,851,411       1,964,504  (a)(e) 

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    2.375     12/15/31       1,970,000       1,990,969  

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

    3.375     4/15/50       480,000       507,622  (a) 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.900     4/1/77       830,000       1,091,629  (a) 

MetLife Inc., Senior Notes

    4.721     12/15/44       110,000       143,208  

New York Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

    3.750     5/15/50       1,280,000       1,460,519  (a) 

New York Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

    4.450     5/15/69       350,000       447,400  (a) 

Nippon Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes (2.750% to 1/21/31 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.653%)

    2.750     1/21/51       2,000,000       1,963,080  (a)(b) 

Nippon Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes (3.400% to 1/23/30 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.612%)

    3.400     1/23/50       320,000       330,800  (a)(b) 

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

    3.850     9/30/47       1,860,000       2,105,464  (a) 

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

    3.450     3/30/51       1,100,000       1,180,719  (a) 

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

    3.625     9/30/59       540,000       596,464  (a) 

Nuveen LLC, Senior Notes

    4.000     11/1/28       710,000       787,666  (a) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Insurance — continued

                               

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, Secured Notes

    2.500     10/30/24       1,400,000     $ 1,441,114  (a) 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

    4.900     9/15/44       460,000       592,376  (a) 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

    4.270     5/15/47       800,000       969,372  (a) 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

    3.300     5/15/50       30,000       31,369  (a) 

Total Insurance

                            21,390,386  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

                               

AFC Gamma Inc., Senior Notes

    5.750     5/1/27       3,440,000       3,405,154  (a) 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%

                               

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc., Senior Notes

    2.875     10/15/26       1,700,000       1,689,528  (a) 

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     10/15/33       1,180,000       1,196,980  (a) 

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

                            2,886,508  

Total Financials

                            359,360,485  
Health Care — 6.8%                                

Biotechnology — 2.0%

                               

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    2.600     11/21/24       6,460,000       6,707,038  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    3.800     3/15/25       320,000       340,867  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    2.950     11/21/26       6,270,000       6,611,346  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    3.200     11/21/29       5,020,000       5,372,906  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    4.550     3/15/35       120,000       144,506  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    4.050     11/21/39       5,540,000       6,368,687  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    4.250     11/21/49       2,140,000       2,579,382  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

    4.400     5/1/45       350,000       418,653  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

    4.663     6/15/51       339,000       434,871  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     9/1/36       300,000       345,646  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    5.650     12/1/41       170,000       234,498  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     2/1/45       90,000       109,966  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     3/1/46       250,000       317,512  

Total Biotechnology

                            29,985,878  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%

                               

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

    4.750     11/30/36       710,000       907,543  

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

    4.900     11/30/46       600,000       822,273  

Becton Dickinson and Co., Senior Notes

    4.875     5/15/44       91,000       109,433  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — continued

 

                       

Danaher Corp., Senior Notes

    2.800     12/10/51       1,120,000     $ 1,107,317  

Roche Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    2.607     12/13/51       2,190,000       2,154,825  (a) 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

                            5,101,391  

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.3%

                               

Aetna Inc., Senior Notes

    2.750     11/15/22       750,000       759,852  

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

    4.101     3/1/28       600,000       665,648  

Anthem Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     12/1/47       160,000       195,335  

Bon Secours Mercy Health Inc., Secured Notes

    3.464     6/1/30       580,000       631,045  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     12/15/27       530,000       553,442  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

    4.625     12/15/29       1,270,000       1,371,841  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

    3.375     2/15/30       3,070,000       3,131,569  

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc., Secured Notes

    6.875     4/15/29       980,000       999,874  (a) 

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    4.375     10/15/28       2,050,000       2,331,407  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    2.400     3/15/30       3,840,000       3,878,158  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    4.800     8/15/38       1,510,000       1,860,644  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    3.200     3/15/40       4,410,000       4,578,156  

CommonSpirit Health, Secured Notes

    4.350     11/1/42       100,000       115,004  

CommonSpirit Health, Senior Secured Notes

    2.782     10/1/30       620,000       635,316  

CommonSpirit Health, Senior Secured Notes

    3.910     10/1/50       620,000       691,682  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    2.625     8/15/24       530,000       549,101  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.000     8/15/26       220,000       232,550  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.300     3/25/28       1,615,000       1,813,808  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    2.125     9/15/31       1,660,000       1,627,417  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    4.780     3/25/38       1,830,000       2,231,501  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    2.700     8/21/40       4,910,000       4,739,634  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    5.125     7/20/45       680,000       885,990  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    5.050     3/25/48       3,230,000       4,230,467  

DH Europe Finance II Sarl, Senior Notes

    3.400     11/15/49       30,000       32,238  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    5.125     6/15/39       500,000       616,808  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     10/1/24       470,000       499,239  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    3.950     3/15/27       430,000       470,293  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    4.950     10/1/44       750,000       966,899  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Senior Notes

    2.810     6/1/41       660,000       664,816  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Senior Notes

    4.150     5/1/47       250,000       308,950  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Senior Notes

    3.266     11/1/49       180,000       193,101  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Senior Notes

    3.002     6/1/51       630,000       649,944  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     6/15/28       1,160,000       1,293,917  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services — continued

                               

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.000     5/15/30       800,000     $ 795,024  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     8/15/39       640,000       710,965  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.750     5/15/40       2,620,000       2,665,281  

Total Health Care Providers & Services

                            48,576,916  

Pharmaceuticals — 1.2%

                               

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    3.400     7/26/29       3,060,000       3,353,845  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    2.350     11/13/40       1,000,000       950,412  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    2.550     11/13/50       70,000       66,409  

Johnson & Johnson, Senior Notes

    2.100     9/1/40       1,470,000       1,394,096  

Johnson & Johnson, Senior Notes

    2.450     9/1/60       1,030,000       975,982  

Merck & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    1.900     12/10/28       3,600,000       3,619,224  

Merck & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    1.450     6/24/30       330,000       316,311  

Merck & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    2.350     6/24/40       810,000       773,196  

Merck & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    2.450     6/24/50       540,000       510,192  

Merck & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    2.750     12/10/51       1,690,000       1,675,468  

Novartis Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    2.000     2/14/27       360,000       365,990  

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

    2.550     5/28/40       400,000       399,934  

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

    4.400     5/15/44       210,000       261,635  

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

    2.700     5/28/50       400,000       403,540  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV, Senior Notes

    2.950     12/18/22       346,000       346,991  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

    6.000     4/15/24       1,000,000       1,049,080  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

    7.125     1/31/25       990,000       1,060,448  

Total Pharmaceuticals

                            17,522,753  

Total Health Care

                            101,186,938  
Industrials — 7.5%                                

Aerospace & Defense — 3.3%

                               

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.625     5/1/22       411,000       413,681  (a) 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.125     10/1/23       1,015,000       1,069,572  (a) 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.950     7/1/24       810,000       849,228  (a) 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes

    2.875     2/15/25       100,000       102,227  (a) 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.250     4/15/26       1,740,000       1,845,696  (a) 

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    2.196     2/4/26       7,690,000       7,694,428  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    3.100     5/1/26       7,570,000       7,895,782  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    3.250     2/1/28       2,320,000       2,419,409  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    5.150     5/1/30       2,550,000       2,973,438  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    3.300     3/1/35       1,540,000       1,551,447  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Aerospace & Defense — continued

                               

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    3.750     2/1/50       2,990,000     $ 3,115,897  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    3.950     8/1/59       2,740,000       2,854,865  

General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/1/27       350,000       381,286  

General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes

    3.625     4/1/30       700,000       778,334  

General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     4/1/40       1,690,000       2,067,586  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

    7.000     1/15/26       990,000       1,178,158  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

    4.400     6/15/28       540,000       606,624  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

    2.900     12/15/29       3,026,000       3,126,619  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

    4.854     4/27/35       130,000       159,060  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

    1.850     6/15/30       1,000,000       983,640  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    5.150     5/1/40       1,090,000       1,417,128  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    4.030     10/15/47       1,610,000       1,903,391  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    5.250     5/1/50       2,210,000       3,103,512  

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    4.625     11/16/48       400,000       513,710  

United Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

    4.050     5/4/47       20,000       23,192  

Total Aerospace & Defense

                            49,027,910  

Airlines — 1.7%

                               

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

    5.500     4/20/26       1,090,000       1,135,159  (a) 

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

    5.750     4/20/29       960,000       1,027,925  (a) 

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust

    5.983     4/19/22       187,757       189,935  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

    7.375     1/15/26       540,000       636,312  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

    3.750     10/28/29       460,000       471,913  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    7.000     5/1/25       2,280,000       2,608,988  (a) 

Delta Air Lines Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

    4.500     10/20/25       1,790,000       1,882,421  (a) 

Delta Air Lines Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

    4.750     10/20/28       3,080,000       3,365,768  (a) 

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

    6.500     6/20/27       3,310,000       3,538,407  (a) 

Southwest Airlines Co., Senior Notes

    4.750     5/4/23       3,030,000       3,174,162  

Southwest Airlines Co., Senior Notes

    5.250     5/4/25       2,280,000       2,534,318  

United Airlines Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    4.250     10/1/22       2,080,000       2,113,779  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust

    4.625     9/3/22       231,232       235,376  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust

    4.875     1/15/26       2,074,380       2,162,653  

Total Airlines

                            25,077,116  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Building Products — 0.1%

                               

Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes

    3.577     4/5/50       210,000     $ 223,891  

Lennox International Inc., Senior Notes

    1.700     8/1/27       770,000       757,239  

Total Building Products

                            981,130  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

                               

California Institute of Technology, Senior Notes

    3.650     9/1/2119       590,000       689,501  

Cintas Corp. No 2, Senior Notes

    3.700     4/1/27       240,000       262,741  

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     8/15/24       190,000       195,641  

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

    3.375     11/15/27       3,020,000       3,238,862  

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     11/15/27       1,380,000       1,474,742  

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

                            5,861,487  

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

                               

LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, Senior Notes

    3.797     12/31/57       910,000       906,435  (a) 

Electrical Equipment — 0.1%

                               

Eaton Corp., Senior Notes

    7.650     11/15/29       1,500,000       2,057,831  

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%††

                               

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

    6.750     3/15/32       36,000       49,156  

Machinery — 0.1%

                               

Otis Worldwide Corp., Senior Notes

    2.565     2/15/30       420,000       426,445  

Park-Ohio Industries Inc., Senior Notes

    6.625     4/15/27       780,000       757,770  

Total Machinery

                            1,184,215  

Professional Services — 0.3%

                               

Equifax Inc., Senior Notes

    2.350     9/15/31       5,180,000       5,115,621  

Road & Rail — 0.5%

                               

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, Senior Notes

    4.400     3/15/42       650,000       793,689  

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Senior Notes

    2.450     12/2/31       2,260,000       2,306,791  

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Senior Notes

    3.000     12/2/41       630,000       645,447  

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Senior Notes

    3.100     12/2/51       1,140,000       1,174,548  

Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Senior Notes

    7.875     5/15/43       348,000       562,322  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    2.973     9/16/62       1,330,000       1,318,760  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    3.750     2/5/70       500,000       568,524  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

    3.799     4/6/71       250,000       290,366  

Total Road & Rail

                            7,660,447  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.8%

                               

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     1/15/22       1,700,000       1,701,509  

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

    0.700     2/15/24       2,150,000       2,116,956  

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

    3.375     7/1/25       2,140,000       2,234,778  

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

    1.875     8/15/26       2,370,000       2,333,208  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors — continued

 

                       

Aviation Capital Group LLC, Senior Notes

    5.500     12/15/24       1,170,000     $ 1,280,965  (a) 

BOC Aviation USA Corp., Senior Notes

    1.625     4/29/24       1,700,000       1,698,309  (a) 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

                            11,365,725  

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%

                               

SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC, Senior Notes

    4.125     7/15/23       1,290,000       1,344,566  (a) 

Total Industrials

                            110,631,639  
Information Technology — 5.9%                                

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%

                               

TD SYNNEX Corp., Senior Notes

    1.250     8/9/24       4,250,000       4,204,339  (a) 

Vontier Corp., Senior Notes

    1.800     4/1/26       1,210,000       1,193,078  (a) 

Vontier Corp., Senior Notes

    2.400     4/1/28       2,970,000       2,874,723  (a) 

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

                            8,272,140  

IT Services — 0.9%

                               

Kyndryl Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    2.050     10/15/26       980,000       954,763  (a) 

Kyndryl Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     10/15/31       2,680,000       2,602,426  (a) 

Kyndryl Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    4.100     10/15/41       1,930,000       1,871,722  (a) 

Mastercard Inc., Senior Notes

    3.300     3/26/27       910,000       984,008  

Mastercard Inc., Senior Notes

    3.350     3/26/30       610,000       671,714  

Mastercard Inc., Senior Notes

    3.850     3/26/50       1,330,000       1,602,564  

PayPal Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    2.400     10/1/24       1,020,000       1,056,305  

PayPal Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    2.300     6/1/30       780,000       793,055  

PayPal Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    3.250     6/1/50       370,000       397,396  

S&P Global Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     12/1/29       100,000       103,380  

S&P Global Inc., Senior Notes

    1.250     8/15/30       460,000       429,703  

S&P Global Inc., Senior Notes

    3.250     12/1/49       210,000       228,253  

S&P Global Inc., Senior Notes

    2.300     8/15/60       410,000       355,751  

Visa Inc., Senior Notes

    2.050     4/15/30       350,000       354,895  

Visa Inc., Senior Notes

    2.700     4/15/40       500,000       511,981  

Total IT Services

                            12,917,916  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.1%

                               

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

    4.150     11/15/30       3,778,000       4,193,384  

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     11/15/32       2,070,000       2,329,294  

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

    3.187     11/15/36       4,762,000       4,760,897  (a) 

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

    2.800     8/12/41       1,020,000       1,019,521  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

    4.950     3/25/60       70,000       98,429  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

    3.200     8/12/61       1,430,000       1,468,788  

Lam Research corp., Senior Notes

    1.900     6/15/30       970,000       954,984  

Lam Research Corp., Senior Notes

    2.875     6/15/50       410,000       409,689  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — continued

 

                       

Microchip Technology Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    0.972     2/15/24       4,050,000     $ 4,016,440  

Microchip Technology Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    0.983     9/1/24       1,720,000       1,689,406  (a) 

Micron Technology Inc., Senior Notes

    2.703     4/15/32       1,310,000       1,313,747  

Micron Technology Inc., Senior Notes

    3.366     11/1/41       330,000       339,341  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/1/40       360,000       405,373  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/1/50       20,000       22,854  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     4/1/60       150,000       179,844  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA Inc., Senior Notes

    3.400     5/1/30       580,000       618,797  (a) 

Qorvo Inc., Senior Notes

    1.750     12/15/24       2,380,000       2,384,041  (a) 

Renesas Electronics Corp., Senior Notes

    1.543     11/26/24       1,420,000       1,411,549  (a) 

Renesas Electronics Corp., Senior Notes

    2.170     11/25/26       4,760,000       4,746,847  (a) 

Skyworks Solutions Inc., Senior Notes

    1.800     6/1/26       1,240,000       1,228,717  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

    2.900     11/3/27       870,000       930,257  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

    2.250     9/4/29       1,920,000       1,963,147  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

    3.875     3/15/39       1,480,000       1,752,444  

TSMC Arizona Corp., Senior Notes

    1.750     10/25/26       2,130,000       2,132,094  

TSMC Arizona Corp., Senior Notes

    2.500     10/25/31       1,860,000       1,885,714  

TSMC Arizona Corp., Senior Notes

    3.125     10/25/41       2,060,000       2,150,028  

TSMC Arizona Corp., Senior Notes

    3.250     10/25/51       850,000       897,565  

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                            45,303,191  

Software — 1.1%

                               

Adobe Inc., Senior Notes

    2.150     2/1/27       4,750,000       4,889,204  

Fortinet Inc., Senior Notes

    2.200     3/15/31       2,040,000       1,998,646  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.300     2/6/27       130,000       141,760  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    3.450     8/8/36       867,000       999,671  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    2.525     6/1/50       1,042,000       1,019,076  

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

    2.921     3/17/52       1,321,000       1,406,161  

Oracle Corp., Senior Notes

    4.000     7/15/46       3,090,000       3,215,163  

salesforce.com Inc., Senior Notes

    1.500     7/15/28       490,000       484,403  

salesforce.com Inc., Senior Notes

    1.950     7/15/31       380,000       376,768  

salesforce.com Inc., Senior Notes

    2.900     7/15/51       1,880,000       1,918,128  

salesforce.com Inc., Senior Notes

    3.050     7/15/61       610,000       629,231  

Total Software

                            17,078,211  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%

                               

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

    2.650     5/11/50       2,410,000       2,374,670  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — continued

 

                       

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Notes

    8.100     7/15/36       567,000     $ 864,079  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Notes

    8.350     7/15/46       67,000       111,627  

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

                            3,350,376  

Total Information Technology

                            86,921,834  
Materials — 2.9%                                

Chemicals — 0.3%

                               

OCP SA, Senior Notes

    3.750     6/23/31       1,200,000       1,169,568  (a) 

OCP SA, Senior Notes

    5.125     6/23/51       640,000       606,250  (a) 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Senior Notes

    3.500     9/10/51       3,340,000       3,240,451  (a) 

Total Chemicals

                            5,016,269  

Containers & Packaging — 0.2%

                               

Ball Corp., Senior Notes

    3.125     9/15/31       1,600,000       1,582,344  

Klabin Austria GmbH, Senior Notes

    3.200     1/12/31       1,090,000       1,011,231  (a) 

Total Containers & Packaging

                            2,593,575  

Metals & Mining — 1.9%

                               

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

    4.500     3/15/28       2,300,000       2,537,000  (a) 

Barrick North America Finance LLC, Senior Notes

    5.700     5/30/41       380,000       517,707  

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.950     10/15/39       560,000       764,073  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

    7.250     4/1/23       380,000       384,855  (a) 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

    7.500     4/1/25       430,000       442,889  (a) 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

    6.875     10/15/27       3,720,000       4,007,723  (a) 

Fresnillo PLC, Senior Notes

    4.250     10/2/50       2,420,000       2,539,064  (a) 

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Notes

    4.250     10/25/22       1,600,000       1,644,184  (a) 

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    3.000     10/27/22       1,100,000       1,117,468  (a) 

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    4.125     3/12/24       440,000       462,892  (a) 

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    4.625     4/29/24       1,330,000       1,421,201  (a) 

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    1.625     9/1/25       1,100,000       1,089,704  (a) 

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    3.875     10/27/27       2,100,000       2,261,979  (a) 

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    2.625     9/23/31       1,390,000       1,352,221  (a) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

    5.250     11/8/42       450,000       567,178  

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.900     7/15/30       1,940,000       2,086,577  

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

    6.250     7/15/41       1,250,000       1,661,167  

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

    5.400     2/1/43       410,000       501,025  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Metals & Mining — continued

                               

Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes

    4.625     12/15/27       2,300,000     $ 2,487,256  

Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes

    2.630     8/15/31       320,000       307,481  (a) 

Total Metals & Mining

                            28,153,644  

Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%

                               

Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes

    2.500     9/15/28       4,620,000       4,464,075  

Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes

    3.125     1/15/32       1,800,000       1,744,632  

Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes

    7.000     3/16/47       310,000       393,165  (a) 

Total Paper & Forest Products

                            6,601,872  

Total Materials

                            42,365,360  
Real Estate — 1.2%                                

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.2%

 

                       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc., Senior Notes

    2.000     5/18/32       2,070,000       1,979,296  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc., Senior Notes

    3.000     5/18/51       210,000       207,940  

Diversified Healthcare Trust, Senior Notes

    4.750     5/1/24       850,000       871,250  

Kimco Realty Corp., Senior Notes

    2.250     12/1/31       2,790,000       2,721,659  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     10/15/27       780,000       817,034  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    3.692     6/5/28       2,100,000  GBP      2,974,450  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    4.625     8/1/29       740,000       781,980  

Prologis LP, Senior Notes

    1.250     10/15/30       1,540,000       1,433,897  

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

    4.500     6/15/23       990,000       990,851  

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

    4.350     10/1/24       1,920,000       1,883,693  

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

    4.750     10/1/26       430,000       418,644  

Simon Property Group LP, Senior Notes

    3.500     9/1/25       1,380,000       1,471,901  

WEA Finance LLC, Senior Notes

    4.125     9/20/28       110,000       119,320  (a) 

WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC, Senior Notes

    4.750     9/17/44       1,220,000       1,316,779  (a) 

Total Real Estate

                            17,988,694  
Utilities — 3.3%                                

Electric Utilities — 3.1%

                               

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, Senior Notes

    4.375     4/23/25       750,000       816,562  (a) 

American Transmission Systems Inc., Senior Notes

    2.650     1/15/32       2,210,000       2,232,998  (a) 

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, Senior Secured Bonds

    4.500     4/1/44       1,240,000       1,560,173  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Electric Utilities — continued

                               

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

    4.875     1/15/24       390,000     $ 414,976  (a) 

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

    3.348     2/9/31       1,280,000       1,257,306  (a) 

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

    4.677     2/9/51       530,000       499,652  (a) 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

    6.450     1/15/38       840,000       1,215,552  

Consumers Energy Co.

    2.500     5/1/60       750,000       663,471  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, Senior Notes

    6.100     6/1/37       1,260,000       1,713,621  

Duke Energy Indiana LLC, Senior Notes

    3.250     10/1/49       1,390,000       1,443,586  

Duke Energy Ohio Inc., First Mortgage

    2.125     6/1/30       1,390,000       1,369,609  

Edison International, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.000% to 3/15/27 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.901%)

    5.000     12/15/26       960,000       983,328  (b)(d) 

Edison International, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.375% to 3/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.698%)

    5.375     3/15/26       2,240,000       2,349,424  (b)(d) 

Edison International, Senior Notes

    4.950     4/15/25       1,120,000       1,219,132  

EDP Finance BV, Senior Notes

    1.710     1/24/28       490,000       477,067  (a) 

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    4.400     7/15/27       1,340,000       1,444,317  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    7.375     11/15/31       3,010,000       4,069,219  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.350     7/15/47       360,000       428,979  

Florida Power & Light Co.

    3.150     10/1/49       280,000       298,076  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co., Senior Notes

    4.300     1/15/26       370,000       401,604  (a) 

MidAmerican Energy Co.

    3.150     4/15/50       700,000       734,694  

MidAmerican Energy Co., First Mortgage Bonds

    3.650     4/15/29       310,000       341,920  

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    2.450     12/2/27       3,760,000       3,728,849  (a) 

Ohio Edison Co., Senior Notes

    6.875     7/15/36       1,160,000       1,654,789  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, Senior Secured Notes

    3.100     9/15/49       590,000       617,341  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

    1.750     6/16/22       2,710,000       2,710,020  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

    2.100     8/1/27       780,000       753,660  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

    3.300     8/1/40       70,000       65,029  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Electric Utilities — continued

                               

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

    4.950     7/1/50       840,000     $ 916,991  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Secured Bonds

    4.250     8/1/23       1,010,000       1,045,966  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Secured Bonds

    2.500     2/1/31       1,510,000       1,440,133  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Secured Bonds

    3.500     8/1/50       180,000       167,194  

Pennsylvania Electric Co., Senior Notes

    4.150     4/15/25       510,000       543,342  (a) 

Southern California Edison Co.

    2.250     6/1/30       2,010,000       1,985,765  

Southern California Edison Co.

    2.500     6/1/31       960,000       964,678  

Southern California Edison Co.

    3.650     2/1/50       1,230,000       1,304,816  

Southern California Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

    4.000     4/1/47       50,000       55,252  

Southern California Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

    4.125     3/1/48       800,000       899,511  

TransAlta Corp., Senior Notes

    6.500     3/15/40       470,000       545,679  

Total Electric Utilities

                            45,334,281  

Multi-Utilities — 0.2%

                               

San Diego Gas & Electric Co., Senior Secured Bonds

    3.750     6/1/47       700,000       779,152  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co., Senior Secured Notes

    1.700     10/1/30       2,210,000       2,117,240  

Total Multi-Utilities

                            2,896,392  

Total Utilities

                            48,230,673  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $1,214,102,772)

 

            1,255,919,674  
Sovereign Bonds — 2.4%                                

Argentina — 0.3%

                               

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    1.000     7/9/29       313,244       114,337  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond (0.500% to 7/9/23 then 0.750%)

    0.500     7/9/30       2,415,797       851,593  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond (1.125% to 7/9/22 then 1.500%)

    1.125     7/9/35       3,894,802       1,251,244  

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes, Step bond (3.900% to 9/1/22 then 5.250%)

    3.900     9/1/37       4,672,195       2,003,204  (a) 

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes, Step bond (5.000% to 6/10/22 then 6.875%)

    5.000     12/10/25       804,134       608,134  (a) 

Total Argentina

                            4,828,512  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Bermuda — 0.2%

                               

Bermuda Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    2.375     8/20/30       2,670,000     $ 2,676,675  (a) 

Chile — 0.2%

                               

Chile Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    2.550     7/27/33       1,600,000       1,559,600  

Chile Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.100     5/7/41       1,000,000       980,500  

Total Chile

                            2,540,100  

Colombia — 0.0%††

                               

Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.625     2/26/44       620,000       602,094  

Ghana — 0.0%††

                               

Ghana Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    8.950     3/26/51       570,000       458,150  (a) 

Indonesia — 0.0%††

                               

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.500     1/11/28       200,000       216,196  

Israel — 0.1%

                               

Israel Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    2.750     7/3/30       800,000       852,136  

Mexico — 0.7%

                               

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

    8.500     11/18/38       101,170,000  MXN      5,206,338  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.280     8/14/41       4,280,000       4,445,850  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.350     1/15/47       1,200,000       1,249,812  

Total Mexico

                            10,902,000  

Panama — 0.1%

                               

Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    2.252     9/29/32       2,210,000       2,101,157  

Paraguay — 0.1%

                               

Paraguay Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    5.400     3/30/50       1,050,000       1,203,562  (a) 

Peru — 0.1%

                               

Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    2.783     1/23/31       780,000       778,058  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Qatar — 0.2%

                               

Qatar Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.817     3/14/49       1,020,000     $ 1,340,250  (a) 

Qatar Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.400     4/16/50       1,480,000       1,841,765  (a) 

Total Qatar

                            3,182,015  

Russia — 0.1%

                               

Russian Federal Bond — OFZ

    6.900     5/23/29       101,293,000  RUB      1,248,404  

Supranational — 0.1%

                               

African Export-Import Bank, Senior Notes

    2.634     5/17/26       1,010,000       1,016,515  (a) 

United Arab Emirates — 0.2%

                               

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    1.700     3/2/31       890,000       866,971  (a) 

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    4.125     10/11/47       910,000       1,092,198  (a) 

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.125     9/30/49       1,090,000       1,115,548  (a) 

Total United Arab Emirates

                            3,074,717  

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $37,282,171)

                            35,680,291  
Senior Loans — 1.4%                                
Consumer Discretionary — 0.3%                                

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%

                               

Carnival Corp., New Term Loan B (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR or 0.750% + 3.000%)

    3.750     6/30/25       1,121,461       1,114,452  (b)(h)(i) 

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., Restated Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    2.104     11/30/23       2,141,818       2,136,464  (b)(h)(i) 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                            3,250,916  

Specialty Retail — 0.1%

                               

Great Outdoors Group LLC, Term Loan B2 (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR or 0.750% + 3.750%)

    4.500     3/6/28       1,544,429       1,548,128  (b)(h)(i) 

Total Consumer Discretionary

                            4,799,044  
Energy — 0.1%                                

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

                               

Southwestern Energy Co.

          6/22/27       1,190,000       1,193,725  (j) 
Financials — 0.3%                                

Capital Markets — 0.1%

                               

Allspring Buyer LLC, Term Loan (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR or 0.500% + 3.250%)

    3.750     11/1/28       1,797,000       1,803,739  (b)(h)(i) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Insurance — 0.2%

                               

Asurion LLC, Replacement Term Loan B6 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.125%)

    3.229     11/3/23       1,850,195     $ 1,847,881  (b)(h)(i) 

Total Financials

                            3,651,620  
Health Care — 0.3%                                

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%

                               

ICON Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR or 0.500% + 2.250%)

    2.750     7/3/28       2,373,902       2,377,688  (b)(h)(i) 

PRA Health Sciences Inc., Term Loan

          7/3/28       591,459       592,402  (j) 

Total Life Sciences Tools & Services

                            2,970,090  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

                               

Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., Incremental Term Loan B2 (the greater of 1 mo. USD LIBOR or 0.500% + 1.750%)

    2.250     3/15/28       1,508,600       1,505,500  (b)(h)(i) 

Total Health Care

                            4,475,590  
Industrials — 0.3%                                

Airlines — 0.1%

                               

Delta Air Lines Inc., Initial Term Loan (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR or 1.000% + 3.750%)

    4.750     10/20/27       1,200,000       1,272,000  (b)(h)(i) 

United Airlines Inc., Term Loan B (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR or 0.750% + 3.750%)

    4.500     4/21/28       972,650       978,340  (b)(h)(i) 

Total Airlines

                            2,250,340  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

                               

Corecivic Inc., Term Loan (the greater of 1 mo. USD LIBOR or 1.000% + 4.500%)

    5.500     12/18/24       1,019,098       1,015,276  (b)(h)(i) 

Road & Rail — 0.1%

                               

XPO Logistics Inc., Refinancing Term Loan

          2/24/25       1,520,000       1,515,349  (j) 

Total Industrials

                            4,780,965  
Materials — 0.1%                                

Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%

                               

Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, 2021 Refinancing Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

    1.854     9/7/27       1,323,250       1,319,578  (b)(h)(i) 

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc., Term Loan B (the greater of 1 mo. USD LIBOR or 0.750% + 3.750%)

    4.500     2/9/28       427,850       427,315  (b)(h)(i) 

Total Materials

                            1,746,893  

Total Senior Loans (Cost — $20,452,952)

                            20,647,837  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  
Convertible Bonds & Notes — 1.2%                                
Financials — 0.9%                                

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.9%

 

                       

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     8/23/22       5,090,000     $ 5,134,537  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc., Senior Notes

    4.375     5/5/22       7,010,000       7,080,100  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc., Senior Notes

    4.750     3/15/23       190,000       195,814  

Total Financials

                            12,410,451  
Health Care — 0.3%                                

Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%

                               

Dermira Inc., Senior Notes

    3.000     5/15/22       4,508,000       4,556,461  

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (Cost — $16,708,280)

 

                    16,966,912  
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations — 1.1%

 

                       

U.S. Government Obligations — 1.1%

                               

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    2.000     11/15/41       1,000,000       1,011,719  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    1.625     11/15/50       270,000       251,638  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    1.875     2/15/51       2,290,000       2,266,563  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    2.375     5/15/51       7,400,000       8,175,844  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    2.000     8/15/51       30,000       30,591  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.125     5/31/23       380,000       377,699  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.375     9/15/24       630,000       621,165  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.750     5/31/26       1,310,000       1,283,186  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.750     8/31/26       1,790,000       1,750,075  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.250     4/30/28       800,000       792,906  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.250     6/30/28       150,000       148,500  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.125     8/31/28       180,000       176,555  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.625     5/15/31       5,000       5,065  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.375     11/15/31       5,000       4,938  

Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (Cost — $16,543,674)

 

            16,896,444  
Municipal Bonds — 0.4%                                

Alabama — 0.0%††

                               

Alabama State Economic Settlement Authority, BP Settlement Revenue, Series B

    3.163     9/15/25       455,000       476,128  

California — 0.2%

                               

California State, GO, Build America Bonds

    7.300     10/1/39       600,000       942,274  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, Series N

    3.006     5/15/50       1,590,000       1,639,040  

Total California

                            2,581,314  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
    Value  

Florida — 0.0%††

                               

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

    4.172     10/1/47       290,000     $ 332,930  

New York — 0.1%

                               

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue, Taxable Consolidated

    4.960     8/1/46       770,000       1,048,830  

Ohio — 0.1%

                               

American Municipal Power-Ohio Inc., Revenue, OH, Build America Bonds

    7.499     2/15/50       480,000       789,873  

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost — $4,345,397)

 

                    5,229,075  
Asset-Backed Securities — 0.3%                                

Ballyrock CLO Ltd., 2019-2A A1BR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%)

    1.360     11/20/30       1,790,000       1,791,196  (a)(b) 

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, 2020-DA A

    1.690     5/15/69       392,586       393,032  (a) 

SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust, 2020-A A2FX

    2.540     5/15/46       1,634,177       1,664,293  (a) 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $3,885,154)

 

                    3,848,521  
                   Shares         
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.2%                                
Energy — 0.2%                                

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%

                               

Targa Resources Corp., Non Voting Shares (Cost — $2,688,000)

    9.500             2,560       2,769,219  
            Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount†
        
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (k) — 0.0%††

 

                       

Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-IM1 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.600%)
(Cost — $661,391)

    0.702     1/25/36       724,348       701,861  (b) 
                   Shares         
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%††                                
Financials — 0.0%††                                

Insurance — 0.0%††

                               

Delphi Financial Group Inc. (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.190%) (Cost — $391,718)

    3.346             15,675       378,159  (b) 

Total Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $1,317,061,509)

 

    1,359,037,993  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Shares     Value  
Short-Term Investments — 6.9%                        

Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares

(Cost — $101,823,194)

    0.010     101,823,194     $ 101,823,194  (l) 

Total Investments — 99.0% (Cost — $1,418,884,703)

 

            1,460,861,187  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.0%

                    14,115,478  

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

                  $ 1,474,976,665  

 

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

 

††

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

(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 Trustees.

 

(b)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

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

(f)

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

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

 

(i)

Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.

 

(j)

All or a portion of this loan is unfunded as of December 31, 2021. The interest rate for fully unfunded term loans is to be determined.

 

(k)

Collateralized mortgage obligations are secured by an underlying pool of mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates that are structured to direct payments on underlying collateral to different series or classes of the obligations. The interest rate may change positively or inversely in relation to one or more interest rates, financial indices or other financial indicators and may be subject to an upper and/or lower limit.

 

(l)

In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated Company” represents Fund ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. At December 31, 2021, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $101,823,194 and the cost was $101,823,194 (Note 8).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

CLO   — Collateralized Loan Obligation
GBP   — British Pound
GO   — General Obligation
GTD   — Guaranteed
ICE   — Intercontinental Exchange
JSC   — Joint Stock Company
LIBOR   — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN   — Mexican Peso
OFZ   — Obligatsyi Federal’novo Zaima (Russian Federal Loan Obligation)
PIK   Payment-In-Kind
PJSC   — Private Joint Stock Company
RUB   — Russian Ruble
SOFR   — Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD   — United States Dollar

At December 31, 2021, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Contracts to Buy:                                        
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes     241       3/22     $ 52,618,186     $ 52,579,422     $  (38,764)  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes     2,627       3/22       317,509,251       317,805,423       296,172  
                                      257,408  
Contracts to Sell:                                        
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes     261       3/22       34,093,075       34,052,343       40,732  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds     528       3/22       84,620,222       84,711,000       (90,778)  
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long- Term Bonds     39       3/22       7,835,970       7,687,875       148,095  
United Kingdom Long Gilt Bonds     33       3/22       5,549,832       5,578,927       (29,095)  
                                      68,954  
Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

 

  $ 326,362  

At December 31, 2021, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
   

Currency

Sold

    Counterparty  

Settlement

Date

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     8,594,704     USD     9,951,331     BNP Paribas SA   1/18/22   $ (162,754)  
MXN     67,770,000     USD     3,258,439     Citibank N.A.   1/18/22     41,458  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (cont’d)

December 31, 2021

 

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Currency

Purchased

   

Currency

Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
RUB     43,344,162     USD     586,251     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     1/18/22     $ (11,385)  
RUB     85,180,000     USD     1,149,024     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     1/18/22       (19,296)  
USD     274,697     GBP     200,000     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     1/18/22       3,998  
USD     2,997,026     GBP     2,196,199     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     1/18/22       24,484  
BRL     9,041,115     USD     1,630,058     Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.     1/18/22       (13,544)  
USD     3,027,409     GBP     2,200,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.     1/18/22       49,723  
Total                                   $ (87,316)  

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

BRL   — Brazilian Real
EUR   — Euro
GBP   — British Pound
MXN   — Mexican Peso
RUB   — Russian Ruble
USD   — United States Dollar

At December 31, 2021, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES — SELL PROTECTION1  

Swap Counterparty

( Reference Entity)

  Notional
Amount2
    Termination
Date
   

Implied

Credit
Spread at

December 31,
20213

  Periodic
Payments
Received by
the Fund†
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Volkswagen International Finance NV, 0.875%, due 1/16/23)     4,500,000 EUR      12/20/24     0.369%   1.000% quarterly   $ 97,321     $ 32,159     $ 65,162  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES — BUY PROTECTION4  
Swap Counterparty
(Reference Entity)
  Notional
Amount2
    Termination
Date
   

Implied
Credit

Spread at
December 31,
20213

  Periodic
Payments
Made by the
Fund†
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Daimler AG, 1.400%, due 1/12/24)     4,500,000 EUR      12/20/24     0.226%   1.000% quarterly   $ (119,773)     $ (61,355)     $ (58,418)  

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES — SELL PROTECTION1  
Reference Entity   Notional
Amount2
    Termination
Date
   

Periodic

Payments

Received by

the Fund†

 

Market

Value5

    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Markit CDX.NA.IG.37 Index   $ 47,290,000       12/20/26     1.000% quarterly   $ 1,148,816     $ 974,487     $ 174,329  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (cont’d)

December 31, 2021

 

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1

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

2

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

 

3

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.

 

4

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.

 

5

The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected loss (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values (sell protection) or increasing market values (buy protection) when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

† Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

EUR   — Euro

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

December 31, 2021

 

Assets:         

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost — $1,317,061,509)

   $ 1,359,037,993  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (Cost — $101,823,194)

     101,823,194  

Foreign currency, at value (Cost — $946,280)

     956,113  

Cash

     2,015,314  

Interest receivable

     11,821,288  

Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts

     1,212,989  

Deposits with brokers for centrally cleared swap contracts

     1,113,000  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,075,941  

Foreign currency collateral for open futures contracts, at value (Cost — $248,647)

     252,359  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     119,663  

OTC swaps, at value (premiums paid — $32,159)

     97,321  

Deposits with brokers for OTC derivatives

     60,000  

Receivable from broker — net variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts

     11,436  

Receivable for securities sold

     3,800  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investments

     1,255  

Other assets

     1,226  

Other receivables

     833  

Prepaid expenses

     51,728  

Total Assets

     1,479,655,453  
Liabilities:         

Payable for securities purchased

     2,124,974  

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     873,974  

Investment management fee payable

     508,210  

Transfer agent fees payable

     287,399  

Distributions payable

     225,992  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     206,979  

Payable to broker — net variation margin on open futures contracts

     183,609  

OTC swaps, at value (premiums received — $61,355)

     119,773  

Service and/or distribution fees payable

     88,049  

Trustees’ fees payable

     3,751  

Accrued expenses

     56,078  

Total Liabilities

     4,678,788  
Total Net Assets    $ 1,474,976,665  
Net Assets:         

Par value (Note 7)

     $1,125  

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     1,440,575,478  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     34,400,062  
Total Net Assets      $1,474,976,665  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (cont’d)

December 31, 2021

 

Net Assets:         

Class A

     $329,156,999  

Class C

     $14,031,554  

Class C1

     $323,911  

Class I

     $1,117,878,642  

Class P

     $13,585,559  
Shares Outstanding:         

Class A

     25,112,988  

Class C

     1,070,697  

Class C1

     24,860  

Class I

     85,293,861  

Class P

     1,037,633  
Net Asset Value:         

Class A (and redemption price)

     $13.11  

Class C

     $13.11  

Class C1

     $13.03  

Class I (and redemption price)

     $13.11  

Class P (and redemption price)

     $13.09  
Maximum Public Offering Price Per Share:         

Class A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 4.25%)

     $13.69  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statement of operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2021

 

Investment Income:         

Interest

   $ 39,035,972  

Dividends from unaffiliated investments

     195,729  

Dividends from affiliated investments

     7,665  

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

     (149,313)  

Total Investment Income

     39,090,053  
Expenses:         

Investment management fee (Note 2)

     5,411,955  

Transfer agent fees (Note 5)

     1,420,146  

Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5)

     1,044,224  

Registration fees

     120,800  

Fund accounting fees

     83,659  

Audit and tax fees

     42,723  

Legal fees

     35,810  

Trustees’ fees

     20,030  

Shareholder reports

     17,050  

Insurance

     10,575  

Commitment fees (Note 9)

     8,724  

Custody fees

     5,907  

Interest expense

     32  

Miscellaneous expenses

     12,385  

Total Expenses

     8,234,020  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes 2 and 5)

     (339,513)  

Net Expenses

     7,894,507  
Net Investment Income      31,195,546  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts,
Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions (Notes 1, 3 and 4):
        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

        

Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities

     14,273,434  

Futures contracts

     (6,852,698)  

Swap contracts

     33,528  

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (587,949)  

Foreign currency transactions

     (9,416)  

Net Realized Gain

     6,856,899  

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

        

Investments in unaffiliated securities

     (39,939,266)  

Futures contracts

     25,309  

Swap contracts

     179,392  

Forward foreign currency contracts

     147,834  

Foreign currencies

     (1,972)  

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (39,588,703)  
Net Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions
     (32,731,804)  
Decrease in Net Assets From Operations    $ (1,536,258)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

    

 

For the Years Ended December 31,    2021      2020  
Operations:                  

Net investment income

   $ 31,195,546      $ 28,454,001  

Net realized gain

     6,856,899        19,704,591  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (39,588,703)        45,289,275  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations

     (1,536,258)        93,447,867  
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                  

Total distributable earnings

     (44,623,540)        (44,169,946)  

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (44,623,540)        (44,169,946)  
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                  

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     881,633,151        542,830,640  

Reinvestment of distributions

     40,733,520        39,760,608  

Cost of shares repurchased

     (466,218,653)        (359,639,724)  

Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     456,148,018        222,951,524  

Increase in Net Assets

     409,988,220        272,229,445  
Net Assets:                  

Beginning of year

     1,064,988,445        792,759,000  

End of year

   $ 1,474,976,665      $ 1,064,988,445  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Financial highlights

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended December 31:  
Class A Shares1    2021      2020      2019      2018      2017  
Net asset value, beginning of year    $ 13.67      $ 12.90      $ 11.72      $ 12.63      $ 12.20  
Income (loss) from operations:               

Net investment income

     0.32        0.38        0.43        0.44        0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.43)        0.98        1.24        (0.90)        0.47  

Total income (loss) from operations

     (0.11)        1.36        1.67        (0.46)        0.87  
Less distributions from:               

Net investment income

     (0.35)        (0.43)        (0.46)        (0.45)        (0.44)  

Net realized gains

     (0.10)        (0.16)        (0.03)                

Total distributions

     (0.45)        (0.59)        (0.49)        (0.45)        (0.44)  
Net asset value, end of year    $ 13.11      $ 13.67      $ 12.90      $ 11.72      $ 12.63  

Total return2

     (0.72)      10.80      14.40      (3.66)      7.20
Net assets, end of year (millions)    $ 329      $ 328      $ 271      $ 228      $ 270  
Ratios to average net assets:               

Gross expenses

     0.87      0.91      0.93      0.96      0.99

Net expenses3,4

     0.87        0.90        0.93        0.95        0.97  

Net investment income

     2.40        2.92        3.40        3.63        3.22  
Portfolio turnover rate      63      98      84      95      75

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective March 31, 2017, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.95%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.

 

4

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended December 31:  
Class C Shares1   2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 13.66     $ 12.90     $ 11.72     $ 12.63     $ 12.20  
Income (loss) from operations:          

Net investment income

    0.23       0.29       0.34       0.36       0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.42)       0.97       1.24       (0.90)       0.46  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.19)       1.26       1.58       (0.54)       0.77  
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (0.26)       (0.34)       (0.37)       (0.37)       (0.34)  

Net realized gains

    (0.10)       (0.16)       (0.03)              

Total distributions

    (0.36)       (0.50)       (0.40)       (0.37)       (0.34)  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 13.11     $ 13.66     $ 12.90     $ 11.72     $ 12.63  

Total return2

    (1.41)     10.06     13.65     (4.29)     6.42
Net assets, end of year (000s)   $ 14,032     $ 14,328     $ 9,622     $ 8,885     $ 9,650  
Ratios to average net assets:          

Gross expenses

    1.56     1.57     1.59     1.61     1.69

Net expenses3

    1.56 4      1.57 4      1.59 4      1.61       1.69  

Net investment income

    1.72       2.24       2.74       2.97       2.48  
Portfolio turnover rate     63     98     84     95     75

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective March 31, 2017, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.70%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. Prior to March 31, 2017, as a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.75%.

 

4

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended December 31:  
Class C1 Shares1   2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 13.58     $ 12.82     $ 11.65     $ 12.55     $ 12.13  
Income (loss) from operations:          

Net investment income

    0.25       0.32       0.38       0.38       0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.42)       0.97       1.23       (0.88)       0.46  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.17)       1.29       1.61       (0.50)       0.80  
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (0.28)       (0.37)       (0.41)       (0.40)       (0.38)  

Net realized gains

    (0.10)       (0.16)       (0.03)              

Total distributions

    (0.38)       (0.53)       (0.44)       (0.40)       (0.38)  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 13.03     $ 13.58     $ 12.82     $ 11.65     $ 12.55  

Total return2

    (1.20)     10.24     13.98     (4.02)     6.64
Net assets, end of year (000s)   $ 324     $ 979     $ 1,514     $ 7,091     $ 9,718  
Ratios to average net assets:          

Gross expenses

    1.61     1.48     1.37     1.37     1.44

Net expenses3,4

    1.40       1.40       1.37       1.37       1.43  

Net investment income

    1.93       2.46       3.07       3.21       2.76  
Portfolio turnover rate     63     98     84     95     75

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective March 31, 2017, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C1 shares did not exceed 1.40%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.

 

4

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended December 31:  
Class I Shares1   2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 13.67     $ 12.90     $ 11.72     $ 12.63     $ 12.20  
Income (loss) from operations:          

Net investment income

    0.36       0.43       0.46       0.47       0.44  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.42)       0.98       1.25       (0.89)       0.47  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.06)       1.41       1.71       (0.42)       0.91  
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (0.40)       (0.48)       (0.50)       (0.49)       (0.48)  

Net realized gains

    (0.10)       (0.16)       (0.03)              

Total distributions

    (0.50)       (0.64)       (0.53)       (0.49)       (0.48)  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 13.11     $ 13.67     $ 12.90     $ 11.72     $ 12.63  

Total return2

    (0.40)     11.19     14.68     (3.27)     7.54
Net assets, end of year (millions)   $ 1,118     $ 706     $ 467     $ 173     $ 125  
Ratios to average net assets:          

Gross expenses

    0.59     0.61     0.62     0.65     0.68

Net expenses3

    0.55 4      0.55 4      0.60 4      0.65       0.65 4 

Net investment income

    2.69       3.27       3.69       3.94       3.50  
Portfolio turnover rate     63     98     84     95     75

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective November 13, 2019, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.55%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. From March 31, 2017 through November 12, 2019, the expense limitation was 0.65%.

 

4

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended December 31:  
Class P Shares1   2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 13.65     $ 12.89     $ 11.71     $ 12.61     $ 12.19  
Income (loss) from operations:          

Net investment income

    0.29       0.37       0.41       0.42       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.42)       0.96       1.24       (0.89)       0.45  

Total income (loss) from operations

    (0.13)       1.33       1.65       (0.47)       0.83  
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (0.33)       (0.41)       (0.44)       (0.43)       (0.41)  

Net realized gains

    (0.10)       (0.16)       (0.03)              

Total distributions

    (0.43)       (0.57)       (0.47)       (0.43)       (0.41)  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 13.09     $ 13.65     $ 12.89     $ 11.71     $ 12.61  

Total return2

    (1.01)     10.63     14.22     (3.74)     6.91
Net assets, end of year (000s)   $ 13,586     $ 16,119     $ 43,964     $ 44,232     $ 55,207  
Ratios to average net assets:          

Gross expenses

    1.09     1.08     1.10     1.11     1.17

Net expenses3,4

    1.09       1.08       1.10       1.11       1.16  

Net investment income

    2.19       2.85       3.24       3.46       3.02  
Portfolio turnover rate     63     98     84     95     75

 

1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective March 31, 2017, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class P shares did not exceed 1.20%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.

 

4

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Income Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services typically use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Global Fund Valuation Committee (known as Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee prior to March 1, 2021) (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the

 

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS  
Description   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
    Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  
Long-Term Investments†:                                

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

                               

Financials

        $ 354,375,435     $ 4,985,050     $ 359,360,485  

Other Corporate Bonds & Notes

          896,559,189             896,559,189  

Sovereign Bonds

          35,680,291             35,680,291  

Senior Loans

          20,647,837             20,647,837  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

          16,966,912             16,966,912  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

          16,896,444             16,896,444  

Municipal Bonds

          5,229,075             5,229,075  

Asset-Backed Securities

          3,848,521             3,848,521  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

          2,769,219             2,769,219  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

          701,861             701,861  

Preferred Stocks

          378,159             378,159  
Total Long-Term Investments           1,354,052,943       4,985,050       1,359,037,993  
Short-Term Investments†   $ 101,823,194                   101,823,194  
Total Investments   $ 101,823,194     $ 1,354,052,943     $ 4,985,050     $ 1,460,861,187  

 

 

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ASSETS (cont’d)  
Description   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
    Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  
Other Financial Instruments:                                

Futures Contracts††

  $ 484,999                 $ 484,999  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts††

        $ 119,663             119,663  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues — Sell Protection‡

          97,321             97,321  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices — Sell Protection††

          174,329             174,329  
Total Other Financial Instruments   $ 484,999     $ 391,313           $ 876,312  
Total   $ 102,308,193     $ 1,354,444,256     $ 4,985,050     $ 1,461,737,499  

 

LIABILITIES  
Description   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
    Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  
Other Financial Instruments:        

Futures Contracts††

  $ 158,637                 $ 158,637  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts††

        $ 206,979             206,979  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues — Buy Protection‡

          119,773             119,773  
Total   $ 158,637     $ 326,752           $ 485,389  

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

††

Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments.

 

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

(b) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or securities with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the ‘‘initial margin’’ and subsequent payments (‘‘variation margin’’) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. For certain futures, including foreign denominated futures, variation margin is not settled daily, but is recorded as a net variation margin payable or receivable. The daily changes in

 

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contract value are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statement of Operations and the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

(c) Forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against, or manage exposure to, foreign issuers or markets. The Fund may also enter into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of a foreign currency denominated portfolio transaction. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price with delivery and settlement at a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is closed, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it is closed.

Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

(d) Swap agreements. The Fund invests in swaps for the purpose of managing its exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with other portfolio transactions. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC Swaps”) or centrally cleared (“Centrally Cleared Swaps”). Unlike Centrally Cleared Swaps, the Fund has credit exposure to the counterparties of OTC Swaps.

In a Centrally Cleared Swap, immediately following execution of the swap, the swap agreement is submitted to a clearinghouse or central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the ultimate counterparty of the swap agreement. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker, acting in an agency capacity. All payments are settled with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a Centrally Cleared Swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities.

Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The daily change in valuation of Centrally Cleared Swaps, if any, is recorded as a net receivable or payable for variation margin on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap

 

 

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agreement. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Securities posted as collateral for swap contracts are identified in the Schedule of Investments and restricted cash, if any, is identified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risks may exceed amounts recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts’ terms, and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the swap agreements.

OTC Swap payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are reflected as a premium or deposit, respectively, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These upfront payments are amortized over the life of the swap and are recognized as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are recognized as a realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund’s maximum exposure in the event of a defined credit event on a credit default swap to sell protection is the notional amount. As of December 31, 2021, the total notional value of all credit default swaps to sell protection was EUR 4,500,000 and $47,290,000. These amounts would be offset by the value of the swap’s reference entity, upfront premiums received on the swap and any amounts received from the settlement of a credit default swap where the Fund bought protection for the same referenced security/entity.

For average notional amounts of swaps held during the year ended December 31, 2021, see Note 4.

Credit default swaps

The Fund enters into credit default swap (“CDS”) contracts for investment purposes, to manage its credit risk or to add leverage. CDS agreements involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default by a third party, typically corporate or sovereign issuers, on a specified obligation, or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index. The Fund may use a CDS to provide protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where the Fund has exposure to an issuer) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. As a seller of protection, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a stream of payments throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund could be required to make under a CDS agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These amounts of potential payments will be partially offset by any recovery of values from the respective referenced obligations. As a seller of protection, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. As a buyer of

 

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protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

Implied spreads are the theoretical prices a lender receives for credit default protection. When spreads rise, market perceived credit risk rises and when spreads fall, market perceived credit risk falls. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. Credit spreads utilized in determining the period end market value of CDS agreements on corporate or sovereign issues are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for credit derivatives. For CDS agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values, particularly in relation to the notional amount of the contract as well as the annual payment rate, serve as an indication of the current status of the payment/ performance risk.

The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Fund’s maximum risk is the notional amount of the contract. CDS are considered to have credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event.

Entering into a CDS agreement involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the related amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.

(e) Loan participations. The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement related to the loan, or any rights of off-set against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.

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the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any off-set between the lender and the borrower.

(f) Foreign currency translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, on the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

(g) Credit and market risk. The Fund invests in high-yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high-yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investments in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Fund’s investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations.

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rates of the underlying mortgages and the foreclosure values of underlying real estate properties are materially below the outstanding amount of these underlying mortgages, collection of the full amount of accrued interest and principal on these investments may be doubtful. Such market conditions may significantly impair the value and liquidity of these investments and may result in a lack of correlation between their credit ratings and values.

(h) Foreign investment risks. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or may pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.

(i) Counterparty risk and credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other transactions where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties as trading partners in other transactions. This may increase the risk of loss in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Fund’s subadviser attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by (i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the counterparty for certain transactions. Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment of such counterparty risk by the subadviser. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.

With exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives, there is less counterparty risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default of the clearing broker or clearinghouse.

The Fund has entered into master agreements, such as an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement, with certain of its derivative counterparties that govern over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives and provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral posting terms, netting provisions in the event of default or termination and credit related contingent features. The credit related contingent features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets or net asset value per share over

 

 

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a specified period of time. If these credit related contingent features were triggered, the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require additional collateral.

Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. However, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the terms of the ISDA Master Agreements do not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability of the right to offset may vary by jurisdiction.

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for OTC traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, for the same purpose are noted in the Schedule of Investments.

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund held forward foreign currency contracts and OTC credit default swaps with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $326,752. If a contingent feature in the master agreements would have been triggered, the Fund would have been required to pay this amount to its derivatives counterparties. As of December 31, 2021, the Fund had posted with its counterparties cash and/or securities as collateral to cover the net liability of these derivatives amounting to $60,000, which could be used to reduce the required payment.

(j) Security transactions and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income (including interest income from payment-in-kind securities), adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage- and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.

(k) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income of the Fund are declared each business day to shareholders of record and paid monthly. Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the

 

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Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(l) Share class accounting. Investment income, common expenses and realized/ unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that share class.

(m) Compensating balance arrangements. The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian’s fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank.

(n) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal or state income tax provision is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of December 31, 2021, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.

(o) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. During the current year, the Fund had no reclassifications.

2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager and Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”) is the Fund’s subadviser. LMPFA and Western Asset are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”).

Under the investment management agreement, the Fund pays an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. LMPFA delegates to the subadviser the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. For its services, LMPFA

 

 

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pays Western Asset a fee monthly, at an annual rate equal to 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Fund.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and LMPFA, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class I and Class P shares did not exceed 0.95%, 1.70%, 1.40%, 0.55% and 1.20%, respectively. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”). The affiliated money market fund waiver is not subject to the recapture provision discussed below.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $339,513, which included an affiliated money market fund waiver of $12,294.

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

Pursuant to these arrangements, at December 31, 2021, the Fund had remaining fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements subject to recapture by LMPFA and respective dates of expiration as follows:

 

        Class C1        Class I  
Expires December 31, 2023      $ 1,230        $ 325,990  

For the year ended December 31, 2021, LMPFA did not recapture any fees.

Franklin Distributors, LLC (known as Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC prior to July 7, 2021) (“Franklin Distributors”) serves as the Fund’s sole and exclusive distributor. Franklin Distributors is an indirect, wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Franklin Resources.

There is a maximum initial sales charge of 4.25% for Class A shares. Class C and Class C1 shares have a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if redemption occurs within 12 months from purchase payment. In certain cases, Class A shares have a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if redemption occurs within 18 months from purchase payment. This CDSC only applies to those purchases of Class A shares, which, when combined with current holdings of other shares of Legg Mason funds, equal or exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate. These purchases do not incur an initial sales charge.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2021, sales charges retained by and CDSCs paid to Franklin Distributors and its affiliates, if any, were as follows:

 

        Class A        Class C  
Sales charges      $ 94,043           
CDSCs        1,023        $ 3,370  

All officers and one Trustee of the Trust are employees of Franklin Resources or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Trust.

3. Investments

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) and U.S. Government & Agency Obligations were as follows:

 

        Investments        U.S. Government &
Agency Obligations
 
Purchases      $ 891,781,307        $ 195,084,419  
Sales        496,869,154          216,811,577  

At December 31, 2021, the aggregate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     

Cost/Premiums

Paid

(Received)

     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    

Net

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
Securities    $ 1,427,667,816      $ 43,487,135      $ (10,293,764)      $ 33,193,371  
Futures contracts             484,999        (158,637)        326,362  
Forward foreign currency contracts             119,663        (206,979)        (87,316)  
Swap contracts      945,291        239,491        (58,418)        181,073  

4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

Below is a table, grouped by derivative type, that provides information about the fair value and the location of derivatives within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at December 31, 2021.

 

ASSET DERIVATIVES1  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Foreign
Exchange Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Futures contracts2    $ 484,999                    $ 484,999  
Forward foreign currency contracts           $ 119,663               119,663  
OTC swap contracts3                  $ 97,321        97,321  
Centrally cleared swap contracts4                    174,329        174,329  
Total    $ 484,999      $ 119,663      $ 271,650      $ 876,312  

 

 

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LIABILITY DERIVATIVES1  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Foreign
Exchange Risk
    

Credit

Risk

     Total  
Futures contracts2    $ 158,637                    $ 158,637  
Forward foreign currency contracts           $ 206,979               206,979  
OTC swap contracts3                  $ 119,773        119,773  
Total    $ 158,637      $ 206,979      $ 119,773      $ 485,389  

 

1

Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation and for liability derivatives is payables/net unrealized depreciation.

 

2

Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only net variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

3

Values include premiums paid (received) on swap contracts which are shown separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

4

Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of centrally cleared swap contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only net variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables provide information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2021. The first table provides additional detail about the amounts and sources of gains (losses) realized on derivatives during the period. The second table provides additional information about the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from the Fund’s derivatives and hedging activities during the period.

 

AMOUNT OF REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Foreign
Exchange Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Futures contracts    $ (6,852,698)                    $ (6,852,698)  
Swap contracts                  $ 33,528        33,528  
Forward foreign currency contracts           $ (587,949)               (587,949)  
Total    $ (6,852,698)      $ (587,949)      $ 33,528      $ (7,407,119)  

 

CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Foreign
Exchange Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Futures contracts    $ 25,309                    $ 25,309  
Swap contracts                  $ 179,392        179,392  
Forward foreign currency contracts           $ 147,834               147,834  
Total    $ 25,309      $ 147,834      $ 179,392      $ 352,535  

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2021, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

       

Average Market

Value

 
Futures contracts (to buy)      $ 260,728,567  
Futures contracts (to sell)        45,983,201  
Forward foreign currency contracts (to buy)        12,651,984  
Forward foreign currency contracts (to sell)        4,211,518  
       

Average Notional

Balance

 
Credit default swap contracts (buy protection)      $ 5,322,409  
Credit default swap contracts (sell protection)        8,960,102  

The following table presents the Fund’s OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an ISDA Master Agreement and net of the related collateral pledged (received) by the Fund as of December 31, 2021.

 

Counterparty   Gross
Assets
Subject to
Master
Agreements1
    Gross
Liabilities
Subject to
Master
Agreements
    Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to
Master
Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
(Received)2,3
    Net
Amount4,5
 
BNP Paribas SA         $ (162,754)     $ (162,754)           $ (162,754)  
Citibank N.A.   $ 41,458             41,458             41,458  
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     28,482       (30,681)       (2,199)             (2,199)  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.     147,044       (133,317)       13,727     $ 60,000       73,727  
Total   $ 216,984     $ (326,752)     $ (109,768)     $ 60,000     $ (49,768)  

 

1

Absent an event of default or early termination, derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

2

Gross amounts are not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

3

In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown here due to overcollateralization.

 

4

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 

5

Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.

5. Class specific expenses, waivers and/or expense reimbursements

The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and distribution plan and under that plan the Fund pays service and/or distribution fees with respect to its Class A, Class C, Class C1 and Class P shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25%, 1.00%, 0.70% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of each class, respectively. Service and/or distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

 

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2021, class specific expenses were as follows:

 

       

Service and/or

Distribution Fees

      

Transfer Agent

Fees

 
Class A      $ 819,561        $ 468,819  
Class C        145,328          12,095  
Class C1        4,123          2,524  
Class I                 920,540  
Class P        75,212          16,168  
Total      $ 1,044,224        $ 1,420,146  

For the year ended December 31, 2021, waivers and/or expense reimbursements by class were as follows:

 

       

Waivers/Expense

Reimbursements

 
Class A      $ 3,129  
Class C        136  
Class C1        1,235  
Class I        334,873  
Class P        140  
Total      $ 339,513  

6. Distributions to shareholders by class

 

       

Year Ended

December 31, 2021

      

Year Ended

December 31, 2020

 
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 8,707,075        $ 9,573,245  
Class C        286,483          299,189  
Class C1        12,801          32,444  
Class I        24,912,110          21,102,848  
Class P        367,767          907,657  
Total      $ 34,286,236        $ 31,915,383  
Net Realized Gains:                      
Class A      $ 2,584,372        $ 3,779,013  
Class C        113,671          161,970  
Class C1        4,044          14,235  
Class I        7,517,856          8,111,271  
Class P        117,361          188,074  
Total      $ 10,337,304        $ 12,254,563  

7. Shares of beneficial interest

At December 31, 2021, the Trust had an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized with a par value of $0.00001 per share. The Fund has the ability to issue multiple classes of shares. Each class of shares represents an identical interest and has the same

 

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rights, except that each class bears certain direct expenses, including those specifically related to the distribution of its shares.

Transactions in shares of each class were as follows:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2021
     Year Ended
December 31, 2020
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Class A                                    
Shares sold      4,100,086      $ 54,454,489        5,904,737      $ 77,591,953  
Shares issued on reinvestment      830,047        10,996,560        977,089        12,987,136  
Shares repurchased      (3,807,419)        (50,507,715)        (3,898,463)        (50,082,838)  
Net increase      1,122,714      $ 14,943,334        2,983,363      $ 40,496,251  
Class C                                    
Shares sold      291,537      $ 3,893,561        432,193      $ 5,690,593  
Shares issued on reinvestment      25,001        331,117        28,495        379,798  
Shares repurchased      (294,335)        (3,902,379)        (158,042)        (2,023,797)  
Net increase      22,203      $ 322,299        302,646      $ 4,046,594  
Class C1                                    
Shares sold      2,681      $ 35,761        25,635      $ 342,860  
Shares issued on reinvestment      1,265        16,654        3,437        45,251  
Shares repurchased      (51,199)        (679,406)        (75,042)        (949,908)  
Net decrease      (47,253)      $ (626,991)        (45,970)      $ (561,797)  
Class I                                    
Shares sold      62,305,825      $ 822,841,711        35,004,069      $ 458,278,206  
Shares issued on reinvestment      2,183,695        28,924,719        1,903,609        25,325,155  
Shares repurchased      (30,831,662)        (408,370,357)        (21,433,814)        (275,429,892)  
Net increase      33,657,858      $ 443,396,073        15,473,864      $ 208,173,469  
Class P                                    
Shares sold      30,777      $ 407,629        72,701      $ 927,028  
Shares issued on reinvestment      35,096        464,470        78,357        1,023,268  
Shares repurchased      (208,901)        (2,758,796)        (2,380,658)        (31,153,289)  
Net decrease      (143,028)      $ (1,886,697)        (2,229,600)      $ (29,202,993)  

8. Transactions with affiliated company

As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company for

 

 

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all or some portion of the year ended December 31, 2021. The following transactions were effected in such company for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

   

Affiliate

Value at
December 31,

    Purchased     Sold  
     2020     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares   $ 30,578,376     $ 712,635,403       712,635,403     $ 641,390,585       641,390,585  

 

(cont’d)    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Dividend
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Affiliate
Value at
December 31,
2021
 
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares           $ 7,665             $ 101,823,194  

9. Redemption facility

Effective February 5, 2021, the Fund’s redemption facility (the “Redemption Facility”) was terminated and the Fund and certain other participating funds within the Trust, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, the “Borrowers”) managed by LMPFA or Franklin Resources, became borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $2.675 billion (the “Global Credit Facility”). The Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests. Unless renewed, the Global Credit Facility will terminate on February 3, 2023.

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.15% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility; there is no upfront fee. Under the Redemption Facility, the Fund had access to the aggregate amount of $485 million prior to February 5, 2021 and the following terms were in effect: the annual commitment fee to maintain the Redemption Facility was 0.15% incurred on the unused portion of the facility and there was an annual upfront fee of 0.06%. The aggregate commitment fees under the Global Credit Facility and Redemption Facility are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Global Credit Facility nor the Redemption Facility during the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

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10. Income tax information and distributions to shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, was as follows:

 

        2021        2020  
Distributions paid from:                      
Ordinary income      $ 38,968,897        $ 39,962,508  
Net long-term capital gains        5,654,643          4,207,438  
Total distributions paid      $ 44,623,540        $ 44,169,946  

As of December 31, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income — net      $ 179,252  
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net        1,275,454  
Total undistributed earnings      $ 1,454,706  
Other book/tax temporary differences(a)        (680,168)  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)        33,625,524  
Total distributable earnings (loss) — net      $ 34,400,062  

 

(a)

Other book/tax temporary differences are attributable to the tax deferral of losses on straddles, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures and foreign currency contracts and book/tax differences in the timing of the deductibility of various expenses.

 

(b)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premiums on fixed income securities and other book/tax basis adjustments.

11. Recent accounting pronouncement

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, with further amendments to Topic 848. The amendments in the ASUs provide optional temporary accounting recognition and financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021 and 2023. The ASUs are effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management has reviewed the requirements and believes the adoption of these ASUs will not have a material impact on the financial statements.

12. Other matters

The outbreak of the respiratory illness COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has continued to rapidly spread around the world, causing considerable uncertainty for the global economy and financial markets. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s

 

 

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investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Fund by its service providers.

*  *  *

The Fund’s investments, payment obligations, and financing terms may be based on floating rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. On March 5, 2021, the ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, stated that it will cease the publication of the overnight and one-, three-, six- and twelve-month USD LIBOR settings immediately following the LIBOR publication on Friday, June 30, 2023. All other LIBOR settings, including the one-week and two-month USD LIBOR settings, have ceased publication as of January 1, 2022. There remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rate and the impact of the transition from LIBOR on the Fund’s transactions and the financial markets generally. As such, the potential effect of a transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or the Fund’s investments cannot yet be determined.

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Legg Mason Partners Income Trust and Shareholders of Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Legg Mason Partners Income Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent, agent banks and brokers; when replies were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

February 17, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds since 1948.

 

 

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Statement regarding liquidity risk management program (unaudited)

 

Each Fund has adopted and implemented a written Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “LRMP”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The LRMP is designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. In accordance with the Liquidity Rule, the LRMP includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of each Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each Fund’s portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for Funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments that would result in the Fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The LRMP also requires reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if the Fund’s holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).

The Director of Liquidity Risk within the Investment Risk Management Group (the “IRMG”) is the appointed Administrator of the LRMP. The IRMG maintains the Investment Liquidity Committee (the “ILC”) to provide oversight and administration of policies and procedures governing liquidity risk management for Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason products and portfolios. The ILC includes representatives from Franklin Templeton’s Risk, Trading, Global Compliance, Legal, Investment Compliance, Investment Operations, Valuation Committee, Product Management and Global Product Strategy.

In assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk, the ILC considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources including the Funds’ interfund lending facility and line of credit. Classification of the Fund’s portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value.

Each Fund primarily holds liquid assets that are defined under the Liquidity Rule as “Highly Liquid Investments,” and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM. Highly Liquid

 

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Statement regarding liquidity risk management program (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Investments are defined as cash and any investment reasonably expected to be convertible to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without the conversion to cash significantly changing the market value of the investment.

At meetings of the Funds’ Board of Trustees/Directors held in November 2021, the Program Administrator provided a written report to the Board addressing the adequacy and effectiveness of the program for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Program Administrator report concluded that (i.) the LRMP, as adopted and implemented, remains reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii.) the LRMP, including the Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk; and (iii.) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund.

 

 

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Additional information (unaudited)

Information about Trustees and Officers

 

The business and affairs of Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”) are conducted by management under the supervision and subject to the direction of its Board of Trustees. The business address of each Trustee is c/o Jane Trust, Legg Mason, 100 International Drive, 11th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.

Information pertaining to the Trustees and officers of the Board is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the Fund at 1-877-6LM-FUND/656-3863.

 

Independent Trustees    
Robert Abeles, Jr.  
Year of birth   1945
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2013
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Board Member, Great Public Schools Now (since 2018); Senior Vice President Emeritus (since 2016) and formerly, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (2009 to 2016) at University of Southern California; Board Member, Excellent Education Development (since 2012)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   51
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   None
Jane F. Dasher  
Year of birth   1949
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 1999
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Chief Financial Officer, Long Light Capital, LLC, formerly known as Korsant Partners, LLC (a family investment company) (since 1997)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   51
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   Director, Visual Kinematics, Inc. (since 2018)
Anita L. DeFrantz  
Year of birth   1952
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 1998
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   President of Tubman Truth Corp. (since 2015); President Emeritus (since 2015) and formerly, President (1987 to 2015) and Director (1990 to 2015) of LA84 (formerly Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles); Member (since 1986), Member of the Executive Board (since 2013) and Vice President (since 2017) of the International Olympic Committee
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   51
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   None

 

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Additional information (unaudited) (cont’d)

Information about Trustees and Officers

 

Independent Trustees (cont’d)    
Susan B. Kerley  
Year of birth   1951
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 1992
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Investment Consulting Partner, Strategic Management Advisors, LLC (investment consulting) (since 1990)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   51
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   Director and Trustee (since 1990) and Chairman (since 2017 and 2005 to 2012) of various series of MainStay Family of Funds (66 funds); formerly, Investment Company Institute (ICI) Board of Governors (2006 to 2014); ICI Executive Committee (2011 to 2014); Chairman of the Independent Directors Council (2012 to 2014)
Michael Larson  
Year of birth   1959
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2004
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Chief Investment Officer for William H. Gates III (since 1994)4
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   51
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   Republic Services, Inc. (since 2009); Fomento Economico Mexicano, SAB (since 2011); Ecolab Inc. (since 2012); formerly, AutoNation, Inc. (2010 to 2018)
Avedick B. Poladian  
Year of birth   1951
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2007
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Director and Advisor (since 2017) and former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2002 to 2016) of Lowe Enterprises, Inc. (privately held real estate and hospitality firm); formerly, Partner, Arthur Andersen, LLP (1974 to 2002)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   51
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   Occidental Petroleum Corporation (since 2008); California Resources Corporation (2014 to 2021); and Public Storage (since 2010)

 

 

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Independent Trustees (cont’d)    
William E.B. Siart  
Year of birth   1946
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee and Chairman of the Board
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 1997 (Chairman of the Board since 2020)
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Chairman of Excellent Education Development (since 2000); formerly, Chairman of Great Public Schools Now (2015 to 2020); Trustee of The Getty Trust (since 2005 to 2017); Chairman of Walt Disney Concert Hall, Inc. (1998 to 2006)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   51
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   Member of Board of United States Golf Association, Executive Committee Member (since 2017); Trustee, University of Southern California (since 1994)
Jaynie Miller Studenmund  
Year of birth   1954
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2004
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Corporate Board Member and Advisor (since 2004); formerly, Chief Operating Officer of Overture Services, Inc. (publicly traded internet company that created search engine marketing) (2001 to 2004); President and Chief Operating Officer, PayMyBills (internet innovator in bill presentment/payment space) (1999 to 2001); Executive vice president for consumer and business banking for three national financial institutions (1984 to 1997)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   51
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   Director of Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. and Pacific Premier Bank (since 2019); Director of EXL (operations management and analytics company) (since 2018); Director of CoreLogic, Inc. (information, analytics and business services company) (since 2012); formerly, Director of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (gaming and hospitality company) (2012 to 2018); Director of LifeLock, Inc. (identity theft protection company) (2015 to 2017); Director of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (online travel company) (2007 to 2014)
Peter J. Taylor  
Year of birth   1958
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2019
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   President, ECMC Foundation (nonprofit organization) (since 2014); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for University of California system (2009 to 2014)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   51
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   Director of Pacific Mutual Holding Company5 (since 2016); Member of the Board of Trustees of California State University system (since 2015); Ralph M. Parson Foundation (since 2015), Kaiser Family Foundation (since 2012), and Edison International (since 2011)

 

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Additional information (unaudited) (cont’d)

Information about Trustees and Officers

 

Interested Trustee    
Ronald L. Olson6  
Year of birth   1941
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2005
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (law partnership) (since 1968)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   51
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (since 1997)
 
Interested Trustee and Officer    
Jane Trust, CFA7  
Year of birth   1962
Position(s) with Fund   Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2015
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Senior Vice President, Fund Board Management, Franklin Templeton (since 2020); Officer and/or Trustee/Director of 131 funds associated with LMPFA or its affiliates (since 2015); President and Chief Executive Officer of LMPFA (since 2015); formerly, Senior Managing Director (2018 to 2020) and Managing Director (2016 to 2018) of Legg Mason & Co., LLC (“Legg Mason & Co.”); Senior Vice President of LMPFA (2015)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee3   129
Other Trusteeships held by Trustee during the past five years   None
 
Additional Officers    

Ted P. Becker
Franklin Templeton

620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10018

 
Year of birth   1951
Position(s) with Fund   Chief Compliance Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2007
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Vice President, Global Compliance of Franklin Templeton (since 2020); Chief Compliance Officer of LMPFA (since 2006); Chief Compliance Officer of certain funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2006); formerly, Director of Global Compliance at Legg Mason, Inc. (2006 to 2020); Managing Director of Compliance of Legg Mason & Co. (2005 to 2020)

 

 

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Additional Officers (cont’d)    
Susan Kerr
Franklin Templeton
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Year of birth   1949
Position(s) with Fund   Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2013
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Senior Compliance Analyst, Franklin Templeton (since 2020); Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of certain funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2013) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (since 2012), Senior Compliance Officer (since 2011) and Assistant Vice President (since 2010) of Franklin Distributors, LLC; formerly, Assistant Vice President of Legg Mason & Co. (2010 to 2020)

Jenna Bailey
Franklin Templeton

100 First Stamford Place, 5th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902

 
Year of birth   1978
Position(s) with Fund   Identity Theft Prevention Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2015
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Senior Compliance Analyst of Franklin Templeton (since 2020); Identity Theft Prevention Officer of certain funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2015); formerly, Compliance Officer of Legg Mason & Co. (2013 to 2020); Assistant Vice President of Legg Mason & Co. (2011 to 2020)

Marc A. De Oliveira
Franklin Templeton

100 First Stamford Place, 6th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902

 
Year of birth   1971
Position(s) with Fund   Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2020
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Associate General Counsel of Franklin Templeton (since 2020); Assistant Secretary of certain funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2006); formerly, Managing Director (2016 to 2020) and Associate General Counsel of Legg Mason & Co. (2005 to 2020)

 

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Additional information (unaudited) (cont’d)

Information about Trustees and Officers

 

Additional Officers (cont’d)

Thomas C. Mandia
Franklin Templeton

100 First Stamford Place, 6th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902

Year of birth   1962
Position(s) with Fund   Senior Vice President
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2020
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Senior Associate General Counsel of Franklin Templeton (since 2020); Secretary of LMPFA (since 2006); Assistant Secretary of certain funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2006); Secretary of LM Asset Services, LLC (“LMAS”) (since 2002) and Legg Mason Fund Asset Management, Inc. (“LMFAM”) (since 2013) (formerly registered investment advisers); formerly, Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel of Legg Mason & Co. (2005 to 2020)

Christopher Berarducci
Franklin Templeton

620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10018

 
Year of birth   1974
Position(s) with Fund   Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2019
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   Vice President, Fund Administration and Reporting, Franklin Templeton (since 2020); Treasurer (since 2010) and Principal Financial Officer (since 2019) of certain funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates; formerly, Managing Director (2020), Director (2015 to 2020), and Vice President (2011 to 2015) of Legg Mason & Co.

Jeanne M. Kelly
Franklin Templeton

620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10018

 
Year of birth   1951
Position(s) with Fund   Senior Vice President
Term of office1 and length of time served2   Since 2007
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years   U.S. Fund Board Team Manager, Franklin Templeton (since 2020); Senior Vice President of certain funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2007); Senior Vice President of LMPFA (since 2006); President and Chief Executive Officer of LMAS and LMFAM (since 2015); formerly, Managing Director of Legg Mason & Co. (2005 to 2020); Senior Vice President of LMFAM (2013 to 2015)

 

Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

 

1

Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal.

 

2

Indicates the earliest year in which the Trustee became a board member for a fund in the Legg Mason fund complex or the officer took such office.

 

 

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Each board member also serves as a Director of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. and a Trustee of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (closed-end investment companies), which are considered part of the same fund complex. Additionally, each board member serves as a Trustee of Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund and Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund, closed-end investment companies that are part of the same fund complex.

 

4

Mr. Larson is the chief investment officer for William H. Gates III and in that capacity oversees the investments of Mr. Gates and the investments of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (such combined investments are referred to as the “Accounts”). Since 1997, Western Asset has provided discretionary investment advice with respect to one or more Accounts.

 

5

Western Asset and its affiliates provide investment advisory services with respect to registered investment companies sponsored by an affiliate of Pacific Mutual Holding Company (“Pacific Holdings”). Affiliates of Pacific Holdings receive compensation from LMPFA or its affiliates for shareholder or distribution services provided with respect to registered investment companies for which Western Asset or its affiliates serve as investment adviser.

 

6

Mr. Olson is an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, because his law firm has provided legal services to Western Asset.

 

7

Ms. Trust is an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, because of her position with LMPFA and/or certain of its affiliates.

 

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Important tax information (unaudited)

 

By mid-February, tax information related to a shareholder’s proportionate share of distributions paid during the preceding calendar year will be received, if applicable. Please also refer to www.franklintempleton.com for per share tax information related to any distributions paid during the preceding calendar year. Shareholders are advised to consult with their tax advisors for further information on the treatment of these amounts on their tax returns.

The following tax information for the Fund is required to be furnished to shareholders with respect to income earned and distributions paid during its fiscal year.

The Fund hereby reports the following amounts, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable amounts, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021:

 

       Pursuant to:      Amount Reported
Qualified Net Interest Income (QII)      §871(k)(1)(C)      $21,633,504
Interest Earned from Federal Obligations      Note (1)      $199,997

Note (1) — The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to consult with their tax advisors to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income taxes.

 

 

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Western Asset

Corporate Bond Fund

 

Trustees

Robert Abeles, Jr.

Jane F. Dasher

Anita L. DeFrantz

Susan B. Kerley

Michael Larson

Ronald L. Olson

Avedick B. Poladian

William E.B. Siart

Chairman

Jaynie M. Studenmund

Peter J. Taylor

Jane Trust

Investment manager

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC

Subadviser

Western Asset Management Company, LLC

Distributor

Franklin Distributors, LLC†

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

Transfer agent#

Franklin Templeton Investor

Services, LLC

3344 Quality Drive

Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-7313

Independent registered

public accounting firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, MD

 

Effective July 7, 2021, Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC was renamed Franklin Distributors, LLC.

#

Effective February 22, 2022, Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC replaced BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. as Transfer Agent.

 

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

The Fund is a separate investment series of Legg Mason Partners Income Trust, a Maryland statutory trust.

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

Legg Mason Funds

620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor

New York, NY 10018

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-PORT, shareholders can call the Fund at 1-877-6LM-FUND/656-3863.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 1-877-6LM-FUND/656-3863, (2) at www.franklintempleton.com and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice

 

Your Privacy and the Security of Your Personal Information is Very Important to the Legg Mason Funds

This Privacy and Security Notice (the “Privacy Notice”) addresses the Legg Mason Funds’ privacy and data protection practices with respect to nonpublic personal information the Funds receive. The Legg Mason Funds include any funds sold by the Funds’ distributor, Franklin Distributors, LLC, as well as Legg Mason-sponsored closed-end funds. The provisions of this Privacy Notice apply to your information both while you are a shareholder and after you are no longer invested with the Funds.

The Type of Nonpublic Personal Information the Funds Collect About You

The Funds collect and maintain nonpublic personal information about you in connection with your shareholder account. Such information may include, but is not limited to:

 

 

Personal information included on applications or other forms;

 

 

Account balances, transactions, and mutual fund holdings and positions;

 

 

Bank account information, legal documents, and identity verification documentation;

 

 

Online account access user IDs, passwords, security challenge question responses; and

 

 

Information received from consumer reporting agencies regarding credit history and creditworthiness (such as the amount of an individual’s total debt, payment history, etc.).

How the Funds Use Nonpublic Personal Information About You

The Funds do not sell or share your nonpublic personal information with third parties or with affiliates for their marketing purposes, or with other financial institutions or affiliates for joint marketing purposes, unless you have authorized the Funds to do so. The Funds do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you except as may be required to perform transactions or services you have authorized or as permitted or required by law.

The Funds may disclose information about you to:

 

 

Employees, agents, and affiliates on a “need to know” basis to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators;

 

 

Service providers, including the Funds’ affiliates, who assist the Funds as part of the ordinary course of business (such as printing, mailing services, or processing or servicing your account with us) or otherwise perform services on the Funds’ behalf, including companies that may perform statistical analysis, market research and marketing services solely for the Funds;

 

 

Permit access to transfer, whether in the United States or countries outside of the United States to such Funds’ employees, agents and affiliates and service providers as required to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators;

 

 

The Funds’ representatives such as legal counsel, accountants and auditors to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators;

 

 

Fiduciaries or representatives acting on your behalf, such as an IRA custodian or trustee of a grantor trust.

 

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Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (cont’d)

 

Except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, companies acting on the Funds’ behalf, including those outside the United States, are contractually obligated to keep nonpublic personal information the Funds provide to them confidential and to use the information the Funds share only to provide the services the Funds ask them to perform. The Funds may disclose nonpublic personal information about you when necessary to enforce their rights or protect against fraud, or as permitted or required by applicable law, such as in connection with a law enforcement or regulatory request, subpoena, or similar legal process. In the event of a corporate action or in the event a Fund service provider changes, the Funds may be required to disclose your nonpublic personal information to third parties. While it is the Funds’ practice to obtain protections for disclosed information in these types of transactions, the Funds cannot guarantee their privacy policy will remain unchanged.

Keeping You Informed of the Funds’ Privacy and Security Practices

The Funds will notify you annually of their privacy policy as required by federal law. While the Funds reserve the right to modify this policy at any time they will notify you promptly if this privacy policy changes.

The Funds’ Security Practices

The Funds maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to guard your nonpublic personal information. The Funds’ internal data security policies restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to authorized employees, who may use your nonpublic personal information for Fund business purposes only.

Although the Funds strive to protect your nonpublic personal information, they cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide or transmit to them, and you do so at your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your nonpublic personal information, the Funds will attempt to notify you as necessary, so you can take appropriate protective steps. If you have consented to the Funds using electronic communications or electronic delivery of statements, they may notify you under such circumstances using the most current email address you have on record with them.

In order for the Funds to provide effective service to you, keeping your account information accurate is very important. If you believe that your account information is incomplete, not accurate or not current, if you have questions about the Funds’ privacy practices, or our use of your nonpublic personal information, write the Funds using the contact information on your account statements, email the Funds by clicking on the Contact Us section of the Funds’ website at www.franklintempleton.com, or contact the Fund at 1-877-6LM-FUND/656-3863.

Revised April 2018

Legg Mason California Consumer Privacy Act Policy

Although much of the personal information we collect is “nonpublic personal information” subject to federal law, residents of California may, in certain circumstances, have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). For example, if you are a broker,

 

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dealer, agent, fiduciary, or representative acting by or on behalf of, or for, the account of any other person(s) or household, or a financial advisor, or if you have otherwise provided personal information to us separate from the relationship we have with personal investors, the provisions of this Privacy Policy apply to your personal information (as defined by the CCPA).

 

 

In addition to the provisions of the Legg Mason Funds Security and Privacy Notice, you may have the right to know the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

 

 

You also have the right to request the deletion of the personal information collected or maintained by the Funds.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights you have in respect of your personal information, you should advise the Funds by contacting them as set forth below. The rights noted above are subject to our other legal and regulatory obligations and any exemptions under the CCPA. You may designate an authorized agent to make a rights request on your behalf, subject to the identification process described below. We do not discriminate based on requests for information related to our use of your personal information, and you have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment related to the exercise of your privacy rights.

We may request information from you in order to verify your identity or authority in making such a request. If you have appointed an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, or you are an authorized agent making such a request (such as a power of attorney or other written permission), this process may include providing a password/passcode, a copy of government issued identification, affidavit or other applicable documentation, i.e. written permission. We may require you to verify your identity directly even when using an authorized agent, unless a power of attorney has been provided. We reserve the right to deny a request submitted by an agent if suitable and appropriate proof is not provided.

For the 12-month period prior to the date of this Privacy Policy, the Legg Mason Funds have not sold any of your personal information; nor do we have any plans to do so in the future.

Contact Information

Address: Data Privacy Officer, 100 International Dr., Baltimore, MD 21202

Email: DataProtectionOfficer@franklintempleton.com

Phone: 1-800-396-4748

Revised October 2020

 

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ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller.

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that Robert Abeles, Jr., possess the technical attributes identified in Instruction 2(b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify an “audit committee financial experts,” and has designated Mr. Abeles, Jr. as the Audit Committee’s financial experts. Mr. Abeles, Jr. is an “independent” Trustees pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the last two fiscal years ending December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant (the “Auditor”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $161,623 in December 31, 2020 and $161,623 in December 31, 2021.

b) Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Period for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the Registrant’s financial statements were $0 in December 31, 2020 and $0 in December 31, 2021.

c) Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning (“Tax Services”) were $0 in December 31, 2020 and $40,000 in December 31, 2021. These services consisted of (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, and (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held.

There were no fees billed for tax services by the Auditors to service affiliates during the Reporting Periods that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

d) All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) for the Item 4 for the Legg Mason Partners Income Trust, were $0 in December 31, 2020 and $0 in December 31, 2021.

All Other Fees. There were no other non-audit services rendered by the Auditor to Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, LLC (“LMPFA”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with LMPFA that provided ongoing services to Legg Mason Partners Income Trust requiring pre-approval by the Audit Committee in the Reporting Period.

e) Audit Committee’s pre–approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c) (7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(1) The Charter for the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of each registered investment company (the “Fund”) advised by LMPFA or one of their affiliates (each, an “Adviser”) requires that the Committee shall approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditors to the Adviser and any Covered Service Providers if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Committee July implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee.


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The Committee shall not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes July impair the independence of the auditors. As of the date of the approval of this Audit Committee Charter, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services), that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent auditors, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services July not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.

Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Adviser and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Covered Service Providers”) constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) the Adviser and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.

(2) For the Legg Mason Partners Income Trust, the percentage of fees that were approved by the audit committee, with respect to: Audit-Related Fees were 100% and 100% for December 31, 2020and December 31, 2021; Tax Fees were 100% and 100% for December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021; and Other Fees were 100% and 100% for December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021.

f) N/A

g) Non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to Legg Mason Partners Income Trust, LMPFA and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with LMPFA that provides ongoing services to Legg Mason Partners Income Trust during the reporting period were $773,011 in December 31, 2020 and $343,489 in December 31, 2021.

h) Yes. Legg Mason Partners Income Trust’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Accountant’s independence. All services provided by the Auditor to the Legg Mason Partners Income Trust or to Service Affiliates, which were required to be pre-approved, were pre-approved as required.

 

ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

  a)

The independent board members are acting as the registrant’s audit committee as specified in Section 3(a)(58)(B) of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee consists of the following Board members:

Robert Abeles, Jr.

Jane F. Dasher

Anita L. DeFrantz

Susan B. Kerley


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Michael Larson

Avedick B. Poladian

William E.B. Siart

Jaynie M. Studenmund

Peter J. Taylor

 

  b)

Not applicable

 

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Included herein under Item 1.

 

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12.

DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS.

(a) (1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH


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(a) (2)  Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.CERT

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.906CERT


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Jane Trust

  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date: February 24, 2022

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: February 24, 2022
By:  

/s/ Christopher Berarducci

  Christopher Berarducci
  Principal Financial Officer
Date: February 24, 2022