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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: 811-06110

 

 

Western Asset Funds, Inc.


Name of Fund

 

 

 

385 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA   91101
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

Richard M. Wachterman, Esq.

Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated

100 Light Street

Baltimore, MD 21202.


(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 539-0000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2004

 

 

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2004

 

Item 1 – Report to Shareholders


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Portfolio Manager Commentary

and Annual Report to

Shareholders

 

March 31, 2004

 

Western Asset Funds, Inc.

Institutional and Financial Intermediary Classes

 

Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio

Western Asset High Yield Portfolio

Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio

 


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Commentary

    

Portfolio Manager Commentary

   i

Annual Report to Shareholders

    

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

   1

Performance Information

   5

Financial Statements

   14

Notes to Financial Statements

   100

 

For more information, visit us on the web

at www.westernassetfunds.com.


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Western Asset Funds, Inc.

 

Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio

Western Asset High Yield Portfolio

Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio

 

Annual Report to Shareholders

 

March 31, 2004

 



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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio

 

    Total Return
   
 
    First
Quarter 2004
   Since
Inception
A

Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio
Institutional Class

  +1.43%    +1.69%

Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury IndexB

  +1.00%    +1.15%

 

The impact of market conditions on the Fund’s performance was mixed for the 6-month period which began with its inception October 1, 2003, and ended March 31, 2004, since Treasury yields were mixed but on balance unchanged. With strategies producing generally positive results, the Fund’s total return of 1.69% (net of expenses) exceeded that of its benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, which recorded a total return of 1.15%. The biggest positive for performance came from heavily underweighting the government sector in order to overweight the higher-yielding corporate, mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed sectors during an environment in which spreads were generally unchanged to tighter. A moderate exposure to longer-maturity Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”) also made a substantial contribution to returns as real yields declined. Duration and yield curve exposure had little impact on returns.

 

 

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio

 

        Average Annual Total Return
       
 
    First
Quarter 2004
 

One

Year

  

Three

Years

  

Five

Years

   Since
Inception
C

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio
Institutional Class

  +2.55%   +7.58%    +7.68%    +7.61%    +7.61%

Lehman Intermediate Government/Credit Bond IndexD

  +2.47%   +5.30%    +7.36%    +7.22%    +7.36%

 

The impact of market conditions on the Fund’s performance was mixed but generally positive for the year ended March 31, 2004. Short-term interest rates fell, but long-term rates rose modestly, while spreads on non-Treasury issues declined. With strategies producing generally positive results, the Fund’s total return of 7.58% (net of expenses) exceeded that of its benchmark, the Lehman Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, which recorded a total return of 5.30%. The biggest positive for performance came from a moderate overweighting to the corporate sector, with an emphasis on longer maturity, BBB rated securities. A moderate exposure to long-maturity Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”) also made a substantial contribution to returns as real yields declined. A moderate exposure to the mortgage sector also added to performance as spreads tightened. The Fund’s barbelled exposure to maturities detracted from performance, suffering as the yield curve steepened.

 


A The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is October 1, 2003. Index returns are for periods beginning September 30, 2003.
B A subset of the Merrill Lynch Treasury Master Index, consisting of bonds with an outstanding par that is greater than or equal to $25 million and fixed rate coupons greater than 4.25%. The maturity range on these securities is from 1 to 3 years. It is not possible to invest in an index.
C The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is July 1, 1994. Index returns are for periods beginning June 30, 1994.
D An index based on all publicly issued intermediate government and corporate debt securities with an average maturity of 4 to 5 years. It is not possible to invest in an index.

 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

 

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio

 

        Average Annual Total Return
       
 
    First
Quarter 2004
  One
Year
   Five
Years
   Ten
Years
   Since
Inception
E

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio
Institutional Class

  +2.60%   +7.64%    +8.19%    +8.00%    +8.99%

Financial Intermediary Class

  +2.53%   +7.36%    N/A    N/A    +8.46%

Lehman Aggregate Bond IndexF

  +2.66%   +5.40%    +7.29%    +7.54%    +8.18%

 

The impact of market conditions on the Fund’s performance was mixed but generally positive for the year ended March 31, 2004. Short-term interest rates fell, but long-term rates rose modestly, while spreads on non-Treasury issues declined. With strategies producing generally positive results, the Fund’s Institutional Class total return of 7.64% (net of expenses) exceeded that of its benchmark, the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, which recorded a total return of 5.40%. The biggest positive for performance came from a moderate overweighting to the corporate sector, with an emphasis on longer maturity, BBB rated securities. A moderate exposure to long-maturity Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”) also made a substantial contribution to returns as real yields declined. A moderate overweighting to the mortgage sector in the first part of the period also added to performance as spreads tightened. The Fund’s barbelled exposure to maturities detracted from performance, suffering as the yield curve steepened.

 

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio

 

        Average Annual Total Return
       
 
    First
Quarter 2004
 

One

Year

   Three
Years
  

Five

Years

   Since
Inception
G

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
Institutional Class

  +2.82%   +9.12%    +9.06%    +8.50%    +7.86%

Financial Intermediary Class

  +2.67%   +8.82%    N/A    N/A    +8.84%

Lehman Aggregate Bond IndexF

  +2.66%   +5.40%    +7.29%    +7.54%    +7.05%

 

The impact of market conditions on the Fund’s performance was mixed but generally positive for the year ended March 31, 2004. Short-term interest rates fell, but long-term rates rose modestly, while spreads on non-Treasury issues declined. With strategies producing generally positive results, the Fund’s Institutional Class total return of 9.12% (net of expenses) exceeded that of its benchmark, the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, which recorded a total return of 5.40%. The biggest positive for performance came from a moderate overweighting to the corporate sector, with an emphasis on longer maturity, BBB rated securities. Exposure to high-yield and emerging market debt securities also contributed substantially to performance thanks to generous and tighter spreads in both sectors. A moderate exposure to long-maturity Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”) also made a substantial positive contribution to returns as real yields declined. A moderate overweighting to the mortgage sector in the first part of the period also added to performance as spreads tightened. Non-dollar bond exposure also contributed to returns, primarily due to a decision to leave some currency exposure unhedged as the dollar weakened. The Fund’s barbelled exposure to maturities detracted from performance, suffering as the yield curve steepened.

 


E The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is September 4, 1990. The Financial Intermediary Class inception date is July 22, 1999. Index returns are for periods beginning August 31, 1990.
F A market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs, and total return performance of fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated, and nonconvertible investment grade debt issues with at least $100 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity. It is not possible to invest in an index.
G The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is July 8, 1998. The Financial Intermediary Class inception date is January 8, 2002. Index returns are for periods beginning June 30, 1998.

 

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Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio

 

        Average Annual Total Return
       
 
    First
Quarter 2004
 

One

Year

   Three
Years
   Since
Inception
H

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio
Institutional Class

  +4.48%   +10.33%    +10.61%    +10.52%

Lehman U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes IndexI

  +5.14%   +10.83%    +11.00%    +11.13%

 

The impact of market conditions on the Fund’s performance was generally positive for the year ended March 31, 2004, since real yields fell. The inflation adjustment on indexed bonds was only modest, however, at 1.7%. With strategies experiencing mixed results, the Fund’s total return of 10.33% (net of expenses) trailed that of its benchmark, the Lehman U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes Index, which recorded a total return of 10.83%. Although the Fund’s neutral to moderately long duration posture benefited somewhat from declining real yields, this was more than offset by the negative impact of a steeper real yield curve, which worked against the portfolio’s emphasis on longer maturities.

 

 

Western Asset High Yield Portfolio

 

        Average Annual
Total Return
       
 
    First
Quarter 2004
 

One

Year

   Since
Inception
J

Western Asset High Yield Portfolio
Institutional Class

  +1.38%   +18.27%    +10.42%

Lehman High Yield IndexK

  +2.34%   +22.66%    +13.64%

 

For the year ended March 31, 2004, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, returning 18.27% versus 22.66% for the Lehman High Yield Index. The primary reason for the relative underperformance to the benchmark was due to the Fund’s underweighting, for most of the year, to the riskiest part of the high yield market, CCC rated and distressed securities. For the past 12 months, CCC issues have returned 34.80% and distressed over the same period have returned 77.07%. The Western Asset management team believes that over the long run, the primary way to generate returns in the asset class is to generate coupon income. Therefore, a primary strategy of the portfolio managers is to avoid those issues which present a higher than acceptable probability of default. The Western Asset management team believes that these issuers are typically found in the CCC and distressed categories. During the period, the Fund experienced a default rate of less than 1.50% versus a market rate of 4.2%.

 


H The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is March 1, 2001. Index returns are for periods beginning February 28, 2001.
I An unmanaged index that measures the performance of intermediate (1 to 10 year) U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities. It is not possible to invest in an index.
J The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is September 28, 2001. Index returns are for periods beginning September 30, 2001.
K A market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price-only, coupon, and total return performance of non-investment grade, fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated, and non-convertible debt registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It is not possible to invest in an index.

 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

 

Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio

 

        Average Annual Total Return
       
 
    First
Quarter 2004
  One
Year
   Three
Years
   Five
Years
   Since
Inception
L

Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio
Institutional Class

  +3.64%   +9.06%    +11.02%    +7.91%    +7.95%

Citigroup World Government
ex-U.S. Bond Index (Hedged)
M

  +1.67%   +2.23%    +4.56%    +5.40%    +5.97%

 

The impact of market conditions on the Fund’s performance was mixed to somewhat positive in the year ended March 31, 2004; European bond yields moved modestly lower, but Japanese bond yields rose significantly. With strategies producing uniformly positive results, the Fund’s total return of 9.06% (net of expenses) exceeded that of its benchmark, the Citigroup World Government ex-U.S. Bond Index (Hedged), which recorded a total return of 2.23%. Having no exposure to the Japanese bond market made a significant contribution to returns. The Fund’s heavy emphasis on long-maturity Eurozone and euro-peripheral government bonds benefited handsomely from higher-than-benchmark yields and stable to lower interest rates. A bulleted yield curve exposure benefited from lower short-term interest rates, as most European yield curves steepened. Finally, the Fund’s moderate unhedged exposure to the euro and dollar-bloc currencies benefited significantly as the dollar declined.

 

 

Western Asset Management Company

 

April 27, 2004

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The performance stated may have been due to extraordinary market conditions, which may not be duplicated in the future. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance information please visit www.westernassetfunds.com. The investment return and principal value of the Funds will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Calculations assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance would have been lower if fees had not been waived in various periods.

 


L The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is July 15, 1998. Index returns are for periods beginning July 31, 1998.
M An index encompassing an all-inclusive universe of institutionally traded bonds, including all fixed rate bonds with remaining maturities of one year or longer and with amounts outstanding of at least the equivalent of $25 million. This Index excludes the U.S. and is currency-hedged as a means of achieving low-risk interest rate diversification. It is not possible to invest in an index.

 

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

The following graphs and tables compare each Fund’s total returns against that of an appropriate broad-based securities market index. The lines illustrate the cumulative total return of an initial $1,000,000 investment for the periods indicated. The line for each Fund represents the total return after deducting all Fund investment management and other administrative expenses and the transaction costs of buying and selling securities. The line representing the securities market index does not include any transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities in the index or other investment management or administrative expenses.

 

Due to the limited operating history of the Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio, performance graphs are not presented. The Fund, which began operations on October 1, 2003, had a total return of +1.69% for the period ended March 31, 2004.

 

Total return measures investment performance in terms of appreciation or depreciation in net asset value per share, plus dividends and any capital gain distributions. It assumes that dividends and distributions were reinvested at the time they were paid. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Average annual returns tend to smooth out variations in a fund’s return, so that they differ from actual year-to-year results.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The performance stated may have been due to extraordinary market conditions, which may not be duplicated in the future. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance information, please visit www.westernassetfunds.com. The investment return and principal value of the Funds will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Calculations assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance would have been lower if fees had not been waived in various periods.

 

 

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION—Continued

 

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance.

 


A An index based on all publicly issued intermediate government and corporate debt securities with an average maturity of 4 to 5 years. It is not possible to invest in an index.
B The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is July 1, 1994. Index returns are for periods beginning June 30, 1994.

 

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Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance.

 


C A market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs, and total return performance of fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated, and nonconvertible investment grade debt issues with at least $100 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity. It is not possible to invest in an index.

 

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio—Continued

 

LOGO

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance.

 

 

 


D The Fund’s Financial Intermediary Class inception date is July 22, 1999. Index returns are for periods beginning July 31, 1999.

 

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Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance.

 


E The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is July 8, 1998. Index returns are for periods beginning June 30, 1998.

 

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 

LOGO

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance.

 

 

 


F The Fund’s Financial Intermediary Class inception date is January 8, 2002. Index returns are for periods beginning December 31, 2001.

 

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Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance.

 

 

 


G An unmanaged index that measures the performance of intermediate (1 to 10 year) U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities. It is not possible to invest in an index.
H The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is March 1, 2001. Index returns are for periods beginning February 28, 2001.

 

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION—Continued

 

Western Asset High Yield Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance.

 


I A market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price-only, coupon, and total return performance of non-investment grade, fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated, and non-convertible debt registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It is not possible to invest in an index.
J The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is September 28, 2001. Index returns are for periods beginning September 30, 2001.

 

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Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance.

 

 


K An index encompassing an all-inclusive universe of institutionally traded bonds, including all fixed rate bonds with remaining maturities of one year or longer and with amounts outstanding of at least the equivalent of $25 million USD. This Index excludes the U.S. and is currency-hedged as a means of achieving low-risk interest rate diversification. It is not possible to invest in an index.
L The Fund’s Institutional Class inception date is July 15, 1998. Index returns are for periods beginning July 31, 1998.

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

March 31, 2004

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Long-Term Securities

   92.9%                          

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   29.8%                          

Aerospace/Defense

   0.4%                          

Raytheon Company

        1.580%    6/10/05    $    100    $      100 A
                          


Banking and Finance

   3.5%                          

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.600%    8/1/05      100      106  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.375%    10/28/09      150      165  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        7.000%    10/25/04      30      31  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        4.150%    2/7/05      60      61  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        5.250%    5/16/05      70      72  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        7.500%    7/15/05      110      117  

Household Finance Corporation

        6.500%    1/24/06      120      130  

John Deere Capital Corporation

        3.900%    1/15/08      120      125  

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation

        1.160%    2/15/05      125      125 A
                          


                             932  
                          


Banks

   1.9%                          

Bank of America Corporation

        1.400%    10/22/04      70      70 A

Bank One Corporation

        6.500%    2/1/06      130      141  

FleetBoston Financial Corporation

        4.875%    12/1/06      140      149  

Wachovia Corporation

        6.800%    6/1/05      120      127  
                          


                             487  
                          


Cable

   0.8%                          

Tele-Communications, Inc.

        7.250%    8/1/05      200      214  
                          


Chemicals

   0.6%                          

The Dow Chemical Company

        7.000%    8/15/05      140      150  
                          


Computer Services and Systems

   0.2%                          

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

        7.125%    10/15/09      50      53  
                          


Consumer Products

   0.5%                          

The Procter & Gamble Company

        4.750%    6/15/07      120      129  
                          


Containers and Packaging

   0.6%                          

MeadWestvaco Corporation

        8.400%    6/1/07      130      152  
                          


Diversified Financial Services

   1.3%                          

Citigroup Inc.

        3.625%    2/9/09      115      117  

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Diversified Financial Services—Continued

                              

U.S. Bancorp

        3.125%    3/15/08    $ 130    $ 131  

Wells Fargo & Company

        1.220%    3/3/06         100           100 A
                          


                             348  
                          


Drug and Grocery Store Chains

   0.1%                          

Safeway Inc.

        1.601%    11/1/05      30      30 A
                          


Electric

   3.1%                          

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

        6.125%    5/15/06      160      173  

FirstEnergy Corp.

        5.500%    11/15/06      400      425  

Southern California Edison Company

        1.420%    1/13/06      60      60 A

Virginia Electric and Power Company

        5.750%    3/31/06      150      161  
                          


                             819  
                          


Energy

   1.1%                          

DTE Energy Company

        6.000%    6/1/04      40      40  

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

        3.600%    3/1/09      80      80  

Progress Energy, Inc.

        6.750%    3/1/06      150      163  
                          


                             283  
                          


Environmental Services

   0.7%                          

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.000%    10/15/06      175      194  
                          


Food, Beverage and Tobacco

   1.7%                          

Altria Group, Inc.

        7.000%    7/15/05      140      148  

Kellogg Company

        6.000%    4/1/06      130      140  

Sara Lee Corporation

        1.950%    6/15/06      160      160  
                          


                             448  
                          


Investment Banking/Brokerage

   2.7%                          

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc.

        1.390%    5/20/05      100      100 A

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

        1.551%    4/3/06      80      80 A

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

        1.390%    5/15/06      100      100 A

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

        7.375%    5/15/06      140      156  

The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

        1.360%    6/19/06      150      151 A

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

        1.470%    2/25/05      110      110 A
                          


                             697  
                          


Media

   2.8%                          

America Online Inc.

        0.000%    12/6/19      295      187 B,C

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

        3.125%    2/1/07      80      81  

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Media—Continued

                              

Liberty Media Corporation

        2.610%    9/17/06    $ 70    $ 71 A

News America Incorporated

        6.625%    1/9/08         140           157  

Viacom Inc.

        5.625%    5/1/07      220      240  
                          


                             736  
                          


Oil and Gas

   2.4%                          

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

        5.375%    3/1/07         165           178  

Apache Corporation

        6.250%    4/15/12      90      103  

Devon Energy Corporation

        2.750%    8/1/06      150      151  

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust

        8.500%    2/15/08      50      58  

Tosco Corporation

        7.625%    5/15/06      115      128  
                          


                             618  
                          


Paper and Forest Products

   0.6%                          

Weyerhaeuser Company

        5.500%    3/15/05      150      156  
                          


Pharmaceuticals

   0.5%                          

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

        4.750%    10/1/06      120      127  
                          


Retail

   0.6%                          

Target Corporation

        5.400%    10/1/08      150      164  
                          


Special Purpose

   2.3%                          

American Honda Finance Corporation

        3.850%    11/6/08      34      35 D

ChevronTexaco Capital Company

        3.500%    9/17/07      120      124  

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corporation

        2.130%    8/8/06      150      152 A

Sprint Capital Corporation

        7.900%    3/15/05      240      253  

Verizon Wireless Capital LLC

        1.190%    5/23/05      50      50 A,D
                          


                             614  
                          


Telecommunications (Cellular/Wireless)

   0.7%                          

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

        7.350%    3/1/06      160      175  
                          


Telecommunications Equipment

   0.7%                          

New York Telephone

        6.000%    4/15/08      160      175  
                          


Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost—$7,713)

                           7,801  

 

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Asset-Backed Securities

   23.9%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   5.8%                          

ACE Security Corp. 2003-MH1

        2.200%    8/15/30    $    262    $      261 D

Aesop Funding II LLC 1998-1

        6.140%    5/20/06      250      261 D

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2002-B

        2.710%    10/16/06      250      253  

Drivetime Auto Owner Trust 2002-C

        2.200%    12/17/07      49      49 D

Fingerhut Master Trust 2003-1

        2.720%    9/15/10      71      70 D

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2002-A

        2.800%    2/15/07         250           253 D

Onyx Acceptance Owner Trust 2002-D

        3.100%    7/15/09      138      141  

UCFC Home Equity Loan 1998-D

        6.905%    4/15/30      140      148  

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance 2001-C

        4.235%    8/7/14      71      72  
                          


                             1,508  
                          


Indexed SecuritiesA

   18.1%                          

ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust
2001-LB1

        1.350%    8/21/30      3      3  

AmeriCredit Automobile Loan Trust 2003-BX

        1.480%    1/6/10      30      30  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2003-AM

        1.370%    10/6/06      144      144  

AQ Finance Nim Trust 2003-N13

        1.320%    12/25/08      207      207 D

ARG Funding Corp. 1999-3A

        1.340%    8/20/05      333      334 D

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2003-1

        1.140%    6/15/05      511      511  

Centex Home Equity 2002-D

        1.530%    12/25/32      191      191  

Chase Credit Card Master Trust 2001-3

        1.940%    9/15/06      80      80  

Chase Credit Card Master Trust 2002-2

        1.990%    7/16/07      100      100  

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2002-4

        1.460%    10/25/32      183      184  

Chase USA Master Trust 2000-1

        1.570%    8/17/09      200      199  

Chesapeake Funding LLC 2003-1

        1.350%    8/7/08      300      301  

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust 2000-C2

        1.770%    10/15/07      90      90  

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust 2002-C3

        2.250%    12/15/09      160      163  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2000-4

        1.330%    12/25/31      240      240  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2001-4

        1.430%    4/25/32      109      109  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2002-3

        1.460%    5/25/32      180      180  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2002-C

        1.330%    5/15/28      124      125  

EQCC Trust 2002

        1.390%    11/25/31      164      165  

First North American National Bank 2003-A

        1.570%    5/16/11      220      221  

Irwin Home Equity Trust 2003-A

        1.590%    10/25/27      172      174  

Metris Master Trust 2001-4A

        1.440%    8/20/08      60      60  

Navistar Financial 2003-B Owner Trust

        1.290%    4/15/08      200      200  

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2001-NC1

        1.380%    6/20/31      138      138  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2002-RS6

        1.540%    11/25/32      220      221  

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Asset-Backed Securities—Continued

                              

Indexed Securities—Continued

                              

Residential Asset Securities Corporation 1999-KS1

        1.365%    3/25/29    $    192    $      192  

Structured Asset Securities Corporation 2002-BC1

        1.590%    8/25/32      186      187  
                          


                             4,749  
                          


Total Asset-Backed Securities (Identified Cost—$6,252)

                           6,257  

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   14.1%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   1.4%                          

Asset Securitization Corporation 1996-D2

        6.920%    2/14/29         138           147  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2004-J1

        6.000%    2/25/34      202      207  
                          


                             354  
                          


Indexed SecuritiesA

   12.7%                          

Bank of America Mortgage Securities 2003-D

        4.569%    5/25/33      425      427  

Crusade Global Trust 2003-2

        1.300%    9/18/34      197      197 E

Granite Mortgages PLC 2003-1

        1.310%    1/20/20      400      400  

Holmes Financing plc Series 6

        1.290%    4/15/08      300      300  

Impac CMB Trust 2002-8

        1.550%    3/25/33      172      172  

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp. 2003-FL2A

        1.340%    11/15/16      216      216 D

Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage
Trust 2001-LLFA

        1.330%    8/16/13      63      63 D

Mall America Capital Company LLC 2000-1

        1.390%    3/12/10      250      250 D

Medallion Trust 2000-2G

        1.310%    12/18/31      191      191  

Medallion Trust 2003-1G

        1.300%    12/21/33      173      173  

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2003-H

        2.894%    1/25/29      158      159  

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I Trust 2001-XLF

        1.650%    10/7/13      164      164 D

Strategic Hotel Capital Incorporated 2003-1

        1.640%    2/15/13      400      398 D

Torrens Trust 2000-1GA

        1.350%    7/15/31      91      91 D

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
2002-WHL1

        1.390%    3/15/15      133      133 D
                          


                             3,334  
                          


Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost—$3,700)

                           3,688  

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   14.9%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   2.8%                          

Fannie Mae

        2.800%    3/1/19      260      262 F

Freddie Mac

        3.875%    1/12/09      375      382  

United States Treasury Notes

        1.875%    11/30/05      105      106  
                          


                             750  
                          


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations
—Continued

                              

Indexed SecuritiesG

   12.1%                          

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.625%    1/15/08    $ 1,146    $ 1,298  

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.000%    7/15/12      1,030      1,172  

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.375%    4/15/32      522      692  
                          


                             3,162  
                          


Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
(Identified Cost—$3,749)

                           3,912  

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

   4.8%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   4.8%                          

Government National Mortgage Association

        5.000%    2/1/33      1,250      1,259 H
                          


Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Identified Cost—$1,264)

                           1,259  

 

Yankee BondsE

   5.4%                          

Foreign Governments

   0.5%                          

Republic of Chile

        1.520%    1/28/08      120      120 A
                          


Manufacturing (Diversified)

   1.1%                          

Tyco International Group SA

        6.375%    6/15/05      275      288  
                          


Retail

   0.6%                          

Wal-Mart Stores Canada, Inc.

        5.580%    5/1/06      140      150 D
                          


Special Purpose

   1.7%                          

BP Capital Markets Plc

        2.750%    12/29/06      140      143  

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

        8.250%    6/15/05      200      215  

Diageo Capital Plc

        3.375%    3/20/08      100      102  
                          


                             460  
                          


Telecommunications

   1.5%                          

British Telecommunications plc

        7.875%    12/15/05      110      121  

Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV (Telmex)

        8.250%    1/26/06      250      274  
                          


                             395  
                          


Total Yankee Bonds (Identified Cost—$1,402)

                           1,413  
                          


Total Long-Term Securities (Identified Cost—$24,080)

                           24,330  

 

 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
  

PAR/

SHARES

     VALUE  
   
 

Short-Term Securities

   11.1%                            

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   0.4%                            

Altria Group, Inc.

        7.500%    4/1/04    $ 100      $ 100  
                            


U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   1.9%                            

Federal Farm Credit Bank

        0.000%    4/5/04      20        20 B

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/5/04      100        100 B

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/5/04      220        220 B

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/6/04      170        170 B
                            


                               510  
                            


Repurchase Agreements

   8.8%                            

Credit Suisse First Boston USA
1.04%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $2,300 on 4/1/04 (Collateral: $2,305 Freddie Mac medium-term notes, 3.75%, due 4/15/04, value $2,388)

                    2,300        2,300  
                            


Total Short-Term Securities
(Identified Cost—$2,910)

                             2,910  

 

Total Investments (Identified Cost—$26,990)

   104.0%                         27,240  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

   (4.0)%                         (1,058 )
                            


Net assets consist of:

                                

Accumulated paid-in capital applicable to
2,595 Institutional Class shares outstanding

                  $ 25,938           

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments

                    (6 )         

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

                    250           
                   


        

Net assets

   100.0%                       $ 26,182  
                            


Net asset value per share:

                                

Institutional Class

                           $

10.09

 

                                  

 
A Indexed security – The rates of interest earned on these securities are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), or the one-year Treasury Bill rate. The coupon rates are the rates as of March 31, 2004.
B Zero coupon bond – A bond with no periodic interest payments which is sold at such a discount as to produce a current yield to maturity.
C Convertible security – Security may be converted into the issuer’s common stock.
D Rule 144a Security – A security purchased pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933 which may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. These securities represent 11.4% of net assets.
E Yankee Bond – A dollar-denominated bond issued in the U.S. by foreign entities.
F Stepped coupon security – A security with a predetermined schedule of interest or dividend rate changes, at which time it begins to accrue interest or pay dividends.
G Treasury Inflation-Protected Security – Security whose principal value is adjusted daily or monthly in accordance with changes to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Interest is calculated on the basis of the current adjusted principal value.
H When-issued security – Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis. Final settlement amount and maturity date have not been announced.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

March 31, 2004

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Long-Term Securities

   92.5%                          

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   33.3%                          

Aerospace/Defense

   0.6%                          

Raytheon Company

        6.000%    12/15/10    $      130    $        146  

Systems 2001 Asset Trust

        6.664%    9/15/13      1,813      2,036 A

United Technologies Corporation

        6.350%    3/1/11      1,280      1,470  
                          


                             3,652  
                          


Automotive

   0.3%                          

General Motors Corporation

        7.125%    7/15/13      1,730      1,890 B
                          


Banking and Finance

   3.8%                          

Boeing Capital Corporation

        6.350%    11/15/07      1,530      1,712  

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

        2.875%    2/15/07      1,250      1,260  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        1.560%    7/18/05      640      636 C

Ford Motor Credit Company

        6.875%    2/1/06      1,025      1,090  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.375%    10/28/09      4,390      4,819  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        1.995%    5/18/06      1,500      1,495 C

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        6.125%    9/15/06      735      786  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        2.020%    1/16/07      2,920      2,897 C

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        6.125%    8/28/07      805      867  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        7.750%    1/19/10      1,500      1,700  

Household Finance Corporation

        6.375%    10/15/11      3,120      3,538  

Household Finance Corporation

        7.000%    5/15/12      1,170      1,373  
                          


                             22,173  
                          


Banks

   2.9%                          

Bank of America Corporation

        5.250%    2/1/07      1,100      1,187  

Bank of America Corporation

        7.400%    1/15/11      2,720      3,265  

Bank One Corporation

        6.000%    8/1/08      2,370      2,648  

BankBoston NA

        6.375%    3/25/08      1,270      1,430 B

HBOS Treasury Services plc

        3.750%    9/30/08      1,350      1,379 A

The Chase Manhattan Corporation

        1.670%    3/1/27      2,000      1,907 C

The Korea Development Bank

        5.750%    9/10/13      2,770      2,987  

Wachovia Corporation

        3.625%    2/17/09      1,900      1,931 B
                          


                             16,734  
                          


 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Cable

   0.3%                          

Comcast Corporation

        6.500%    1/15/15    $      530    $        587  

Cox Communications, Inc.

        5.500%    10/1/15      690      707  

TCI Communications, Inc.

        8.000%    8/1/05      220      237  
                          


                             1,531  
                          


Computer Services and Systems

   0.3%                          

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

        7.125%    10/15/09      1,740      1,858 B
                          


Diversified Financial Services

   1.3%                          

CIT Group Inc.

        1.360%    11/4/05      180      181 C

CIT Group Inc.

        4.000%    5/8/08      1,410      1,454 B

CIT Group Inc.

        3.375%    4/1/09      150      149  

Citigroup Inc.

        5.625%    8/27/12      2,470      2,702  

U.S. Bancorp

        3.125%    3/15/08      1,500      1,512 B

Wells Fargo & Company

        5.000%    11/15/14      1,770      1,827  
                          


                             7,825  
                          


Drug and Grocery Store Chains

   0.3%                          

Safeway Inc.

        1.601%    11/1/05      740      741 C

The Kroger Co.

        6.200%    6/15/12      1,090      1,206  
                          


                             1,947  
                          


Electric

   3.2%                          

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

        6.125%    5/15/06      1,830      1,977  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

        5.700%    9/17/12      2,220      2,391  

FirstEnergy Corp.

        6.450%    11/15/11      4,530      4,960  

General Electric Company

        5.000%    2/1/13      6,600      6,911  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

        7.750%    10/1/08      2,150      2,521  
                          


                             18,760  
                          


Energy

   1.9%                          

DTE Energy Company

        6.000%    6/1/04      990      997  

Duke Energy Corporation

        6.250%    1/15/12      1,330      1,464 B

Exelon Corporation

        6.750%    5/1/11      2,200      2,516 B

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company

        5.875%    10/1/12      1,020      1,102 B

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

        3.600%    3/1/09      1,630      1,637  

PECO Energy Company

        5.950%    11/1/11      325      358  

Progress Energy, Inc.

        5.850%    10/30/08      1,250      1,366 B

Progress Energy, Inc.

        7.100%    3/1/11      1,650      1,908  
                          


                             11,348  
                          


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Environmental Services

   0.5%                          

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.000%    10/15/06    $   2,700    $     2,996 B

Waste Management, Inc.

        6.375%    11/15/12      200      224  
                          


                             3,220  
                          


Food, Beverage and Tobacco

   2.2%                          

Altria Group, Inc.

        7.000%    7/15/05      2,000      2,108 B

Altria Group, Inc.

        6.375%    2/1/06      460      489  

Nabisco Incorporated

        7.050%    7/15/07      3,500      3,959  

Pepsi Bottling Holdings Inc.

        5.625%    2/17/09      2,441      2,709 A

Philip Morris Companies, Inc.

        6.950%    6/1/06      1,390      1,500  

Sara Lee Corporation

        2.750%    6/15/08      2,050      2,028  
                          


                             12,793  
                          


Gas and Pipeline Utilities

   0.4%                          

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        8.125%    3/15/12      1,900      2,097 B
                          


Health Care

   0.4%                          

HCA Inc.

        5.750%    3/15/14      2,080      2,078  
                          


Insurance

   0.7%                          

ACE INA Holdings Inc.

        8.200%    8/15/04      1,090      1,116  

ACE INA Holdings Inc.

        8.300%    8/15/06      1,610      1,822  

Loews Corporation

        3.125%    9/15/07      1,240      1,225 D
                          


                             4,163  
                          


Investment Banking/Brokerage

   2.9%                          

Credit Suisse First Boston USA

        6.125%    11/15/11      2,220      2,480  

J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated

        4.443%    2/15/12      2,190      2,376 C

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

        8.250%    6/15/07      1,500      1,755  

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

        7.000%    2/1/08      495      567  

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

        4.125%    1/15/09      3,130      3,228 B

Morgan Stanley

        3.625%    4/1/08      250      256  

Morgan Stanley

        5.300%    3/1/13      410      430  

Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc.

        6.250%    1/15/05      2,150      2,235 B

The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

        2.875%    7/2/08      1,380      1,363  

The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

        5.700%    11/15/14      500      539  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

        4.750%    7/15/13      1,270      1,270  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

        5.250%    10/15/13      300      310  
                          


                             16,809  
                          


 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
  

PAR/

SHARES

   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Investment Management

   0.5%                          

Dryden Investor Trust

        7.157%    7/23/08    $  2,826    $     3,072  
                          


Media

   1.7%                          

America Online Inc.

        0.000%    12/6/19      2,240      1,417 D,E

AOL Time Warner Inc.

        6.875%    5/1/12      830      950  

Cox Enterprises, Inc.

        8.000%    2/15/07      1,150      1,316 A

Liberty Media Corporation

        2.610%    9/17/06      1,805      1,826 C

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

        8.375%    7/1/13      2,740      3,413  

Viacom Inc.

        5.625%    8/15/12      730      792  
                          


                             9,714  
                          


Oil and Gas

   2.7%                          

Apache Corporation

        6.250%    4/15/12      2,280      2,619  

ConocoPhillips

        4.750%    10/15/12      1,620      1,670  

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

        5.875%    1/15/07      1,920      2,097 B

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company

        4.800%    8/15/08      315      331  

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust

        2.650%    1/7/05      1,500      1,506 A,C

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust

        8.500%    2/15/08      2,570      2,997  

Sonat Inc.

        7.625%    7/15/11      4,880      4,234  

XTO Energy, Inc.

        7.500%    4/15/12      560      666  
                          


                             16,120  
                          


Paper and Forest Products

   0.8%                          

MeadWestvaco Corporation

        6.850%    4/1/12      2,063      2,316 B

Willamette Industries, Inc.

        7.125%    7/22/13      2,270      2,633  
                          


                             4,949  
                          


Pharmaceuticals

   0.2%                          

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

        5.750%    10/1/11      1,200      1,319  
                          


Photo Equipment and Supplies

   N.M.                          

Eastman Kodak Company

        7.250%    11/15/13      200      217  
                          


Retail

   0.5%                          

Target Corporation

        5.875%    3/1/12      1,320      1,465  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

        3.375%    10/1/08      600      607  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

        4.125%    2/15/11      850      863  
                          


                             2,935  
                          


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
  

PAR/

SHARES

   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Special Purpose

   2.3%                          

BAE Systems Holdings Inc.

        6.400%    12/15/11    $   1,450    $     1,609 A

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corporation

        2.130%    8/8/06      2,000      2,023 C

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corporation

        7.300%    1/15/12      2,170      2,502  

Devon Financing Corporation ULC

        6.875%    9/30/11      500      579 B

Sprint Capital Corporation

        8.375%    3/15/12      3,212      3,911  

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

        6.875%    6/15/12      2,500      2,888  
                          


                             13,512  
                          


Telecommunications

   0.3%                          

Pacific Bell

        6.125%    2/15/08      1,800      1,994  
                          


Telecommunications (Cellular/Wireless)

   0.8%                          

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

        7.350%    3/1/06      500      548  

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

        8.125%    5/1/12      3,232      3,937  
                          


                             4,485  
                          


Transportation

   1.5%                          

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

        6.619%    3/18/11      1,710      1,690  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

        6.718%    7/2/23      2,556      2,754  

The Hertz Corporation

        1.660%    8/13/04      2,500      2,499 C

U.S. Airways

        6.850%    1/30/18      1,392      1,315  

Union Pacific Corporation

        7.250%    11/1/08      250      289  
                          


                             8,547  
                          


Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost—$187,643)

                           195,742  

 

Asset-Backed Securities

   13.3%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   4.0%                          

ABFS Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-3

        4.263%    9/15/33      4,861      4,948 F

ARG Funding Corp. 1999-1A

        6.020%    5/20/05      1,253      1,256 A

Asset Backed Funding Certificates 2002-WF2

        2.858%    5/25/32      1,253      1,271  

Chevy Chase 1997-A

        7.650%    12/20/07      84      86  

Chevy Chase Home Loan Trust 1996-1

        7.150%    5/15/15      80      81  

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2000-4

        8.310%    5/1/32      800      690  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2002-B

        4.140%    12/15/05      3,069      3,104  

Green Tree Financial Corporation 1994-6

        8.900%    1/15/20      3,800      4,215  

Green Tree Recreational, Equipment and Consumer Trust 1998-C

        6.700%    2/15/14      2,812      2,841  

Guaranteed Export Certificates 1995-B

        6.130%    6/15/04      118      119  

Mego Mortgage Home Loan Trust 1996-2

        7.275%    9/25/16      77      77  

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Asset-Backed Securities—Continued

                              

Fixed Rate Securities—Continued

                              

UCFC Home Equity Loan 1998-D

        6.905%    4/15/30    $      790    $        834  

WFS Financial Owner Trust 2002-2

        3.810%    2/20/07      4,132      4,180  
                          


                             23,702  
                          


Indexed SecuritiesB

   9.0%                          

AFC Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-3

        1.440%    10/25/30      3,610      3,603 A

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust
2003-BX

        1.290%    11/6/06      3,318      3,320  

Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1998-2

        1.640%    6/25/28      651      650  

Asset Backed Securities Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-HE2

        1.390%    8/15/32      3,753      3,760  

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2003-A

        1.250%    10/15/07      5,500      5,511  

CNH Equipment Trust 2003-A

        1.270%    7/16/07      5,500      5,502  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2002-BC1

        1.420%    4/25/32      3,522      3,528  

Household Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-3

        1.540%    7/20/32      3,917      3,928  

IndyMac Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed
Trust 2001-A

        1.350%    3/25/31      2,271      2,268  

Mesa 2002-1 Global Issuance Company Home Loan Asset Backed Notes

        1.440%    2/18/33      755      755 A

Metris Master Trust 2001-4A

        1.440%    8/20/08      1,370      1,366 B

MMCA Automobile Trust 2002-1

        1.370%    1/15/10      1,434      1,432  

MSDWCC HELOC Trust 2003-1

        1.360%    11/25/15      4,697      4,706  

Residential Asset Securities Corporation 2003-KS1

        1.460%    1/25/33      5,499      5,515  

Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2003-3

        1.230%    12/25/33      1,320      1,321  

Sovereign Dealer Floor Plan Master LLC 2000-1A

        1.340%    10/15/07      5,500      5,510 A
                          


                             52,675  
                          


Stripped Securities

   0.3%                          

ACA CDS 2002-1, Ltd.

        5.484%    7/15/08      7,600      812 G1

Oakwood Mortgage Investors Inc. 2001-C

        6.000%    5/15/08      5,700      918 G1
                          


                             1,730  
                          


Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost—$77,905)

                           78,107  

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   6.0%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   1.9%                          

Asset Securitization Corporation 1996-D2

        6.920%    2/14/29      861      918  

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Mortgage-Backed Securities—Continued

                              

Fixed Rate Securities—Continued

                              

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
1998-C1

        6.700%    5/15/30    $   1,000    $     1,132  

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
1998-C2

        6.150%    11/15/07      1,597      1,655  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. 1998-C1

        6.310%    11/15/26      732      765  

Morgan Stanley Capital I 1995-GAL1

        7.950%    8/15/27      2,650      2,836 A

Nomura Asset Securities Corporation 1996-MD5

        7.120%    4/13/36      1,500      1,633  

Ocwen Residential MBS Corporation 1998-R1

        7.000%    10/25/40      877      913 A,F

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
2002-18

        5.500%    12/25/32      1,379      1,396  
                          


                             11,248  
                          


Indexed SecuritiesC

   4.1%                          

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2002-F17

        1.440%    11/15/14      5,000      4,999 A

Countrywide Home Loans 2003-49

        3.696%    10/25/33      1,000      1,000  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
2003-TFLA1

        1.360%    4/15/13      5,420      5,420 A

G-Wing Limited 2001-WH1A

        3.750%    11/6/11      1,393      1,389 A

Impac CMB Trust 2001-3

        1.460%    11/25/31      2,544      2,549  

Impac CMB Trust 2002-5

        1.460%    7/25/32      3,055      3,063  

Impac CMB Trust 2003-12

        1.470%    12/25/33      5,659      5,675  

Paragon Hotel Finance Company 2003-CTF

        2.590%    11/15/13      100      101 A
                          


                             24,196  
                          


Stripped Securities

   N.M.                          

FFCA Secured Lending Corporation 1997-1

        0.611%    2/18/15      4,412      59 A,G1
                          


Variable Rate SecuritiesH

   N.M.                          

Housing Securities Inc. 1995-RP1

        1.640%    11/25/26      82      81  

Securitized Asset Sales, Inc. 1994-4

        3.909%    8/25/33      2      2  
                          


                             83  
                          


Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost—$35,799)

                           35,586  

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   30.8%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   24.7%                          

Fannie Mae

        5.500%    5/2/06      3,900      4,191 B

Fannie Mae

        6.000%    1/18/12      9,420      9,766 B

Fannie Mae

        6.125%    3/15/12      3,160      3,621 B

Fannie Mae

        4.375%    3/15/13      3,540      3,606 B

Freddie Mac

        6.250%    8/13/04      250      255  

 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations
—Continued

                              

Fixed Rate Securities—Continued

                              

Freddie Mac

        5.800%    3/30/09    $      600    $        675  

Freddie Mac

        3.000%    4/15/09      4,410      4,376 B

Freddie Mac

        4.750%    10/11/12      11,030      11,165 B

Freddie Mac

        5.250%    11/5/12      7,660      7,941 B

Freddie Mac

        4.500%    1/15/13      2,450      2,517 B

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

        7.740%    8/15/07      3,000      3,036  

Tennessee Valley Authority

        5.375%    11/13/08      6,320      6,955  

United States Treasury Notes

        1.875%    12/31/05      9,770      9,838 B

United States Treasury Notes

        1.500%    3/31/06      10,000      9,984  

United States Treasury Notes

        2.250%    2/15/07      4,390      4,427 B

United States Treasury Notes

        4.375%    5/15/07      980      1,048 B

United States Treasury Notes

        6.625%    5/15/07      2,290      2,606  

United States Treasury Notes

        3.000%    2/15/08      680      696 B

United States Treasury Notes

        2.625%    5/15/08      26,610      26,772 B

United States Treasury Notes

        3.250%    8/15/08      2,750      2,828 B

United States Treasury Notes

        3.375%    11/15/08      1,490      1,535 B

United States Treasury Notes

        3.375%    12/15/08      2,690      2,769 B

United States Treasury Notes

        2.625%    3/15/09      440      437  

United States Treasury Notes

        4.000%    11/15/12      1,205      1,236 B

United States Treasury Notes

        4.250%    8/15/13      455      472 B

United States Treasury Notes

        4.000%    2/15/14      15,280      15,481 B

United States Treasury Notes

        6.500%    11/15/26      5,105      6,280 B
                          


                             144,513  
                          


Indexed SecuritiesI

   5.5%                          

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.000%    7/15/12      23,563      26,821 B

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        1.875%    7/15/13      706      735 B

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.625%    4/15/28      3,698      4,873 B
                          


                             32,429  
                          


Stripped Securities

   0.6%                          

United States Treasury Notes

        0.000%    5/15/30      14,100      3,698 G2
                          


Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
(Identified Cost—$176,676)

                           180,640  

 

 

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    % OF
NET ASSETS
  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  PAR/
SHARES
  VALUE  
   
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

  4.5%                      

Fixed Rate Securities

  4.5%                      

Fannie Mae

      7.000%   4/1/08 to 7/1/28   $   4,131   $     4,395  

Fannie Mae

      7.250%   1/15/10     200     240 B

Fannie Mae

      4.750%   2/21/13     3,350     3,391 B

Fannie Mae

      6.000%   7/1/13 to 6/1/28     314     328  

Fannie Mae

      5.125%   1/2/14     1,300     1,355  

Fannie Mae

      6.500%   6/1/14 to 8/1/29     1,207     1,273  

Fannie Mae

      8.000%   9/1/15     175     188  

Fannie Mae

      9.500%   4/1/21     109     122  

Fannie Mae

      5.000%   7/1/33 to 8/1/33     8,570     8,616  

Freddie Mac

      8.500%   7/1/06     3     3  

Freddie Mac

      6.500%   6/1/13 to 11/1/15     167     177  

Freddie Mac

      7.500%   4/1/17     24     26  

Freddie Mac

      9.300%   4/15/19     156     156  

Freddie Mac

      6.000%   12/15/28     1,640     1,668  

Government National Mortgage Association

      9.500%   9/15/05     21     22  

Government National Mortgage Association

      9.000%   6/15/06     49     52  

Government National Mortgage Association

      7.000%   10/1/27     4,000     4,260 J

Government National Mortgage Association

      7.000%   2/15/28 to 12/15/28     120     128  
                     


                        26,400  
                     


Stripped Securities

  N.M.                      

Fannie Mae

      0.000%   5/25/22     29     27 G2

Freddie Mac

      10.000%   3/1/21     23     5 G1
                     


                        32  
                     


Variable Rate SecuritiesH

  N.M.                      

Fannie Mae

      3.390%   3/1/18     56     58  

Freddie Mac

      3.763%   1/1/19     24     24  
                     


                        82  
                     


Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(Identified Cost—$25,924)

                      26,514  

 

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Yankee BondsK

   4.4%                          

Banks

   N.M.                          

The Korea Development Bank

        4.250%    11/13/07    $        60    $          62  
                          


Diversified Financial Services

   0.5%                          

Pemex Finance LTD.

        7.800%    2/15/13      2,400      2,913  
                          


Electric

   0.4%                          

SP PowerAssets Limited

        5.000%    10/22/13      1,965      2,023 A
                          


Foreign Governments

   0.6%                          

Republic of Chile

        1.520%    1/28/08      2,410      2,413 C

United Mexican States

        8.375%    1/14/11      1,120      1,361  
                          


                             3,774  
                          


Insurance

   0.1%                          

XL Capital plc

        6.500%    1/15/12      700      799 B
                          


Manufacturing (Diversified)

   1.1%                          

Tyco International Group SA

        5.875%    11/1/04      1,000      1,023  

Tyco International Group SA

        5.800%    8/1/06      3,030      3,219  

Tyco International Group SA

        6.000%    11/15/13      1,700      1,792 A

Tyco International Group SA

        7.000%    6/15/28      60      64  

Tyco International Group SA

        6.875%    1/15/29      120      126  
                          


                             6,224  
                          


Oil and Gas

   0.2%                          

Anderson Exploration Ltd.

        6.750%    3/15/11      1,250      1,415  
                          


Special Purpose

   0.8%                          

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

        8.500%    6/15/10      1,300      1,596  

Diageo Capital Plc

        3.375%    3/20/08      2,090      2,122  

Petrozuata Finance, Inc.

        8.220%    4/1/17      1,090      992 A
                          


                             4,710  
                          


Telecommunications

   0.7%                          

Koninklijke KPN NV

        8.000%    10/1/10      1,600      1,949  

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

        4.000%    11/15/08      1,800      1,840 A
                          


                             3,789  
                          


Total Yankee Bonds
(Identified Cost—$24,094)

                           25,709  

 

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
    VALUE  
   
 

Preferred Stocks

   0.2%                           

Home Ownership Funding Corporation

        13.331%           6 shs   $        286 A,F

Home Ownership Funding Corporation II

        13.338%           18       858 A,F
                           


Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost—$1,942)

                            1,144  
                           


Total Long-Term Securities
(Identified Cost—$529,983)

                            543,442  

 

Investment of Proceeds From Securities Lending

   25.4%                           

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio

                    149,628       149,628  
                           


Total Investment of Proceeds From Securities Lending (Identified Cost—$149,628)

                            149,628  

 

Short-Term Securities

   7.5%                           

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   2.3%                           

Fannie Mae

        0.000%    9/8/04    $        3,250       3,235 E,L

Federal Farm Credit Bank

        0.000%    4/6/04      380       380 E

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/5/04      2,200       2,200 E

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/5/04      3,410       3,409 E

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/6/04      1,100       1,100 E

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/6/04      2,560       2,560 E

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/7/04      400       400 E
                           


                              13,284  
                           


Corporate Bonds and Notes

   0.4%                           

Eastman Kodak Company

        2.149%    9/15/04      2,136       2,135  
                           


Options PurchasedM

   N.M.                           

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, September 2004, Strike Price $119

                    119 N     75  
                           


 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
     PAR/
SHARES
     VALUE  
   
 

Short-Term Securities—Continued

                        

Repurchase Agreements

   4.8%                    

Credit Suisse First Boston USA
1.04%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $12,405 on 4/1/04 (Collateral: $12,420 Freddie Mac notes, 3.75%, due 4/15/04, value $12,868)

          $ 12,405      $ 12,405  

Deutsche Bank AG
1.04%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $16,000 on 4/1/04 (Collateral: $15,152 Fannie Mae notes, 4.375%, due 10/15/06, value $16,629)

            16,000        16,000  
                    


                       28,405  
                    


                          

Total Short-Term Securities (Identified Cost—$43,910)

                     43,899  

 

Total Investments (Identified Cost—$723,521)

   125.5%                 736,969  

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned

   (25.5)%                 (149,628 )

Other Assets Less Liabilities

   N.M.                 (112 )
                    


Net assets consist of:

                        

Accumulated paid-in capital applicable to
53,331 Institutional Class shares outstanding

          $ 558,509           

Under/(Over) distributed net investment income

            82           

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments, options, futures and swaps

            15,038           

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments, options, futures and swaps

            13,600           
           

          

Net assets

   100.0%               $ 587,229  
                    


Net asset value per share:

                        

Institutional Class

                    

$11.01

 

 

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     EXPIRATION      ACTUAL
CONTRACTS
     APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)
 
   
 

Futures Contracts PurchasedM

                      

Eurodollar Futures

   December 2004      144      $ 446  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures

   June 2004      240        297  
                  


                     $  743  
                  


Futures Contracts WrittenM

                      

U.S. Treasury Note Futures

   June 2004      75      $ 1  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures

   June 2004      73        60  
                  


                     $    61  
                  


Options WrittenM

                      

Deutsche Bank, Swaption Put, Strike Price $100.00

   September 2004      13,400,000      $ 136  

Eurodollar Futures Call, Strike Price $98.00

   December 2004      102        (73 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $112.00

   June 2004      397        (811 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $116.00

   September 2004      253        (163 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $110.00

   June 2004      293        301  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $108.00

   September 2004      145        58  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $109.00

   September 2004      119        (15 )
                  


                   $ (567 )
                  


                        

 
A Rule 144a Security – A security purchased pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933 which may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. These securities represent 7.7% of net assets.
B All or a portion of this security is on loan. See Note 4 to the financial statements.
C Indexed security – The rates of interest earned on these securities are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), or the one-year Treasury Bill rate. The coupon rates are the rates as of March 31, 2004.
D Convertible security – Security may be converted into the issuer’s common stock.
E Zero coupon bond – A bond with no periodic interest payments which is sold at such a discount as to produce a current yield to maturity.
F Stepped coupon security – A security with a predetermined schedule of interest or dividend rate changes, at which time it begins to accrue interest or pay dividends.
G Stripped security – Security with interest-only or principal-only payment streams, denoted by a 1 or 2, respectively. For interest-only securities, the amount shown as principal is the notional balance used to calculate the amount of interest due.
H The coupon rates shown on variable rate securities are the rates at March 31, 2004. These rates vary with the weighted average coupon of the underlying loans.
I Inflation-Protected Security – Security whose principal value is adjusted daily or monthly in accordance with changes to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Interest is calculated on the basis of the current adjusted principal value.
J When-issued security – Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis. Final settlement amount and maturity date have not yet been announced.
K Yankee Bond – A dollar-denominated bond issued in the U.S. by foreign entities.
L Collateral to cover futures and option contracts.
M Options and futures are described in more detail in the notes to financial statements.
N Represents actual number of contracts.
N.M.—Not meaningful.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

March 31, 2004

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Long-Term Securities

   107.3%                          

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   21.3%                          

Aerospace/Defense

   0.2%                          

Lockheed Martin Corporation

        7.650%    5/1/16    $        225    $           280  

Raytheon Company

        6.000%    12/15/10      125      140  

Raytheon Company

        5.500%    11/15/12      65      69  

Raytheon Company

        5.375%    4/1/13      705      738 A

Systems 2001 Asset Trust

        6.664%    9/15/13      3,189      3,582 B
                          


                             4,809  
                          


Automotive

   N.M.                          

General Motors Corporation

        7.125%    7/15/13      100      109 A
                          


Banking and Finance

   3.8%                          

Beneficial Corporation

        6.750%    7/20/04      200      203  

Boeing Capital Corporation

        7.375%    9/27/10      3,240      3,845  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        6.875%    2/1/06      11,410      12,136  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        6.500%    1/25/07      5,000      5,341  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        5.800%    1/12/09      11,110      11,454 A

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.375%    10/28/09      4,580      5,027  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.875%    6/15/10      7,450      8,336  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.375%    2/1/11      1,825      1,991  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.250%    10/25/11      360      390  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        7.625%    6/15/04      100      101  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        6.125%    9/15/06      8,090      8,650  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        6.125%    2/1/07      4,800      5,158  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        7.250%    3/2/11      2,220      2,464  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        0.000%    6/15/15      13,910      6,887 C

Household Finance Corporation

        7.875%    3/1/07      2,800      3,213 A

Household Finance Corporation

        8.000%    7/15/10      690      845  

Household Finance Corporation

        7.000%    5/15/12      700      822  

Household Finance Corporation

        6.375%    11/27/12      440      498  

SB Treasury Company LLC

        9.400%    12/29/49      2,930      3,428 B

SLM Corporation

        3.050%    4/1/09      7,620      7,667 D
                          


                             88,456  
                          


Banks

   0.6%                          

Bank of America Corporation

        5.250%    2/1/07      3,200      3,453  

Bank of America Corporation

        7.400%    1/15/11      1,500      1,801 A

Bank One Corporation

        7.875%    8/1/10      4,500      5,503  

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Banks—Continued

                              

Bank One Corporation

        5.900%    11/15/11    $     2,000    $        2,234  

Firstar Bank NA

        7.125%    12/1/09      450      531  

Wells Fargo Bank NA, San Francisco

        6.450%    2/1/11      510      586  
                          


                             14,108  
                          


Cable

   0.6%                          

Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

        6.375%    1/30/06      2,790      2,994  

Comcast Corporation

        6.500%    1/15/15      1,800      1,991  

Comcast Corporation

        7.050%    3/15/33      3,130      3,478  

Continental Cablevision, Inc.

        9.000%    9/1/08      2,200      2,674  

Cox Communications, Inc.

        7.875%    8/15/09      640      760  

Cox Communications, Inc.

        7.125%    10/1/12      460      532  

Cox Communications, Inc.

        4.625%    6/1/13      50      49 A

Cox Communications, Inc.

        5.500%    10/1/15      230      236  
                          


                             12,714  
                          


Computer Services and Systems

   0.1%                          

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

        7.125%    10/15/09      1,940      2,071 A

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

        6.000%    8/1/13      320      311  

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

        7.450%    10/15/29      160      157  
                          


                             2,539  
                          


Diversified Financial Services

   0.2%                          

CIT Group Inc.

        5.750%    9/25/07      2,390      2,620  

U.S. Bancorp

        3.125%    3/15/08      1,300      1,310 A

Wells Fargo & Company

        5.000%    11/15/14      180      186 A
                          


                             4,116  
                          


Electric

   0.9%                          

Dominion Resources, Inc.

        4.125%    2/15/08      950      985 A

Dominion Resources, Inc.

        5.125%    12/15/09      50      53  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

        5.700%    9/17/12      2,350      2,531 A

FirstEnergy Corp.

        5.500%    11/15/06      6,290      6,688 A

FirstEnergy Corp.

        6.450%    11/15/11      620      679 A

FirstEnergy Corp.

        7.375%    11/15/31      5,000      5,573  

Northern States Power Company

        6.875%    8/1/09      250      290  

System Energy Resources, Inc.

        7.430%    1/15/11      1,961      2,033  

The Detroit Edison Company

        6.125%    10/1/10      920      1,031  
                          


                             19,863  
                          


 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Energy

   0.9%                          

Duke Energy Corporation

        5.625%    11/30/12    $     1,880    $        1,997 A

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

        1.810%    4/3/06      2,100      2,101 D

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

        6.050%    3/1/34      3,090      3,125  

Progress Energy, Inc.

        7.100%    3/1/11      3,170      3,667  

TXU Corp.

        6.375%    6/15/06      8,380      9,040  
                          


                             19,930  
                          


Environmental Services

   0.7%                          

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.000%    10/1/04      290      297  

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.125%    10/1/07      1,330      1,514  

Waste Management, Inc.

        6.875%    5/15/09      2,000      2,285  

Waste Management, Inc.

        6.375%    11/15/12      2,530      2,827  

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.125%    12/15/17      6,000      6,935  

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.375%    5/15/29      1,220      1,414  
                          


                             15,272  
                          


Food, Beverage and Tobacco

   0.5%                          

Altria Group, Inc.

        7.000%    11/4/13      1,755      1,934 A

Altria Group, Inc.

        7.750%    1/15/27      2,160      2,407  

Nabisco Incorporated

        6.375%    2/1/05      4,250      4,398  

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.

        7.875%    5/15/09      3,240      3,483  

Sara Lee Corporation

        5.950%    1/20/05      200      207  
                          


                             12,429  
                          


Gas and Pipeline Utilities

   1.4%                          

Dynegy Holdings Inc.

        8.750%    2/15/12      11,260      10,641 A

Southern Natural Gas Company

        8.000%    3/1/32      7,390      7,593  

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

        8.375%    6/15/32      1,110      1,166  

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        8.125%    3/15/12      3,730      4,117  

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        7.500%    1/15/31      5,000      4,825 A

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        8.750%    3/15/32      3,240      3,434  
                          


                             31,776  
                          


Health Care

   1.4%                          

HCA Inc.

        5.750%    3/15/14      21,360      21,343  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

        6.375%    12/1/11      2,500      2,163 A

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

        7.375%    2/1/13      9,462      8,539 A
                          


                             32,045  
                          


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Insurance

   0.4%                          

Loews Corporation

        7.625%    6/1/23    $     5,459    $        5,669  

Loews Corporation

        7.000%    10/15/23      3,000      3,037  
                          


                             8,706  
                          


Investment Banking/Brokerage

   1.0%                          

Credit Suisse First Boston USA

        4.625%    1/15/08      1,650      1,748  

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc.

        4.443%    2/15/12      2,000      2,170 D

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc.

        5.750%    1/2/13      3,270      3,554  

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

        1.390%    5/15/06      5,490      5,498 D

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

        3.375%    9/14/07      2,120      2,176  

Morgan Stanley

        5.300%    3/1/13      3,380      3,548  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

        4.750%    7/15/13      4,370      4,369  
                          


                             23,063  
                          


Investment Management

   0.6%                          

Dryden Investor Trust

        7.157%    7/23/08      11,701      12,719  
                          


Media

   2.4%                          

AOL Time Warner Inc.

        6.875%    5/1/12      8,270      9,461 A

AOL Time Warner Inc.

        7.625%    4/15/31      1,350      1,579  

AOL Time Warner Inc.

        7.700%    5/1/32      11,960      14,139  

Liberty Media Corporation

        2.610%    9/17/06      2,640      2,671 A,D

Liberty Media Corporation

        3.500%    9/25/06      21,380      21,772  

Liberty Media Corporation

        3.750%    2/15/30      290      202 E

Time Warner Inc.

        6.850%    1/15/26      2,000      2,118  

Time Warner Inc.

        6.950%    1/15/28      2,500      2,709  

Viacom Inc.

        5.625%    8/15/12      1,750      1,900 A
                          


                             56,551  
                          


Oil and Gas

   1.3%                          

Apache Corporation

        6.250%    4/15/12      1,320      1,516  

Conoco Inc.

        6.950%    4/15/29      8,040      9,371  

ConocoPhillips

        4.750%    10/15/12      800      825  

ConocoPhillips

        7.000%    3/30/29      280      327 A

Devon Energy Corporation

        7.950%    4/15/32      3,605      4,467  

El Paso Corporation

        0.000%    2/28/21      4,950      2,302 C,E

El Paso Corporation

        7.800%    8/1/31      140      112 A

El Paso Natural Gas Company

        8.375%    6/15/32      3,610      3,682  

Sonat Inc.

        7.625%    7/15/11      5,000      4,338  

XTO Energy, Inc.

        7.500%    4/15/12      2,090      2,485  
                          


                             29,425  
                          


 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Paper and Forest Products

   N.M.                          

International Paper Company

        5.500%    1/15/14    $        675    $           700  
                          


Pharmaceuticals

   0.2%                          

Abbott Laboratories

        5.125%    7/1/04      200      202  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

        5.750%    10/1/11      3,790      4,166  

Merck & Co., Inc.

        6.750%    9/19/05      1,000      1,073  
                          


                             5,441  
                          


Photo Equipment and Supplies

   0.6%                          

Eastman Kodak Company

        3.625%    5/15/08      13,000      12,587 A

Eastman Kodak Company

        7.250%    11/15/13      710      769 A
                          


                             13,356  
                          


Real Estate

   N.M.                          

Socgen Real Estate Co. LLC

        7.640%    12/29/49      260      299 B
                          


Retail

   0.3%                          

Target Corporation

        4.000%    6/15/13      4,445      4,315 A

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

        5.450%    8/1/06      150      161 A

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

        4.125%    2/15/11      2,210      2,244  
                          


                             6,720  
                          


Special Purpose

   2.4%                          

Anadarko Finance Company

        6.750%    5/1/11      1,590      1,855 A

Conoco Funding Company

        6.350%    10/15/11      1,370      1,573  

Conoco Funding Company

        7.250%    10/15/31      350      425  

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corporation

        4.050%    6/4/08      3,490      3,527 A

Devon Financing Corporation ULC

        6.875%    9/30/11      400      463 A

Patrons’ Legacy 2003 IV

        5.775%    11/23/17      5,100      5,230 B

Sprint Capital Corporation

        6.000%    1/15/07      22,760      24,728 A

Sprint Capital Corporation

        8.375%    3/15/12      5,445      6,630  

Texaco Capital Inc.

        5.500%    1/15/09      1,000      1,112  

Unilever Capital Corporation

        7.125%    11/1/10      1,730      2,062  

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

        7.250%    12/1/10      1,720      2,027  

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

        6.875%    6/15/12      1,290      1,490  

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

        7.375%    9/1/12      2,480      2,959 A

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

        4.375%    6/1/13      1,880      1,832 A
                          


                             55,913  
                          


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Telecommunications

   N.M.                          

GTE Hawaiian Telephone Company, Inc.

        7.375%    9/1/06    $        700    $           780 A
                          


Telecommunications (Cellular/Wireless)

   N.M.                          

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

        8.125%    5/1/12      825      1,005  
                          


Transportation

   0.8%                          

Continental Airlines, Inc.

        6.545%    2/2/19      844      832  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

        6.619%    3/18/11      684      676  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

        7.111%    9/18/11      500      498 A

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

        6.718%    7/2/24      4,526      4,877  

Southwest Airlines Co.

        5.496%    11/1/06      9,000      9,660  

United Airlines, Inc.

        7.783%    1/1/14      2,539      2,283  
                          


                             18,826  
                          


Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost—$465,949)

                           491,670  

 

Asset-Backed Securities

   6.0%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   1.1%                          

Advanta Mortgage Loan Trust 1999-3

        7.590%    6/25/14      460      501  

Chevy Chase 1997-A

        7.650%    12/20/07      252      259  

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2000-5

        7.960%    2/1/32      4,700      4,084  

Equity One ABS, Inc. 2003-3

        4.995%    12/25/33      8,200      8,333  

Green Tree Financial Corporation 1996-5

        8.100%    7/15/27      1,072      372  

Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1997-D

        7.450%    9/15/28      1,700      1,703  

Irwin Home Equity Loan Trust 2001-1

        7.100%    9/25/31      9,407      9,842 F
                          


                             25,094  
                          


Indexed SecuritiesD

   4.8%                          

ACE Securities Corp. 2001-AQ1

        1.350%    4/25/31      198      198  

Aesop Funding II LLC 2001-1A

        1.290%    4/20/05      2,567      2,567 B

Aesop Funding II LLC 2003-4A

        1.320%    8/20/07      13,900      13,906 B

Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust 2002-BC1M

        1.370%    1/1/32      1,204      1,204  

Argent NIM Trust 2003-N1

        1.360%    8/25/08      4,028      4,028 B

Asset Backed Funding Certificates 2002-SB1

        1.520%    4/25/18      4,479      4,496  

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust 2001-DA

        1.470%    11/25/31      2,937      2,939 B

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust 2002-CA

        1.420%    5/25/32      3,606      3,606 B

CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2002-HE1

        1.400%    1/25/33      4,453      4,461  

Centex Home Equity 2000-C

        1.330%    10/25/30      289      289  

 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Asset-Backed Securities—Continued

                              

Indexed Securities—Continued

                              

Centex Home Equity 2002-D

        1.530%    12/25/32    $     4,854    $        4,868  

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2000-2

        1.370%    5/25/30      83      83  

CIT Group Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-1

        1.380%    3/25/33      3,615      3,621  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2001-BC2

        1.340%    7/25/31      382      382  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2003-3

        1.230%    2/25/22      1,832      1,832  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2003-BC3

        1.400%    9/25/33      14,000      14,029  

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust 2003-T4

        1.160%    12/26/21      7,045      7,045  

Fleet Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-1

        1.340%    1/20/33      10,534      10,543  

Household Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-4A

        1.640%    10/20/32      1,230      1,234  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2000-1

        1.350%    1/21/31      1,379      1,381  

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2001-NC1

        1.380%    6/20/31      4,306      4,312  

Option One Mortgage Securities Corp. NIM Trust 2003-1

        1.480%    1/26/10      1,636      1,638 B

Provident Bank Home Equity Loan Trust 1999-3

        1.480%    1/25/31      3,106      3,110  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2000-RS3

        1.380%    9/25/30      96      96  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2003-RS2

        1.430%    3/25/33      2,223      2,229  

Residential Asset Securities Corporation 2001-KS2

        1.320%    6/25/31      2,621      2,627  

Residential Asset Securities Corporation 2001-KS3

        1.320%    9/25/31      1,135      1,136  

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2003-BC5

        1.210%    6/25/33      4,975      4,975  

William Street Funding Corporation 2003-1

        1.420%    4/23/06      7,400      7,411 B
                          


                             110,246  
                          


Stripped Securities

   0.1%                          

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust 2002-A

        5.100%    7/25/04      1,779      28 B,G1

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust 2002-FA

        7.000%    6/25/05      320      13 B,G1

Diversified REIT Trust 1999-1A

        0.538%    3/18/11      98,304      1,951 B,G1
                          


                             1,992  
                          


Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost—$137,010)

                           137,332  

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   9.0%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   5.9%                          

Asset Securitization Corporation 1996-D2

        6.920%    2/14/29      5,583      5,954  

Criimi Mae Commercial Mortgage Trust 1998-C1

        7.000%    6/2/33      7,838      8,605 B

Deutsche Mortgage and Asset Receiving Corporation 1998-C1

        6.538%    6/15/31      12,990      14,374  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. 1996-C2

        6.960%    11/21/28      949      1,035  

Nomura Asset Securities Corporation 1996-MD5

        7.120%    4/13/39      5,444      5,927  

Nomura Asset Securities Corporation 1996-MD5A

        7.070%    4/13/39      1,359      1,422  

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
  VALUE  
   
 

Mortgage-Backed Securities—Continued

                             

Fixed Rate Securities—Continued

                             

Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2003-A14

        4.750%    2/25/19    $   93,599   $      94,653  

Washington Mutual 2002-S8

        5.750%    1/25/33      3,863     3,892  
                         


                            135,862  
                         


Indexed SecuritiesD

   3.1%                         

Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corporation
2003-2A

        1.470%    5/25/34      13,960     13,950 B

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage 2003-NP6

        1.990%    8/25/32      2,208     2,205 B

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization
2001-CB2

        1.380%    8/25/33      2,888     2,893  

Granite Mortgages PLC 2003-1

        1.310%    1/20/20      8,900     8,905  

Impac CMB Trust 2001-1

        1.370%    7/25/31      1,559     1,559  

Impac Mortgage Trust 2003-7 A

        1.410%    8/25/33      9,688     9,715  

Medallion Trust 2000-1G

        1.370%    7/12/31      352     352  

Medallion Trust 2000-2G

        1.310%    12/18/31      2,481     2,484  

Medallion Trust 2003-1G

        1.300%    12/21/33      5,519     5,520  

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2003-B

        1.430%    4/25/28      13,857     13,908  

Morgan Stanley Capital I 2003 XLF A-1

        1.270%    7/15/17      9,573     9,572 B
                         


                            71,063  
                         


Stripped Securities

   N.M.                         

FFCA Secured Lending Corporation 1999-1A

        1.710%    9/18/25      12,682     590 B,G1

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2001-C3

        0.984%    6/15/36      19,525     1,067 B,G1

Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust 1991-3

        2,500.000%    8/25/22      0.011     0.001 G1

Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust 1991-8

        0.070%    1/25/23      1,003     1 G1
                         


                            1,658  
                         


Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost—$206,127)

                          208,583  

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   30.0%                         

Fixed Rate Securities

   16.9%                         

Fannie Mae

        2.375%    2/15/07      2,280     2,291 A

Fannie Mae

        10.350%    12/10/15      770     1,190  

Freddie Mac

        1.875%    6/15/06      3,580     3,581 A

Freddie Mac

        7.250%    2/15/07      100     114  

Tennessee Valley Authority

        6.750%    11/1/25      2,560     3,087 A

Tennessee Valley Authority

        7.125%    5/1/30      2,450     3,099 A

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations
—Continued

                              

Fixed Rate Securities—Continued

                              

United States Treasury Bonds

        7.500%    11/15/16    $ 1,490    $ 1,964 A

United States Treasury Bonds

        8.000%    11/15/21      13,860      19,458 A

United States Treasury Bonds

        7.250%    8/15/22        13,010           17,092  

United States Treasury Bonds

        5.250%    11/15/28      6,000      6,335 A

United States Treasury Bonds

        5.250%    2/15/29      8,000      8,457 A

United States Treasury Bonds

        6.250%    5/15/30      32,800      39,600 A

United States Treasury Notes

        1.250%    5/31/05      480      480 A

United States Treasury Notes

        1.625%    2/28/06      36,350      36,407 A

United States Treasury Notes

        2.625%    11/15/06      28,650      29,214 A

United States Treasury Notes

        2.250%    2/15/07      14,310      14,432 A

United States Treasury Notes

        3.125%    9/15/08      1,940      1,982 A

United States Treasury Notes

        3.125%    10/15/08      12,680      12,940 A

United States Treasury Notes

        3.375%    11/15/08      15,330      15,796 A

United States Treasury Notes

        3.375%    12/15/08      100,000      102,941 A

United States Treasury Notes

        3.000%    2/15/09      7,070      7,147 A

United States Treasury Notes

        2.625%    3/15/09      30,270      30,052  

United States Treasury Notes

        4.250%    11/15/13      20,000      20,688 A

United States Treasury Notes

        4.000%    2/15/14      12,325      12,487 A
                          


                             390,834  
                          


Indexed SecuritiesH

   13.1%                          

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.875%    1/15/09      67,860      78,831 A

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        4.250%    1/15/10      83,348      99,920 A

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        1.875%    7/15/13      13,943      14,527 A

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        2.000%    1/15/14      11,084      11,630 A

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.625%    4/15/28      13,590      17,908 A

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.875%    4/15/29      57,040      78,698 A

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.375%    4/15/32      313      415 A
                          


                             301,929  
                          


Stripped Securities

   N.M.                          

United States Treasury Bonds

        0.000%    8/15/27      1,630      486 A,G1
                          


Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
(Identified Cost—$671,891)

                           693,249  

 

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

   36.1%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   36.1%                          

Fannie Mae

        7.000%    9/1/07 to 2/1/33    $   25,615    $      27,193  

Fannie Mae

        8.000%    5/1/15      81      87  

Fannie Mae

        5.500%    11/1/16      50,000      52,078I  

Fannie Mae

        6.000%    11/1/16 to 2/1/32      5,381      5,651  

Fannie Mae

        5.500%    4/1/18      3,078      3,210  

Fannie Mae

        4.500%    5/1/18      30,000      30,366 I

Fannie Mae

        4.500%    7/1/18      6,506      6,595  

Fannie Mae

        7.500%    6/1/25 to 7/1/29      1,935      2,078  

Fannie Mae

        6.500%    7/1/28 to 5/1/32      13,763      14,468  

Freddie Mac

        7.500%    4/1/06      3      4  

Freddie Mac

        9.750%    7/1/08      45      49  

Freddie Mac

        5.500%    12/1/13 to 6/1/33      15,223      15,636  

Freddie Mac

        6.000%    11/1/14      1,700      1,790 I

Freddie Mac

        4.500%    2/1/18      133,900      135,197 I

Freddie Mac

        9.300%    4/15/19      301      301  

Freddie Mac

        7.000%    4/1/24 to 5/1/32      10,378      11,009  

Freddie Mac

        6.000%    2/1/29 to 5/1/29      451      468  

Freddie Mac

        6.500%    6/1/32      266      280  

Freddie Mac

        5.500%    1/1/33      13,000      13,321 I

Freddie Mac

        5.000%    6/1/33 to 8/1/33      58,342      58,678  

Government National Mortgage Association

        10.000%    11/15/09      1      1  

Government National Mortgage Association

        8.000%    10/15/16 to 7/15/17      446      492  

Government National Mortgage Association

        7.500%    10/15/22 to 8/15/32      1,393      1,499  

Government National Mortgage Association

        7.000%    6/15/23 to 5/15/32      1,263      1,350  

Government National Mortgage Association

        6.500%    10/15/23 to 3/15/33      72,129      76,176  

Government National Mortgage Association

        6.000%    11/15/28 to 5/15/33      30,423      31,784  

Government National Mortgage Association

        6.000%    8/1/31      113,890      118,908 I

Government National Mortgage Association

        5.500%    12/1/32      108,800      111,894 I

Government National Mortgage Association

        5.500%    1/15/33      520      535  

 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—Continued

                              

Fixed Rate Securities—Continued

                              

Government National Mortgage Association

        5.000%    2/1/33    $ 111,565    $    112,332 I
                          


                             833,430  
                          


Stripped Securities

   N.M.                          

Fannie Mae

        9.500%    2/1/17      32      7 G1

Fannie Mae

        1,009.250%    2/25/20      0.02      1 G1

Fannie Mae

        1,009.250%    8/25/21      1      22 G1

Fannie Mae

        0.000%    5/25/22      345      321 G2

Financing Corporation

        0.000%    4/5/19      1,150      529 G2

Freddie Mac

        10.000%    3/1/21      250      54 G1

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    7/15/22      38      38 G2
                          


                             972  
                          


Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(Identified Cost—$832,182)

                 834,402  

 

Yankee BondsJ

   4.7%                          

Banking and Finance

   0.1%                          

The Export-Import Bank of Korea

        7.100%    3/15/07      1,050      1,175  
                          


Banks

   0.1%                          

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

        8.817%    3/31/49      870      929  

The Korea Development Bank

        4.250%    11/13/07      1,545      1,604  
                          


                             2,533  
                          


Electric

   N.M.                          

Hydro-Quebec

        6.300%    5/11/11      800      924  
                          


Energy

   0.1%                          

Korea Electric Power Corporation

        8.250%    3/15/05      1,050      1,111  
                          


Foreign Governments

   1.2%                          

Quebec Province

        5.500%    4/11/06      200      215  

United Mexican States

        8.375%    1/14/11      1,720      2,090 A

United Mexican States

        11.500%    5/15/26      17,070      26,288  
                          


                             28,593  
                          


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
    VALUE  
   
 

Yankee Bonds—Continued

                               

Insurance

   0.1%                           

Atlas Reinsurance PLC

        3.525%    1/7/05    $        250     $           252 B,D

Korea Deposit Insurance Corp.

        2.500%    12/11/05      2,400       2,724 B,E
                           


                              2,976  
                           


Manufacturing (Diversified)

   2.3%                           

Tyco International Group SA

        5.875%    11/1/04      900       921  

Tyco International Group SA

        6.375%    2/15/06      16,600       17,674  

Tyco International Group SA

        5.800%    8/1/06      10,250       10,890  

Tyco International Group SA

        6.125%    1/15/09      200       218  

Tyco International Group SA

        6.750%    2/15/11      230       256  

Tyco International Group SA

        6.375%    10/15/11      1,230       1,345  

Tyco International Group SA

        7.000%    6/15/28      3,070       3,267  

Tyco International Group SA

        6.875%    1/15/29      17,000       17,842  
                           


                              52,413  
                           


Oil and Gas

   0.2%                           

Anderson Exploration Ltd.

        6.750%    3/15/11      930       1,052  

YPF Sociedad Anonima

        7.750%    8/27/07      3,250       3,559  
                           


                              4,611  
                           


Special Purpose

   0.4%                           

CVRD Finance LTD.

        1.770%    10/15/07      2,587       2,574 B,D

HSBC Capital Funding LP

        4.610%    12/29/49      1,630       1,580 A,B

Petronas Capital Ltd.

        7.875%    5/22/22      1,340       1,605 B

Petrozuata Finance, Inc.

        8.220%    4/1/17      3,950       3,595 B
                           


                              9,354  
                           


Telecommunications

   0.2%                           

British Telecommunications plc

        8.375%    12/15/10      1,755       2,169 A

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

        5.250%    11/15/13      2,005       2,067 B
                           


                              4,236  
                           


Total Yankee Bonds (Identified Cost—$99,800)

                            107,926  

 

Preferred Stocks

   0.2%                           

Home Ownership Funding Corporation

        13.331%           6 shs     2,657 B,F

Home Ownership Funding Corporation II

        13.338%           5       2,384 B,F
                           


Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost—$9,045)

                            5,041  
                           


Total Long-Term Securities
(Identified Cost—$2,422,004)

                            2,478,203  

 

 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
    VALUE  
   
 

Investment of Proceeds From Securities Lending

   25.7%                           

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio

                    593,633  shs   $ 593,633  
                           


Total Investment of Proceeds From Securities Lending (Identified Cost—$593,633)

                       593,633  

 

Short-Term Securities

   17.3%                           

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   0.5%                           

Altria Group, Inc.

        1.870%    10/22/04    $ 6,600       6,599 D

Ford Motor Credit Company

        1.970%    8/17/04      5,060       5,060  
                           


                              11,659  
                           


U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   4.7%                           

Fannie Mae

        0.000%    9/8/04      12,890       12,831 C,K

Federal Farm Credit Bank

        0.000%    4/6/04      2,840       2,840 C

Federal Farm Credit Bank

        0.000%    9/17/04      20,000       19,903 C

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/5/04      17,000       16,998 C

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/5/04      25,530       25,527 C

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/6/04      8,800       8,799 C

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/6/04      19,140       19,137 C

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/7/04      3,200       3,200 C
                           


                              109,235  
                           


Repurchase Agreements

   12.1%                           

Deutsche Bank AG
1.04%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $122,600 on 4/1/04 (Collateral: $125,295 Fannie Mae zero coupon notes, due 6/1/04, value $125,080)

                    122,597       122,597  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
1.05%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $155,914 on 4/1/04 (Collateral: $159,435 Fannie Mae zero coupon notes, due 6/23/04, value $159,064)

                    155,910       155,910  
                           


                              278,507  
                           


Total Short-Term Securities (Identified Cost—$399,401)

                       399,401  

 

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
         VALUE  
   
 

Total Investments (Identified Cost—$3,415,038)

   150.3%            $ 3,471,237  

Payable for Securities Purchased

   (33.4)%              (770,640 )

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned

   (25.7)%              (593,633 )

Receivable for Securities Sold

   8.4%              192,896  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

   0.4%              8,966  
                 


Net assets consist of:

                     

Accumulated paid-in capital applicable to:

                     

185,276 Institutional Class shares outstanding

         $ 2,091,620         

  10,299 Financial Intermediary Class shares outstanding

           117,831         

Under/(Over) distributed net investment income

           (567)         

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments, options, futures and swaps

           48,271         

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments, options, futures and swaps

           51,671         
          

        

Net assets

   100.0 %          $ 2,308,826  
                 


Net asset value per share:

                     

Institutional Class

                 

$11.81

 

Financial Intermediary Class

                 

$11.81

 

 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     EXPIRATION      ACTUAL
CONTRACTS
     APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)
 
   
 

Futures Contracts PurchasedL

                      

U.S. Treasury Note Futures

   June 2004      826      $ 42  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures

   September 2004      4        9  
                  


                   $ 51  
                  


Futures Contracts WrittenL

                      

U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

   June 2004      383      $ 350  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures

   June 2004      718        300  
                  


                   $ 650  
                  


Options WrittenL

                      

Deutsche Bank, Swaption Put, Strike Price $100.00

   September 2004      92,700,000      $ 942  

Goldman Sachs Swaption Call, Strike Price $4.935

   December 2005      30,300,000        97  

U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Put, Strike Price $104.00

   June 2004      759        747  

U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Put, Strike Price $108.00

   June 2004      670        421  

U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Put, Strike Price $112.00

   June 2004      1,701        (370 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $114.00

   June 2004      1,249        (1,155 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $116.00

   June 2004      549        (208 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $117.00

   September 2004      400         

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $120.00

   June 2004      500        91  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $115.00

   September 2004      122        (104 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $112.00

   June 2004      500        294  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $108.00

   June 2004      734        520  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $110.00

   June 2004      614        207  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $112.00

   June 2004      1,283        320  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $112.00

   June 2004      565        8  
                  


                   $ 1,810  
                  


 


A All or a portion of this security is on loan. See Note 4 to the financial statements.
B Rule 144a Security – A security purchased pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933 which may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. These securities represent 4.5% of net assets.
C Zero coupon bond – A bond with no periodic interest payments which is sold at such a discount as to produce a current yield to maturity.
D Indexed security – The rates of interest earned on these securities are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), or the one-year Treasury Bill rate. The coupon rates are the rates as of March 31, 2004.
E Convertible bond – Bond may be converted into the issuer’s common stock.
F Stepped coupon security – A security with a predetermined schedule of interest or dividend rate changes, at which time it begins to accrue interest or pay dividends.
G Stripped security – Security with interest-only or principal-only payment streams, denoted by a 1 or 2, respectively. For interest-only securities, the amount shown as principal is the notional balance used to calculate the amount of interest due.
H Inflation-Protected Security – Security whose principal value is adjusted daily or monthly in accordance with changes to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Interest is calculated on the basis of the current adjusted principal value.
I When-issued security – Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis. Final settlement amount and maturity date have not yet been announced.
J Yankee Bond – A dollar-denominated bond issued in the U.S. by foreign entities.
K Collateral to cover futures and options contracts.
L Options and futures are described in more detail in the notes to financial statements.
N.M.—Not meaningful.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

March 31, 2004

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Long-Term Securities

   95.9%                          

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   17.7%                          

Aerospace/Defense

   0.2%                          

L-3 Communications Corp.

        7.625%    6/15/12    $        912    $        1,003  

Lockheed Martin Corporation

        7.650%    5/1/16      1,575      1,957  

Lockheed Martin Corporation

        8.500%    12/1/29      20      27  

Raytheon Company

        6.750%    8/15/07      25      28  

Raytheon Company

        6.000%    12/15/10      160      180  

Raytheon Company

        5.500%    11/15/12      75      79  

Raytheon Company

        5.375%    4/1/13      875      916  

Systems 2001 Asset Trust

        6.664%    9/15/13      3,219      3,616 A
                          


                             7,806  
                          


Auto and Automotive Parts

   N.M.                          

Cummins Inc.

        7.125%    3/1/28      545      540  
                          


Automotive

   N.M.                          

General Motors Corporation

        7.125%    7/15/13      870      950 B
                          


Banking and Finance

   2.3%                          

Boeing Capital Corporation

        5.800%    1/15/13      2,030      2,195 B

Ford Motor Credit Company

        6.875%    2/1/06      800      851  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        6.500%    1/25/07      5,000      5,341  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        5.800%    1/12/09      21,150      21,805  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.375%    10/28/09      390      428  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.875%    6/15/10      4,200      4,700  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.375%    2/1/11      7,985      8,708  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.250%    10/25/11      5,760      6,238  

Ford Motor Credit Company

        7.000%    10/1/13      70      74 B

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        6.750%    1/15/06      3,730      3,987  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        6.125%    9/15/06      10      11  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        4.375%    12/10/07      20      20 B

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        7.750%    1/19/10      110      125  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        7.250%    3/2/11      1,400      1,554 B

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        7.000%    2/1/12      110      119  

General Motors Acceptance Corporation

        0.000%    12/1/12      2,090      1,231 C

Household Finance Corporation

        7.200%    7/15/06      3,750      4,163  

Household Finance Corporation

        6.400%    6/17/08      20      23  

Household Finance Corporation

        6.500%    11/15/08      40      45  

Household Finance Corporation

        8.000%    7/15/10      70      86  

Household Finance Corporation

        6.375%    8/1/10      1,000      1,130  

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Banking and Finance—Continued

                              

Household Finance Corporation

        7.000%    5/15/12    $        160    $           188  

Household Finance Corporation

        6.375%    11/27/12      520      588  

SB Treasury Company LLC

        9.400%    12/29/49      360      421 A

SLM Corporation

        3.050%    4/1/09      10,680      10,747 D

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation

        2.800%    1/18/06      150      154  
                          


                             74,932  
                          


Banks

   0.4%                          

Bank of America Corporation

        5.250%    2/1/07      400      432  

Bank of America Corporation

        7.400%    1/15/11      3,090      3,709  

Bank One Corporation

        4.125%    9/1/07      2,780      2,910 B

Bank One Corporation

        6.000%    8/1/08      150      168  

Bank One Corporation

        5.900%    11/15/11      2,000      2,233  

Firstar Bank NA

        7.125%    12/1/09      350      413  

KeyCorp

        2.750%    2/27/07      240      243  

Wells Fargo Bank NA, San Francisco

        6.450%    2/1/11      1,600      1,840  
                          


                             11,948  
                          


Cable

   0.6%                          

Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

        6.375%    1/30/06      3,550      3,810  

Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

        6.750%    1/30/11      680      772 B

Comcast Corporation

        6.500%    1/15/15      1,970      2,179  

Comcast Corporation

        7.050%    3/15/33      6,530      7,256 B

Continental Cablevision, Inc.

        9.000%    9/1/08      1,060      1,289  

Cox Communications, Inc.

        7.125%    10/1/12      3,120      3,609  

Cox Communications, Inc.

        4.625%    6/1/13      1,190      1,162  

CSC Holdings Inc.

        7.625%    4/1/11      80      84  

CSC Holdings Inc.

        6.750%    4/15/12      500      500 A

CSC Holdings Inc.

        7.875%    2/15/18      260      279 B
                          


                             20,940  
                          


Casino Resorts

   0.1%                          

Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc.

        7.875%    12/15/05      852      922  

MGM MIRAGE

        9.750%    6/1/07      795      918 B

MGM MIRAGE

        8.500%    9/15/10      20      24  

MGM MIRAGE

        8.375%    2/1/11      162      187 B

Park Place Entertainment Corporation

        7.875%    12/15/05      724      771 B

Park Place Entertainment Corporation

        8.125%    5/15/11      100      114  

Station Casinos, Inc.

        6.000%    4/1/12      1,420      1,470 A
                          


                             4,406  
                          


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Chemicals

   0.2%                          

FMC Corporation

        10.250%    11/1/09    $        295    $           346  

IMC Global Inc.

        10.875%    6/1/08      615      741  

IMC Global Inc.

        11.250%    6/1/11      132      157  

IMC Global Inc.

        10.875%    8/1/13      460      576  

MacDermid, Incorporated

        9.125%    7/15/11      1,067      1,203  

Millennium America Inc.

        7.000%    11/15/06      880      895 B

The Dow Chemical Company

        5.250%    5/14/04      2,100      2,109  

Westlake Chemical Corporation

        8.750%    7/15/11      150      166  
                          


                             6,193  
                          


Coal

   N.M.                          

Peabody Energy Corporation

        6.875%    3/15/13      860      929  
                          


Computer Services and Systems

   0.1%                          

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

        7.125%    10/15/09      2,580      2,755 B

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

        6.000%    8/1/13      460      446  

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

        7.450%    10/15/29      250      245  

International Business Machines Corporation

        4.750%    11/29/12      40      41  

Unisys Corporation

        6.875%    3/15/10      86      95  
                          


                             3,582  
                          


Containers and Packaging

   N.M.                          

Ball Corporation

        6.875%    12/15/12      1,109      1,199  
                          


Diversified Financial Services

   0.8%                          

CIT Group Inc.

        6.500%    2/7/06      40      44  

CIT Group Inc.

        5.750%    9/25/07      2,840      3,113  

Citigroup Inc.

        5.000%    3/6/07      500      536 B

Citigroup Inc.

        3.625%    2/9/09      2,936      2,990 B

Citigroup Inc.

        7.250%    10/1/10      150      179  

General Electric Capital Corporation

        6.125%    2/22/11      70      79 B

General Electric Capital Corporation

        5.450%    1/15/13      11,845      12,755 B

IBJ Preferred Capital Corp. LLC

        8.790%    12/29/49      3,380      3,819 A

Philip Morris Capital Corporation

        7.500%    7/16/09      190      212  

U.S. Bancorp

        3.125%    3/15/08      1,610      1,623  

Wells Fargo & Company

        1.200%    6/12/06      50      50 D

Wells Fargo & Company

        5.000%    11/15/14      1,150      1,187  

Wells Fargo Financial, Inc.

        5.875%    8/15/08      150      167  
                          


                             26,754  
                          


 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Diversified Services

   N.M.                          

SPX Corporation

        7.500%    1/1/13    $        579    $           625 B
                          


Electric

   1.6%                          

Dominion Resources, Inc.

        4.125%    2/15/08      460      477 B

Dominion Resources, Inc.

        5.125%    12/15/09      1,260      1,343  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

        5.700%    9/17/12      3,810      4,103 B

FirstEnergy Corp.

        5.500%    11/15/06      6,840      7,273  

FirstEnergy Corp.

        6.450%    11/15/11      3,135      3,432 B

FirstEnergy Corp.

        7.375%    11/15/31      9,120      10,166  

General Electric Company

        5.000%    2/1/13      920      963 B

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

        7.750%    10/1/08      500      586  

Oncor Electric Delivery Company

        6.375%    1/15/15      685      768 B

Orion Power Holdings, Inc.

        12.000%    5/1/10      1,047      1,296  

System Energy Resources, Inc.

        7.430%    1/15/11      87      90  

The AES Corporation

        10.000%    7/15/05      486      498 A

The AES Corporation

        9.500%    6/1/09      2,736      2,969 B

The AES Corporation

        9.375%    9/15/10      2,494      2,718 B

The AES Corporation

        8.750%    5/15/13      13,098      14,408 A

The Detroit Edison Company

        5.200%    10/15/12      10      11  
                          


                             51,101  
                          


Energy

   1.0%                          

Calpine Corporation

        8.250%    8/15/05      470      449 B

Calpine Corporation

        7.750%    4/15/09      38      27 B

Calpine Corporation

        8.625%    8/15/10      180      132 B

Calpine Corporation

        8.500%    2/15/11      9,708      7,135 B

Calpine Corporation

        8.750%    7/15/13      3,430      3,139 A,B

Duke Energy Corporation

        5.625%    11/30/12      2,010      2,135 B

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company

        5.875%    10/1/12      30      32  

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

        1.810%    4/3/06      2,980      2,982 D

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

        7.250%    8/1/26      1,000      1,035  

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

        6.050%    3/1/34      4,300      4,349  

Peabody Energy Corporation

        5.875%    4/15/16      880      887  

Progress Energy, Inc.

        7.100%    3/1/11      110      127  

TXU Corp.

        6.375%    6/15/06      9,795      10,566  

TXU Energy Co.

        7.000%    3/15/13      10      12  
                          


                             33,007  
                          


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Environmental Services

   0.8%                          

Allied Waste North America Incorporated

        8.875%    4/1/08    $        882    $           990  

Allied Waste North America Incorporated

        8.500%    12/1/08      375      420 B

Safety-Kleen Corp.

        9.250%    5/15/09      85      8 E

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.000%    10/1/04      120      123  

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.000%    10/15/06      2,545      2,824  

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.125%    10/1/07      1,060      1,207  

Waste Management, Inc.

        6.875%    5/15/09      8,000      9,140  

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.375%    8/1/10      6,055      7,134  

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.125%    12/15/17      500      578  

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.000%    7/15/28      3,010      3,346  

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.375%    5/15/29      80      93  

Waste Management, Inc.

        7.750%    5/15/32      750      914  
                          


                             26,777  
                          


Food, Beverage and Tobacco

   0.5%                          

Altria Group, Inc.

        7.000%    11/4/13      1,755      1,934 B

Altria Group, Inc.

        7.750%    1/15/27      4,530      5,049  

Constellation Brands, Inc.

        8.000%    2/15/08      782      882  

Nabisco Incorporated

        7.550%    6/15/15      3,570      4,409  

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.

        7.750%    5/15/06      1,080      1,147  

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.

        6.500%    6/1/07      590      611  

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.

        7.875%    5/15/09      730      785 B

Sara Lee Corporation

        6.250%    9/15/11      50      57  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

        8.000%    10/15/09      471      526  
                          


                             15,400  
                          


Gaming

   N.M.                          

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

        8.125%    1/1/06      100      108  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

        6.375%    7/15/09      749      786  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

        8.375%    7/1/11      380      420  
                          


                             1,314  
                          


Gas and Pipeline Utilities

   1.1%                          

Dynegy Holdings Inc.

        8.750%    2/15/12      5,890      5,566 B

Southern Natural Gas Company

        8.875%    3/15/10      1,220      1,354  

Southern Natural Gas Company

        8.000%    3/1/32      11,940      12,269  

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        7.500%    1/15/31      4,113      3,969  

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        7.750%    6/15/31      530      522  

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        8.750%    3/15/32      11,630      12,328  
                          


                             36,008  
                          


 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Health Care

   0.9%                          

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

        5.375%    11/15/06    $     10,260    $        9,644 B

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

        5.000%    7/1/07      6,460      5,895 B

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

        6.375%    12/1/11      2,500      2,163  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

        7.375%    2/1/13      13,939      12,580 B
                          


                             30,282  
                          


Homebuilding

   N.M.                          

Lennar Corporation

        9.950%    5/1/10      286      326  

The Ryland Group, Inc.

        8.000%    8/15/06      104      116  
                          


                             442  
                          


Insurance

   0.5%                          

Loews Corporation

        3.125%    9/15/07      12,000      11,850 F

Loews Corporation

        8.875%    4/15/11      90      110  

Loews Corporation

        7.625%    6/1/23      1,500      1,558  

Loews Corporation

        7.000%    10/15/23      3,300      3,341  

Oil Insurance Ltd.

        5.150%    8/15/33      35      36 A
                          


                             16,895  
                          


Investment Banking/Brokerage

   0.7%                          

Credit Suisse First Boston USA

        4.625%    1/15/08      2,730      2,892  

Credit Suisse First Boston USA

        7.125%    7/15/32      60      72 B

J.P. Morgan Capital Trust II

        7.950%    2/1/27      20      23  

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc.

        4.500%    11/15/10      140      144  

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc.

        5.250%    5/30/07      30      32 B

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc.

        5.750%    1/2/13      4,430      4,815  

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc.

        6.000%    2/15/09      10      11  

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

        6.625%    4/1/04      470      470  

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

        4.000%    1/22/08      1,740      1,806  

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

        7.000%    2/1/08      160      183  

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

        3.375%    9/14/07      3,130      3,213  

Morgan Stanley

        3.625%    4/1/08      90      92 B

Morgan Stanley

        5.300%    3/1/13      4,090      4,293  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

        6.600%    1/15/12      2,810      3,220  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

        4.750%    7/15/13      1,420      1,420  
                          


                             22,686  
                          


Investment Management

   0.1%                          

Dryden Investor Trust

        7.157%    7/23/08      1,563      1,699  
                          


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Lodging/Hotels

   0.1%                          

Hilton Hotels Corporation

        7.625%    5/15/08    $        917    $        1,029  

Host Marriott Corporation

        7.875%    8/1/08      737      766  

ITT Corporation

        6.750%    11/15/05      80      84  

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

        7.375%    5/1/07      850      925  
                          


                             2,804  
                          


Machinery

   N.M.                          

AGCO Corporation

        9.500%    5/1/08      179      197  

Deere & Company

        6.950%    4/25/14      80      95  

Grant Prideco, Inc.

        9.000%    12/15/09      147      166  

Terex Corporation

        10.375%    4/1/11      185      211 B
                          


                             669  
                          


Manufacturing (Diversified)

   N.M.                          

Procter & Gamble Company

        8.500%    8/10/09      90      113 B

The Gillette Company

        2.500%    6/1/08      160      157  
                          


                             270  
                          


Media

   1.3%                          

AOL Time Warner Inc.

        6.875%    5/1/12      5,850      6,692 B

AOL Time Warner Inc.

        7.625%    4/15/31      440      515  

AOL Time Warner Inc.

        7.700%    5/1/32      15,480      18,300  

Lamar Media Corporation

        7.250%    1/1/13      989      1,073 B

Liberty Media Corporation

        2.610%    9/17/06      12,170      12,314 D

Liberty Media Corporation

        3.500%    9/25/06      90      92  

Liberty Media Corporation

        5.700%    5/15/13      565      590 B

Liberty Media Corporation

        3.750%    2/15/30      170      119 F

News America Incorporated

        6.750%    1/9/38      200      232  

Viacom Inc.

        5.625%    8/15/12      2,080      2,258 B

Vivendi Universal S.A.

        6.250%    7/15/08      860      929  
                          


                             43,114  
                          


Medical Care Facilities

   0.3%                          

HCA Inc.

        6.910%    6/15/05      353      369  

HCA Inc.

        7.125%    6/1/06      540      584  

HCA Inc.

        7.250%    5/20/08      314      347  

HCA Inc.

        8.750%    9/1/10      256      307  

HCA Inc.

        6.300%    10/1/12      3      3  

HCA Inc.

        5.750%    3/15/14      5,880      5,875  

Health Care REIT, Inc.

        8.000%    9/12/12      128      151  

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Medical Care Facilities—Continued

                              

Manor Care, Inc.

        7.500%    6/15/06    $        867    $           949  

Manor Care, Inc.

        8.000%    3/1/08      87      100  
                          


                             8,685  
                          


Medical Products

   0.1%                          

Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust II

        7.875%    2/1/08      719      784 G

Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust IV

        7.875%    6/15/11      681      752 B
                          


                             1,536  
                          


Oil and Gas

   1.0%                          

Apache Corporation

        6.250%    4/15/12      1,430      1,643 B

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

        9.000%    8/15/12      182      210  

Conoco Inc.

        6.950%    4/15/29      7,925      9,237  

ConocoPhillips

        8.750%    5/25/10      3,100      3,943  

ConocoPhillips

        4.750%    10/15/12      1,170      1,207 B

ConocoPhillips

        7.000%    3/30/29      640      747  

ConocoPhillips

        5.900%    10/15/32      10      10  

Devon Energy Corporation

        7.950%    4/15/32      4,085      5,062 B

El Paso Corporation

        0.000%    2/28/21      3,150      1,465 C,F

El Paso Natural Gas Company

        8.375%    6/15/32      1,310      1,336  

Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company

        8.875%    4/15/05      232      246  

Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company

        8.250%    8/15/07      330      385  

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

        9.625%    4/1/10      270      346  

Seariver Maritime Inc.

        0.000%    9/1/12      70      49 C

Sonat Inc.

        7.625%    7/15/11      3,000      2,602  

Vintage Petroleum, Inc.

        7.875%    5/15/11      340      366 B

Vintage Petroleum, Inc.

        8.250%    5/1/12      441      496  

Westport Resources Corporation

        8.250%    11/1/11      221      246  

XTO Energy, Inc.

        7.500%    4/15/12      1,061      1,262  

XTO Energy, Inc.

        6.250%    4/15/13      1,787      1,979  
                          


                             32,837  
                          


Paper and Forest Products

   0.2%                          

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        7.500%    5/15/06      200      215  

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        8.875%    2/1/10      245      286  

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        8.125%    5/15/11      9      10 B

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        9.500%    12/1/11      588      709 B

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        9.375%    2/1/13      12      14  

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        7.700%    6/15/15      176      193  

 

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NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Paper and Forest Products—Continued

                              

International Paper Company

        5.500%    1/15/14    $     1,205    $        1,250  

MeadWestvaco Corporation

        6.850%    4/1/12      2,235      2,509 B
                          


                             5,186  
                          


Pharmaceuticals

   0.3%                          

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

        8.125%    9/1/08      756      843  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

        5.750%    10/1/11      4,380      4,815  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

        5.250%    8/15/13      4,460      4,703 A

Omnicare, Inc.

        8.125%    3/15/11      709      790  
                          


                             11,151  
                          


Photo Equipment and Supplies

   N.M.                          

Eastman Kodak Company

        7.250%    11/15/13      755      818 B
                          


Publishing

   N.M.                          

Dex Media West LLC

        8.500%    8/15/10      710      783 A,B
                          


Real Estate

   N.M.                          

Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership

        8.750%    5/1/09      560      634  

Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership

        9.000%    5/1/12      90      104  
                          


                             738  
                          


Restaurants

   N.M.                          

Yum! Brands, Inc.

        8.500%    4/15/06      171      190  
                          


Retail

   0.3%                          

Target Corporation

        5.875%    3/1/12      80      89  

Target Corporation

        4.000%    6/15/13      5,340      5,183 B

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

        4.125%    2/15/11      3,160      3,209 B
                          


                             8,481  
                          


Special Purpose

   1.6%                          

Air 2 US Series A

        8.027%    10/1/19      207      188 A

Anadarko Finance Company

        6.750%    5/1/11      240      280  

ChevronTexaco Capital Company

        3.500%    9/17/07      20      21  

Conoco Funding Company

        6.350%    10/15/11      2,010      2,307  

Conoco Funding Company

        7.250%    10/15/31      810      985  

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corporation

        7.400%    1/20/05      190      199 B

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corporation

        4.050%    6/4/08      1,750      1,769 B

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corporation

        7.300%    1/15/12      3,315      3,822  

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corporation

        6.500%    11/15/13      1,290      1,395  

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Special Purpose—Continued

                              

Devon Financing Corporation ULC

        6.875%    9/30/11    $     1,600    $        1,851 B

Entercom Capital Inc.

        7.625%    3/1/14      390      422  

Patrons’ Legacy 2003 IV

        5.775%    12/23/63      6,600      6,768 A

Sprint Capital Corporation

        6.000%    1/15/07      9,220      10,017  

Sprint Capital Corporation

        6.125%    11/15/08      130      144  

Sprint Capital Corporation

        8.375%    3/15/12      3,295      4,012  

TCI Communications Financing III

        9.650%    3/31/27      1,480      1,792  

Texaco Capital Inc.

        5.500%    1/15/09      1,600      1,778  

Unilever Capital Corporation

        7.125%    11/1/10      1,450      1,728  

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

        6.875%    6/15/12      2,130      2,461 B

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

        7.375%    9/1/12      5,350      6,384 B

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

        4.375%    6/1/13      3,220      3,138 B
                          


                             51,461  
                          


Telecommunications

   0.3%                          

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

        7.250%    7/15/13      1,450      1,464 B

EchoStar DBS Corporation

        4.405%    10/1/08      833      866 A,D

EchoStar DBS Corporation

        9.125%    1/15/09      380      430  

PanAmSat Corporation

        6.375%    1/15/08      346      359  

PanAmSat Corporation

        8.500%    2/1/12      344      360  

Qwest Communications International Inc.

        4.630%    2/15/09      1,745      1,631 A,D

Qwest Corporation

        7.200%    11/1/04      750      769  

Qwest Corporation

        5.625%    11/15/08      2,400      2,394  
                          


                             8,273  
                          


Telecommunications (Cellular/Wireless)

   0.1%                          

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

        7.350%    3/1/06      3,000      3,290  

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

        8.125%    5/1/12      50      61 B

Nextel Communications, Inc.

        7.375%    8/1/15      440      476  
                          


                             3,827  
                          


Transportation

   0.2%                          

CSX Corporation

        6.250%    10/15/08      570      637  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

        6.619%    3/18/11      3,147      3,110  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

        6.417%    7/2/12      40      43  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

        6.718%    1/2/23      2,583      2,783  

Kansas City Southern Railway

        9.500%    10/1/08      558      619  

Norfolk Southern Corporation

        6.200%    4/15/09      20      23  
                          


                             7,215  
                          


Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost—$550,864)

                           584,453  

 

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Asset-Backed Securities

   6.0%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   0.7%                          

Bay View Auto Trust 2003-LJ1

        3.440%    4/25/12    $        300    $           306  

Chevy Chase Home Loan Trust 1996-1

        7.150%    5/15/15      12      12  

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2000-4

        8.310%    5/1/32      2,200      1,898  

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2000-6

        6.770%    9/1/32      2,380      2,461  

Contimortgage Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-4

        7.330%    10/15/28      1,434      789  

Green Tree Financial Corporation 1992-2

        9.150%    1/15/18      547      507  

Green Tree Financial Corporation 1993-2

        8.000%    7/15/18      1,300      1,287  

Green Tree Financial Corporation 1996-5

        8.100%    7/15/27      6,135      2,132  

Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1996-A

        7.400%    2/15/26      1,289      709  

Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1997-D

        7.450%    9/15/28      1,500      1,503  

Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract 2001-B A3

        4.350%    5/15/14      4,781      4,865  

Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract 2001-B A6

        6.467%    8/15/28      4,687      5,104  

Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization 2000-1

        8.370%    3/25/30      2,500      1,625 A

UCFC Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-C

        5.935%    1/15/30      72      75  

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance 1996-A

        8.150%    4/7/26      477      473  

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance 1997-B

        8.155%    10/7/26      250      249  

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance 1997-C

        7.830%    8/7/27      500      519  
                          


                             24,514  
                          


Indexed SecuritiesD

   5.2%                          

ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust
2001-LB1

        1.350%    8/21/30      4      4  

Advanta Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust 2000-A

        1.340%    8/25/24      1,546      1,547  

Aesop Funding II LLC 2001-1A

        1.290%    4/20/05      1,983      1,983 A

AFC Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-2

        1.390%    6/25/30      2,165      2,168  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2003-BX

        1.290%    11/6/06      130      130  

Argent NIM Trust 2003-N1

        1.360%    8/25/08      9,306      9,306 A

Asset Backed Funding Certificates 2002-WF1

        1.380%    12/25/32      1,592      1,594  

Asset Backed Securities Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust 2001 HE3

        1.360%    11/15/31      2,184      2,187  

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust 2001-DA

        1.470%    11/25/31      430      430 A

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2003-1

        1.140%    6/15/05      145      145  

CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2002-HE1

        1.400%    8/25/32      4,246      4,253  

CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2003-HE1

        1.420%    7/25/33      1,944      1,948  

Centex Home Equity 2000-C

        1.330%    10/25/30      622      622  

Centex Home Equity 2002-D

        1.530%    12/25/32      5,007      5,020  

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

    % OF
NET ASSETS
  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  PAR/
SHARES
  VALUE  
   
 

Asset-Backed Securities—Continued

                         

Indexed Securities—Continued

                         

Chase Funding Loan Acquisition Trust 2003-C1

      1.240%   5/25/24   $ 9,653   $ 9,655  

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2000-2

      1.370%   5/25/30     8     8  

Chase USA Master Trust 2000-2

      1.260%   4/15/09     110     110  

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust 2002-C1

      2.120%   2/9/09     2,040     2,068  

Conseco Finance 2000-C

      1.460%   10/15/31     145     145  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2001-BC2

      1.340%   7/25/31     367     367  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2003-1

      1.430%   6/25/33     7,784     7,806  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2003-3

      1.230%   2/25/22     10,515     10,517  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2003-BC3

      1.400%   9/25/33     19,090     19,130  

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-F

      1.440%   11/15/28     4,637     4,685  

DaimlerChrysler Master Owner Trust 2002-A

      1.150%   5/15/07     60     60  

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust 2002-T15

      1.290%   11/26/32     7,128     7,100  

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust 2003-T4

      1.160%   12/26/21     6,309     6,309  

Fleet Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-1

      1.340%   1/20/33     13,554     13,565  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2003-A

      1.140%   8/15/05     79     79  

Household Home Equity Loan Trust 2001-1

      1.380%   1/20/31     48     48  

Household Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-1

      1.460%   3/14/32     1,900     1,905  

Household Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-3

      1.540%   8/20/12     678     680  

Irwin Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-1

      1.590%   2/25/28     105     105  

Korea Asset Funding Ltd. 2000-1A

      3.220%   2/10/09     460     460 A

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2000-2

      1.380%   6/25/30     313     313  

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-1

      1.510%   2/25/33     147     148  

Option One Mortgage Securities Corp. NIM Trust
2003-1

      1.480%   1/26/10     67     67 A

Pass-Through Amortizing Credit Card Trust
2002-1A

      1.840%   6/18/12     77     77 A

Provident Bank Home Equity Loan Trust 2000-2

      1.360%   8/25/31     1,322     1,324  

Providian Gateway Master Trust 2002-B

      1.790%   6/15/09     14,970     15,016 A

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2003-RS4

      1.420%   5/25/33     12,890     12,920  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II 2003-HS3

      1.380%   8/25/33     224     225  

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII
1999-AQ1

      1.410%   4/25/29     7     7  

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII
2002-CIT1

      1.390%   3/25/32     5,106     5,115  

Southern Pacific Secured Assets Corporation 1998-2

      1.260%   7/25/29     91     91  

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance 1999-D

      4.350%   1/7/30     4,100     3,666  

Wachovia Asset Securitization, Inc. 2002-HE1

      1.460%   9/27/32     4,457     4,492  

 

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    % OF
NET ASSETS
  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  PAR/
SHARES
  VALUE  
   
 

Asset-Backed Securities—Continued

                         

Indexed Securities—Continued

                         

Wachovia Asset Securitization, Inc. 2002-HE2

      1.520%   12/25/32   $        426   $           428  

Wachovia Asset Securitization, Inc. 2003-HE1

      1.380%   3/25/33     157     158  

William Street Funding Corporation 2003-1

      1.420%   4/23/06     9,600     9,614 A
                     


                        169,800  
                     


Stripped Securities

  0.1%                      

Diversified REIT Trust 2001-1

      0.772%   3/8/10     16,000     462 A,H1

Oakwood Mortgage Investors Inc. 2001-E

      6.000%   11/15/09     6,972     1,332 H1
                     


                        1,794  
                     


Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost—$195,397)

                      196,108  

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  3.6%                      

Fixed Rate Securities

  1.5%                      

Asset Securitization Corporation 1996-D2

      6.920%   2/14/29     7,437     7,932  

Banc of America Funding Corporation 2003-1

      6.000%   5/20/33     2,253     2,305  

Blackrock Capital Finance L.P. 1997-R3

      7.220%   11/25/28     196     199 A

Commercial Capital Access One, Inc. 2

      12.000%   11/15/27     3,538     1,573  

Commercial Mortgage Asset Trust 1999-C2

      7.546%   11/17/09     330     391  

Criimi Mae Commercial Mortgage Trust 1998-C1

      7.000%   3/2/11     680     747 A

Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Company 1998-1

      6.110%   1/15/25     1,023     1,018 A

FFCA Secured Lending Corporation 1999-1A

      6.370%   10/18/08     165     169 A

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
1998-C1

      6.700%   5/15/30     10,800     12,221  

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
1999-C2

      6.945%   9/15/33     340     392  

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II 1998-C1

      6.620%   10/18/30     5,500     6,180  

J.P. Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corporation 1999-C8

      7.400%   7/15/31     2,000     2,329  

Nomura Asset Securities Corporation 1996-MD5

      7.120%   4/13/36     2,000     2,178  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2003-A14

      4.750%   2/25/19     5,414     5,475  

Structured Asset Securities Corporation 1996-CFL

      7.750%   2/25/28     5,000     5,612  
                     


                        48,721  
                     


Indexed SecuritiesD

  2.1%                      

Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation 2000-FL1A

      1.370%   12/12/13     298     298 A

COMM 2001-FL4A

      1.330%   4/15/13     978     978 A

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. 2003-TFLA1

      1.360%   4/15/13     200     200 A

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Mortgage-Backed Securities—Continued

                              

Indexed Securities—Continued

                              

Impac CMB Trust 2002-1

        1.410%    3/25/31    $   3,719    $      3,726  

Impac Mortgage Trust 2003-7 A

        1.410%    8/25/33      9,914      9,942  

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Security 2003-FL1A

        1.360%    2/17/15      123      123 A

Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Trust 2001-LLFA

        1.330%    8/16/13      1,319      1,318 A

Medallion Trust 2000-2G

        1.310%    12/18/31      859      860  

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2003-B

        1.430%    4/25/28      19,220      19,291  

Morgan Stanley Capital I 2003 XLF A-1

        1.270%    7/15/17      9,834      9,833 A

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 4

        1.450%    4/22/25      44      43  

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
2002-WHL

        1.390%    3/15/15      199      199 A

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
2003-WHL2

        1.280%    6/15/13      22,200      22,196 A

Westpac Securitisation Trust 1999-1G

        1.320%    5/19/30      178      177  
                          


                             69,184  
                          


Stripped Securities

   N.M.                          

FFCA Secured Lending Corporation 1999-1A

        1.710%    3/18/16      773      36 A,H1,I

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Security Inc.
1999-CTL1

        0.908%    12/15/16      2,076      36 A,H1,I

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2001-C3

        0.984%    6/15/36      5,467      299 A,H1,I
                          


                             371  
                          


Variable Rate SecuritiesI

   N.M.                          

Securitized Asset Sales, Inc. 1994-4

        3.909%    8/25/33      25      25  
                          


Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost—$116,749)

                           118,301  

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   20.3%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   11.3%                          

Fannie Mae

        2.875%    9/15/06      535      546  

Fannie Mae

        2.375%    2/15/07      3,080      3,094 B

Fannie Mae

        6.375%    6/15/09      1,374      1,583 B

Fannie Mae

        6.625%    11/15/10      2,860      3,363 B

Fannie Mae

        10.350%    12/10/15      1,030      1,592  

Freddie Mac

        1.875%    6/15/06      4,720      4,722 B

Freddie Mac

        4.875%    11/15/06      100      107  

Freddie Mac

        3.500%    11/15/07      100      103  

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations
—Continued

                              

Fixed Rate Securities—Continued

                              

Freddie Mac

        5.875%    11/15/07    $        750    $           835  

Freddie Mac

        3.375%    4/15/09      40      40  

Freddie Mac

        4.500%    9/16/13      160      164  

Tennessee Valley Authority

        6.250%    12/15/17      40      46  

Tennessee Valley Authority

        6.750%    11/1/25      1,670      2,014 B

Tennessee Valley Authority

        7.125%    5/1/30      840      1,063 B

United States Treasury Bonds

        8.000%    11/15/21      27,920      39,196 B

United States Treasury Bonds

        6.750%    8/15/26      1,600      2,023 B

United States Treasury Bonds

        5.250%    11/15/28      8,790      9,280 B

United States Treasury Bonds

        6.250%    5/15/30      31,050      37,487 B

United States Treasury Bonds

        5.375%    2/15/31      5,150      5,614 B

United States Treasury Notes

        1.625%    1/31/05      360      362 B

United States Treasury Notes

        1.625%    2/28/06      47,700      47,774 B

United States Treasury Notes

        2.625%    11/15/06      45,680      46,579 B

United States Treasury Notes

        2.250%    2/15/07      19,150      19,313 B

United States Treasury Notes

        6.125%    8/15/07      60      68 B

United States Treasury Notes

        3.000%    11/15/07      60      62 B

United States Treasury Notes

        3.250%    8/15/08      1,310      1,347 B

United States Treasury Notes

        3.125%    9/15/08      2,800      2,860 B

United States Treasury Notes

        3.125%    10/15/08      70,460      71,902 B

United States Treasury Notes

        3.375%    11/15/08      19,640      20,237 B

United States Treasury Notes

        3.000%    2/15/09      28,970      29,285 B

United States Treasury Notes

        2.625%    3/15/09      20,000      19,856  

United States Treasury Notes

        4.250%    8/15/13      140      145 B
                          


                             372,662  
                          


Indexed SecuritiesJ

   8.4%                          

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.875%    1/15/09      54,288      63,066 B

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        4.250%    1/15/10      23,685      28,394 B

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        1.875%    7/15/13      19,519      20,335 B

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        2.000%    1/15/14      12,948      13,586 B

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.625%    4/15/28      25,336      33,386 B

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.875%    4/15/29      80,999      111,753 B

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.375%    4/15/32      3,370      4,469 B
                          


                             274,989  
                          


 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

    % OF
NET ASSETS
  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  PAR/
SHARES
  VALUE  
   
 

U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations
—Continued

                         

Stripped Securities

  0.6%                      

United States Treasury Notes

      0.000%   5/15/30   $   1,000   $           262 H2

United States Treasury Bonds

      0.000%   11/15/21     45,460     18,684 B,H2

United States Treasury Bonds

      0.000%   8/15/27     1,520     454 B,H2

United States Treasury Bonds

      0.000%   11/15/27     500     147 B,H2
                     


                        19,547  
                     


Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
(Identified Cost—$638,173)

                      667,198  

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

  36.1%                      

Fixed Rate Securities

  36.1%                      

Fannie Mae

      6.500%   5/1/14 to 6/1/32     11,511     12,143  

Fannie Mae

      6.000%   5/1/16 to 7/1/32     7,548     7,899  

Fannie Mae

      5.500%   1/1/17 to 4/1/18     14,592     15,217  

Fannie Mae

      5.000%   1/1/18     68,440     70,343 K

Fannie Mae

      9.500%   11/1/21     4     4  

Fannie Mae

      7.000%   1/1/29     500     531 K

Fannie Mae

      7.000%   8/1/29 to 7/1/32     15,850     16,824  

Fannie Mae

      7.500%   11/1/29     77     83  

Fannie Mae

      6.000%   1/1/32     28,500     29,658 K

Freddie Mac

      5.500%   12/1/13     208     217  

Freddie Mac

      6.000%   11/1/14     12,200     12,845 K

Freddie Mac

      7.000%   10/1/16 to 4/1/32     5,539     5,873  

Freddie Mac

      4.500%   2/1/18     226,800     228,997 K

Freddie Mac

      6.500%   7/1/29     1,189     1,251  

Freddie Mac

      5.500%   1/1/33     35,000     35,864 K

Government National Mortgage Association

      9.500%   1/15/06     32     34  

Government National Mortgage Association

      7.500%   3/15/23 to 9/15/31     838     903  

Government National Mortgage Association

      7.000%   7/15/23 to 7/15/31     2,852     3,046  

Government National Mortgage Association

      6.500%   4/15/28 to 4/15/33     68,945     72,802  

Government National Mortgage Association

      6.000%   1/15/29 to 7/15/33     77,876     81,365  

Government National Mortgage Association

      6.500%   8/1/29     14,850     15,671 K

Government National Mortgage Association

      8.000%   12/15/30 to 1/15/31     124     135  

Government National Mortgage Association

      6.000%   8/1/31     208,890     218,094 K

Government National Mortgage Association

      5.500%   12/1/32     88,200     90,708 K

Government National Mortgage Association

      5.000%   2/1/33     252,200     253,934 K

Government National Mortgage Association

      5.500%   7/15/33     13,918     14,329  
                     


                        1,188,770  
                     


 

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    % OF
NET ASSETS
  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  PAR/
SHARES
  VALUE  
   
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—Continued

                         

IndexedD

  N.M.                      

Government National Mortgage Association

      1.490%   8/20/31   $ 14   $ 14  
                     


Stripped Securities

  N.M.                      

Financing Corporation

      0.000%   11/30/17           1,250                 631 H2

Financing Corporation

      0.000%   4/5/19     320     147 H2
                     


                        778  
                     


Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(Identified Cost—$1,188,978)

                      1,189,562  

 

Yankee BondsL

  7.7%                      

Banks

  N.M.                      

KFW Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau

      2.375%   9/25/06     240     243 B

KFW Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau

      3.375%   1/23/08     100     103  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

      8.817%   3/31/05     230     246  

The Korea Development Bank

      4.250%   11/13/07     200     207  

The Korea Development Bank

      5.500%   11/13/12     60     64 B
                     


                        863  
                     


Cable

  0.1%                      

Rogers Cable Inc.

      7.875%   5/1/12     687     780  

Shaw Communications Inc.

      7.250%   4/6/11     630     705  
                     


                        1,485  
                     


Containers and Packaging

  0.1%                      

Cascades Inc.

      7.250%   2/15/13     1,416     1,491  

Norampac Inc.

      6.750%   6/1/13     572     606  
                     


                        2,097  
                     


Diversified Financial Services

  N.M.                      

Pemex Finance Ltd.

      8.500%   2/15/08     110     116  

Pemex Finance Ltd.

      9.030%   2/15/11     10     12  
                     


                        128  
                     


Electric

  0.1%                      

Hydro-Quebec

      6.300%   5/11/11     2,380     2,750  
                     


Foreign Governments

  4.4%                      

Federative Republic of Brazil

      2.062%   4/15/09     1,139     1,068 D

Federative Republic of Brazil

      14.500%   10/15/09     13,910     17,742  

Federative Republic of Brazil

      12.000%   4/15/10     3,240     3,767  

Federative Republic of Brazil

      2.062%   4/15/12     6,180     5,408 D

Federative Republic of Brazil

      8.000%   4/15/14     6,760     6,591 B

 

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Annual Report to Shareholders

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

    % OF
NET ASSETS
  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  PAR/
SHARES
  VALUE  
   
 

Yankee Bonds—Continued

                         

Foreign Governments—Continued

                         

Federative Republic of Brazil

      11.000%   8/17/40   $ 4,036   $ 4,310  

Province of British Columbia

      4.300%   5/30/13     180     184  

Province of Ontario

      3.500%   9/17/07              110                 113  

Republic of Bulgaria

      8.250%   1/15/15     6,820     8,312 A

Republic of Colombia

      10.500%   7/9/10     2,230     2,676 B

Republic of Colombia

      11.750%   2/25/20     3,185     4,077  

Republic of Panama

      9.625%   2/8/11     2,733     3,252  

Republic of Panama

      9.375%   7/23/12     1,030     1,218  

Republic of Panama

      10.750%   5/15/20     1,967     2,483  

Republic of Peru

      9.125%   2/21/12     440     498  

Republic of Peru

      5.000%   3/7/17     6,006     5,556 A

Republic of Peru

      5.000%   3/7/17     46     42 A

Republic of Peru

      8.750%   11/21/33     1,170     1,177 B

Republic of the Philippines

      9.875%   1/15/19     2,740     2,836 B

Russian Federation

      8.250%   3/31/10     510     579  

Russian Federation

      5.000%   3/31/30     21,270     21,302 M

United Mexican States

      8.375%   1/14/11     8,050     9,785 B

United Mexican States

      11.500%   5/15/26     28,020     43,151  
                     


                        146,127  
                     


Insurance

  0.1%                      

Atlas Reinsurance PLC

      3.525%   1/7/05     250     252 A,D

Korea Deposit Insurance Corp.

      2.500%   12/11/05     2,500     2,838 A,F

Residential Reinsurance LTD

      6.073%   6/1/05     850     850 A,D
                     


                        3,940  
                     


Manufacturing (Diversified)

  1.9%                      

Tyco International Group SA

      6.375%   2/15/06     10,250     10,913  

Tyco International Group SA

      5.800%   8/1/06     10,250     10,890  

Tyco International Group SA

      6.125%   11/1/08     100     109  

Tyco International Group SA

      6.125%   1/15/09     220     239  

Tyco International Group SA

      6.750%   2/15/11     240     267  

Tyco International Group SA

      6.375%   10/15/11     5,580     6,103  

Tyco International Group SA

      7.000%   6/15/28     145     154  

Tyco International Group SA

      6.875%   1/15/29     32,830     34,457 B
                     


                        63,132  
                     


Media

  N.M.                      

Shaw Communications Inc.

      8.250%   4/11/10     27     32  

Shaw Communications Inc.

      7.200%   12/15/11     395     442  
                     


                        474  
                     


 

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    % OF
NET ASSETS
  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  PAR/
SHARES
  VALUE  
   
 

Yankee Bonds—Continued

                         

Oil and Gas

  0.1%                      

Anderson Exploration Ltd.

      6.750%   3/15/11   $        620   $           702  

Western Oil Sands Inc.

      8.375%   5/1/12     708     844  

YPF Sociedad Anonima

      7.750%   8/27/07     1,000     1,095  
                     


                        2,641  
                     


Paper and Forest Products

  N.M.                      

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

      8.550%   8/1/10     614     671  

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

      8.500%   8/1/29     79     78  
                     


                        749  
                     


Services

  N.M.                      

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA

      10.625%   11/15/07     136     147  
                     


Special Purpose

  0.7%                      

Arcel Finance

      5.940%   2/1/09     9,938     10,734 A

Diageo Capital Plc

      6.625%   6/24/04     1,400     1,417 B

Eircom Funding

      8.250%   8/15/13     900     1,003 B

General Motors Nova Scotia Finance Company

      6.850%   10/15/08     1,550     1,692  

HSBC Capital Funding LP

      4.610%   12/29/49     2,090     2,026 A,B

Petrozuata Finance, Inc.

      8.220%   4/1/17     5,220     4,750 A
                     


                        21,622  
                     


Telecommunications

  0.1%                      

British Telecommunications plc

      8.375%   12/15/10     1,145     1,415 B

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

      5.250%   11/15/13     2,510     2,588 A
                     


                        4,003  
                     


Telecommunications (Cellular/Wireless)

  N.M.                      

Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.

      6.375%   3/1/14     900     915 A
                     


Transportation

  0.1%                      

Teekay Shipping Corporation

      8.875%   7/15/11     1,219     1,416  
                     


Total Yankee Bonds
(Identified Cost—$224,825)

                      252,489  

 

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

    % OF
NET ASSETS
  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  PAR/
SHARES
    VALUE  
   
 

Foreign Government Obligations

  4.5%                        

Fixed Rate Securities

  4.5%                        

Federal Republic of Germany

      3.750%   1/4/09       57,340 N   $      72,705  

Federal Republic of Germany

      5.000%   1/4/12     17,775 N     23,738  

Federal Republic of Germany

      5.500%   1/4/31     11,240 N     15,352  

Government of Canada

      5.250%   6/1/12     45,000 O     36,791  

Statens Bostadsfinansier

      5.500%   3/15/06     8,500 P     1,183  
                       


Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Identified Cost—$130,113)

                        149,769  

 

Preferred Stocks

  N.M.                        

Home Ownership Funding Corporation

      13.331%         13 shs     620 A,M

Home Ownership Funding Corporation II

      13.338%         9       429 A,M
                       


Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost—$1,518)

                        1,049  

 

Options PurchasedQ

  N.M.                        

BellSouth Telecommunications Inc.
Call, July 2006, Strike Price $97.72

                500 R     13  

International Business Machines Corporation
Call, July 2006, Strike Price $99.90

                500 R     27  
                       


Total Options Purchased (Identified Cost—$18)

                        40  
                       


Total Long-Term Securities
(Identified Cost—$3,046,635)

                        3,158,969  

 

Investment of Proceeds From Securities Lending

  22.6%                        

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio

                744,654  shs     744,654  
                       


Total Investment of Proceeds From Securities Lending (Indentified Cost—$744,654)

                    744,654  

 

Short-Term Securities

  27.7%                        

Corporate Bonds and Notes

  0.4%                        

Altria Group, Inc.

      1.780%   10/22/04   $ 7,780       7,779 D

Ford Motor Credit Company

      1.970%   8/17/04     6,850       6,850  
                       


                          14,629  
                       


U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

  6.9%                        

Fannie Mae

      0.000%   9/8/04     20,410       20,317 C,S

Federal Farm Credit Bank

      0.000%   4/6/04     6,900       6,899 C

Freddie Mac

      0.000%   4/5/04     41,400       41,396 C

Freddie Mac

      0.000%   4/5/04     62,100       62,093 C

 

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    % OF
NET ASSETS
  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  PAR/
SHARES
    VALUE  
   
 

Short-Term Securities—Continued

                           

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations—Continued

                           

Freddie Mac

      0.000%   4/6/04   $ 21,500     $ 21,497 C

Freddie Mac

      0.000%   4/6/04     46,550       46,544 C

Freddie Mac

      0.000%   4/7/04     7,800       7,798 C

Freddie Mac

      0.000%   5/12/04     20,000       19,977 C
                       


                          226,521  
                       


Options PurchasedQ

  0.2%                        

JPY Call / USD Put, June 2004, Strike Price $115

                320,000 R     3,507  

Sterling Futures Call, September 2004, Strike Price
GBP 94

                770 R     1,807  
                       


                          5,314  
                       


Repurchase Agreements

  20.2%                        

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
1.05%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $399,011 on 4/1/04 (Collateral: $197,025 Freddie Mac notes, 4.50% to 5.50%, due 8/15/04 to 7/15/06, value $209,209; $50,000 Freddie Mac zero coupon notes, due 4/13/04, value $49,982; $150,000 Fannie Mae zero coupon discount notes, due 6/23/04 to 9/22/04, value $149,497)

                399,000       399,000  

Merrill Lynch Government Securities, Inc.
1.05%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $267,484 on 4/1/04 (Collateral: $176,625 Resolution Funding Corp. principal-only securities, due 7/15/20 to 4/15/30, value $55,596; $489,390 Resolution Funding Corp. interest-only securities, due 7/15/12 to 10/15/29, value $217,224)

                267,476       267,476  
                       


                          666,476  
                       


Total Short-Term Securities (Identified Cost—$911,141)

                    912,940  

 

Total Investments (Identified Cost—$4,702,430)

  146.2%                     4,816,563  

Receivable for Securities Sold

  13.0%                     428,265  

Payable for Securities Purchased

  (40.9)%                     (1,346,821 )

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned

  (22.6)%                     (744,654 )

Other Assets Less Liabilities

  4.3%                     140,332  
                       


Net Assets

  100.0%                   $ 3,293,690  
                       


 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

Net assets consist of:

               

Accumulated paid-in capital applicable to:

               

        306,968 Institutional Class shares outstanding

          $ 3,144,909  

               657 Financial Intermediary Class shares outstanding

            6,944  

Under/(Over) distributed net investment income

            (15,993 )

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments, options, futures, swaps and foreign currency transactions

            37,875  

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments, options, futures, swaps and foreign currency translations

            119,955  
    
    


Net assets

          $ 3,293,690  
    
    


                 

Net asset value per share:

               

Institutional Class

           

$10.71

 

Financial Intermediary Class

           

$10.71

 

 

     EXPIRATION      ACTUAL
CONTRACTS
     APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)
 
   
 

Futures Contracts PurchasedQ

                      

Canadian Dollar Futures

   June 2004      400      $ 482  

Euribor Futures

   June 2004      250        467  

Euribor Futures

   June 2005      888        2,609  

Euribor Futures

   September 2005      218        444  

Euribor Futures

   June 2004      512        1,431  

Euribor Futures

   September 2004      400        404  

Eurodollar Futures

   June 2004      276        362  

German Government Bond Futures

   June 2004      577        666  

German Government Bond Futures

   June 2004      3,249        1,648  

LIBOR Futures

   June 2004      616        (809 )

U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

   June 2004      32        4  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures

   September 2004      9        20  
                  


                   $ 7,728  
                  


Futures Contracts WrittenQ

                      

U.S. Treasury Note Futures

   June 2004      100      $ 1  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures

   June 2004      4,021        2,251  
                  


                   $ 2,252  
                  


 

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     EXPIRATION      ACTUAL
CONTRACTS
     APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)
 
   
 

Options WrittenQ

                      

Goldman Sachs Swaption Call, Strike Price $98.00

   January 2004      39,300,000      $ 126  

Deutsche Bank Swaption Put, Strike Price $100.00

   September 2004      129,700,000        1,318  

U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Put, Strike Price $104

   June 2004      1,013        996  

U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Put, Strike Price $108

   June 2004      909        573  

U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Put, Strike Price $112

   June 2004      278        (47 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $114

   June 2004      1,543        (1,445 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $116

   June 2004      732        (276 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $117

   September 2004      500        (3 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $120

   June 2004      500        91  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $115

   September 2004      259        (221 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $108

   June 2004      913        646  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $110

   June 2004      658        222  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $112

   June 2004      500        295  

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $112

   June 2004      790        11  
                  


                   $ 2,286  
                  


 


A Rule 144a Security – A security purchased pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933 which may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. These securities represent 4.6% of net assets.
B All or a portion of this security is on loan. See Note 4 to the financial statements.
C Zero coupon bond – A bond with no periodic interest payments which is sold at such a discount as to produce a current yield to maturity.
D Indexed security – The rates of interest earned on these securities are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), or the one-year Treasury Bill rate. The coupon rates are the rates as of March 31, 2004.
E Bond is in default at March 31, 2004.
FConvertible security –Security may be converted into the issuer’s common stock.
G Unit – A security which consists of a bond and warrants to purchase the stock of the issuer.
H Stripped security – Security with interest-only or principal-only payment streams, denoted by a 1 or 2, respectively. For interest-only securities, the amount shown as principal is the notional balance used to calculate the amount of interest due.
I The coupon rates shown on variable rate securities are the rates at March 31, 2004. These rates vary with the weighted average coupon of the underlying loans.
J Inflation-Protected Security – Security whose principal value is adjusted daily or monthly in accordance with changes to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Interest is calculated on the basis of the current adjusted principal value.
K When-issued security – Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis. Final settlement amount and maturity date have not yet been announced.
L Yankee Bond – A dollar-denominated bond issued in the U.S. by foreign entities.
M Stepped coupon security – A security with a predetermined schedule of interest or dividend rate changes, at which time it begins to accrue interest or pay dividends.
N Denominated in euro currency.
O Denominated in Canadian dollars.
P Denominated in Swedish krona.
Q Options and futures are described in more detail in the notes to financial statements.
R Represents actual number of contracts.
S Collateral to cover futures and options contracts.
N.M.—Not meaningful.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

March 31, 2004

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Long-Term Securities

   108.4%                          

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   0.8%                          

Investment Banking/Brokerage

   0.8%                          

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc.

        4.443%    2/15/12    $   2,690    $     2,918 A
                          


Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost—$2,624)

                           2,918  

 

Asset-Backed Securities

   9.2%                          

Indexed SecuritiesA

   9.2%                          

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust
2003-HS1

        1.460%    6/25/33      2,700      2,710  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust
2000-B

        1.300%    4/5/07      273      273  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2002-5

        1.560%    2/25/33      2,328      2,334  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2002-AR3

        1.460%    10/25/33      985      988  

AQ Finance NIM Trust 2003-N10A

        1.350%    8/25/08      2,085      2,088 B

ARG Funding Corp. 1999-3A

        1.340%    8/22/05      2,667      2,668 B

ARG Funding Corp. 2001-2A

        1.330%    3/20/06      1,100      1,101 B

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc.
2003-ABF1

        1.460%    2/25/34      2,726      2,735  

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2002-4

        1.460%    10/25/32      1,643      1,651  

Chevy Chase Funding LLC 2004-1 A1

        1.390%    1/25/35      3,300      3,300  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2002-1

        1.370%    8/25/32      328      328  

EMC Mortgage Loan Trust ABS Security 2002-B

        1.640%    11/25/41      3,033      3,040 B

EQCC Trust 2002

        1.390%    11/25/31      998      1,001  

Home Equity Mortgage Trust 2003-5

        1.510%    1/15/34      2,527      2,538  

IndyMac Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed
Trust 2003-A

        1.250%    9/25/19      675      675  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.
2003-RS2

        1.430%    3/25/33      789      791  

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2003-BC7

        1.220%    7/25/33      880      880  

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2003-BC8

        1.230%    8/25/10      2,722      2,721  
                          


Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost—$31,770)

                           31,822  

 

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   2.8%                          

Indexed SecuritiesA

   2.8%                          

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
2001-28

        1.740%    11/25/31    $ 2,323    $     2,331  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
2003-TFLA1

        1.360%    4/15/13      500      500 B

Credit Suisse RPM Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2003-2

        1.790%    6/25/33      2,796      2,808  

Crusade Global Trust 2003-2

        1.300%    9/18/34      2,707      2,710 C

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2003-F

        2.902%    10/25/33      1,548      1,494  
                          


Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost—$9,925)

                           9,843  

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   92.2%                          

Fixed Rate Securities

   2.4%                          

Tennessee Valley Authority

        3.375%    1/15/07      7,480      8,179 D
                          


Indexed SecuritiesE

   89.8%                          

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.375%    1/15/07      725      799 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.625%    1/15/08      20,369      23,054 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.875%    1/15/09      36,832      42,788 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        4.250%    1/15/10      25,765      30,888 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.500%    1/15/11      30,919      36,059 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.375%    1/15/12      5,058      5,898 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.000%    7/15/12      25,160      28,638 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        1.875%    7/15/13      23,914      24,914 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        2.000%    1/15/14      28,152      29,540 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.625%    4/15/28      32,503      42,830 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.875%    4/15/29      24,060      33,195 D

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

        3.375%    4/15/32        9,347        12,397 D
                          


                             311,000  
                          


Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Identified Cost—$303,274)

                           319,179  

 

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
    VALUE  
   
 

Foreign Government Obligations

   3.4%                           

Fixed Rate Securities

   1.9%                           

French Republic

        2.500%    7/25/13      5,100 G   $ 6,690  
                           


Indexed SecuritiesA

   1.5%                           

Canadian Real Return Bond

        3.000%    12/1/36      3,960 F     3,434 E

Kingdom of Sweden Inflation-Protected Notes

        3.798%    12/1/28        9,100 H     1,577 E
                           


                              5,011  
                           


Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Identified Cost—$11,193)

                            11,701  
                           


Total Long-Term Securities
(Identified Cost—$358,786)

                            375,463  

 

Investment of Proceeds From Securities Lending

   25.2%                           

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio

                    87,384  shs     87,384  
                           


Total Investment of Proceeds From Securities
Lending
(Identified Cost—$87,384)

                       87,384  

 

Short-Term Securities

   3.9%                           

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   0.8%                           

Fannie Mae

        0.000%    9/8/04    $ 1,750       1,742 I,J

Federal Farm Credit Bank

        0.000%    4/6/04      50       50 I,J

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/5/04      300       300 I,J

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/5/04      470       470 I,J

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/6/04      100       100 I,J

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/6/04      350       350 I,J
                           


                              3,012  
                           


Options PurchasedK

   N.M.                           

Eurodollar Futures Put, September 2004, Strike
Price $98

                    335 L     14  
                           


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Short-Term Securities—Continued

                    

Repurchase Agreements

   3.1%                

Credit Suisse First Boston USA
1.04%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $4,635 on 4/1/04
(Collateral: $4,640 Freddie Mac notes, 3.75%, due 4/15/04,
value $4,807)

        $   4,635    $ 4,635  

Deutsche Bank AG
1.04%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $6,000 on 4/1/04
(Collateral: $5,703 Freddie Mac notes, 5.25%, due 1/15/06,
value $6,184)

          6,000      6,000  
                


                   10,635  
                


Total Short-Term Securities (Identified Cost—$13,812)

                 13,661  

 

Total Investments (Identified Cost—$459,982)

   137.5%             476,508  

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned

   (25.2)%             (87,384 )

Payable for Securities Purchased

   (14.6)%             (50,580 )

Other Assets Less Liabilities

   2.3%             7,835  
                


Net assets consist of:

                    

Accumulated paid-in capital applicable to
30,810 Institutional Class shares outstanding

        $ 317,811         

Undistributed Net Investment Income

          64         

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments, options, futures, swaps and foreign currency transactions

          11,636         

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments, options, futures, swaps and foreign currency translations

          16,868         
         

        

Net assets

   100.0%           $ 346,379  
                


Net asset value per share:

                    

Institutional Class

                

$11.24

 

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     EXPIRATION      ACTUAL
CONTRACTS
     APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)
 
   
 

Options WrittenK

                      

Goldman Sachs Swaption Call, Strike Price $4.935

   January 2005      4,600,000      $ 15  

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc. Swaption Put, Strike Price $100.00

   September 2004      25,600,000        258  

U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Call, Strike Price $117

   June 2004      185        129  

U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Put, Strike Price $111

   June 2004      277        (10 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Put, Strike Price $113

   June 2004      110        (20 )

U.S. Treasury Note Futures Call, Strike Price $116

   June 2004      98        (33 )
                  


                   $ 339  
                  


 


A Indexed security – The rates of interest earned on these securities are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), or the one-year Treasury Bill rate. The coupon rates are the rates as of March 31, 2004.
B Rule 144a Security – A security purchased pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933 which may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. These securities represent 2.7% of net assets.
C Yankee Bond – A dollar-denominated bond issued in the U.S. by foreign entities.
D All or a portion of this security is on loan. See Note 4 to the financial statements.
E Inflation-Protected Securities – Security whose principal value is adjusted daily or monthly in accordance with changes to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Interest is calculated on the basis of the current adjusted principal value.
F Denominated in Canadian dollar.
G Denominated in euro currency.
H Denominated in Swedish krona.
I Zero coupon bond – A bond with no periodic interest payments which is sold at such a discount as to produce a current yield to maturity.
J Collateral to cover futures and options contracts.
K Options and futures are described in more detail in the notes to financial statements.
L Represents actual number of contracts.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

March 31, 2004

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

Western Asset High Yield Portfolio

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Long-Term Securities

   88.0%                          

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   79.7%                          

Advertising

   0.6%                          

Vertis Inc.

        10.875%    6/15/09    $ 1,112    $     1,120  
                          


Aerospace/Defense

   1.5%                          

Armor Holdings, Inc.

        8.250%    8/15/13      790      875  

Esterline Technologies Corporation

        7.750%    6/15/13      855      911  

Hexcel Corporation

        9.875%    10/1/08      736      819  

Hexcel Corporation

        9.750%    1/15/09      290      301  
                          


                             2,906  
                          


Animal Hospitals

   0.3%                          

Vicar Operating, Inc.

        9.875%    12/1/09      580      650  
                          


Apparel

   1.3%                          

Oxford Industries, Inc.

        8.875%    6/1/11      734      789 A

Russell Corporation

        9.250%    5/1/10      916      973  

The William Carter Company

        10.875%    8/15/11      585      680  
                          


                             2,442  
                          


Auto and Automotive Parts

   1.7%                          

Cummins Inc.

        10.250%    12/1/10      1,001      1,179 A

Keystone Automotive Operations Inc.

        9.750%    11/1/13      800      876 A

TRW Automotive

        9.375%    2/15/13      649      746  

TRW Automotive

        11.000%    2/15/13      417      498  
                          


                             3,299  
                          


Automotive Retailer

   0.8%                          

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.

        9.000%    6/15/12      1,437      1,538  
                          


Building Materials

   3.9%                          

American Standard, Inc.

        7.375%    2/1/08      31      34  

Associated Materials Incorporated

        0.000%    3/1/14      1,420      863 A,B

Atrium Companies, Inc.

        10.500%    5/1/09      1,348      1,419  

Atrium Companies, Inc.

        10.500%    5/1/09      360      379 A

Interface, Inc.

        7.300%    4/1/08      411      407  

Interface, Inc.

        10.375%    2/1/10      907      1,025  

Koppers Inc.

        9.875%    10/15/13      1,170      1,287 A

Nortek Holdings, Inc.

        0.000%    5/15/11      650      494 A,B

Nortek Holdings, Inc.

        9.875%    6/15/11      1,309      1,472  
                          


                             7,380  
                          


 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset High Yield Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Cable

   2.8%                          

Charter Communications Holdings, LLC

        9.625%    11/15/09    $ 1,150    $     972  

Charter Communications, Inc.

        10.250%    9/15/10      2,036      2,097 A

CSC Holdings Inc.

        6.750%    4/15/12      600      600 A

CSC Holdings Inc.

        7.625%    7/15/18      718      757  

LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation

        9.500%    6/15/13      717      796  
                          


                             5,222  
                          


Casino Resorts

   3.2%                          

Inn of the Mountain Gods

        12.000%    11/15/10      720      779 A

Mandalay Resort Group

        9.375%    2/15/10      200      238  

MGM MIRAGE

        8.500%    9/15/10      662      773  

MGM MIRAGE

        8.375%    2/1/11      190      219  

Mirage Resorts, Incorporated

        7.250%    10/15/06      328      354  

Park Place Entertainment Corporation

        7.875%    12/15/05      75      80  

Park Place Entertainment Corporation

        8.500%    11/15/06      370      412  

Park Place Entertainment Corporation

        9.375%    2/15/07      124      140  

Park Place Entertainment Corporation

        8.875%    9/15/08      502      573  

Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC

        10.750%    2/1/12      544      588 A

Station Casinos, Inc.

        6.000%    4/1/12      770      797 A

Station Casinos, Inc.

        6.875%    3/1/16      360      370 A

Wynn Las Vegas LLC

        12.000%    11/1/10      614      740  
                          


                             6,063  
                          


Chemicals

   5.3%                          

Airgas, Inc.

        6.250%    7/15/14      460      474 A

Equistar Chemical LP

        10.125%    9/1/08      322      346  

Equistar Chemical LP

        10.625%    5/1/11      505      544  

FMC Corporation

        10.250%    11/1/09      466      548  

Georgia Gulf Corporation

        7.625%    11/15/05      17      18  

Georgia Gulf Corporation

        7.125%    12/15/13      360      382 A

Hercules Incorporated

        11.125%    11/15/07      380      456  

Huntsman International Holdings LLC

        0.000%    12/31/09      1,170      538 C

Huntsman International LLC

        9.875%    3/1/09      533      586  

Huntsman International LLC

        10.125%    7/1/09      772      786  

IMC Global Inc.

        10.875%    6/1/08      400      482  

IMC Global Inc.

        10.875%    8/1/13      7      9  

Lyondell Chemical Company

        9.875%    5/1/07      720      747  

MacDermid, Incorporated

        9.125%    7/15/11      1,341      1,512  

Millennium America Inc.

        7.000%    11/15/06      121      123  

Millennium America Inc.

        9.250%    6/15/08      528      564  

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
  

PAR/

SHARES

   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Chemicals—Continued

                              

Nalco Company

        7.750%    11/15/11    $    310    $        324 A

Nalco Company

        8.875%    11/15/13      470      490 A

Westlake Chemical Corporation

        8.750%    7/15/11      1,000      1,105  
                          


                             10,034  
                          


Containers and Packaging

   0.4%                          

Graphic Packaging International Corp.

        9.500%    8/15/13      710      802  
                          


Diversified Services

   0.3%                          

SPX Corporation

        7.500%    1/1/13      595      643  
                          


Electric

   3.0%                          

FirstEnergy Corp.

        5.500%    11/15/06      1,008      1,072  

Orion Power Holdings, Inc.

        12.000%    5/1/10      1,633      2,021  

The AES Corporation

        10.000%    7/15/05      335      343 A

The AES Corporation

        8.500%    11/1/07      627      639  

The AES Corporation

        8.750%    5/15/13      150      165 A

The AES Corporation

        9.000%    5/15/15      1,345      1,485 A
                          


                             5,725  
                          


Electronics

   2.1%                          

Amkor Technology, Inc.

        9.250%    2/15/08      630      694  

BRL Universal Equipment 2001 A., L.P.

        8.875%    2/15/08      670      724  

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

        10.500%    2/1/09      790      872  

Rayovac Corporation

        8.500%    10/1/13      640      690  

Viasystems Inc.

        10.500%    1/15/11      840      939 A
                          


                             3,919  
                          


Energy

   3.5%                          

Calpine Corporation

        7.625%    4/15/06      470      414  

Calpine Corporation

        8.625%    8/15/10      592      435  

Calpine Corporation

        8.500%    2/15/11      1,169      859  

Calpine Corporation

        9.875%    12/1/11      452      435 A

Calpine Corporation

        8.750%    7/15/13      940      860 A

Calpine Generating Co. LLC

        11.500%    4/1/11      460      428 A

NRG Energy, Inc.

        8.000%    12/15/13      802      828 A

Peabody Energy Corporation

        5.875%    4/15/16      370      373  

PG&E Corporation

        6.875%    7/15/08      1,250      1,364 A

TECO Energy, Inc.

        10.500%    12/1/07      600      699  
                          


                             6,695  
                          


 

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Western Asset High Yield Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Entertainment

   0.3%                          

AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.

        10.000%    3/1/10    $    600    $        621 A
                          


Environmental Services

   0.7%                          

Allied Waste North America Incorporated

        8.500%    12/1/08      1,125      1,260  

Safety-Kleen Corp.

        9.250%    5/15/09      1,418      128 D
                          


                             1,388  
                          


Food, Beverage and Tobacco

   2.1%                          

Cott Beverages Incorporated

        8.000%    12/15/11      796      876  

DIMON Incorporated

        9.625%    10/15/11      949      1,025  

Domino’s, Inc.

        8.250%    7/1/11      1,129      1,217  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

        8.000%    10/15/09      770      860  
                          


                             3,978  
                          


Funeral Parlors and Cemetery

   0.2%                          

Alderwoods Group, Inc.

        12.250%    1/2/09      350      392  
                          


Gaming

   2.3%                          

Argosy Gaming Company

        9.000%    9/1/11      1,083      1,218  

Herbst Gaming, Inc.

        10.750%    9/1/08      717      808  

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.

        7.000%    3/1/14      330      332 A

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

        8.125%    1/1/06      70      76  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

        6.375%    7/15/09      700      735  

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

        9.250%    2/15/07      1,097      1,123  
                          


                             4,292  
                          


Gas and Pipeline Utilities

   5.1%                          

ANR Pipeline, Inc.

        8.875%    3/15/10      243      270  

ANR Pipeline, Inc.

        9.625%    11/1/21      354      413  

Colorado Interstate Gas Company

        10.000%    6/15/05      400      424  

Dynegy Holdings Inc.

        10.125%    7/15/13      710      779 A

Encore Acquisition Company

        6.250%    4/15/14      430      436 A

GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P.

        10.625%    12/1/12      331      415  

KCS Energy, Inc.

        7.125%    4/1/12      710      713 A

Northwest Pipelines Corporation

        8.125%    3/1/10      210      232  

Sonat Inc.

        6.875%    6/1/05      190      188  

Southern Natural Gas Company

        8.875%    3/15/10      525      583  

Southern Natural Gas Company

        8.000%    3/1/32      1,048      1,077  

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        6.750%    1/15/06      1,110      1,157  

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        8.625%    6/1/10      500      550  

 

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NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARES
   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Gas and Pipeline Utilities—Continued

                              

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        8.125%    3/15/12    $    178    $        196  

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        7.500%    1/15/31      284      274  

The Williams Companies, Inc.

        8.750%    3/15/32      758      804  

Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation

        7.000%    8/15/11      272      294  

Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation

        8.875%    7/15/12      698      827  
                          


                             9,632  
                          


Health Care

   2.1%                          

Ardent Health Services

        10.000%    8/15/13      810      899  

Equinox Holdings Inc.

        9.000%    12/15/09      590      621 A

Genesis HealthCare Corporation

        8.000%    10/15/13      380      405 A

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

        5.375%    11/15/06      356      334  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

        5.000%    7/1/07      459      419  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

        6.375%    12/1/11      136      118  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

        7.375%    2/1/13      1,253      1,131  
                          


                             3,927  
                          


Homebuilding

   1.0%                          

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

        8.625%    5/15/11      500      559  

Schuler Homes, Inc.

        9.375%    7/15/09      307      344  

Schuler Homes, Inc.

        10.500%    7/15/11      430      507  

The Ryland Group, Inc.

        9.750%    9/1/10      473      539  
                          


                             1,949  
                          


Lodging/Hotels

   1.5%                          

Extended Stay America, Inc.

        9.150%    3/15/08      547      563  

Extended Stay America, Inc.

        9.875%    6/15/11      538      632  

Felcor Lodging LP

        1.000%    9/15/08      798      850  

Hilton Hotels Corporation

        7.950%    4/15/07      109      121  

Host Marriott Corporation

        9.250%    10/1/07      135      151  

La Quinta Inns, Inc.

        7.400%    9/15/05      100      105  

Meristar Hospitality Operating Partnership, L.P.

        10.500%    6/15/09      370      398  
                          


                             2,820  
                          


Machinery

   3.7%                          

AGCO Corporation

        9.500%    5/1/08      755      829  

Case New Holland Incorporated

        9.250%    8/1/11      1,090      1,232 A

Case New Holland Incorporated

        9.250%    8/1/11      30      34 A

Grant Prideco, Inc.

        9.000%    12/15/09      692      780  

Hanover Compressor Company

        8.625%    12/15/10      862      927  

Joy Global Inc.

        8.750%    3/15/12      817      919  

 

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Western Asset High Yield Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
  

PAR/

SHARES

   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Machinery—Continued

                              

NMHG Holdings Co.

        10.000%    5/15/09    $    954    $     1,049  

Terex Corporation

        10.375%    4/1/11      424      483  

Terex Corporation

        9.250%    7/15/11      750      840  
                          


                             7,093  
                          


Manufacturing (Diversified)

   0.7%                          

Jacuzzi Brands Incorporated

        9.625%    7/1/10      1,146      1,266  
                          


Media

   1.0%                          

Lamar Media Corporation

        7.250%    1/1/13      460      499  

Paxson Communications Corporation

        10.750%    7/15/08      320      335  

Paxson Communications Corporation

        0.000%    1/15/09      237      202 B

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

        8.750%    12/15/11      730      808  
                          


                             1,844  
                          


Medical Care Facilities

   1.7%                          

Extendicare Health Services, Inc.

        9.350%    12/15/07      442      456  

Extendicare Health Services, Inc.

        9.500%    7/1/10      231      258  

HCA Inc.

        6.910%    6/15/05      150      157  

HCA Inc.

        7.875%    2/1/11      546      629  

HCA Inc.

        6.300%    10/1/12      367      385  

HCA Inc.

        9.000%    12/15/14      120      148  

Triad Hospitals, Inc.

        8.750%    5/1/09      1,010      1,101  
                          


                             3,134  
                          


Medical Products

   0.5%                          

Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust II

        7.875%    2/1/08      917      1,000 E
                          


Medical Supplies and Services

   0.3%                          

AmeriPath Inc.

        10.500%    4/1/13      608      620  
                          


Metals

   0.3%                          

California Steel Industries Inc.

        6.125%    3/15/14      420      423 A

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical

        12.750%    2/1/49      1,780      214 D
                          


                             637  
                          


Oil and Gas

   4.7%                          

Amerada Hess Corporation

        7.875%    10/1/29      310      351  

Amerigas Partners LP

        8.875%    5/20/11      602      667  

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

        8.375%    11/1/08      64      71  

 

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DATE
  

PAR/

SHARES

   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Oil and Gas—Continued

                              

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

        9.000%    8/15/12    $    846    $        978  

El Paso CGP Co.

        6.500%    6/1/08      340      291  

El Paso CGP Co.

        7.750%    6/15/10      1,758      1,520  

El Paso Corporation

        6.950%    12/15/07      395      359  

El Paso Corporation

        7.750%    1/15/32      225      181  

El Paso Energy Partners

        8.500%    6/1/11      143      162  

Evergreen Resources, Inc.

        5.875%    3/15/12      780      788 A

Nuevo Energy Company

        9.375%    10/1/10      902      1,003  

Parker Drilling Company

        10.125%    11/15/09      470      508  

Suburban Propane Partners LP

        6.875%    12/15/13      600      624 A

Vintage Petroleum, Inc.

        7.875%    5/15/11      522      561  

Vintage Petroleum, Inc.

        8.250%    5/1/12      110      124  

Westport Resources Corporation

        8.250%    11/1/11      584      650  
                          


                             8,838  
                          


Paper and Forest Products

   1.4%                          

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        8.875%    2/1/10      133      155  

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        9.500%    12/1/11      698      841  

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        9.375%    2/1/13      579      682  

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        7.700%    6/15/15      46      50  

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        8.250%    3/1/23      169      174  

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        7.750%    11/15/29      67      68  

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

        8.875%    5/15/31      540      605  
                          


                             2,575  
                          


Publishing

   1.5%                          

Dex Media East LLC

        9.875%    11/15/09      365      411  

Dex Media East LLC

        12.125%    11/15/12      795      928  

Hollinger International Publishing

        9.000%    12/15/10      931      1,024  

The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.

        6.500%    3/1/11      620      639 A
                          


                             3,002  
                          


Real Estate

   0.5%                          

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

        7.625%    6/1/15      90      97  

Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership

        8.750%    5/1/09      516      584  

Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership

        9.000%    5/1/12      192      222  
                          


                             903  
                          


 

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Western Asset High Yield Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
  

PAR/

SHARES

   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Rental and Lease Services (Commercial)

   0.5%                          

NationsRent, Inc.

        9.500%    10/15/10    $    430    $        465 A

United Rentals North America Inc.

        7.000%    2/15/14      465      437 A
                          


                             902  
                          


Retail

   2.0%                          

American Achievement Corp.

        8.250%    4/1/12      580      596 A

Cinemark, Inc.

        9.750%    3/15/14      960      595 A,B

Hollywood Entertainment Corporation

        9.625%    3/15/11      349      405  

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

        8.000%    3/1/10      20      23  

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

        9.750%    6/15/21      139      144  

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

        7.125%    11/15/23      820      927  

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

        7.400%    4/1/37      17      19  

Norcraft Companies

        9.000%    11/1/11      1,080      1,150 A
                          


                             3,859  
                          


Special Purpose

   5.5%                          

Alamosa Incorporated

        11.000%    7/31/10      923      985  

Arch Western Finance LLC

        6.750%    7/1/13      437      465 A

Couche Tard United States L.P.

        7.500%    12/15/13      550      589 A

H & E Equipment Services LLC

        11.125%    6/15/12      1,160      1,206  

Midland Funding II

        11.750%    7/23/05      1,127      1,192  

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.

        7.000%    8/3/09      936      821  

River Rock Entertainment

        9.750%    11/1/11      750      810 A

Sensus Metering Systems Incorporated

        8.625%    12/15/13      759      752 A

Toll Corp.

        8.000%    5/1/09      360      375  

Transdigm Funding Corp.

        8.375%    7/15/11      980      1,039  

UCAR Finance Inc.

        10.250%    2/15/12      1,251      1,458  

WII Components Inc.

        10.000%    2/15/12      740      762 A
                          


                             10,454  
                          


Storage Facilities

   0.5%                          

Mobile Mini, Inc.

        9.500%    7/1/13      837      912  
                          


Telecommunications

   4.4%                          

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

        7.250%    7/15/13      667      674  

Crown Castle International Corp.

        10.750%    8/1/11      370      414  

EchoStar DBS Corporation

        4.405%    10/1/08      790      821 A,F

EchoStar DBS Corporation

        9.125%    1/15/09      229      259  

Insight Communications

        10.500%    11/1/10      790      849 A

MCI Communications Corporation

        6.500%    4/15/10      990      787 D

 

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   VALUE  
   
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes—Continued

                              

Telecommunications—Continued

                              

PanAmSat Corporation

        6.375%    1/15/08    $    317    $        330  

PanAmSat Corporation

        8.500%    2/1/12      894      934  

Qwest Corporation

        9.125%    3/15/12      1,060      1,203 A

Qwest Services Corporation

        13.500%    12/15/10      1,740      2,023 A
                          


                             8,294  
                          


Telecommunications (Cellular/Wireless)

   2.2%                          

Centennial Communications Corporation

        8.125%    2/1/14      1,140      1,052 A

Nextel Communications, Inc.

        5.250%    1/15/10      843      847 G

Nextel Communications, Inc.

        7.375%    8/1/15      765      828  

Rural Cellular Corporation

        8.250%    3/15/12      580      593 A

SBA Communications Corporation

        0.000%    12/15/11      1,210      850 A,B
                          


                             4,170  
                          


Telecommunications Equipment

   0.4%                          

Avaya Inc.

        11.125%    4/1/09      665      793  
                          


Transportation

   1.5%                          

Continental Airlines, Inc.

        7.373%    12/15/15      896      787  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

        7.900%    12/15/09      880      581  

Kansas City Southern Railway

        9.500%    10/1/08      1,339      1,486  
                          


                             2,854  
                          


Water Utilities

   0.4%                          

National Waterworks, Inc.

        10.500%    12/1/12      615      695  
                          


Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost—$144,922)

                           151,282  

 

Yankee BondsH

   7.4%                          

Building Materials

   0.5%                          

North American Energy Partners

        8.750%    12/1/11      890      890 A
                          


Chemicals

   0.8%                          

Rhodia SA

        7.625%    6/1/10      440      405 A

Rhodia SA

        8.875%    6/1/11      1,243      1,038 A
                          


                             1,443  
                          


Foreign Governments

   0.5%                          

Federative Republic of Brazil

        14.500%    10/15/09      800      1,020  
                          


 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
  

PAR/

SHARES

   VALUE  
   
 

Yankee Bonds—Continued

                              

Forestry

   0.3%                          

Tembec Industries, Inc.

        8.500%    2/1/11    $    580    $        580  
                          


Manufacturing (Diversified)

   0.6%                          

Tyco International Group SA

        6.375%    10/15/11      225      246  

Tyco International Group SA

        7.000%    6/15/28      316      337  

Tyco International Group SA

        6.875%    1/15/29      587      616  
                          


                             1,199  
                          


Media

   0.7%                          

Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

        13.000%    12/15/09      353      396  

Vivendi Universal S.A.

        9.250%    4/15/10      812      970  
                          


                             1,366  
                          


Paper and Forest Products

   0.4%                          

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

        8.500%    8/1/29      553      543  

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

        8.850%    8/1/30      142      144  
                          


                             687  
                          


Publishing

   0.3%                          

Sun Media Corporation

        7.625%    2/15/13      452      492  
                          


Services

   0.4%                          

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA

        10.625%    11/15/07      704      760  
                          


Special Purpose

   1.7%                          

Calpine Canada Energy Finance

        8.500%    5/1/08      569      421  

Eircom Funding

        8.250%    8/15/13      750      836  

Gemstone Investors Limited

        7.710%    10/31/04      750      748 A

MDP Acquisitions PLC

        9.625%    10/1/12      628      710  

Yell Finance BV

        10.750%    8/1/11      371      434  
                          


                             3,149  
                          


Telecommunications (Cellular/Wireless)

   0.3%                          

Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.

        9.625%    5/1/11      516      631  
                          


Transportation

   0.9%                          

OMI Corporation

        7.625%    12/1/13      310      322  

Teekay Shipping Corporation

        8.875%    7/15/11      1,195      1,388  
                          


                             1,710  
                          


Total Yankee Bonds
(Identified Cost—$13,182)

                           13,927  

 

 

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     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
  

PAR/

SHARES

    VALUE  
   
 

Common Stocks

   0.1%                           

Engineering and Construction

   0.1%                           

Washington Group International, Inc.

                    5  shs   $        191 I
                           


Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost—$51)

                            191  

 

Preferred Stocks

   0.7%                           

Cable

   0.1%                           

Cablevision Systems New York Group

                    1       87  
                           


Industrial Conglomerates

   N.M.                           

High Voltage Engineering Corporation

                    0.2       3 J
                           


Media

   0.4%                           

Paxson Communications Corporation

                    0.1       867 J
                           


Telecommunications (Cellular/Wireless)

   0.2%                           

Rural Cellular Corporation

                    3       286 F,J
                           


Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost—$1,340)

                            1,243  

 

Warrants

   0.1%                           

American Tower Corporation

                    1  wts     105 A,I

Horizon PCS, Inc.

                    1       0 A,I

Next Generation Network, Inc.

                    3       0 I

Washington Group International, Series A

                    3       31 I

Washington Group International, Series B

                    4       27 I

Washington Group International, Series C

                    2       15 I
                           


Total Warrants (Identified Cost—$75)

                            178  
                           


Total Long-Term Securities
(Identified Cost—$159,570)

                            166,821  

 

Short-Term Securities

   0.9%                           

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   0.1%                           

Federal Farm Credit Bank

        0.000%    4/5/04    $ 10       10 C

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/6/04      110       110 C

Freddie Mac

        0.000%    4/6/04      90       90 C
                           


                              210  
                           


 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset High Yield Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
    

PAR/

SHARES

       VALUE
   

Short-Term Securities—Continued

                        

Repurchase Agreements

   0.8%                    

Deutsche Bank AG
1.04%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $1,423 on 4/1/04
(Collateral: $1,348 Fannie Mae notes, 4.375%, due 10/15/06,
value $1,479)

          $ 1,423        $ 1,423
                      

Total Short-Term Securities (Identified Cost—$1,633)

                       1,633

Total Investments (Identified Cost—$161,203)

   88.9%                   168,454

Other Assets Less Liabilities

   11.1%                   21,004
                      

Net assets consist of:

                        

Accumulated paid-in capital applicable to
18,424 Institutional Class shares outstanding

          $ 183,783           

Under/(Over) distributed net investment income

            2,608           

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments

            (4,184 )         

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

            7,251           
           


        

Net assets

   100.0%                 $ 189,458
                      

Net asset value per share:

                        

Institutional Class

                      

$10.28

 


A Rule 144a Security – A security purchased pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933 which may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. These securities represent 25.1% of net assets.
B Stepped coupon security – A security with a predetermined schedule of interest or dividend rate changes, at which time it begins to accrue interest or pay dividends.
C Zero coupon bond – A bond with no periodic interest payments which is sold at such a discount as to produce a current yield to maturity.
D Bond is in default at March 31, 2004.
E Unit – A security which consists of a bond and warrants to purchase the stock of the issuer.
F Indexed security – The rates of interest earned on these securities are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The coupon rates are the rates as of March 31, 2004.
G Convertible security – Security may be converted into the issuer’s common stock.
H Yankee Bond – A dollar-denominated bond issued in the U.S. by foreign entities.
I Non-income producing.
J Pay-in-Kind (“PIK”) security – A security in which interest or dividends during the initial few years is paid in additional PIK securities rather than in cash.
N.M.—Not meaningful.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

March 31, 2004

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARESA
   VALUE
   

Long-Term Securities

   85.3%                      

British Sterling

   2.4%                      

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   0.8%                      

Halifax plc

        6.375%    4/3/08    200    $ 384

Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale

        5.375%    3/7/12    200      372
                        

                           756
                        

Government Obligations

   1.6%                      

United Kingdom Treasury Stock

        5.000%    3/7/12    840      1,575
                        

Total British Sterling

                         2,331

Danish Krone

   5.2%                      

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   0.5%                      

Realkredit Danmark A/S

        5.000%    10/1/35    2,870      469

Government Obligations

   4.7%                      

Kingdom of Denmark

        5.000%    11/15/13    26,000      4,592
                        

Total Danish Krone

                         5,061

Euro

   68.1%                      

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   9.3%                      

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV

        5.625%    10/25/10    1,850      2,548

Bank of Scotland

        5.125%    12/5/13    545      718

Caisse de Refinancement l’ Habitat

        4.200%    4/25/11    2,000      2,529

CAM International

        5.750%    4/3/12    400      530

KFW Group

        5.250%    1/4/10    1,800      2,432

ING Verzekeringen NV

        6.250%    6/21/21    190      260
                        

                           9,017
                        

 

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS—Continued

 

Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio—Continued

 


 

     % OF
NET ASSETS
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PAR/
SHARESA
   VALUE
   

Euro—Continued

                          

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

   1.3%                      

Freddie Mac

        5.750%    9/15/10    900    $ 1,240
                        

Government Obligations

   57.5%                      

Federal Republic of Germany

        5.000%    2/17/06    9,500      12,281

Federal Republic of Germany

        4.250%    1/4/14    4,400      5,538

Federal Republic of Germany

        5.500%    1/4/31    3,350      4,575

Finland Republic

        5.375%    7/4/13    3,250      4,445

French Republic

        5.750%    10/25/32    2,600      3,674

Hellenic Republic

        6.500%    10/22/19    2,600      3,877

Kingdom of Spain

        5.750%    7/30/32    2,600      3,673

Kingdom of the Netherlands

        5.500%    1/15/28    2,950      4,024

Republic of Austria

        3.800%    10/20/13    3,650      4,432

Republic of Italy

        2.750%    2/1/06    7,510      9,319
                        

                           55,838
                        

Total Euro

                         66,095

Swedish Krona

   9.6%                      

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   2.6%                      

AB Spintab

        5.750%    6/15/05    18,000      2,479
                        

Government Obligations

   7.0%                      

Kingdom of Sweden

        5.500%    10/8/12    25,000      3,640

Statens Bostadsfinansier

        5.500%    3/15/06    22,900      3,187
                        

                           6,827
                        

Total Swedish Krona

                         9,306
                        

Total Long-Term Securities
(Identified Cost—$70,712)

                         82,793

 

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    % OF
NET ASSETS
  RATE   MATURITY
DATE
  PAR/
SHARESA
    VALUE
   

Short-Term Securities

  7.9%                      

Options PurchasedB

  1.0%                      

Euribor Futures Call, June 2004, Strike Price EUR 96.00

                140 C   $ 914
                       

Repurchase Agreements

  6.9%                      

Deutsche Bank AG
1.04%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $3,700 on 4/1/04 (Collateral: $3,517 Freddie Mac notes, 5.25%, due 1/15/06, value $3,814)

              $   3,700       3,700

Lehman Brothers, Inc.
1.03%, dated 3/31/04, to be repurchased at $3,013 on 4/1/04 (Collateral: $2,960 Federal Home Loan Bank bonds, 6.10%, due 12/3/18, value $3,132)

                3,013       3,013
                       

                          6,713
                       

Total Short-Term Securities (Identified Cost—$7,212)

                        7,627

Total Investments (Identified Cost—$77,924)

  93.2%                     90,420

Other Assets Less Liabilities

  6.8%                     6,607
                       

Net assets consist of:

                         

Accumulated paid-in capital applicable to
9,225 Institutional Class shares outstanding

              $ 93,990        

Under/(Over) distributed net investment income

                (10,604 )      

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments, options, futures and currency transactions

                137        

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments, options, futures and currency translations

                13,504        
               


     

Net assets

  100.0%                   $ 97,027
                       

Net asset value per share:

                         

Institutional Class

                       

$10.52

                           

A Securities are grouped by the currencies in which they were issued, and the par amounts are also in the issuance currency of the security.
B Options are described in more detail in the notes to financial statements.
C Represents actual number of contracts.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

 


 

   

YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2004


 
    WESTERN
ASSET
LIMITED
DURATION
BOND
PORTFOLIOA
    WESTERN
ASSET
INTERMEDIATE
BOND
PORTFOLIO
    WESTERN
ASSET
CORE
BOND
PORTFOLIO
    WESTERN
ASSET
CORE
PLUS BOND
PORTFOLIO
    WESTERN
ASSET
INFLATION
INDEXED
PLUS BOND
PORTFOLIO
    WESTERN
ASSET
HIGH YIELD
PORTFOLIO
   

WESTERN

ASSET

NON-U.S.

OPPORTUNITY

BOND

PORTFOLIO

 

 

Investment Income:

                                                       

Interest

  $ 258     $ 24,671     $ 73,039     $ 98,011     $ 12,350     $ 13,418     $ 2,842  

Dividends

          399       1,760       300             237        
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total income

    258       25,070       74,799       98,311       12,350       13,655       2,842  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Expenses:

                                                       

Advisory fee

    46       2,240       7,804       10,218       685       883       281  

Distribution and service fees:

                                                       

Financial Intermediary Class

    N/A       N/A       245       7       N/A       N/A       N/A  

Audit and legal fees

    7       66       142       180       39       36       32  

Custodian fees

    24       216       657       970       111       120       141  

Directors’ fees and expenses

    1       30       117       97       20       8       3  

Registration fees

    3       24       197       227       13       5       23  

Reports to shareholders

    1       16       45       52       5       5       3  

Transfer agent and shareholder servicing expense:

                                                       

Institutional Class

    5       46       87       94       24       19       14  

Financial Intermediary Class

    N/A       N/A       19             N/A       N/A       N/A  

Other expenses

    1       15       61       90       33       5       4  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


      88       2,653       9,374       11,935       930       1,081       501  

Less fees waived

    (36 )     (133 )     (7 )     (854 )     (74 )     (156 )     (157 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total expenses, net of waivers

    52       2,520       9,367       11,081       856       925       344  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net Investment Income

    206       22,550       65,432       87,230       11,494       12,730       2,498  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments:

 

                                       

Realized gain/(loss) on:

                                                       

Investments

    (6 )     14,552       36,582       54,846       23,617       6,041       1,398  

Options

          1,941       11,025       10,926       189             (792 )

Futures

          281       9,958       7,793       (743 )           1,003  

Foreign currency transactions

    N/A       N/A       N/A       (10,025 )     64             (4,162 )

Swaps

          163       (1,799 )     (1,964 )                  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


      (6 )     16,937       55,766       61,576       23,127       6,041       (2,553 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on:

                                                       

Investments

    250       2,068       18,124       64,580       (2,557 )     7,912       5,459  

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

    N/A       N/A       N/A       2,537       1             (31 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


      250       2,068       18,124       67,117       (2,556 )     7,912       5,428  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments

    244       19,005       73,890       128,693       20,571       13,953       2,875  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 450     $ 41,555     $ 139,322     $ 215,923     $ 32,065     $ 26,683     $ 5,373  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


                                                         

 
A For the period October 1, 2003 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2004.
N/A—Not applicable.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

 

 

     WESTERN ASSET
LIMITED DURATION
BOND PORTFOLIO


    WESTERN ASSET
INTERMEDIATE BOND
PORTFOLIO


 
     PERIOD ENDED

    YEARS ENDED

 
     3/31/04A     3/31/04     3/31/03  

 
Change in Net Assets:                   

Net investment income

   $ 206     $ 22,550     $ 29,740  

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, options, futures, swaps and foreign currency transactions

     (6 )     16,937       20,637  

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments, options, futures, swaps and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     250       2,068       15,410  
    


 


 


Change in net assets resulting from operations

     450       41,555       65,787  

Distributions to Shareholders:

                        

From net investment income:

                        

Institutional Class

     (206 )     (22,411 )     (29,740 )

Financial Intermediary Class

     N/A       N/A       N/A  

From net realized gain on investments:

                        

Institutional Class

           (13,489 )     (5,142 )

Financial Intermediary Class

     N/A       N/A       N/A  

Change in net assets from

                        

Fund share transactions:

                        

Institutional Class

     25,938       41,700       (119,227 )

Financial Intermediary Class

     N/A       N/A       N/A  
    


 


 


Change in net assets

     26,182       47,355       (88,322 )

Net Assets:

                        

Beginning of year

           539,874       628,196  
    


 


 


End of year

   $ 26,182     $ 587,229     $ 539,874  
    


 


 


Under/(over) distributed net investment income

   $     $ 82     $ (34 )
    


 


 


                          

 

A For the period October 1, 2003 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2004.

 

N/A—Not applicable.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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CORE BOND
PORTFOLIO


    WESTERN ASSET
CORE PLUS BOND
PORTFOLIO


   

WESTERN ASSET
INFLATION INDEXED

PLUS BOND PORTFOLIO


    WESTERN ASSET
HIGH YIELD
PORTFOLIO


    WESTERN ASSET
NON-U.S. OPPORTUNITY
        BOND PORTFOLIO      


 
YEARS ENDED

    YEARS ENDED

    YEARS ENDED

    YEARS ENDED

    YEARS ENDED

 
3/31/04     3/31/03     3/31/04     3/31/03     3/31/04     3/31/03     3/31/04     3/31/03         3/31/04         3/31/03  

 
                                                         
$ 65,432     $ 58,408     $ 87,230     $ 68,200     $ 11,494     $ 11,989     $ 12,730     $ 14,773     $ 2,498     $ 2,518  
  55,766       22,203       61,576       19,480       23,127       5,240       6,041       (9,702 )     (2,553 )     (3,008 )
  18,124       45,929       67,117       65,746       (2,556 )     21,652       7,912       (2,170 )     5,428       9,840  



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


  139,322       126,540       215,923       153,426       32,065       38,881       26,683       2,901       5,373       9,350  
                                                                             
                                                                             
  (65,545 )     (57,541 )     (95,872 )     (68,241 )     (11,494 )     (11,989 )     (15,028 )     (14,132 )     (5,476 )     (636 )
  (3,395 )     (866 )     (107 )     (15 )     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
                                                                             
  (23,668 )     (8,232 )     (43,348 )     (12,750 )     (12,824 )     (3,799 )                 (1,794 )      
  (1,371 )     (30 )     (45 )     (3 )     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
                                                                             
                                                                             
  743,572       370,610       1,343,566       802,545       48,326       56,578       27,866       8,439       39,898       2,825  
  40,360       75,641       6,585       118       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


  829,275       506,122       1,426,702       875,080       56,073       79,671       39,521       (2,792 )     38,001       11,539  
                                                                             
  1,479,551       973,429       1,866,988       991,908       290,306       210,635       149,937       152,729       59,026       47,487  



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


$ 2,308,826     $ 1,479,551     $ 3,293,690     $ 1,866,988     $ 346,379     $ 290,306     $ 189,458     $ 149,937     $ 97,027     $ 59,026  



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


$ (566 )   $ 755     $ (15,992 )   $ (5,860 )   $ 64     $     $ 2,608     $ 4,906     $ (10,604 )   $ (3,673 )



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


                                                                             

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for a share of common stock outstanding throughout each period shown, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data. This information has been derived from information in the financial statements.

 

 

          INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 
     NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING
OF YEAR
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
  NET REALIZED
AND UNREALIZED
GAIN/(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS,
OPTIONS, FUTURES,
SWAPS, AND
FOREIGN CURRENCY
TRANSACTIONS
    TOTAL
FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
 

 
Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio                      

—Institutional Class

                             

Period Ended March 31, 2004A

   $ 10.00    $ .08B   $ .09     $ .17  

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio

                             

—Institutional Class

                             

Years Ended March 31,

                             

2004

   $ 10.92    $ .44E   $ .36     $ .80  

2003

     10.39      .53     .62       1.15  

2002

     10.65      .57E     (.13 )     .44  

2001

     10.09      .68E     .56       1.24  

2000

     10.62      .63E     (.38 )     .25  

—Financial Intermediary Class

                             

Period Ended November 30, 1999F

   $ 10.61    $ .41G   $ (.33 )   $ .08  

Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio

                             

—Institutional Class

                             

Years Ended March 31,

                             

2004

   $ 11.57    $ .41   $ .45     $ .86  

2003

     11.01      .55     .65       1.20  

2002

     11.09      .62H     .05       .67  

2001

     10.39      .73H     .70       1.43  

2000

     11.01      .67H     (.46 )     .21  

—Financial Intermediary Class

                             

Years Ended March 31,

                             

2004

   $ 11.57    $ .40I   $ .43     $ .83  

2003

     11.02      .53     .63       1.16  

2002

     11.10      .59I     .06       .65  

2001

     10.40      .70I     .70       1.40  

2000J

     10.69      .45I     (.25 )     .20  

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio

                             

—Institutional Class

                             

Years Ended March 31,

                             

2004

   $ 10.40    $ .37K   $ .55     $ .92  

2003

     9.88      .51K     .62       1.13  

2002

     10.07      .56K,L     .06L       .62  

2001

     9.48      .66K     .59       1.25  

2000

     9.97      .55K     (.37 )     .18  

—Financial Intermediary Class

                             

Years Ended March 31,

                             

2004

   $ 10.40    $ .36M   $ .54     $ .90  

2003

     9.87      .48M     .63       1.11  

2002N

     10.04      .11L,M     (.17 )L     (.06 )
                               

 

 

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DISTRIBUTIONS

        RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

FROM

NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME

   

FROM

NET
REALIZED
GAIN ON
INVESTMENTS

    TOTAL
DISTRIBUTIONS
    NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF
YEAR
  TOTAL
RETURN
    EXPENSES
TO
AVERAGE
NET
ASSETS
   

NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME

TO

AVERAGE
NET ASSETS

    PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE
   

NET

ASSETS,

END OF
YEAR

(IN
THOUSANDS)


                                                         
                                                         
$ (.08 )   $     $ (.08 )   $ 10.09   1.69 %C   .40 %B,D   1.6 %B,D   125.5 %C   $ 26,182
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
$ (.44 )   $ (.27 )   $ (.71 )   $ 11.01   7.58 %   .45 %E   4.0 %E   255.1 %   $ 587,229
  (.53 )     (.09 )     (.62 )     10.92   11.37 %   .45 %   5.0 %   238.5 %     539,874
  (.57 )     (.13 )     (.70 )     10.39   4.20 %   .45 %E   5.3 %E   274.8 %     628,196
  (.68 )           (.68 )     10.65   12.79 %   .45 %E   6.6 %E   328.4 %     457,822
  (.78 )           (.78 )     10.09   2.49 %   .45 %E   6.3 %E   440.8 %     376,056
                                                         
$ (.43 )   $     $ (.43 )   $ 10.26   .81 %C   .70 %D,G   5.9 %D,G   440.8 %   $
                                               
                                                         
                                                         
$ (.44 )   $ (.18 )   $ (.62 )   $ 11.81   7.64 %   .49 %   3.5 %   464.6 %   $ 2,187,219
  (.55 )     (.09 )     (.64 )     11.57   11.19 %   .49 %   4.9 %   438.6 %     1,400,431
  (.62 )     (.13 )     (.75 )     11.01   6.14 %   .50 %H   5.6 %H   595.2 %     971,544
  (.73 )           (.73 )     11.09   14.37 %   .50 %H   6.8 %H   387.2 %     826,459
  (.80 )     (.03 )     (.83 )     10.39   1.99 %   .50 %H   6.3 %H   260.4 %     649,038
                                                         
                                                         
$ (.41 )   $ (.18 )   $ (.59 )   $ 11.81   7.36 %   .75 %I   3.3 %I   464.6 %   $ 121,607
  (.52 )     (.09 )     (.61 )     11.57   10.80 %   .75 %   4.1 %   438.6 %     79,120
  (.60 )     (.13 )     (.73 )     11.02   5.88 %   .75 %I   5.3 %I   595.2 %     1,885
  (.70 )           (.70 )     11.10   13.96 %   .75 %I   6.6 %I   387.2 %     1,883
  (.49 )           (.49 )     10.40   1.97 %C   .75 %D,I   6.2 %D,I   260.4 %     1,456
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
$ (.41 )   $ (.20 )   $ (.61 )   $ 10.71   9.12 %   .45 %K   3.6 %K   463.8 %   $ 3,286,650
  (.51 )     (.10 )     (.61 )     10.40   11.78 %   .45 %K   5.0 %K   422.6 %     1,866,619
  (.54 )     (.27 )     (.81 )     9.88   6.34 %   .45 %K   5.3 %K   590.7 %     991,673
  (.66 )           (.66 )     10.07   13.73 %   .46 %K   6.8 %K   432.8 %     444,451
  (.67 )           (.67 )     9.48   1.95 %   .50 %K   6.2 %K   315.9 %     215,184
                                                         
                                                         
$ (.39 )   $ (.20 )   $ (.59 )   $ 10.71   8.82 %   .70 %M   3.2 %M   463.8 %   $ 7,040
  (.48 )     (.10 )     (.58 )     10.40   11.57 %   .70 %M   4.8 %M   422.6 %     369
  (.11 )           (.11 )     9.87   (.57 )%C   .70 %D,M   5.3 %D,M   590.7 %     235
                                                         

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS—Continued

 

 

 

          INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

     NET ASSET
VALUE,
BEGINNING
OF YEAR
   NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
  NET REALIZED
AND UNREALIZED
GAIN/(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS,
OPTIONS, FUTURES,
SWAPS, AND
FOREIGN CURRENCY
TRANSACTIONS
   

TOTAL

FROM
INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS


Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio

                           

—Institutional Class

                           

Years Ended March 31,

                           

2004

   $ 10.96    $ .37O   $ .71     $ 1.08

2003

     9.92      .51O     1.19       1.70

2002

     9.98      .41O     .01       .42

2001P

     10.00      .08O     (.02 )     .06

Western Asset High Yield Portfolio

                           

—Institutional Class

                           

Years Ended March 31,

                           

2004

   $ 9.56    $ .78Q   $ .89     $ 1.67

2003

     10.36      .96Q     (.82 )     .14

2002R

     10.00      .53Q     .07       .60

Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio

                           

—Institutional Class

                           

Years Ended March 31,

                           

2004

   $ 10.91    $ .97S   $ (.01 )   $ .96

2003

     9.25      .25S     1.52       1.77

2002

     9.25      L,S     .46L       .46

2001

     9.59      .59S     (.05 )     .54

2000

     10.21      .49S     (.47 )     .02
                             

A For the period October 1, 2003 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2004.
B Net of advisory fees waived by the adviser pursuant to a voluntary expense limitation of 0.40%. If no fees had been waived by the adviser, the annualized ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been as follows: for the period October 1, 2003 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2004, 0.68%.
C Not annualized.
D Annualized.
E Net of advisory fees waived by the adviser pursuant to a voluntary expense limitation of 0.45%. If no fees had been waived by the adviser, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been: for the years ended March 31, 2004, 0.47%; 2002, 0.47%; 2001, 0.47%; and 2000, 0.48%.
F Liquidation of Financial Intermediary Class shares.
G Net of advisory fees waived by the adviser pursuant to a voluntary expense limitation of 0.70%. If no fees had been waived by the adviser, the annualized ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been as follows: for the period ending November 30, 1999 (liquidation of Financial Intermediary Class shares), 0.74%.
H Net of advisory fees waived by the adviser pursuant to a voluntary expense limitation of 0.50%. If no fees had been waived by the adviser, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been as follows: for the years ended March 31, 2002, 0.52%; 2001, 0.53%; and 2000, 0.51%.
I Net of advisory fees waived by the adviser pursuant to a voluntary expense limitation of 0.75%. If no fees had been waived by the adviser, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been as follows: for the years ended March 31, 2004, 0.76% ; 2002, 0.77%; and 2001, 0.78%. For the period July 22, 1999 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2000, the annualized ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 0.76%.
J For the period July 22, 1999 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2000.
K Net of advisory fees waived by the adviser pursuant to a voluntary expense limitation of 0.50% to June 30, 2000, and 0.45% thereafter. If no fees had been waived by the adviser, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been as follows: for the years ended March 31, 2004, 0.48%; 2003, 0.50%; 2002, 0.54%; 2001, 0.57%; and 2000, 0.65%.
L The amount presented is calculated pursuant to a methodology prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission for a share outstanding throughout the period. This amount is inconsistent with the Fund’s aggregate gains and losses because of the timing of sales and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the investment portfolio.

 

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        RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

FROM

NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME

   

FROM

NET
REALIZED
GAIN ON
INVESTMENTS

    TOTAL
DISTRIBUTIONS
    NET ASSET
VALUE,
END OF
YEAR
  TOTAL
RETURN
    EXPENSES
TO
AVERAGE
NET
ASSETS
   

NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME

TO

AVERAGE
NET ASSETS

    PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
RATE
   

NET

ASSETS,

END OF
YEAR

(IN
THOUSANDS)


                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
$ (.37 )   $ (.43 )   $ (.80 )   $ 11.24   10.33 %   .25 %O   3.4 %O   281.8 %   $ 346,379
  (.51 )     (.15 )     (.66 )     10.96   17.62 %   .25 %O   4.8 %O   75.4 %     290,306
  (.41 )     (.07 )     (.48 )     9.92   4.28 %   .25 %O   5.0 %O   79.5 %     210,635
  (.08 )           (.08 )     9.98   .55 %C   .25 %D,O   8.9 %D,O         11,978
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
$ (.95 )   $     $ (.95 )   $ 10.28   18.27 %   .58 %Q   7.9 %Q   116.0 %   $ 189,458
  (.94 )           (.94 )     9.56   2.22 %   .55 %Q   10.2 %Q   110.1 %     149,937
  (.24 )           (.24 )     10.36   6.02 %C   .55 %D,Q   10.4 %D,Q   51.8 %C     152,729
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
$ (1.01 )   $ (.34 )   $ (1.35 )   $ 10.52   9.06 %   .55 %S   4.0 %S   42.8 %   $ 97,027
  (.11 )           (.11 )     10.91   19.26 %   .55 %S   4.4 %S   187.5 %     59,026
  (.46 )           (.46 )     9.25   5.21 %   .55 %S   4.5 %S   307.6 %     47,487
  (.88 )           (.88 )     9.25   6.31 %   .55 %S   5.6 %S   263.4 %     93,385
  (.50 )     (.14 )     (.64 )     9.59   .57 %   .55 %S   4.9 %S   347.1 %     62,526
                                                         

M Net of advisory fees waived by the adviser pursuant to a voluntary expense limitation of 0.70%. If no fees had been waived by the adviser, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been as follows: for the years ended March 31, 2004, 0.73% and 2003, 0.75%. For the period January 8, 2002 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2002, the annualized ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 0.75%.
N For the period January 8, 2002 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2002.
O Net of advisory fees waived by the adviser pursuant to a voluntary expense limitation of 0.25%. If no fees had been waived by the adviser, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been as follows: for the years ended March 31, 2004, 0.27%; 2003, 0.27%; and 2002, 0.67%. For the period March 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2001, the annualized ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 2.03%.
P For the period March 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2001.
Q Net of advisory fees waived by the adviser pursuant to a voluntary expense limitation of 0.55% to December 31, 2003, and 0.65% thereafter. If no fees had been waived by the adviser, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been as follows: for the years ended March 31, 2004, 0.67% and 2003, 0.67%. For the period September 28, 2001 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2002, the annualized ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 0.75%.
R For the period September 28, 2001 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2002.
S Net of advisory fees waived by the adviser pursuant to a voluntary expense limitation of 0.55%. If no fees had been waived by the adviser, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been as follows: for the years ended March 31, 2004, 0.80%; 2003, 0.82%; 2002, 0.82%; 2001, 0.85; and 2000, 0.83%.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies:

Western Asset Funds, Inc. (“Corporation”), consisting of Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio (“Limited Duration”), Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio (“Intermediate”), Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio (“Core”), Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio (“Core Plus”), Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio (“Inflation Indexed”), Western Asset High Yield Portfolio (“High Yield”), and Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio (“Non-U.S.”) (individually a “Fund,” collectively the “Funds”), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment company with the exception of Non-U.S., which is non-diversified.

 

Each Fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Class and Financial Intermediary Class. Shares in the Financial Intermediary Class bear a distribution fee. The Financial Intermediary Class shares of Limited Duration, Inflation Indexed, High Yield, and Non-U.S. are not active. All outstanding Financial Intermediary Class shares of Intermediate were redeemed on November 30, 1999. The income and expenses of each of the Funds are allocated proportionately to the two classes of shares based on daily net assets, except for Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, which are charged only on the Financial Intermediary Class shares, and transfer agent and shareholder servicing expenses, which are determined separately for each class.

 

Preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the funds in the preparation of their financial statements:

 

Security Valuation

Securities owned by the Funds for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued by the Board of Directors or the Funds’ Valuation Committee pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board. In determining fair value, the Board of Directors or the Funds’ Valuation Committee consider all relevant qualitative and quantitative factors available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market of the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

 

With respect to Core Plus, Inflation Indexed, High Yield and Non-U.S., where a security is traded on more than one market, which may include foreign markets, the securities are generally valued on the market considered by the Funds’ adviser to be the primary market. The Funds will value their foreign securities in U.S. dollars on the basis of the then-prevailing exchange rates.

 

Security Transactions

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are reported on an identified cost basis for both financial reporting and federal income tax purposes. At March 31, 2004, receivables for securities sold and payables for securities purchased for each Fund were:

 

    

Receivable for

Securities Sold


  

Payable for

Securities Purchased


Limited Duration

   $    $ 1,264

Intermediate

     3,137      8,016

Core

     192,896      770,640

Core Plus

     428,265      1,346,821

Inflation Indexed

     5,260      50,580

High Yield

     3,394      3,337

Non-U.S.

     155      722

 

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For the year ended March 31, 2004, investment transactions (excluding short-term investments) were:

 

       Purchases

     Proceeds From Sales

       U.S. Gov’t
Securities


     Other

    

U.S. Gov’t

Securities


     Other

Limited Duration

     $ 33,051      $ 22,346      $ 27,919      $ 2,998

Intermediate

       1,123,998        298,197        1,082,187        241,644

Core

       8,974,239        696,348        8,159,608        401,555

Core Plus

       11,102,457        1,608,314        10,079,170        1,361,228

Inflation Indexed

       897,465        70,611        989,624        19,319

High Yield

              196,431               180,355

Non-U.S.

              49,247               23,610

 

Foreign Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in non-U.S. currency exchange rates on investment securities and other assets and liabilities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

 

Repurchase Agreements

The Funds may engage in repurchase agreement transactions. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and a fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during a fund’s holding period. This arrangement results in a fixed rate of return that is not subject to market fluctuations during the fund’s holding period. The value of the collateral is at all times at least equal to the total amount of the repurchase obligation, including interest. In the event of counterparty default, a fund has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase agreement. However, there could be potential loss to the fund in the event the fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the collateral securities during the period in which the fund seeks to assert its rights. The Funds’ investment advisers review the value of the collateral and the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers with which the Funds enter into repurchase agreements to evaluate potential risks.

 

Options, Futures and Swap Agreements

The current market value of a traded option is the last sale price or, in the absence of a sale, the mean between the closing bid and asked price. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts are marked-to-market on a daily basis. As a contract’s value fluctuates, payments known as variation margin are made or received by a Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. The daily changes in contract value are recorded as unrealized gains or losses, and the Fund recognizes a gain or loss when the contract is closed. Swap agreements are priced daily based upon quotations from brokers and the change, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation.

 

Investment Income and Distributions to Shareholders

Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are allocated at the class level and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for each Fund except High Yield and Non-U.S., which declare and pay dividends quarterly. Net capital gains distributions, which are calculated at the Fund level, are declared and paid annually in June. An additional distribution may be made in December to the extent necessary. Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Funds’ capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under federal income tax regulations. At March 31, 2004, accrued dividends payable were as follows: Limited Duration, $0; Intermediate, $58; Core, $364; Core Plus, $1,289; Inflation Indexed, $62; High Yield, $0; and Non-U.S., $0. Interest income and expenses are recorded on the accrual basis. Bond discounts and premiums are amortized and included in interest income for financial reporting and federal income tax purposes.

 

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2. Federal Income Taxes:

No provision for federal income or excise taxes is required since each Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute substantially all of its taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Because federal income tax regulations differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, income and capital gains distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of the distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Distributions during the years ended March 31, 2003 and 2004, were characterized as follows for tax purposes:

 

       Limited Duration

     Intermediate

     Core

    
       2004

     2004

     2003

     2004

     2003

    

Ordinary income

     $ 206      $ 29,826      $ 31,385      $ 89,254      $ 60,987     

Long-term capital gains

              6,074        3,497        4,725        5,682     
      

    

    

    

    

  

Total distributions

     $ 206      $ 35,900      $ 34,882      $ 93,979      $ 66,669     
      

    

    

    

    

  

 

       Core Plus

     Inflation Indexed

     High Yield

       2004

     2003

     2004

     2003

     2004

     2003

Ordinary income

     $ 117,629      $ 74,122      $ 15,526      $ 15,685      $ 15,028      $ 14,132

Long-term capital gains

       21,743        6,887        8,792        103              
      

    

    

    

    

    

Total distributions

     $ 139,372      $ 81,009      $ 24,318      $ 15,788      $ 15,028      $ 14,132
      

    

    

    

    

    

 

       Non-U.S.

      
       2004

     2003

      

Ordinary income

     $ 5,862      $ 636       

Long-term capital gains

       1,408              
      

    

    

Total distributions

     $ 7,270      $ 636       
      

    

    

 

Pursuant to federal income tax regulations applicable to investment companies, each Fund has elected to treat net capital losses realized between November 1 and March 31 of each year (“post-October loss”) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended March 31, 2004, realized capital losses reflected in the accompanying financial statements, as shown in the accompanying table below, will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005.

 

The tax basis components of net assets at March 31, 2004, were:

 

    Limited
Duration


    Intermediate

    Core

    Core Plus

    Inflation
Indexed


    High Yield

    Non-U.S.

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 275     $ 17,198     $ 68,653     $ 125,190     $ 17,411     $ 10,451     $ 7,513  

Unrealized depreciation

    (25 )     (3,881 )     (20,679 )     (28,098 )     (1,626 )     (3,015 )     (1,103 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)

    250       13,317       47,974       97,092       15,785       7,436       6,410  

Undistributed net investment income

          9,166       27,733       41,010       6,296       2,317       2,029  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

          6,295       24,032       6,156       6,549              

Capital loss carryforwards

    (6 )                             (4,078 )      

Post-October loss push and other loss deferrals

                      (1,132 )                 (5,402 )

Paid-in capital

    25,938       558,451       2,209,087       3,150,564       317,749       183,783       93,990  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net assets

  $ 26,182     $ 587,229     $ 2,308,826     $ 3,293,690     $ 346,379     $ 189,458     $ 97,027  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

The Funds intend to retain realized capital gains that may be offset against available capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2004, Limited Duration and High Yield had capital loss carryforwards of $6 (expiring in 2012) and $4,078 (expiring in 2011), respectively. There were no capital loss carryforwards for any of the other Funds.

 

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For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts and distributions to shareholders may be adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. For the year ended March 31, 2004, the Funds recorded the following permanent reclassifications, which relate primarily to reclassifications of gains/losses on paydown securities, swap transactions, and/or currency transactions. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

 

       Intermediate

     Core

     Core
Plus


     Inflation
Indexed


     Non-U.S.

 

Undistributed net investment income

     $ (23 )    $ 2,186      $ (1,384 )    $ 64      $ (3,953 )

Accumulated realized gain/(loss)

       23        (2,310 )      1,616        (64 )      3,953  

Paid-in capital

              124        (232 )              

 

At March 31, 2004, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Limited Duration

     $ 26,990       

Intermediate

       723,804       

Core

       3,418,735       

Core Plus

       4,710,829       

Inflation Indexed

       461,065       

High Yield

       161,018       

Non-U.S.

       78,967       

 

3. Financial Instruments:

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

As part of their investment programs, Limited Duration, Core Plus, Inflation Indexed High Yield, and Non-U.S. may utilize forward currency exchange contracts. The nature and risks of these financial instruments and the reasons for using them are set forth more fully in the Corporation’s prospectus and statement of additional information.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market daily using forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. The change in a contract’s market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed or delivery is taken, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

 

The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Funds’ securities, but it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. These forward foreign currency contracts involve market risk in excess of amounts reflected in the financial statements. Although forward foreign currency contracts used for hedging purposes limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase. In addition, the Funds could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

At March 31, 2004, open forward currency exchange contracts were as follows:

 

Core Plus

 

Settlement

Date


  

Contract to


  

Unrealized

Gain/(Loss)


  

ReceiveA


    

DeliverA


  
05/11/2004    CAD   270      USD   206    $
05/11/2004    USD   39,272      CAD   51,481      28
05/11/2004    USD   97,755      EUR   77,679      2,373
05/11/2004    USD   2,232      SEK   16,203      88
                        

                         $ 2,489
                        

 

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Non-U.S.

Settlement

Date


  

Contract to


  

Unrealized

Gain/(Loss)


 
  

ReceiveA


    

DeliverA


  
05/11/2004    CAD   10,545      USD   8,031    $ 8  
05/11/2004    DKK   46      USD   8       
05/11/2004    USD   1,621      DKK   9,740      15  
05/11/2004    EUR   2,846      NOK   24,541      (80 )
05/11/2004    EUR   4,964      USD   6,211      (116 )
05/11/2004    NOK   20,438      EUR   2,372      65  
05/11/2004    USD   67,293      EUR   54,135      821  
05/11/2004    NOK   14,792      USD   2,160      (6 )
05/11/2004    USD   1,901      NOK   13,030      4  
05/11/2004    GBP   550      USD   998      10  
05/11/2004    USD   3,507      GBP   1,933      (37 )
05/11/2004    USD   9,469      SEK   68,733      374  
                        


                         $ 1,058  
                        


 

Options and Futures

As part of their investment programs, the Funds may utilize options and futures. Options may be written (sold) or purchased by the Funds. When a Fund purchases a put or call option, the premium paid is recorded as an investment and its value is marked-to-market daily. When a Fund writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and its value is marked-to-market daily.

 

When options, whether written or purchased, expire, are exercised or are closed (by entering into a closing purchase or sale transaction), the Fund realizes a gain or loss as described in the chart below:

 

Purchased option:    Impact on the Fund:
The option expires    Realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option.

The option is closed through a closing sale transaction    Realize a gain or loss depending on whether the proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option.

 


A Definitions of currency abbreviations:

 

CAD—Canadian dollar

DKK—Danish krona

EUR—Euro

GBP—British pound

NOK—Norwegian krone

SEK—Swedish krona

USD—United States dollar

 

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Written option:    Impact on the Fund:
The Fund exercises a call option    The cost of the security purchased through the exercise of the option will be increased by the premium originally paid to purchase the option.

The Fund exercises a put option    Realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security. The proceeds of that sale will be reduced by the premium originally paid to purchase the put option.

The option expires    Realize a gain equal to the amount of the premium received.

The option is closed through a closing purchase transaction    Realize a gain or loss without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security and eliminate the option liability. The Fund will realize a loss in this transaction if the cost of the closing purchase exceeds the premium received when the option was written.

A written call option is exercised by the option purchaser    Realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security. The proceeds of that sale will be increased by the premium originally received when the option was written.

A written put option is exercised by the option purchaser    The amount of the premium originally received will reduce the cost of the security that the Fund purchased when the option was exercised.

 

The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid. Options written by a Fund involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the option value reflected in the statement of net assets. The risk in writing a covered call option is that a Fund may forgo the opportunity of profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there is the risk a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market or, for over-the-counter options, because of the counterparty’s inability or unwillingness to perform. The nature and risks of these financial instruments and the reasons for using them are set forth more fully in the Corporation’s prospectus and statement of additional information.

 

Activity in written call and put options during the year ended March 31, 2004, was as follows:

 

     Calls

    Puts

 
Intermediate    Actual
Contracts


    Premiums

    Actual
Contracts


    Premiums

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2003

       $         $  

Options written

   3,270       2,888     17,503,329       2,903  

Options closed

   (2,435 )     (1,860 )   (4,102,772 )     (2,167 )

Options expired

                    

Options exercised

   (83 )     (37 )          
    

 


 

 


Options outstanding at March 31, 2004

   752     $ 991     13,400,557     $ 736  
    

 


 

 


     Calls

    Puts

 
Core    Actual
Contracts


    Premiums

    Actual
Contracts


    Premiums

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2003

   31,583,587     $ 2,821     2,795     $ 2,265  

Options written

   30,327,640       21,307     105,227,116       20,919  

Options closed

   (17,487 )     (13,707 )   (12,510,371 )     (10,000 )

Options expired

   (6,540 )     (4,508 )   (10,594 )     (5,755 )

Options exercised

   (31,584,380 )     (2,951 )   (2,120 )     (959 )
    

 


 

 


Options outstanding at March 31, 2004

   30,302,820     $ 2,962     92,706,826     $ 6,470  
    

 


 

 


 

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     Calls

    Puts

 
Core Plus    Actual
Contracts


    Premiums

    Actual
Contracts


    Premiums

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2003

   39,124,247     $ 3,365     3,426     $ 2,822  

Options written

   39,335,672       27,829     146,528,486       23,683  

Options closed

   (23,385 )     (18,238 )   (16,817,722 )     (15,657 )

Options expired

   (39,126,270 )     (4,475 )   (7,466 )     (4,481 )

Options exercised

   (6,730 )     (4,678 )   (1,663 )     (850 )
    

 


 

 


Options outstanding at March 31, 2004

   39,303,534     $ 3,803     129,705,061     $ 5,517  
    

 


 

 


 

     Calls

    Puts

 
Inflation Indexed    Actual
Contracts


    Premiums

    Actual
Contracts


    Premiums

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2003

   86     $ 89     40     $ 21  

Options written

   4,602,449       1,766     25,601,615       1,162  

Options closed

   (1,587 )     (1,126 )   (1,264 )     (778 )

Options expired

   (139 )     (80 )          

Options exercised

   (526 )     (344 )   (4 )     (2 )
    

 


 

 


Options outstanding at March 31, 2004

   4,600,283     $ 305     25,600,387     $ 403  
    

 


 

 


 

     Calls

   Puts

 
Non-U.S.    Actual
Contracts


   Premiums

   Actual
Contracts


    Premiums

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2003

      $        $  

Options written

           333       280  

Options closed

                  

Options expired

           (333 )     (280 )

Options exercised

                  
    
  

  

 


Options outstanding at March 31, 2004

      $        $  
    
  

  

 


 

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit with the broker cash or cash equivalents in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the “initial margin.” 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 Non-U.S. and foreign denominated futures held in Core Plus and Inflation Indexed, payment is not sent daily, but is recorded as a net payable or receivable by the Fund to or from the futures broker, which holds cash collateral from the Fund. The daily changes in contract value are recorded as unrealized gains or losses, and each Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

 

The Funds enter into futures contracts for various reasons, including in connection with their interest rate management strategy. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. The change in value of the futures contracts primarily corresponds with the value of the underlying instruments, which may not correlate with changes in interest rates, if applicable. In addition, there is a risk that a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market. The nature and risks of these financial instruments and other reasons for using them are set forth more fully in the Corporation’s prospectus and statement of additional information.

 

The open futures positions and related appreciation or depreciation at March 31, 2004 are listed at the end of each Fund’s statement of net assets.

 

Swap Agreements

The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. Swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid. Although a Fund will not enter into any swap agreement unless the adviser believes

 

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that the other party to the transaction is creditworthy, a Fund does bear the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the agreement counterparty. The nature and risks of these financial instruments and the reasons for using them are set forth more fully in the Corporation’s prospectus and statement of additional information.

 

The Funds may invest in different types of swap agreements. Currently, the Funds hold credit default, interest rate, and total return swap contracts (denoted in the table below by a superscript 1, 2 or 3 respectively). Credit default swap contracts represent the exchange of commitments to provide a level of credit protection for a commitment to receive interest at a fixed rate based on the potential risk of default of the relevant underlying issuer. The relevant underlying issuer for credit default swap contracts is listed in a parenthetical reference following the agreement counterparty. Interest rate swap contracts involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional principal amount. Total Return swap contracts involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on the total return of an index over a specified period.

 

The following is a summary of open swap contracts outstanding at March 31, 2004.

 

Intermediate:

                       

Agreement With:


  Termination Date

  The Fund
Agrees to Pay


  The Fund
Will Receive


 

Contract

Notional Amount


 

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)


Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (Dynegy Holdings,
8.75%, due 2/15/12)
1

  April 23, 2007   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
A
  3.00%
Quarterly
  $ 2,200   $ (128)

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (Telecom Italia SPA,
6.25%, due 2/1/12)
1

  March 20, 2009   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
A
  1.00%
Quarterly
    3,010     43
                     

                      $ (85)
                     

Core:

                       

Agreement With:


  Termination Date

  The Fund
Agrees to Pay


  The Fund
Will Receive


 

Contract

Notional Amount


 

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)


Deutsche Bank AG (Target Corporation,
5.875%, due 3/1/12)
1

  July 20, 2004   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  0.15%
Quarterly
  $ 7,280   $ (4)

Deutsche Bank AG (Dynegy Holdings,
8.75%, due 2/15/12)
1

  May 1, 2007   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
A
  5.25%
Quarterly
    3,340     (129)

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx Hi-Vol)1

  March 20, 2009   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  1.25%
Quarterly
    9,740     40

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx Hi-Vol)
1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    3,970     (17)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx Hi-Vol)
1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    3,810     (16)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx 30 Hi-Vol)
1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    7,400     (31)

 

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Agreement With:


  Termination Date

  The Fund
Agrees to Pay


  The Fund
Will Receive


 

Contract

Notional Amount


 

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)


Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx IG Hi-Vol)
1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
  $ 12,500   $ (52)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx IG TMT)
1

  March 20, 2009   0.60%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    7,400     97

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx IG Hi-Vol)1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    3,850     (16)

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx IG Hi-Vol 2)1

  September 20, 2009   Specified
amount upon
credit event
notice
B
  1.15%
Quarterly
    25,000     46

Credit Suisse First Boston USA
(iBoxx IG Hi-Vol 2)
1

  September 20, 2009   1.15%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    25,000     (46)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx Hi-Vol)
1

  September 20, 2009   Specified
amount upon
credit event
notice
B
  1.15%
Quarterly
    25,000     46

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.2

  December 8, 2013   4.78714%
Quarterly
  3-month
LIBORD
    33,400     (1,659)

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.2

  December 8, 2013   4.7935%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    38,800     (1,927)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx IG Hi-Vol)
1

  March 20, 2014   1.35%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    12,500     (2)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx IG 2)
1

  September 20, 2014   0.80%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    7,400     (12)

Deutsche Bank AG2

  November 18, 2033   5.38413%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    24,000     (1,095)

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.2

  November 26, 2033   5.34252%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    26,500     (1,036)

Deutsche Bank AG2

  December 8, 2033   5.4765%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    23,300     (1,401)

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.2

  January 15, 2034   5.29678%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    15,300     (489)
                     

                      $ (7,703)
                     

 

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Core Plus:

                       

Agreement With:


  Termination Date

  The Fund
Agrees to Pay


  The Fund
Will Receive


 

Contract

Notional Amount


 

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)


Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Verizon Global
Funding Corp.,
0%, due 5/15/21)
1

  June 15, 2004   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  0.75%
Quarterly
  $ 2,500   $ 2

Deutsche Bank AG (Target Corporation,
5.875%, due 3/1/12)
1

  July 20, 2004   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  0.15%
Quarterly
    9,230     (6)

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
(iBoxx IG Hi-Vol)
3

  August 2, 2004   Monthly total
return of the
Lehman U.S.
High Yield
Index, Monthly
  3-month LIBORD
minus 30 basis
points
E Monthly
    9,800    

Deutsche Bank AG (Dynegy Holdings,
8.75%, due 2/15/12)
1

  April 23, 2007   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
A
  2.95%
Quarterly
    2,250     (205)

Deutsche Bank AG (Dynegy Holdings,
8.75%, due 2/15/12)
1

  May 1, 2007   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
A
  5.25%
Quarterly
    3,460     (134)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx Hi-Vol)
1

  March 20, 2009   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  1.25%
Quarterly
    13,760     57

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx IG Hi-Vol)
1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    10,800     (45)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx IG Hi-Vol)
1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    12,500     (52)

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx Hi-Vol)1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    5,450     (22)

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx Hi-Vol)1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    5,070     (21)

Credit Suisse First Boston USA (iBoxx IG Hi-Vol)1

  March 20, 2009   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  1.25%
Quarterly
    50,000     208

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx IG Hi-Vol)1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    4,890     (20)

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued

 

Agreement With:


  Termination Date

  The Fund
Agrees to Pay


  The Fund
Will Receive


 

Contract

Notional Amount


 

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)


Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx IG Hi-Vol 2)1

  March 20, 2009   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  5.00%
Quarterly
  $ 10,000   $ (9)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx 100 HY)
1

  March 20, 2009   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  4.25%
Quarterly
    10,000     (56)

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx 100 IG)1

  March 20, 2009   4.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    3,710     21

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx 30 Hi-Vol)1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    9,500     (39)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx HY B)
1

  March 20, 2009   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  5.00%
Quarterly
    5,000     (5)

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx 30 IG Hi-Vol)1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    14,880     (62)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx 100 HY)
1

  March 20, 2009   4.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    1,900     11

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx IG TMT)
1

  March 20, 2009   0.60%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    6,450     84

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx IG TMT)1

  March 20, 2009   1.25%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    13,860     (58)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx IG TMT
)1

  March 20, 2009   0.60%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    9,500     124

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (iBoxx IG TMT)1

  March 20, 2009   0.60%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    9,000     118

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx IG Hi-Vol 2)1

  September 20, 2009   1.15%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    25,000     (46)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx IG Hi-Vol 2)
1

  September 20, 2009   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  1.15%
Quarterly
    25,000     47

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx IG Hi-Vol 2)1

  September 20, 2009   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  1.15%
Quarterly
    25,000     46

 

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Agreement With:


  Termination Date

  The Fund
Agrees to Pay


  The Fund
Will Receive


 

Contract

Notional Amount


 

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)


Credit Suisse First Boston USA (iBoxx IG HY 2B)1

  November 1, 2012   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  4.30%
Quarterly
  $ 10,000   $ (10)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.2

  December 8, 2013   4.78714%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    43,700     (2,171)

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.2

  December 8, 2013   4.7935%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    50,800     (2,523)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx IG Hi-Vol)
1

  March 20, 2014   1.35%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    12,500     (2)

Deutsche Bank AG
(iBoxx 30 IG Hi-Vol)
1

  March 20, 2014   1.35%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    8,530     (2)

Deutsche Bank AG (iBoxx IG 2)1

  September 20, 2014   0.80%
Quarterly
  Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
C
    24,500     (41)

Deutsche Bank AG2

  November 18, 2033   5.38413%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    29,000     (1,324)

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.2

  November 26, 2033   5.34252%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    34,200     (1,337)

Deutsche Bank AG2

  December 8, 2033   5.4765%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    30,600     (1,840)

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.2

  January 15, 2034   5.29678%
Semi-annually
  3-month
LIBORD
    20,400     (652)
                     

                      $ (9,964)
                     

Inflation Indexed:

                       

Agreement With:


  Termination Date

  The Fund
Agrees to Pay


  The Fund
Will Receive


 

Contract

Notional Amount


 

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)


Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
(Verizon Global
Funding Corp.,
0%, due 5/15/21)
1

  June 15, 2004   Specified amount
upon credit
event notice
B
  0.75%
Quarterly
  $ 2,500   $

3

 


A Upon bankruptcy or failure to make a scheduled interest payment, the Fund will pay $1,000; upon default, the Fund will pay $10,000.
B Upon bankruptcy or failure to make a scheduled interest payment, the Fund will pay $1,000.
C Upon bankruptcy or failure to make a scheduled interest payment, the Fund will receive $1,000.
D London Interbank Offered Rate.
F 100 basis points = 1%

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued

 

4. Securities Loaned:

Each Fund may lend its securities to approved brokers to earn additional income and will receive cash and U.S. government securities as collateral against the loans. Cash collateral received is invested in a money market pooled account by each Fund’s lending agent. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the value of the loaned securities.

 

At March 31, 2004, the market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers was $146,623 for Intermediate, $581,767 for Core, $729,765 for Core Plus, and $85,650 for Inflation Indexed. Cash collateral received was $149,628 for Intermediate, $593,633 for Core, $744,654 for Core Plus, and $87,384 for Inflation Indexed.

 

5. Transactions With Affiliates:

Each Fund has a management agreement with Legg Mason Fund Adviser, Inc. (“LMFA”). Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”) is the investment adviser to Limited Duration, Intermediate, Core, Core Plus, Inflation Indexed, and High Yield. Western Asset Management Company Limited (“WAML”) is the investment adviser to Non-U.S. and shares advisory responsibilities with Western Asset for Core Plus and Inflation Indexed. Pursuant to their respective agreements, LMFA provides the Funds with management and administrative services for which each Fund pays a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at annual rates of each Fund’s average daily net assets. LMFA, Western Asset and WAML have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and reimburse the Funds to the extent each Fund’s expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage and extraordinary expenses) exceed during any month certain annual rates of each Fund’s average daily net assets. Western Asset and WAML have also agreed to waive their advisory fees (which are paid by LMFA, and not the Funds) in corresponding amounts. The following chart shows annual rates of management fees, expense limits, management fees waived, and management fees payable for each Fund:

 

Fund


  

Asset
Breakpoint


    

Management

Fee


    

Expense

Limitation


    

Management

Fees Waived


    

Management

Fees Payable


Limited Duration

   All asset levels      0.350 %    0.40 %    $ 36      $

Intermediate

   All asset levels      0.400 %    0.45 %      133        190

Core

                                    

Institutional Class

   Up to $500 million      0.450 %    0.50 %             764
     Next $500 million      0.425 %                       
     In excess of $1 billion      0.400 %                       

Financial Intermediary Class

   Up to $500 million      0.450 %    0.75 %      7        42
     Next $500 million      0.425 %                       
     In excess of $1 billion      0.400 %                       

Core Plus

                                    

Institutional Class

   Up to $500 million      0.450 %    0.45 %      853        988
     Next $500 million      0.425 %                       
     In excess of $1 billion      0.400 %                       

Financial Intermediary Class

   Up to $500 million      0.450 %    0.70 %      1        2
     Next $500 million      0.425 %                       
     In excess of $1 billion      0.400 %                       

Inflation Indexed

   All asset levels      0.200 %    0.25 %      74        46

High Yield

   All asset levels      0.550 %    0.65 %      156        78

Non-U.S.

   All asset levels      0.450 %    0.55 %      157        7

 

Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated (“LMWW”), a member of the New York Stock Exchange, serves as distributor of the Funds’ shares. LMWW receives from each Fund an annual distribution fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Financial Intermediary Class of each Fund, computed daily and payable monthly. At March 31, 2004, $25 was due to LMWW from Core and $1 from Core Plus.

 

LMFA, Western Asset, WAML and LMWW are wholly owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc.

 

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6. Fund Share Transactions:

At March 31, 2004, there were 13.1 billion shares of common stock of the Corporation authorized at $.001 par value. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

     Sold

   Reinvested

   Repurchased

    Net Change

 
     Shares

   Amount

   Shares

   Amount

   Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Limited Duration

                                                    

—Institutional Class

                                                    

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2004*

   3,108    $ 31,078    17    $ 171    (530 )   $ (5,311 )   2,595     $ 25,938  

Intermediate

                                                    

—Institutional Class

                                                    

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2004

   15,529    $ 168,930    3,173    $ 34,520    (14,808 )   $ (161,750 )   3,894     $ 41,700  

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2003

   16,609      178,235    3,004      32,131    (30,621 )     (329,593 )   (11,008 )     (119,227 )

Core

                                                    

—Institutional Class

                                                    

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2004

   102,574    $ 1,186,661    7,133    $ 82,880    (45,456 )   $ (525,969 )   64,251     $ 743,572  

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2003

   63,347      715,929    5,789      64,840    (36,378 )     (410,159 )   32,758       370,610  

—Financial Intermediary Class

                                                    

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2004

   6,137    $ 71,299    410    $ 4,766    (3,084 )   $ (35,705 )   3,463     $ 40,360  

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2003

   7,268      82,500    79      903    (682 )     (7,762 )   6,665       75,641  

Core Plus

                                                    

—Institutional Class

                                                    

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2004

   149,832    $ 1,577,617    11,320    $ 118,968    (33,656 )   $ (353,019 )   127,496     $ 1,343,566  

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2003

   95,998      972,861    6,485      65,336    (23,407 )     (235,652 )   79,076       802,545  

—Financial Intermediary Class

                                                    

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2004

   669    $ 7,091    14    $ 153    (62 )   $ (659 )   621     $ 6,585  

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2003

   11      110    2      17    (1 )     (9 )   12       118  

Inflation Indexed

                                                    

—Institutional Class

                                                    

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2004

   8,298    $ 91,034    2,059    $ 22,404    (6,028 )   $ (65,112 )   4,329     $ 48,326  

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2003

   5,334      57,156    1,405      14,773    (1,490 )     (15,351 )   5,249       56,578  

High Yield

                                                    

—Institutional Class

                                                    

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2004

   17,347    $ 178,219    1,518    $ 15,029    (16,128 )   $ (165,382 )   2,737     $ 27,866  

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2003

   1,438      12,957    1,564      14,132    (2,054 )     (18,650 )   948       8,439  

Non-U.S.

                                                    

—Institutional Class

                                                    

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2004

   3,740    $ 39,475    704    $ 7,271    (630 )   $ (6,848 )   3,814     $ 39,898  

Year Ended Mar. 31, 2003

   3,383      34,089    64      636    (3,171 )     (31,900 )   276       2,825  
                                                      

 
* For the period from October 1, 2003 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2004.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors of Western Asset Funds, Inc. and Shareholders of Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio, Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio, Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio, Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio, Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio, Western Asset High Yield Portfolio, and Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Western Asset Limited Duration Bond Portfolio, Western Asset Intermediate Bond Portfolio, Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio, Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio, Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Portfolio, Western Asset High Yield Portfolio and Western Asset Non-U.S. Opportunity Bond Portfolio (comprising Western Asset Funds, Inc., hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at March 31, 2004, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the fiscal periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2004, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

Baltimore, Maryland

May 21, 2004

 

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

The table below provides information about each of the Corporation’s directors and officers, including biographical information about their business experience and information about their relationships with Western Asset Management Company and its affiliates. The mailing address of each director and officer is 385 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91101.

 

Name and Age   Position(s)
Held With
Company
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time ServedA
  Number of
Portfolios Overseen
in the Fund
ComplexB
 

Other

Directorships Held

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years


Independent Directors:

William G. McGagh

Age 74

  Chairman and Director   Since 1990   14   None   Consultant, McGagh Associates (corporate financial consulting), since 1989; Chairman of the Board of the John Tracy Clinic; Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital. Formerly: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Northrup Grumman Corp. (defense, aerospace and cyberspace products).

Ronald J. Arnault

Age 60

  Director   Since 1997   14   None   Retired (1996) Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Atlantic Richfield Company.

John E. Bryson

Age 60

  Director   Since 1998   14   The Boeing Company and the Walt Disney Company.   Chairman and CEO, Edison International (electric power generator, distributor and structured finance provider), since 1990; Chairman of Southern California Edison Company (1990-1999 and 2003-present); Chief Executive Officer of Southern California Edison Company (1990-1999).

Anita L. DeFrantz

Age 51

  Director   Since 1998   14   OBN Holdings Inc.   President, since 1987, and Director, since 1990, Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles; President and Director, Kids in Sports, since 1994; Vice President and Director, International Rowing Federation, since 1997. Member, International Olympic Committee (“IOC”), since 1986; Member, IOC Executive Board, 1992-2001; Member, U.S. Olympic Committee (“USOC”), since 1976; Member, USOC Executive Board, since 1977.

William E.B. Siart

Age 57

  Director   Since 1997   14   Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.   Chairman, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Inc., since 1998; Chairman, since 2000, President and Chief Executive Officer (1998-2000), Excellent Education Development. Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Interstate Bancorp.

Louis A. Simpson

Age 67

  Director   Since 1994   14   ResMed Inc.   President and CEO, Capital Operations of GEICO Corporation, since 1993. Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, Western Asset Management Company (1977-1979).

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held With
Company
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time ServedA
  Number of
Portfolios Overseen
in the Fund
ComplexB
 

Other

Directorships Held

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years


Interested Directors:

Edward A. Taber III

Age 59

100 Light Street

Baltimore, MD 21203

  Director   Since 1998   12   None   Senior Executive Vice President, Legg Mason, Inc.; Senior Executive Vice President of LMWW; Director of the manager, Legg Mason Capital Management, Inc., Western Asset, WAML, and Batterymarch Financial Management, Inc. Formerly: Director and Head of Taxable Fixed Income Division, T. Rowe Price Associates (1973-1992).

Executive Officers:D

James W. Hirschmann III

Age 43

  President   Since 1990   N/A   N/A   Director, President, and CEO, Western Asset, March 1999 to present; Director, WAML, 1999 to present; Member, Board of Directors of Medical Simulation Corporation; Member, Board of Trustees of Widener College; President, Pacific American Income Shares, Inc. and Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. Formerly: Director of Marketing, Western Asset, April 1989 to 1998; Vice President of the Corporation (1990 to 1999); Vice President and Director of Marketing, Financial Trust Corporation (bank holding company), 1988 to 1989; Vice President of Marketing, Atalanta/ Sosnoff Capital (investment management company), 1986 to 1988.

Scott F. Grannis

Age 54

  Vice President   Since 1990   N/A   N/A   Chief Economist, Western Asset, 1989 to present; Vice President, Pacific American Income Shares, Inc. Formerly: Vice President, Leland O’Brien Rubinstein (investment advisory firm), 1986 to 1989; Senior Economist, Claremont Economics Institute, 1980 to 1986.

Ilene S. Harker

Age 49

  Vice President   Since 1990   N/A   N/A   Head of Enterprise Risk, Western Asset, 2003 to present; Vice President, Pacific American Income Shares, Inc., 1996 to present, and Western Asset Premier Bond Fund, 2001 to present. Formerly: Secretary of the Corporation and Secretary of Pacific American Income Shares, Inc., 1993 to 1996; Director of Compliance and Controls, Western Asset, 1978 to 2003.

Gavin L. James

Age 41

  Vice President   Since 2001   N/A   N/A   Director, Global Client Service and Marketing, Western Asset, 1998 to present. Formerly: Senior Portfolio Manager, J.P. Morgan Investment Management, 1990 to 1998.

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held With
Company
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time ServedA
  Number of
Portfolios Overseen
in the Fund
ComplexB
 

Other

Directorships Held

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years


S. Kenneth Leech

Age 49

  Vice President   Since 1990   N/A   N/A   Chief Investment Officer, Western Asset, 1998 to present; Vice President, Pacific American Income Shares, Inc. and Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. Formerly: Director of Portfolio Management, Western Asset, 1990 to 1998; Senior Trader, Greenwich Capital, 1988 to 1990; Fixed Income Manager of The First Boston Corporation (holding company; stock and bond dealers), 1980 to 1987; Portfolio Manager of National Bank of Detroit, 1977 to 1980.

Detlev S. Schlichter

Age 38

155 Bishopsgate

London, England

EC2N3TY

  Vice President   Since 2001   N/A   N/A   Portfolio Manager, WAML, 2001 to present. Formerly: Director of European Bond Team, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (1998 to 2001); Vice President, J.P. Morgan & Co. (1990 to 1998).

Stephen A. Walsh

Age 45

  Vice President   Since 1994   N/A   N/A   Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Western Asset, 2000 to present. Formerly: Director of Portfolio Management, Western Asset, 1998 to 2000; Senior Portfolio Manager, Western Asset, 1991 to 2000; Portfolio Manager and Trader, Security Pacific Investment Managers, Inc. (investment management company), 1989 to 1991; Portfolio Manager of Atlantic Richfield Company, 1981 to 1988.

Susanne D. Wilson

Age 41

100 Light Street

Baltimore, MD 21203

  Vice President   Since 1998   N/A   N/A   Vice President, LMWW, 1998 to present. Formerly: Manager of Legg Mason mutual fund operations, 1989 to 1998; Retirement Specialist, T. Rowe Price Associates, 1983 to 1989.

Marie K. Karpinski

Age 55

100 Light Street

Baltimore, MD 21203

  Vice President and Treasurer   Since 1990   N/A   N/A   Vice President, LMWW, 1992 to present; Vice President and Treasurer of all Legg Mason retail funds (open-end investment companies), 1986 to present; Vice President and Treasurer of Legg Mason Charles Street Trust, Inc. (open-end investment company); Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of Pacific American Income Shares, Inc. and Western Asset Premier Bond Fund, 2001 to present, Western Asset/Claymore U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund, 2003 to present, and Western Asset/Claymore U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund 2, 2004 to present. Formerly: Assistant Treasurer of Pacific American Income Shares, Inc., 1988 to 2001; Assistant Vice President, LMWW, 1989 to 1992.

 

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Name and Age   Position(s)
Held With
Company
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time ServedA
  Number of
Portfolios Overseen
in the Fund
ComplexB
 

Other

Directorships Held

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years


Lisa G. Mrozek

Age 41

  Secretary   Since 1999   N/A   N/A   Senior Compliance Officer, Western Asset; Secretary of Pacific American Income Shares, Inc. and Western Asset Premier Bond Fund; President of the Board of Directors of Dollars for Scholars; Member of the Board of Trustees of Scholarship America. Formerly: Assistant Vice President, Fund Business Management, Capital Research and Management Company (an investment management firm), 1990 to 1999.

Morris, Erin K.

Age 37

100 Light Street

Baltimore, MD 21203

  Assistant Treasurer   Since 2001   N/A   N/A   Assistant Vice President of LMWW, 2002 to present; Assistant Treasurer (2001 to present) of: Legg Mason Income Trust, Inc., Legg Mason Cash Reserve Trust, Legg Mason Tax Exempt Trust, Inc., Legg Mason Tax-Free Income Fund, Pacific American Income Shares, Inc., Western Asset Premier Bond Fund, Western Asset/Claymore U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund (2003 to present) and Western Asset/Claymore U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund 2 (2004 to present); Manager, Funds Accounting, Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., 2000 to present. Formerly: Assistant Manager, Funds Accounting, LMWW, 1993 to 2000.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CORPORATION’S DIRECTORS

AND OFFICERS IS CONTAINED IN THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION, AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING

1-888-425-6432, OR ON THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION WEBSITE (http://www.sec.gov).


A Each of the Directors of the Corporation shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall qualify, until he shall resign or shall have been removed or until required by applicable law. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify or until his resignation or removal.
B Each Director, other than Mr. Taber, also serves as a Trustee for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (closed-end investment company) and a Director of Pacific American Income Shares, Inc. (closed-end investment company), which are considered part of the same Fund Complex as the Corporation.
C Mr. Taber is considered to be an interested person, as defined above, of the Corporation on the basis of his employment with affiliated entities of the Corporation’s investment adviser (including the Corporation’s principal underwriter).
D Officers of the Funds are interested persons (as defined in the Act).

 

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Western Asset Funds, Inc.

 

Investment Manager

Legg Mason Fund Adviser, Inc.

P.O. Box 17635

Baltimore, Maryland 21297-1635

 

Investment Advisers

Western Asset Management Company

385 East Colorado Boulevard

Pasadena, California 91101

 

Western Asset Management Company Limited

155 Bishopgate

London, England EC2M3XG

 

Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent

Boston Financial Data Services

66 Brooks Drive

Braintree, Massachusetts 02184

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

P.O Box 1031

Boston, Massachusetts 02103

 

Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

45 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10111

 

Independent Accountants

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

250 West Pratt Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

 

Information about the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to each Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Statement of Additional Information, available without charge upon request by calling 1-888-425-6423 or on the Securities Exchange Commission’s website (http://www.sec.gov).

 

Monthly portfolio holdings are available upon request

by calling 1-888-425-6432.

 

This report is not to be distributed unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., Distributor


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Item 2 – Code of Ethics

 

  (a) Western Asset Funds, Inc. (“Registrant”) has adopted a Code of Ethics, as defined in the instructions to Form N-CSR that applies to the Registrant’s Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officers a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

 

  (b) Omitted.

 

  (c) Not applicable.

 

  (d) Not applicable.

 

  (e) Not applicable.

 

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors is comprised solely of Directors who are “independent” (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Regulations”)). In addition, the Board of Directors of the Registrant has determined that Mr. Ronald J. Arnault qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) based on its review of his pertinent experience, knowledge and education. The SEC has stated that the designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors in absence of such designation or identification.

 

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

  (a) Audit Fees

 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2003 – $93,200

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2004 – $124,700

 

  (b) Audit-Related Fees

 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2003 – $12,600

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2004 – $15,000

 

Services include interim audit security pricing.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP did not bill fees for non-audit services that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the Registrant’s last two fiscal years.

 

  (c) Tax Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2003 – $4,800

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2004 – $6,090

 

Services include preparation of federal and state income tax returns and preparation of excise tax returns.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP did not bill fees for tax services that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the Registrant’s last two fiscal years.


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  (d) All Other Fees

 

There were no fees billed to the Registrant during each of the last two fiscal years by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that were not disclosed in Items 4(a), (b) or (c) above.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP did not bill fees for services not included in Items 4(a), (b) or (c) above that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the Registrant’s last two fiscal years.

 

  (e) (1) The Audit Committee has determined that all work performed for the Registrant by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be pre-approved by the full Audit Committee and, therefore, has not adopted pre-approval procedures.

 

  (2) None

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP did not bill fees for services where pre-approval by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X was waived pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the Registrant’s last two fiscal years.

 

  (f) Not applicable.

 

  (g) Non-Audit Fees

 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2003 – $477,017

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2004 – $474,477

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP did not bill fees for non-audit services that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the Registrant’s last two fiscal years.

 

  (h) The Audit Committee of the Registrant has considered whether the non-audit services that were rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser and that were not pre-approved by the Audit Committee are compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable.


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Item 6 – Schedule of Investments

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Governance and Nominating Committee will accept recommendations for nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors from shareholders. Shareholders may forward recommendations the Registrant’s Secretary at 385 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91101, Attn: Secretary. The Governance and Nominating Committee has approved the following procedures for shareholders to submit nominees to the Registrants Board of Directors:

 

Procedures for Shareholders to Submit Nominee Candidates

 

(As of February 10, 2004)

 

       A Fund shareholder must follow the following procedures in order to properly submit a nominee recommendation for the Committee’s consideration.

 

  1. The shareholder must submit any such recommendation (a “Shareholder Recommendation”) in writing to the Fund, to the attention of the Secretary, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Fund.

 

  2. The Shareholder Recommendation must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Fund not less than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days nor more than one hundred and thirty-five (135) calendar days prior to the date of the Board or shareholder meeting at which the nominee would be elected.

 

  3. The Shareholder Recommendation must include: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, age, date of birth, business address, residence address and nationality of the person recommended by the shareholder (the “candidate”); (B) the class or series and number of all shares of the Fund owned of record or beneficially by the candidate, as reported to such shareholder by the candidate; (C) any other information regarding the candidate called for with respect to director/trustee nominees by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph (b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (or the corresponding provisions of any regulation or rule subsequently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency applicable to the Fund); (D) any other information regarding the candidate that would be required to be disclosed if the candidate were a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitation of proxies for election of trustees or directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (E) whether the recommending shareholder believes that the candidate is or


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       will be an “interested person” of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and, if not an “interested person,” information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Fund to make such determination; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director/trustee if elected; (iii) the recommending shareholder’s name as it appears on the Fund’s books; (iv) the class or series and number of all shares of the Fund owned beneficially and of record by the recommending shareholder; and (v) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the recommending shareholder and the candidate and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the recommending shareholder. In addition, the Committee may require the candidate to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to determine the eligibility of such candidate to serve on the Board.

 

Item 10 – Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the registrant’s last half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 11 – Exhibits

 

(a) File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.

(a)(1) The Registrant’s code of ethics is attached hereto.

 

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

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto.

 


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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Western Asset Funds, Inc.

By:  

/s/    James W. Hirschmann        

   
   

James W. Hirschmann

President

Western Asset Funds, Inc.

 

Date: 5/21/04

 

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/    James W. Hirschmann         

   
   

James W. Hirschmann

President

Western Asset Funds, Inc.

 

Date: 5/21/04

 

By:  

/s/    Marie K. Karpinski         

   
   

Marie K. Karpinski

Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Western Asset Funds, Inc.

 

Date: 5/21/04