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WESTERN ASSET INFLATION INDEXED PLUS BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    March 31, 2020

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 91.3%           

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.000     1/15/26        59,788,500      $ 66,513,517  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.375     1/15/27        12,792,100        14,825,112  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.500     1/15/29        12,015,400        14,735,244  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     3.875     4/15/29        25,107,680        33,827,162  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     2/15/40        3,699,974        5,171,060  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     2/15/41        28,118,860        39,168,135  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/42        4,304,058        4,822,696  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.375     2/15/44        56,451,390        72,395,959  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/45        4,382,000        5,012,774  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.250     2/15/50        3,311,253        3,415,983  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/22        109,470,432        107,973,392  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/23        17,211,348        17,005,051  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     4/15/23        5,192,850        5,231,066  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/30        5,013,350        5,163,007  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES

(Cost - $370,471,855)

             395,260,158  
          

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 5.2%           
ENERGY - 2.9%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.0%

          

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

     3.800     11/15/25        31,000        29,316  
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.9%

          

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     2.625     1/15/23        288,000        200,938  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.100     9/1/40        300,000        132,963  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/15/43        2,020,000        897,147  

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

     3.588     4/14/27        2,100,000        2,092,906  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.850     12/15/25        2,500,000        1,979,386  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

     2.900     5/15/25        440,000        369,192  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     3.125     7/31/29        1,390,000        1,286,192  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     2.800     1/31/30        760,000        687,331  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

     3.043     3/1/26        500,000        529,691  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

     4.300     6/1/25        880,000        899,580  

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     3.900     11/15/24        500,000        413,150  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.550     3/15/26        390,000        206,633  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     3.000     2/15/27        1,000,000        464,540  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     3.500     8/15/29        830,000        393,007  

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

     5.375     2/1/27        800,000        662,840  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

    

 

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WESTERN ASSET INFLATION INDEXED PLUS BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2020

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

         

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.850     2/1/26        880,000     $ 1,003,750  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     3.100     2/1/25        600,000       306,763  
         

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

            12,526,009  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

            12,555,325  
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 2.3%          

Metals & Mining - 2.1%

         

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, Senior Notes

     6.125     5/15/28        890,000       814,840 (a)  

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

     4.000     9/11/27        980,000       927,438 (a)  

ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes

     6.125     6/1/25        430,000       426,404  

ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes

     7.000     10/15/39        580,000       591,882  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.125     3/12/24        440,000       405,197 (a)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.000     3/27/27        500,000       456,814 (a)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     3.875     10/27/27        980,000       899,521 (a)  

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42        2,380,000       2,432,799  

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.750     2/1/23        430,000       405,632  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.250     8/10/26        790,000       857,600  

Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/15/27        820,000       823,511  
         

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

            9,041,638  
         

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.2%

         

Inversiones CMPC SA, Senior Notes

     4.375     4/4/27        850,000       799,895 (b)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

            9,841,533  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $26,780,550)

            22,396,858  
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 1.5%          

Brazil - 0.1%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/23        1,120,000 BRL      239,846  
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 0.5%

         

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/11/28        210,000       208,076  

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.750     2/11/29        1,900,000       2,066,688  
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            2,274,764  
         

 

 

 

Kuwait - 0.3%

         

Kuwait International Government Bond, Senior Notes

     3.500     3/20/27        1,240,000       1,292,461 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Panama - 0.3%

         

Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.160     1/23/30        1,400,000       1,406,314  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

   

 

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      Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund 2020 Quarterly Report  


WESTERN ASSET INFLATION INDEXED PLUS BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2020

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

United Arab Emirates - 0.3%

         

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     2.500     9/30/29        1,200,000     $ 1,170,537 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

(Cost - $6,646,840)

            6,383,922  
         

 

 

 
NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 0.8%

 

    

Brazil - 0.8%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie B, Notes (Cost - $4,683,777)

     6.000     8/15/30        16,392,583 BRL      3,695,025  
         

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.0%          

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2003- ABF1, A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.740%) (Cost - $20,302)

     1.687     1/25/34        20,922       17,260 (c)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.8%

(Cost - $408,603,324)

            427,753,223  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.2%

            5,036,094  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 432,789,317  
         

 

 

 

 

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

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
USD    — United States Dollar

At March 31, 2020, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     297        6/20      $ 40,374,700      $ 41,190,187      $ 815,487  
Contracts to Sell:               

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     274        6/20        45,175,919        49,063,125        (3,887,206

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long- Term Bonds

     60        6/20        12,416,049        13,312,500        (896,451
              

 

 

 
                 (4,783,657
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts                $ (3,968,170
              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

    

 

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WESTERN ASSET INFLATION INDEXED PLUS BOND FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    March 31, 2020

 

At March 31, 2020, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      390,858        EUR        350,000      BNP Paribas SA      4/17/20      $ 4,592  
EUR      200,000        USD        222,904      Citibank N.A.      4/17/20        (2,181
                 

 

 

 

Total

     $ 2,411  
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

EUR    — Euro
USD    — United States Dollar

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

   

 

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      Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund 2020 Quarterly Report  


Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Western Asset Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”). The Corporation, a Maryland Statutory Corporation, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

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

 

    

 

    

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

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

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

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

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

 

   

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Long-Term Investments†:

           

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     —        $ 395,260,158        —        $ 395,260,158  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          22,396,858        —          22,396,858  

Sovereign Bonds

     —          6,383,922        —          6,383,922  

Non-U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     —          3,695,025        —          3,695,025  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          17,260        —          17,260  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     —        $ 427,753,223        —        $ 427,753,223  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 815,487        —          —        $ 815,487  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 4,592        —          4,592  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 815,487      $ 4,592        —        $ 820,079  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 815,487      $ 427,757,815        —        $ 428,573,302  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 4,783,657        —          —        $ 4,783,657  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 2,181        —          2,181  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,783,657      $ 2,181        —        $ 4,785,838  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

    

 

    

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

2. Transactions with affiliated company

As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control. Based on the Fund’s relative ownership, the following company was considered an affiliated company for all or some portion of the period ended March 31, 2020. The following transactions were effected in shares of such company for the period ended March 31, 2020.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
December 31,
2019
     Purchased      Sold  

 

   Cost      Shares      Cost      Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares    $ 2,602,433      $ 33,827,250        33,827,250      $ 36,429,683        36,429,683  

 

(cont’d)

   Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Interest
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Affiliate
Value at
March 31,
2020
 
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares      —        $ 9,333        —          —    

 

 

   

 

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