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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-06444

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

300 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-451-2010

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2007

 



 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST

LEGG MASON PARTNER INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND

FORM N-Q

JULY 31, 2007


LEGG MASON PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)    July 31, 2007

 

SHARES   

SECURITY

   VALUE
COMMON STOCKS - 96.2%   
Canada - 5.1%   
125,100   

Agrium Inc.

   $ 5,244,192
144,700   

Barrick Gold Corp.

     4,760,630
900,600   

Bombardier Inc. *

     5,450,500
180,700   

Nortel Networks Corp. *

     3,910,348
         
  

Total Canada

     19,365,670
         
Cayman Islands - 0.5%   
110,300   

Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR *

     2,018,490
         
Finland - 2.4%   
201,200   

Nokia Oyj (a)

     5,767,784
155,900   

UPM-Kymmene Oyj (a)

     3,473,029
         
  

Total Finland

     9,240,813
         
France - 12.6%   
207,500   

Alcatel SA (a)

     2,426,839
36,500   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B Shares (a)

     4,785,252
91,900   

European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. (a)

     2,790,245
181,900   

France Telecom SA (a)

     4,893,513
68,800   

Sanofi-Aventis (a)

     5,763,846
69,200   

Technip SA (a)

     5,636,589
131,904   

Total SA (a)

     10,455,339
105,000   

Valeo SA (a)

     5,443,287
127,500   

Vivendi Universal SA (a)

     5,422,382
         
  

Total France

     47,617,292
         
Germany - 12.5%   
128,200   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (a)

     7,939,006
202,000   

Deutsche Telekom AG (a)

     3,464,663
323,200   

Infineon Technologies AG (a) *

     5,343,462
53,800   

Linde AG (a)

     6,340,492
230,000   

MLP AG (a)

     4,044,980
41,000   

MTU Aero Engines Holding AG (a)

     2,797,231
170,400   

Rhoen-Klinikum AG (a)

     4,893,707
67,000   

Siemens AG (a)

     8,437,161
137,700   

Symrise AG (a) *

     3,893,475
         
  

Total Germany

     47,154,177
         
Hong Kong - 3.2%   
874,000   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. (a)

     12,252,398
         
Ireland - 1.3%   
119,000   

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR *

     4,937,310
         
Israel - 1.1%   
99,000   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR

     4,159,980
         
Italy - 0.9%   
1,251,900   

Telecom Italia SpA (a)

     3,348,591
         
Japan - 16.6%   
80,100   

Asatsu-DK Inc. (a)

     2,503,913
610   

Central Japan Railway Co. (a)

     6,300,757
377,700   

Kajima Corp. (a)

     1,538,909
105,200   

Konami Corp. (a)

     2,369,216
164,400   

Millea Holdings Inc. (a)

     6,474,757
679   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (a)

     7,206,951
315,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd. (a)

     3,377,364
1,619,000   

Mizuho Investors Securities Co. Ltd. (a)

     3,163,563
925,000   

Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. (a)

     8,406,470
118,500   

Nitto Denko Corp. (a)

     6,188,648
77,000   

Secom Co., Ltd. (a)

     3,370,461
147,700   

Sony Corp. (a)

     7,769,260

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)    July 31, 2007

 

SHARES   

SECURITY

   VALUE
Japan - 16.6% (continued)   
608,000   

Tokyu Corp. (a)

   $ 3,758,122
         
  

Total Japan

     62,428,391
         
Netherlands - 7.5%   
254,400   

Aegon NV (a)

     4,626,592
194,300   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (a)

     7,847,708
98,771   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A Shares

     3,880,064
85,400   

Tele Atlas NV (a) *

     2,429,578
361,500   

Vedior NV, CVA (a)

     9,370,115
         
  

Total Netherlands

     28,154,057
         
South Africa - 0.0%   
7,350   

Mondi Ltd. *

     63,458
         
Switzerland - 6.1%   
314,700   

Clariant AG, Registered Shares (a)

     4,855,894
66,100   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG (a)

     4,141,251
52,800   

Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares (a)

     4,993,149
23,302   

Nestle SA, Registered Shares (a)

     8,900,034
         
  

Total Switzerland

     22,890,328
         
Taiwan - 2.3%   
281,200   

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc., ADR *

     1,844,672
309,080   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co., ADR

     2,979,527
1,138,700   

United Microelectronics Corp., ADR

     3,678,001
         
  

Total Taiwan

     8,502,200
         
Thailand - 0.5%   
454,800   

Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd., NVDR (a)

     1,709,969
         
United Kingdom - 23.6%   
181,400   

Admiral Group PLC (a)

     2,977,265
86,800   

Amdocs Ltd. *

     3,141,292
66,885   

Anglo American PLC (a)

     3,847,811
488,936   

Barclays PLC (a)

     6,877,163
428,600   

BP PLC (a)

     4,988,569
597,200   

Brit Insurance Holdings PLC (a)

     4,095,329
665,600   

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (a)

     8,960,779
475,900   

Diageo PLC (a)

     9,719,574
289,600   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (a)

     7,405,214
735,000   

International Power PLC (a)

     6,122,387
18,375   

Mondi PLC *

     161,544
210,200   

Northern Rock PLC (a)

     3,425,363
784,200   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a)

     9,406,616
2,102,306   

Signet Group PLC (a)

     4,152,934
366,100   

Trinity Mirror PLC (a)

     3,733,394
3,255,862   

Vodafone Group PLC (a)

     9,903,635
         
  

Total United Kingdom

     88,918,869
         
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost - $345,851,759)

     362,761,993
         
PREFERRED STOCK - 2.0%   
Germany - 2.0%   
138,300   

Henkel KGaA (a)

     7,479,386
         
  

(Cost - $6,918,890)

  
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Cost - $352,770,649)

     370,241,379
         

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)    July 31, 2007

 

FACE
AMOUNT
  

SECURITY

   VALUE
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.1%   
Repurchase Agreement - 0.1%   
$140,000   

State Street Bank & Trust Co., dated 7/31/07, 4.640% due 8/1/07; Proceeds at maturity - $140,018; (Fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.250% due 11/15/28; Market value - $145,568) (Cost - $140,000)

   $ 140,000
   TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.3%
(Cost - $352,910,649#)
     370,381,379
  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.7%

     6,529,024
   TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%    $ 376,910,403

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

 

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

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:
ADR    — American Depositary Receipt
CVA    — Certificaaten van aandelen (Share Certificates)
NVDR    — Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

Summary of Investments by Sector (unaudited)

Financials

   21.1 %

Consumer Discretionary

   16.9  

Industrials

   13.8  

Materials

   10.8  

Information Technology

   9.0  

Consumer Staples

   8.1  

Energy

   6.7  

Health Care

   6.0  

Telecommunication Services

   5.8  

Utilities

   1.7  

Short-Term Investment

   0.1  
      
   100.0 %
      

 

As a percentage of total investments. Please note that Fund holdings are as of July 31, 2007 and are subject to change.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Legg Mason Partners International All Cap Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust, a Maryland business trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the”1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Prior to April 16, 2007, the Fund was a separate diversified investment fund of Legg Mason Partners World Funds, Inc. a Maryland corporation, registered under the 1940 Act.

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. 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. Debt securities are valued at the mean between the last quoted bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities. When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, 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 may value these securities at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

(b) Repurchase Agreements. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the market value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

(c) Foreign Currency Translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

(d) Foreign Risk. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.

(e) Security Transactions. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

2. Investments

At July 31, 2007, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 34,160,824  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (16,690,094 )
        

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 17,470,730  
        

 

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust
By  

/s/     R. JAY GERKEN        

  R. Jay Gerken
  Chief Executive Officer

Date: September 26, 2007

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/    R. JAY GERKEN        

  R. Jay Gerken
  Chief Executive Officer

Date: September 26, 2007

 

By  

/s/    KAPREL OZSOLAK        

  Kaprel Ozsolak
  Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 26, 2007