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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)

55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

Funds Investors Services 1-800-822-5544

or

Institutional Shareholder Services 1-888-425-6432

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2009

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


LEGG MASON PARTNERS

EQUITY TRUST

LEGG MASON PARTNERS

INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP

OPPORTUNITY FUND

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2009


LEGG MASON PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2009

 

SHARES   

SECURITY

     VALUE
COMMON STOCKS - 89.5%
Australia - 3.1%
512,500   

Foster’s Group Ltd. (a)

   $ 1,768,925
1,494,400   

Telstra Corp., Ltd. (a)

     3,577,624
         
   Total Australia      5,346,549
         
Belgium - 1.7%
72,800   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (a)*

     373
118,300   

InBev NV (a)

     3,009,466
         
   Total Belgium      3,009,839
         
Bermuda - 1.5%
169,586   

BW GAS Ltd. (a)*

     548,655
254,700   

Cosan Ltd., Class A Shares *

     820,134
181,162   

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     1,275,381
         
   Total Bermuda      2,644,170
         
Canada - 4.8%
126,600   

Barrick Gold Corp.

     4,746,234
610,500   

Bombardier Inc., Class B Shares

     1,878,842
62,700   

Magna International Inc., Class A Shares

     1,744,941
         
   Total Canada      8,370,017
         
China - 3.7%
4,700,000   

Denway Motors Ltd. (a)

     1,398,446
381,300   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H Shares (a)

     1,663,626
5,192,000   

Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd., Class H Shares (a)*

     1,644,532
3,064,000   

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H Shares (a)

     1,747,571
         
   Total China      6,454,175
         
France - 12.0%
98,900   

AXA (a)

     1,540,929
47,500   

BNP Paribas SA (a)

     1,820,020
149,400   

European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. (a)

     2,613,355
186,700   

France Telecom SA (a)

     4,215,379
36,670   

Neopost SA (a)

     2,956,541
85,900   

Publicis Groupe SA (a)

     2,020,783
38,180   

Societe Generale (a)

     1,609,942
82,504   

Total SA (a)

     4,127,315
         
   Total France      20,904,264
         
Germany - 11.5%
25,900   

Deutsche Boerse AG (a)

     1,302,411
268,600   

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares (a)

     3,246,769
71,900   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. (a)

     3,226,709
42,200   

Linde AG (a)

     2,813,884
84,000   

MTU Aero Engines Holding AG (a)

     2,350,804
170,400   

Rhoen-Klinikum AG (a)

     3,496,315
30,300   

Siemens AG, Registered Shares (a)

     1,698,808
202,200   

Symrise AG (a)

     1,883,646
         
   Total Germany      20,019,346
         
Hong Kong - 5.3%
508,000   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. (a)

     4,710,796
138,800   

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (a)

     2,734,427
740,000   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (a)

     1,837,448
         
   Total Hong Kong      9,282,671
         
India - 1.0%
104,200   

ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR

     1,717,216
         

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)    January 31, 2009

 

SHARES   

SECURITY

     VALUE
Ireland - 1.8%
130,500   

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR *

   $ 3,134,610
         
Israel - 1.6%
67,600   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR

     2,802,020
         
Italy - 1.0%
1,013,900   

UniCredito Italiano SpA (a)

     1,783,892
         
Japan - 13.5%
92   

Advance Residence Investment (a)

     302,567
124,200   

Denso Corp. (a)

     2,244,799
189   

Japan Excellent Inc. (a)

     798,494
137,500   

Makita Corp. (a)

     2,477,288
824,000   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (a)

     2,025,667
55,600   

Nidec Corp. (a)

     2,628,858
170,000   

Ricoh Co., Ltd. (a)

     2,062,546
13,857   

SBI Holdings Inc. (a)

     1,664,072
76,100   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (a)

     3,014,632
155,400   

Sundrug Co., Ltd. (a)

     3,557,946
192   

Top REIT Inc. (a)

     726,658
31,790   

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. (a)

     1,875,119
         
   Total Japan      23,378,646
         
Jersey - 2.2%
614,200   

Experian PLC (a)

     3,839,226
         
Netherlands - 2.9%
129,571   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A Shares

     3,217,934
78,316   

Unilever NV, CVA (a)

     1,728,363
         
   Total Netherlands      4,946,297
         
Spain - 0.8%
101,400   

Acerinox SA (a)

     1,326,506
         
Switzerland - 7.6%
83,300   

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares (a)

     2,135,219
103,612   

Nobel Biocare Holding AG, Registered Shares (a)

     1,596,629
100,600   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares (a)

     4,164,892
20,722   

Roche Holding AG (a)

     2,915,274
188,831   

UBS AG, Registered Shares (a)*

     2,375,886
         
   Total Switzerland      13,187,900
         
Taiwan - 0.9%
144,224   

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc., ADR

     230,758
312,169   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co., ADR

     1,289,258
         
   Total Taiwan      1,520,016
         
United Kingdom - 12.6%
151,200   

Amdocs Ltd. *

     2,558,304
75,700   

Anglo American PLC (a)

     1,366,443
899,948   

Barclays PLC (a)

     1,332,884
485,900   

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (a)

     3,477,172
289,300   

HSBC Holdings PLC (a)

     2,249,221
920,900   

International Power PLC (a)

     3,606,382
1,371,362   

Vodafone Group PLC (a)

     2,546,332
1,210,295   

William Morrison Supermarkets PLC (a)

     4,720,406
         
   Total United Kingdom      21,857,144
         
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost - $242,748,551)

     155,524,504
         

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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LEGG MASON PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)    January 31, 2009

 

  SHARES   

SECURITY

     VALUE  
  PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.0%  
  Germany - 2.0%  
  136,200   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (a)

(Cost - $6,810,474)

   $ 3,506,327  
           
  RIGHTS - 0.0%  
  Belgium - 0.0%  
  113,900   

Fortis (a)*

(Cost - $0)

     0  
           
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Cost - $249,559,025)

     159,030,831  
           
 
 
FACE
AMOUNT
     
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 9.3%  
  Repurchase Agreement - 9.3%  
$ 16,112,000   

State Street Bank & Trust Co., repurchase agreement dated 1/30/09, 0.010% due 2/2/09; Proceeds at

maturity - $16,112,013; (Fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000% due 7/16/09; Market

value - $16,436,956) (Cost - $16,112,000)

     16,112,000  
           
   TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.8% (Cost - $265,671,025#)      175,142,831  
  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.8)%

     (1,343,342 )
           
   TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%    $ 173,799,489  
           

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees (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)

 

Summary of Investments by Sector **

      

Financials

   19.8 %

Industrials

   12.3  

Consumer staples

   10.9  

Health care

   10.4  

Consumer discretionary

   9.4  

Telecommunication services

   7.8  

Materials

   6.9  

Information technology

   6.7  

Energy

   4.5  

Utilities

   2.1  

Short-term investment

   9.2  
        
   100.0 %
        

 

** As a percentage of total investments. Please note that Fund holdings are as of January 31, 2009 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.

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. Fair valuing of securities may also be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American depository receipts (ADRs) and futures contracts. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

   

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 methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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

 

     January 31, 2009    Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
   Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Investments in Securities

   $175,142,831    $25,415,632    $149,727,199    —  

(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 at 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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

(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 January 31, 2009, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,307,460  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (92,835,654 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (90,528,194 )
        

3. Recent Accounting Pronouncement

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”). FAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effect on the Fund’s financial position, performance and cash flows. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures.

 

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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:  

March 24, 2009

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:   March 24, 2009
By:  

/s/ KAPREL OZSOLAK

  Kaprel Ozsolak
  Chief Financial Officer
Date:   March 24, 2009