N-Q 1 dnq.htm LEGG MASON CLEARBRIDGE LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND legg Mason ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund

 

 

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: November 30,

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2010

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST

LEGG MASON CLEARBRIDGE

LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

FORM N-Q

FEBRUARY 28, 2010


LEGG MASON CLEARBRIDGE LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    February 28, 2010

 

SECURITY

  SHARES    VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.9%

  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.2%

  

Internet & Catalog Retail - 4.8%

  

Amazon.com Inc.

  755,310    $ 89,428,704
          

Media - 3.1%

  

Walt Disney Co.

  1,806,610      56,438,496   
          

Multiline Retail - 1.9%

  

Sears Holdings Corp.

  367,370      35,146,288
          

Specialty Retail - 3.4%

  

Home Depot Inc.

  1,993,830      62,207,496   
          

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

       243,220,984   
          

CONSUMER STAPLES - 13.5%

  

Beverages - 7.4%

  

Coca-Cola Co.

  1,437,240      75,771,293   

PepsiCo Inc.

  972,490      60,751,450   
          

Total Beverages

       136,522,743   
          

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.3%

  

CVS Caremark Corp.

  1,813,970      61,221,488   
          

Household Products - 2.8%

  

Procter & Gamble Co.

  829,380      52,483,166   
          

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

       250,227,397   
          

FINANCIALS - 12.1%

  

Capital Markets - 6.2%

  

BlackRock Inc., Class A Shares

  319,230      69,847,524   

Charles Schwab Corp.

  2,477,850      45,369,434   
          

Total Capital Markets

       115,216,958   
          

Diversified Financial Services - 2.3%

  

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.

  2,311,980      43,072,187
          

Insurance - 3.6%

  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A Shares

  549      65,770,200
          

TOTAL FINANCIALS

       224,059,345   
          

HEALTH CARE - 20.5%

  

Biotechnology - 12.4%

  

Amgen Inc.

  1,045,780      59,201,606

Biogen Idec Inc.

  959,210      52,766,142

Celgene Corp.

  1,100,000      65,472,000

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

  1,283,770      52,133,900
          

Total Biotechnology

       229,573,648   
          

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.4%

  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

  275,700      25,317,531
          

Pharmaceuticals - 6.7%

  

Johnson & Johnson

  1,057,040      66,593,520   

Roche Holding AG

  342,140      57,172,053   
          

Total Pharmaceuticals

       123,765,573   
          

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

       378,656,752   
          

INDUSTRIALS - 3.1%

  

Electrical Equipment - 1.0%

  

First Solar Inc.

  178,360      18,888,324
          

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.1%

  

General Electric Co.

  2,344,380      37,650,743   
          

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

       56,539,067   
          

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 35.1%

  

Communications Equipment - 9.2%

  

Cisco Systems Inc.

  2,433,510      59,207,298

Juniper Networks Inc.

  1,919,510      53,707,890

QUALCOMM Inc.

  1,533,130      56,250,540   
          

Total Communications Equipment

       169,165,728   
          

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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LEGG MASON CLEARBRIDGE LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    February 28, 2010

 

SECURITY

  SHARES    VALUE  

Internet Software & Services - 12.2%

    

Akamai Technologies Inc.

  2,871,520    75,520,976

eBay Inc.

  2,019,330    46,484,976

Google Inc., Class A Shares

  140,790    74,168,172

Yahoo! Inc.

  1,895,090    29,013,828
        

Total Internet Software & Services

     225,187,952   
        
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.1%     

Intel Corp.

  1,808,700    37,132,611   

NVIDIA Corp.

  3,502,670    56,743,254

Texas Instruments Inc.

  791,360    19,293,357   
        

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     113,169,222   
        
Software - 7.6%     

Electronic Arts Inc.

  2,176,170    36,080,899

Microsoft Corp.

  1,569,300    44,976,138   

Red Hat Inc.

  2,133,750    59,851,687
        

Total Software

     140,908,724   
        

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

     648,431,626   
        
MATERIALS - 1.4%     
Chemicals - 1.4%     

Monsanto Co.

  356,480    25,185,312   
        

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Cost - $1,463,252,013)

     1,826,320,483   
        

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
   FACE
AMOUNT
      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 1.2%           

Repurchase Agreement - 1.2%

          

Interest in $500,024,000 joint tri-party repurchase
agreement dated 2/26/10 with RBS Securities
Inc.; Proceeds at maturity - $20,969,192; (Fully
collateralized by various U.S. government
obligations, 1.375% to 2.125% due 5/15/12 to
11/30/14; Market value - $21,388,394) (Cost - $20,969,000)

   0.110   3/1/10    $ 20,969,000      20,969,000   
                

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.1% (Cost - $1,484,221,013#)

             1,847,289,483   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.1)%

             (1,165,770
                
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%            $ 1,846,123,713   
                

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Legg Mason ClearBridge Large Cap Growth 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. 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 values these securities at fair value as determined in accordance with 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.

The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 820 (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized 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 methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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 the 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 convert future amounts to a single present amount.

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

 

DESCRIPTION

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

(LEVEL 3)
   TOTAL

Common stocks†

   $ 1,826,320,483      —      —      $ 1,826,320,483

Short-term investment†

     —      $ 20,969,000    —        20,969,000
                         

Total investments

   $ 1,826,320,483    $ 20,969,000    —      $ 1,847,289,483
                         

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b) Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. 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 of the fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during a fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, 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 maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked to market and measured against the value of the agreement to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

counterparty defaults, the Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights 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) Security Transactions. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

2. Investments

At February 28, 2010, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 510,818,347   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (147,749,877
        

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 363,068,470   
        

3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 (“ASC Topic 815”) requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

During the period ended February 28, 2010, the Fund did not invest in any derivative instruments.

 

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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:  

April 20, 2010

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:  

April 20, 2010

 

By:  

/s/    KAPREL OZSOLAK        

  Kaprel Ozsolak
  Chief Financial Officer
Date:  

April 20, 2010