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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 Investor Services 1-800-822-5544

or

Institutional Shareholder Services 1-888-425-6432

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2010

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST

LEGG MASON CLEARBRIDGE

DIVERSIFIED LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

FORM N-Q

JULY 31, 2010


LEGG MASON CLEARBRIDGE DIVERSIFIED LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    July 31, 2010

 

SECURITY

   SHARES   

VALUE

 
COMMON STOCKS - 95.7%      
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 7.3%      

Internet & Catalog Retail - 2.9%

     

Amazon.com Inc.

   21,760    $ 2,565,287
           

Media - 1.5%

     

Cablevision Systems Corp., New York Group, Class A Shares

   49,470      1,355,973   
           

Multiline Retail - 2.0%

     

Target Corp.

   33,845      1,736,925   
           

Specialty Retail - 0.9%

     

Lowe’s Cos. Inc.

   36,010      746,847   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        6,405,032   
           
CONSUMER STAPLES - 12.7%      

Beverages - 5.3%

     

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

   52,510      1,971,750   

PepsiCo Inc.

   41,834      2,715,445   
           

Total Beverages

        4,687,195   
           

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.2%

     

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

   53,850      2,756,582   
           

Household Products - 4.2%

     

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   30,935      2,443,246   

Procter & Gamble Co.

   20,635      1,262,037   
           

Total Household Products

        3,705,283   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        11,149,060   
           
ENERGY - 6.5%      

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.4%

     

Noble Corp.

   25,140      817,050

Transocean Ltd.

   14,640      676,514

Weatherford International Ltd.

   90,320      1,463,184
           

Total Energy Equipment & Services

        2,956,748   
           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.1%

     

Apache Corp.

   11,710      1,119,242   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

   44,870      1,633,268   
           

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

        2,752,510   
           

TOTAL ENERGY

        5,709,258   
           
FINANCIALS - 9.0%      

Capital Markets - 5.1%

     

BlackRock Inc., Class A Shares

   14,680      2,311,953   

Charles Schwab Corp.

   147,110      2,175,757   
           

Total Capital Markets

        4,487,710   
           

Insurance - 3.9%

     

Prudential Financial Inc.

   25,220      1,444,854   

Travelers Cos. Inc.

   38,640      1,949,388   
           

Total Insurance

        3,394,242   
           

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        7,881,952   
           
HEALTH CARE - 16.5%      

Biotechnology - 11.8%

     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

   12,520      680,587

Amgen Inc.

   46,190      2,518,741

Biogen Idec Inc.

   30,520      1,705,457

Celgene Corp.

   44,360      2,446,454

Gilead Sciences Inc.

   47,080      1,568,706

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

   44,130      1,485,416
           

Total Biotechnology

      10,405,361   
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.2%

     

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

   42,155    1,891,073
         

Pharmaceuticals - 2.5%

     

Abbott Laboratories

   45,430    2,229,705   
         

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

      14,526,139   
         

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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LEGG MASON CLEARBRIDGE DIVERSIFIED LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2010

 

SECURITY

   SHARES   

VALUE

 
INDUSTRIALS - 4.3%            

Construction & Engineering - 0.7%

           

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

         16,055    $ 587,131
                 

Electrical Equipment - 2.4%

           

ABB Ltd., ADR

         104,530      2,109,416
                 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.1%

           

3M Co.

         11,210      958,903   
                 

Professional Services - 0.1%

           

Verisk Analytics Inc., Class A Shares

         4,000      118,760
                 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

              3,774,210   
                 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 37.8%            

Communications Equipment - 6.7%

           

Cisco Systems Inc.

              117,575      2,712,455

Juniper Networks Inc.

         81,840      2,273,515

QUALCOMM Inc.

         24,459      931,399   
                 

Total Communications Equipment

              5,917,369   
                 

Computers & Peripherals - 3.7%

           

EMC Corp.

         68,090      1,347,501

SanDisk Corp.

         44,705      1,953,609
                 

Total Computers & Peripherals

              3,301,110   
                 

Internet Software & Services - 10.7%

           

eBay Inc.

         94,370      1,973,276

Equinix Inc.

         20,670      1,932,852

Google Inc., Class A Shares

         7,220      3,500,617

SINA Corp.

         46,960      2,008,949
                 

Total Internet Software & Services

              9,415,694   
                 

IT Services - 2.6%

           

Cielo SA

         128,380      1,153,289   

Visa Inc., Class A Shares

         15,250      1,118,587   
                 

Total IT Services

              2,271,876   
                 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.9%

           

ASML Holding NV, New York Registered Shares

         29,450      947,995   

Texas Instruments Inc.

         60,340      1,489,795   

Xilinx Inc.

         65,920      1,840,486   
                 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

              4,278,276   
                 

Software - 9.2%

           

Adobe Systems Inc.

         27,310      784,343

Citrix Systems Inc.

         47,970      2,639,310

Electronic Arts Inc.

         52,710      839,670

Intuit Inc.

         28,700      1,140,825

Rovi Corp.

         60,030      2,671,335
                 

Total Software

              8,075,483   
                 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

              33,259,808   
                 
MATERIALS - 1.6%            

Chemicals - 1.6%

           

Monsanto Co.

         23,860      1,380,062   
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

(Cost - $79,778,100)

           84,085,521   
                 

 

     RATE     MATURITY
DATE
   FACE
AMOUNT
   VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 4.3%           

Repurchase Agreement - 4.3%

          

Interest in $350,003,000 joint tri-party repurchase

agreement dated 7/30/10 with RBS Securities Inc.;

          

Proceeds at maturity - $3,798,066; (Fully

collateralized by various U.S. government agency

obligations, 0.000% due 8/2/10 to 10/29/10; Market

value - $3,874,002) (Cost - $3,798,000)

   0.210   8/2/10    $ 3,798,000      3,798,000   
                

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.0%

(Cost - $83,576,100#)

             87,883,521   
                
                     VALUE  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - 0.0%

             (8,822
                

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 87,874,699   
                

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

Abbreviation used in this schedule:
ADR   —American Depositary Receipt

 

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 Diversified Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust, a Maryland statutory 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 values 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.

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 of cash flows to present value.

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†

   $ 84,085,521      —      —      $ 84,085,521

Short-term investment†

     —      $ 3,798,000    —        3,798,000
                         

Total investments

   $ 84,085,521    $ 3,798,000    —      $ 87,883,521
                         

 

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, the Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Fund to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the 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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

market and measured against the value of the agreement in an effort to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the 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 July 31, 2010, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 10,135,599   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (5,828,178
        

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,307,421   
        

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

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

During the period ended July 31, 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: September 24, 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: September 24, 2010

 

By  

/S/    KAPREL OZSOLAK        

  Kaprel Ozsolak
  Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 24, 2010