N-CSR 1 d683267dncsr.htm LMP EQUITY TRUST--LEGG MASON TARGET RETIREMENT FUND LMP Equity Trust--Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-06444

 

 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(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: 1-877-721-1926

Date of fiscal year end: January 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2014

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.


January 31, 2014

 

LOGO

 

Annual Repor t

Legg Mason

Target Retirement Series

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050

Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

 

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE


Fund objectives

The investment objective of each Fund in Legg Mason Target Retirement Series is to seek the highest total return (that is, a combination of income and long-term capital appreciation) over time consistent with its asset mix.

As a secondary objective, each Fund (except Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund) will seek to reduce volatility during its “Dynamic Rebalancing Period”.

 

What’s inside       
Letter from the president      II   
Investment commentary      III   
Funds overview      1   
Funds at a glance      15   
Funds expenses      24   
Funds performance      33   
Schedules of investments      51   
Statements of assets and liabilities      60   
Statements of operations      63   
Statements of changes in net assets      66   
Financial highlights      75   
Notes to financial statements      120   
Report of independent registered public
accounting firm
     144   
Board approval of management and subadvisory
agreements
     145   
Additional information      148   
Important tax information      153   
Letter from the president        LOGO     

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide the annual report of Legg Mason Target Retirement Series for the twelve-month reporting period ended January 31, 2014. Please read on for a detailed look at prevailing economic and market conditions during the Funds’ reporting period and to learn how those conditions have affected each Fund’s performance.

As always, we remain committed to providing you with excellent service and a full spectrum of investment choices. We also remain committed to supplementing the support you receive from your financial advisor. One way we accomplish this is through our website, www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:

 

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Fund prices and performance,

 

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Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and

 

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A host of educational resources.

We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Kenneth D. Fuller

President and Chief Executive Officer

February 28, 2014

 

 

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Investment commentary

 

Economic review

The U.S. economy continued to grow over the twelve months ended January 31, 2014 (the “reporting period”). Looking back, U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”)i growth, as reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce, was 1.1% during the first quarter of 2013. The economic expansion then accelerated, as GDP growth was 2.5% during the second quarter. This was partially due to increases in exports and non-residential fixed investments, along with a smaller decline in federal government spending versus the previous quarter. The economy gained further momentum during the third quarter, with GDP growth of 4.1%, its best reading since the fourth quarter of 2011. Stronger growth was driven, in part, by an increase in private inventory investment, a deceleration in imports and accelerating state and local government spending. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s second reading for fourth quarter 2013 GDP growth, released after the reporting period ended, was 2.4%. Slower growth was due to several factors, including a deceleration in private inventory investment, declining federal government spending and less residential fixed investments.

The U.S. job market improved during the reporting period. When the period began, unemployment, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, was 7.7%. Unemployment fell to 7.5% in March 2013 and generally edged lower over the remainder of the period, falling to 6.6% in January 2014. This represented the lowest level since October 2008. However, falling unemployment during the period was partially due to a decline in the workforce participation rate, which was 63.0% in January 2014, close to its lowest level since 1978. On the upside, the number of longer-term unemployed fell, as roughly 35.8% of the 10.2 million Americans looking for work in January 2014 had been out of work for more than six months. In contrast, 37.7% had been out of work for more than six months in December 2013.

Sales of existing-homes declined at times during the reporting period given rising mortgage rates and weather-related factors. According to the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”), after rising the prior month, existing-home sales fell 5.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis in January 2014 versus the previous month. However, the NAR reported that the median existing-home price for all housing types was $188,900 in January 2014, up 10.7% from January 2013. The inventory of homes available for sale in January 2014 was 2.2% higher than the previous month at a 4.9 month supply at the current sales pace and 7.3% higher than in January 2013.

The manufacturing sector continued to expand, although it moderated toward the end of the reporting period. Based on revised figures for the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (“PMI”)ii, manufacturing expanded during all twelve months of the reporting period. It peaked in October 2013, with a PMI of 57.0 (a reading below 50 indicates a contraction, whereas a reading above 50 indicates an expansion). This represented the PMI’s highest reading since April 2011. The PMI then moderated somewhat in December 2013 to 56.5 and fell to 51.3 in January 2014, its weakest reading since May 2013.

Growth outside the U.S. generally improved in developed countries. In its January 2014 World Economic Outlook Update, the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) stated that “Global activity strengthened during the second half of 2013… activity is expected to improve further in 2014-15, largely on account of recovery in the advanced economies.” From a regional perspective, the IMF anticipates 2014 growth will be 1.0% in the Eurozone, versus -0.4% in 2013. After moderating somewhat in 2013, the IMF projects that overall growth in emerging market countries will improve in 2014, with growth of 5.1% versus 4.7% in 2013. For example, GDP growth in India is projected to move from 4.4% in 2013 to 5.4% in 2014. However, the IMF now projects that growth in China will dip from 7.7% in 2013 to 7.5% in 2014.

The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)iii took a number of actions as it sought to meet its dual mandate of fostering maximum employment and price stability. As has been the case since December 2008, the Fed kept the federal funds rateiv at a historically low range between zero and 0.25%. At its meeting in December 2012, the Fed announced that it would continue purchasing $40 billion per month of agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), as well as initially purchasing $45 billion per month of longer-term Treasuries. At its meeting that ended on June 19, 2013, the Fed did not make any material changes to its official policy statement. However, in a press conference following the meeting, then Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said “…the Committee currently anticipates that it would be appropriate to moderate the monthly pace of purchases later this year.” In a surprise to many investors, at its meeting that ended on September 18, 2013, the Fed did not taper its asset purchase program and said that it “…decided to await more evidence that progress will be sustained before adjusting the pace of its purchases.” At its meeting that concluded on December 18, 2013, the Fed announced that it would begin reducing its monthly asset purchases, saying “Beginning in January 2014, the Committee will add to its holdings of agency MBS at a pace of $35 billion per month rather than $40 billion per month, and will add to its holdings of longer-term Treasury securities at a pace of $40 billion per month rather than $45 billion per month.” At the Fed’s meeting that concluded on January 29, 2014, it announced that in February 2014 it would further taper its asset purchases, to a total of $65 billion a month ($30 billion per month of agency MBS and $35 billion per month of longer-term Treasury securities). This was Ben Bernanke’s final meeting as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Janet Yellen was approved by the U.S. Senate in January 2014, and became Chair of the Fed on February 3, 2014.

Given the economic challenges in the Eurozone, the European Central Bank (“ECB”)v took a number of actions to stimulate growth. In May 2013, the ECB cut rates from 0.75% to 0.50%. The ECB then lowered the rates to a new record low of 0.25% in November 2013. While it held rates steady at its meeting in January 2014, ECB President Mario Draghi said “We are monitoring developments carefully and are ready to consider all available instruments….We remain firmly determined to maintain the high degree of monetary accommodation and to take further decisive action if required.” In

 

 

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other developed countries, the Bank of England kept rates on hold at 0.50% during the reporting period, as did Japan at a range of zero to 0.10%, its lowest level since 2006. In January 2013, the Bank of Japan announced that it would raise its target for annual inflation from 1% to 2%, and the Japanese government introduced a ¥10.3 trillion ($116 billion) stimulus package to support its economy. Elsewhere, the People’s Bank of China kept rates on hold at 6.0%.

As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Kenneth D. Fuller

President and Chief Executive Officer

February 28, 2014

All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Forecasts and predictions are inherently limited and should not be relied upon as an indication of actual or future performance.

 

 

 

 

i 

Gross domestic product (“GDP”) is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.

 

ii 

The Institute for Supply Management’s PMI is based on a survey of purchasing executives who buy the raw materials for manufacturing at more than 350 companies. It offers an early reading on the health of the manufacturing sector.

 

iii 

The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) is responsible for the formulation of policies designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

iv 

The federal funds rate is the rate charged by one depository institution on an overnight sale of immediately available funds (balances at the Federal Reserve) to another depository institution; the rate may vary from depository institution to depository institution and from day to day.

 

v 

The European Central Bank (“ECB”) is responsible for the monetary system of the European Union and the euro currency.

 

 

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Funds overview

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series (the “Target Retirement Series”) consists of nine Legg Mason Target Retirement Funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). Each Fund seeks the highest total return (that is, a combination of income and long-term capital appreciation) over time consistent with its asset mix. As a secondary objective, each Fund, except Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund (the “Retirement Fund”), will seek to reduce volatility during its “Dynamic Rebalancing Period,” which begins five years before a Fund’s target date and continues for five years afterward. Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015 (“Target 2015”) is currently in its Dynamic Rebalancing Period and seeks to reduce volatility as a secondary investment objective. The Dynamic Rebalancing Period for Target 2015 will end at the close of business on December 31, 2019. Each Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in a combination of underlying funds representing a variety of asset classes and investment styles.

Each Fund is managed as an asset allocation program. The asset mix in each Fund, other than the Retirement Fund, is managed to a specific target date included in its name (intended to coincide, generally, with an investor’s retirement year) and is designed for investors expecting to retire or achieve another life event around the target date.

Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation, LLC (“LMGAA”), one of the Funds’ subadvisers, is responsible for implementation of each Fund’s overall asset allocation and the Dynamic Risk Management strategy described below. Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”), the Funds’ other subadviser, is responsible for managing the assets allocated to the Event Risk Management strategy, described below, for each Fund, except the Retirement Fund, during its Dynamic Rebalancing Period. Western Asset also manages each Fund’s cash and short-term instruments.

The Funds generally seek to maintain a certain Target Allocation. During the Dynamic Rebalancing Period, each Fund, except the Retirement Fund, may vary its allocation from the Target Allocation.

Over time, the underlying asset mix for the Funds, other than the Retirement Fund, will become more conservative based on a predetermined “glide path” or asset-allocation model. Once a Fund (other than the Retirement Fund) reaches its most conservative planned allocation, approximately fifteen years after its target date, its asset mix will become static. The Retirement Fund is designed for investors close to or in their retirement years. The Retirement Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of underlying funds representing a variety of broad asset classes — equity, fixed income and inflation-hedging — and investment styles. The Retirement Fund generally maintains a static asset allocation model.

The Funds generally invest in underlying equity funds, including index-based exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), that have a range of investment styles and focuses, including large-,mid- and small-cap funds, growth- and value-oriented funds, international and emerging market equity funds and funds that invest in real estate-related

securities. The underlying fixed income funds also have a range of investment focuses and include funds that invest primarily in investment grade or high-yield fixed-income securities. The underlying fixed-income funds generally invest in U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed, government and emerging market debt securities.

During the Dynamic Rebalancing Period, a combination of risk management strategies will be implemented that will attempt to limit downside volatility within each Fund, other than the Retirement Fund. These strategies include Dynamic Risk Management and Event Risk Management. Dynamic Risk Management attempts to limit losses by allocating the Funds’ assets away from equity and long-term fixed-income funds. Dynamic Risk Management allocates a portion of the Funds’ assets into short term defensive instruments that are expected to decline in value less than riskier assets in the event of market declines and into index options and index futures contracts that are expected to increase in value in the event of market declines. Event Risk Management invests in options and futures that are expected to increase in value in the event of declines in the broad equity and bond markets during a short period of time. Through both strategies, the Funds give up some of the potential for high total return that could be achieved if the Funds were to follow their Target Allocation under positive market conditions. In exchange, these strategies are intended to result in less significant declines in the Funds’ net asset value (“NAV”)i under negative market conditions.

Q. What were the overall market conditions during the Funds’ reporting period?

A. Investors grew more and more confident over the course of the reporting period that the global economy was starting to show signs of better growth. As a result, global equity markets rose during most of the period, and ended the year with very strong results. For the twelve months ending January 31, 2014, the overall domestic stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Indexii, returned 21.52%. Over the same time frame, the Russell 1000 Indexiii of large-cap U.S. stocks produced a total return of 22.23%. Small-cap U.S. stocks produced even better results. The Russell 2000 Indexiv was up 27.03% over the same period. Developed international stock markets rose as well, though not as much as the U.S. markets. For the twelve months ending January 31, 2014, the MSCI EAFE Indexv produced a total return of 11.93%. Emerging markets did not participate in these positive returns. Worries about slower growth in China and about the effects of changes in monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)vi sent the MSCI Emerging Markets Indexvii down by 10.17%.

The evidence of improved economic growth that fueled strong gains in the U.S. stock market presented a challenge for fixed-income markets. Faster economic growth has historically tended to push interest rates higher (and hence bond prices lower), but in the current environment there is an additional wrinkle. Over the last two years the Fed has been purchasing large amounts of bonds as part of its “quantitative easing” policy, designed to push interest rates

 

 

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Funds overview (cont’d)

 

lower than they would otherwise be and thus help restore the economy to stronger growth. As that stronger growth emerges, the natural upward pressure on interest rates that we would see anyway is exacerbated by the fact that the Fed is in the process of reducing, and eventually eliminating, its bond buying program.

As the prospects for that scenario became more and more likely in the middle of 2013, government bond yields began to rise. The yield on the ten-year U.S. Treasury note started the reporting period at 1.99%. In early May, the yield had actually drifted lower than that, to 1.63%. But in May, then Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke began to make it clear that the Fed was looking to begin “tapering” the pace of its bond purchases as the economy improved, and bond yields jumped higher. By early September the ten-year Treasury note was yielding 3.00%. When the Fed hesitated, and decided to delay the start of the tapering process at its September meeting, the yield fell back to 2.50% briefly in October. But the continued improvement in the economic data in October and November made it clear that the Fed was going to have to start tapering fairly soon, and yields started rising again, hitting 3.03% at the end of December. In January, though, worries about the effects of the Fed’s reduced bond buying on emerging market economies and currencies triggered a flight to safety, and the yield on the ten-year Treasury note fell back to 2.65%. That still represented a rise of 0.66% for the reporting period as a whole.

The result of that rise in yields was that the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Indexviii produced a return of just 0.12% for the reporting period. The strength in the stock market, though, helped fuel a better year for high yield bonds, which carry a blend of interest rate and equity risk. The Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Indexix returned 6.76% for the year.

Investment grade bond markets outside the U.S. produced slightly lower returns than U.S. markets, as the yen weakened over the

course of the reporting period (and thereby lowered the return for U.S. investors in Japanese bonds). The Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Indexx was down 1.22% during the reporting period. Emerging markets were the worst performing fixed-income segment (as they were within the equity segment). The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“EMBI Global”)xi was down 6.20% during the period.

Finally, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)xii enjoyed modest positive returns, with the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Indexxiii rising 2.31% for the year ending January 31, 2014.

Q. How did we respond to these changing market conditions?

A. During the first half of the reporting period, we maintained a neutral asset allocation relative to the Funds’ target weights. That is, our weightings in underlying equity and fixed-income funds matched those of their respective target asset allocations. During that time, we were not seeing enough signs of strong earnings growth to give us confidence that stocks would be able to outperform bonds. At the same time, the level of real bond yields (i.e., the nominal yield minus the rate of inflation) was too low for us to want to overweight bonds either. Over the summer, we began to see the signs of stronger earnings growth that we had been looking for, such as a rise in the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (“PMI”)xiv, and we moved to a slight overweight in equities. Concerns about valuation kept us from making the overweight larger; stocks had moved up much faster than earnings in the preceding year, and did not have a lot of valuation support. While we felt that stocks were likely to outperform bonds if the anticipated acceleration in earnings growth came through, the high price-to-earnings ratioxv for the market as a whole meant that if earnings growth disappointed, there was significant downside risk for stocks. We maintained that small overweight in equities through the end of the reporting period.

 

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

Performance review

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2014, Class A shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015, excluding sales charges, returned 5.34%. The Fund’s primary benchmark, the Dow Jones Target 2015 Indexxvi, and its secondary benchmark, the Target Retirement 2015 Composite Indexxvii, returned 4.63% and 7.87%, respectively, for the same period. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2015 Funds Category Average1 returned 6.21% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of January 31, 2014 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)    6 months     12 months  
Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015:     

Class A

     3.44     5.34

Class C

     3.02     4.57

Class FI

     3.51     5.42

Class R

     3.35     5.14

Class I

     3.58     5.68
Dow Jones Target 2015 Index      3.29     4.63
Target Retirement 2015 Composite Index      4.60     7.87
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2015 Funds
Category Average1
     3.58     6.21

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated June 1, 2013, the gross total annual operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I shares were 5.19%, 5.73%, 4.53%, 4.78% and 4.90%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual operating expenses, other than interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage, except for brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs, to average net assets is not expected to exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Class FI shares, 1.40% for Class R shares and 0.85% for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

 

 

 

 

1 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the period ended January 31, 2014, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 163 funds for the six-month period and among the 158 funds for the twelve-month period in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

 

Includes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

Performance review

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2014, Class A shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020, excluding sales charges, returned 7.29%. The Fund’s primary benchmark, the Dow Jones Target 2020 Indexxvi, and its secondary benchmark, the Target Retirement 2020 Composite Indexxviii, returned 6.74% and 8.75%, respectively, for the same period. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Funds Category Average1 returned 7.25% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of January 31, 2014 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)    6 months     12 months  
Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020:     

Class A

     4.10     7.29

Class C

     3.65     6.38

Class FI

     4.08     7.26

Class R

     4.00     7.01

Class I

     4.25     7.55
Dow Jones Target 2020 Index      3.95     6.74
Target Retirement 2020 Composite Index      4.87     8.75
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Funds
Category Average1
     4.03     7.25

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated June 1, 2013, the gross total annual operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I shares were 4.40%, 5.05%, 3.67%, 4.54% and 3.85%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual operating expenses, other than interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage, except for brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs, to average net assets is not expected to exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Class FI shares, 1.40% for Class R shares and 0.85% for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

 

 

 

 

1 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the period ended January 31, 2014, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 205 funds for the six-month period and among the 197 funds for the twelve-month period in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

 

Includes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025

Performance review

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2014, Class A shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025, excluding sales charges, returned 8.46%. The Fund’s primary benchmark, the Dow Jones Target 2025 Indexxvi, and its secondary benchmark, the Target Retirement 2025 Composite Indexxix, returned 8.93% and 9.93%, respectively, for the same period. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds Category Average1 returned 9.83% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of January 31, 2014 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)    6 months     12 months  
Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025:     

Class A

     4.46     8.46

Class C

     4.09     7.70

Class FI

     4.43     8.43

Class R

     4.28     8.18

Class I

     4.61     8.81
Dow Jones Target 2025 Index      4.61     8.93
Target Retirement 2025 Composite Index      5.20     9.93
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds
Category Average1
     4.80     9.83

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated June 1, 2013, the gross total annual operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I shares were 3.69%, 4.33%, 3.10%, 3.82% and 3.23%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual operating expenses, other than interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage, except for brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs, to average net assets is not expected to exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Class FI shares, 1.40% for Class R shares and 0.85% for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

 

 

 

 

1 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the period ended January 31, 2014, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 170 funds for the six-month period and among the 165 funds for the twelve-month period in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

 

Includes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

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Funds overview (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030

Performance review

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2014, Class A shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030, excluding sales charges, returned 10.04%. The Fund’s primary benchmark, the Dow Jones Target 2030 Indexxvi, and its secondary benchmark, the Target Retirement 2030 Composite Indexxx, returned 11.06% and 11.25%, respectively, for the same period. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2030 Funds Category Average1 returned 10.64% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of January 31, 2014 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)    6 months     12 months  
Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030:     

Class A

     4.84     10.04

Class C

     4.48     9.25

Class FI

     4.84     10.04

Class R

     4.68     9.70

Class I

     4.98     10.36
Dow Jones Target 2030 Index      5.23     11.06
Target Retirement 2030 Composite Index      5.51     11.25
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2030 Funds
Category Average1
     5.15     10.64

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated June 1, 2013, the gross total annual operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I shares were 4.82%, 5.19%, 3.94%, 4.45% and 4.01%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual operating expenses, other than interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage, except for brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs, to average net assets is not expected to exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Class FI shares, 1.40% for Class R shares and 0.85% for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

 

 

 

 

1 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the period ended January 31, 2014, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 207 funds for the six-month period and among the 199 funds for the twelve-month period in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

 

Includes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035

Performance review

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2014, Class A shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035, excluding sales charges, returned 12.55%. The Fund’s primary benchmark, the Dow Jones Target 2035 Indexxvi, and its secondary benchmark, the Target Retirement 2035 Composite Indexxxi, returned 12.91% and 13.39%, respectively, for the same period. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2035 Funds Category Average1 returned 12.57% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of January 31, 2014 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)    6 months     12 months  
Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035:     

Class A

     5.52     12.55

Class C

     5.15     11.74

Class FI

     5.52     12.56

Class R

     5.34     12.28

Class I

     5.67     12.89
Dow Jones Target 2035 Index      5.76     12.91
Target Retirement 2035 Composite Index      5.99     13.39
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2035 Funds
Category Average1
     5.61     12.57

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated June 1, 2013, the gross total annual operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I shares were 4.70%, 5.36%, 4.14%, 4.67% and 4.05%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual operating expenses, other than interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage, except for brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs, to average net assets is not expected to exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Class FI shares, 1.40% for Class R shares and 0.85% for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

 

 

 

 

1 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the period ended January 31, 2014, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 160 funds for the six-month period and among the 155 funds for the twelve-month period in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

 

Includes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

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Funds overview (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040

Performance review

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2014, Class A shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040, excluding sales charges, returned 14.71%. The Fund’s primary benchmark, the Dow Jones Target 2040 Indexxvi, and its secondary benchmark, the Target Retirement 2040 Composite Indexxxii, returned 14.28% and 15.76%, respectively, for the same period. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2040 Funds Category Average1 returned 12.37% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of January 31, 2014 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)    6 months     12 months  
Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040:     

Class A

     5.91     14.71

Class C

     5.52     13.85

Class FI

     5.90     14.78

Class R

     5.81     14.51

Class I

     6.14     15.14
Dow Jones Target 2040 Index      6.14     14.28
Target Retirement 2040 Composite Index      6.50     15.76
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2040 Funds
Category Average1
     5.65     12.37

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated June 1, 2013, the gross total annual operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I shares were 4.82%, 5.34%, 4.04%, 4.25% and 4.10%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual operating expenses, other than interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage, except for brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs, to average net assets is not expected to exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Class FI shares, 1.40% for Class R shares and 0.85% for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

 

 

 

1 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the period ended January 31, 2014, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 195 funds for the six-month period and among the 186 funds for the twelve-month period in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

 

Includes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045

Performance review

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2014, Class A shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045, excluding sales charges, returned 14.44%. The Fund’s primary benchmark, the Dow Jones Target 2045 Indexxvi, and its secondary benchmark, the Target Retirement 2045 Composite Indexxxiii, returned 15.00% and 15.73%, respectively, for the same period. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2045 Funds Category Average1 returned 13.70% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of January 31, 2014 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)    6 months     12 months  
Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045:     

Class A

     5.73     14.44

Class C

     5.34     13.65

Class FI

     5.76     14.50

Class R

     5.65     14.26

Class I

     5.89     14.89
Dow Jones Target 2045 Index      6.35     15.00
Target Retirement 2045 Composite Index      6.47     15.73
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2045 Funds
Category Average1
     5.96     13.70

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated June 1, 2013, the gross total annual operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I shares were 6.81%, 7.53%, 5.95%, 6.05% and 6.18%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual operating expenses, other than interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage, except for brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs, to average net assets is not expected to exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Class FI shares, 1.40% for Class R shares and 0.85% for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

 

 

 

 

1 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the period ended January 31, 2014, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 160 funds for the six-month period and among the 155 funds for the twelve-month period in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

 

Includes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

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Funds overview (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050

Performance review

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2014, Class A shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050, excluding sales charges, returned 14.45%. The Fund’s primary benchmark, the Dow Jones Target 2050 Indexxvi, and its secondary benchmark, the Target Retirement 2050 Composite Indexxxiv, returned 15.09% and 15.73%, respectively, for the same period. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2050+ Funds Category Average1 returned 12.94% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of January 31, 2014 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)    6 months     12 months  
Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050:     

Class A

     5.66     14.45

Class C

     5.33     13.62

Class FI

     5.65     14.36

Class R

     5.65     14.22

Class I

     5.81     14.81
Dow Jones Target 2050 Index      6.37     15.09
Target Retirement 2050 Composite Index      6.47     15.73
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2050+ Funds
Category Average1
     5.83     12.94

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated June 1, 2013, the gross total annual operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I shares were 6.74%, 7.68%, 6.36%, 6.38% and 6.37%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual operating expenses, other than interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage, except for brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs, to average net assets is not expected to exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Class FI shares, 1.40% for Class R shares and 0.85% for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

 

 

 

 

1 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the period ended January 31, 2014, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 182 funds for the six-month period and among the 173 funds for the twelve-month period in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

 

Includes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

Performance review

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2014, Class A shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund, excluding sales charges, returned 3.20%. The Fund’s primary benchmarks, the Russell 3000 Indexxxv, the MSCI EAFE Index (Gross) and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, and its secondary benchmark, the Target Retirement Fund Composite Indexxxvi, returned 22.60%, 12.39%, 0.12% and 4.93%, respectively, for the same period. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Today Funds Category Average1 returned 3.21% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of January 31, 2014 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)    6 months     12 months  
Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund:     

Class A

     3.00     3.20

Class C

     2.61     2.43

Class FI

     2.93     3.13

Class R

     2.93     3.12

Class I

     3.17     3.55
Russell 3000 Index      7.50     22.60
MSCI EAFE Index (Gross)      7.60     12.39
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index      1.78     0.12
Target Retirement Fund Composite Index      3.66     4.93
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Today Funds
Category Average1
     2.56     3.21

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated June 1, 2013, the gross total annual operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I shares were 4.87%, 5.66%, 4.53%, 4.42% and 4.20%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual operating expenses, other than interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage, except for brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs, to average net assets is not expected to exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Class FI shares, 1.40% for Class R shares and 0.85% for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

 

 

 

 

1  Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the period ended January 31, 2014, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 149 funds for the six-month period and among the 146 funds for the twelve-month period in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

 

Includes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

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Funds overview (cont’d)

 

Q. What were the leading contributors to performance?

A. Taking into account both the underlying funds returns and their weightings within the Funds, the leading contributors to absolute performance were the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, the ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, the Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, and the ClearBridge International Value Fund.

In relative terms (i.e., relative to each Fund’s composite benchmark), the leading contributors to performance were the ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, the ClearBridge International Value Fund, and the Western Asset Core Bond Fund.

Q. What were the leading detractors from performance?

A. Taking into account both the underlying funds returns and their weightings within the Funds, the leading detractors from absolute performance were the Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, the Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF, and the Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

In relative terms (i.e., relative to each Fund’s composite benchmark), the leading detractors from performance were the Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, the Royce Value Fund, and the Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund.

The Event Risk Management strategy that the Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015 Fund employs also detracted from performance for that Fund. The strategy involves the continuous use of index options and/or futures contracts that are expected to increase in value in the event of market declines. During the reporting period, this strategy involved the use of put options on the S&P 500 Index. Although there were times during the year during which there were market declines (and in which the value of the put options rose), for the year as a whole equity market conditions were generally positive. The S&P 500 Index rose 21.52% during the reporting period. As a result, the put options that we held generally lost value during the course of the year.

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Funds during the reporting period?

A. There were no significant changes to the Funds during the reporting period.

Thank you for your investment in the Target Retirement Series. As always, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on achieving the Funds’ investment goals.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Steven Bleiberg

Portfolio Manager

Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation, LLC

 

LOGO

Y. Wayne Lin

Portfolio Manager

Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation, LLC

 

LOGO

Patricia Duffy Maxwell

Portfolio Manager

Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation, LLC

February 18, 2014

RISKS: Mutual funds are subject to risk, including possible loss of principal. Because these Funds have exposure to both stocks and bonds through the underlying funds in which they invest, the Funds may underperform stock funds when stocks are in favor, and underperform bond funds when bonds are in favor. Investments in bonds are subject to interest rate and credit risks. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, reducing the value of the Funds’ share prices. International stocks are subject to certain risks, including currency fluctuations and changes in political and economic conditions; these risks are heightened for investments in emerging markets; small and mid-cap stocks often experience sharper price fluctuations than stocks of large-cap companies; high-yield securities are lower-rated issues and inherently more risky than higher-rated securities. The Funds’ net asset values will fluctuate and are not guaranteed.

Each Fund in the Target Retirement Series is a “fund of funds” — meaning it invests in other underlying funds. There are additional risks and other expenses associated with funds that invest in other mutual funds rather than directly in portfolio securities. In addition to a Fund’s operating expenses, an investment will indirectly bear the operating expenses of the underlying funds. Each underlying fund may engage in active and frequent trading, resulting in higher portfolio turnover and transaction costs. This may lead to the distribution of higher capital gains to shareholders, increasing their tax liability. Certain of the underlying funds may sell securities short. Unlike the possible loss on a security that is purchased, there is no limit on the amount of loss on an appreciating security that is sold short. Investment in underlying funds that invest in real estate-related securities (including real estate investment trusts) expose a fund to risk similar to investing directly in real estate. The value of these underlying investments may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying real estate, the creditworthiness of the issuer of the investments, and changes in property taxes, interest rates and the real estate regulatory environment. In addition, some of the underlying funds may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Please see the Funds’ prospectus for more information on these and other risks, and the Funds’ investment strategies.

All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole. Forecasts and predictions are inherently limited and should not be relied upon as an indication of actual or future performance.

 

 

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i 

Net asset value (“NAV”) is the dollar value of a single mutual fund share, based on the value of the underlying assets of the fund minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. NAV is calculated at the end of each business day.

 

ii 

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks and is generally representative of the performance of larger companies in the U.S.

 

iii 

The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000 represents approximately 92% of the U.S. market.

 

iv 

The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

 

v 

The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

 

vi 

The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) is responsible for the formulation of policies designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

 

vii 

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets.

 

viii 

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.

 

ix 

The Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index is an index of the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market.

 

x 

The Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index tracks an international basket of government, corporate, agency and mortgage-related bonds.

 

xi 

The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“EMBI Global”) tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds and local market instruments.

 

xii 

Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) invest in real estate or loans secured by real estate and issue shares in such investments, which can be illiquid.

 

xiii 

The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index consists of all tax-qualified REITs listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ National Market List.

 

xiv 

The Institute for Supply Management’s PMI is based on a survey of purchasing executives who buy the raw materials for manufacturing at more than 350 companies. It offers an early reading on the health of the manufacturing sector.

 

xv 

The price-to-earnings (“P/E”) ratio is a stock’s price divided by its earnings per share.

 

xvi 

The Dow Jones Target Date Indices (each an “Index” or collectively the “Indices”) are a series of indices designed as benchmarks for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative over time. Each Index is comprised of a set of equity, bond and cash sub-indices. The Index weightings among the major asset classes are adjusted monthly based on a published set of Index rules. The Indices with longer time horizons have higher allocations to equity securities, while the Indices with shorter time horizons replace some of their stock allocations with allocations to fixed-income securities and money market instruments. The Index returns reflect hypothetical back-tested performance. Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes.

xvii 

The Target Retirement 2015 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the MSCI EAFE Index (24.19%), Russell 1000 Index (22.76%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (22.24%), Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index (15%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.54%) and Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index (1.27%). Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation.

 

xviii 

The Target Retirement 2020 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (27.66%), MSCI EAFE Index (25.97%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (15.58%), Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index (15%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.03%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (“EMBI+”) (1.24%) and Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index (0.52%). EMBI+ is a total return index that tracks the traded market for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady and other similar sovereign restructured bonds traded in the emerging markets. Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation.

 

xix 

The Target Retirement 2025 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (33.12%), MSCI EAFE Index (26.95%), Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index (12.52%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (10.53%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (3.08%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (3.05%) and Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index (0.75%). Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation.

 

xx 

The Target Retirement 2030 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (41.43%), MSCI EAFE Index (28.08%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (6.77%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%), Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index (4.97%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (1.92%) and Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index (1.83%). Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation.

 

 

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Funds overview (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

xxi 

The Target Retirement 2035 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (52%), MSCI EAFE Index (28.27%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (3%) and MSCI Emerging Markets Index (1.73%). Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation.

 

xxii 

The Target Retirement 2040 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (51%), MSCI EAFE Index (25.66%), Russell 2000 Index (7.57%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.34%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (3.43%) and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (3%). Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation.

 

xxiii 

The Target Retirement 2045 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (51%), MSCI EAFE Index (25.66%), Russell 2000 Index (7.57%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.34%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (3.43%) and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (3%). Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation.

xxiv 

The Target Retirement 2050 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (51%), MSCI EAFE Index (25.66%), Russell 2000 Index (7.57%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.34%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (3.43%) and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (3%). Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation.

 

xxv 

The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the U.S. equity market.

 

xxvi 

The Target Retirement Fund Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (42.18%), Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index (15%), MSCI EAFE Index (13.91%), Russell 1000 Index (8.3%), Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index (7.39%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%) and MSCI Emerging Markets Index (3.22%). Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation.

 

 

14    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


Funds at a glance (unaudited)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015 Breakdown† (%) as of — January 31, 2014

As a Percent of Total Long-Term Investments

 

LOGO

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     23.4 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

Mortgage-Backed Securities

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Asset-Backed Securities

LOGO     12.7 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Corporate Bonds & Notes

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Municipal Bonds

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

LOGO     8.8 iShares Trust — iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Staples

Health Care

LOGO     6.6 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Health Care

Materials

LOGO     6.6 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Materials

LOGO     5.5 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund  

Financial Services

Energy

Health Care

Producer Durables

Technology

LOGO     5.0 Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares  

Diversified REITs

Industrial REITs

Office REITs

Residential REITs

Retail REITs

LOGO     5.0 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund, Class IS Shares  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

Investments in Underlying Funds

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

LOGO     3.1 The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Financials

Energy

Materials

 

Subject to change at any time.

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     2.9 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares  

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Energy

Industrials

LOGO     2.9 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Financials

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

LOGO     2.9 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Financials

Health Care

Energy

LOGO     2.9 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Health Care

Industrials

Energy

Information Technology

LOGO     2.6 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Materials

LOGO     2.5 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Energy

Industrials

Materials

Financials

LOGO     2.3 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund  

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

Consumer Staples

LOGO     2.1 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund  

Financial Services

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

LOGO     1.7 Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares  

Financial Services

Technology

Communication Services

Energy

Basic Materials

LOGO     0.5 Purchased Options    
 

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report   15


Funds at a glance (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020 Breakdown† (%) as of — January 31, 2014

As a Percent of Total Long-Term Investments

 

LOGO

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     19.2 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

Mortgage-Backed Securities

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Asset-Backed Securities

LOGO     12.4 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Corporate Bonds & Notes

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Municipal Bonds

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

LOGO     9.8 iShares Trust — iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Staples

Health Care

LOGO     7.3 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Health Care

Materials

LOGO     7.3 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Materials

LOGO     6.4 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund  

Financial Services

Energy

Health Care

Producer Durables

Technology

LOGO     5.0 Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares  

Diversified REITs

Industrial REITs

Office REITs

Residential REITs

Retail REITs

LOGO     5.0 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund, Class IS Shares  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

Investments in Underlying Funds

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

LOGO     3.4 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares  

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Energy

Industrials

 

Subject to change at any time.

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     3.4 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Financials

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

LOGO     3.4 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Financials

Health Care

Energy

LOGO     3.4 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Health Care

Industrials

Energy

Information Technology

LOGO     3.1 The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Financials

Energy

Materials

LOGO     2.8 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Materials

LOGO     2.8 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund  

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

Consumer Staples

LOGO     2.1 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund  

Financial Services

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

LOGO     1.9 Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares  

Financial Services

Technology

Communication Services

Energy

Basic Materials

LOGO     1.3 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Energy

Industrials

Materials

Financials

 

 

16    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025 Breakdown† (%) as of — January 31, 2014

As a Percent of Total Long-Term Investments

 

LOGO

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     13.4 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

Mortgage-Backed Securities

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Asset-Backed Securities

LOGO     11.9 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Corporate Bonds & Notes

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Municipal Bonds

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

LOGO     10.7 iShares Trust — iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Staples

Health Care

LOGO     7.9 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Health Care

Materials

LOGO     7.9 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Materials

LOGO     7.7 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund  

Financial Services

Energy

Health Care

Producer Durables

Technology

LOGO     5.0 Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares  

Diversified REITs

Industrial REITs

Office REITs

Residential REITs

Retail REITs

LOGO     5.0 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund, Class IS Shares  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

Investments in Underlying Funds

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

LOGO     4.1 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares  

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Energy

Industrials

LOGO     4.1 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Financials

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

 

Subject to change at any time.

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     4.1 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Financials

Health Care

Energy

LOGO     4.1 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Health Care

Industrials

Energy

Information Technology

LOGO     3.3 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund  

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

Consumer Staples

LOGO     3.1 The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Financials

Energy

Materials

LOGO     2.6 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Materials

LOGO     2.1 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund  

Financial Services

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

LOGO     1.8 Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares  

Financial Services

Technology

Communication Services

Energy

Basic Materials

LOGO     0.8 Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Energy

Materials

Telecommunication Services

Utilities

LOGO     0.4 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Energy

Industrials

Materials

Financials

 

 

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Funds at a glance (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030 Breakdown† (%) as of — January 31, 2014

As a Percent of Total Long-Term Investments

 

LOGO

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     12.4 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Corporate Bonds & Notes

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Municipal Bonds

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

LOGO     11.0 iShares Trust — iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Staples

Health Care

LOGO     10.3 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

Mortgage-Backed Securities

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Asset-Backed Securities

LOGO     9.3 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund  

Financial Services

Energy

Health Care

Producer Durables

Technology

LOGO     8.2 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Health Care

Materials

LOGO     8.2 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Materials

LOGO     5.0 Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares  

Diversified REITs

Industrial REITs

Office REITs

Residential REITs

Retail REITs

LOGO     5.0 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares  

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Energy

Industrials

LOGO     5.0 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Financials

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

 

Subject to change at any time.

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     5.0 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Financials

Health Care

Energy

LOGO     4.9 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Health Care

Industrials

Energy

Information Technology

LOGO     4.0 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund  

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

Consumer Staples

LOGO     3.1 The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Financials

Energy

Materials

LOGO     2.6 Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Energy

Materials

Telecommunication Services

Utilities

LOGO     2.1 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund  

Financial Services

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

LOGO     2.0 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Materials

LOGO     1.3 Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares  

Financial Services

Technology

Communication Services

Energy

Basic Materials

LOGO     0.6 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Energy

Industrials

Materials

Financials

 

 

18    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035 Breakdown† (%) as of — January 31, 2014

As a Percent of Total Long-Term Investments

LOGO

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     11.5 iShares Trust — iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Staples

Health Care

LOGO     11.3 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund  

Financial Services

Energy

Health Care

Producer Durables

Technology

LOGO     8.6 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Health Care

Materials

LOGO     8.5 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Materials

LOGO     6.8 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

Mortgage-Backed Securities

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Asset-Backed Securities

LOGO     6.2 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Corporate Bonds & Notes

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Municipal Bonds

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

LOGO     6.1 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares  

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Energy

Industrials

LOGO     6.0 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Financials

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

LOGO     6.0 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Financials

Health Care

Energy

 

Subject to change at any time.

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     6.0 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Health Care

Industrials

Energy

Information Technology

LOGO     5.0 Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares  

Diversified REITs

Industrial REITs

Office REITs

Residential REITs

Retail REITs

LOGO     4.9 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund  

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

Consumer Staples

LOGO     4.5 Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Energy

Materials

Telecommunication Services

Utilities

LOGO     3.1 The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Financials

Energy

Materials

LOGO     2.1 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund  

Financial Services

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

LOGO     1.3 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Energy

Industrials

Materials

Financials

LOGO     1.3 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Materials

LOGO     0.8 Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares  

Financial Services

Technology

Communication Services

Energy

Basic Materials

 

 

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Funds at a glance (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040 Breakdown† (%) as of — January 31, 2014

As a Percent of Total Long-Term Investments

LOGO

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     14.6 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund  

Financial Services

Energy

Health Care

Producer Durables

Technology

LOGO     11.9 iShares Trust — iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Staples

Health Care

LOGO     8.8 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Health Care

Materials

LOGO     8.8 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Materials

LOGO     7.8 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares  

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Energy

Industrials

LOGO     7.8 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Financials

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

LOGO     7.8 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Financials

Health Care

Energy

LOGO     7.8 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Health Care

Industrials

Energy

Information Technology

LOGO     6.3 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund  

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

Consumer Staples

LOGO     5.1 Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares  

Diversified REITs

Industrial REITs

Office REITs

Residential REITs

Retail REITs

 

Subject to change at any time.
% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     4.0 Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Energy

Materials

Telecommunication Services

Utilities

LOGO     3.1 The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Financials

Energy

Materials

LOGO     2.5 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

Mortgage-Backed Securities

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Asset-Backed Securities

LOGO     2.1 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund  

Financial Services

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

LOGO     1.0 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Materials

LOGO     0.6 Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares  

Financial Services

Technology

Communication Services

Energy

Basic Materials

 

 

20    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045 Breakdown† (%) as of — January 31, 2014

As a Percent of Total Long-Term Investments

 

LOGO

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     14.5 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund  

Financial Services

Energy

Health Care

Producer Durables

Technology

LOGO     9.9 iShares Trust — iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Staples

Health Care

LOGO     7.7 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Financials

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

LOGO     7.7 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares  

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Energy

Industrials

LOGO     7.7 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Financials

Health Care

Energy

LOGO     7.7 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Health Care

Industrials

Energy

Information Technology

LOGO     7.3 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Health Care

Materials

LOGO     7.3 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Materials

LOGO     6.2 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund  

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

Consumer Staples

LOGO     5.0 Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares  

Diversified REITs

Industrial REITs

Office REITs

Residential REITs

Retail REITs

 

Subject to change at any time.
% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     4.7 The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Financials

Energy

Materials

LOGO     3.4 Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Energy

Materials

Telecommunication Services

Utilities

LOGO     3.1 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund  

Financial Services

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

LOGO     3.1 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

Mortgage-Backed Securities

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Asset-Backed Securities

LOGO     2.8 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Materials

LOGO     1.9 Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares  

Financial Services

Technology

Communication Services

Energy

Basic Materials

 

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report   21


Funds at a glance (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050 Breakdown† (%) as of — January 31, 2014

As a Percent of Total Long-Term Investments

 

LOGO

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     14.5 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund  

Financial Services

Energy

Health Care

Producer Durables

Technology

LOGO     9.9 iShares Trust — iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Staples

Health Care

LOGO     7.7 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares  

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Energy

Industrials

LOGO     7.7 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Financials

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

LOGO     7.7 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Financials

Health Care

Energy

LOGO     7.7 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Health Care

Industrials

Energy

Information Technology

LOGO     7.3 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Health Care

Materials

LOGO     7.3 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Materials

LOGO     6.2 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund  

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

Consumer Staples

LOGO     5.0 Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares  

Diversified REITs

Industrial REITs

Office REITs

Residential REITs

Retail REITs

 

Subject to change at any time.
% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     4.7 The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Financials

Energy

Materials

LOGO     3.4 Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Energy

Materials

Telecommunication Services

Utilities

LOGO     3.1 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund  

Financial Services

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

LOGO     3.1 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

Mortgage-Backed Securities

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Asset-Backed Securities

LOGO     2.8 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Materials

LOGO     1.9 Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares  

Financial Services

Technology

Communication Services

Energy

Basic Materials

 

 

22    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund Breakdown† (%) as of — January 31, 2014

As a Percent of Total Long-Term Investments

 

LOGO

 

% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     37.7 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

Mortgage-Backed Securities

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Asset-Backed Securities

LOGO     13.4 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares  

Sovereign Bonds

Corporate Bonds & Notes

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

Municipal Bonds

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

LOGO     6.6 Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Energy

Industrials

Materials

Financials

LOGO     5.9 iShares Trust — iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Staples

Health Care

LOGO     5.0 Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares  

Diversified REITs

Industrial REITs

Office REITs

Residential REITs

Retail REITs

LOGO     5.0 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund, Class IS Shares  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

Investments in Underlying Funds

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

LOGO     4.4 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Health Care

Materials

LOGO     4.4 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Industrials

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Materials

LOGO     3.2 The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares  

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Financials

Energy

Materials

 

Subject to change at any time.
% of Total Long-Term
Investments
  Top 5 Sectors
LOGO     2.5 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund  

Financial Services

Energy

Health Care

Producer Durables

Technology

LOGO     2.1 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund  

Financial Services

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

LOGO     2.1 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

Materials

LOGO     1.4 Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares  

Financial Services

Technology

Communication Services

Energy

Basic Materials

LOGO     1.3 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Financials

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Industrials

LOGO     1.3 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares  

Health Care

Consumer Discretionary

Information Technology

Energy

Industrials

LOGO     1.3 Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust — Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares  

Information Technology

Consumer Discretionary

Financials

Health Care

Energy

LOGO     1.3 Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust — Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares  

Financials

Health Care

Industrials

Energy

Information Technology

LOGO     1.1 iShares Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund  

Consumer Discretionary

Technology

Producer Durables

Health Care

Consumer Staples

 

 

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Funds expenses (unaudited)

 

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2013 and held for the six months ended January 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Based on actual total return1         Based on hypothetical total return1  
Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2015
  Actual Total
Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
        Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2015
  Hypothetical
Annualized
Total
Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
 
Class A     3.44   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,034.40        0.56   $ 2.87        Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.38        0.56   $ 2.85   
Class C     3.02        1,000.00        1,030.20        1.31        6.70        Class C     5.00        1,000.00        1,018.60        1.31        6.67   
Class FI     3.51        1,000.00        1,035.10        0.42        2.15        Class FI     5.00        1,000.00        1,023.09        0.42        2.14   
Class R     3.35        1,000.00        1,033.50        0.59        3.02        Class R     5.00        1,000.00        1,022.23        0.59        3.01   
Class I     3.58        1,000.00        1,035.80        0.26        1.33        Class I     5.00        1,000.00        1,023.89        0.26        1.33   

 

1 

For the six months ended January 31, 2014.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

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Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2013 and held for the six months ended January 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Based on actual total return1         Based on hypothetical total return1  
Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2020
  Actual Total
Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
        Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2020
  Hypothetical
Annualized
Total
Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
 
Class A     4.10   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,041.00        0.55   $ 2.83        Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.43        0.55   $ 2.80   
Class C     3.65        1,000.00        1,036.50        1.30        6.67        Class C     5.00        1,000.00        1,018.65        1.30        6.61   
Class FI     4.08        1,000.00        1,040.80        0.56        2.88        Class FI     5.00        1,000.00        1,022.38        0.56        2.85   
Class R     4.00        1,000.00        1,040.00        0.80        4.11        Class R     5.00        1,000.00        1,021.17        0.80        4.08   
Class I     4.25        1,000.00        1,042.50        0.25        1.29        Class I     5.00        1,000.00        1,023.95        0.25        1.28   

 

1 

For the six months ended January 31, 2014.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

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Funds expenses (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2013 and held for the six months ended January 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Based on actual total return1         Based on hypothetical total return1  
Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2025
  Actual Total
Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
        Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2025
  Hypothetical
Annualized
Total
Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
 
Class A     4.46   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,044.60        0.54   $ 2.78        Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.48        0.54   $ 2.75   
Class C     4.09        1,000.00        1,040.90        1.29        6.64        Class C     5.00        1,000.00        1,018.70        1.29        6.56   
Class FI     4.43        1,000.00        1,044.30        0.54        2.78        Class FI     5.00        1,000.00        1,022.48        0.54        2.75   
Class R     4.28        1,000.00        1,042.80        0.79        4.07        Class R     5.00        1,000.00        1,021.22        0.79        4.02   
Class I     4.61        1,000.00        1,046.10        0.24        1.24        Class I     5.00        1,000.00        1,024.00        0.24        1.22   

 

1 

For the six months ended January 31, 2014.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

26    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2013 and held for the six months ended January 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Based on actual total return1         Based on hypothetical total return1  
Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2030
  Actual Total
Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
        Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2030
  Hypothetical
Annualized
Total
Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
 
Class A     4.84   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,048.40        0.55   $ 2.84        Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.43        0.55   $ 2.80   
Class C     4.48        1,000.00        1,044.80        1.31        6.75        Class C     5.00        1,000.00        1,018.60        1.31        6.67   
Class FI     4.84        1,000.00        1,048.40        0.56        2.89        Class FI     5.00        1,000.00        1,022.38        0.56        2.85   
Class R     4.68        1,000.00        1,046.80        0.80        4.13        Class R     5.00        1,000.00        1,021.17        0.80        4.08   
Class I     4.98        1,000.00        1,049.80        0.26        1.34        Class I     5.00        1,000.00        1,023.89        0.26        1.33   

 

1 

For the six months ended January 31, 2014.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report   27


Funds expenses (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2013 and held for the six months ended January 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Based on actual total return1        

Based on hypothetical total return1

 
Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2035
  Actual Total
Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
        Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2035
  Hypothetical
Annualized
Total
Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
 
Class A     5.52   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,055.20        0.56   $ 2.90        Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.38        0.56   $ 2.85   
Class C     5.15        1,000.00        1,051.50        1.31        6.77        Class C     5.00        1,000.00        1,018.60        1.31        6.67   
Class FI     5.52        1,000.00        1,055.20        0.55        2.85        Class FI     5.00        1,000.00        1,022.43        0.55        2.80   
Class R     5.34        1,000.00        1,053.40        0.81        4.19        Class R     5.00        1,000.00        1,021.12        0.81        4.13   
Class I     5.67        1,000.00        1,056.70        0.26        1.35        Class I     5.00        1,000.00        1,023.89        0.26        1.33   

 

1 

For the six months ended January 31, 2014.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

28    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2013 and held for the six months ended January 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Based on actual total return1         Based on hypothetical total return1  
Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2040
  Actual Total
Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
        Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2040
  Hypothetical
Annualized
Total
Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
 
Class A     5.91   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,059.10        0.56   $ 2.91        Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.38        0.56   $ 2.85   
Class C     5.52        1,000.00        1,055.20        1.31        6.79        Class C     5.00        1,000.00        1,018.60        1.31        6.67   
Class FI     5.90        1,000.00        1,059.00        0.56        2.91        Class FI     5.00        1,000.00        1,022.38        0.56        2.85   
Class R     5.81        1,000.00        1,058.10        0.80        4.15        Class R     5.00        1,000.00        1,021.17        0.80        4.08   
Class I     6.14        1,000.00        1,061.40        0.26        1.35        Class I     5.00        1,000.00        1,023.89        0.26        1.33   

 

1 

For the six months ended January 31, 2014.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report   29


Funds expenses (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2013 and held for the six months ended January 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Based on actual total return1         Based on hypothetical total return1  
Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2045
  Actual Total
Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
        Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2045
  Hypothetical
Annualized
Total
Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
 
Class A     5.73   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,057.30        0.56   $ 2.90        Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.38        0.56   $ 2.85   
Class C     5.34        1,000.00        1,053.40        1.31        6.78        Class C     5.00        1,000.00        1,018.60        1.31        6.67   
Class FI     5.76        1,000.00        1,057.60        0.56        2.90        Class FI     5.00        1,000.00        1,022.38        0.56        2.85   
Class R     5.65        1,000.00        1,056.50        0.72        3.73        Class R     5.00        1,000.00        1,021.58        0.72        3.67   
Class I     5.89        1,000.00        1,058.90        0.26        1.35        Class I     5.00        1,000.00        1,023.89        0.26        1.33   

 

1 

For the six months ended January 31, 2014.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

30    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2013 and held for the six months ended January 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Based on actual total return1         Based on hypothetical total return1  
Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2050
  Actual Total
Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
        Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
2050
  Hypothetical
Annualized
Total
Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
 
Class A     5.66   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,056.60        0.56   $ 2.90        Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.38        0.56   $ 2.85   
Class C     5.33        1,000.00        1,053.30        1.31        6.78        Class C     5.00        1,000.00        1,018.60        1.31        6.67   
Class FI     5.65        1,000.00        1,056.50        0.56        2.90        Class FI     5.00        1,000.00        1,022.38        0.56        2.85   
Class R     5.65        1,000.00        1,056.50        0.62        3.21        Class R     5.00        1,000.00        1,022.08        0.62        3.16   
Class I     5.81        1,000.00        1,058.10        0.26        1.35        Class I     5.00        1,000.00        1,023.89        0.26        1.33   

 

1 

For the six months ended January 31, 2014.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report   31


Funds expenses (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2013 and held for the six months ended January 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Based on actual total return1         Based on hypothetical total return1  
Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
Fund
  Actual Total
Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
        Legg
Mason
Target
Retirement
Fund
  Hypothetical
Annualized
Total
Return
    Beginning
Account
Value
    Ending
Account
Value
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio3
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period4
 
Class A     3.00   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,030.00        0.58   $ 2.97        Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.28        0.58   $ 2.96   
Class C     2.61        1,000.00        1,026.10        1.33        6.79        Class C     5.00        1,000.00        1,018.50        1.33        6.77   
Class FI     2.93        1,000.00        1,029.30        0.58        2.97        Class FI     5.00        1,000.00        1,022.28        0.58        2.96   
Class R     2.93        1,000.00        1,029.30        0.66        3.38        Class R     5.00        1,000.00        1,021.88        0.66        3.36   
Class I     3.17        1,000.00        1,031.70        0.28        1.43        Class I     5.00        1,000.00        1,023.79        0.28        1.43   

 

1 

For the six months ended January 31, 2014.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

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Funds performance (unaudited)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

 

Average annual total returns                                   
Without sales charges1    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      5.34      4.57      5.42      5.14      5.68
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      11.58         10.72         11.67         11.38         11.90   
Inception* through 1/31/14      3.86         3.08         3.94         3.68         4.18   
With sales charges2    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      -0.73      3.57      5.42      5.14      5.68
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      10.27         10.72         11.67         11.38         11.90   
Inception* through 1/31/14      2.73         3.08         3.94         3.68         4.18   

 

Cumulative total returns       
Without sales charges1        
Class A (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      22.85
Class C (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      17.92   
Class FI (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      23.36   
Class R (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      21.65   
Class I (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      24.91   

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

1 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. In addition, Class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares reflect the deduction of a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment.

 

* Inception date for Class A, C, FI, R and I shares is August 29, 2008.

 

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Funds performance (unaudited) (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

 

Historical performance

Value of $10,000 invested in

Class A, C, FI and R Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

Value of $1,000,000 invested in

Class I Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A, C, FI and R shares and $1,000,000 invested in Class I shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015 at inception on August 29, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through January 31, 2014. The hypothetical illustration also assumes a $10,000 or $1,000,000 investment, as applicable, in the Dow Jones Target 2015 Index and Target Retirement 2015 Composite Index. The Dow Jones Target Date Indices (each an “Index” or collectively the “Indices”) are a series of indices designed as benchmarks for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative over time. Each Index is comprised of a set of equity, bond and cash sub-indices. The Index weightings among the major asset classes are adjusted monthly based on a published set of Index rules. The Indices with longer time horizons have higher allocations to equity securities, while the Indices with shorter time horizons replace some of their stock allocations with allocations to fixed-income securities and money market instruments. The Index returns reflect hypothetical back-tested performance. Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes. The Target Retirement 2015 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the MSCI EAFE Index (24.19%), Russell 1000 Index (22.76%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (22.24%), Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index (15%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.54%) and Barclays U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index (1.27%). The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. The Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index tracks an international basket of government, corporate, agency and mortgage-related bonds. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index consists of all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ National Market List. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The Barclays U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index is an index of the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation. The Indices are unmanaged and are not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

 

Average annual total returns                                   
Without sales charges1    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      7.29      6.38      7.26      7.01      7.55
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      14.09         13.22         14.14         13.79         14.43   
Inception* through 1/31/14      5.72         4.93         5.77         5.45         6.03   
With sales charges2    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      1.10      5.38      7.26      7.01      7.55
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      12.73         13.22         14.14         13.79         14.43   
Inception* through 1/31/14      4.56         4.93         5.77         5.45         6.03   

 

Cumulative total returns       
Without sales charges1        
Class A (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      35.23
Class C (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      29.84   
Class FI (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      35.57   
Class R (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      33.39   
Class I (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      37.39   

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

1 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. In addition, Class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares reflect the deduction of a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment.

 

* Inception date for Class A, C, FI, R and I shares is August 29, 2008.

 

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Funds performance (unaudited) (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

 

Historical performance

Value of $10,000 invested in

Class A, C, FI and R Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

Value of $1,000,000 invested in

Class I Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A, C, FI and R shares and $1,000,000 invested in Class I shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020 at inception on August 29, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through January 31, 2014. The hypothetical illustration also assumes a $10,000 or $1,000,000 investment, as applicable, in the Dow Jones Target 2020 Index and Target Retirement 2020 Composite Index. The Dow Jones Target Date Indices (each an “Index” or collectively the “Indices”) are a series of indices designed as benchmarks for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative over time. Each Index is comprised of a set of equity, bond and cash sub-indices. The Index weightings among the major asset classes are adjusted monthly based on a published set of Index rules. The Indices with longer time horizons have higher allocations to equity securities, while the Indices with shorter time horizons replace some of their stock allocations with allocations to fixed-income securities and money market instruments. The Index returns reflect hypothetical back-tested performance. Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes. The Target Retirement 2020 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (27.66%), MSCI EAFE Index (25.97%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (15.58%), Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index (15%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.03%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (1.24%) and Barclays U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index (0.52%). The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. The Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index tracks an international basket of government, corporate, agency and mortgage-related bonds. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index consists of all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ National Market List. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus is a total return index that tracks the traded market for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady and other similar sovereign restructured bonds traded in the emerging markets. The Barclays U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index is an index of the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation. The Indices are unmanaged and are not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025

 

Average annual total returns                                   
Without sales charges1    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      8.46      7.70      8.43      8.18      8.81
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      14.72         13.87         14.77         14.43         15.04   
Inception* through 1/31/14      5.72         4.95         5.76         5.46         6.03   
With sales charges2    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      2.24      6.70      8.43      8.18      8.81
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      13.38         13.87         14.77         14.43         15.04   
Inception* through 1/31/14      4.57         4.95         5.76         5.46         6.03   

 

Cumulative total returns       
Without sales charges1        
Class A (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      35.27
Class C (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      30.01   
Class FI (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      35.52   
Class R (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      33.44   
Class I (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      37.43   

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

1 

Assumes the investments of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. In addition, Class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares reflect the deduction of a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment.

 

* Inception date for Class A, C, FI, R and I shares is August 29, 2008.

 

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Funds performance (unaudited) (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025

 

Historical performance

Value of $10,000 invested in

Class A, C, FI and R Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

Value of $1,000,000 invested in

Class I Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A, C, FI and R shares and $1,000,000 invested in Class I shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025 at inception on August 29, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through January 31, 2014. The hypothetical illustration also assumes a $10,000 or $1,000,000 investment, as applicable, in the Dow Jones Target 2025 Index and Target Retirement 2025 Composite Index. The Dow Jones Target Date Indices (each an “Index” or collectively the “Indices”) are a series of indices designed as benchmarks for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative over time. Each Index is comprised of a set of equity, bond and cash sub-indices. The Index weightings among the major asset classes are adjusted monthly based on a published set of Index rules. The Indices with longer time horizons have higher allocations to equity securities, while the Indices with shorter time horizons replace some of their stock allocations with allocations to fixed-income securities and money market instruments. The Index returns reflect hypothetical back-tested performance. Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes. The Target Retirement 2025 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (33.12%), MSCI EAFE Index (26.95%), Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index (12.52%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (10.53%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (3.08%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (3.05%) and Barclays U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index (0.75%). The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index tracks an international basket of government, corporate, agency and mortgage-related bonds. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index consists of all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ National Market List. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus is a total return index that tracks the traded market for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady and other similar sovereign restructured bonds traded in the emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The Barclays U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index is an index of the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation. The Indices are unmanaged and are not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030

 

Average annual total returns                                   
Without sales charges1    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      10.04      9.25      10.04      9.70      10.36
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      15.21         14.38         15.21         14.90         15.55   
Inception* through 1/31/14      5.49         4.73         5.49         5.22         5.80   
With sales charges2    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      3.69      8.25      10.04      9.70      10.36
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      13.85         14.38         15.21         14.90         15.55   
Inception* through 1/31/14      4.34         4.73         5.49         5.22         5.80   

 

Cumulative total returns       
Without sales charges1        
Class A (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      33.68
Class C (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      28.48   
Class FI (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      33.68   
Class R (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      31.83   
Class I (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      35.82   

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

1 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including return of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. In addition, Class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares reflect the deduction of a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment.

* Inception date for Class A, C, FI, R and I shares is August 29, 2008.

 

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Funds performance (unaudited) (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030

 

Historical performance

Value of $10,000 invested in

Class A, C, FI and R Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

Value of $1,000,000 invested in

Class I Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A, C, FI and R shares and $1,000,000 invested in Class I shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030 at inception on August 29, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through January 31, 2014. The hypothetical illustration also assumes a $10,000 or $1,000,000 investment, as applicable, in the Dow Jones Target 2030 Index and Target Retirement 2030 Composite Index. The Dow Jones Target Date Indices (each an “Index” or collectively the “Indices”) are a series of indices designed as benchmarks for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative over time. Each Index is comprised of a set of equity, bond and cash sub-indices. The Index weightings among the major asset classes are adjusted monthly based on a published set of Index rules. The Indices with longer time horizons have higher allocations to equity securities, while the Indices with shorter time horizons replace some of their stock allocations with allocations to fixed-income securities and money market instruments. The Index returns reflect hypothetical back-tested performance. Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes. The Target Retirement 2030 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (41.43%), MSCI EAFE Index (28.08%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (6.77%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%), Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index (4.97%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (1.92%) and Barclays U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index (1.83%). The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index consists of all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ National Market List. The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus is a total return index that tracks the traded market for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady and other similar sovereign restructured bonds traded in the emerging markets. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index tracks an international basket of government, corporate, agency and mortgage-related bonds. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The Barclays U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index is an index of the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation. The Indices are unmanaged and are not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035

 

Average annual total returns                                   
Without sales charges1    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      12.55      11.74      12.56      12.28      12.89
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      16.04         15.16         16.02         15.73         16.33   
Inception* through 1/31/14      5.48         4.69         5.46         5.20         5.77   
With sale charges2    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      6.06      10.74      12.56      12.28      12.89
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      14.68         15.16         16.02         15.73         16.33   
Inception* through 1/31/14      4.32         4.69         5.46         5.20         5.77   

 

Cumulative total returns       
Without sales charges1        
Class A (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      33.55
Class C (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      28.27   
Class FI (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      33.43   
Class R (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      31.69   
Class I (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      35.59   

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

1 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. In addition, Class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares reflect the deduction of a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment.

 

* Inception date for Class A, C, FI, R and I shares is August 29, 2008.

 

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Funds performance (unaudited) (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035

 

Historical performance

Value of $10,000 invested in

Class A, C, FI and R Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

Value of $1,000,000 invested in

Class I Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A, C, FI and R shares and $1,000,000 invested in Class I shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035 at inception on August 29, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through January 31, 2014. The hypothetical illustration also assumes a $10,000 or $1,000,000 investment, as applicable, in the Dow Jones Target 2035 Index and Target Retirement 2035 Composite Index. The Dow Jones Target Date Indices (each an “Index” or collectively the “Indices”) are a series of indices designed as benchmarks for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative over time. Each Index is comprised of a set of equity, bond and cash sub-indices. The Index weightings among the major asset classes are adjusted monthly based on a published set of Index rules. The Indices with longer time horizons have higher allocations to equity securities, while the Indices with shorter time horizons replace some of their stock allocations with allocations to fixed-income securities and money market instruments. The Index returns reflect hypothetical back-tested performance. Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes. The Target Retirement 2035 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (52%), MSCI EAFE Index (28.27%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (3%) and MSCI Emerging Markets Index (1.73%). The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index consists of all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ National Market List. The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus is a total return index that tracks the traded market for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady and other similar sovereign restructured bonds traded in the emerging markets. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation. The Indices are unmanaged and are not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040

 

Average annual total returns                                   
Without sales charges1    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      14.71      13.85      14.78      14.51      15.14
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      16.77         15.93         16.79         16.54         17.13   
Inception* through 1/31/14      5.96         5.19         5.98         5.73         6.29   
With sales charges2    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      8.13      12.85      14.78      14.51      15.14
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      15.40         15.93         16.79         16.54         17.13   
Inception* through 1/31/14      4.81         5.19         5.98         5.73         6.29   

 

Cumulative total returns       
Without sales charges1        
Class A (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      36.94
Class C (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      31.57   
Class FI (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      37.09   
Class R (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      35.30   
Class I (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      39.25   

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

1 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. In addition, Class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares reflect the deduction of a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment.

 

* Inception date for Class A, C, FI, R and I shares is August 29, 2008.

 

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Funds performance (unaudited) (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040

 

Historical performance

Value of $10,000 invested in

Class A, C, FI and R Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

Value of $1,000,000 invested in

Class I Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A, C, FI and R shares and $1,000,000 invested in Class I shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040 at inception on August 29, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through January 31, 2014. The hypothetical illustration also assumes a $10,000 or $1,000,000 investment, as applicable, in the Dow Jones Target 2040 Index and Target Retirement 2040 Composite Index. The Dow Jones Target Date Indices (each an “Index” or collectively the “Indices”) are a series of indices designed as benchmarks for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative over time. Each Index is comprised of a set of equity, bond and cash sub-indices. The Index weightings among the major asset classes are adjusted monthly based on a published set of Index rules. The Indices with longer time horizons have higher allocations to equity securities, while the Indices with shorter time horizons replace some of their stock allocations with allocations to fixed-income securities and money market instruments. The Index returns reflect hypothetical back-tested performance. Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes. The Target Retirement 2040 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (51%), MSCI EAFE Index (25.66%), Russell 2000 Index (7.57%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.34%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (3.43%) and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (3%). The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index consists of all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ National Market List. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus is a total return index that tracks the traded market for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady and other similar sovereign restructured bonds traded in the emerging markets. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation. The Indices are unmanaged and are not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045

 

Average annual total returns                                   
Without sales charges1    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      14.44      13.65      14.50      14.26      14.89
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      16.59         15.74         16.75         16.56         16.93   
Inception* through 1/31/14      5.80         5.02         5.93         5.76         6.11   
With sales charges2    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      7.83      12.65      14.50      14.26      14.89
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      15.22         15.74         16.75         16.56         16.93   
Inception* through 1/31/14      4.64         5.02         5.93         5.76         6.11   

 

Cumulative total returns       
Without sales charges1        
Class A (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      35.80
Class C (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      30.46   
Class FI (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      36.73   
Class R (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      35.51   
Class I (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      37.94   

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

1 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. In addition, Class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares reflect the deduction of a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment.

 

* Inception date for Class A, C, FI, R and I shares is August 29, 2008.

 

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Funds performance (unaudited) (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045

 

Historical performance

Value of $10,000 invested in

Class A, C, FI and R Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

Value of $1,000,000 invested in

Class I Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A, C, FI and R shares and $1,000,000 invested in Class I shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045 at inception on August 29, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through January 31, 2014. The hypothetical illustration also assumes a $10,000 or $ 1,000,000 investment, as applicable, in the Dow Jones Target 2045 Index and Target Retirement 2045 Composite Index. The Dow Jones Target Date Indices (each an “Index” or collectively the “Indices”) are a series of indices designed as benchmarks for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative over time. Each Index is comprised of a set of equity, bond and cash sub-indices. The Index weightings among the major asset classes are adjusted monthly based on a published set of Index rules. The Indices with longer time horizons have higher allocations to equity securities, while the Indices with shorter time horizons replace some of their stock allocations with allocations to fixed-income securities and money market instruments. The Index returns reflect hypothetical back-tested performance. Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes. The Target Retirement 2045 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (51%), MSCI EAFE Index (25.66%), Russell 2000 Index (7.57%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.34%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (3.43%) and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (3%). The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index consists of all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ National Market List. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus is a total return index that tracks the traded market for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady and other similar sovereign restructured bonds traded in the emerging markets. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation. The Indices are unmanaged and are not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050

 

Average annual total returns                                   
Without sales charges1    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      14.45      13.62      14.36      14.22      14.81
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      16.69         15.85         16.66         16.53         17.03   
Inception* through 1/31/14      5.87         5.10         5.86         5.73         6.19   
With sales charges2    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      7.87      12.62      14.36      14.22      14.81
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      15.32         15.85         16.66         16.53         17.03   
Inception* through 1/31/14      4.72         5.10         5.86         5.73         6.19   

 

Cumulative total returns       
Without sales charges1        
Class A (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      36.32
Class C (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      30.99   
Class FI (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      36.18   
Class R (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      35.29   
Class I (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)      38.51   

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

1 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. In addition, Class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares reflect the deduction of a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment.

 

* Inception date for Class A, C, FI, R and I shares is August 29, 2008.

 

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Funds performance (unaudited) (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050

 

Historical performance

Value of $10,000 invested in

Class A, C, FI and R Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

Value of $1,000,000 invested in

Class I Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050 vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A, C, FI and R shares and $1,000,000 invested in Class I shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050 at inception on August 29, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through January 31, 2014. The hypothetical illustration also assumes a $10,000 or $1,000,000 investment, as applicable, in the Dow Jones Target 2050 Index and Target Retirement 2050 Composite Index. The Dow Jones Target Date Indices (each an “Index” or collectively the “Indices”) are a series of indices designed as benchmarks for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative over time. Each Index is comprised of a set of equity, bond and cash sub-indices. The Index weightings among the major asset classes are adjusted monthly based on a published set of Index rules. The Indices with longer time horizons have higher allocations to equity securities, while the Indices with shorter time horizons replace some of their stock allocations with allocations to fixed-income securities and money market instruments. The Index returns reflect hypothetical back-tested performance. Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes. The Target Retirement 2050 Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Russell 1000 Index (51%), MSCI EAFE Index (25.66%), Russell 2000 Index (7.57%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (4.34%), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (3.43%) and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (3%). The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index consists of all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ National Market List. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus is a total return index that tracks the traded market for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady and other similar sovereign restructured bonds traded in the emerging markets. The Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. Over time, the Composite Index will change with the Fund’s asset allocation; and the Index allocation will gradually become more conservative. When the Fund’s Composite Index changes, the composite’s new allocation is utilized to calculate composite performance from and after such changes. Composite performance for periods prior to the change is not recalculated or restated based on the composite’s new allocation but rather reflects the Composite Index’s actual allocation during that period which may be different than the current Composite Index allocation. The Indices are unmanaged and are not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

 

Average annual total returns                                   
Without sales charges1    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      3.20      2.43      3.13      3.12      3.55
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      12.78         11.95         12.74         12.63         13.12   
Inception* through 1/31/14      6.71         5.92         6.67         6.56         7.02   
With sales charges2    Class A      Class C      Class FI      Class R      Class I  
Twelve Months Ended 1/31/14      -2.70      1.43      3.13      3.12      3.55
Five Years Ended 1/31/14      11.44         11.95         12.74         12.63         13.12   
Inception* through 1/31/14      5.54         5.92         6.67         6.56         7.02   

 

Cumulative total returns      
Without sales charges1       
Class A (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)     42.23
Class C (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)     36.61   
Class FI (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)     42.00   
Class R (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)     41.17   
Class I (Inception date of 8/29/08 through 1/31/14)     44.53   

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

1 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. In addition, Class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares reflect the deduction of a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment.

 

* Inception date for Class A, C, FI, R and I shares is August 29, 2008.

 

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Funds performance (unaudited) (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

 

Historical performance

Value of $10,000 invested in

Class A, C, FI and R Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

Value of $1,000,000 invested in

Class I Shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund vs. Benchmark Indices† — August 29, 2008 - January 2014

LOGO

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A, C, FI and R shares and $1,000,000 invested in Class I shares of Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund at inception on August 29, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through January 31, 2014. The hypothetical illustration also assumes a $10,000 or $1,000,000 investment, as applicable, in the Russell 3000 Index, MSCI EAFE Index (Gross), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index and Target Retirement Fund Composite Index. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the U.S. equity market. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. The Target Retirement Fund Composite Index is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices reflecting the Fund’s target asset allocation as of January 31, 2014. The Composite Index combines returns from the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (42.18%), Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index (15%), MSCI EAFE Index (13.91%), Russell 1000 Index (8.3%), Barclays U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index (7.39%), FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index (5%), Russell 2000 Index (5%) and MSCI Emerging Markets Index (3.22%). The Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index tracks an international basket of government, corporate, agency and mortgage-related bonds. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Barclays U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index is an index of the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index consists of all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ National Market List. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The Indices are unmanaged and are not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Schedules of investments

January 31, 2014

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

 

Description                  Shares      Value  
Investments in Underlying Funds — 99.2%                                

iShares Trust:

                   6,073       $ 386,303   

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

                               

iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

                   1,223         102,096   

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

                   2,623         238,142   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

                   805         90,289   

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust:

                               

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares

                   6,319         113,116  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares

                   20,024         287,352  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   6,991         126,753  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   51,847         554,758  (a) 

Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund, Class IS Shares

                   15,789         217,577  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust:

                               

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares

                   643         127,109  (a) 

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares

                   6,847         127,072  (a) 

ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   25,915         286,877  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares

                   8,452         126,867  (a) 

The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares

                   10,514         134,897  (a) 

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares

                   2,007         75,604   

Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

                   3,241         218,184   

Western Asset Funds, Inc.:

                               

Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   85,240         1,022,877  (a) 

Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares

                   11,931         108,571  (a) 

Total Investments in Underlying Funds (Cost — $3,633,266)

                            4,344,444   
              Expiration
Date
   Contracts          
Purchased Options — 0.5%                                

S&P 500 Index, Put @ $1,450.00

            12/20/14      2         6,300   

S&P 500 Index, Put @ $1,500.00

            12/20/14      1         3,850   

S&P 500 Index, Put @ $1,575.00

            12/20/14      1         5,410   

S&P 500 Index, Put @ $1,600.00

            12/20/14      1         5,750   

Total Purchased Options (Cost — $25,015)

                            21,310   

Total Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $3,658,281)

                            4,365,754   
      Rate      Maturity
Date
   Face
Amount
         
Short-Term Investments — 0.4%                                

Repurchase Agreements — 0.4%

                               

Interest in $315,701,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/14 with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity — $17,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 4.625% due 2/15/17 to 5/15/43;
Market value — $17,497) (Cost — $17,000)

     0.020    2/3/14    $ 17,000         17,000   

Total Investments — 100.1% (Cost — $3,675,281#)

                            4,382,754   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

                            (5,030

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

                          $ 4,377,724   

 

(a) 

Underlying Fund is affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc. and more information about the Underlying Fund is available at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $3,891,246.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedules of investments (cont’d)

January 31, 2014

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

 

Description                  Shares      Value  
Investments in Underlying Funds — 99.7%                                

iShares Trust:

                               

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

                   8,501       $ 540,749   

iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

                   1,813         151,349   

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

                   3,887         352,901   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

                   1,015         113,842   

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust:

                               

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares

                   8,567         153,348  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares

                   28,026         402,180  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   10,363         187,879  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   63,878         683,498  (a) 

Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund, Class IS Shares

                   20,018         275,852  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust:

                               

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares

                   953         188,421  (a) 

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares

                   10,152         188,419  (a) 

ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   36,268         401,490  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares

                   12,535         188,154  (a) 

The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares

                   13,246         169,950  (a) 

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares

                   2,719         102,425   

Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

                   4,107         276,483   

Western Asset Funds, Inc.:

                               

Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   87,936         1,055,226  (a) 

Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares

                   7,739         70,423  (a) 

Total Investments in Underlying Funds before Short-Term Investments — 99.7% (Cost — $4,299,506)

              5,502,589   
      Rate      Maturity
Date
   Face
Amount
         
Short-Term Investments — 0.4%                                

Repurchase Agreements — 0.4%

                               

Interest in $1,500,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/14 with RBS Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity — $22,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.125% to 2.625% due 4/15/14 to 2/15/40;
Market value — $22,440) (Cost — $22,000)

     0.020    2/3/14    $ 22,000         22,000   

Total Investments — 100.1% (Cost — $4,321,506#)

                            5,524,589   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

                            (4,817

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

                          $ 5,519,772   

 

(a) 

Underlying Fund is affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc. and more information about the Underlying Fund is available at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $4,455,376.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025

 

Description                  Shares      Value  
Investments in Underlying Funds — 99.2%                                

iShares Trust:

                               

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

                   12,898       $ 820,442   

iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

                   3,057         255,198   

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

                   6,554         595,038   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

                   1,417         158,931   

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust:

                               

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares

                   11,189         200,282  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares

                   42,527         610,265  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   17,467         316,671  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   85,732         917,333  (a) 

Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund, Class IS Shares

                   28,012         386,007  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust:

                               

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares

                   1,607         317,668  (a) 

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares

                   17,114         317,638  (a) 

ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   55,032         609,207  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares

                   21,131         317,182  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class IS Shares

                   11,175         56,212  (a) 

The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares

                   18,516         237,566  (a) 

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares

                   3,550         133,728   

Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

                   5,750         387,090   

Western Asset Funds, Inc.:

                               

Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   85,715         1,028,582  (a) 

Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares

                   3,586         32,635  (a) 

Total Investments in Underlying Funds before Short-Term Investments — 99.2% (Cost — $6,036,857)

  

     7,697,675   
      Rate      Maturity
Date
  

Face
Amount

         
Short-Term Investments — 0.3%                                

Repurchase Agreements — 0.3%

                               

Interest in $1,500,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/14 with RBS Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity — $24,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.125% to 2.625% due 4/15/14 to 2/15/40;
Market value — $24,480) (Cost — $24,000)

     0.020    2/3/14    $ 24,000         24,000   

Total Investments — 99.5% (Cost — $6,060,857#)

                            7,721,675   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.5%

                            37,763   

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

                          $ 7,759,438   

 

(a) 

Underlying Fund is affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc. and more information about the Underlying Fund is available at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $6,222,099.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedules of investments (cont’d)

January 31, 2014

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030

 

Description                  Shares      Value  
Investments in Underlying Funds — 99.7%                                

iShares Trust:

                               

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

                   8,642       $ 549,718   

iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

                   2,379         198,599   

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

                   5,100         463,029   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

                   914         102,514   

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust:

                               

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares

                   5,510         98,634  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares

                   28,489         408,817  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   13,597         246,516  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   57,918         619,720  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust:

                               

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares

                   1,250         247,218  (a) 

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares

                   13,319         247,195  (a) 

ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   36,871         408,165  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares

                   16,448         246,891  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class IS Shares

                   25,493         128,231  (a) 

The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares

                   11,923         152,975  (a) 

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares

                   1,749         65,885   

Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

                   3,718         250,296   

Western Asset Funds, Inc.:

                               

Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   42,609         511,304  (a) 

Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares

                   3,369         30,662  (a) 

Total Investments in Underlying Funds before Short-Term Investments — 99.7% (Cost — $3,693,355)

              4,976,369   
     

Rate

    

Maturity
Date

   Face
Amount
         
Short-Term Investments — 0.3%                                

Repurchase Agreements — 0.3%

                               

Interest in $1,500,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/14 with RBS Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity — $18,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.125% to 2.625% due 4/15/14 to 2/15/40;
Market value — $18,360) (Cost — $18,000)

     0.020    2/3/14    $ 18,000         18,000   

Total Investments — 100.0% (Cost — $3,711,355#)

                            4,994,369   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)%

                            (1,264

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

                          $ 4,993,105   

 

(a) 

Underlying Fund is affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc. and more information about the Underlying Fund is available at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $3,855,506.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035

 

Description                  Shares     

Value

 
Investments in Underlying Funds — 99.8%                                

iShares Trust:

                               

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

                   10,247       $ 651,812   

iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

                   3,302         275,651   

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

                   7,077         642,521   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

                   1,039         116,534   

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust:

                               

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares

                   3,988         71,393  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares

                   33,784         484,803  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   18,860         341,927  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   32,628         349,121  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust:

                               

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares

                   1,735         342,992  (a) 

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares

                   18,479         342,966  (a) 

ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   43,721         483,987  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares

                   22,819         342,506  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund,

Class IS Shares

                   50,783         255,438  (a) 

The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares

                   13,562         173,995  (a) 

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares

                   1,267         47,728   

Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

                   4,238         285,302   

Western Asset Funds, Inc.:

                               

Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   31,936         383,231  (a) 

Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares

                   8,187         74,505  (a) 

Total Investments in Underlying Funds before Short-Term Investments — 99.8% (Cost — $4,269,780)

  

     5,666,412   
      Rate      Maturity
Date
   Face
Amount
         
Short-Term Investments — 0.3%                                

Repurchase Agreements — 0.3%

                               

Interest in $1,500,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/14 with RBS Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity — $18,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.125% to 2.625% due 4/15/14 to 2/15/40;
Market value — $18,360) (Cost — $18,000)

     0.020    2/3/14    $ 18,000         18,000   

Total Investments — 100.1% (Cost — $4,287,780#)

                            5,684,412   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

                            (5,148

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

                          $ 5,679,264   

 

(a) 

Underlying Fund is affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc. and more information about the Underlying Fund is available at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $4,405,927.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedules of investments (cont’d)

January 31, 2014

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040

 

Description                  Shares      Value  
Investments in Underlying Funds — 99.5%                                

iShares Trust:

                               

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

                   10,443       $ 664,279   

iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

                   4,211         351,534   

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

                   9,026         819,471   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

                   1,040         116,646   

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust:

                               

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares

                   3,047         54,537  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares

                   34,454         494,419  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   24,066         436,313  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust:

                               

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares

                   2,214         437,635  (a) 

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares

                   23,577         437,598  (a) 

ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   44,583         493,538  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares

                   29,117         437,042  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund,

Class IS Shares

                   44,974         226,219  (a) 

The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares

                   13,583         174,275  (a) 

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares

                   969         36,502   

Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

                   4,259         286,716   

Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   11,529         138,349  (a) 

Total Investments in Underlying Funds before Short-Term Investments — 99.5% (Cost — $4,039,028)

  

     5,605,073   
      Rate      Maturity
Date
  

Face
Amount

         
Short-Term Investments — 0.4%                                

Repurchase Agreements — 0.4%

                               

Interest in $315,701,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/14 with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity — $21,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 4.625% due 2/15/17 to 5/15/43; Market value — $21,615) (Cost — $21,000)

     0.020    2/3/14    $ 21,000         21,000   

Total Investments — 99.9% (Cost — $4,060,028#)

                            5,626,073   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%

                            4,859   

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

                          $ 5,630,932   

 

(a) 

Underlying Fund is affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc. and more information about the Underlying Fund is available at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $4,220,039.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045

 

Description                  Shares      Value  
Investments in Underlying Funds — 99.5%                                

iShares Trust:

                               

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

                   5,145       $ 327,273   

iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

                   2,466         205,862   

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

                   5,285         479,825   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

                   921         103,299   

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust:

                               

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares

                   5,139         91,983  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares

                   16,962         243,401  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   14,095         255,550  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust:

                               

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares

                   1,296         256,255  (a) 

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares

                   13,808         256,283  (a) 

ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   21,950         242,984  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares

                   17,049         255,910  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund,

Class IS Shares

                   22,186         111,598  (a) 

The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares

                   12,023         154,258  (a) 

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares

                   1,631         61,440   

Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

                   2,481         167,021   

Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   8,525         102,303  (a) 

Total Investments in Underlying Funds before Short-Term Investments — 99.5% (Cost — $2,380,216)

  

     3,315,245   
      Rate     

Maturity
Date

  

Face
Amount

         
Short-Term Investments — 0.3%                                

Repurchase Agreements — 0.3%

                               

Interest in $315,701,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/14 with
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity — $10,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 4.625% due 2/15/17 to 5/15/43;
Market value — $10,293) (Cost — $10,000)

     0.020    2/3/14    $ 10,000         10,000   

Total Investments — 99.8% (Cost — $2,390,216#)

  

     3,325,245   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%

  

     6,755   

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

  

   $ 3,332,000   

 

(a) 

Underlying Fund is affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc. and more information about the Underlying Fund is available at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,505,998.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedules of investments (cont’d)

January 31, 2014

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050

 

Description                  Shares      Value  
Investments in Underlying Funds — 98.9%                                

iShares Trust:

                               

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

                   5,887       $ 374,472   

iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

                   2,820         235,414   

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

                   6,046         548,916   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

                   1,052         117,992   

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust:

                               

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares

                   5,881         105,275  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares

                   19,403         278,427  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   16,125         292,339  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust:

                               

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares

                   1,483         293,225  (a) 

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares

                   15,794         293,145  (a) 

ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   25,112         277,988  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares

                   19,502         292,726  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund,

Class IS Shares

                   25,385         127,685  (a) 

The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares

                   13,752         176,434  (a) 

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares

                   1,866         70,292   

Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

                   2,838         191,054   

Western Asset Funds, Inc. — Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   9,760         117,116  (a) 

Total Investments in Underlying Funds before Short-Term Investments — 98.9% (Cost — $2,898,322)

  

     3,792,500   
      Rate     

Maturity
Date

  

Face
Amount

         
Short-Term Investments — 0.3%                                

Repurchase Agreements — 0.3%

                               

Interest in $315,701,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/14 with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity — $11,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 4.625% due 2/15/17 to 5/15/43;
Market value — $11,322) (Cost — $11,000)

     0.020    2/3/14    $ 11,000         11,000   

Total Investments — 99.2% (Cost — $2,909,322#)

  

     3,803,500   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.8%

  

     31,485   

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

  

   $ 3,834,985   

 

(a) 

Underlying Fund is affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc. and more information about the Underlying Fund is available at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $3,005,465.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

 

Description                  Shares      Value  
Investments in Underlying Funds — 99.8%                                

iShares Trust:

                               

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

                   5,727       $ 364,295   

iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

                   781         65,198   

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

                   1,674         151,982   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

                   1,165         130,666   

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust:

                               

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust, Class IS Shares

                   7,068         126,510  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust, Class IS Shares

                   18,887         271,022  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   4,466         80,976  (a) 

Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   77,250         826,580  (a) 

Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund, Class IS Shares

                   22,348         307,962  (a) 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust:

                               

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund, Class IS Shares

                   411         81,220  (a) 

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund, Class IS Shares

                   4,378         81,257  (a) 

ClearBridge International Value Fund, Class IS Shares

                   24,447         270,624  (a) 

Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Class IS Shares

                   5,406         81,137  (a) 

The Royce Fund — Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares

                   15,230         195,407  (a) 

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Shares

                   2,242         84,456   

Vanguard Specialized Funds — Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

                   4,586         308,730   

Western Asset Funds, Inc.:

                               

Western Asset Core Bond Fund, Class IS Shares

                   193,725         2,324,694  (a) 

Western Asset High Yield Fund, Class IS Shares

                   44,729         407,036  (a) 

Total Investments in Underlying Funds before Short-Term Investments — 99.8% (Cost — $5,524,408)

  

     6,159,752   
      Rate     

Maturity
Date

  

Face
Amount

         
Short-Term Investments — 0.4%                                

Repurchase Agreements — 0.4%

                               

Interest in $315,701,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/14 with
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity — $24,000; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 4.625% due 2/15/17 to 5/15/43;
Market value — $24,702) (Cost — $24,000)

     0.020    2/3/14    $ 24,000         24,000   

Total Investments — 100.2% (Cost — $5,548,408#)

  

     6,183,752   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

  

     (11,402

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

  

   $ 6,172,350   

 

(a) 

Underlying Fund is affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc. and more information about the Underlying Fund is available at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $5,670,162.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report   59


Statements of assets and liabilities

January 31, 2014

 

      Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2015
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2020
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2025
 
Assets:                         

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds, at cost

   $ 2,751,390      $ 3,238,573      $ 4,385,025   

Investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments, at cost

     923,891        1,082,933        1,675,832   

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds, at value

     3,233,826        3,964,840        5,347,248   

Investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments, at value

     1,148,928        1,559,749        2,374,427   

Cash

     843        228        130   

Receivable for affiliated Underlying Funds sold

     35,500        48,600        119,000   

Receivable from investment manager

     12,990        12,438        13,790   

Receivable for unaffiliated Underlying Funds sold

     9,927        14,647        33,271   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     3,909        4,245        45,283   

Prepaid expenses

     30,527        30,473        30,452   

Total Assets

     4,476,450        5,635,220        7,963,601   
Liabilities:                         

Payable for affiliated Underlying Funds purchased

     29,300        41,100        100,900   

Payable for unaffiliated Underlying Funds purchased

     19,913        28,045        52,243   

Service and/or distribution fees payable

     2,309        2,754        3,666   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     57                 

Trustees’ fees payable

     4        10        13   

Accrued expenses

     47,143        43,539        47,341   

Total Liabilities

     98,726        115,448        204,163   
Total Net Assets    $ 4,377,724      $ 5,519,772      $ 7,759,438   
Net Assets:                         

Par value (Note 7)

   $ 4      $ 4      $ 6   

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     3,920,956        4,416,944        6,197,819   

Overdistributed net investment income

     (742)        (2,718)        (5,283)   

Accumulated net realized loss on Underlying Funds, investments
and capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds

     (249,967)        (97,541)        (93,922)   

Net unrealized appreciation on Underlying Funds and investments

     707,473        1,203,083        1,660,818   
Total Net Assets    $ 4,377,724      $ 5,519,772      $ 7,759,438   
Shares Outstanding:                         

Class A

     168,197        150,124        206,772   

Class C

     174,942        193,574        266,648   

Class FI

     1,451        1,102        1,163   

Class R

     4,272        17,682        6,787   

Class I

     4,466        49,460        96,740   
Net Asset Value:                         

Class A (and redemption price)

     $12.39        $13.40        $13.42   

Class C*

     $12.39        $13.40        $13.43   

Class FI (and redemption price)

     $12.43        $13.44        $13.45   

Class R (and redemption price)

     $12.44        $13.40        $13.42   

Class I (and redemption price)

     $12.38        $13.38        $13.41   
Maximum Public Offering Price Per Share:                         

Class A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%)

     $13.15        $14.22        $14.24   

 

* Redemption price per share is NAV of Class C shares reduced by a 1.00% CDSC, if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment (See Note 2).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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      Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2030
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2035
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2040
 
Assets:                         

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds, at cost

   $ 2,627,339      $ 2,880,139      $ 2,464,839   

Investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments, at cost

     1,084,016        1,407,641        1,595,189   

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds, at value

     3,346,328        3,646,864        3,329,925   

Investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments, at value

     1,648,041        2,037,548        2,296,148   

Cash

     930        671        1,000   

Receivable for affiliated Underlying Funds sold

     75,200        140,700        128,000   

Receivable from investment manager

     12,197        12,671        13,617   

Receivable for unaffiliated Underlying Funds sold

     41,732        67,012        20,588   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     5,177        11,511        10,285   

Prepaid expenses

     30,409        30,448        30,411   

Total Assets

     5,160,014        5,947,425        5,829,974   
Liabilities:                         

Payable for affiliated Underlying Funds purchased

     95,600        177,500        85,100   

Payable for unaffiliated Underlying Funds purchased

     25,598        31,947        68,297   

Service and/or distribution fees payable

     2,126        2,521        1,903   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

            13,064          

Trustees’ fees payable

     15        7        10   

Accrued expenses

     43,570        43,122        43,732   

Total Liabilities

     166,909        268,161        199,042   
Total Net Assets    $ 4,993,105      $ 5,679,264      $ 5,630,932   
Net Assets:                         

Par value (Note 7)

   $ 4      $ 4      $ 4   

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     3,807,646        4,355,354        4,176,064   

Overdistributed net investment income

     (1,105)        (4,078)        (6,027)   

Accumulated net realized loss on Underlying Funds, investments
and capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds

     (96,454)        (68,648)        (105,154)   

Net unrealized appreciation on Underlying Funds and investments

     1,283,014        1,396,632        1,566,045   
Total Net Assets    $ 4,993,105      $ 5,679,264      $ 5,630,932   
Shares Outstanding:                         

Class A

     114,320        96,904        111,748   

Class C

     141,271        180,200        115,905   

Class FI

     1,598        2,275        1,574   

Class R

     24,257        16,634        18,406   

Class I

     95,720        123,293        152,731   
Net Asset Value:                         

Class A (and redemption price)

     $13.24        $13.55        $14.06   

Class C*

     $13.24        $13.54        $14.06   

Class FI (and redemption price)

     $13.24        $13.54        $14.08   

Class R (and redemption price)

     $13.24        $13.54        $14.08   

Class I (and redemption price)

     $13.24        $13.54        $14.07   
Maximum Public Offering Price Per Share:                         

Class A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%)

     $14.05        $14.38        $14.92   

 

* Redemption price per share is NAV of Class C shares reduced by a 1.00% CDSC, if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment (See Note 2).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of assets and liabilities (cont’d)

January 31, 2014

 

      Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2045
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2050
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement Fund
 
Assets:                         

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds, at cost

   $ 1,461,790      $ 1,763,114      $ 4,635,454   

Investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments, at cost

     928,426        1,146,208        912,954   

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds, at value

     1,970,525        2,254,360        5,054,425   

Investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments, at value

     1,354,720        1,549,140        1,129,327   

Cash

     676        723        133   

Receivable for affiliated Underlying Funds sold

     6,500        10,400        72,400   

Receivable from investment manager

     12,322        12,635        14,851   

Receivable for unaffiliated Underlying Funds sold

     5,807        4,045        4,719   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     5,698        30,026        619   

Prepaid expenses

     30,325        30,327        30,387   

Total Assets

     3,386,573        3,891,656        6,306,861   
Liabilities:                         

Payable for affiliated Underlying Funds purchased

     8,200        1,100        37,500   

Payable for unaffiliated Underlying Funds purchased

     4,983        13,421        45,024   

Service and/or distribution fees payable

     1,055        1,444        2,497   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

                   6,144   

Trustees’ fees payable

     6        9        14   

Accrued expenses

     40,329        40,697        43,332   

Total Liabilities

     54,573        56,671        134,511   
Total Net Assets    $ 3,332,000      $ 3,834,985      $ 6,172,350   
Net Assets:                         

Par value (Note 7)

   $ 2      $ 3      $ 5   

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     2,479,735        3,035,666        5,625,173   

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

     (3,346)        (3,942)        2,922   

Accumulated net realized loss on Underlying Funds, investments
and capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds

     (79,420)        (90,920)        (91,094)   

Net unrealized appreciation on Underlying Funds and investments

     935,029        894,178        635,344   
Total Net Assets    $ 3,332,000      $ 3,834,985      $ 6,172,350   
Shares Outstanding:                         

Class A

     70,797        98,833        300,333   

Class C

     62,491        80,923        134,025   

Class FI

     1,152        1,271        4,148   

Class R

     8,171        21,291        6,819   

Class I

     93,835        66,700        6,375   
Net Asset Value:                         

Class A (and redemption price)

     $14.09        $14.25        $13.65   

Class C*

     $14.09        $14.26        $13.69   

Class FI (and redemption price)

     $14.19        $14.24        $13.64   

Class R (and redemption price)

     $14.24        $14.31        $13.73   

Class I (and redemption price)

     $14.08        $14.25        $13.59   
Maximum Public Offering Price Per Share:                         

Class A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%)

     $14.95        $15.12        $14.48   

 

* Redemption price per share is NAV of Class C shares reduced by a 1.00% CDSC, if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment (See Note 2).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of operations

For the Year Ended January 31, 2014

 

      Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2015
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2020
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2025
 
Investment Income:                         

Income distributions from affiliated Underlying Funds

   $ 55,685      $ 61,903      $ 80,769   

Income distributions from unaffiliated Underlying Funds

     24,162        34,288        53,344   

Interest

     14        16        16   

Total Investment Income

     79,861        96,207        134,129   
Expenses:                         

Registration fees

     83,513        83,806        83,553   

Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5)

     27,332        30,754        43,190   

Audit and tax

     26,648        26,655        26,676   

Custody fees

     24,555        870        562   

Legal fees

     21,967        21,849        21,511   

Transfer agent fees (Note 5)

     16,413        20,575        33,005   

Shareholder reports

     10,968        14,059        22,727   

Investment management fee (Note 2)

     3,995        5,119        7,512   

Insurance

     381        411        481   

Fund accounting fees

     368        498        750   

Trustees’ fees

     299        391        567   

Miscellaneous expenses

     7,742        7,542        7,419   

Total Expenses

     224,181        212,529        247,953   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes 2 and 5)

     (184,557)        (166,687)        (183,671)   

Net Expenses

     39,624        45,842        64,282   
Net Investment Income      40,237        50,365        69,847   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Underlying Funds, Investments
and Capital Gain Distributions From Underlying Funds (Notes 1, 3 and 4):
                        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

                        

Sale of affiliated Underlying Funds

     8,874        9,243        41,111   

Sale of unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments

     (29,476)        11,356        36,646   

Capital gain distributions from affiliated Underlying Funds

     36,298        46,595        73,096   

Net Realized Gain

     15,696        67,194        150,853   

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

                        

Unaffiliated Investments

     82,840        114,623        183,466   

Affiliated Underlying Funds

     39,729        103,778        179,753   

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     122,569        218,401        363,219   
Net Gain on Underlying Funds, Investments and Capital Gain Distributions
from Underlying Funds
     138,265        285,595        514,072   
Increase in Net Assets From Operations    $ 178,502      $ 335,960      $ 583,919   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of operations (cont’d)

For the Year Ended January 31, 2014

 

      Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2030
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2035
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2040
 
Investment Income:                         

Income distributions from affiliated Underlying Funds

   $ 56,384      $ 59,902      $ 50,652   

Income distributions from unaffiliated Underlying Funds

     37,144        43,657        49,014   

Interest

     10        15        15   

Total Investment Income

     93,538        103,574        99,681   
Expenses:                         

Registration fees

     83,466        83,609        83,775   

Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5)

     25,555        27,774        23,237   

Audit and tax

     26,655        26,655        26,662   

Custody fees

     804        846        937   

Legal fees

     21,614        21,337        21,441   

Transfer agent fees (Note 5)

     18,290        20,879        21,132   

Shareholder reports

     14,056        15,251        15,759   

Investment management fee (Note 2)

     4,847        5,233        5,425   

Insurance

     385        407        409   

Fund accounting fees

     488        517        520   

Trustees’ fees

     368        389        405   

Miscellaneous expenses

     7,422        7,450        7,447   

Total Expenses

     203,950        210,347        207,149   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes 2 and 5)

     (164,136)        (167,163)        (167,920)   

Net Expenses

     39,814        43,184        39,229   
Net Investment Income      53,724        60,390        60,452   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Underlying Funds, Investments
and Capital Gain Distributions From Underlying Funds (Notes 1, 3 and 4):
                        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

                        

Sale of affiliated Underlying Funds

     11,999        7,697        11,144   

Sale of unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments

     15,723        6,117        7,888   

Capital gain distributions from affiliated Underlying Funds

     45,410        54,455        63,988   

Net Realized Gain

     73,132        68,269        83,020   

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

                        

Unaffiliated Investments

     150,090        199,893        238,895   

Affiliated Underlying Funds

     173,676        259,145        343,352   

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     323,766        459,038        582,247   
Net Gain on Underlying Funds, Investments and Capital Gain Distributions
from Underlying Funds
     396,898        527,307        665,267   
Increase in Net Assets From Operations    $ 450,622      $ 587,697      $ 725,719   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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      Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2045
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement 2050
    Legg Mason
Target
Retirement Fund
 
Investment Income:                         

Income distributions from affiliated Underlying Funds

   $ 26,628      $ 29,042      $ 107,591   

Income distributions from unaffiliated Underlying Funds

     27,943        30,145        22,271   

Interest

     9        8        13   

Total Investment Income

     54,580        59,195        129,875   
Expenses:                         

Registration fees

     83,451        83,452        83,854   

Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5)

     12,530        16,047        28,319   

Audit and tax

     26,641        26,641        26,648   

Custody fees

     964        1,114        827   

Legal fees

     21,249        21,354        21,793   

Transfer agent fees (Note 5)

     11,310        11,631        20,037   

Shareholder reports

     8,636        8,925        11,162   

Investment management fee (Note 2)

     3,084        3,272        5,414   

Insurance

     312        312        368   

Fund accounting fees

     300        321        560   

Trustees’ fees

     230        246        397   

Miscellaneous expenses

     7,437        7,475        7,452   

Total Expenses

     176,144        180,790        206,831   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes 2 and 5)

     (154,589)        (155,038)        (160,374)   

Net Expenses

     21,555        25,752        46,457   
Net Investment Income      33,025        33,443        83,418   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Underlying Funds, Investments
and Capital Gain Distributions From Underlying Funds (Notes 1, 3 and 4):
                        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

                        

Sale of affiliated Underlying Funds

     67        (1,194)        (19,665)   

Sale of unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments

     (3,158)        (2,569)        1,833   

Capital gain distributions from affiliated Underlying Funds

     39,970        42,981        37,474   

Net Realized Gain

     36,879        39,218        19,642   

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

                        

Unaffiliated Investments

     138,842        144,417        60,861   

Affiliated Underlying Funds

     193,562        203,190        15,607   

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     332,404        347,607        76,468   
Net Gain on Underlying Funds, Investments and Capital Gain Distributions
from Underlying Funds
     369,283        386,825        96,110   
Increase in Net Assets From Operations    $ 402,308      $ 420,268      $ 179,528   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

 

For the Years Ended January 31,    2014     2013  
Operations:                 

Net investment income

   $ 40,237      $ 46,259   

Net realized gain (loss)

     15,696        (6,616)   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     122,569        223,953   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     178,502        263,596   
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                 

Net investment income

     (50,679)        (43,500)   

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (50,679)        (43,500)   
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     2,454,673        2,998,125   

Reinvestment of distributions

     49,131        37,651   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (2,135,914)        (3,988,461)   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     367,890        (952,685)   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     495,713        (732,589)   
Net Assets:                 

Beginning of year

     3,882,011        4,614,600   

End of year*

   $ 4,377,724      $ 3,882,011   

* Includes (overdistributed) undistributed net investment income, respectively, of:

     $(742)        $1,020   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

 

For the Years Ended January 31,    2014     2013  
Operations:                 

Net investment income

   $ 50,365      $ 73,899   

Net realized gain

     67,194        150,628   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     218,401        305,239   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     335,960        529,766   
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                 

Net investment income

     (64,883)        (76,624)   

Net realized gains

     (87,284)          

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (152,167)        (76,624)   
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     2,969,576        2,555,518   

Reinvestment of distributions

     124,410        47,255   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (2,517,616)        (3,102,911)   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     576,370        (500,138)   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     760,163        (46,996)   
Net Assets:                 

Beginning of year

     4,759,609        4,806,605   

End of year*

   $ 5,519,772      $ 4,759,609   

* Includes (overdistributed) undistributed net investment income, respectively, of:

     $(2,718)        $951   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025

 

For the Years Ended January 31,    2014     2013  
Operations:                 

Net investment income

   $ 69,847      $ 96,061   

Net realized gain

     150,853        126,858   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     363,219        563,543   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     583,919        786,462   
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                 

Net investment income

     (93,066)        (100,000)   

Net realized gains

     (153,997)        (5,512)   

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (247,063)        (105,512)   
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     2,698,871        2,874,749   

Reinvestment of distributions

     181,665        76,845   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (2,887,256)        (2,050,405)   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     (6,720)        901,189   

Increase in Net Assets

     330,136        1,582,139   
Net Assets:                 

Beginning of year

     7,429,302        5,847,163   

End of year*

   $ 7,759,438      $ 7,429,302   

* Includes (overdistributed) undistributed net investment income, respectively, of:

     $(5,283)        $1,682   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030

 

For the Years Ended January 31,    2014     2013  
Operations:                 

Net investment income

   $ 53,724      $ 65,584   

Net realized gain

     73,132        217,394   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     323,766        279,125   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     450,622        562,103   
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                 

Net investment income

     (65,424)        (68,000)   

Net realized gains

     (136,590)          

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (202,014)        (68,000)   
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     2,426,256        2,457,347   

Reinvestment of distributions

     128,445        40,656   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (2,282,804)        (3,066,071)   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     271,897        (568,068)   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     520,505        (73,965)   
Net Assets:                 

Beginning of year

     4,472,600        4,546,565   

End of year*

   $ 4,993,105      $ 4,472,600   

* Includes overdistributed net investment income of:

     $(1,105)        $(230)   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035

 

For the Years Ended January 31,    2014     2013  
Operations:                 

Net investment income

   $ 60,390      $ 66,345   

Net realized gain

     68,269        153,177   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     459,038        380,176   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     587,697        599,698   
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                 

Net investment income

     (75,341)        (69,000)   

Net realized gains

     (87,194)          

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (162,535)        (69,000)   
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     2,493,409        2,242,213   

Reinvestment of distributions

     98,414        41,113   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (1,981,178)        (2,039,247)   

Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     610,645        244,079   

Increase in Net Assets

     1,035,807        774,777   
Net Assets:                 

Beginning of year

     4,643,457        3,868,680   

End of year*

   $ 5,679,264      $ 4,643,457   

* Includes overdistributed net investment income of:

     $(4,078)        $(1,132)   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040

 

For the Years Ended January 31,    2014     2013  
Operations:                 

Net investment income

   $ 60,452      $ 54,338   

Net realized gain

     83,020        140,718   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     582,247        396,172   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     725,719        591,228   
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                 

Net investment income

     (77,604)        (57,000)   

Net realized gains

     (90,613)          

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (168,217)        (57,000)   
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     3,221,469        2,260,910   

Reinvestment of distributions

     87,599        29,934   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (3,076,248)        (1,995,662)   

Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     232,820        295,182   

Increase in Net Assets

     790,322        829,410   
Net Assets:                 

Beginning of year

     4,840,610        4,011,200   

End of year*

   $ 5,630,932      $ 4,840,610   

* Includes overdistributed net investment income of:

     $(6,027)        $(1,817)   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045

 

For the Years Ended January 31,    2014     2013  
Operations:                 

Net investment income

   $ 33,025      $ 31,795   

Net realized gain

     36,879        120,464   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     332,404        196,374   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     402,308        348,633   
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                 

Net investment income

     (45,413)        (32,500)   

Net realized gains

     (19,814)          

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (65,227)        (32,500)   
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     1,625,451        1,306,976   

Reinvestment of distributions

     34,027        16,812   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (1,222,594)        (1,580,666)   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     436,884        (256,878)   

Increase in Net Assets

     773,965        59,255   
Net Assets:                 

Beginning of year

     2,558,035        2,498,780   

End of year*

   $ 3,332,000      $ 2,558,035   

* Includes overdistributed net investment income of:

     $(3,346)        $(333)   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050

 

For the Years Ended January 31,    2014     2013  
Operations:                 

Net investment income

   $ 33,443      $ 28,257   

Net realized gain

     39,218        90,545   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     347,607        212,673   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     420,268        331,475   
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                 

Net investment income

     (47,869)        (28,000)   

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (47,869)        (28,000)   
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     2,311,519        1,305,919   

Reinvestment of distributions

     27,303        20,156   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (1,596,806)        (1,254,655)   

Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     742,016        71,420   

Increase in Net Assets

     1,114,415        374,895   
Net Assets:                 

Beginning of year

     2,720,570        2,345,675   

End of year*

   $ 3,834,985      $ 2,720,570   

* Includes (overdistributed) undistributed net investment income, respectively, of:

     $(3,942)        $176   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets (cont’d)

Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

 

For the Years Ended January 31,    2014     2013  
Operations:                 

Net investment income

   $ 83,418      $ 66,933   

Net realized gain

     19,642        13,513   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     76,468        210,244   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     179,528        290,690   
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                 

Net investment income

     (94,613)        (66,772)   

Net realized gains

     (21,035)        (4,260)   

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (115,648)        (71,032)   
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     4,741,260        3,831,560   

Reinvestment of distributions

     107,106        65,428   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (2,764,466)        (2,424,961)   

Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     2,083,900        1,472,027   

Increase in Net Assets

     2,147,780        1,691,685   
Net Assets:                 

Beginning of year

     4,024,570        2,332,885   

End of year*

   $ 6,172,350      $ 4,024,570   

* Includes undistributed net investment income of:

     $2,922        $3,838   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class A Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $11.95         $11.25         $11.92         $10.38        $7.91   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.19         0.19         0.15 2       0.33 2      0.35 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.45         0.69         (0.61)         1.47        2.40   

Total income (loss) from operations

     0.64         0.88         (0.46)         1.80        2.75   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.20)         (0.18)         (0.17)         (0.26)        (0.28)   

Net realized gains

                     (0.04)                  

Total distributions

     (0.20)         (0.18)         (0.21)         (0.26)        (0.28)   
Net asset value, end of year      $12.39         $11.95         $11.25         $11.92        $10.38   

Total return3

     5.34      7.92      (3.82)      17.42     34.70
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $2,084         $1,219         $848         $231        $233   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     5.13      6.47      3.55      6.12     14.08

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.56 7       0.59 7       0.65 7,8       0.43 8,9,10      0.58 10 

Net investment income

     1.57         1.69         1.31 2       2.92 2      3.53 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      54      202      235      54     68

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class C Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $11.94         $11.25         $11.92         $10.38        $7.91   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.07         0.09         0.06 2       0.29 2      0.28 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.48         0.70         (0.61)         1.42        2.39   

Total income (loss) from operations

     0.55         0.79         (0.55)         1.71        2.67   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.10)         (0.10)         (0.08)         (0.17)        (0.20)   

Net realized gains

                     (0.04)                  

Total distributions

     (0.10)         (0.10)         (0.12)         (0.17)        (0.20)   
Net asset value, end of year      $12.39         $11.94         $11.25         $11.92        $10.38   

Total return3

     4.57      7.02      (4.56)      16.54     33.67
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $2,168         $2,538         $3,509         $3,274        $1,046   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     5.98      7.01      4.25      6.71     13.38

Net expenses4,5,6

     1.31 7       1.34 7       1.37 7,8       1.16 8,9,10      1.33 10 

Net investment income

     0.61         0.76         0.48 2       2.58 2      2.83 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      54      202      235      54     68

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class FI Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $11.98         $11.25         $11.92         $10.38        $7.91   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.18         0.13         0.17 2       0.32 2      0.30 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.47         0.78         (0.62)         1.48        2.45   

Total income (loss) from operations

     0.65         0.91         (0.45)         1.80        2.75   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.20)         (0.18)         (0.18)         (0.26)        (0.28)   

Net realized gains

                     (0.04)                  

Total distributions

     (0.20)         (0.18)         (0.22)         (0.26)        (0.28)   
Net asset value, end of year      $12.43         $11.98         $11.25         $11.92        $10.38   

Total return3

     5.42      8.19      (3.74)      17.42     34.70
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $18         $17         $70         $553        $476   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     4.90      5.81      3.28      5.95     18.15

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.49 7       0.50 7       0.49 7,8       0.43 8,9,10      0.58 10 

Net investment income

     1.47         1.13         1.44 2       2.85 2      3.18 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      54      202      235      54     68

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class R Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $11.99         $11.25         $11.92         $10.38        $7.91   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.18         0.10         0.12 2       0.29 2      0.28 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.44         0.80         (0.61)         1.48        2.44   

Total income (loss) from operations

     0.62         0.90         (0.49)         1.77        2.72   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.17)         (0.16)         (0.14)         (0.23)        (0.25)   

Net realized gains

                     (0.04)                  

Total distributions

     (0.17)         (0.16)         (0.18)         (0.23)        (0.25)   
Net asset value, end of year      $12.44         $11.99         $11.25         $11.92        $10.38   

Total return3

     5.14      8.01      (4.08)      17.11     34.36
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $53         $23         $102         $105        $91   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     5.18      6.06      3.55      6.21     18.27

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.67 7       0.75 7       0.86 7,8       0.68 8,9,10      0.84 10 

Net investment income

     1.47         0.90         1.01 2       2.59 2      2.93 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      54      202      235      54     68

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class I Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $11.94         $11.24         $11.92         $10.39        $7.92   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.19         0.21         0.19 2       0.34 2      0.34 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.49         0.71         (0.61)         1.49        2.44   

Total income (loss) from operations

     0.68         0.92         (0.42)         1.83        2.78   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.24)         (0.22)         (0.22)         (0.30)        (0.31)   

Net realized gains

                     (0.04)                  

Total distributions

     (0.24)         (0.22)         (0.26)         (0.30)        (0.31)   
Net asset value, end of year      $12.38         $11.94         $11.24         $11.92        $10.39   

Total return3

     5.68      8.25      (3.48)      17.63     35.07
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $55         $85         $86         $212        $138   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     4.56      6.18      3.18      5.78     15.32

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.26 7       0.31 7       0.27 7,8       0.17 8,9,10      0.28 10 

Net investment income

     1.56         1.82         1.59 2       3.07 2      3.56 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      54      202      235      54     68

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class A Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.90         $11.73         $11.79         $10.25        $7.81   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.18         0.24         0.24 2       0.36 2      0.30 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.75         1.17         (0.07)         1.45        2.40   

Total income from operations

     0.93         1.41         0.17         1.81        2.70   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.24)         (0.23)         (0.27)        (0.26)   

Net realized gains

     (0.22)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.43)         (0.24)         (0.23)         (0.27)        (0.26)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.40         $12.90         $11.73         $11.79        $10.25   

Total return3

     7.29      12.08      1.55      17.72     34.46
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $2,012         $1,282         $568         $533        $192   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.82      5.37      3.58      5.29     13.03

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.55 7       0.55 7       0.49 7,8       0.41 8,9,10      0.58 10 

Net investment income

     1.37         1.94         2.05 2       3.23 2      3.14 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      43      48      44      41     50

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class C Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.91         $11.74         $11.79         $10.25        $7.81   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.07         0.13         0.14 2       0.23 2      0.22 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.75         1.18         (0.04)         1.49        2.39   

Total income from operations

     0.82         1.31         0.10         1.72        2.61   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.11)         (0.14)         (0.15)         (0.18)        (0.17)   

Net realized gains

     (0.22)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.33)         (0.14)         (0.15)         (0.18)        (0.17)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.40         $12.91         $11.74         $11.79        $10.25   

Total return3

     6.38      11.23      0.88      16.80     33.43
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $2,594         $2,462         $2,520         $2,399        $1,217   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     4.55      6.02      4.24      6.20     14.33

Net expenses4,5,6

     1.30 7       1.30 7       1.24 7,8       1.16 8,9,10      1.33 10 

Net investment income

     0.56         1.06         1.20 2       2.08 2      2.28 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      43      48      44      41     50

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class FI Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.94         $11.74         $11.79         $10.25        $7.81   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.17         0.19         0.18 2       0.29 2      0.26 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.76         1.25         (0.00) 3       1.52        2.44   

Total income from operations

     0.93         1.44         0.18         1.81        2.70   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.24)         (0.23)         (0.27)        (0.26)   

Net realized gains

     (0.22)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.43)         (0.24)         (0.23)         (0.27)        (0.26)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.44         $12.94         $11.74         $11.79        $10.25   

Total return4

     7.26      12.33      1.62      17.69     34.46
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $15         $14         $67         $517        $450   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses5

     3.60      4.64      3.37      5.19     15.32

Net expenses5,6,7

     0.56 8       0.46 8       0.44 8,9       0.42 9,10,11      0.58 11 

Net investment income

     1.30         1.60         1.50 2       2.65 2      2.82 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      43      48      44      41     50

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

4 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

5 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

6 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

7 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

9 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

11 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class R Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.90         $11.73         $11.79         $10.25        $7.81   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.15         0.19         0.19 2       0.26 2      0.24 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.75         1.19         (0.05)         1.52        2.43   

Total income from operations

     0.90         1.38         0.14         1.78        2.67   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.18)         (0.21)         (0.20)         (0.24)        (0.23)   

Net realized gains

     (0.22)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.40)         (0.21)         (0.20)         (0.24)        (0.23)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.40         $12.90         $11.73         $11.79        $10.25   

Total return3

     7.01      11.80      1.29      17.40     34.11
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $237         $166         $138         $169        $143   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     4.05      5.51      3.60      5.51     15.12

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.80 7       0.80 7       0.73 7,8       0.67 8,9,10      0.83 10 

Net investment income

     1.12         1.55         1.60 2       2.40 2      2.56 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      43      48      44      41     50

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:

 
Class I Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.89         $11.72         $11.79         $10.26        $7.81   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.21         0.26         0.27 2       0.32 2      0.32 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.76         1.19         (0.06)         1.51        2.42   

Total income from operations

     0.97         1.45         0.21         1.83        2.74   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.26)         (0.28)         (0.28)         (0.30)        (0.29)   

Net realized gains

     (0.22)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.48)         (0.28)         (0.28)         (0.30)        (0.29)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.38         $12.89         $11.72         $11.79        $10.26   

Total return3

     7.55      12.49      1.84      17.92     35.01
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $662         $836         $1,514         $911        $177   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.51      4.82      3.04      4.98     12.48

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.25 7       0.25 7       0.21 7,8       0.16 8,9,10      0.28 10 

Net investment income

     1.59         2.18         2.34 2       2.96 2      3.35 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      43      48      44      41     50

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class A Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.82         $11.56         $11.65         $10.05        $7.60   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.17         0.26         0.22 2       0.28 2      0.26 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.92         1.24         (0.09)         1.57        2.41   

Total income from operations

     1.09         1.50         0.13         1.85        2.67   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.23)         (0.22)         (0.25)        (0.22)   

Net realized gains

     (0.28)         (0.01)                          

Total distributions

     (0.49)         (0.24)         (0.22)         (0.25)        (0.22)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.42         $12.82         $11.56         $11.65        $10.05   

Total return3

     8.46      13.04      1.23      18.50     35.13
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $2,775         $2,065         $828         $325        $216   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     2.98      4.25      3.05      4.80     13.74

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.54 7       0.54 7       0.49 7,8       0.40 8,9,10      0.57 10 

Net investment income

     1.30         2.17         1.95 2       2.57 2      2.78 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      34      30      29      28     48

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class C Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.82         $11.56         $11.65         $10.05        $7.60   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.06         0.13         0.13 2       0.20 2      0.21 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.93         1.27         (0.08)         1.57        2.38   

Total income from operations

     0.99         1.40         0.05         1.77        2.59   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.10)         (0.13)         (0.14)         (0.17)        (0.14)   

Net realized gains

     (0.28)         (0.01)                          

Total distributions

     (0.38)         (0.14)         (0.14)         (0.17)        (0.14)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.43         $12.82         $11.56         $11.65        $10.05   

Total return3

     7.70      12.19      0.48      17.61     34.09
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $3,580         $4,029         $3,702         $3,112        $1,521   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.76      4.89      3.81      5.67     14.80

Net expenses4,5,6

     1.29 7       1.29 7       1.22 7,8       1.15 8,9,10      1.32 10 

Net investment income

     0.45         1.06         1.17 2       1.87 2      2.19 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      34      30      29      28     48

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class FI Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.85         $11.56         $11.65         $10.05        $7.60   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.17         0.18         0.17 2       0.26 2      0.24 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.91         1.35         (0.04)         1.59        2.43   

Total income from operations

     1.08         1.53         0.13         1.85        2.67   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.20)         (0.23)         (0.22)         (0.25)        (0.22)   

Net realized gains

     (0.28)         (0.01)                          

Total distributions

     (0.48)         (0.24)         (0.22)         (0.25)        (0.22)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.45         $12.85         $11.56         $11.65        $10.05   

Total return3

     8.43      13.30      1.22      18.49     35.13
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $16         $14         $72         $511        $441   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     2.67      3.66      3.01      4.66     16.80

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.55 7       0.48 7       0.43 7,8       0.41 8,9,10      0.57 10 

Net investment income

     1.25         1.52         1.41 2       2.46 2      2.62 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      34      30      29      28     48

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class R Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.82         $11.56         $11.65         $10.04        $7.60   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.14         0.16         0.22 2       0.24 2      0.22 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.91         1.30         (0.12)         1.59        2.42   

Total income from operations

     1.05         1.46         0.10         1.83        2.64   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.17)         (0.19)         (0.19)         (0.22)        (0.20)   

Net realized gains

     (0.28)         (0.01)                          

Total distributions

     (0.45)         (0.20)         (0.19)         (0.22)        (0.20)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.42         $12.82         $11.56         $11.65        $10.04   

Total return3

     8.18      12.75      0.98      18.31     34.65
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $91         $74         $162         $114        $88   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.16      4.38      3.10      4.92     17.08

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.79 7       0.79 7       0.74 7,8       0.66 8,9,10      0.82 10 

Net investment income

     1.04         1.31         1.95 2       2.22 2      2.37 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      34      30      29      28     48

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class I Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.81         $11.55         $11.65         $10.05        $7.61   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.21         0.26         0.25 2       0.30 2      0.30 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.92         1.27         (0.09)         1.59        2.40   

Total income from operations

     1.13         1.53         0.16         1.89        2.70   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.25)         (0.26)         (0.26)         (0.29)        (0.26)   

Net realized gains

     (0.28)         (0.01)                          

Total distributions

     (0.53)         (0.27)         (0.26)         (0.29)        (0.26)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.41         $12.81         $11.55         $11.65        $10.05   

Total return3

     8.81      13.39      1.51      18.82     35.37
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,297         $1,247         $1,083         $966        $404   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     2.63      3.79      2.68      4.45     11.39

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.24 7       0.24 7       0.19 7,8       0.15 8,9,10      0.27 10 

Net investment income

     1.58         2.16         2.15 2       2.82 2      3.07 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      34      30      29      28     48

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class A Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.57         $11.23         $11.41         $9.74        $7.36   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.19         0.24         0.23 2       0.25 2      0.22 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.06         1.33         (0.19)         1.63        2.36   

Total income from operations

     1.25         1.57         0.04         1.88        2.58   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.23)         (0.22)         (0.21)        (0.20)   

Net realized gains

     (0.37)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.58)         (0.23)         (0.22)         (0.21)        (0.20)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.24         $12.57         $11.23         $11.41        $9.74   

Total return3

     10.04      14.10      0.42      19.29     34.93
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,513         $813         $530         $248        $129   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.84      5.88      3.77      5.73     15.76

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.56 7       0.55 7       0.50 7,8       0.42 8,9,10      0.57 10 

Net investment income

     1.42         2.01         2.07 2       2.33 2      2.43 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      45      49      48      35     91

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class C Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.57         $11.23         $11.41         $9.73        $7.35   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.07         0.12         0.14 2       0.15 2      0.18 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.08         1.36         (0.18)         1.65        2.32   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.15         1.48         (0.04)         1.80        2.50   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.11)         (0.14)         (0.14)         (0.12)        (0.12)   

Net realized gains

     (0.37)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.48)         (0.14)         (0.14)         (0.12)        (0.12)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.24         $12.57         $11.23         $11.41        $9.73   

Total return3

     9.25      13.24      (0.32)      18.52     33.95
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,870         $2,261         $2,575         $1,824        $661   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     4.74      6.25      4.55      6.76     16.80

Net expenses4,5,6

     1.31 7       1.30 7       1.25 7,8       1.16 8,9,10      1.32 10 

Net investment income

     0.57         1.01         1.26 2       1.42 2      2.03 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      45      49      48      35     91

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class FI Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.57         $11.24         $11.41         $9.74        $7.36   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.19         0.18         0.15 2       0.21 2      0.20 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.06         1.38         (0.10)         1.67        2.38   

Total income from operations

     1.25         1.56         0.05         1.88        2.58   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.23)         (0.22)         (0.21)        (0.20)   

Net realized gains

     (0.37)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.58)         (0.23)         (0.22)         (0.21)        (0.20)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.24         $12.57         $11.24         $11.41        $9.74   

Total return3

     10.04      14.00      0.51      19.29     34.92
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $21         $17         $49         $521        $459   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.67      5.00      3.57      5.67     16.40

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.56 7       0.55 7       0.45 7,8       0.42 8,9,10      0.57 10 

Net investment income

     1.46         1.53         1.30 2       1.99 2      2.28 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      45      49      48      35     91

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class R Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.57         $11.23         $11.41         $9.74        $7.36   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.19         0.16         0.19 2       0.19 2      0.19 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.03         1.38         (0.18)         1.66        2.36   

Total income from operations

     1.22         1.54         0.01         1.85        2.55   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.18)         (0.20)         (0.19)         (0.18)        (0.17)   

Net realized gains

     (0.37)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.55)         (0.20)         (0.19)         (0.18)        (0.17)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.24         $12.57         $11.23         $11.41        $9.74   

Total return3

     9.70      13.81      0.17      18.99     34.58
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $321         $107         $162         $127        $99   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     4.15      5.51      3.79      5.93     16.21

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.80 7       0.80 7       0.75 7,8       0.67 8,9,10      0.82 10 

Net investment income

     1.44         1.35         1.68 2       1.78 2      2.10 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      45      49      48      35     91

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class I Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.57         $11.24         $11.42         $9.74        $7.36   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.22         0.25         0.24 2       0.24 2      0.27 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.07         1.35         (0.17)         1.68        2.34   

Total income from operations

     1.29         1.60         0.07         1.92        2.61   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.25)         (0.27)         (0.25)         (0.24)        (0.23)   

Net realized gains

     (0.37)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.62)         (0.27)         (0.25)         (0.24)        (0.23)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.24         $12.57         $11.24         $11.42        $9.74   

Total return3

     10.36      14.34      0.74      19.73     35.34
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,268         $1,275         $1,231         $1,182        $373   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.66      5.07      3.34      5.44     11.64

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.26 7       0.25 7       0.21 7,8       0.16 8,9,10      0.27 10 

Net investment income

     1.66         2.11         2.15 2       2.26 2      2.85 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      45      49      48      35     91

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class A Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.43         $11.01         $11.27         $9.49        $7.11   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.20         0.24         0.19 2       0.18        0.18   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.35         1.39         (0.24)         1.76        2.35   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.55         1.63         (0.05)         1.94        2.53   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.22)         (0.21)         (0.21)         (0.16)        (0.15)   

Net realized gains

     (0.21)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.43)         (0.21)         (0.21)         (0.16)        (0.15)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.55         $12.43         $11.01         $11.27        $9.49   

Total return3

     12.55      14.95      (0.39)      20.48     35.49
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,313         $771         $466         $413        $297   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.74      5.85      3.92      5.43     16.33

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.56 7       0.55 7       0.50 7,8       0.43 8,9,10      0.57 10 

Net investment income

     1.51         2.04         1.73 2       1.71        2.00   
Portfolio turnover rate      38      52      33      33     48

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class C Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.42         $11.00         $11.26         $9.48        $7.11   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.08         0.13         0.11 2       0.10        0.19   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.37         1.41         (0.24)         1.76        2.25   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.45         1.54         (0.13)         1.86        2.44   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.12)         (0.12)         (0.13)         (0.08)        (0.07)   

Net realized gains

     (0.21)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.33)         (0.12)         (0.13)         (0.08)        (0.07)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.54         $12.42         $11.00         $11.26        $9.48   

Total return3

     11.74      14.10      (1.12)      19.60     34.34
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $2,440         $2,355         $2,014         $1,648        $813   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     4.51      6.51      4.83      6.33     13.86

Net expenses4,5,6

     1.31 7       1.30 7       1.25 7,8       1.17 8,9,10      1.33 10 

Net investment income

     0.64         1.14         1.00 2       0.97        2.02   
Portfolio turnover rate      38      52      33      33     48

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class FI Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.42         $11.01         $11.27         $9.49        $7.11   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.19         0.17         0.12 2       0.16        0.16   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.36         1.45         (0.17)         1.78        2.37   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.55         1.62         (0.05)         1.94        2.53   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.22)         (0.21)         (0.21)         (0.16)        (0.15)   

Net realized gains

     (0.21)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.43)         (0.21)         (0.21)         (0.16)        (0.15)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.54         $12.42         $11.01         $11.27        $9.49   

Total return3

     12.56      14.86      (0.40)      20.47     35.49
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $31         $25         $56         $504        $416   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.43      5.29      3.63      5.30     20.32

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.56 7       0.56 7       0.46 7,8       0.43 8,9,10      0.58 10 

Net investment income

     1.42         1.47         1.02 2       1.58        1.88   
Portfolio turnover rate      38      52      33      33     48

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class R Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.42         $11.00         $11.26         $9.48        $7.11   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.15         0.18         0.17 2       0.13        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.37         1.42         (0.25)         1.78        2.35   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.52         1.60         (0.08)         1.91        2.49   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.19)         (0.18)         (0.18)         (0.13)        (0.12)   

Net realized gains

     (0.21)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.40)         (0.18)         (0.18)         (0.13)        (0.12)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.54         $12.42         $11.00         $11.26        $9.48   

Total return3

     12.28      14.67      (0.63)      20.19     35.01
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $225         $180         $136         $101        $83   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.99      5.82      3.97      5.54     20.61

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.81 7       0.80 7       0.75 7,8       0.68 8,9,10      0.83 10 

Net investment income

     1.16         1.56         1.56 2       1.28        1.63   
Portfolio turnover rate      38      52      33      33     48

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class I Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.42         $11.00         $11.27         $9.49        $7.12   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.23         0.24         0.20 2       0.19        0.27   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.36         1.43         (0.23)         1.78        2.28   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.59         1.67         (0.03)         1.97        2.55   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.26)         (0.25)         (0.24)         (0.19)        (0.18)   

Net realized gains

     (0.21)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.47)         (0.25)         (0.24)         (0.19)        (0.18)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.54         $12.42         $11.00         $11.27        $9.49   

Total return3

     12.89      15.31      (0.15)      20.80     35.71
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,670         $1,312         $1,197         $1,377        $545   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.46      5.20      3.47      5.02     9.80

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.26 7       0.25 7       0.21 7,8       0.17 8,9,10      0.28 10 

Net investment income

     1.71         2.08         1.83 2       1.83        2.85   
Portfolio turnover rate      38      52      33      33     48

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class A Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.64         $11.19         $11.38         $9.52        $7.08   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.18         0.21         0.19         0.18        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.67         1.43         (0.20)         1.81        2.43   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.85         1.64         (0.01)         1.99        2.57   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.19)         (0.18)         (0.13)        (0.13)   

Net realized gains

     (0.22)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.43)         (0.19)         (0.18)         (0.13)        (0.13)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.06         $12.64         $11.19         $11.38        $9.52   

Total return2

     14.71      14.79      (0.02)      20.98     36.29
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,572         $734         $306         $329        $93   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     3.65      5.99      4.16      5.73     21.22

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.56 6       0.55 6       0.51 6,7       0.41 7,8,9      0.57 9 

Net investment income

     1.34         1.78         1.72         1.73        1.66   
Portfolio turnover rate      46      48      31      23     55

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class C Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.64         $11.19         $11.38         $9.52        $7.07   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.06         0.09         0.08         0.09        0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.68         1.46         (0.17)         1.82        2.41   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.74         1.55         (0.09)         1.91        2.51   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.10)         (0.10)         (0.10)         (0.05)        (0.06)   

Net realized gains

     (0.22)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.32)         (0.10)         (0.10)         (0.05)        (0.06)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.06         $12.64         $11.19         $11.38        $9.52   

Total return2

     13.85      13.93      (0.76)      20.08     35.45
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,630         $2,291         $2,218         $1,814        $510   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     4.43      6.51      4.80      6.92     16.39

Net expenses3,4,5

     1.32 6       1.30 6       1.25 6,7       1.16 7,8,,9      1.32 9 

Net investment income

     0.42         0.80         0.75         0.88        1.09   
Portfolio turnover rate      46      48      31      23     55

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class FI Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.65         $11.20         $11.38         $9.52        $7.08   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.18         0.15         0.11         0.13        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.68         1.49         (0.11)         1.86        2.43   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.86         1.64         (0.00) 2       1.99        2.57   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.19)         (0.18)         (0.13)        (0.13)   

Net realized gains

     (0.22)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.43)         (0.19)         (0.18)         (0.13)        (0.13)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.08         $12.65         $11.20         $11.38        $9.52   

Total return3

     14.78      14.78      0.06      20.95     36.29
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $22         $17         $39         $499        $418   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.36      5.21      3.75      5.87     21.67

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.56 7       0.56 7       0.44 7,8       0.43 8,9,10      0.57 10 

Net investment income

     1.30         1.30         0.91         1.29        1.60   
Portfolio turnover rate      46      48      31      23     55

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class R Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.66         $11.19         $11.38         $9.52        $7.07   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.25         0.09         0.14         0.11        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.57         1.54         (0.18)         1.85        2.44   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.82         1.63         (0.04)         1.96        2.56   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.18)         (0.16)         (0.15)         (0.10)        (0.11)   

Net realized gains

     (0.22)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.40)         (0.16)         (0.15)         (0.10)        (0.11)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.08         $12.66         $11.19         $11.38        $9.52   

Total return2

     14.51      14.59      (0.27)      20.65     36.13
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $259         $23         $111         $107        $87   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     3.86      5.42      3.93      6.16     21.73

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.80 6       0.77 6       0.74 6,7       0.68 7,8,9      0.82 9 

Net investment income

     1.81         0.82         1.21         1.05        1.37   
Portfolio turnover rate      46      48      31      23     55

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class I Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.64         $11.19         $11.39         $9.53        $7.08   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.22         0.21         0.20         0.16        0.21   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.69         1.47         (0.18)         1.86        2.40   

Total income from operations

     1.91         1.68         0.02         2.02        2.61   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.26)         (0.23)         (0.22)         (0.16)        (0.16)   

Net realized gains

     (0.22)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.48)         (0.23)         (0.22)         (0.16)        (0.16)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.07         $12.64         $11.19         $11.39        $9.53   

Total return2

     15.14      15.14      0.24      21.26     36.85
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $2,148         $1,776         $1,337         $1,048        $396   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     3.35      5.27      3.50      5.70     12.52

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.26 6       0.25 6       0.21 6,7       0.16 7,8,9      0.27 9 

Net investment income

     1.59         1.81         1.79         1.60        2.25   
Portfolio turnover rate      46      48      31      23     55

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class A Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.57         $11.11         $11.36         $9.52        $7.07   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.17         0.20         0.13         0.14        0.15   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.65         1.44         (0.21)         1.84        2.43   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.82         1.64         (0.08)         1.98        2.58   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.18)         (0.17)         (0.14)        (0.13)   

Net realized gains

     (0.09)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.30)         (0.18)         (0.17)         (0.14)        (0.13)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.09         $12.57         $11.11         $11.36        $9.52   

Total return2

     14.44      14.86      (0.60)      20.82     36.46
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $998         $631         $369         $229        $129   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     5.60      9.29      5.22      7.43     21.04

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.56 6       0.56 6       0.50 6,7       0.42 7,8,9      0.57 9 

Net investment income

     1.25         1.70         1.14         1.37        1.77   
Portfolio turnover rate      31      39      27      42     57

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class C Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.56         $11.11         $11.36         $9.52        $7.06   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.05         0.08         0.08         0.07        0.11   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.67         1.46         (0.24)         1.83        2.41   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.72         1.54         (0.16)         1.90        2.52   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.10)         (0.09)         (0.09)         (0.06)        (0.06)   

Net realized gains

     (0.09)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.19)         (0.09)         (0.09)         (0.06)        (0.06)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.09         $12.56         $11.11         $11.36        $9.52   

Total return2

     13.65      13.90      (1.34)      19.92     35.64
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $881         $945         $1,073         $850        $467   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     6.32      10.01      6.28      8.51     19.33

Net expenses3,4,5

     1.31 6       1.31 6       1.25 6,7       1.17 7,8,9      1.32 9 

Net investment income

     0.38         0.66         0.70         0.69        1.28   
Portfolio turnover rate      31      39      27      42     57

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class FI Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.65         $11.11         $11.36         $9.52        $7.07   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.16         0.08         0.14         0.13        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.68         1.64         (0.22)         1.85        2.44   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.84         1.72         (0.08)         1.98        2.58   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.18)         (0.17)         (0.14)        (0.13)   

Net realized gains

     (0.09)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.30)         (0.18)         (0.17)         (0.14)        (0.13)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.19         $12.65         $11.11         $11.36        $9.52   

Total return2

     14.50      15.59      (0.60)      20.81     36.46
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $16         $14         $233         $499        $417   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     5.34      8.43      4.88      7.20     23.15

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.57 6       0.38 6       0.49 6,7       0.42 7,8,9      0.57 9 

Net investment income

     1.17         0.70         1.27         1.30        1.60   
Portfolio turnover rate      31      39      27      42     57

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class R Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.70         $11.11         $11.36         $9.51        $7.07   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.19         0.11         0.13         0.11        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.62         1.63         (0.23)         1.85        2.43   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.81         1.74         (0.10)         1.96        2.55   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.18)         (0.15)         (0.15)         (0.11)        (0.11)   

Net realized gains

     (0.09)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.27)         (0.15)         (0.15)         (0.11)        (0.11)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.24         $12.70         $11.11         $11.36        $9.51   

Total return2

     14.26      15.75      (0.85)      20.63     35.98
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $116         $22         $116         $112        $91   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     5.53      8.53      5.22      7.47     23.06

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.75 6       0.48 6       0.75 6,7       0.67 7,8,9      0.82 9 

Net investment income

     1.38         0.95         1.13         1.06        1.40   
Portfolio turnover rate      31      39      27      42     57

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class I Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.56         $11.10         $11.36         $9.52        $7.07   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.21         0.22         0.18         0.16        0.20   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.65         1.46         (0.23)         1.85        2.41   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.86         1.68         (0.05)         2.01        2.61   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.25)         (0.22)         (0.21)         (0.17)        (0.16)   

Net realized gains

     (0.09)                                  

Total distributions

     (0.34)         (0.22)         (0.21)         (0.17)        (0.16)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.08         $12.56         $11.10         $11.36        $9.52   

Total return2

     14.89      15.13      (0.33)      21.14     36.87
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,321         $946         $708         $721        $265   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     5.28      8.66      4.79      7.04     15.57

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.26 6       0.26 6       0.22 6,7       0.16 7,8,9      0.27 9 

Net investment income

     1.52         1.88         1.67         1.52        2.21   
Portfolio turnover rate      31      39      27      42     57

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class A Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.63         $11.16         $11.39         $9.51        $7.08   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.17         0.19         0.15         0.17        0.15   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.66         1.46         (0.20)         1.84        2.43   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.83         1.65         (0.05)         2.01        2.58   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.18)         (0.18)         (0.13)        (0.15)   

Total distributions

     (0.21)         (0.18)         (0.18)         (0.13)        (0.15)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.25         $12.63         $11.16         $11.39        $9.51   

Total return2

     14.45      14.83      (0.38)      21.14     36.38
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,408         $862         $587         $580        $147   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     5.25      9.30      4.68      8.52     22.18

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.56 6       0.56 6       0.50 6,7       0.41 7,8,9      0.57 9 

Net investment income

     1.24         1.60         1.32         1.66        1.67   
Portfolio turnover rate      38      39      35      24     45

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class C Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.63         $11.16         $11.39         $9.52        $7.07   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.05         0.08         0.08         0.08        0.11   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.67         1.47         (0.21)         1.83        2.41   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.72         1.55         (0.13)         1.91        2.52   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.09)         (0.08)         (0.10)         (0.04)        (0.07)   

Total distributions

     (0.09)         (0.08)         (0.10)         (0.04)        (0.07)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.26         $12.63         $11.16         $11.39        $9.52   

Total return2

     13.62      13.97      (1.11)      20.10     35.67
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,154         $1,294         $1,259         $847        $352   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     6.12      10.24      5.84      10.10     20.80

Net expenses3,4,5

     1.32 6       1.31 6       1.25 6,7       1.17 7,8,9      1.33 9 

Net investment income

     0.36         0.71         0.68         0.75        1.26   
Portfolio turnover rate      38      39      35      24     45

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class FI Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.63         $11.15         $11.39         $9.51        $7.08   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.16         0.10         0.12         0.13        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.66         1.56         (0.18)         1.88        2.44   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.82         1.66         (0.06)         2.01        2.58   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.21)         (0.18)         (0.18)         (0.13)        (0.15)   

Total distributions

     (0.21)         (0.18)         (0.18)         (0.13)        (0.15)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.24         $12.63         $11.15         $11.39        $9.51   

Total return2

     14.36      14.94      (0.47)      21.12     36.38
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $18         $16         $77         $500        $417   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     5.01      8.92      4.44      8.80     23.99

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.57 6       0.56 6       0.49 6,7       0.43 7,8,9      0.58 9 

Net investment income

     1.16         0.89         1.10         1.28        1.58   
Portfolio turnover rate      38      39      35      24     45

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class R Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.70         $11.16         $11.38         $9.51        $7.08   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.24         0.10         0.13         0.10        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.57         1.58         (0.20)         1.87        2.43   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.81         1.68         (0.07)         1.97        2.55   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.20)         (0.14)         (0.15)         (0.10)        (0.12)   

Total distributions

     (0.20)         (0.14)         (0.15)         (0.10)        (0.12)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.31         $12.70         $11.16         $11.38        $9.51   

Total return2

     14.22      15.18      (0.54)      20.71     36.03
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $305         $41         $129         $112        $92   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     5.27      8.94      4.83      9.07     24.07

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.65 6       0.60 6       0.75 6,7       0.67 7,8,9      0.82 9 

Net investment income

     1.74         0.90         1.15         1.02        1.38   
Portfolio turnover rate      38      39      35      24     45

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class I Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $12.63         $11.16         $11.39         $9.52        $7.08   
Income (loss) from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.23         0.23         0.17         0.15        0.18   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.65         1.45         (0.19)         1.88        2.44   

Total income (loss) from operations

     1.88         1.68         (0.02)         2.03        2.62   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.26)         (0.21)         (0.21)         (0.16)        (0.18)   

Total distributions

     (0.26)         (0.21)         (0.21)         (0.16)        (0.18)   
Net asset value, end of year      $14.25         $12.63         $11.16         $11.39        $9.52   

Total return2

     14.81      15.18      (0.05)      21.30     36.95
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $950         $508         $294         $288        $158   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses3

     5.01      8.93      4.31      8.70     19.71

Net expenses3,4,5

     0.26 6       0.26 6       0.21 6,7       0.17 7,8,9      0.27 9 

Net investment income

     1.67         1.99         1.53         1.50        2.02   
Portfolio turnover rate      38      39      35      24     45

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

3 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

4 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

5 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

8 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class A Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $13.51         $12.64         $12.48         $11.14        $8.63   
Income from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.25         0.32         0.35 2       0.50 2      0.52 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.19         0.86         0.18         1.23        2.41   

Total income from operations

     0.44         1.18         0.53         1.73        2.93   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.25)         (0.29)         (0.37)         (0.39)        (0.42)   

Net realized gains

     (0.05)         (0.02)                          

Total distributions

     (0.30)         (0.31)         (0.37)         (0.39)        (0.42)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.65         $13.51         $12.64         $12.48        $11.14   

Total return3

     3.20      9.35      4.36      15.56     34.04
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $4,101         $2,006         $744         $492        $218   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.50      6.57      5.61      7.15     16.53

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.59 7       0.59 7       0.54 7,8       0.45 8,9,10      0.61 10 

Net investment income

     1.86         2.49         2.79 2       4.17 2      5.00 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      50      47      56      50     53

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class C Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $13.54         $12.64         $12.48         $11.14        $8.62   
Income from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.13         0.21         0.25 2       0.36 2      0.41 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.20         0.88         0.18         1.27        2.45   

Total income from operations

     0.33         1.09         0.43         1.63        2.86   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.13)         (0.17)         (0.27)         (0.29)        (0.34)   

Net realized gains

     (0.05)         (0.02)                          

Total distributions

     (0.18)         (0.19)         (0.27)         (0.29)        (0.34)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.69         $13.54         $12.64         $12.48        $11.14   

Total return3

     2.43      8.62      3.51      14.66     33.17
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $1,834         $1,886         $1,253         $1,085        $537   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     4.39      7.36      6.50      8.29     16.94

Net expenses4,5,6

     1.34 7       1.34 7       1.28 7,8       1.20 8,9,10      1.37 10 

Net investment income

     0.98         1.62         1.99 2       3.04 2      3.87 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      50      47      56      50     53

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class FI Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $13.50         $12.63         $12.48         $11.14        $8.63   
Income from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.25         0.29         0.30 2       0.44 2      0.46 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.19         0.89         0.22         1.28        2.47   

Total income from operations

     0.44         1.18         0.52         1.72        2.93   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.25)         (0.29)         (0.37)         (0.38)        (0.42)   

Net realized gains

     (0.05)         (0.02)                          

Total distributions

     (0.30)         (0.31)         (0.37)         (0.38)        (0.42)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.64         $13.50         $12.63         $12.48        $11.14   

Total return3

     3.13      9.36      4.27      15.55     34.04
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $56         $48         $74         $570        $489   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.37      6.23      5.20      7.23     19.52

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.59 7       0.59 7       0.50 7,8       0.46 8,9,10      0.62 10 

Net investment income

     1.84         2.22         2.34 2       3.68 2      4.53 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      50      47      56      50     53

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.99%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 1.15% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class R Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $13.60         $12.64         $12.48         $11.14        $8.63   
Income from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.27         0.24         0.31 2       0.41 2      0.43 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.16         0.97         0.18         1.28        2.48   

Total income from operations

     0.43         1.21         0.49         1.69        2.91   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.25)         (0.23)         (0.33)         (0.35)        (0.40)   

Net realized gains

     (0.05)         (0.02)                          

Total distributions

     (0.30)         (0.25)         (0.33)         (0.35)        (0.40)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.73         $13.60         $12.64         $12.48        $11.14   

Total return3

     3.12      9.64      4.02      15.25     33.69
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $94         $19         $114         $109        $98   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.70      6.12      5.61      7.47     19.78

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.62 7       0.70 7       0.78 7,8       0.71 8,9,10      0.87 10 

Net investment income

     1.94         1.87         2.45 2       3.43 2      4.28 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      50      47      56      50     53

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.24%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended January 31:  
Class I Shares1    2014      2013      2012      2011     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of year      $13.45         $12.62         $12.48         $11.14        $8.63   
Income from operations:              

Net investment income

     0.28         0.35         0.36 2       0.48 2      0.51 2 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.20         0.86         0.20         1.28        2.46   

Total income from operations

     0.48         1.21         0.56         1.76        2.97   
Less distributions from:              

Net investment income

     (0.29)         (0.36)         (0.42)         (0.42)        (0.46)   

Net realized gains

     (0.05)         (0.02)                          

Total distributions

     (0.34)         (0.38)         (0.42)         (0.42)        (0.46)   
Net asset value, end of year      $13.59         $13.45         $12.62         $12.48        $11.14   

Total return3

     3.55      9.70      4.64      15.88     34.45
Net assets, end of year (000s)      $87         $66         $148         $266        $143   
Ratios to average net assets:              

Gross expenses4

     3.40      5.90      5.34      6.98     17.67

Net expenses4,5,6

     0.29 7       0.29 7       0.23 7,8       0.20 8,9,10      0.32 10 

Net investment income

     2.09         2.67         2.83 2       4.00 2      4.95 2 
Portfolio turnover rate      50      47      56      50     53

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

Net investment income includes short-term capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds.

 

3 

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

4 

Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

 

5 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective May 31, 2011, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74% through May 31, 2011. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

9 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, effective March 22, 2010 through May 31, 2010, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.74%. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

10 

As a result of a contractual expense limitation, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85% until March 22, 2010. The expense limitation takes into account the Underlying Funds expense ratio and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015 (“Retirement 2015”), Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020 (“Retirement 2020”), Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025 (“Retirement 2025”), Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030 (“Retirement 2030”), Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035 (“Retirement 2035”), Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040 (“Retirement 2040”), Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045 (“Retirement 2045”), Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050 (“Retirement 2050”) and Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund (“Retirement Fund”) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are 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 Funds invest in other mutual funds (“Underlying Funds”) which are affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”) or exchange-traded funds that are based on an index and managed by unaffiliated investment advisers. The financial statements and financial highlights for the Underlying Funds are presented in a separate shareholder report for each respective Underlying Fund.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.

(a) Investment valuation. Investments in the Underlying Funds, excluding ETFs, are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each Underlying Fund on the day of 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. 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 fair 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. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. When the Funds hold securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Funds 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 Funds calculate their net asset value, the Funds value these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Funds’ pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Funds, 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.

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. Additionally, if the closing net asset value per share for an Underlying Fund is not available on the day of valuation, the Valuation Committee may adjust the Underlying Fund’s last available net asset value per share to account for significant events that have occurred subsequent to the Underlying Fund’s last net asset value per share calculation but prior to the day of valuation.

 

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For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, 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 Trustees quarterly.

The Funds use 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:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ 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.

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

Retirement 2015

ASSETS  
Description   

Quoted Prices

(Level 1)

    

Other Significant

Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  
Long-term investments†:                                    

Investments in underlying funds

   $ 4,344,444                       $ 4,344,444   

Purchased options

     21,310                         21,310   
Total long-term investments    $ 4,365,754                       $ 4,365,754   
Short-term investments†            $ 17,000                 17,000   
Total investments    $ 4,365,754       $ 17,000               $ 4,382,754   

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

Retirement 2020

ASSETS  
Description    Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
     Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  
Investments in underlying funds†    $ 5,502,589                       $ 5,502,589   
Short-term investments†            $ 22,000                 22,000   
Total investments    $ 5,502,589       $ 22,000               $ 5,524,589   

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

Retirement 2025

ASSETS  
Description    Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
     Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  
Investments in underlying funds†    $ 7,697,675                       $ 7,697,675   
Short-term investments†            $ 24,000                 24,000   
Total investments    $ 7,697,675       $ 24,000               $ 7,721,675   

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

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Notes to financial statements (cont’d)

 

Retirement 2030

ASSETS  
Description    Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
     Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  
Investments in underlying funds†    $ 4,976,369                       $ 4,976,369   
Short-term investments†            $ 18,000                 18,000   
Total investments    $ 4,976,369       $ 18,000               $ 4,994,369   

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

Retirement 2035

ASSETS  
Description    Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
     Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  
Investments in underlying funds†    $ 5,666,412                       $ 5,666,412   
Short-term investments†            $ 18,000                 18,000   
Total investments    $ 5,666,412       $ 18,000               $ 5,684,412   

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

Retirement 2040

ASSETS  
Description    Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
     Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  
Investments in underlying funds†    $ 5,605,073                       $ 5,605,073   
Short-term investments†            $ 21,000                 21,000   
Total investments    $ 5,605,073       $ 21,000               $ 5,626,073   

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

Retirement 2045

ASSETS  
Description    Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
     Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  
Investments in underlying funds†    $ 3,315,245                       $ 3,315,245   
Short-term investments†            $ 10,000                 10,000   
Total investments    $ 3,315,245       $ 10,000               $ 3,325,245   

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

Retirement 2050

ASSETS  
Description    Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
     Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  
Investments in underlying funds†    $ 3,792,500                       $ 3,792,500   
Short-term investments†            $ 11,000                 11,000   
Total investments    $ 3,792,500       $ 11,000               $ 3,803,500   

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

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Retirement Fund

ASSETS  
Description    Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
     Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  
Investments in underlying funds†    $ 6,159,752                       $ 6,159,752   
Short-term investments†            $ 24,000                 24,000   
Total investments    $ 6,159,752       $ 24,000               $ 6,183,752   

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b) Repurchase agreements. The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that their investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Funds acquire a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Funds to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Funds’ holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Funds’ policy that their custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Funds’ 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 in an effort to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Funds generally have 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 Funds seek to assert their rights or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited.

(c) Fund of funds risk. Your cost of investing in the Funds, as funds of funds, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that only invests directly in individual securities. An Underlying Fund may change its investment objective or policies without the Funds’ approval, which could force the Funds to withdraw their investments from such Underlying Fund at a time that is unfavorable to the Funds. In addition, one Underlying Fund may buy the same securities that another Underlying Fund sells. Therefore, the Funds would indirectly bear the costs of these trades without accomplishing any investment purpose.

(d) Foreign investment risks. The Underlying Funds’ 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 Underlying Funds. Foreign investments may also subject the Underlying Funds 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 and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Net investment income distributions, if any, from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date as investment income. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Short-term and long-term capital gain distributions, if any, from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date as realized gains. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method.

(f) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income and distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(g) Share class accounting. Investment income, common expenses and realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that share class.

(h) Compensating balance arrangements. Each Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian’s fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on each Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank.

(i) Federal and other taxes. It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Funds intend to distribute their taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal or state income tax provision is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of January 31, 2014, no provision for income tax would be required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income

 

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and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

(j) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. During the current year, the following reclassifications have been made:

 

Fund              Overdistributed/
Undistributed Net
Investment Income
       Accumulated Net
Realized Loss
       Paid-in
Capital
 
Retirement 2015      (a)      $ 93                   $ (93)   
       (b)        8,587         $ (8,587)             
Retirement 2020      (a)        107                     (107)   
       (b)        10,742           (10,742)             
Retirement 2025      (c)        16,254           (16,254)             
Retirement 2030      (b)        10,825           (10,825)             
Retirement 2035      (a)        18                     (18)   
       (b)        11,987           (11,987)             
Retirement 2040      (a)        27                     (27)   
       (b)        12,915           (12,915)             
Retirement 2045      (a)        13                     (13)   
       (c)        9,362           (9,362)             
Retirement 2050      (a)        47                     (47)   
       (c)        10,261           (10,261)             
Retirement Fund      (b)        10,279           (10,279)             

 

(a) 

Reclassifications are primarily due to a non-deductible excise tax paid by the Fund.

 

(b) 

Reclassifications are primarily due to Short-term Capital Gains from Underlying Funds treated as ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

(c) 

Reclassifications are primarily due to Short-term Capital Gains from Underlying Funds treated as ordinary income for tax purposes and book/tax differences in the treatment of distributions.

2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is each Fund’s investment manager and Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation, LLC (“LMGAA”) is each Fund’s subadviser. Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”) manages each Fund’s cash and short-term instruments. Western Asset also manages the assets allocated to the Event Risk Management strategy for each of the Funds, except Retirement Fund, during the “Dynamic Rebalancing Period” (generally, five years before and five years after the target date). LMPFA, LMGAA and Western Asset are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”).

Under the investment management agreement, each Fund pays an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.10% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Funds. LMPFA delegates to the subadvisers the day-to-day portfolio management of the Funds.

LMGAA does not receive a fee from the manager (LMPFA). While a Fund is not in the Dynamic Rebalancing Period (generally, five years before and five years after the target date), the sub-advisory fee will be 0.02% of the portion of the Fund’s average daily net assets allocated to Western Asset for the management of cash and other short-term instruments, net of expense waivers and reimbursements. Such fee shall be paid to Western Asset by the manager out of the fee it receives from each Fund. While a Fund is in the Dynamic Rebalancing Period, the sub-advisory fee will be 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets allocated to Western Asset. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements between each Fund and LMPFA, the ratio of expenses, other than interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage, except for brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of ETFs, to average net assets of each Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I shares did not exceed 1.15%, 1.90%, 1.15%, 1.40% and 0.85%, respectively. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to June 1, 2015 without the Board of Trustees’ consent.

The expense limitations take into account the expenses of the Underlying Funds and brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of shares of ETFs. The expenses of the Underlying Funds are calculated based on an average of the net expense ratio (as shown in the

 

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most recent prospectus or shareholder report for each Underlying Fund as of the date of the Funds’ most recent prospectus) of the class of shares of each Underlying Fund held by a Fund, weighted in proportion to each Fund’s investment allocation among the Underlying Funds.

During the year ended January 31, 2014, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $184,557, $166,687, $183,671, $164,136, $167,163, $167,920, $154,589, $155,038 and $160,374 for Retirement 2015, Retirement 2020, Retirement 2025, Retirement 2030, Retirement 2035, Retirement 2040, Retirement 2045, Retirement 2050 and Retirement Fund, respectively.

The investment manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the investment manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of each Fund, in the class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC (“LMIS”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Legg Mason, serves as each Fund’s sole and exclusive distributor.

For each Fund, there is a maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. Each Fund has a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on Class C shares, which applies if redemption occurs within 12 months from purchase payment. For each Fund, in certain cases, Class A shares have a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if redemption occurs within 18 months from purchase payment. This CDSC only applies to those purchases of Class A shares, which, when combined with current holdings of other shares of funds sold by LMIS, equal or exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate for each Fund. These purchases do not incur an initial sales charge.

For the year ended January 31, 2014, LMIS and its affiliates retained sales charges of $85, $201, $371, $136, $238, $32 and $71 on sales of Class A shares of Retirement 2015, Retirement 2020, Retirement 2025, Retirement 2030, Retirement 2035, Retirement 2045 and Retirement 2050, respectively. In addition, for the year ended January 31, 2014, CDSCs paid to LMIS and its affiliates on Class C shares of Retirement 2025, Retirement 2035, Retirement 2040, Retirement 2050 and Retirement Fund were $63, $17, $40, $16 and $272, respectively.

For the year ended January 31, 2014, LMIS and its affiliates did not retain sales charges for Retirement 2040 and Retirement Fund. In addition, for the year ended January 31, 2014, there were no CDSCs paid to LMIS and its affiliates for Retirement 2015, Retirement 2020, Retirement 2030 and Retirement 2045.

All officers and one Trustee of the Trust are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Trust.

3. Investments

During the year ended January 31, 2014, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

        Purchases        Sales  
Retirement 2015      $ 2,558,936         $ 2,094,379   
Retirement 2020        2,776,161           2,173,389   
Retirement 2025        2,533,966           2,503,492   
Retirement 2030        2,405,008           2,144,029   
Retirement 2035        2,601,691           1,948,484   
Retirement 2040        2,709,032           2,446,906   
Retirement 2045        1,464,550           944,510   
Retirement 2050        2,035,471           1,206,413   
Retirement Fund        4,867,564           2,662,800   

 

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At January 31, 2014, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

        Gross unrealized
appreciation
       Gross unrealized
depreciation
       Net unrealized
appreciation
 
Retirement 2015      $ 718,279         $ (226,771)         $ 491,508   
Retirement 2020        1,069,213                     1,069,213   
Retirement 2025        1,675,152           (175,576)           1,499,576   
Retirement 2030        1,145,442           (6,579)           1,138,863   
Retirement 2035        1,414,555           (136,070)           1,278,485   
Retirement 2040        1,406,034                     1,406,034   
Retirement 2045        938,681           (119,434)           819,247   
Retirement 2050        807,257           (9,222)           798,035   
Retirement Fund        641,219           (127,629)           513,590   

4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

GAAP requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

Below is a table, grouped by derivative type, that provides information about the fair value and the location of derivatives within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at January 31, 2014.

 

ASSET DERIVATIVES1  
Retirement 2015      Equity Risk  
Purchased options2      $ 21,310   

 

1 

Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and for liability derivatives is payables/net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

2 

Market value of purchased options is reported in Investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments at value in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables provide information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Funds’ Statements of Operations for the year ended January 31, 2014. The first table provides additional detail about the amounts and sources of gains (losses) realized on derivatives during the period. The second table provides additional information about the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from the Funds’ derivatives and hedging activities during the period.

 

AMOUNT OF REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
Retirement 2015      Equity Risk  
Purchased options1      $ (45,285)   

 

1 

Net realized gain (loss) from purchased options is reported in net realized gain (loss) from sale of unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments in the Statements of Operations.

 

CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
Retirement 2015      Equity Risk  
Purchased options1      $ 17,133   

 

1 

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from purchased options is reported in the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments in the Statements of Operations.

During the year ended January 31, 2014, the volume of derivative activity for the Funds was as follows:

 

Retirement 2015      Average
Market Value
 
Purchased options      $ 14,451   

During the year ended January 31, 2014, Retirement 2020, Retirement 2025, Retirement 2030, Retirement 2035, Retirement 2040, Retirement 2045, Retirement 2050 and Retirement Fund did not invest directly in any derivative instruments.

The following table presents by financial instrument, the Funds’ derivative assets net of the related collateral held by the Funds at January 31, 2014:

 

Retirement 2015      Gross Amount of Derivative
Assets in the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities1
       Collateral Received        Net Amount  
Purchased options2      $ 21,310                   $ 21,310   

 

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1 

Absent an event of default or early termination, derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

2 

Market value of purchased options is reported in Investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds and investments at value in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

5. Class specific expenses, waivers and/or expense reimbursements

The Funds have adopted a Rule 12b-1 distribution plan and under that plan the Funds pay a service fee with respect to their Class A, Class C, Class FI and Class R shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. In addition, the Funds pay a distribution fee with respect to their Class C and Class R shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.75% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class, respectively. Service and distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

For the year ended January 31, 2014, class specific expenses were as follows:

 

        Service and/or
Distribution Fees
       Transfer Agent
Fees
 
Retirement 2015                      
Class A      $ 3,843         $ 6,117   
Class C        23,275           10,102   
Class FI        44           23   
Class R        170           71   
Class I                  100   
Total      $ 27,332         $ 16,413   
Retirement 2020                      
Class A      $ 4,110         $ 6,984   
Class C        25,579           10,333   
Class FI        36           30   
Class R        1,029           822   
Class I                  2,406   
Total      $ 30,754         $ 20,575   
Retirement 2025                      
Class A      $ 5,793         $ 10,049   
Class C        36,938           17,792   
Class FI        38           22   
Class R        421           309   
Class I                  4,833   
Total      $ 43,190         $ 33,005   
Retirement 2030                      
Class A      $ 2,757         $ 3,396   
Class C        21,749           9,438   
Class FI        45           22   
Class R        1,004           762   
Class I                  4,672   
Total      $ 25,555         $ 18,290   
Retirement 2035                      
Class A      $ 2,553         $ 4,173   
Class C        24,129           10,227   
Class FI        70           23   
Class R        1,022           829   
Class I                  5,627   
Total      $ 27,774         $ 20,879   
Retirement 2040                      
Class A      $ 3,214         $ 5,517   
Class C        19,424           7,894   
Class FI        50           23   
Class R        549           418   
Class I                  7,280   
Total      $ 23,237         $ 21,132   

 

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        Service and/or
Distribution Fees
       Transfer Agent
Fees
 
Retirement 2045                      
Class A      $ 1,900         $ 3,150   
Class C        10,243           3,645   
Class FI        39           22   
Class R        348           180   
Class I                  4,313   
Total      $ 12,530         $ 11,310   
Retirement 2050                      
Class A      $ 2,873         $ 4,000   
Class C        12,430           4,506   
Class FI        43           12   
Class R        701           441   
Class I                  2,672   
Total      $ 16,047         $ 11,631   
Retirement Fund                      
Class A      $ 8,105         $ 12,441   
Class C        19,750           6,993   
Class FI        119           30   
Class R        345           240   
Class I                  333   
Total      $ 28,319         $ 20,037   

For the year ended January 31, 2014, waivers and/or expense reimbursements by class were as follows:

 

        Waivers/Expense
Reimbursements
 
Retirement 2015           
Class A      $ 70,283   
Class C        108,597   
Class FI        773   
Class R        1,538   
Class I        3,366   
Total      $ 184,557   
Retirement 2020           
Class A      $ 53,670   
Class C        83,188   
Class FI        438   
Class R        6,698   
Class I        22,693   
Total      $ 166,687   
Retirement 2025           
Class A      $ 56,476   
Class C        91,363   
Class FI        320   
Class R        1,993   
Class I        33,519   
Total      $ 183,671   

 

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        Waivers/Expense
Reimbursements
 
Retirement 2030           
Class A      $ 36,249   
Class C        74,714   
Class FI        555   
Class R        6,723   
Class I        45,895   
Total      $ 164,136   
Retirement 2035           
Class A      $ 32,478   
Class C        77,252   
Class FI        811   
Class R        6,508   
Class I        50,114   
Total      $ 167,163   
Retirement 2040           
Class A      $ 39,636   
Class C        60,509   
Class FI        558   
Class R        3,361   
Class I        63,856   
Total      $ 167,920   
Retirement 2045           
Class A      $ 38,238   
Class C        51,318   
Class FI        738   
Class R        3,329   
Class I        60,966   
Total      $ 154,589   
Retirement 2050           
Class A      $ 53,824   
Class C        59,683   
Class FI        761   
Class R        6,473   
Class I        34,297   
Total      $ 155,038   
Retirement Fund           
Class A      $ 94,276   
Class C        60,138   
Class FI        1,326   
Class R        2,124   
Class I        2,510   
Total      $ 160,374   

 

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6. Distributions to shareholders by class

 

        Year Ended
January 31, 2014
       Year Ended
January 31, 2013
 
Retirement 2015                      
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 31,416         $ 17,334   
Class C        17,130           19,867   
Class FI        287           259   
Class R        655           287   
Class I        1,191           5,753   
Total      $ 50,679         $ 43,500   
Retirement 2020                      
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 28,452         $ 18,505   
Class C        20,756           26,085   
Class FI        231           249   
Class R        2,984           2,580   
Class I        12,460           29,205   
Total      $ 64,883         $ 76,624   
Net Realized Gains:                      
Class A      $ 28,700             
Class C        42,889             
Class FI        240             
Class R        3,331             
Class I        12,124             
Total      $ 87,284             
Retirement 2025                      
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 39,620         $ 33,484   
Class C        25,091           40,347   
Class FI        234           249   
Class R        1,141           1,050   
Class I        26,980           24,870   
Total      $ 93,066         $ 100,000   
Net Realized Gains:                      
Class A      $ 49,861         $ 1,048   
Class C        72,129           3,267   
Class FI        312           64   
Class R        1,793           145   
Class I        29,902           988   
Total      $ 153,997         $ 5,512   
Retirement 2030                      
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 19,274         $ 15,040   
Class C        16,530           25,187   
Class FI        329           299   
Class R        4,104           1,621   
Class I        25,187           25,853   
Total      $ 65,424         $ 68,000   

 

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        Year Ended
January 31, 2014
       Year Ended
January 31, 2013
 
Net Realized Gains:                      
Class A      $ 32,058             
Class C        60,157             
Class FI        517             
Class R        5,246             
Class I        38,612             
Total      $ 136,590             
Retirement 2035                      
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 19,505         $ 12,821   
Class C        21,246           27,656   
Class FI        491           421   
Class R        2,991           2,582   
Class I        31,108           25,520   
Total      $ 75,341         $ 69,000   
Net Realized Gains:                      
Class A      $ 17,301             
Class C        39,423             
Class FI        457             
Class R        3,260             
Class I        26,753             
Total      $ 87,194             
Retirement 2040                      
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 20,739         $ 10,621   
Class C        12,797           18,788   
Class FI        331           251   
Class R        3,112           292   
Class I        40,625           27,048   
Total      $ 77,604         $ 57,000   
Net Realized Gains:                      
Class A      $ 23,521             
Class C        30,845             
Class FI        331             
Class R        1,873             
Class I        34,043             
Total      $ 90,613             
Retirement 2045                      
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 13,234         $ 9,011   
Class C        6,489           6,671   
Class FI        237           200   
Class R        1,452           255   
Class I        24,001           16,363   
Total      $ 45,413         $ 32,500   
Net Realized Gains:                      
Class A      $ 4,697             
Class C        6,824             
Class FI        97             
Class R        387             
Class I        7,809             
Total      $ 19,814             

 

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Notes to financial statements (cont’d)

 

        Year Ended
January 31, 2014
       Year Ended
January 31, 2013
 
Retirement 2050                      
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 19,259         $ 11,522   
Class C        7,718           8,180   
Class FI        260           216   
Class R        3,969           462   
Class I        16,663           7,620   
Total      $ 47,869         $ 28,000   
Retirement Fund                      
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 72,519         $ 37,661   
Class C        17,967           24,285   
Class FI        986           1,012   
Class R        1,650           318   
Class I        1,491           3,496   
Total      $ 94,613         $ 66,772   
Net Realized Gains:                      
Class A      $ 14,389         $ 1,305   
Class C        5,806           2,617   
Class FI        186           102   
Class R        307           154   
Class I        347           82   
Total      $ 21,035         $ 4,260   

7. Shares of beneficial interest

At January 31, 2014, the Trust had an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized with a par value of $0.00001 per share. The Funds have the ability to issue multiple classes of shares. Each class of shares represents an identical interest and has the same rights, except that each class bears certain direct expenses, including those specifically related to the distribution of its shares.

Transactions in shares of each class were as follows:

 

     Year Ended
January 31, 2014
     Year Ended
January 31, 2013
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Retirement 2015                                    
Class A                                    
Shares sold      135,629       $ 1,674,284         64,986       $ 740,650   
Shares issued on reinvestment      2,507         31,416         1,495         17,334   
Shares repurchased      (72,041)         (887,821)         (39,735)         (455,721)   
Net increase      66,095       $ 817,879         26,746       $ 302,263   
Class C                                    
Shares sold      55,828       $ 681,770         107,103       $ 1,218,552   
Shares issued on reinvestment      1,368         17,118         1,708         19,808   
Shares repurchased      (94,721)         (1,147,904)         (208,339)         (2,363,971)   
Net decrease      (37,525)       $ (449,016)         (99,528)       $ (1,125,611)   
Class FI                                    
Shares sold      2       $ 30                   
Shares issued on reinvestment      23         287         22       $ 259   
Shares repurchased                      (4,793)         (55,000)   
Net increase (decrease)      25       $ 317         (4,771)       $ (54,741)   

 

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     Year Ended
January 31, 2014
     Year Ended
January 31, 2013
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Retirement 2015 continued                                    
Class R                                    
Shares sold      2,344       $ 28,998         245       $ 2,817   
Shares issued on reinvestment      22         273         22         250   
Shares repurchased                      (7,424)         (86,297)   
Net increase (decrease)      2,366       $ 29,271         (7,157)       $ (83,230)   
Class I                                    
Shares sold      5,726       $ 69,591         89,741       $ 1,036,106   
Shares issued on reinvestment      3         37                   
Shares repurchased      (8,359)         (100,189)         (90,294)         (1,027,472)   
Net increase (decrease)      (2,630)       $ (30,561)         (553)       $ 8,634   
Retirement 2020                                    
Class A                                    
Shares sold      113,945       $ 1,524,051         80,956       $ 987,655   
Shares issued on reinvestment      4,249         57,152         1,488         18,505   
Shares repurchased      (67,451)         (902,871)         (31,508)         (382,332)   
Net increase      50,743       $ 678,332         50,936       $ 623,828   
Class C                                    
Shares sold      85,776       $ 1,132,178         96,218       $ 1,163,748   
Shares issued on reinvestment      4,591         61,397         2,005         24,938   
Shares repurchased      (87,553)         (1,158,078)         (122,147)         (1,475,602)   
Net increase (decrease)      2,814       $ 35,497         (23,924)       $ (286,916)   
Class FI                                    
Shares issued on reinvestment      34       $ 471         21       $ 249   
Shares repurchased                      (4,625)         (55,000)   
Net increase (decrease)      34       $ 471         (4,604)       $ (54,751)   
Class R                                    
Shares sold      11,580       $ 150,928         8,116       $ 98,123   
Shares issued on reinvestment      259         3,457         196         2,435   
Shares repurchased      (7,011)         (96,667)         (7,226)         (87,361)   
Net increase      4,828       $ 57,718         1,086       $ 13,197   
Class I                                    
Shares sold      12,234       $ 162,419         25,044       $ 305,992   
Shares issued on reinvestment      144         1,933         90         1,128   
Shares repurchased      (27,800)         (360,000)         (89,441)         (1,102,616)   
Net decrease      (15,422)       $ (195,648)         (64,307)       $ (795,496)   
Retirement 2025                                    
Class A                                    
Shares sold      101,339       $ 1,347,350         97,601       $ 1,177,266   
Shares issued on reinvestment      6,625         89,481         2,815         34,532   
Shares repurchased      (62,299)         (818,534)         (10,965)         (129,492)   
Net increase      45,665       $ 618,297         89,451       $ 1,082,306   
Class C                                    
Shares sold      77,293       $ 1,021,209         122,016       $ 1,451,020   
Shares issued on reinvestment      6,741         90,260         3,388         41,472   
Shares repurchased      (131,745)         (1,737,684)         (131,155)         (1,563,723)   
Net decrease      (47,711)       $ (626,215)         (5,751)       $ (71,231)   

 

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Notes to financial statements (cont’d)

 

     Year Ended
January 31, 2014
     Year Ended
January 31, 2013
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Retirement 2025 continued                                    
Class FI                                    
Shares issued on reinvestment      40       $ 546         26       $ 313   
Shares repurchased                      (5,133)         (60,000)   
Net increase (decrease)      40       $ 546         (5,107)       $ (59,687)   
Class R                                    
Shares sold      1,168       $ 15,523         944       $ 11,476   
Shares issued on reinvestment      54         724         33         409   
Shares repurchased      (196)         (2,644)         (9,192)         (107,327)   
Net increase (decrease)      1,026       $ 13,603         (8,215)       $ (95,442)   
Class I                                    
Shares sold      23,593       $ 314,789         19,568       $ 234,987   
Shares issued on reinvestment      49         654         10         119   
Shares repurchased      (24,295)         (328,394)         (15,947)         (189,863)   
Net increase (decrease)      (653)       $ (12,951)         3,631       $ 45,243   
Retirement 2030                                    
Class A                                    
Shares sold      67,658       $ 894,446         60,773       $ 713,350   
Shares issued on reinvestment      3,892         51,320         1,252         15,029   
Shares repurchased      (21,935)         (288,467)         (44,456)         (528,671)   
Net increase      49,615       $ 657,299         17,569       $ 199,708   
Class C                                    
Shares sold      71,876       $ 928,984         123,169       $ 1,459,964   
Shares issued on reinvestment      5,564         72,549         2,028         24,350   
Shares repurchased      (116,067)         (1,513,848)         (174,551)         (2,065,414)   
Net decrease      (38,627)       $ (512,315)         (49,354)       $ (581,100)   
Class FI                                    
Shares sold      220       $ 3,000                   
Shares issued on reinvestment      65         846         25       $ 299   
Shares repurchased                      (3,104)         (35,000)   
Net increase (decrease)      285       $ 3,846         (3,079)       $ (34,701)   
Class R                                    
Shares sold      16,365       $ 209,252         3,245       $ 38,392   
Shares issued on reinvestment      276         3,645         82         978   
Shares repurchased      (889)         (11,864)         (9,221)         (108,989)   
Net increase (decrease)      15,752       $ 201,033         (5,894)       $ (69,619)   
Class I                                    
Shares sold      30,009       $ 390,574         20,796       $ 245,641   
Shares issued on reinvestment      6         85                   
Shares repurchased      (35,700)         (468,625)         (28,930)         (327,997)   
Net decrease      (5,685)       $ (77,966)         (8,134)       $ (82,356)   
Retirement 2035                                    
Class A                                    
Shares sold      55,511       $ 736,368         36,644       $ 421,522   
Shares issued on reinvestment      2,722         36,806         1,087         12,821   
Shares repurchased      (23,410)         (305,163)         (17,993)         (205,965)   
Net increase      34,823       $ 468,011         19,738       $ 228,378   

 

134    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


     Year Ended
January 31, 2014
     Year Ended
January 31, 2013
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Retirement 2035 continued                                    
Class C                                    
Shares sold      82,664       $ 1,077,048         124,111       $ 1,423,537   
Shares issued on reinvestment      4,478         59,693         2,341         27,628   
Shares repurchased      (96,559)         (1,259,961)         (119,894)         (1,393,928)   
Net increase (decrease)      (9,417)       $ (123,220)         6,558       $ 57,237   
Class FI                                    
Shares sold      219       $ 2,878         1,599       $ 17,465   
Shares issued on reinvestment      70         948         36         421   
Shares repurchased      (12)         (158)         (4,760)         (53,476)   
Net increase (decrease)      277       $ 3,668         (3,125)       $ (35,590)   
Class R                                    
Shares sold      3,753       $ 49,476         10,308       $ 119,711   
Shares issued on reinvestment      41         557         20         243   
Shares repurchased      (1,683)         (22,177)         (8,120)         (90,084)   
Net increase      2,111       $ 27,856         2,208       $ 29,870   
Class I                                    
Shares sold      47,746       $ 627,639         22,516       $ 259,978   
Shares issued on reinvestment      30         410                   
Shares repurchased      (30,072)         (393,719)         (25,686)         (295,794)   
Net increase (decrease)      17,704       $ 234,330         (3,170)       $ (35,816)   
Retirement 2040                                    
Class A                                    
Shares sold      113,184       $ 1,522,226         45,134       $ 523,550   
Shares issued on reinvestment      3,084         43,233         889         10,621   
Shares repurchased      (62,582)         (856,905)         (15,318)         (181,352)   
Net increase      53,686       $ 708,554         30,705       $ 352,819   
Class C                                    
Shares sold      65,806       $ 878,988         86,034       $ 1,004,341   
Shares issued on reinvestment      3,035         41,995         1,570         18,770   
Shares repurchased      (134,220)         (1,785,282)         (104,539)         (1,225,478)   
Net decrease      (65,379)       $ (864,299)         (16,935)       $ (202,367)   
Class FI                                    
Shares sold      211       $ 2,842                   
Shares issued on reinvestment      46         662         21       $ 251   
Shares repurchased                      (2,194)         (25,000)   
Net increase (decrease)      257       $ 3,504         (2,173)       $ (24,749)   
Class R                                    
Shares sold      16,508       $ 223,270         489       $ 5,726   
Shares issued on reinvestment      81         1,138         24         292   
Shares repurchased      (14)         (204)         (8,597)         (97,977)   
Net increase (decrease)      16,575       $ 224,204         (8,084)       $ (91,959)   
Class I                                    
Shares sold      43,643       $ 594,143         60,955       $ 727,293   
Shares issued on reinvestment      41         571                   
Shares repurchased      (31,446)         (433,857)         (39,932)         (465,855)   
Net increase      12,238       $ 160,857         21,023       $ 261,438   

 

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Notes to financial statements (cont’d)

 

     Year Ended
January 31, 2014
     Year Ended
January 31, 2013
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Retirement 2045                                    
Class A                                    
Shares sold      35,080       $ 480,653         34,182       $ 394,575   
Shares issued on reinvestment      1,262         17,931         758         9,011   
Shares repurchased      (15,752)         (210,334)         (17,964)         (212,933)   
Net increase      20,590       $ 288,250         16,976       $ 190,653   
Class C                                    
Shares sold      40,201       $ 535,920         49,216       $ 565,046   
Shares issued on reinvestment      941         13,072         560         6,663   
Shares repurchased      (53,838)         (731,993)         (71,126)         (822,628)   
Net decrease      (12,696)       $ (183,001)         (21,350)       $ (250,919)   
Class FI                                    
Shares issued on reinvestment      23       $ 334         17       $ 200   
Shares repurchased                      (19,900)         (225,000)   
Net increase (decrease)      23       $ 334         (19,883)       $ (224,800)   
Class R                                    
Shares sold      8,318       $ 114,084         165       $ 1,890   
Shares issued on reinvestment      91         1,315         22         255   
Shares repurchased      (1,966)         (26,798)         (8,903)         (103,108)   
Net increase (decrease)      6,443       $ 88,601         (8,716)       $ (100,963)   
Class I                                    
Shares sold      36,446       $ 494,794         29,581       $ 345,465   
Shares issued on reinvestment      97         1,375         58         683   
Shares repurchased      (18,087)         (253,469)         (17,973)         (216,997)   
Net increase      18,456       $ 242,700         11,666       $ 129,151   
Retirement 2050                                    
Class A                                    
Shares sold      43,915       $ 602,197         33,670       $ 390,748   
Shares issued on reinvestment      1,320         19,259         964         11,522   
Shares repurchased      (14,643)         (205,645)         (18,944)         (223,449)   
Net increase      30,592       $ 415,811         15,690       $ 178,821   
Class C                                    
Shares sold      62,787       $ 855,488         53,670       $ 625,399   
Shares issued on reinvestment      484         7,074         678         8,108   
Shares repurchased      (84,749)         (1,150,749)         (64,761)         (742,222)   
Net decrease      (21,478)       $ (288,187)         (10,413)       $ (108,715)   
Class FI                                    
Shares issued on reinvestment      19       $ 260         18       $ 216   
Shares repurchased                      (5,690)         (65,000)   
Net increase (decrease)      19       $ 260         (5,672)       $ (64,784)   
Class R                                    
Shares sold      18,045       $ 246,464         1,219       $ 14,085   
Shares issued on reinvestment      47         689         26         310   
Shares repurchased      (48)         (666)         (9,592)         (114,594)   
Net increase (decrease)      18,044       $ 246,487         (8,347)       $ (100,199)   

 

136    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


     Year Ended
January 31, 2014
     Year Ended
January 31, 2013
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Retirement 2050 continued                                    
Class I                                    
Shares sold      44,061       $ 607,370         23,393       $ 275,687   
Shares issued on reinvestment      1         21                   
Shares repurchased      (17,543)         (239,746)         (9,543)         (109,390)   
Net increase      26,519       $ 367,645         13,850       $ 166,297   
Retirement Fund                                    
Class A                                    
Shares sold      244,567       $ 3,312,457         139,697       $ 1,819,689   
Shares issued on reinvestment      5,844         80,242         2,749         36,308   
Shares repurchased      (98,522)         (1,345,762)         (52,854)         (683,471)   
Net increase      151,889       $ 2,046,937         89,592       $ 1,172,526   
Class C                                    
Shares sold      88,465       $ 1,211,440         147,040       $ 1,903,220   
Shares issued on reinvestment      1,708         23,464         1,948         25,750   
Shares repurchased      (95,503)         (1,303,282)         (108,787)         (1,410,953)   
Net increase (decrease)      (5,330)       $ (68,378)         40,201       $ 518,017   
Class FI                                    
Shares sold      2,428       $ 33,296         317       $ 4,137   
Shares issued on reinvestment      85         1,172         85         1,114   
Shares repurchased      (1,891)         (25,646)         (2,726)         (35,002)   
Net increase (decrease)      622       $ 8,822         (2,324)       $ (29,751)   
Class R                                    
Shares sold      5,297       $ 74,385                   
Shares issued on reinvestment      142         1,957         36       $ 472   
Shares repurchased                      (7,665)         (100,001)   
Net increase (decrease)      5,439       $ 76,342         (7,629)       $ (99,529)   
Class I                                    
Shares sold      7,997       $ 109,682         8,058       $ 104,514   
Shares issued on reinvestment      20         271         136         1,784   
Shares repurchased      (6,540)         (89,776)         (15,004)         (195,534)   
Net increase (decrease)      1,477       $ 20,177         (6,810)       $ (89,236)   

8. Transactions with affiliated Underlying Funds

As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Funds own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control. Legg Mason through sub-advisory agreements with its wholly owned subsidiaries, also provides investment management services to certain of the Underlying Funds held by the Funds. Based on the Funds’ relative ownership, the following Underlying Funds were considered affiliated companies for all or some portion of the year ended January 31, 2014. The following transactions were effected in shares of such Underlying Funds for the year ended January 31, 2014.

 

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Notes to financial statements (cont’d)

 

 

    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/13
    Purchased     Sold     Income
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Return
of
Capital
    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/14
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
from Sale
of Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
 
Retirement 2015     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares            
ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund   $ 109,216      $ 56,450        315      $ 67,766        419             $ 1,000             $ 127,109      $    5,134   

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund

    108,699        62,094        3,358        54,219        3,151      $ 1,705        5,089               127,072        2,881   
ClearBridge International Value Fund     233,977        169,160        16,500        141,558        14,706        4,011                      286,877        8,442   
Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust     96,191        82,332        4,208        47,386        2,361        2,232                      113,116        (1,886)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust     233,905        171,233        12,295        134,412        10,167        3,433                      287,352        5,588   
Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     108,744        58,559        4,051        56,394        4,229        1,146        3,013               126,867        3,606   
Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund     108,887        64,851        3,569        58,331        3,345        1,675        6,026               126,753        1,269   
Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund     518,776        345,495        30,997        267,157        23,302        8,200        5,364      $ 4,487        554,758        (4,863)   
Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund     188,703        111,319        7,830        73,648        5,146               6,269               217,577        (1,448)   
Royce Value Fund     114,448        92,047        7,186        77,777        6,454        509        9,537               134,897        4,023   
Western Asset Core Bond Fund     924,091        669,457        55,732        560,049        45,683        26,806                      1,022,877        (13,549)   
Western Asset High Yield Fund     83,302        60,368        6,650        35,023        3,834        5,968                      108,571        (323)   
    $ 2,828,939      $ 1,943,365              $ 1,573,720              $ 55,685     $ 36,298     $ 4,487      $ 3,233,826      $ 8,874   

 

    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/13
    Purchased     Sold     Income
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Return
of
Capital
    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/14
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
from Sale
of Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
 
Retirement 2020     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares            
ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund   $ 158,835      $ 74,479        426      $ 92,528        558             $ 1,379             $ 188,421      $  5,372   
Clearbridge Appreciation Fund     158,517        75,407        4,101        63,551        3,632      $ 2,465        7,042               188,419        3,049   
Clearbridge International Value Fund     322,364        203,494        20,208        170,499        17,173        5,244                      401,490        4,101   
Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust     129,134        102,893        5,298        55,924        2,735        2,993                      153,348        (2,924)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust     322,574        213,004        15,553        165,573        12,207        4,704                      402,180        2,127   
Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     158,594        68,991        4,844        65,856        4,896        1,597        4,194               188,154        3,944   
Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund     158,468        79,454        4,414        68,775        3,900        2,317        8,337               187,879        1,524   
Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund     635,814        374,674        33,447        271,655        23,681        10,201        6,706      $ 5,746        683,498        (1,586)   
Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund     234,471        118,760        8,418        67,232        4,682               7,410               275,852        (832)   
Royce Value Fund     142,358        90,944        7,163        76,140        6,084        617        11,527               169,950        2,160   
Western Asset Core Bond Fund     939,703        577,569        47,993        446,249        36,519        28,169                      1,055,226        (7,548)   
Western Asset High Yield Fund     44,537        33,496        3,705        7,744        839        3,596                      70,423        (144)   
    $ 3,405,369      $ 2,013,165              $ 1,551,726              $ 61,903      $ 46,595      $ 5,746      $ 3,964,840      $ 9,243   

 

138    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/13
    Purchased     Sold     Income
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Return
of
Capital
    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/14
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
from  Sale
of Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
 
Retirement 2025     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares            
ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund   $ 301,184      $ 46,772        272      $ 108,783        723             $ 2,422             $ 317,668      $ 16,817   
ClearBridge Appreciation Fund     299,687        76,184        4,162        89,475        5,355      $ 4,422        12,262               317,638        7,825   
ClearBridge International Value Fund     537,267        204,837        20,565        197,950        20,921        8,087                      609,207        13,150   
Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust     180,761        96,099        4,959        46,384        2,174        3,849                      200,282        (3,684)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust     537,964        216,979        15,913        193,079        14,546        7,379                      610,265        5,721   
Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     299,503        57,760        4,111        84,908        6,750        2,774        7,286               317,182        10,292   
Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund     298,713        95,004        5,331        110,037        6,430        4,056        14,598               316,671        4,563   
Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund     962,160        371,910        33,180        339,262        29,334        14,529        9,402      $ 7,986        917,333        (4,270)   
Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund     363,515        95,553        6,759        57,813        3,991               10,653               386,007        (1,413)   
Royce Value Fund     219,955        60,355        4,849        61,038        5,132        882        16,473               237,566        3,563   
Western Asset Core Bond Fund     995,045        444,977        36,973        397,008        32,222        27,977                      1,028,582        (10,008)   
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund     71,745        30,359        5,651        35,777        6,739        4,659                      56,212        (1,477)   
Western Asset High Yield Fund     29,020        10,755        1,193        7,068        782        2,155                      32,635        32   
    $ 5,096,519      $ 1,807,544              $ 1,728,582              $ 80,769      $ 73,096      $ 7,986      $ 5,347,248      $ 41,111   

 

    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/13
    Purchased     Sold     Income
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Return
of
Capital
    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/14
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
from  Sale
of Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
 
Retirement 2030     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares            
ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund   $ 220,614      $ 101,645        591      $ 137,017        848             $ 1,895             $ 247,218      $ 12,383   
Clearbridge Appreciation Fund     220,337        79,657        4,364        80,087        4,505      $ 3,364        9,644               247,195        2,313   
Clearbridge International Value Fund     342,843        204,753        20,239        188,306        18,712        5,453                      408,165        5,594   
Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust     85,960        54,702        2,823        27,898        1,309        1,902                      98,634        (2,398)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust     344,822        192,488        14,092        162,794        11,986        4,938                      408,817        2,506   
Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     221,449        83,140        5,879        95,412        7,005        2,175        5,714               246,891        4,888   
Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund     219,999        100,926        5,626        100,607        5,702        3,170        11,406               246,516        2,494   
Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund     549,140        376,911        33,923        265,978        22,741        10,226        5,822      $ 3,704        619,720        (9,520)   
Royce Value Fund, Institutional Class Shares     136,429        71,463        5,670        67,584        5,408        585        10,929               152,975        2,316   
Western Asset Core Bond Fund     461,591        293,049        24,394        237,281        19,343        13,749                      511,304        (5,681)   

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    129,674        71,756        13,292        54,770        9,965        8,656                      128,231        (2,870)   
Western Asset High Yield Fund     28,602        15,366        1,699        13,226        1,459        2,166                      30,662        (26)   
    $ 2,961,460      $ 1,645,856              $ 1,430,960              $ 56,384      $ 45,410      $ 3,704      $ 3,346,328      $ 11,999   

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report   139


Notes to financial statements (cont’d)

 

 

    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/13
    Purchased     Sold     Income
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Return
of
Capital
    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/14
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
from  Sale
of Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
 
Retirement 2035     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares            
ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund   $ 287,384      $ 136,575        799      $ 168,101        1,027             $ 2,625             $ 342,992      $ 11,699   
ClearBridge Appreciation Fund     286,500        124,977        6,877        106,006        5,900      $ 4,756        13,371               342,966        1,094   
ClearBridge International Value Fund     371,097        230,224        22,913        173,767        17,450        6,373                      483,987        3,733   
Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust     59,040        36,900        1,884        13,641        640        1,450                      71,393        (1,441)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust     372,107        233,023        17,020        158,485        11,707        5,773                      484,803        915   
Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     286,144        111,487        7,918        108,929        7,810        3,016        7,921               342,506        2,671   
Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund     285,778        147,142        8,258        126,898        7,159        4,413        15,879               341,927        1,602   
Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund     226,772        221,770        20,172        80,475        6,843        3,687        2,525      $ 2,146        349,121        (3,063)   
Royce Value Fund     142,470        69,483        5,597        51,760        4,213        649        12,134               173,995        1,840   
Western Asset Core Bond Fund     309,129        224,172        18,633        145,845        11,850        9,372                      383,231        (4,645)   
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund     219,252        152,471        28,057        85,233        14,753        14,671                      255,438        (6,633)   
Western Asset High Yield Fund     80,441        34,542        3,778        39,875        4,391        5,742                      74,505        (75)   
    $ 2,926,114      $ 1,722,766              $ 1,259,015              $ 59,902     $ 54,455      $ 2,146      $ 3,646,864      $ 7,697   

 

    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/13
    Purchased     Sold     Income
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/14
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
from  Sale
of Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
 
Retirement 2040     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares          
ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund   $ 374,789      $ 179,424        1,049      $ 228,558        1,396             $ 3,424      $ 437,635      $ 14,243   
ClearBridge Appreciation Fund     373,139        165,468        9,116        148,761        8,333      $ 5,871        17,297        437,598        2,439   
ClearBridge International Value Fund     387,635        252,696        24,896        203,782        20,275        6,596               493,538        2,218   
Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust     57,148        35,887        1,830        28,840        1,440        1,337               54,537        (2,340)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust     389,667        271,575        19,705        206,382        15,064        5,725               494,419        (182)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     374,753        162,621        11,598        168,517        12,224        3,921        10,300        437,042        3,983   
Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund     373,269        184,654        10,388        166,501        9,521        5,698        20,506        436,313        3,499   
Royce Value Fund     147,537        72,878        5,783        59,408        4,809        667        12,461        174,275        1,992   
Western Asset Core Bond Fund     145,244        91,466        7,621        96,365        7,910        4,716               138,349        (1,866)   
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund     233,956        185,521        34,315        165,642        29,333        16,121               226,219        (12,842)   
    $ 2,857,137      $ 1,602,190              $ 1,472,756              $ 50,652      $ 63,988      $ 3,329,925      $  11,144   

 

140    Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report


    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/13
    Purchased     Sold     Income
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/14
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
from  Sale
of Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
 
Retirement 2045     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares          
ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund   $ 191,457      $ 98,239        566      $ 99,453        578             $ 1,940      $ 256,255      $  3,547   
ClearBridge Appreciation Fund     190,653        100,976        5,554        62,042        3,392      $ 3,407        9,869        256,283        (242)   
ClearBridge International Value Fund     182,155        119,509        11,926        89,222        8,755        3,459               242,984        1,478   
Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging
Markets Trust
    68,242        57,203        2,921        20,194        955        1,804               91,983        (1,894)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust     182,524        108,389        7,951        68,668        4,955        3,039               243,401        (568)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     190,496        95,467        6,779        69,047        4,848        2,224        5,843        255,910        253   
Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap
Value Fund
    190,404        116,288        6,521        76,535        4,260        3,248        11,689        255,550        65   
Royce Value Fund     115,407        69,498        5,556        42,883        3,396        569        10,629        154,258        517   
Western Asset Core Bond Fund     75,833        53,125        4,407        25,328        2,052        2,674               102,303        (728)   
Western Asset Emerging Markets
Debt Fund
    81,477        70,554        12,965        27,561        4,706        6,204               111,598        (2,361)   
    $ 1,468,648      $ 889,248              $ 580,933              $ 26,628      $ 39,970      $ 1,970,525      $       67   

 

    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/13
    Purchased     Sold     Income
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/14
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
from  Sale
of Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
 
Retirement 2050     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares          
ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund   $ 203,157      $ 134,628        780      $ 115,185        685             $ 2,078      $ 293,225      $ 2,914   
ClearBridge Appreciation Fund     202,663        159,511        8,727        96,567        5,312      $ 3,886        10,575        293,145        (467)   
ClearBridge International Value Fund     193,433        158,251        15,646        106,300        10,476        3,701               277,988        1,300   
Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust     72,439        74,422        3,821        27,623        1,307        2,022               105,275        (2,123)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust     194,052        167,848        12,191        104,871        7,636        3,398               278,427        29   
Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     202,442        137,444        9,712        88,058        6,276        2,383        6,260        292,726        242   
Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund     202,345        148,905        8,334        85,146        4,785        3,481        12,525        292,339        (146)   
Royce Value Fund     122,735        97,111        7,700        55,689        4,438        619        11,543        176,434        611   
Western Asset Core Bond Fund     80,630        67,447        5,611        29,807        2,412        2,847               117,116        (807)   
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund     86,896        89,205        16,517        35,148        5,987        6,705               127,685        (2,747)   
    $ 1,560,792      $ 1,234,772              $ 744,394              $ 29,042      $ 42,981      $ 2,254,360      $ (1,194)   

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series 2014 Annual Report   141


Notes to financial statements (cont’d)

 

 

    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/13
    Purchased     Sold     Income
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Return
of
Capital
    Affiliate
Value at
1/31/14
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
from  Sale
of Affiliated
Underlying
Funds
 
Retirement Fund     Cost     Shares     Cost     Shares            
ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund   $ 48,144      $ 54,856        317      $ 39,310        235             $ 606             $ 81,220      $ 1,990   
ClearBridge Appreciation Fund     47,613        58,301        3,177        30,881        1,707      $ 1,102        3,099               81,257        719   
ClearBridge International Value Fund     151,807        217,802        21,734        129,048        12,937        3,602                      270,624        5,152   
Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets Trust     73,990        117,486        6,135        50,415        2,507        2,336                      126,510        (1,315)   
Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity Trust     152,504        219,258        16,030        119,864        8,812        3,058                      271,022        3,236   
Legg Mason Batterymarch U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     48,074        59,536        4,201        36,379        2,611        699        1,837               81,137        1,221   
Legg Mason BW Diversified Large Cap Value Fund     47,770        61,091        3,396        33,741        1,898        1,020        3,671               80,976        759   
Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund     558,904        655,533        58,753        334,868        29,069        11,379        6,070      $ 6,031        826,580        (6,664)   
Legg Mason Strategic Real Return Fund     196,261        234,358        16,587        112,777        7,868               8,758               307,962        (1,677)   
Royce Value Fund     115,325        172,652        13,575        103,285        8,201        719        13,433               195,407        2,315   
Western Asset Core Bond Fund     1,561,097        1,824,122        152,314        1,047,265        85,611        60,322                      2,324,694        (24,365)   
Western Asset High Yield Fund     258,980        304,554        33,616        157,336        17,221        23,354                      407,036        (1,036)   
    $ 3,260,469      $ 3,979,549              $ 2,195,169              $ 107,591      $ 37,474      $ 6,031      $ 5,054,425      $ (19,665)   

9. Income tax information and distributions to shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014 was as follows:

 

        Retirement 2015        Retirement 2020        Retirement 2025  
Distributions Paid From:                                 
Ordinary income      $ 50,679         $ 84,222         $ 143,197   
Net long-term capital gains                  67,945           103,866   
Total distributions paid      $ 50,679         $ 152,167         $ 247,063   
        Retirement 2030        Retirement 2035        Retirement 2040  
Distributions Paid From:                                 
Ordinary income      $ 95,853         $ 96,676         $ 113,742   
Net long-term capital gains        106,161           65,859           54,475   
Total distributions paid      $ 202,014         $ 162,535         $ 168,217   
        Retirement 2045        Retirement 2050        Retirement Fund  
Distributions Paid From:                                 
Ordinary income      $ 49,963         $ 47,869         $ 108,092   
Net long-term capital gains        15,264                     7,556   
Total distributions paid      $ 65,227         $ 47,869         $ 115,648   

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

        Retirement 2015        Retirement 2020        Retirement 2025  
Distributions Paid From:                                 
Ordinary income      $ 43,500         $ 76,624         $ 100,000   
Net long-term capital gains                            5,512   
Total distributions paid      $ 43,500         $ 76,624         $ 105,512   
        Retirement 2030        Retirement 2035        Retirement 2040  
Distributions Paid From:                                 
Ordinary income      $ 68,000         $ 69,000         $ 57,000   

 

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        Retirement 2045        Retirement 2050        Retirement Fund  
Distributions Paid From:                                 
Ordinary income      $ 32,500         $ 28,000         $ 66,774   
Net long-term capital gains                            4,258   
Total distributions paid      $ 32,500         $ 28,000         $ 71,032   

As of January 31, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Retirement 2015        Retirement 2020        Retirement 2025  
Undistributed ordinary income — net      $ 1,655         $ 5,940         $ 5,998   
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net                  31,149           61,322   
Total undistributed earnings      $ 1,655         $ 37,089         $ 67,320   
Deferred capital losses        (37,707)                    
Other book/tax temporary differences        1,308 (a)         (3,478) (a)         (5,283) (a) 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        491,508 (c)         1,069,213 (c)         1,499,576 (c) 
Total accumulated earnings (losses) — net      $ 456,764        $ 1,102,824        $ 1,561,613  
        Retirement 2030        Retirement 2035        Retirement 2040  
Undistributed ordinary income — net      $ 9,959         $ 4,774         $ 3,072   
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net        39,978          45,492          51,785  
Total undistributed earnings      $ 49,937         $ 50,266         $ 54,857   
Other book/tax temporary differences        (3,345) (a)         (4,845) (a)         (6,027) (b) 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        1,138,863 (c)         1,278,485 (c)         1,406,034 (c) 
Total accumulated earnings (losses) — net      $ 1,185,455        $ 1,323,906        $ 1,454,864  
        Retirement 2045        Retirement 2050        Retirement Fund  
Undistributed ordinary income — net      $ 5,774                   $ 18,141   
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net        30,588        $ 5,223          19,402  
Total undistributed earnings      $ 36,362         $ 5,223        $ 37,543   
Other book/tax temporary differences        (3,346) (a)         (3,942) (b)         (3,961) (a) 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        819,247 (c)         798,035 (c)         513,590 (c) 
Total accumulated earnings (losses) — net      $ 852,263        $ 799,316        $ 547,172  

During the current year ended January 31, 2014, Retirement 2050 and Retirement Fund utilized all of their respective capital loss carryforward and deferred capital losses available from prior years.

 

* These capital losses have been deferred in the current year as either short-term or long-term losses. The losses will be deemed to occur on the first day of the next taxable year in the same character as they were originally deferred and will be available to offset future taxable capital gains.

 

(a) 

Other book/tax temporary differences are attributable to book/tax differences in the timing of the deductibility of various expenses.

 

(b) 

Other book/tax temporary differences are attributable to the deferral of certain late year losses for tax purposes and book/tax differences in the timing of the deductibility of various expenses.

 

(c) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

10. Recent accounting pronouncement

The Funds have adopted the disclosure provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2011-11 (“ASU 2011-11”), Balance Sheet (Topic 210) — Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities along with the related scope clarification provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update 2013-01 (“ASU 2013-01”) entitled Balance Sheet (Topic 210) — Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU 2011-11 is intended to enhance disclosures on the offsetting of financial assets and liabilities by requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information about financial instruments and transactions that are either offset in the statements of assets and liabilities or subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement. ASU 2013-01 limits the scope of ASU 2011-11’s disclosure requirements on offsetting to financial assets and financial liabilities related to derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions.

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050, and Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust, including the schedules of investments, as of January 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian, the investee funds’ transfer agents and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050, and Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund as of January 31, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

New York, New York

March 18, 2014

 

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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited)

 

At a meeting of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Board considered the re-approval for an annual period of the management agreement between the Trust, on behalf of each of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050, and Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (the “Manager”) pursuant to which the Manager provides the Fund with investment advisory and administrative services, the sub-advisory agreement between the Manager and Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation, LLC (“LMGAA”) pursuant to which LMGAA provides day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio, and the sub-advisory agreement between the Manager and Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset” and, together with LMGAA, the “Sub-Advisers”) pursuant to which Western Asset provides day-to-day management of the Fund’s assets allocated to the Fund’s Event Risk Management strategy and of the Fund’s cash and short-term instruments. (The management agreement and sub-advisory agreements are collectively referred to as the “Agreements.”) The Manager and the Sub-Advisers are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. The Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”)) of the Funds were assisted in their review by Fund counsel and independent legal counsel and met with independent legal counsel in executive sessions separate from representatives of the Manager and the Sub-Advisers. The Independent Trustees requested and received information from the Manager and the Sub-Advisers they deemed reasonably necessary for their review of the Agreements and the performance of the Manager and the Sub-Advisers. Included was information about the Manager, the Sub-Advisers and the Funds’ distributor, as well as the management, sub-advisory and distribution arrangements for each Fund and other funds overseen by the Board. This information was initially reviewed by a special committee of the Independent Trustees and then by the full Board.

In voting to approve the Agreements, as to each Fund, the Independent Trustees considered whether the approval of the Agreements would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, an evaluation based on several factors including those discussed below.

Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services provided to the Funds under the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements

As to each Fund, the Board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers under the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively, during the past year. The Trustees also considered the Manager’s supervisory activities over the Sub-Advisers. In addition, the Independent Trustees received and considered other information regarding the administrative and other services rendered to the Fund and its shareholders by the Manager. The Board noted information received at regular meetings throughout the year related to the services rendered by the Manager in its management of each Fund’s affairs and the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Sub-Advisers and the Fund’s other service providers. The Board’s evaluation of the services provided by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers took into account the Board’s knowledge and familiarity gained as Trustees of funds in the Legg Mason fund complex, including the scope and quality of the investment management and other capabilities of the Manager and the Sub-Advisers and the quality of the Manager’s administrative and other services. The Board observed that the scope of services provided by the Manager had expanded over time as a result of regulatory and other developments, including maintaining and monitoring its own and the Funds’ compliance programs. The Board reviewed information received from the Manager and the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer regarding each Fund’s compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of each Fund’s senior personnel and the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Board considered the degree to which the Manager implemented organizational changes to improve investment results and the services provided to the Legg Mason fund complex. The Board also considered, based on its knowledge of the Manager and the Manager’s affiliates, the financial resources available to the Manager’s parent organization, Legg Mason, Inc.

The Board also considered the division of responsibilities among the Manager and the Sub-Advisers and the oversight provided by the Manager. The Board also considered the Manager’s and LMGAA’s brokerage policies and practices, the standards applied in seeking best execution, their policies and practices regarding soft dollars, and the existence of quality controls applicable to brokerage allocation procedures. In addition, management also reported to the Board on, among other things, its business plans, recent organizational changes, portfolio manager compensation plan and policy regarding portfolio managers’ ownership of fund shares.

The Board concluded that, overall, it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) under the respective Agreement by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers.

 

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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Fund Performance

As to each Fund, the Board received and reviewed performance information for the Fund and for all retail and institutional mixed-asset target funds with the same target date as the particular Fund or, for Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund, mixed-asset target today funds (the “Performance Universe”) selected by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data. As to each Fund, the Board was provided with a description of the methodology Lipper used to determine the similarity of the Fund with the funds included in the Performance Universe. The Trustees noted that they also had received and discussed with management at periodic intervals information on the investment performance of the Funds in comparison to similar mutual funds and benchmark performance indices. The information comparing each Fund’s performance to that of its Performance Universe was for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2013. Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035 and Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050 performed below the median performance of the funds in the respective Performance Universe for each period. Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020 performed better than the median performance of the funds in the Performance Universe for the one-year period and performed at the median performance of the funds in the Performance Universe for the three-year period. Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030 and Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045 performed better than the median performance of the funds in the respective Performance Universe for the one-year period, but performed below the median performance of the funds in the respective Performance Universe for the three-year period. Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040 and Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund performed better than the median performance of the funds in the respective Performance Universe for each period. The Board also reviewed performance information provided by the Manager for periods ended September 30, 2013, which showed that the performance of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040, Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045 and Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050 was below the Lipper category average and that the performance of Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020 and Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund was better than the Lipper category average during the third quarter. The Trustees then discussed with representatives of management the portfolio management strategy of the Funds’ portfolio managers. The Trustees noted that the Manager and LMGAA were committed to providing the resources necessary to assist the Funds’ portfolio managers and improve Fund performance. Based on its review, as to each Fund, the Board generally was satisfied with management’s efforts to improve performance going forward. The Board determined to continue to evaluate the Funds’ performance and directed the Independent Trustees’ performance committee to continue to periodically review Fund performance with the Manager and report to the full Board during periods between Board meetings.

Management Fees and Expense Ratios

As to each Fund, the Board reviewed and considered, the contractual management fee (the “Contractual Management Fee”) payable by the Fund to the Manager in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management and sub-advisory services provided by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers, respectively. The Board noted that each Fund bears indirectly its pro rata share of the expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests, including management fees payable by such underlying funds to the Manager or its affiliates. The Board also noted that the Manager, and not the Fund, pays the sub-advisory fees to the Sub-Advisers and, accordingly, that the retention of the Sub-Advisers does not increase the fees and expenses incurred by the Fund. In addition, because of the Manager’s fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangement in effect for the Fund, the Board also reviewed and considered the actual management fee rate (after taking into account waivers and reimbursements) (the “Actual Management Fee”).

The Board received an analysis of complex-wide management fees provided by the Manager, which, among other things, set out a framework of fees based on asset classes. Management reviewed with the Board the scope of services provided to the Fund by the Manager, noting that the Fund is provided with regulatory compliance and administrative services, office facilities and Fund officers (including the Fund’s chief financial, chief legal and chief compliance officers), and that the Manager coordinates and oversees the provision of services to the Fund by other fund service providers, including the Sub-Advisers. Management also discussed with the Board the Fund’s distribution arrangements, including how amounts received by the Fund’s distributor are expended, and the fees received and expenses incurred in connection with such arrangements by affiliates of the Manager.

Additionally, the Board received and considered information comparing each Fund’s Contractual Management Fee and Actual Management Fee and the Fund’s overall expense ratio with those of a group of retail level load actively and passively managed affiliated mixed-asset target funds of funds with the same target date as the particular Fund or, for Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund, mixed-asset target today funds of funds selected by Lipper as comparable to the particular Fund (the “Expense Group”), and a broader group of funds selected by Lipper consisting of all retail level load actively and passively managed affiliated mixed-asset target funds of funds with the same target date as the particular Fund or, for Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund, mixed-asset target today funds of funds (the “Expense Universe”). This information showed that each Fund’s Contractual Management Fee and Actual Management Fee were lower than the median of management fees paid by the funds in the Fund’s Expense Group and that each Fund’s Actual Management Fee was lower

 

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than the average management fee paid by the funds in the Fund’s Expense Universe. This information also showed that the total expense ratio (including underlying fund expenses) of each Fund was higher than the median of the total expense ratios of the funds in the respective Fund’s Expense Group and higher than the average total expense ratio of the funds in the respective Fund’s Expense Universe. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s total expense ratio was impacted by transfer agent costs that were higher than the average transfer agent costs of the funds in the Expense Group and the Expense Universe. The Trustees also noted the Manager’s fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangement.

Manager Profitability

The Board received and considered a profitability analysis of the Manager and its affiliates in providing services to the Funds. The Board also received profitability information with respect to the Legg Mason fund complex as a whole. In addition, the Board received information with respect to the Manager’s allocation methodologies used in preparing this profitability data as well as a report from an outside consultant that had reviewed the Manager’s methodology. The Board also noted the profitability percentage ranges determined by appropriate court cases to be reasonable given the services rendered to investment companies. As to each Fund, the Board determined that the Manager’s profitability was not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund.

Economies of Scale

As to each Fund, the Board received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund as the Fund’s assets grow, whether the Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the Fund were being passed along to the shareholders.

As to each Fund, the Board also noted that to the extent the Fund’s assets increase over time, the Fund and its shareholders should realize economies of scale as certain expenses, such as fixed fund fees, become a smaller percentage of overall assets. The Board noted that it appeared that the benefits of any economies of scale also would be appropriately shared with shareholders through increased investment in fund management and administration resources.

Taking all of the above into consideration, the Board determined that, as to each Fund, the management fee was reasonable in light of the comparative performance and expense information and the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Agreements. In addition, the Board determined that, as to each Fund, the fees charged by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers under the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively, with respect to the Fund were for services provided in addition to, and were not duplicative of, services provided under the advisory contracts of the underlying funds in which the Fund invested.

Other Benefits to the Manager

As to each Fund, the Board considered other benefits received by the Manager and its affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers, as a result of the Manager’s relationship with the Fund, including the opportunity to offer additional products and services to Fund shareholders.

In light of the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Funds and the Manager’s ongoing commitment to each Fund, the profits and other ancillary benefits that the Manager and its affiliates received were considered reasonable.

As to each Fund, based on their discussions and considerations, including those described above, the Trustees approved the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements to continue for another year.

No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in determining whether to approve the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements for each Fund.

 

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Additional information (unaudited)

Information about Trustees and Officers

 

The business and affairs of Legg Mason Retirement Series (the “Funds”) are conducted by management under the supervision and subject to the direction of its Board of Trustees. The business address of each Trustee is c/o Kenneth D. Fuller, Legg Mason, 100 International Drive, 11th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Information pertaining to the Trustees and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the Fund at 1-877-721-1926.

 

Independent Trustees:
Paul R. Ades
Year of birth    1940
Position(s) with Trust    Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 1983
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Paul R. Ades, PLLC (law firm) (since 2000)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee    52
Other board memberships held by Trustee during past five years    None
Andrew L. Breech
Year of birth    1952
Position(s) with Trust    Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 1991
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    President, Dealer Operating Control Service, Inc. (automotive retail management) (since 1985)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee    52
Other board memberships held by Trustee during past five years    None
Dwight B. Crane
Year of birth    1937
Position(s) with Trust    Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 1981
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School (since 2007); formerly, Professor, Harvard Business School (1969 to 2007); Independent Consultant (since 1969)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee    52
Other board memberships held by Trustee during past five years    None
Frank G. Hubbard
Year of birth    1937
Position(s) with Trust    Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 1993
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    President, Avatar International Inc. (business development) (since 1998)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee    52
Other board memberships held by Trustee during past five years    None

 

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Independent Trustees cont’d
Howard J. Johnson
Year of birth    1938
Position(s) with Trust    Trustee and Chairman
Term of office1 and length of time served2    From 1981 to 1998; since 2000 and since 2013
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Chief Executive Officer, Genesis Imaging LLC (technology company) (since 2003)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee    52
Other board memberships held by Trustee during past five years    None
Jerome H. Miller
Year of birth    1938
Position(s) with Trust    Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 1995
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Retired
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee    52
Other board memberships held by Trustee during past five years    None
Ken Miller
Year of birth    1942
Position(s) with Trust    Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 1983
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Retired; formerly, President, Young Stuff Apparel Group, Inc. (apparel manufacturer), division of Li & Fung (1963 to 2012)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee    52
Other board memberships held by Trustee during past five years    None
John J. Murphy
Year of birth    1944
Position(s) with Trust    Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 2002
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Founder and Senior Principal, Murphy Capital Management (investment management) (since 1983)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee    52
Other board memberships held by Trustee during past five years    Trustee, UBS Funds (35 funds) (since 2008); Trustee, Consulting Group Capital Markets Funds (11 funds) (since 2002); Director, Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. (since 2013); formerly, Director, Nicholas Applegate Institutional Funds (12 funds) (2005 to 2010)
Thomas F. Schlafly
Year of birth    1948
Position(s) with Trust    Trustee
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 1983
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Chairman, The Saint Louis Brewery, LLC (brewery) (since 2012); formerly, President, The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc. (1989 to 2012); Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP (law firm) (since 2009); formerly, Of Counsel, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP (law firm) and its predecessor firms (1984 to 2009)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee    52
Other board memberships held by Trustee during past five years    Director, Citizens National Bank of Greater St. Louis (since 2006)

 

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Additional information (unaudited) (cont’d)

Information about Trustees and Officers

 

Interested Trustee and Officer:     
Kenneth D. Fuller3   
Year of birth    1958
Position(s) with Trust    Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 2013
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Managing Director of Legg Mason & Co., LLC (“Legg Mason & Co.”) (since 2013); Officer and/or Trustee/Director of 168 funds associated with Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) or its affiliates (since 2013); President and Chief Executive Officer of LM Asset Services, LLC (“LMAS”) and Legg Mason Fund Asset Management, Inc. (“LMFAM”) (formerly registered investment advisers) (since 2013); formerly, Senior Vice President of LMPFA (2012 to 2013); formerly, Director of Legg Mason & Co. (2012 to 2013); formerly, Vice President of Legg Mason & Co. (2009 to 2012); formerly, Vice President — Equity Division of T. Rowe Price Associates (1993 to 2009), as well as Investment Analyst and Portfolio Manager for certain asset allocation accounts (2004 to 2009)
Number of funds in fund complex overseen by Trustee    156
Other board memberships held by Trustee during past five years    None
Additional Officers     

Ted P. Becker

Legg Mason

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

  
Year of birth    1951
Position(s) with Trust    Chief Compliance Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 2007
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Director of Global Compliance at Legg Mason (since 2006); Chief Compliance Officer of LMPFA (since 2006); Managing Director of Compliance of Legg Mason & Co. (since 2005); Chief Compliance Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2006)

Susan Kerr

Legg Mason
620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

  
Year of birth    1949
Position(s) with Trust    Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 2013
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Assistant Vice President of Legg Mason & Co. and Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC (“LMIS”) (since 2010); Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2013) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of LMIS (since 2012); Senior Compliance Officer of LMIS (since 2011); formerly, AML Consultant, DTCC (2010); formerly, AML Consultant, Rabobank Netherlands, (2009); formerly, First Vice President, Director of Marketing & Advertising Compliance and Manager of Communications Review Group at Citigroup Inc. (1996 to 2008)

Vanessa A. Williams

Legg Mason
100 First Stamford Place, 6th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902

Year of birth    1979
Position(s) with Trust    Identity Theft Prevention Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 2011
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Vice President of Legg Mason & Co. (since 2012); Identity Theft Prevention Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2011); formerly, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (2011 to 2013); formerly, Senior Compliance Officer of Legg Mason & Co. (2008 to 2011); formerly, Compliance Analyst of Legg Mason & Co. (2006 to 2008) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2006)

 

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Additional Officers cont’d     

Robert I. Frenkel

Legg Mason

100 First Stamford Place, 6th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902

Year of birth    1954
Position(s) with Trust    Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 2007
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Legg Mason (since 2006); Managing Director and General Counsel of Global Mutual Funds for Legg Mason & Co. (since 2006) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (since 1994); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2006) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2006)

Thomas C. Mandia

Legg Mason

100 First Stamford Place, 6th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902

Year of birth    1962
Position(s) with Trust    Assistant Secretary
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 2007
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel of Legg Mason & Co. (since 2005) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2005); Secretary of LMPFA (since 2006); Assistant Secretary of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2006) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2006); Secretary of LMAS (since 2002) and LMFAM (since 2013)

Richard F. Sennett

Legg Mason

100 International Drive, 7th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202

  
Year of birth    1970
Position(s) with Trust    Principal Financial Officer
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 2011
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2011 and since 2013); Managing Director of Legg Mason & Co. and Senior Manager of the Treasury Policy group for Legg Mason & Co.’s Global Fiduciary Platform (since 2011); formerly, Chief Accountant within the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (2007 to 2011); formerly, Assistant Chief Accountant within the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (2002 to 2007)

Albert Laskaj

Legg Mason

100 First Stamford Place, 6th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902

Year of birth    1977
Position(s) with Trust    Treasurer
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 2010
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Director of Legg Mason & Co. (since 2013); Vice President of Legg Mason & Co. (2008 to 2013); Treasurer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2010); formerly, Controller of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (prior to 2010)

 

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Additional information (unaudited) (cont’d)

Information about Trustees and Officers

 

Additional Officers cont’d     

Jeanne M. Kelly

Legg Mason

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

  
Year of birth    1951
Position(s) with Trust    Senior Vice President
Term of office1 and length of time served2    Since 2007
Principal occupation(s) during past five years    Senior Vice President of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2007); Senior Vice President of LMPFA (since 2006) and LMFAM (since 2013); Managing Director of Legg Mason & Co. (since 2005) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2005)

 

Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

 

1 

Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal.

 

2 

Indicates the earliest year in which the Trustee became a board member for a fund in the Legg Mason fund complex or the officer took such office.

 

3 

Effective June 1, 2013, Mr. Fuller was appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to this date, R. Jay Gerken served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Gerken retired effective May 31, 2013. Mr. Fuller is an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his position with LMPFA and/or certain of its affiliates.

 

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Important tax information (unaudited)

 

The following information is provided with respect to the distributions paid during the taxable year ended January 31, 2014:

 

      Retirement 2015      Retirement 2020  
Record date:      6/17/2013         12/27/2013                  6/17/2013         12/10/2013         12/27/2013   
Payable date:      6/18/2013         12/30/2013                  6/18/2013         12/11/2013         12/30/2013   
Ordinary income:                                                      

Qualified dividend income for individuals

     100.00      75.40               62.05      62.20      62.20
Ordinary income:                                                      

Dividends qualifying for the dividends

                                                     

received deduction for corporations

    
32.15

     29.61               27.99      25.07      25.07
Interest from Federal obligations      4.40      4.40               3.30      3.30      3.30
Long-term capital gain dividend                                       $0.049810           
      Retirement 2025      Retirement 2030  
Record date:      6/17/2013         12/10/2013         12/27/2013        6/17/2013         12/10/2013         12/27/2013   
Payable date:      6/18/2013         12/11/2013         12/30/2013        6/18/2013         12/11/2013         12/30/2013   
Ordinary income:                                                      

Qualified dividend income for individuals

     74.29      63.52      63.52 %      81.88      60.25      60.25

Dividends qualifying for the dividends

                                                     

received deduction for corporations

     31.20      27.49      27.49 %      40.30      28.38      28.38
Interest from Federal obligations      1.82      1.82      1.82 %      1.67      1.67      1.67
Long-term capital gain dividend              $0.085080                        $0.034610           
      Retirement 2035      Retirement 2040  
Record date:      6/17/2013         12/10/2013         12/27/2013        6/17/2013         12/10/2013         12/27/2013   
Payable date:      6/18/2013         12/11/2013         12/30/2013        6/18/2013         12/11/2013         12/30/2013   
Ordinary income:                                                      

Qualified dividend income for individuals

     100.00      69.63      69.63 %      100.00      67.07      67.07

Dividends qualifying for the dividends

                                                     

received deduction for corporations

     53.57      36.03      36.03 %      70.80      38.21      38.21
Interest from Federal obligations      1.04      1.04      1.04 %      0.32      0.32      0.32
Long-term capital gain dividend              $0.010260                        $0.007990           
      Retirement 2045      Retirement 2050  
Record date:      6/17/2013         12/10/2013         12/27/2013        6/17/2013         12/27/2013            
Payable date:      6/18/2013         12/11/2013         12/30/2013        6/18/2013         12/30/2013            
Ordinary income:                                                      

Qualified dividend income for individuals

     100.00      90.48      90.48 %      100.00      100.00         

Dividends qualifying for the dividends

                                                     

received deduction for corporations

     70.35      51.52      51.52 %      100.00      59.69         
Interest from Federal obligations      0.40      0.40      0.40 %      0.03      0.03         
Long-term capital gain dividend              $0.000330                                   
      Retirement Fund          
Record date:      6/17/2013         12/10/2013         12/27/2013                              
Payable date:      6/18/2013         12/11/2013         12/30/2013                              
Ordinary income:                                                      

Qualified dividend income for individuals

     23.47      28.40      28.40                           

Dividends qualifying for the dividends

                                                     

received deduction for corporations

     13.26      10.02      10.02                           
Interest from Federal obligations      5.20      5.20      5.20                           
Long-term capital gain dividend              $0.003430                                      

Additionally, Retirement 2050 hereby designates $231 of its distributions paid to shareholders of Record on December 27, 2013 as long-term capital gains.

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult with your tax adviser to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.

Please retain this information for your records.

 

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Legg Mason

Target Retirement Series

 

Trustees

Paul R. Ades

Andrew L. Breech

Dwight B. Crane

Kenneth D. Fuller*

President

Frank G. Hubbard

Howard J. Johnson*

Chairman

Jerome H. Miller

Ken Miller

John J. Murphy

Thomas F. Schlafly

Investment manager

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC

Subadvisers

Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation, LLC

Western Asset Management Company

Distributor

Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Transfer agent

Boston Financial Data

Services, Inc.

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

Independent registered public accounting firm

KPMG LLP

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

 

* Effective June 1, 2013, Mr. Johnson became Chairman and Mr. Fuller became a Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2015

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2020

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2025

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2030

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2035

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2040

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2045

Legg Mason Target Retirement 2050

Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

The Funds are separate investment series of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust, a Maryland statutory trust.

Legg Mason Target Retirement Series

Legg Mason Funds

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor

New York, NY 10018

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on the Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q, shareholders can call the Funds at 1-877-721-1926.

Information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at 1-877-721-1926, (2) on the Funds’ website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Legg Mason Target Retirement Series. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in Legg Mason Target Retirement Series unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

Investors should consider each Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors

©2014 Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC

Member FINRA, SIPC


Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice

 

Your Privacy and the Security of Your Personal Information is Very Important to the Legg Mason Funds

This Privacy and Security Notice (the “Privacy Notice”) addresses the Legg Mason Funds’ privacy and data protection practices with respect to nonpublic personal information the Funds receive. The Legg Mason Funds include any funds sold by the Funds’ distributor, Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC, as well as Legg Mason-sponsored closed-end funds and certain closed-end funds managed or sub-advised by Legg Mason or its affiliates. The provisions of this Privacy Notice apply to your information both while you are a shareholder and after you are no longer invested with the Funds.

The Type of Nonpublic Personal Information the Funds Collect About You

The Funds collect and maintain nonpublic personal information about you in connection with your shareholder account. Such information may include, but is not limited to:

 

Ÿ  

Personal information included on applications or other forms;

 

Ÿ  

Account balances, transactions, and mutual fund holdings and positions;

 

Ÿ  

Online account access user IDs, passwords, security challenge question responses; and

 

Ÿ  

Information received from consumer reporting agencies regarding credit history and creditworthiness (such as the amount of an individual’s total debt, payment history, etc.).

How the Funds Use Nonpublic Personal Information About You

The Funds do not sell or share your nonpublic personal information with third parties or with affiliates for their marketing purposes, or with other financial institutions or affiliates for joint marketing purposes, unless you have authorized the Funds to do so. The Funds do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you except as may be required to perform transactions or services you have authorized or as permitted or required by law. The Funds may disclose information about you to:

 

Ÿ  

Employees, agents, and affiliates on a “need to know” basis to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business or comply with obligations to government regulators;

 

Ÿ  

Service providers, including the Funds’ affiliates, who assist the Funds as part of the ordinary course of business (such as printing, mailing services, or processing or servicing your account with us) or otherwise perform services on the Funds’ behalf, including companies that may perform marketing services solely for the Funds;

 

Ÿ  

The Funds’ representatives such as legal counsel, accountants and auditors; and

 

Ÿ  

Fiduciaries or representatives acting on your behalf, such as an IRA custodian or trustee of a grantor trust.

Except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, companies acting on the Funds’ behalf are contractually obligated to keep nonpublic personal information the Funds provide to them confidential and to use the information the Funds share only to provide the services the Funds ask them to perform.

The Funds may disclose nonpublic personal information about you when necessary to enforce their rights or protect against fraud, or as permitted or required by applicable law, such as in connection with a law enforcement or regulatory request, subpoena, or similar legal process. In the event of a corporate action or in the event a Fund service provider changes, the Funds may be required to disclose your nonpublic personal information to third parties. While it is the Funds’ practice to obtain protections for disclosed information in these types of transactions, the Funds cannot guarantee their privacy policy will remain unchanged.

 

NOT PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT


Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (cont’d)

 

Keeping You Informed of the Funds’ Privacy and Security Practices

The Funds will notify you annually of their privacy policy as required by federal law. While the Funds reserve the right to modify this policy at any time they will notify you promptly if this privacy policy changes.

The Funds’ Security Practices

The Funds maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to guard your nonpublic personal information. The Funds’ internal data security policies restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to authorized employees, who may use your nonpublic personal information for Fund business purposes only.

Although the Funds strive to protect your nonpublic personal information, they cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide or transmit to them, and you do so at your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your nonpublic personal information, the Funds will attempt to notify you as necessary so you can take appropriate protective steps. If you have consented to the Funds using electronic communications or electronic delivery of statements, they may notify you under such circumstances using the most current email address you have on record with them.

In order for the Funds to provide effective service to you, keeping your account information accurate is very important. If you believe that your account information is incomplete, not accurate or not current, or if you have questions about the Funds’ privacy practices, write the Funds using the contact information on your account statements, email the Funds by clicking on the Contact Us section of the Funds’ website at www.leggmason.com, or contact the Funds at 1-877-721-1926.

Revised April 2011

 

NOT PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT


www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors

©2014 Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC Member FINRA, SIPC

FDXX011674 3/14 SR14-2154


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that Andrew L. Breech possesses the technical attributes identified in Instruction 2(b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” and has designated Andrew L. Breech as the Audit Committee’s financial expert. Andrew L. Breech is an “independent” Trustees pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the last two fiscal years ending January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2014 (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant (the “Auditor”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $332,200 in January 31, 2013 and $342,471 in January 31, 2014.

b) Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Period for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the Registrant’s financial statements were $0 in January 31, 2013 and $0 in January 31, 2014.

In addition, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed in the Reporting Period for assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust (“service affiliates”), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the service affiliates. Accordingly, there were no such fees that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee for the Reporting Period.

(c) Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning (“Tax Services”) were $50,800 in January 31, 2013 and $58,600 in January 31, 2014. These services consisted of (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, and (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held.

There were no fees billed for tax services by the Auditors to service affiliates during the Reporting Periods that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

d) All Other Fees. There were no other fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) for the Item 4 for the Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust.

All Other Fees. There were no other non-audit services rendered by the Auditor to Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, LLC (“LMPFA”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with LMPFA that provided ongoing services to Legg Mason


Partners Equity Trust requiring pre-approval by the Audit Committee in the Reporting Period.

(e) Audit Committee’s pre–approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c) (7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(1) The Charter for the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of each registered investment company (the “Fund”) advised by LMPFA or one of their affiliates (each, an “Adviser”) requires that the Committee shall approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditors to the Adviser and any Covered Service Providers if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee.

The Committee shall not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may impair the independence of the auditors. As of the date of the approval of this Audit Committee Charter, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services), that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent auditors, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.

Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Adviser and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Covered Service Providers”) constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) the Adviser and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.

(2) For the Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust, the percentage of fees that were approved by the audit committee, with respect to: Audit-Related Fees were 100% and 100% for January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2014; Tax Fees were 100% and 100% for January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2014; and Other Fees were 100% and 100% for January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2014.

(f) N/A


(g) Non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust, LMPFA and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with LMPFA that provides ongoing services to Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust during the reporting period were $0 in 2014.

(h) Yes. Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Accountant’s independence. All services provided by the Auditor to the Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust or to Service Affiliates, which were required to be pre-approved, were pre-approved as required.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

  a) The independent board members are acting as the registrant’s audit committee as specified in Section 3(a)(58)(B) of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee consists of the following Board members:

Paul R. Ades

Andrew L. Breech

Dwight B. Crane

Frank G. Hubbard

Howard J. Johnson

Jerome H. Miller

Ken Miller

John J. Murphy

Thomas F. Schlafly

 

  b) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Included herein under Item 1.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable.


ITEM 11. 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a) (1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.CERT

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.906CERT


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, there unto duly authorized.

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Kenneth D. Fuller

  Kenneth D. Fuller
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

  March 25, 2014

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/ Kenneth D. Fuller

  Kenneth D. Fuller
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

  March 25, 2014

 

By:  

/s/ Richard F. Sennett

  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

  March 25, 2014