UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21477
Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund
385 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
Legg Mason & Co., LLC
100 Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 1-888-777-0102
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2014
Item 1. | Schedule of Investments. |
WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE
INFLATIONLINKED OPPORTUNITIES &
INCOME FUND
FORM N-Q
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) | September 30, 2014 |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 98.6% | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed |
2.375 | % | 1/15/25 | 7,141,374 | $ | 8,364,334 | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed |
2.000 | % | 1/15/26 | 38,352,780 | 43,653,249 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed |
1.750 | % | 1/15/28 | 26,248,192 | 29,215,471 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed |
3.625 | % | 4/15/28 | 25,042,020 | 34,006,287 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed |
2.500 | % | 1/15/29 | 2,352,564 | 2,871,415 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed |
3.875 | % | 4/15/29 | 18,840,770 | 26,577,261 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed |
2.125 | % | 2/15/41 | 25,654,097 | 31,917,314 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed |
0.750 | % | 2/15/42 | 37,916,224 | 34,720,000 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed |
0.625 | % | 2/15/43 | 11,481,982 | 10,136,432 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed |
1.375 | % | 2/15/44 | 10,401,801 | 11,125,860 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
1.625 | % | 1/15/15 | 34,936,800 | 34,961,360 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.500 | % | 4/15/15 | 64,864,600 | 64,910,200 | (a) | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
2.000 | % | 1/15/16 | 118,107,356 | 122,259,538 | (a) | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.125 | % | 4/15/16 | 11,614,236 | 11,748,520 | (a) | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
2.375 | % | 1/15/17 | 25,648,845 | 27,386,144 | (a) | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.125 | % | 4/15/17 | 11,538,670 | 11,691,915 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
2.625 | % | 7/15/17 | 551,789 | 601,579 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
1.625 | % | 1/15/18 | 34,482,026 | 36,618,291 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.125 | % | 4/15/18 | 48,751,164 | 49,139,662 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
1.375 | % | 7/15/18 | 3,789,704 | 4,025,674 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
2.125 | % | 1/15/19 | 6,103,350 | 6,667,434 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
1.250 | % | 7/15/20 | 15,625,741 | 16,590,147 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
1.125 | % | 1/15/21 | 3,735,750 | 3,918,451 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.625 | % | 7/15/21 | 26,797,485 | 27,337,615 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.125 | % | 1/15/22 | 54,822,533 | 53,563,314 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.125 | % | 7/15/22 | 7,335,234 | 7,160,450 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.125 | % | 1/15/23 | 67,649,733 | 65,451,116 | (a) | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.375 | % | 7/15/23 | 6,552,192 | 6,481,042 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.625 | % | 1/15/24 | 14,648,701 | 14,721,944 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed |
0.125 | % | 7/15/24 | 11,197,944 | 10,750,900 | |||||||||||
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES (Cost - $803,978,049) |
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808,572,919 | ||||||||||||||
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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, 2004-C A1 |
0.782 | % | 5/28/44 | 5,316 | 5,303 | (b) | ||||||||||
Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Inc., 2007-SD2 2A1 |
0.555 | % | 9/25/46 | 114,416 | 97,914 | (b) | ||||||||||
Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust, 2001-3 A1 |
1.055 | % | 10/27/32 | 8,331 | 7,972 | (b) | ||||||||||
Security National Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-3A A2 |
5.830 | % | 1/25/37 | 300,000 | 251,169 | (b)(c) | ||||||||||
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TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost - $249,321) |
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362,358 | ||||||||||||||
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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2004-33 1A1 |
2.739 | % | 12/25/34 | 6,266 | 6,145 | (b) | ||||||||||
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2004-33 2A1 |
2.727 | % | 12/25/34 | 7,850 | 7,898 | (b) | ||||||||||
Downey Savings & Loan Association Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-AR1 A2B |
0.993 | % | 9/19/44 | 34,273 | 30,658 | (b) | ||||||||||
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities, 2006-FA8 1A8 |
0.525 | % | 2/25/37 | 197,167 | 120,871 | (b) | ||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-11AR 2A3 |
2.628 | % | 6/25/37 | 166,891 | 107,249 | (b) | ||||||||||
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., 2004-AR4 1A1 |
2.658 | % | 12/25/34 | 36,746 | 37,034 | (b) | ||||||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2004-AR08 A1 |
0.575 | % | 6/25/44 | 24,087 | 22,252 | (b) | ||||||||||
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TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost - $212,507) |
332,107 | |||||||||||||||
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See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | September 30, 2014 |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 18.5% | ||||||||||||||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.4% |
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Ceridian LLC/Comdata Inc., Senior Notes |
8.125 | % | 11/15/17 | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,003,750 | (c) | |||||||||
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.6% |
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1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., Secured Notes |
6.000 | % | 4/1/22 | 1,260,000 | 1,252,125 | (c) | ||||||||||
Greektown Holdings LLC/Greektown Mothership Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
8.875 | % | 3/15/19 | 2,735,000 | 2,721,325 | (c) | ||||||||||
MGM Resorts International, Senior Notes |
6.625 | % | 12/15/21 | 480,000 | 506,400 | |||||||||||
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Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
4,479,850 | |||||||||||||||
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Household Durables - 0.0% |
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William Lyon Homes PNW Finance Corp., Senior Notes |
7.000 | % | 8/15/22 | 360,000 | 364,500 | (c) | ||||||||||
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Media - 0.2% |
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CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes |
6.500 | % | 4/30/21 | 560,000 | 583,800 | |||||||||||
Gannett Co. Inc., Senior Notes |
4.875 | % | 9/15/21 | 230,000 | 222,525 | (c) | ||||||||||
Nara Cable Funding Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
8.875 | % | 12/1/18 | 1,100,000 | 1,155,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
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Total Media |
1,961,325 | |||||||||||||||
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Specialty Retail - 0.0% |
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Group 1 Automotive Inc., Senior Notes |
5.000 | % | 6/1/22 | 180,000 | 174,150 | (c) | ||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.1% |
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Empire Today LLC/Empire Today Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
11.375 | % | 2/1/17 | 600,000 | 600,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY |
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10,583,575 | ||||||||||||||
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Food Products - 1.7% |
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H.J. Heinz Co., Secured Notes |
4.250 | % | 10/15/20 | 700,000 | 695,625 | |||||||||||
JBS Investment GmbH, Senior Notes |
7.250 | % | 4/3/24 | 2,000,000 | 2,040,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes |
8.375 | % | 5/9/18 | 3,900,000 | 3,997,500 | (d) | ||||||||||
Tonon Bioenergia SA, Senior Notes |
9.250 | % | 1/24/20 | 4,700,000 | 4,020,897 | (d) | ||||||||||
Virgolino de Oliveira Finance Ltd., Senior Notes |
10.500 | % | 1/28/18 | 5,450,000 | 3,442,056 | (d) | ||||||||||
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Total Food Products |
14,196,078 | |||||||||||||||
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Media - 0.0% |
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SiTV LLC/SiTV Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
10.375 | % | 7/1/19 | 200,000 | 197,500 | (c) | ||||||||||
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Tobacco - 0.2% |
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Alliance One International Inc., Secured Notes |
9.875 | % | 7/15/21 | 1,480,000 | 1,443,000 | |||||||||||
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES |
15,836,578 | |||||||||||||||
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ENERGY - 4.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.9% |
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FTS International Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
6.250 | % | 5/1/22 | 1,770,000 | 1,739,025 | (c) | ||||||||||
KCA Deutag UK Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes |
7.250 | % | 5/15/21 | 2,000,000 | 1,900,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
Offshore Drilling Holding SA, Senior Secured Notes |
8.625 | % | 9/20/20 | 3,800,000 | 4,018,500 | (d) | ||||||||||
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Total Energy Equipment & Services |
7,657,525 | |||||||||||||||
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.4% |
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Antero Resources Corp., Senior Notes |
5.125 | % | 12/1/22 | 570,000 | 554,325 | (c) | ||||||||||
Arch Coal Inc., Senior Notes |
7.250 | % | 6/15/21 | 440,000 | 212,300 | |||||||||||
California Resources Corp., Senior Notes |
6.000 | % | 11/15/24 | 590,000 | 606,225 | (c) |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | September 30, 2014 |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.4% (continued) |
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Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes |
6.375 | % | 3/15/24 | 230,000 | $ | 221,950 | ||||||||||
CONSOL Energy Inc., Senior Notes |
5.875 | % | 4/15/22 | 340,000 | 334,900 | (c) | ||||||||||
El Paso Corp., Medium-Term Notes |
7.750 | % | 1/15/32 | 2,350,000 | 2,884,625 | |||||||||||
Globe Luxembourg SCA, Senior Secured Notes |
9.625 | % | 5/1/18 | 2,000,000 | 2,120,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp., Senior Notes |
7.750 | % | 11/1/20 | 140,000 | 145,950 | (c) | ||||||||||
Halcon Resources Corp., Senior Notes |
8.875 | % | 5/15/21 | 1,210,000 | 1,191,850 | |||||||||||
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Senior Notes |
5.500 | % | 2/1/22 | 1,000,000 | 1,005,000 | |||||||||||
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes |
6.500 | % | 5/15/19 | 640,000 | 627,200 | |||||||||||
LUKOIL International Finance BV, Senior Notes |
4.563 | % | 4/24/23 | 1,000,000 | 897,500 | (c) | ||||||||||
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., Senior Notes |
9.750 | % | 5/15/20 | 470,000 | 497,025 | |||||||||||
MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes |
5.500 | % | 2/15/23 | 220,000 | 224,950 | |||||||||||
Murphy Oil USA Inc., Senior Notes |
6.000 | % | 8/15/23 | 400,000 | 417,000 | |||||||||||
Murray Energy Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
9.500 | % | 12/5/20 | 800,000 | 880,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., Senior Notes |
5.125 | % | 3/28/23 | 1,000,000 | 955,300 | (d) | ||||||||||
Peabody Energy Corp., Senior Notes |
7.875 | % | 11/1/26 | 290,000 | 279,850 | |||||||||||
Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes |
6.750 | % | 1/27/41 | 500,000 | 513,500 | |||||||||||
Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Notes |
8.500 | % | 11/2/17 | 1,500,000 | 1,181,250 | (d) | ||||||||||
PT Pertamina Persero, Senior Notes |
4.875 | % | 5/3/22 | 2,490,000 | 2,492,490 | (c) | ||||||||||
QEP Resources Inc., Senior Notes |
5.250 | % | 5/1/23 | 1,550,000 | 1,503,500 | |||||||||||
Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes |
11.000 | % | 7/1/21 | 2,000,000 | 1,320,000 | |||||||||||
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes |
5.000 | % | 10/1/22 | 340,000 | 334,900 | |||||||||||
Rice Energy Inc., Senior Notes |
6.250 | % | 5/1/22 | 3,000,000 | 2,925,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
RSP Permian Inc., Senior Notes |
6.625 | % | 10/1/22 | 260,000 | 261,625 | (c) | ||||||||||
Samson Investment Co., Senior Notes |
9.750 | % | 2/15/20 | 2,640,000 | 2,395,800 | |||||||||||
Sanchez Energy Corp., Senior Notes |
6.125 | % | 1/15/23 | 830,000 | 821,949 | (c) | ||||||||||
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Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
27,805,964 | |||||||||||||||
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TOTAL ENERGY |
35,463,489 | |||||||||||||||
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FINANCIALS - 2.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Banks - 1.6% |
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Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes |
5.200 | % | 6/1/23 | 3,250,000 | 3,055,000 | (b)(e) | ||||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes |
7.625 | % | 11/21/22 | 4,000,000 | 4,298,500 | |||||||||||
Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds |
5.350 | % | 5/15/23 | 3,250,000 | 3,038,750 | (b)(e) | ||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds |
5.150 | % | 5/1/23 | 3,250,000 | 3,095,625 | (b)(e) | ||||||||||
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Total Banks |
13,487,875 | |||||||||||||||
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Consumer Finance - 0.2% |
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Ally Financial Inc., Senior Notes |
5.500 | % | 2/15/17 | 1,090,000 | 1,133,600 | |||||||||||
General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes |
4.375 | % | 9/25/21 | 540,000 | 552,150 | |||||||||||
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Total Consumer Finance |
1,685,750 | |||||||||||||||
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.2% |
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CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp., Senior Notes |
5.875 | % | 6/1/21 | 850,000 | 850,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
Geo Group Inc., Senior Notes |
5.875 | % | 10/15/24 | 400,000 | 401,000 | |||||||||||
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Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
1,251,000 | |||||||||||||||
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TOTAL FINANCIALS |
16,424,625 | |||||||||||||||
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HEALTH CARE - 1.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.4% |
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Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc., Senior Notes |
9.750 | % | 5/15/17 | 3,000,000 | 2,977,500 | |||||||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services - 1.0% |
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DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Senior Notes |
9.875 | % | 4/15/18 | 2,820,000 | 2,953,950 | |||||||||||
ExamWorks Group Inc., Senior Notes |
9.000 | % | 7/15/19 | 3,000,000 | 3,210,000 | |||||||||||
Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II Inc., Senior Notes |
5.875 | % | 1/31/22 | 440,000 | 466,400 | (c) |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | September 30, 2014 |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.0% (continued) |
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IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Senior Notes |
8.375 | % | 5/15/19 | 1,560,000 | $ | 1,634,100 | ||||||||||
Universal Hospital Services Inc., Secured Notes |
7.625 | % | 8/15/20 | 480,000 | 451,200 | |||||||||||
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Total Health Care Providers & Services |
8,715,650 | |||||||||||||||
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TOTAL HEALTH CARE |
11,693,150 | |||||||||||||||
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INDUSTRIALS - 3.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.6% |
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Heligear Acquisition Co. |
10.250 | % | 9/26/19 | 4,720,000 | 4,630,320 | (c) | ||||||||||
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Air Freight & Logistics - 0.0% |
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XPO Logistics Inc., Senior Notes |
7.875 | % | 9/1/19 | 330,000 | 340,725 | (c) | ||||||||||
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Airlines - 0.4% |
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American Airlines, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Bonds |
5.600 | % | 7/15/20 | 2,589,672 | 2,667,362 | (c) | ||||||||||
United Airlines Inc., Pass Through Trust, Secured Notes |
4.625 | % | 9/3/22 | 400,000 | 398,000 | |||||||||||
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Total Airlines |
3,065,362 | |||||||||||||||
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Construction & Engineering - 1.8% |
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Aecom Technology Corp., Senior Notes |
5.875 | % | 10/15/24 | 380,000 | 382,375 | (c) | ||||||||||
Empresas ICA SAB de CV, Senior Notes |
8.875 | % | 5/29/24 | 4,100,000 | 4,212,750 | (d) | ||||||||||
Empresas ICA SAB de CV, Senior Notes |
8.875 | % | 5/29/24 | 2,180,000 | 2,263,522 | (c) | ||||||||||
Michael Baker International LLC/CDL Acquisition Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
8.250 | % | 10/15/18 | 1,850,000 | 1,868,500 | (c) | ||||||||||
Modular Space Corp., Secured Notes |
10.250 | % | 1/31/19 | 671,000 | 677,710 | (c) | ||||||||||
OAS Finance Ltd., Senior Notes |
8.000 | % | 7/2/21 | 6,000,000 | 5,760,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
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Total Construction & Engineering |
15,164,857 | |||||||||||||||
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Electrical Equipment - 0.4% |
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Interface Master Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
12.500 | % | 8/1/18 | 3,000,000 | 2,981,250 | (c)(f) | ||||||||||
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Machinery - 0.1% |
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Dematic SA/DH Services Luxembourg Sarl, Senior Notes |
7.750 | % | 12/15/20 | 480,000 | 504,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
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Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.1% |
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Ashtead Capital Inc., Secured Notes |
5.625 | % | 10/1/24 | 1,130,000 | 1,135,650 | (c) | ||||||||||
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TOTAL INDUSTRIALS |
27,822,164 | |||||||||||||||
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.4% |
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Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc./Interface Security Systems LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
9.250 | % | 1/15/18 | 3,670,000 | 3,761,750 | |||||||||||
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IT Services - 0.1% |
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Alliance Data Systems Corp., Senior Notes |
5.375 | % | 8/1/22 | 430,000 | 417,100 | (c) | ||||||||||
|
|
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TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
4,178,850 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
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MATERIALS - 2.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Chemicals - 0.4% |
||||||||||||||||
Jac Holding Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
11.500 | % | 10/1/19 | 2,740,000 | 2,801,650 | (c) | ||||||||||
|
|
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Construction Materials - 0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Cemex Finance LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
9.375 | % | 10/12/22 | 1,000,000 | 1,127,500 | (c) | ||||||||||
Hardwoods Acquisition Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
7.500 | % | 8/1/21 | 400,000 | 394,000 | (c) | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Total Construction Materials |
1,521,500 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Containers & Packaging - 0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Ardagh Finance Holdings SA, Senior Notes |
8.625 | % | 6/15/19 | 480,000 | 482,400 | (c)(f) | ||||||||||
Pactiv LLC, Senior Bonds |
8.375 | % | 4/15/27 | 390,000 | 413,400 |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | September 30, 2014 |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
Containers & Packaging - 0.2% (continued) |
||||||||||||||||
PaperWorks Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
9.500 | % | 8/15/19 | 970,000 | $ | 986,975 | (c) | |||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Total Containers & Packaging |
1,882,775 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Metals & Mining - 1.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Evraz Group SA, Senior Notes |
9.500 | % | 4/24/18 | 650,000 | 677,625 | (d) | ||||||||||
Evraz Group SA, Senior Notes |
6.750 | % | 4/27/18 | 500,000 | 479,420 | (d) | ||||||||||
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Senior Notes |
6.875 | % | 4/1/22 | 1,500,000 | 1,526,250 | (c) | ||||||||||
Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
11.000 | % | 5/15/18 | 810,000 | 822,150 | (c) | ||||||||||
Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes |
5.250 | % | 11/8/42 | 800,000 | 755,888 | |||||||||||
Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc., Senior Notes |
12.500 | % | 5/1/19 | 2,000,000 | 2,195,000 | |||||||||||
Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes |
7.125 | % | 5/31/23 | 1,200,000 | 1,231,500 | (c) | ||||||||||
Walter Energy Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
9.500 | % | 10/15/19 | 420,000 | 382,200 | (c) | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Total Metals & Mining |
8,070,033 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Paper & Forest Products - 0.3% |
||||||||||||||||
Appvion Inc., Secured Notes |
9.000 | % | 6/1/20 | 2,150,000 | 1,776,437 | (c) | ||||||||||
Resolute Forest Products Inc., Senior Notes |
5.875 | % | 5/15/23 | 780,000 | 721,013 | |||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Total Paper & Forest Products |
2,497,450 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
TOTAL MATERIALS |
16,773,408 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.7% |
||||||||||||||||
Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes, Step Bond |
8.000 | % | 1/31/20 | 4,200,000 | 4,158,000 | (d) | ||||||||||
CenturyLink Inc., Senior Notes |
6.750 | % | 12/1/23 | 650,000 | 697,125 | |||||||||||
UPCB Finance V Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
7.250 | % | 11/15/21 | 440,000 | 470,800 | (c) | ||||||||||
Windstream Corp., Senior Notes |
7.500 | % | 4/1/23 | 330,000 | 338,250 | |||||||||||
|
|
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Total Diversified Telecommunication Services |
5,664,175 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
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Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.9% |
||||||||||||||||
Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes |
8.750 | % | 3/15/32 | 1,000,000 | 1,091,250 | |||||||||||
Sprint Corp., Senior Notes |
7.875 | % | 9/15/23 | 1,790,000 | 1,897,400 | (c) | ||||||||||
VimpelCom Holdings BV, Senior Notes |
7.504 | % | 3/1/22 | 4,230,000 | 4,309,313 | (c) | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Total Wireless Telecommunication Services |
7,297,963 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES |
12,962,138 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost - $155,372,472) |
151,737,977 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 11.3% |
| |||||||||||||||
Australia - 1.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Australia Government Bond, Senior Bonds |
2.500 | % | 9/20/30 | 7,200,000 | AUD | 8,113,639 | (d) | |||||||||
|
|
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Brazil - 6.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes |
6.000 | % | 8/15/22 | 117,033,024 | BRL | 48,509,184 |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
5
WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd) | September 30, 2014 |
SECURITY |
RATE | MATURITY DATE |
FACE AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||||||||||||
Brazil - 6.7% (continued) |
||||||||||||||||
Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes |
6.000 | % | 8/15/50 | 15,178,841 | BRL | $ | 6,084,199 | |||||||||
|
|
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Total Brazil |
54,593,383 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Canada - 1.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Government of Canada, Bonds |
4.250 | % | 12/1/26 | 7,800,694 | CAD | 10,123,106 | ||||||||||
|
|
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Japan - 0.5% |
||||||||||||||||
Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond, Senior Bonds |
0.100 | % | 9/10/23 | 400,959,000 | JPY | 3,940,859 | ||||||||||
|
|
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New Zealand - 0.9% |
||||||||||||||||
New Zealand Government Bond, Senior Bonds |
2.000 | % | 9/20/25 | 10,080,000 | NZD | 7,803,088 | (d) | |||||||||
|
|
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Sweden - 1.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Kingdom of Sweden, Bonds |
0.250 | % | 6/1/22 | 55,580,000 | SEK | 8,085,519 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
TOTAL NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES (Cost - $99,430,536) |
|
92,659,594 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 6.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Argentina - 0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Republic of Argentina, Senior Bonds |
7.000 | % | 10/3/15 | 1,370,000 | 1,274,100 | |||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Brazil - 1.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes |
10.000 | % | 1/1/17 | 21,113,000 | BRL | 8,277,728 | ||||||||||
|
|
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Mexico - 4.2% |
||||||||||||||||
United Mexican States, Bonds |
6.500 | % | 6/9/22 | 395,995,000 | MXN | 30,524,505 | ||||||||||
United Mexican States, Bonds |
8.000 | % | 6/11/20 | 48,510,000 | MXN | 4,058,352 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Total Mexico |
34,582,857 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Russia - 0.5% |
||||||||||||||||
Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond, Senior Bonds |
7.500 | % | 3/31/30 | 3,633,925 | 4,070,832 | (d) | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Venezuela - 0.4% |
||||||||||||||||
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Notes |
7.750 | % | 10/13/19 | 4,305,000 | 2,981,212 | (d) | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (Cost - $53,471,508) |
|
51,186,729 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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SHARES | ||||||||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Financials - 0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Finance - 0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
GMAC Capital Trust I |
8.125 | % | 48,725 | 1,296,572 | (b) | |||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Industrials - 0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
General Finance Corp. |
8.125 | % | 54,400 | 1,387,744 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost - $2,682,884) |
2,684,316 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 135.0% (Cost - $1,115,397,277#) |
1,107,536,000 | |||||||||||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (35.0)% |
(287,140,315 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ | 820,395,685 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
| Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. |
(a) | All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements. |
(b) | Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. |
(c) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, unless otherwise noted. |
(d) | Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, unless otherwise noted. |
(e) | Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date. |
(f) | Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities. |
# | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. |
Abbreviations used in this schedule:
AUD | Australian Dollar | |
BRL | Brazilian Real | |
CAD | Canadian Dollar | |
JPY | Japanese Yen | |
MXN | Mexican Peso | |
NZD | New Zealand Dollar | |
SEK | Swedish Krona |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
6
Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
1. Organization and significant accounting policies
Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (the Fund) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on February 25, 2004.
The Funds primary investment objective is to provide current income for its shareholders. Capital appreciation, when consistent with current income, is a secondary investment objective.
The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
(a) Investment valuation. 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 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 investments fair value. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund 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 Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values 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 Fund, 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 issuers 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.
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 Fund uses 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:
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
| Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| Level 2 other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| Level 3 significant unobservable inputs (including the 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 and liabilities carried at fair value:
ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||
DESCRIPTION |
QUOTED PRICES (LEVEL 1) |
OTHER SIGNIFICANT OBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 2) |
SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 3) |
TOTAL | ||||||||||||
Long-term investments: |
||||||||||||||||
U.S. treasury inflation protected securities |
| $ | 808,572,919 | | $ | 808,572,919 | ||||||||||
Asset-backed securities |
| 362,358 | | 362,358 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized mortgage obligations |
| 332,107 | | 332,107 | ||||||||||||
Corporate bonds & notes |
| 151,737,977 | | 151,737,977 | ||||||||||||
Non-U.S. treasury inflation protected securities |
| 92,659,594 | | 92,659,594 | ||||||||||||
Sovereign bonds |
| 51,186,729 | | 51,186,729 | ||||||||||||
Preferred stocks |
$ | 2,684,316 | | | 2,684,316 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total investments |
$ | 2,684,316 | $ | 1,104,851,684 | | $ | 1,107,536,000 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Other financial instruments: |
||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | 865,679 | | | $ | 865,679 | ||||||||||
Forward foreign currency contracts |
| $ | 7,983,990 | | 7,983,990 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other financial instruments |
$ | 865,679 | $ | 7,983,990 | | $ | 8,849,669 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total |
$ | 3,549,995 | $ | 1,112,835,674 | | $ | 1,116,385,669 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
LIABILITIES |
||||||||||||||||
DESCRIPTION |
QUOTED PRICES (LEVEL 1) |
OTHER
SIGNIFICANT OBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 2) |
SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 3) |
TOTAL | ||||||||||||
Other financial instruments: |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | 93,178 | | | $ | 93,178 | ||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts |
| $ | 2,568,336 | | 2,568,336 | |||||||||||
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps |
| 822,393 | | 822,393 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total |
$ | 93,178 | $ | 3,390,729 | | $ | 3,483,907 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
(b) Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Fund to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Funds holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Funds policy that its 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 Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
(c) Reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under the terms of a typical reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security subject to an obligation to repurchase the security from the buyer at an agreed-upon time and price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or
8
Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
becomes insolvent, the Funds use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Funds obligation to repurchase the securities. In entering into reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid debt obligations at least equal in value to its obligations with respect to reverse repurchase agreements or will take other actions permitted by law to cover its obligations. Interest payments made on reverse repurchase agreements are recognized as a component of Interest expense. In periods of increased demand for the security, the Fund may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to the Fund.
(d) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or cash equivalents with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the initial margin and subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. For certain futures, including foreign denominated futures, variation margin is not settled daily, but is recorded as a net variation margin payable or receivable. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.
(e) Purchased options. When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment, the value of which is marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased. If the purchased option expires, the Fund realizes a loss equal to the amount of premium paid. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the related premium paid is added to the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from the proceeds of the instrument sold. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid.
(f) Written options. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the option written. If the option expires, the premium received is recorded as a realized gain. When a written call option is exercised, the difference between the premium received plus the option exercise price and the Funds basis in the underlying security (in the case of a covered written call option), or the cost to purchase the underlying security (in the case of an uncovered written call option), including brokerage commission, is recognized as a realized gain or loss. When a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium received is subtracted from the cost of the security purchased by the Fund from the exercise of the written put option to form the Funds basis in the underlying security purchased. The writer or buyer of an option traded on an exchange can liquidate the position before the exercise of the option by entering into a closing transaction. The cost of a closing transaction is deducted from the original premium received resulting in a realized gain or loss to the Fund.
The risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund may forego the opportunity of profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing an uncovered call option is that the Fund is exposed to the risk of loss if the market price of the underlying security increases. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.
(g) Forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of a foreign currency denominated portfolio transaction. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price with delivery and settlement at a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is closed, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it is closed.
When entering into a forward foreign currency contract, the Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
(h) Swap agreements. The Fund invests in swaps for the purpose of managing its exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with other portfolio transactions. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market (OTC Swaps) or may be executed on a registered exchange (Centrally Cleared Swaps). Unlike Centrally Cleared Swaps, the Fund has credit exposure to the counterparties of OTC Swaps.
9
Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The daily change in valuation of Centrally Cleared Swaps, if any, is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreement. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the Funds custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Securities posted as collateral for swap contracts are identified in the Schedule of Investments.
The Funds maximum exposure in the event of a defined credit event on a credit default swap to sell protection is the notional amount. As of September 30, 2014, the Fund did not hold any credit default swaps to sell protection.
For average notional amounts of swaps held during the period ended September 30, 2014, see Note 3.
Credit default swaps
The Fund enters into credit default swap (CDS) contracts for investment purposes, to manage its credit risk or to add leverage. CDS agreements involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default by a third party, typically corporate or sovereign issuers, on a specified obligation, or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index. The Fund may use a CDS to provide protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where the Fund has exposure to an issuer) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuers default. As a seller of protection, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a stream of payments throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These amounts of potential payments will be partially offset by any recovery of values from the respective referenced obligations. As a seller of protection, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.
Implied spreads are the theoretical prices a lender receives for credit default protection. When spreads rise, market perceived credit risk rises and when spreads fall, market perceived credit risk falls. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entitys credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. Credit spreads utilized in determining the period end market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues are disclosed in the Notes to the Schedule of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for credit derivatives. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values, particularly in relation to the notional amount of the contract as well as the annual payment rate, serve as an indication of the current status of the payment/performance risk.
The Funds maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Funds exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Funds maximum risk is the notional amount of the contract. Credit default swaps are considered to have credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event.
Entering into a CDS agreement involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.
Interest rate swaps
The Fund enters into interest rate swap contracts to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate, on a notional principal amount. Interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers.
The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or changes in the present value of the future cash flow streams and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. The Funds maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contracts remaining life, to the extent that that amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Funds exposure to the counterparty.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
Total return swaps
The Fund enters into total return swaps for investment purposes. Total return swaps are agreements to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. For example, the agreement to pay a predetermined or fixed interest rate in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent the total return of a referenced index or instrument exceeds the offsetting interest obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from the counterparty. To the extent it is less, the Fund will make a payment to the counterparty.
(i) Inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value or interest rate is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. As the index measuring inflation changes, the principal value or interest rate of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted accordingly. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.
(j) Foreign currency translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.
(k) Credit and market risk. The Fund invests in high-yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high-yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Funds investments in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Funds investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exhange rate fluctuations.
Investments in securities that are collateralized by residential real estate mortgages are subject to certain credit and liquidity risks. When market conditions result in an increase in default rates of the underlying mortgages and the foreclosure values of underlying real estate properties are materially below the outstanding amount of these underlying mortgages, collection of the full amount of accrued interest and principal on these investments may be doubtful. Such market conditions may significantly impair the value and liquidity of these investments and may result in a lack of correlation between their credit ratings and values.
(l) Foreign investment risks. The 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 Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
(m) Counterparty risk and credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other transactions, where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties as trading partners in other transactions. This may increase the risk of loss in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Funds investment manager attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by (i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the counterparty for certain transactions. Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment of such counterparty risk by the investment manager. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.
The Fund has entered into master agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, events of default or termination and credit related contingent features. The credit related contingent features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Funds net assets or NAV over a specified period of time. If these credit related contingent features were triggered, the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require additional collateral.
Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, to cover the obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
As of September 30, 2014, the Fund held forward foreign currency contracts with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $2,568,336. If a contingent feature in the master agreements would have been triggered, the Fund would have been required to pay this amount to its derivatives counterparties.
(n) Security transactions. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.
2. Investments
At September 30, 2014, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation |
$ | 19,262,090 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation |
(27,123,367 | ) | ||
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Net unrealized depreciation |
$ | (7,861,277 | ) | |
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Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the period ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:
Average Daily Balance* |
Weighted Average Interest Rate* |
Maximum Amount Outstanding |
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$202,018,189 |
0.16% | $280,468,206 |
* | Averages based on the number of days that Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding. |
Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 0.12% to 0.25% during the period ended September 30, 2014. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $248,603.
At September 30, 2014, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:
Counterparty |
Rate | Effective Date | Maturity Date | Face Amount | ||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank |
0.18 | % | 8/13/2014 | 1/21/2015 | $ | 64,164,099 | ||||||||||
Deutsche Bank |
0.21 | % | 8/20/2014 | 1/21/2015 | 73,425,000 | |||||||||||
Barclays Capital |
0.17 | % | 8/20/2014 | 11/21/2014 | 60,504,732 | |||||||||||
Morgan Stanley |
0.20 | % | 8/13/2014 | 11/21/2014 | 18,864,375 | |||||||||||
Morgan Stanley |
0.18 | % | 8/20/2014 | 11/21/2014 | 63,510,000 | |||||||||||
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$ | 280,468,206 | |||||||||||||||
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On September 30, 2014, the total market value of underlying collateral (refer to the Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements) for open reverse repurchase agreements was $288,553,270.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
During the period ended September 30, 2014, written option transactions for the Fund were as follows:
Number of Contracts |
Premiums | |||||||
Written options, outstanding as of December 31, 2013 |
429 | $ | 52,231 | |||||
Options written |
13,203 | 4,952,942 | ||||||
Options closed |
(11,198 | ) | (3,866,880 | ) | ||||
Options exercised |
(2,434 | ) | (1,138,293 | ) | ||||
Options expired |
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Written options, outstanding as of September 30, 2014 |
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At September 30, 2014, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:
Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Basis Value |
Market Value |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Contracts to Buy: | ||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds |
240 | 12/14 | $ | 35,734,592 | $ | 36,600,000 | $ | 865,408 | ||||||||||||
Contracts to Sell: | ||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes |
509 | 12/14 | 60,100,049 | 60,193,227 | (93,178 | ) | ||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds |
3 | 12/14 | 413,990 | 413,719 | 271 | |||||||||||||||
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(92,907 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts |
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$ | 772,501 | |||||||||||||||||
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At September 30, 2014, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
Foreign Currency |
Counterparty |
Local Currency |
Market Value |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Contracts to Buy: | ||||||||||||||||||
Brazilian Real |
Citibank N.A. |
55,000,000 | $ | 22,384,994 | 10/16/14 | $ | (1,342,357 | ) | ||||||||||
Canadian Dollar |
Citibank N.A. |
1,750,000 | 1,562,012 | 10/16/14 | (48,227 | ) | ||||||||||||
Mexican Peso |
Citibank N.A. |
212,000,000 | 15,769,556 | 10/16/14 | (475,510 | ) | ||||||||||||
Mexican Peso |
Citibank N.A. |
113,340,000 | 8,430,762 | 10/16/14 | (193,562 | ) | ||||||||||||
Mexican Peso |
Citibank N.A. |
110,000,000 | 8,182,317 | 10/16/14 | (200,615 | ) | ||||||||||||
Mexican Peso |
Citibank N.A. |
15,000,000 | 1,115,770 | 10/16/14 | (31,302 | ) | ||||||||||||
Canadian Dollar |
Citibank N.A. |
9,918,299 | 8,846,802 | 11/14/14 | (273,229 | ) | ||||||||||||
Canadian Dollar |
Credit Suisse First Boston Inc. |
164,570 | 146,791 | 11/14/14 | (3,534 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Contracts to Sell: | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Dollar |
Citibank N.A. |
9,335,000 | 8,165,164 | 10/16/14 | 519,961 | |||||||||||||
Brazilian Real |
Bank of America N.A. |
60,220,000 | 24,509,533 | 10/16/14 | 1,879,599 | |||||||||||||
Brazilian Real |
Citibank N.A. |
82,531,306 | 33,590,232 | 10/16/14 | 2,569,646 | |||||||||||||
Canadian Dollar |
Bank of America N.A. |
11,350,000 | 10,130,763 | 10/16/14 | 215,467 | |||||||||||||
Canadian Dollar |
Citibank N.A. |
1,750,000 | 1,562,012 | 10/16/14 | 54,227 | |||||||||||||
Japanese Yen |
Bank of America N.A. |
433,390,000 | 3,951,956 | 10/16/14 | 275,002 | |||||||||||||
Mexican Peso |
Citibank N.A. |
488,530,000 | 36,339,157 | 10/16/14 | 972,577 | |||||||||||||
New Zealand Dollar |
Citibank N.A. |
10,000,000 | 7,795,629 | 10/16/14 | 622,521 | |||||||||||||
Swedish Krona |
Citibank N.A. |
57,800,000 | 8,009,526 | 10/16/14 | 432,336 | |||||||||||||
Canadian Dollar |
Citibank N.A. |
7,930,820 | 7,074,036 | 11/14/14 | 146,869 | |||||||||||||
Canadian Dollar |
Credit Suisse First Boston Inc. |
2,152,048 | 1,919,558 | 11/14/14 | 44,545 | |||||||||||||
Brazilian Real |
Citibank N.A. |
9,493,295 | 3,801,394 | 12/15/14 | 251,240 | |||||||||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts |
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$ | 5,415,654 | |||||||||||||||
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
At September 30, 2014, the Fund had the following open swap contract:
CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS |
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SWAP COUNTERPARTY |
NOTIONAL AMOUNT |
TERMINATION DATE |
PAYMENTS MADE BY THE FUND |
PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE FUND |
UPFRONT PREMIUMS PAID (RECEIVED) |
UNREALIZED (DEPRECIATION) |
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RBS Greenwich |
$ | 27,580,000 | 2/15/40 | 3.383% semi-annually | 3-Month LIBOR | $ | (26,284 | ) | $ | (822,393 | ) |
| Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate. |
3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities
GAAP requires enhanced disclosure about an entitys derivative and hedging activities.
The following is a summary of the Funds derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at September 30, 2014.
Futures Contracts | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts |
Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts |
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Primary Underlying Risk |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Risk |
$ | 865,679 | $ | (93,178 | ) | | | $ | (822,393 | ) | $ | (49,892 | ) | |||||||||||
Foreign Exchange Risk |
| | $ | 7,983,990 | $ | (2,568,336 | ) | | 5,415,654 | |||||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 865,679 | $ | (93,178 | ) | $ | 7,983,990 | $ | (2,568,336 | ) | $ | (822,393 | ) | $ | 5,365,762 | |||||||||
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During the period ended September 30, 2014, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:
Average Market Value | ||||
Purchased options |
$ | 200,447 | ||
Written options |
334,708 | |||
Futures contracts (to buy) |
40,616,249 | |||
Futures contracts (to sell) |
170,681,639 | |||
Forward foreign currency contracts (to buy) |
20,244,798 | |||
Forward foreign currency contracts (to sell) |
79,635,983 | |||
Average Notional Balance | ||||
Interest rate swap contracts |
$ | 2,758,000 | ||
Credit default swap contracts (to buy protection) |
4,550,000 | |||
Total return swap contracts |
47,202,000 |
| At September 30, 2014, there were no open positions held in this derivative. |
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Item 2. | Controls and Procedures |
(a) | The Registrants principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures are effective, and that the disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and (2) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrants management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrants last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 3. | Exhibits |
Certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund
By: | KENNETH D. FULLER | |
Kenneth D. Fuller | ||
Trustee and President | ||
Date: November 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: | KENNETH D. FULLER | |
Kenneth D. Fuller | ||
Trustee and President | ||
Date: November 25, 2014 |
By: | RICHARD F. SENNETT | |
Richard F. Sennett | ||
Principal Financial Officer | ||
Date: November 25, 2014 |