UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-22294

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

(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:

1-888-777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

August 31, 2013

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                                                 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 



 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE
DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

FORM N-Q

AUGUST 31, 2013

 

 


 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

August 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 93.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 10.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co., Senior Bonds

 

9.215%

 

9/15/21

 

$

1,140,000

 

$

1,438,757

 

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

1/15/43

 

550,000

 

488,964

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

12.000%

 

5/15/15

 

1,000,000

 

1,173,895

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

1/15/20

 

640,000

 

780,541

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

4.250%

 

9/20/22

 

380,000

 

370,956

 

Total Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,253,113

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250%

 

6/1/17

 

1,250,000

 

1,290,625

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QVC Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

5.125%

 

7/2/22

 

670,000

 

667,642

 

QVC Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

4.375%

 

3/15/23

 

350,000

 

327,911

 

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

995,553

 

Media — 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corp., Bonds

 

6.400%

 

5/15/38

 

2,500,000

 

2,977,030

 

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.700%

 

7/1/19

 

1,500,000

 

1,745,051

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/19

 

1,250,000

 

1,415,625

 

Lynx I Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

5.375%

 

4/15/21

 

460,000

 

450,800

(a)

News America Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.650%

 

11/15/37

 

2,400,000

 

2,773,627

 

Time Warner Cable Inc., Debentures

 

7.300%

 

7/1/38

 

500,000

 

521,705

 

Time Warner Cable Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

2/14/19

 

1,390,000

 

1,649,962

 

Time Warner Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.900%

 

6/15/42

 

250,000

 

237,421

 

UBM PLC, Notes

 

5.750%

 

11/3/20

 

830,000

 

829,247

(a)

Viacom Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.850%

 

9/1/43

 

700,000

 

713,859

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

6.500%

 

1/15/18

 

910,000

 

953,225

 

WPP Finance UK, Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

9/15/14

 

1,000,000

 

1,070,137

 

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,337,689

 

Specialty Retail — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

12/1/21

 

280,000

 

274,400

 

Gap Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

4/12/21

 

1,240,000

 

1,377,872

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,652,272

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,529,252

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

1/15/19

 

450,000

 

563,653

 

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Bonds

 

5.750%

 

4/7/21

 

590,000

 

657,224

(a)

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

1/15/42

 

960,000

 

983,665

(a)

Total Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,204,542

 

Food Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Foods Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.000%

 

6/4/42

 

540,000

 

531,860

 

Mondelez International Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

2/10/20

 

491,000

 

549,461

 

Total Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,081,321

 

Tobacco — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.250%

 

8/6/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,314,215

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

6/23/19

 

540,000

 

651,058

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

5/1/40

 

470,000

 

535,902

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

8/4/41

 

510,000

 

527,195

 

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

11/1/42

 

1,220,000

 

1,070,162

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Tobacco — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.625%

 

6/1/16

 

$

2,000,000

 

$

2,315,640

 

Total Tobacco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,414,172

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,700,035

 

ENERGY — 11.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atwood Oceanics Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.500%

 

2/1/20

 

290,000

 

311,750

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 11.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

9/15/16

 

340,000

 

381,593

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.100%

 

9/1/40

 

140,000

 

141,438

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

2/1/42

 

160,000

 

164,792

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

4/15/43

 

840,000

 

813,999

 

Arch Coal Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

6/15/19

 

440,000

 

356,400

 

ConocoPhillips, Notes

 

6.500%

 

2/1/39

 

1,500,000

 

1,903,159

 

DCP Midstream LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

3/15/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,268,265

(a)

Devon Financing Corp. LLC, Debentures

 

7.875%

 

9/30/31

 

1,080,000

 

1,396,282

 

Energy Transfer Equity LP, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

10/15/20

 

420,000

 

459,900

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

1/31/14

 

2,000,000

 

2,071,734

 

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

10/1/18

 

800,000

 

972,016

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

8.125%

 

2/15/19

 

1,400,000

 

1,745,736

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

7.875%

 

10/1/29

 

440,000

 

551,619

 

Hess Corp., Senior Bonds

 

6.000%

 

1/15/40

 

520,000

 

557,437

 

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

 

6.950%

 

7/1/24

 

1,320,000

 

1,560,438

 

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/15/31

 

710,000

 

903,197

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

2/15/18

 

800,000

 

916,762

 

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

3/1/41

 

660,000

 

751,562

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.125%

 

3/28/23

 

160,000

 

142,400

(a)

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Senior Bonds

 

6.625%

 

6/15/35

 

1,000,000

 

1,032,500

 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

 

4.375%

 

5/20/23

 

440,000

 

389,397

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

1/20/20

 

1,109,000

 

1,128,068

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

1/27/41

 

1,730,000

 

1,615,848

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

1/21/21

 

250,000

 

266,000

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

6.500%

 

11/15/20

 

50,000

 

53,286

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

2/15/23

 

630,000

 

671,460

 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

 

5.400%

 

8/15/41

 

10,000

 

10,398

 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

 

4.450%

 

8/1/42

 

860,000

 

784,391

 

Valero Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.375%

 

3/15/19

 

700,000

 

905,360

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/21

 

952,000

 

1,133,617

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

6/15/31

 

62,000

 

71,089

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/32

 

148,000

 

184,305

 

Williams Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

3/15/20

 

460,000

 

492,630

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,797,078

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,108,828

 

FINANCIALS — 35.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 9.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

4.500%

 

6/20/23

 

460,000

 

412,850

(b)(c)

Bear Stearns Cos. LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

2/1/18

 

1,570,000

 

1,868,201

 

Deutsche Bank AG, Subordinated Notes

 

4.296%

 

5/24/28

 

1,190,000

 

1,070,197

(b)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

1/18/18

 

4,250,000

 

4,759,218

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

2/15/19

 

500,000

 

597,185

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

3/15/20

 

470,000

 

512,034

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

7/27/21

 

870,000

 

931,158

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

2/1/41

 

2,550,000

 

2,854,098

 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Notes

 

6.875%

 

4/25/18

 

990,000

 

1,152,482

 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

7.750%

 

5/14/38

 

670,000

 

809,056

 

Morgan Stanley, Medium-Term Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/1/18

 

1,750,000

 

2,007,621

 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

1/26/20

 

1,950,000

 

2,137,149

 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

7/24/20

 

200,000

 

218,975

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Capital Markets — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

7/24/42

 

$

140,000

 

$

156,084

 

State Street Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

4.956%

 

3/15/18

 

1,330,000

 

1,454,062

 

UBS AG Stamford CT, Subordinated Notes

 

7.625%

 

8/17/22

 

330,000

 

362,769

 

Vesey Street Investment Trust I, Senior Notes

 

4.404%

 

9/1/16

 

540,000

 

575,351

 

Total Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,878,490

 

Commercial Banks — 6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

7.625%

 

11/21/22

 

360,000

 

352,350

 

CIT Group Inc., Secured Notes

 

5.250%

 

4/1/14

 

630,000

 

643,387

(a)

CIT Group Inc., Secured Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/1/18

 

480,000

 

520,800

(a)

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.000%

 

8/1/23

 

350,000

 

328,404

 

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes

 

8.375%

 

10/13/19

 

500,000

 

547,500

(a)(b)(c)

M&T Bank Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

6.875%

 

6/15/16

 

520,000

 

527,984

(a)(c)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.648%

 

9/30/31

 

580,000

 

571,300

(b)(c)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

10/21/19

 

1,170,000

 

1,314,275

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.000%

 

10/1/14

 

790,000

 

806,800

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

6.100%

 

6/10/23

 

1,860,000

 

1,793,075

 

Royal Bank of Scotland NV, Subordinated Notes

 

7.750%

 

5/15/23

 

820,000

 

853,034

 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

5.570%

 

10/17/13

 

410,000

 

389,500

(b)(c)

Wachovia Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

2/1/18

 

4,400,000

 

5,045,854

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

 

4.125%

 

8/15/23

 

690,000

 

677,334

 

Total Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,371,597

 

Consumer Finance — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

 

3.250%

 

5/15/18

 

230,000

 

221,375

(a)

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.250%

 

5/15/23

 

270,000

 

243,675

(a)

HSBC Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.676%

 

1/15/21

 

1,620,000

 

1,831,752

 

SLM Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

1/25/22

 

1,430,000

 

1,469,325

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,766,127

 

Diversified Financial Services — 14.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

5.200%

 

6/1/23

 

1,390,000

 

1,240,575

(b)(c)

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

6/1/19

 

2,760,000

 

3,325,974

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.625%

 

7/1/20

 

180,000

 

198,385

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.875%

 

2/7/42

 

1,340,000

 

1,494,903

 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

5.350%

 

5/15/23

 

930,000

 

828,921

(b)(c)

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

8/12/14

 

300,000

 

316,138

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

8/15/17

 

2,250,000

 

2,549,218

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

5/22/19

 

500,000

 

634,571

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

3/5/38

 

2,000,000

 

2,503,222

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

7/15/39

 

1,350,000

 

1,864,145

 

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

4.050%

 

7/30/22

 

780,000

 

752,009

 

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

3.500%

 

5/15/23

 

500,000

 

451,718

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.125%

 

6/15/22

 

100,000

 

110,429

(b)(c)

General Electric Capital Corp., Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

6.250%

 

12/15/22

 

1,000,000

 

1,019,130

(b)(c)

General Electric Capital Corp., Notes

 

5.300%

 

2/11/21

 

130,000

 

140,648

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

1/10/39

 

3,260,000

 

3,965,986

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Subordinated Debentures

 

6.375%

 

11/15/67

 

1,300,000

 

1,376,375

(b)

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

4.960%

 

12/21/65

 

800,000

 

688,000

(a)(b)

ING US Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

5.650%

 

5/15/53

 

440,000

 

409,415

(b)

ING US Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

7/15/22

 

1,260,000

 

1,349,823

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

9/1/17

 

810,000

 

926,437

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

5/15/19

 

220,000

 

227,700

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

12/15/20

 

330,000

 

367,950

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.750%

 

9/1/16

 

670,000

 

735,325

(a)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Diversified Financial Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125%

 

9/1/18

 

$

1,200,000

 

$

1,338,000

(a)

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

5.150%

 

5/1/23

 

700,000

 

619,500

(b)(c)

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

5/15/38

 

1,500,000

 

1,786,218

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

 

5.625%

 

8/16/43

 

980,000

 

983,524

 

ZFS Finance USA Trust II, Bonds

 

6.450%

 

12/15/65

 

500,000

 

536,250

(a)(b)

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,740,489

 

Insurance — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

7/15/21

 

180,000

 

186,750

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

12/15/20

 

1,000,000

 

1,169,144

 

Delphi Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

1/31/20

 

290,000

 

340,486

 

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

4/1/21

 

330,000

 

334,125

(a)

ING Capital Funding Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

3.874%

 

12/31/13

 

410,000

 

400,263

(b)(c)

Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.800%

 

3/15/37

 

120,000

 

135,600

(a)

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

 

7.875%

 

10/15/26

 

840,000

 

998,503

(a)

MetLife Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.817%

 

8/15/18

 

1,300,000

 

1,569,390

 

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Notes

 

9.375%

 

8/15/39

 

520,000

 

731,197

(a)

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America - College Retirement Equity Fund, Notes

 

6.850%

 

12/16/39

 

1,050,000

 

1,300,120

(a)

Travelers Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

6/15/37

 

400,000

 

488,172

 

Total Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,653,750

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEA Finance LLC/WT Finance Aust Pty. Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

9/2/19

 

580,000

 

685,817

(a)

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santander Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.625%

 

4/19/16

 

270,000

 

283,918

 

Santander Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

 

3.450%

 

8/27/18

 

450,000

 

456,328

 

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

740,246

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81,836,516

 

HEALTH CARE — 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.150%

 

11/15/41

 

1,020,000

 

996,199

 

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.650%

 

12/1/41

 

480,000

 

532,684

 

Total Biotechnology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,528,883

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catholic Health Initiatives, Secured Bonds

 

4.350%

 

11/1/42

 

60,000

 

54,082

 

Highmark Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

5/15/21

 

570,000

 

535,110

(a)

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.450%

 

6/1/16

 

1,000,000

 

1,124,220

 

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.200%

 

6/15/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,187,918

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

4.500%

 

4/1/21

 

770,000

 

710,325

(a)

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.250%

 

3/15/43

 

600,000

 

545,546

 

WellPoint Inc., Notes

 

5.250%

 

1/15/16

 

1,200,000

 

1,309,506

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,466,707

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.400%

 

11/6/42

 

450,000

 

421,875

 

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

4/15/23

 

1,479,000

 

1,404,998

(a)

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.200%

 

3/15/39

 

560,000

 

766,873

 

Wyeth, Notes

 

5.950%

 

4/1/37

 

1,100,000

 

1,306,953

 

Zoetis Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.700%

 

2/1/43

 

270,000

 

255,199

(a)

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,155,898

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,151,488

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4

 


 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

INDUSTRIALS — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exelis Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.550%

 

10/1/21

 

$

885,000

 

$

883,586

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Parcel Service Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.200%

 

1/15/38

 

700,000

 

865,393

 

Airlines — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Canada, Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

 

6.625%

 

5/15/18

 

480,000

 

480,768

(a)

American Airlines, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Notes

 

4.950%

 

1/15/23

 

700,000

 

693,000

(a)

British Airways PLC, Secured Notes

 

5.625%

 

6/20/20

 

310,000

 

314,650

(a)

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

 

8.021%

 

8/10/22

 

164,146

 

178,920

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750%

 

12/17/19

 

592,805

 

695,064

 

United Airlines Inc., Pass Through Certificates, Secured Bond

 

5.375%

 

8/15/21

 

400,000

 

397,000

 

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.545%

 

2/2/19

 

203,045

 

219,288

 

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

 

9.750%

 

1/15/17

 

164,491

 

187,109

 

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

 

9.250%

 

5/10/17

 

293,841

 

321,755

 

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

 

6.250%

 

4/11/20

 

290,000

 

297,975

 

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.400%

 

11/1/16

 

120,524

 

135,143

 

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Senior Secured Notes

 

6.125%

 

4/29/18

 

240,000

 

243,480

 

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.250%

 

11/10/19

 

689,600

 

779,248

 

US Airways, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Bonds

 

5.900%

 

10/1/24

 

608,901

 

636,302

 

Total Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,579,702

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

9/15/19

 

220,000

 

247,762

 

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

5/15/32

 

500,000

 

659,860

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

907,622

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.150%

 

11/2/42

 

1,030,000

 

913,643

(a)

Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valmont Industries Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/20/20

 

180,000

 

201,974

 

Marine — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.000%

 

10/15/16

 

497,000

 

500,106

 

Road & Rail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern Railway, Senior Notes

 

4.300%

 

5/15/43

 

460,000

 

408,475

(a)

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,260,501

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hewlett-Packard Co., Senior Notes

 

1.250%

 

9/13/13

 

50,000

 

50,001

 

Internet Software & Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VeriSign Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.625%

 

5/1/23

 

260,000

 

244,400

(a)

IT Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.750%

 

11/1/20

 

140,000

 

143,850

(a)

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Semiconductor Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.600%

 

6/15/17

 

360,000

 

420,346

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc./Interface Security Systems LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250%

 

1/15/18

 

$

340,000

 

$

352,750

(a)

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,211,347

 

MATERIALS — 6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Chemical Co., Senior Notes

 

4.375%

 

11/15/42

 

330,000

 

291,573

 

Ecolab Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

12/8/41

 

260,000

 

280,366

 

LYB International Finance BV, Senior Notes

 

4.000%

 

7/15/23

 

430,000

 

424,665

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.625%

 

12/1/40

 

250,000

 

263,857

 

Total Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,260,461

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock-Tenn Co., Senior Notes

 

4.900%

 

3/1/22

 

790,000

 

812,980

 

Rock-Tenn Co., Senior Notes

 

4.000%

 

3/1/23

 

560,000

 

537,974

 

Total Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,350,954

 

Metals & Mining — 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

7/30/20

 

1,040,000

 

1,038,960

 

Barrick Gold Corp., Notes

 

4.100%

 

5/1/23

 

100,000

 

88,074

(a)

Barrick Gold Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

4/1/42

 

1,650,000

 

1,343,587

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

3.950%

 

1/15/18

 

180,000

 

176,303

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.800%

 

10/1/20

 

500,000

 

466,516

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.875%

 

4/1/21

 

660,000

 

611,363

 

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

11/1/15

 

1,260,000

 

1,304,100

(a)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

 

2.375%

 

3/15/18

 

20,000

 

18,710

(a)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.450%

 

3/15/43

 

210,000

 

181,693

(a)

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

 

2.500%

 

1/15/19

 

750,000

 

682,496

(a)

Nucor Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.000%

 

8/1/23

 

580,000

 

566,790

 

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

5/1/19

 

2,000,000

 

2,566,634

 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

4/16/20

 

260,000

 

274,300

 

Steel Dynamics Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.125%

 

8/15/19

 

240,000

 

253,200

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

6.875%

 

11/21/36

 

2,100,000

 

2,044,087

 

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Bonds

 

5.800%

 

11/15/16

 

1,200,000

 

1,303,033

(a)

Total Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,919,846

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,531,261

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 7.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Inc., Global Notes

 

5.600%

 

5/15/18

 

1,500,000

 

1,721,721

 

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.550%

 

8/15/41

 

1,330,000

 

1,366,349

 

British Telecommunications PLC, Bonds

 

9.625%

 

12/15/30

 

2,000,000

 

3,030,872

 

Embarq Corp., Notes

 

7.995%

 

6/1/36

 

1,500,000

 

1,543,608

 

Koninklijke KPN NV, Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

10/1/30

 

330,000

 

425,945

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

 

7.175%

 

6/18/19

 

200,000

 

218,651

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

 

7.721%

 

6/4/38

 

1,000,000

 

990,292

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

5.877%

 

7/15/19

 

400,000

 

427,432

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

5.134%

 

4/27/20

 

410,000

 

415,246

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

7.045%

 

6/20/36

 

210,000

 

224,402

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,364,518

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

6.125%

 

3/30/40

 

1,400,000

 

1,464,557

 

Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

11/15/18

 

2,000,000

 

2,532,746

 

Rogers Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.800%

 

8/15/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,185,891

 

SoftBank Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.500%

 

4/15/20

 

1,050,000

 

992,974

(a)

Sprint Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

11/15/18

 

280,000

 

327,600

(a)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6


 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telefonica Europe BV, Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

9/15/30

 

$

390,000

 

$

461,383

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,965,151

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,329,669

 

UTILITIES — 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

 

5.800%

 

3/15/18

 

600,000

 

695,897

 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

 

6.450%

 

1/15/38

 

600,000

 

753,354

 

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

 

7.375%

 

11/15/31

 

3,360,000

 

3,408,360

 

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.250%

 

3/15/23

 

120,000

 

109,204

 

GenOn REMA LLC, Pass-Through Certificates

 

9.681%

 

7/2/26

 

2,000,000

 

2,120,000

 

IPALCO Enterprises Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.250%

 

4/1/16

 

1,030,000

 

1,130,425

(a)

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Bonds

 

6.125%

 

4/1/36

 

1,000,000

 

1,142,300

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

4/1/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,153,478

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

10/15/18

 

600,000

 

764,792

 

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

11/15/38

 

500,000

 

787,779

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,065,589

 

Gas Utilities — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/1/32

 

1,500,000

 

1,948,580

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

6/1/20

 

1,100,000

 

1,254,000

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

1/15/19

 

500,000

 

645,805

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,913,974

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $196,427,638)

 

 

 

212,572,871

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of California Revenue

 

4.062%

 

5/15/33

 

220,000

 

197,637

 

Illinois — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago, IL, GO, Taxable Project

 

7.781%

 

1/1/35

 

40,000

 

44,477

 

Illinois State, GO, Build America Bonds-Taxable

 

6.725%

 

4/1/35

 

530,000

 

528,193

 

Total Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

572,670

 

Pennsylvania — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development, City Service Agreement Revenue, Taxable

 

3.964%

 

4/15/26

 

100,000

 

89,352

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost — $981,489)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

859,659

 

SENIOR LOANS — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCM Merger Inc., New Term Loan B

 

5.000%

 

3/1/17

 

815,894

 

822,693

(d)

INDUSTRIALS — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan E

 

2.935%

 

5/2/16

 

976,803

 

982,420

(d)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., Extended 2018 Term Loan B

 

4.184%

 

3/23/18

 

401,246

 

398,425

(d)

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS (Cost — $2,105,646)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,203,538

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7


 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

6/11/14

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

1,055,650

(a)

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

 

7.500%

 

3/31/30

 

745,000

 

860,706

(a)

Total Russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,916,356

 

Turkey — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Turkey, Notes

 

6.000%

 

1/14/41

 

500,000

 

448,750

 

Republic of Turkey, Notes

 

4.875%

 

4/16/43

 

480,000

 

375,720

 

Total Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

824,470

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (Cost — $2,821,245)

 

 

 

 

 

2,740,826

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.875%

 

5/15/43

 

1,693,000

 

1,441,430

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.000%

 

7/31/20

 

10,000

 

9,880

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.750%

 

5/15/23

 

10,000

 

9,147

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.500%

 

8/15/23

 

920,000

 

900,235

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost — $2,338,041)

 

2,360,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Inc. (Cost - $888,750)

 

 

 

 

 

20,943

 

1,012,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Bancorp

 

5.150%

 

 

 

7,285

 

161,217

 

Consumer Finance — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I

 

8.125%

 

 

 

105,800

 

2,804,758

(b)

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital XIII

 

7.875%

 

 

 

17,525

 

481,938

(b)

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $3,200,158)

 

 

3,447,913

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.8% (Cost — $208,762,967#)

 

 

225,197,674

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,790,051

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

227,987,725

 

 

(a)

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 Directors, unless otherwise noted.

(b)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available.

(c)

Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date.

(d)

Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

#

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

 

 

 

Abbreviation used in this schedule:

 

GO                - General Obligation

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on April 24, 2009 and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income and then to liquidate and distribute substantially all of the Fund’s net assets to stockholders on or about December 2, 2024. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. There can be no assurance the Fund will achieve its investment objectives.

 

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 investment’s 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 Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

The Board of Directors 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 Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. 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 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.

 

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, 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 Directors 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:

 

9


 

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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$

212,572,871

 

 

$

212,572,871

 

Municipal bonds

 

 

859,659

 

 

859,659

 

Senior loans

 

 

2,203,538

 

 

2,203,538

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

2,740,826

 

 

2,740,826

 

U.S. government & agency obligations

 

 

2,360,692

 

 

2,360,692

 

Common stocks

 

$

1,012,175

 

 

 

1,012,175

 

Preferred stocks

 

3,447,913

 

 

 

3,447,913

 

Total investments

 

$

4,460,088

 

$

220,737,586

 

 

$

225,197,674

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

8,883

 

 

 

$

8,883

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

$

28,245

 

 

28,245

 

Total other financial instruments

 

$

8,883

 

$

28,245

 

 

$

37,128

 

Total

 

$

4,468,971

 

$

220,765,831

 

 

$

225,234,802

 

 

LIABILITIES

Description

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

113,750

 

 

 

$

113,750

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

$

65,119

 

 

65,119

 

Total

 

$

113,750

 

$

65,119

 

 

$

178,869

 

 

† See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

(b) Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Fund to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-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) 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.

 

10


 

Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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, 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.

 

(d) Forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge against, or manage exposure to, foreign issuers or markets. The Fund may also enter 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.

 

(e) 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, including to increase the Fund’s return. 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.

 

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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s maximum exposure in the event of a defined credit event on a credit default swap to sell protection is the notional amount. As of August 31, 2013, the Fund did not hold any credit default swaps to sell protection.

 

For average notional amounts of swaps held during the period ended August 31, 2013, 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 issuer’s 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 entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

11


 

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.

 

Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

The Fund’s 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 Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Fund’s 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.

 

(f) Loan participations. The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement related to the loan, or any rights of off-set against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.

 

The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the lender that is selling the participation and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any off-set between the lender and the borrower.

 

(g) Credit and market risk.  The Fund invests in high-yield instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high-yield obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investments in securities rated below investment grade typically involves 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.

 

(h) Foreign investment risks. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.

 

(i) 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 otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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 clearing house 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.

 

12


 

Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of August 31, 2013, the Fund held forward foreign currency contracts with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $65,119. 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.

 

(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) Security transactions.  Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

 

2.  Investments

 

At August 31, 2013, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

19,990,030

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(3,555,323

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

16,434,707

 

 

At August 31, 2013, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

BASIS
VALUE

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

UNREALIZED
GAIN (LOSS)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

 

3

 

12/13

 

$

659,213

 

$

659,250

 

$

37

 

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

 

4

 

9/13

 

491,958

 

482,281

 

(9,677

)

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

 

30

 

12/13

 

3,590,277

 

3,590,390

 

113

 

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

 

8

 

12/13

 

1,129,276

 

1,135,000

 

5,724

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,803

)

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

 

103

 

12/13

 

12,803,978

 

12,800,969

 

3,009

 

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bonds

 

73

 

12/13

 

9,525,083

 

9,629,156

 

(104,073

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(101,064

)

Net unrealized loss on open futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(104,867

)

 

At August 31, 2013, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

COUNTERPARTY

 

LOCAL
CURRENCY

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

SETTLEMENT
DATE

 

UNREALIZED
GAIN (LOSS)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

1,336,145

 

$

1,766,382

 

11/15/13

 

$

(11,012

)

Japanese Yen

 

Bank of America N.A.

 

106,500,000

 

1,084,950

 

10/25/13

 

(1,075

)

Japanese Yen

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

14,700,000

 

149,754

 

10/25/13

 

(133

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,220

)

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

1,336,145

 

1,766,382

 

11/15/13

 

6,529

 

Japanese Yen

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

402,600,000

 

4,101,417

 

10/25/13

 

(52,899

)

Japanese Yen

 

Bank of America N.A.

 

106,500,000

 

1,084,950

 

10/25/13

 

21,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24,654

)

Net unrealized loss on open forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

$

(36,874

)

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

GAAP requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at August 31, 2013.

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

 

 

Primary Underlying
Risk

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Total

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

$

8,883

 

$

(113,750

)

 

 

$

(104,867

)

Foreign Exchange Risk

 

 

 

$

28,245

 

$

(65,119

)

(36,874

)

Total

 

$

8,883

 

$

(113,750

)

$

28,245

 

$

(65,119

)

$

(141,741

)

 

During the period ended August 31, 2013, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Average market
value

 

Futures contracts (to buy)

 

$

5,214,510

 

Futures contracts (to sell)

 

30,664,891

 

Forward foreign currency contracts (to buy)

 

3,318,011

 

Forward foreign currency contracts (to sell)

 

9,301,575

 

 

 

 

Average notional
balance

 

Credit default swap contracts (to buy protection) †

 

$

8,759

 

 

†At August 31, 2013 there were no open positions held in this derivative.

 

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ITEM 2.                 CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)           The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(b)           There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3.                 EXHIBITS.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

 

 

By

/s/ Kenneth D. Fuller

 

 

Kenneth D. Fuller

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:  October 25, 2013

 

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:  October 25, 2013

 

By

/s/ Richard F. Sennett

 

 

Richard F. Sennett

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

 

Date:  October 25, 2013