Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

 

 

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: February 28, 2014

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

FORM N-Q

FEBRUARY 28, 2014


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    February 28, 2014

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 90.8%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.1%           

Auto Components - 0.1%

          

Delphi Corp., Senior Notes

     4.150     3/15/24       $ 140,000       $ 140,775   
          

 

 

 

Automobiles - 1.6%

          

Ford Motor Co., Senior Bonds

     9.215     9/15/21         1,140,000         1,483,799   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

     12.000     5/15/15         1,000,000         1,132,127   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

     8.125     1/15/20         640,000         811,640   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

     4.250     9/20/22         380,000         393,347   
          

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

             3,820,913   
          

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.6%

          

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     11.250     6/1/17         1,250,000         1,279,688   
          

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.7%

          

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     4.000     12/31/18         1,140,000         1,171,350   

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     11/1/19         160,000         182,400   

Whirlpool Corp., Senior Bonds

     4.000     3/1/24         200,000         202,215   
          

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

             1,555,965   
          

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.4%

          

QVC Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.125     7/2/22         670,000         682,217   

QVC Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.375     3/15/23         350,000         341,326   
          

 

 

 

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

             1,023,543   
          

 

 

 

Media - 7.0%

          

21st Century Fox America Inc., Senior Notes

     6.650     11/15/37         2,400,000         2,918,753   

Comcast Corp., Bonds

     6.400     5/15/38         2,500,000         3,096,992   

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     5.700     7/1/19         1,500,000         1,757,609   

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/1/19         1,250,000         1,471,875   

Time Warner Cable Inc., Senior Bonds

     6.550     5/1/37         230,000         267,339   

Time Warner Cable Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     2/14/19         1,390,000         1,775,330   

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, Senior Notes

     8.375     7/15/33         370,000         506,021   

Time Warner Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/15/42         250,000         245,791   

UBM PLC, Notes

     5.750     11/3/20         740,000         800,789 (a) 

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     6.375     4/15/23         2,000,000         2,125,000 (a) 

WPP Finance 2010, Senior Notes

     5.625     11/15/43         260,000         274,907   

WPP Finance UK, Senior Notes

     8.000     9/15/14         1,000,000         1,038,726   
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             16,279,132   
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.7%

          

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     12/1/21         280,000         292,950   

Gap Inc., Senior Notes

     5.950     4/12/21         1,240,000         1,395,910   
          

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

             1,688,860   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             25,788,876   
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 4.1%           

Beverages - 1.1%

          

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     1/15/19         450,000         564,604   

Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     5/1/23         140,000         137,550   

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

     3.600     3/1/24         210,000         210,947   

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Bonds

     5.750     4/7/21         590,000         670,498 (a) 

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/15/42         960,000         1,042,123 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Beverages

             2,625,722   
          

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.7%

          

Kraft Foods Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/4/42         540,000         565,020   

Mondelez International Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     2/10/20         491,000         561,173   

Mondelez International Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     2/1/24         410,000         417,063   
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             1,543,256   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2014

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Tobacco - 2.3%

          

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     9.250     8/6/19       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,332,503   

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     9.950     11/10/38         430,000         684,071   

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     10.200     2/6/39         280,000         456,714   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

     8.125     6/23/19         540,000         674,142   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

     8.125     5/1/40         470,000         600,079   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

     7.000     8/4/41         510,000         578,039   

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     11/1/42         1,220,000         1,150,455   
          

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

             5,476,003   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             9,644,981   
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 10.2%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1%

          

Rowan Cos., Inc., Senior Notes

     5.850     1/15/44         130,000         131,425   
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.1%

          

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.950     9/15/16         340,000         379,997   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.100     9/1/40         140,000         149,283   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     2/1/42         160,000         171,992   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/15/43         840,000         848,980   

ConocoPhillips, Notes

     6.500     2/1/39         1,500,000         1,967,786   

Devon Financing Corp. LLC, Debentures

     7.875     9/30/31         1,080,000         1,472,475   

Energy Transfer Equity LP, Senior Notes

     7.500     10/15/20         420,000         481,950   

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     10/1/18         800,000         966,986   

Hess Corp., Notes

     8.125     2/15/19         1,400,000         1,770,314   

Hess Corp., Notes

     7.875     10/1/29         440,000         583,417   

Hess Corp., Senior Bonds

     6.000     1/15/40         520,000         597,327   

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

     6.950     7/1/24         1,320,000         1,610,858   

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

     7.875     9/15/31         710,000         929,475   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

     5.950     2/15/18         800,000         916,108   

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     6.375     1/30/23         900,000         931,500 (a) 

Murray Energy Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     8.625     6/15/21         650,000         692,250 (a) 

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     3/1/41         660,000         761,337   

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/15/43         240,000         251,832   

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Senior Bonds

     6.625     6/15/35         1,000,000         1,100,259   

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

     5.750     1/20/20         1,109,000         1,159,705   

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

     6.750     1/27/41         872,000         847,318   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Notes

     6.375     1/23/45         390,000         415,020 (a) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/21/21         250,000         273,750   

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

     6.500     11/15/20         50,000         55,500   

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

     6.875     2/15/23         630,000         705,600   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     5.400     8/15/41         10,000         10,747   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     4.450     8/1/42         860,000         805,772   

Valero Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     9.375     3/15/19         700,000         918,806   

Williams Cos. Inc., Notes

     7.875     9/1/21         952,000         1,136,640   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     6/15/31         62,000         68,517   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32         148,000         177,523   

Williams Partners LP, Senior Notes

     5.250     3/15/20         460,000         513,011   
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             23,672,035   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             23,803,460   
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 35.2%           

Capital Markets - 8.5%

          

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

     4.500     6/20/23         160,000         148,600 (b)(c) 

Bear Stearns Cos. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.250     2/1/18         1,570,000         1,882,289   

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes

     7.500     12/11/23         200,000         221,250 (a)(b)(c) 

Goldman Sachs Capital I, Capital Securities

     6.345     2/15/34         220,000         229,757   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.950     1/18/18         4,250,000         4,858,902   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     2/15/19         500,000         613,064   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2014

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Capital Markets - continued

          

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     3/15/20       $ 470,000       $ 530,118   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     3/3/24         1,030,000         1,032,942   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     2/1/41         2,550,000         3,069,440   

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Notes

     6.875     4/25/18         990,000         1,180,038   

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38         670,000         898,858   

Morgan Stanley, Medium-Term Notes

     6.625     4/1/18         1,750,000         2,060,733   

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/26/20         1,950,000         2,224,223   

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     5.500     7/24/20         200,000         228,024   

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/24/42         140,000         172,929   

UBS AG Stamford CT, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     8/17/22         330,000         392,226   
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             19,743,393   
          

 

 

 

Commercial Banks - 15.1%

          

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.200     6/1/23         570,000         538,650 (b)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     7.625     6/1/19         2,760,000         3,441,662   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     5.625     7/1/20         180,000         207,504   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     2/7/42         1,340,000         1,571,397   

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     11/21/22         360,000         398,700   

BPCE SA, Subordinated Notes

     5.150     7/21/24         680,000         683,721 (a) 

CIT Group Inc., Secured Notes

     5.250     4/1/14         630,000         632,363 (a) 

CIT Group Inc., Secured Notes

     6.625     4/1/18         480,000         543,600 (a) 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/1/23         350,000         366,625   

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.350     5/15/23         330,000         310,777 (b)(c) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     8/12/14         153,000         156,961   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/15/17         2,250,000         2,575,512   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.500     5/22/19         500,000         644,730   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/15/39         1,350,000         1,969,965   

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.500     9/13/25         850,000         918,207   

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.675     9/13/43         630,000         746,675   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA, Subordinated Notes

     5.750     12/1/43         750,000         820,293   

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes

     8.375     10/13/19         500,000         567,500 (a)(b)(c) 

ING Bank NV, Subordinated Notes

     5.800     9/25/23         500,000         535,765 (a) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.000     8/1/23         700,000         700,000 (b)(c) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

     6.400     5/15/38         1,500,000         1,875,826   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

     4.850     2/1/44         670,000         690,230   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

     5.625     8/16/43         760,000         832,599   

M&T Bank Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

     6.875     6/15/16         840,000         841,484 (a)(c) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     7.648     9/30/31         710,000         759,700 (b)(c) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Senior Notes

     6.400     10/21/19         1,170,000         1,363,202   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.000     10/1/14         790,000         804,645   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.100     6/10/23         1,540,000         1,601,103   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.000     12/19/23         150,000         155,083   

Royal Bank of Scotland NV, Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/15/23         820,000         924,808   

Santander UK PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.000     11/7/23         670,000         696,611 (a) 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.570     4/21/14         410,000         398,725 (b)(c) 

Wachovia Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     2/1/18         4,400,000         5,089,194   

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     5.375     11/2/43         720,000         772,957   
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Banks

             35,136,774   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.5%

          

HSBC Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.676     1/15/21         1,620,000         1,906,994   

SLM Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     1/25/22         1,430,000         1,578,363   
          

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

             3,485,357   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 6.0%

          

CME Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.300     9/15/43         750,000         838,623   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2014

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Diversified Financial Services - continued

          

General Electric Capital Corp., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     7.125     6/15/22       $ 100,000       $ 113,681 (b)(c) 

General Electric Capital Corp., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.250     12/15/22         1,000,000         1,077,090 (b)(c) 

General Electric Capital Corp., Notes

     5.300     2/11/21         130,000         146,981   

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/10/39         2,820,000         3,727,648   

General Electric Capital Corp., Subordinated Debentures

     6.375     11/15/67         1,270,000         1,409,700 (b) 

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.460     12/21/65         800,000         748,000 (a)(b) 

ING US Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.650     5/15/53         220,000         216,700 (b) 

ING US Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     7/15/22         1,260,000         1,411,655   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.875     9/1/17         810,000         976,050   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/19         220,000         248,160   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.250     12/15/20         330,000         404,663   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     9/1/16         670,000         754,587 (a) 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     7.125     9/1/18         1,200,000         1,401,000 (a) 

ZFS Finance USA Trust II, Bonds

     6.450     12/15/65         500,000         538,750 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

             14,013,288   
          

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.5%

          

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., Senior Notes

     6.625     7/15/21         90,000         95,400   

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.400     12/15/20         1,000,000         1,200,507   

Delphi Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     1/31/20         290,000         343,747   

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     4/1/21         330,000         353,100 (a) 

Five Corners Funding Trust, Bonds

     4.419     11/15/23         630,000         643,018 (a) 

Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     7.800     3/15/37         330,000         359,700 (a) 

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     7.875     10/15/26         840,000         1,037,910 (a) 

MetLife Inc., Senior Notes

     6.817     8/15/18         1,300,000         1,572,000   

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Notes

     9.375     8/15/39         520,000         781,025 (a) 

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

     6.850     12/16/39         1,050,000         1,373,546 (a) 

Travelers Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     6/15/37         400,000         504,937   
          

 

 

 

Total Insurance

             8,264,890   
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.3%

          

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

     6.750     9/2/19         580,000         700,242 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3%

          

Security Capital Group Inc., Senior Notes

     7.700     6/15/28         460,000         606,001   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             81,949,945   
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 3.5%           

Biotechnology - 0.5%

          

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

     5.150     11/15/41         1,020,000         1,071,991   

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     5.650     12/1/41         100,000         117,043   
          

 

 

 

Total Biotechnology

             1,189,034   
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.7%

          

Catholic Health Initiatives, Secured Bonds

     4.350     11/1/42         60,000         55,462   

Highmark Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     5/15/21         390,000         383,909 (a) 

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     6.450     6/1/16         1,000,000         1,114,422   

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     7.200     6/15/18         1,000,000         1,201,360   

WellPoint Inc., Notes

     5.250     1/15/16         1,200,000         1,295,407   
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             4,050,560   
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.3%

          

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

     4.400     11/6/42         450,000         444,088   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Senior Notes

     4.750     4/15/23         189,000         179,913 (a) 

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

     7.200     3/15/39         560,000         781,261   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2014

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals - continued

          

Wyeth, Notes

     5.950     4/1/37       $ 1,100,000       $ 1,334,356   

Zoetis Inc., Senior Notes

     4.700     2/1/43         270,000         268,235   
          

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

             3,007,853   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             8,247,447   
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 4.2%           

Aerospace & Defense - 0.7%

          

Exelis Inc., Senior Notes

     5.550     10/1/21         885,000         919,569   

Textron Inc., Senior Notes

     3.650     3/1/21         270,000         272,642   

Textron Inc., Senior Notes

     4.300     3/1/24         400,000         406,834   
          

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

             1,599,045   
          

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.4%

          

United Parcel Service Inc., Senior Notes

     6.200     1/15/38         700,000         887,194   
          

 

 

 

Airlines - 2.0%

          

Air Canada, Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

     6.625     5/15/18         480,000         492,000 (a) 

American Airlines, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Notes

     5.600     7/15/20         526,200         547,247 (a) 

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

     8.021     8/10/22         156,622         175,417   

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

     7.750     12/17/19         550,385         646,702   

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

     6.545     2/2/19         181,763         198,575   

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

     9.750     1/15/17         150,244         172,780   

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

     9.250     5/10/17         268,234         300,422   

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

     6.250     4/11/20         275,304         291,822   

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

     10.400     11/1/16         101,760         114,836   

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

     6.125     4/29/18         240,000         254,100   

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

     7.250     11/10/19         669,122         774,509   

US Airways, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Bonds

     5.900     10/1/24         585,883         650,331   
          

 

 

 

Total Airlines

             4,618,741   
          

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.8%

          

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     9/15/19         220,000         251,231   

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc./Monarch Communities Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/21         900,000         893,250 (a) 

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     5/15/32         500,000         687,980   
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

             1,832,461   
          

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.1%

          

Valmont Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     4/20/20         180,000         208,967   
          

 

 

 

Marine - 0.2%

          

Horizon Lines LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     11.000     10/15/16         494,000         499,557   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             9,645,965   
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.2%           

Communications Equipment - 0.1%

          

Juniper Networks Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     3/15/24         210,000         210,753   
          

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals - 0.6%

          

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     3.750     11/15/18         1,260,000         1,304,100 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.1%

          

VeriSign Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     5/1/23         260,000         254,800   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2014

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

IT Services - 0.1%

          

First Data Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     11/1/20       $ 140,000       $ 151,900 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.2%

          

National Semiconductor Corp., Senior Notes

     6.600     6/15/17         360,000         420,633   
          

 

 

 

Software - 0.1%

          

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

     9.250     1/15/18         340,000         343,400 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             2,685,586   
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 5.0%           

Chemicals - 0.3%

          

Ecolab Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     12/8/41         260,000         293,733   

LYB International Finance BV, Senior Bonds

     4.875     3/15/44         160,000         160,613   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     12/1/40         250,000         282,845   
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             737,191   
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.4%

          

Rock-Tenn Co., Senior Notes

     4.900     3/1/22         790,000         852,492   
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 4.3%

          

Barrick Gold Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     5/1/23         320,000         306,865   

Barrick Gold Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     4/1/42         1,200,000         1,093,354   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     3.950     1/15/18         180,000         182,787   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     10/1/20         190,000         186,671   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     4/1/21         630,000         611,281   

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

     7.000     11/1/15         649,000         672,753 (a) 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     2.375     3/15/18         20,000         20,175   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     5.450     3/15/43         210,000         208,136   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.000     5/1/19         2,000,000         2,625,436   

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.375     4/16/20         260,000         285,494   

Steel Dynamics Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     8/15/19         240,000         263,400   

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

     6.875     11/21/36         2,100,000         2,266,591   

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Bonds

     5.800     11/15/16         1,200,000         1,331,343 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             10,054,286   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             11,643,969   
          

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 9.4%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 7.1%

          

AT&T Inc., Global Notes

     5.600     5/15/18         1,500,000         1,721,608   

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     5.550     8/15/41         440,000         464,924   

British Telecommunications PLC, Bonds

     9.625     12/15/30         2,000,000         3,090,188   

Embarq Corp., Notes

     7.995     6/1/36         1,500,000         1,602,952   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Senior Notes

     5.500     8/1/23         1,250,000         1,240,625 (a) 

Koninklijke KPN NV, Senior Notes

     8.375     10/1/30         330,000         441,351   

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

     7.175     6/18/19         610,000         702,263   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     7.045     6/20/36         140,000         167,243   

TW Telecom Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     10/1/22         1,250,000         1,279,688   

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.150     9/15/23         2,460,000         2,699,631   

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     6.550     9/15/43         2,430,000         2,985,564   
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             16,396,037   
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.3%

          

Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, Senior Notes

     8.500     11/15/18         2,000,000         2,556,216   

Rogers Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     6.800     8/15/18         1,000,000         1,200,939   

Sprint Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     9.000     11/15/18         280,000         343,700 (a) 

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/23         700,000         777,000 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2014

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.3% (continued)

          

Telefonica Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.250     9/15/30       $ 390,000       $ 500,143   
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             5,377,998   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

             21,774,035   
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 6.9%           

Electric Utilities - 5.2%

          

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

     4.875     1/15/24         220,000         223,300 (a) 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     5.800     3/15/18         600,000         691,914   

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     6.450     1/15/38         600,000         768,850   

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

     7.375     11/15/31         3,040,000         3,509,136   

GenOn REMA LLC, Pass-Through Certificates

     9.681     7/2/26         2,000,000         1,940,000   

IPALCO Enterprises Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     4/1/16         1,030,000         1,143,300 (a) 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Bonds

     6.125     4/1/36         1,000,000         1,201,926   

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Senior Notes

     5.750     4/1/18         1,000,000         1,152,856   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Senior Notes

     8.250     10/15/18         600,000         756,319   

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Senior Notes

     8.875     11/15/38         500,000         806,007   
          

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

             12,193,608   
          

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.9%

          

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes

     8.000     3/1/32         1,500,000         2,007,889   
          

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.5%

          

AES Corp., Senior Notes

     8.000     6/1/20         1,100,000         1,298,000   
          

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.3%

          

Dominion Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     8.875     1/15/19         500,000         640,095   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

             16,139,592   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $186,826,617)

             211,323,856   
          

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.7%           

Alabama - 0.4%

          

Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue

     6.000     10/1/42         850,000         855,703   
          

 

 

 

California - 0.1%

          

University of California Revenue

     4.062     5/15/33         220,000         210,969   
          

 

 

 

Illinois - 0.2%

          

Chicago, IL, GO, Taxable Project

     7.781     1/1/35         20,000         23,817   

Illinois State, GO, Build America Bonds-Taxable

     6.725     4/1/35         530,000         590,849   
          

 

 

 

Total Illinois

             614,666   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Cost - $1,654,678)

             1,681,338   
          

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 0.4%           
INDUSTRIALS - 0.4%           

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%

          

Nielsen Finance LLC, USD Term Loan E (Cost - $971,895)

     2.907     5/2/16         971,895         974,411 (d)(e) 
          

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 1.7%           

Colombia - 0.4%

          

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     5.625     2/26/44         941,000         965,936   
          

 

 

 

Russia - 0.8%

          

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Notes

     9.000     6/11/14         1,000,000         1,021,100 (a) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     7.500     3/31/30         715,000         830,830 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Russia

             1,851,930   
          

 

 

 

Turkey - 0.5%

          

Republic of Turkey, Notes

     4.875     4/16/43         1,040,000         848,640   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2014

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Turkey - continued

          

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     5.750     3/22/24       $ 400,000       $ 410,000   
          

 

 

 

Total Turkey

             1,258,640   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

(Cost - $4,024,703)

             4,076,506   
          

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 1.4%           

U.S. Government Obligations - 1.4%

          

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3.750     11/15/43         310,000         319,252   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.500     1/31/19         20,000         20,009   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.750     11/15/23         730,000         737,614   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.750     2/15/24         2,100,000         2,116,735   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

(Cost - $3,168,183)

             3,193,610   
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
COMMON STOCKS - 1.1%           
FINANCIALS - 1.1%           

Commercial Banks - 1.1%

          

Citigroup Inc. (Cost - $2,646,769)

          52,698         2,562,704   
          

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.2%           
FINANCIALS - 2.2%           

Capital Markets - 0.3%

          

State Street Corp.

     5.900        22,230         564,642 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Commercial Banks - 0.5%

          

M&T Bank Corp.

     6.375        1,000         995,000   

U.S. Bancorp

     5.150        7,285         160,051   
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Banks

             1,155,051   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.2%

          

GMAC Capital Trust I

     8.125        105,800         2,872,470 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.2%

          

Citigroup Capital XIII

     7.875        17,525         481,938 (b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost - $4,730,908)

             5,074,101   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.3%

(Cost - $204,023,753#)

             228,886,526   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.7%

             3,897,923   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 232,784,449   
          

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

(e) Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior 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.

 

8


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.

 

9


Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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:

 

   

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

     —         $ 211,323,856         —         $ 211,323,856   

Municipal bonds

     —           1,681,338         —           1,681,338   

Senior loans

     —           974,411         —           974,411   

Sovereign bonds

     —           4,076,506         —           4,076,506   

U.S. government & agency obligations

     —           3,193,610         —           3,193,610   

Common stocks

   $ 2,562,704         —           —           2,562,704   

Preferred stocks

     5,074,101         —           —           5,074,101   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 7,636,805       $ 221,249,721         —         $ 228,886,526   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 44,606         —           —         $ 44,606   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,681,411       $ 221,249,721         —         $ 228,931,132   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE  INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 166,520         —           —         $ 166,520   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     —         $ 35,412         —           35,412   

OTC credit default swaps on corporate issues - buy protection‡

     —           60,914         —           60,914   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 166,520       $ 96,326         —         $ 262,846   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

Values include any premiums paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

(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.

 

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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, 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.

(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) 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.

(f) 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 February 28, 2014, the Fund did not hold any credit default swaps to sell protection.

For average notional amounts of swaps held during the period ended February 28, 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 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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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. 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 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.

(g) 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.

(h) 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 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.

(i) 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.

(j) 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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

As of February 28, 2014, the Fund held forward foreign currency contracts and OTC credit default swaps with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $96,326. 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.

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

2. Investments

At February 28, 2014, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 25,756,089   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (893,316
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 24,862,773   
  

 

 

 

At February 28, 2014, 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         6/14       $ 659,541       $ 659,625       $ 84   

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     56         6/14         6,700,487         6,712,125         11,638   

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bond

     14         6/14         1,977,428         2,010,312         32,884   
              

 

 

 
                 44,606   
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:               

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     233         6/14         28,897,696         29,015,781         (118,085

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     28         6/14         3,677,315         3,725,750         (48,435
              

 

 

 
                 (166,520
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized loss on open futures contracts                $ (121,914
              

 

 

 

At February 28, 2014, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Foreign Currency

  

Counterparty

   Local
Currency
     Market
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Contracts to Buy:

              

Japanese Yen

   Citibank N.A.      119,000,000       $ 1,169,560         4/16/14       $ (7,120
              

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell:

              

Japanese Yen

   Citibank N.A.      119,000,000         1,169,560         4/16/14         (28,292
              

 

 

 

Net unrealized loss on open forward foreign currency contracts

  

   $ (35,412
              

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At February 28, 2014, the Fund held the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - BUY PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY

(REFERENCE ENTITY)

  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
    TERMINATION
DATE
    IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD AT
FEBRUARY
28, 20143
    PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
MADE BY THE
FUND
  MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.950%, due 2/1/15)   $ 550,000        12/20/18        0.896%      1.000% quarterly   $ (2,668   $ 2,481      $ (5,149
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 3.950%, due 9/1/22)     1,100,000        12/20/18        0.821%      1.000% quarterly     (9,177     (9,540     363   
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 5.250%, due 12/15/16)     780,000        3/20/19        0.359%      1.000% quarterly     (24,724     (22,452     (2,272
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (PPG Industries Inc., 6.650%, due 3/15/18)     856,423        3/20/19        0.424%      1.000% quarterly     (24,345     (22,977     (1,368
 

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total   $ 3,286,423        $ (60,914   $ (52,488   $ (8,426
 

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or the underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or the underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

2 

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

3 

Implied credit spreads, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads 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. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation.

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

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 February 28, 2014.

 

     Futures Contracts     Forward Foreign
Currency
Contracts
             

Primary Underlying Risk

   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
    Swap Contracts,
at value
    Total  

Interest Rate Risk

   $ 44,606       $ (166,520     —          —        $ (121,914

Foreign Exchange Risk

     —           —        $ (35,412     —          (35,412

Credit Risk

     —           —          —        $ (60,914     (60,914
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 44,606       $ (166,520   $ (35,412   $ (60,914   $ (218,240
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the period ended February 28, 2014, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

     Average Market Value  

Futures contracts (to buy)

   $ 9,739,500   

Futures contracts (to sell)

     32,322,090   

Forward foreign currency contracts (to buy)

     1,068,743   

Forward foreign currency contracts (to sell)

     2,731,386   

 

     Average Notional Balance  

Credit default swap contracts (to buy protection)

   $ 2,468,212   

Credit default swap contracts (to sell protection)†

     450,000   

 

At February 28, 2014, 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:

 

April 25, 2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/    KENNETH D. FULLER        
  Kenneth D. Fuller
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

April 25, 2014

By:   /s/    RICHARD F. SENNETT        
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

April 25, 2014