WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND 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 811-22334

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund 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: (888)-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2019

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 


WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2019


WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 112.3%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 19.7%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.9%

          

Cogent Communications Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.375     3/1/22        565,000      $ 576,865 (a)  

Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.750     2/16/21        650,000        667,296 (a)   

Qwest Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     12/1/21        2,500,000        2,678,175  

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

     6.000     9/30/34        420,000        367,626  

Telecom Italia SpA, Senior Notes

     5.303     5/30/24        400,000        381,500 (a)   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     5.134     4/27/20        2,000,000        2,045,264  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     7.045     6/20/36        2,000,000        2,352,544  

UPCB Finance IV Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.375     1/15/25        600,000        579,000 (a)   

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.150     9/15/23        1,200,000        1,304,750  

Windstream Services LLC/Windstream Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     10.500     6/30/24        1,640,000        1,369,400 (a)  

Windstream Services LLC/Windstream Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     9.000     6/30/25        610,000        460,550 (a)   
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             12,782,970  
          

 

 

 

Entertainment - 0.5%

          

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     11/15/28        900,000        914,625 (a)   

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     5/15/29        510,000        526,575 (a)   
          

 

 

 

Total Entertainment

             1,441,200  
          

 

 

 

Media - 10.7%

          

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     7.375     5/1/26        2,310,000        2,232,014 (a)  

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     8.125     2/1/27        2,453,000        2,415,960 (a)  

Altice Luxembourg SA, Senior Notes

     7.750     5/15/22        2,820,000        2,745,975 (a)  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     5/1/27        100,000        96,872 (a)   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/1/28        1,720,000        1,638,300 (a)  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.384     10/23/35        720,000        769,885  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.484     10/23/45        2,660,000        2,867,079  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     5.700     7/1/19        1,800,000        1,821,390  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     3.700     4/15/24        2,000,000        2,048,957  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Media - (continued)

          

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     11/15/24        960,000      $ 799,200  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     7.750     7/1/26        2,810,000        2,423,625  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Senior Notes

     6.625     1/15/40        1,730,000        1,917,659  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     8.750     2/14/19        1,500,000        1,501,883  

UBM PLC, Senior Notes

     5.750     11/3/20        1,500,000        1,540,030 (a)   

UPC Holding BV, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     1/15/28        1,050,000        968,625 (a)   

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     6.000     10/15/24        520,000        528,606 (a)   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.250     1/15/26        840,000        830,550 (a)   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     8/15/26        1,020,000        1,004,700 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             28,151,310  
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.6%

          

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     6.125     3/30/40        650,000        787,014  

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     6.625     10/15/25        760,000        797,050 (a)   

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     10.875     10/15/25        1,143,000        1,320,382 (a)  

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     6.500     2/1/29        580,000        588,700 (a)   

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32        90,000        99,000  

Sprint Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     11.500     11/15/21        1,000,000        1,163,750  

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/23        3,410,000        3,631,650  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

     4.375     5/30/28        1,000,000        996,791  
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             9,384,337  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

             51,759,817  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 7.0%           

Auto Components - 1.4%

          

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     8/15/26        1,050,000        792,750 (a)   

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     4/1/25        129,000        125,936  

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     3/15/26        150,000        144,750  

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     4/1/27        621,000        596,937  

JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     4/15/26        960,000        936,000 (a)   

ZF North America Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/29/25        1,050,000        1,013,347 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Auto Components

             3,609,720  
          

 

 

 

Automobiles - 0.3%

          

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.600     4/1/36        720,000        732,335  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.5%

          

Carriage Services Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     6/1/26        870,000        876,525 (a)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Diversified Consumer Services - (continued)

         

Co-operative Group Holdings 2011 Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     7/8/20        100,000 GBP     $ 136,701 (b)   

Weight Watchers International Inc., Senior Notes

     8.625     12/1/25        340,000       336,175 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

            1,349,401  
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.4%

         

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.250     5/15/24        1,210,000       1,173,700 (a)  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     5/1/26        370,000       373,700 (a)   

Marston’s Issuer PLC, Secured Bonds (5.641% to 7/15/19 then 3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 2.550%)

     5.641     7/15/35        1,768,000 GBP       1,912,870 (b)(c)  

Mitchells & Butlers Finance PLC, Secured Notes

     5.965     12/15/23        236,598 GBP       333,690 (b)   

Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     2/1/25        423,000       455,254 (a)   

Viking Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/25        400,000       402,000 (a)   

Viking Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/15/27        100,000       98,000 (a)   

VOC Escrow Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     2/15/28        1,540,000       1,509,046 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            6,258,260  
         

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.2%

         

Lennar Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/15/27        738,000       702,022  
         

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.7%

         

Hertz Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     10/15/20        760,000       755,250  

Party City Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     8/1/26        900,000       877,500 (a)   

PetSmart Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.875     6/1/25        2,970,000       2,347,191 (a)  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     12/1/25        440,000       430,980  
         

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

            4,410,921  
         

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.5%

         

CBR Fashion Finance BV, Senior Secured Notes

     5.125     10/1/22        450,000 EUR       443,237 (b)   

Hanesbrands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/26        880,000       847,000 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

            1,290,237  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            18,352,896  
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.1%          

Beverages - 1.4%

         

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     4.700     2/1/36        940,000       905,892 (a)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Beverages - (continued)

         

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     4.150     1/23/25        1,000,000     $ 1,028,400  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     4/13/28        1,690,000       1,678,284  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/23/29        60,000       62,390  
         

 

 

 

Total Beverages

            3,674,966  
         

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.7%

         

Tesco PLC, Senior Notes

     6.125     2/24/22        1,200,000 GBP       1,744,229  
         

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.2%

         

Boparan Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     7/15/21        650,000 GBP       648,962 (b)   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

     3.950     7/15/25        740,000       740,534  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/15/25        100,000       98,500 (a)   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/30/27        1,790,000       1,731,825 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Food Products

            3,219,821  
         

 

 

 

Tobacco - 1.8%

         

BAT International Finance PLC, Senior Notes, Senior Notes

     4.875     2/24/21        1,450,000 EUR       1,810,569 (b)   

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     6/23/19        2,305,000       2,349,869  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     5.850     8/15/45        540,000       525,817  
         

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

            4,686,255  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

            13,325,271  
         

 

 

 
ENERGY - 18.3%          

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 18.3%

         

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.450     9/15/36        870,000       992,111  

Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.375     5/1/24        340,000       354,875  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     7/15/26        490,000       484,488 (a)   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/20        470,000       478,225  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.375     6/15/21        560,000       549,500  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     8.000     6/15/27        1,200,000       1,155,000  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     4/15/23        1,500,000       1,529,424  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     6/1/24        500,000       494,621  

Dolphin Energy Ltd. LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.888     6/15/19        187,480       188,905 (b)   

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     4.125     1/16/25        500,000       487,130  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45        3,000,000       2,969,250  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/26        990,000      $ 912,656  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

     4.750     4/19/27        2,130,000        2,159,564 (a)  

Lukoil International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.656     6/7/22        1,110,000        1,186,815 (b)  

Lukoil International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.750     11/2/26        2,200,000        2,190,397 (a)  

MEG Energy Corp., Secured Notes

     6.500     1/15/25        650,000        641,063 (a)   

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.000     3/31/24        1,250,000        1,109,375 (a)  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, Senior Notes

     7.768     12/15/37        800,000        957,712 (a)   

Oasis Petroleum Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     11/1/21        910,000        896,350  

Oasis Petroleum Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/15/23        150,000        149,063  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     4.625     6/15/45        700,000        734,120  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.999     1/27/28        3,240,000        3,241,620  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     2/1/29        2,800,000        2,753,240  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.750     1/27/41        160,000        161,440  

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/12/19        410,000        414,999 (a)   

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/12/19        930,000        941,339 (b)   

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/23        1,030,000        988,542  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/25        875,000        794,063  

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. 3, Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     9/30/19        2,280,000        2,324,355 (b)  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes

     7.500     7/15/38        330,000        377,751 (a)   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     5/15/24        540,000        581,155  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     3/15/27        1,940,000        2,006,588  

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.250     2/15/25        30,000        27,338 (a)   

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     7/15/27        430,000        444,508 (a)   

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     1/15/28        730,000        687,569  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/15/29        540,000        563,263 (a)   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.850     2/1/26        1,000,000        1,221,789  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

         

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/30/28        3,750,000     $ 3,745,312 (a)  

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, Senior Notes

     6.750     5/2/25        2,290,000       2,146,417 (a)   

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     4/1/23        300,000       297,750  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     1/15/26        420,000       413,700  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     3/15/20        610,000       624,573  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     3.700     1/15/23        650,000       649,521  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     6/24/24        540,000       558,171  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     1/15/31        340,000       413,330  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/24/44        450,000       475,983  

WPX Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     8/1/23        400,000       447,000  

YPF SA, Senior Notes

     6.950     7/21/27        120,000       107,904 (a)   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

            48,029,864  
         

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 30.3%          

Banks - 22.2%

         

Australia & New Zeland Banking Group Ltd., Subordinated Notes

     7.625     5/6/19        1,250,000       1,265,725 (b)   

Australia & New Zeland Banking Group Ltd., Subordinated Notes

     5.125     9/10/19        1,250,000 EUR       1,473,107 (b)   

Banco del Estado de Chile, Senior Notes

     4.125     10/7/20        1,540,000       1,556,309 (a)   

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.875% to 3/15/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.931%)

     5.875     3/15/28        550,000       535,741 (c)(d)  

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 10/23/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.174%)

     6.500     10/23/24        170,000       183,166 (c)(d)   

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     4.250     10/22/26        2,000,000       2,023,876  

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     11/21/22        4,180,000       4,460,415  

Barclays PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.200     5/12/26        1,500,000       1,503,459  

BBVA Bancomer SA, Subordinated Notes (5.125% to 1/18/28 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.650%)

     5.125     1/18/33        1,100,000       996,875 (a)(c)  

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.375% to 8/19/25 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 5.150%)

     7.375     8/19/25        1,620,000       1,684,444 (a)(c)(d)  

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/15/22        110,000       113,025  

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/1/23        370,000       379,250  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

         

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.950% to 5/15/25 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.905%)

     5.950     5/15/25        1,100,000     $ 1,096,123 (c)(d)  

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.300% to 5/15/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.423%)

     6.300     5/15/24        500,000       506,988 (c)(d)  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     7.375     9/4/19        1,300,000 EUR       1,553,029  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     4.125     7/25/28        3,000,000       2,977,971  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Subordinated Notes

     5.500     8/6/19        1,200,000 EUR       1,410,564  

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.875% to 10/26/19 then 3 mo. Euribor + 6.424%)

     7.875     10/26/19        400,000 EUR       483,151 (b)(c)(d)  

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.125% to 12/23/25 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 6.185%)

     8.125     12/23/25        560,000       608,339 (a)(c)(d)  

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.375% to 10/13/19 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.982%)

     8.375     10/13/19        710,000       731,300 (a)(c)(d)  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.000% to 5/22/27 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.746%)

     6.000     5/22/27        990,000       954,335 (c)(d)  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.375% to 3/30/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.368%)

     6.375     3/30/25        2,070,000       2,080,816 (c)(d)  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 3/23/28 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.606%)

     6.500     3/23/28        3,620,000       3,533,011 (c)(d)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.375% to 10/14/19 then 3 mo. Euribor + 6.871%)

     8.375     10/14/19        450,000 EUR       537,336 (b)(c)(d)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.017     6/26/24        1,910,000       1,754,671 (a)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.710     1/15/26        3,550,000       3,293,272 (a)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.000% to 8/1/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.300%)

     6.000     8/1/23        4,890,000       5,016,333 (c)(d)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.100% to 10/1/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.330%)

     6.100     10/1/24        250,000       256,146 (c)(d)  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     4.650     3/24/26        1,200,000       1,172,879  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

         

Royal Bank of Canada

     2.333     12/5/23        1,800,000 CAD     $ 1,350,736  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.625% to 8/15/21 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 7.598%)

     8.625     8/15/21        510,000       544,272 (c)(d)  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.000     12/19/23        1,000,000       1,045,124  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.375% to 6/24/22 then GBP 5 year Swap Rate + 5.543%)

     7.375     6/24/22        650,000 GBP       880,508 (b)(c)(d)  

Santander UK PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.000     11/7/23        1,120,000       1,129,399 (a)  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     3.226     7/24/24        900,000 CAD       703,314  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, Senior Notes

     4.253     3/23/28        1,830,000       1,843,446 (a)  

Wachovia Capital Trust III Ltd., Junior Subordinated Notes (the greater of 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.930% or 5.570%)

     5.570     4/22/19        3,660,000       3,544,271 (c)(d)  

Wells Fargo & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.875% to 6/15/25 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.990%)

     5.875     6/15/25        110,000       114,238 (c)(d)  

Wells Fargo & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.900% to 6/15/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.110%)

     5.900     6/15/24        2,910,000       2,941,530 (c)(d)  
         

 

 

 

Total Banks

            58,238,494  
         

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 4.0%

         

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.250% to 9/12/25 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 4.332%)

     7.250     9/12/25        1,840,000       1,824,314 (a)(c)(d)  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/45        470,000       479,056  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     11/16/26        2,750,000       2,652,285  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     4.750     10/12/21        2,700,000 EUR       3,381,399  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.500     10/12/21        600,000 GBP       856,798  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, Senior Notes (7.000% to 1/31/24 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 4.344%)

     7.000     1/31/24        1,400,000       1,412,250 (a)(c)(d)  
         

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

            10,606,102  
         

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.4%

         

Navient Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

     8.000     3/25/20        930,000       970,688  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Diversified Financial Services - 2.0%

         

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes

     4.625     7/1/22        380,000     $ 381,685  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., Senior Notes

     3.373     11/15/25        1,250,000       1,192,654  

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/19        1,260,000       1,270,833  

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     8/15/22        330,000       344,852  

Nationwide Building Society, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.875% to 6/20/19 then GBP 5 year Swap Rate + 4.880%)

     6.875     6/20/19        580,000 GBP       769,960 (b)(c)(d)  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     2/15/24        600,000       610,500 (a)   

Travelport Corporate Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.000     3/15/26        690,000       715,440 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

            5,285,924  
         

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.7%

         

BUPA Finance PLC , Subordinated Bonds

     5.000     4/25/23        910,000 GBP       1,292,632 (b)   

Farmers Insurance Exchange, Subordinated Notes

     8.625     5/1/24        1,295,000       1,536,534 (a)   

MetLife Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes

     7.875     12/15/37        300,000       358,500 (a)   

Scottish Widows Ltd., Subordinated Notes

     5.500     6/16/23        910,000 GBP       1,319,548 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Total Insurance

            4,507,214  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

            79,608,422  
         

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 5.6%          

Biotechnology - 1.1%

         

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

     3.200     5/14/26        1,000,000       945,604  

Celgene Corp., Senior Notes

     3.900     2/20/28        2,000,000       1,986,174  
         

 

 

 

Total Biotechnology

            2,931,778  
         

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.4%

         

Becton Dickinson and Co., Senior Notes

     3.700     6/6/27        1,000,000       976,282  
         

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.2%

         

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     5.625     2/15/21        480,000       488,400  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     2/15/24        370,000       388,500  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/25        1,140,000       1,158,525  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     3/25/25        1,000,000       1,019,146  

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     7/15/24        120,000       118,836  

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     5/1/25        170,000       164,262  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     9/1/28        140,000       145,118  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.250     6/15/26        470,000       494,381  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Health Care Providers & Services - (continued)

         

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.500     2/15/27        1,000,000     $ 1,010,000  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.750     7/15/25        750,000       777,049  
         

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

            5,764,217  
         

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.9%

         

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     5/15/23        210,000       206,325 (a)   

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/15/25        1,390,000       1,317,025 (a)  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV, Senior Notes

     2.950     12/18/22        1,330,000       1,245,374  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV, Senior Notes

     3.650     11/10/21        500,000       483,261  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     2.200     7/21/21        2,040,000       1,929,414  
         

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

            5,181,399  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

            14,853,676  
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 6.8%          

Airlines - 0.5%

         

Manchester Airport Group Funding PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     4.125     4/2/24        860,000 GBP       1,242,268 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Building Products - 2.1%

         

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Notes

     7.250     4/16/44        1,220,000       1,317,234 (a)   

Standard Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/15/27        2,775,000       2,601,563 (a)   

Standard Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/28        1,640,000       1,488,792 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Building Products

            5,407,589  
         

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.4%

         

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/15/21        1,450,000       1,531,362  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     7/15/25        310,000       314,650  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     12/15/26        1,550,000       1,612,000  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     5/15/27        205,000       202,499  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     1/15/28        140,000       133,175  
         

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

            3,793,686  
         

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.1%

         

Resideo Funding Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     11/1/26        200,000       206,500 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.1%

         

General Electric Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.000% to 1/21/21 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.330%)

     5.000     1/21/21        350,000       306,766 (c)(d)  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Machinery - 0.6%

         

Allison Transmission Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/1/24        200,000     $ 197,500 (a)  

Allison Transmission Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     10/1/27        980,000       916,300 (a)   

CFX Escrow Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     2/15/24        380,000       380,000 (a)   

CFX Escrow Corp., Senior Notes

     6.375     2/15/26        170,000       170,000 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Total Machinery

            1,663,800  
         

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.4%

         

Eversholt Funding PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.359     12/2/25        740,000 GBP       1,181,717 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.6%

         

Ashtead Capital Inc., Secured Notes

     4.125     8/15/25        2,895,000       2,779,200 (a)  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     11/1/25        1,555,000       1,453,925 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

            4,233,125  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

            18,035,451  
         

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.6%          

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%

         

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.125     1/15/25        1,000,000       926,878  
         

 

 

 

Software - 0.4%

         

CDK Global Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     6/15/26        580,000       594,674  

j2 Cloud Services LLC/j2 Global Co-Obligor Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     7/15/25        570,000       573,563 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Total Software

            1,168,237  
         

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.8%

         

HP Inc., Senior Notes

     4.650     12/9/21        2,000,000       2,064,749  

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/1/25        2,330,000       2,207,209  

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.875     6/1/27        520,000       472,787  

Western Digital Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     2/15/26        2,790,000       2,601,675  
         

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

            7,346,420  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

            9,441,535  
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 10.3%          

Chemicals - 0.9%

         

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/10/23        820,000       796,999 (b)   

OCP SA, Senior Notes

     5.625     4/25/24        800,000       833,341 (a)   

Valvoline Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     8/15/25        700,000       667,625  
         

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

            2,297,965  
         

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.3%

         

HeidelbergCement Finance Luxembourg SA, Senior Notes

     8.500     10/31/19        610,000 EUR       741,761 (b)   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Containers & Packaging - 1.6%

          

ARD Securities Finance SARL, Senior Secured Notes (8.750% PIK)

     8.750     1/31/23        967,091      $  852,249 (a)(e)  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     2/15/25        1,160,000        1,131,000 (a)  

Greif Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     3/1/27        1,200,000        1,210,500 (a)(f)  

Suzano Trading Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.875     1/23/21        970,000        1,012,690 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

             4,206,439  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 5.8%

          

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, Senior Notes

     6.750     9/30/24        380,000        397,731 (a)   

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, Senior Notes

     7.000     9/30/26        910,000        964,600 (a)   

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, Senior Notes

     6.125     5/15/28        1,120,000        1,136,800 (a)  

ArcelorMittal, Senior Notes

     7.000     10/15/39        750,000        823,084  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes (6.750% to 10/19/25 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 5.093% to 10/19/45 then USD 5 year Swap Rate + 5.843%)

     6.750     10/19/75        750,000        813,919 (a)(c)  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.000     2/15/21        920,000        919,425 (a)   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     2/15/23        1,790,000        1,877,263  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     11/14/24        400,000        385,000  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.400     11/14/34        120,000        107,100  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.450     3/15/43        930,000        804,450  

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42        1,850,000        1,846,588  

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.500     6/1/24        580,000        626,394 (a)   

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.250     7/15/41        600,000        628,500  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/11/22        2,816,000        2,828,672  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/21/36        340,000        379,100  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/10/39        750,000        836,175  
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             15,374,801  
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 1.7%

          

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes

     7.250     7/29/19        1,220,000        1,244,778  

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     5/12/24        260,000        268,908  

Mercer International Inc., Senior Notes

     7.375     1/15/25        1,650,000        1,683,000 (a)   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     10/1/26        830,000        798,875 (a)   

Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes

     5.750     7/14/26        400,000        420,000 (a)   
          

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

             4,415,561  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             27,036,527  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
REAL ESTATE - 1.5%          

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.4%

         

CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     5/1/23        217,000     $ 204,251  

CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     10/15/27        700,000       598,500  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.375     3/1/24        440,000       462,000  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/15/27        2,510,000       2,449,760  
         

 

 

 

Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

            3,714,511  
         

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

         

WeWork Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     5/1/25        300,000       273,036 (a)   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

            3,987,547  
         

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 4.1%          

Electric Utilities - 2.3%

         

Enel SpA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.750% to 9/10/20 then GBP 5 year Swap Rate + 5.662%)

     7.750     9/10/75        1,740,000 GBP       2,443,541 (b)(c)  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     11/15/31        1,930,000       2,465,874  

Pampa Energia SA, Senior Notes

     7.375     7/21/23        1,140,000       1,085,861 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

            5,995,276  
         

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.3%

         

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     3/1/27        860,000       817,000  
         

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.5%

         

Minejesa Capital BV, Senior Secured Notes

     4.625     8/10/30        1,350,000       1,271,665 (a)   
         

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 1.0%

         

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/29/19        1,210,000       1,231,175 (a)   

Veolia Environment SA, Senior Notes

     6.750     4/24/19        1,200,000 EUR       1,394,389  
         

 

 

 

Total Multi-Utilities

            2,625,564  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            10,709,505  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $287,105,573)

            295,140,511  
         

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 9.4%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.7%          

Media - 1.7%

         

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.500     4/30/25        2,380,932       2,353,254 (c)(g)(h)  

Lamar Media Corp., Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.313     3/14/25        2,193,425       2,186,570 (c)(g)(h)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

            4,539,824  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 3.6%           

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.3%

          

Aramark Services Inc., Term Loan B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.249     3/11/25        3,487,313      $  3,468,423 (c)(g)(h)  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.260     10/25/23        3,537,239        3,503,635 (c)(g)(h)(i)  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.249     5/30/25        1,655,850        1,631,357 (c)(g)(h)  
          

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

             8,603,415  
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.3%

          

PetSmart Inc., Term Loan B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.520     3/11/22        888,116        746,810 (c)(g)(h)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             9,350,225  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 0.3%           

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.3%

          

DaVita Healthcare Partner, Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.249     6/24/21        738,402        738,397 (c)(g)(h)  
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 2.0%           

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.7%

          

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US) LLC, Term Loan B3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.503     1/15/25        1,834,347        1,819,213 (c)(g)(h)  
          

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.5%

          

United Airlines Inc., Refinanced Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.249     4/1/24        1,481,156        1,458,939 (c)(g)(h)  
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.8%

          

Delos Finance SARL, Term Loan B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.553     10/6/23        2,000,000        1,999,108 (c)(g)(h)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             5,277,260  
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.9%           

Software - 0.9%

          

Dell International LLC, Refinancing Term Loan A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.250     9/7/21        2,282,852        2,264,590 (c)(g)(h)  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 0.9%           

Containers & Packaging - 0.9%

          

Berry Global Inc., Term Loan Q (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.516     10/1/22        1,408,801        1,390,751 (c)(g)(h)  

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc., Incremental U.S. Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.249     2/5/23        989,899        977,869 (c)(g)(h)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             2,368,620  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS

(Cost - $24,790,112)

             24,538,916  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 5.3%          

Argentina - 0.5%

         

Argentina POM Politica Monetaria, Bonds (Argentina Central Bank 7 Day Repo Reference Rate)

     51.654     6/21/20        13,290,000 ARS     $ 392,745 (c)   

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     5.875     1/11/28        1,080,000       862,650  
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            1,255,395  
         

 

 

 

Brazil - 0.8%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/21        1,400,000 BRL       403,191  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/23        6,200,000 BRL       1,804,939  
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            2,208,130  
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 2.2%

         

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.125     1/15/25        600,000       604,754 (a)   

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.850     7/18/27        1,400,000       1,369,172 (a)   

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/11/28        3,960,000       3,773,231  
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            5,747,157  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.5%

         

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

     6.500     6/9/22        13,100,000 MXN       651,244  

Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     3.750     1/11/28        600,000       572,850  
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            1,224,094  
         

 

 

 

Russia - 0.6%

         

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     7.750     9/16/26        103,070,000 RUB       1,564,135  
         

 

 

 

United Kingdom - 0.5%

         

United Kingdom Treasury Gilt

     4.500     3/7/19        1,019,000 GBP       1,341,246 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Uruguay - 0.2%

         

Uruguay Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     8.500     3/15/28        23,840,000 UYU       646,223 (b)   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

(Cost - $14,041,523)

            13,986,380  
         

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 4.3%          

U.S. Government Obligations - 4.3%

         

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.875     1/31/22        2,000,000       1,967,656  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.500     3/31/23        1,500,000       1,503,633 (j)  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.750     8/31/23        2,500,000       2,534,277 (j)  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.875     9/30/23        1,300,000       1,324,730 (j)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

U.S. Government Obligations - (continued)

          

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.125     11/30/23        1,600,000      $ 1,576,938 (j)  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.125     3/31/24        2,500,000        2,459,961 (j)   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

(Cost - $11,170,049)

 

 

        11,367,195  
          

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 0.9%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.9%           

Interactive Media & Services - 0.2%

          

Twitter Inc., Senior Notes

     1.000     9/15/21        380,000        355,252  

Twitter Inc., Senior Notes

     0.250     6/15/24        160,000        149,064 (a)   
          

 

 

 

Total Interactive Media & Services

             504,316  
          

 

 

 

Media - 0.7%

          

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes

     2.375     3/15/24        2,190,000        1,819,397  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $2,389,801)

             2,323,713  
          

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(k) - 0.4%

 

     

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-10 4A

     4.269     1/19/35        89,359        88,362 (c)   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2005-A5 1A2

     4.251     8/25/35        336,910        341,501 (c)   

RAMP Trust, 2003-SL1 M1

     7.300     4/25/31        982,234        673,735 (c)   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

(Cost - $1,248,532)

 

 

        1,103,598  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.4%           
FINANCIALS - 0.4%           

Capital Markets - 0.4%

          

State Street Corp. (5.900% to 3/15/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.108%)

(Cost - $937,278)

     5.900        37,454        983,542 (c)   
          

 

 

 
           MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
        
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.1%           

Home Equity Asset Trust, 2004-8 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.870%)

(Cost - $267,813)

     3.380     3/25/35        289,435        290,449 (c)   
          

 

 

 
     EXPIRATION
DATE
    CONTRACTS      NOTIONAL
AMOUNT†
        
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.0%           
EXCHANGE-TRADED PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.0%           

Canadian Dollar Futures, Call @ $76.00

(Cost - $18,223)

     3/8/19       37        37,000        28,120  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $341,968,904)

 

 

        349,762,424  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     SHARES      VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.7%        

Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares

(Cost - $4,536,020)

     2.359     4,536,020      $ 4,536,020  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 134.8%

(Cost - $346,504,924)

          354,298,444  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (34.8)%

          (91,380,627
       

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

        $  262,917,817  
       

 

 

 

 

Face amount/notional amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lender, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding and any additional expenses.

 

(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.

 

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

(c)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities.

 

(f)

Securities traded on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

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.

 

(i)

All or a portion of this loan is unfunded as of January 31, 2019. The interest rate for fully unfunded term loans is to be determined.

 

(j)

All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(k)

Collateralized mortgage obligations are secured by an underlying pool of mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates that are structured to direct payments on underlying collateral to different series or classes of the obligations. The interest rate may change positively or inversely in relation to one or more interest rates, financial indices or other financial indicators and may be subject to an upper and/or lower limit.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ARS    — Argentine Peso
BRL    — Brazilian Real
CAD    — Canadian Dollar
EUR    — Euro
Euribor    — Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GBP    — British Pound
ICE    — Intercontinental Exchange
JSC    — Joint Stock Company
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    — Mexican Peso
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
RUB    — Russian Ruble
USD    — United States Dollar
UYU    — Uruguayan Peso

At January 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

COUNTERPARTY

   RATE     EFFECTIVE
DATE
     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE AMOUNT
OF REVERSE
REPURCHASE
AGREEMENTS
    

ASSET CLASS

OF COLLATERAL*

   COLLATERAL
VALUE
 

Deutsche Bank

     2.630     11/16/2018        02/15/2019      $  2,340,625      U.S. Government & Agency Obligations    $  2,459,961  

Deutsche Bank

     2.720     1/11/2019        04/11/2019        5,801,625      U.S. Government & Agency Obligations      5,937,156  
          

 

 

       

 

 

 
           $ 8,142,250         $ 8,397,117  
          

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

Refer to the Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

 

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS               
EXCHANGE-TRADED WRITTEN OPTIONS               

SECURITY

   EXPIRATION
DATE
     STRIKE
PRICE
     CONTRACTS      NOTIONAL
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Canadian Dollar Futures, Put

(Premiums received - $16,672)

     3/8/19      $ 74.50        39      $ 39,000      $ 5,070  

 

Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

At January 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Contracts to Buy:               

Canadian Dollar

     53        3/19      $ 3,982,387      $ 4,040,985      $ 58,598  

Euro

     56        3/19        8,021,259        8,040,550        19,291  
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

 

         $ 77,889  
              

 

 

 

At January 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR      5,660,000        USD        6,564,689      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19      $  (42,952
GBP      319,794        USD        410,902      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19        10,216  
PLN      766,800        USD        205,232      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19        1,230  
USD      1,447,595        BRL        5,370,000      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19        (17,093
USD      64,474        CAD        85,573      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19        (771
USD      2,038,526        GBP        1,590,726      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19        (56,210
USD      203,790        PLN        766,800      Barclays Bank PLC      4/17/19        (2,673
                 

 

 

 
Total                   $  (108,253
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
CAD    — Canadian Dollar
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
PLN    — Polish Zloty
USD    — United States Dollar

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on September 17, 2009 and is registered as a non-diversified, limited-term, 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. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its managed assets in a portfolio of U.S. and foreign corporate fixed-income securities of varying maturities.

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. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. 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 Atlantic 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,

 

20


Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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:

 

   

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)

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

    —       $ 295,140,511       —       $  295,140,511  

Senior Loans

    —         24,538,916       —         24,538,916  

Sovereign Bonds

    —         13,986,380       —         13,986,380  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

    —         11,367,195       —         11,367,195  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

    —         2,323,713       —         2,323,713  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    —         1,103,598       —         1,103,598  

Preferred Stocks

  $ 983,542       —         —         983,542  

Asset-Backed Securities

    —         290,449       —         290,449  

Purchased Options

    28,120       —         —         28,120  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

    1,011,662       348,750,762       —         349,762,424  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

    4,536,020       —         —         4,536,020  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 5,547,682     $ 348,750,762       —       $ 354,298,444  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Futures Contracts

  $ 77,889       —         —       $ 77,889  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    —       $ 11,446       —         11,446  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

  $ 77,889     $ 11,446       —       $ 89,335  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 5,625,571     $ 348,762,208       —       $ 354,387,779  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Written Options

  $ 5,070       —         —       $ 5,070  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    —       $ 119,699       —         119,699  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 5,070     $ 119,699       —       $ 124,769  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

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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 Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

March 27, 2019

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/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

March 27, 2019

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

Date:

 

March 27, 2019