WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 88.6%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 12.7%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.6%

 

       

Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     1/15/28        1,280,000      $ 1,041,932 (a)  

Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     8/15/29        3,150,000        2,498,141 (a)  

Altice France Holding SA, Senior Notes

     6.000     2/15/28        1,480,000        654,561 (a)  

Altice France Holding SA, Senior Secured Notes

     10.500     5/15/27        4,400,000        2,391,422 (a)  

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     5.125     7/15/29        830,000        587,496 (a)  

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     3.875     11/15/29        1,920,000        1,697,268 (a)  

Telecom Italia SpA, Senior Notes

     5.303     5/30/24        1,430,000        1,412,720 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

          10,283,540  
          

 

 

 

Entertainment - 0.5%

          

Allen Media LLC/Allen Media Co-Issuer Inc., Senior Notes

     10.500     2/15/28        990,000        567,755 (a)  

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     5/15/29        750,000        789,560  
          

 

 

 

Total Entertainment

             1,357,315  
          

 

 

 

Media - 3.5%

          

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

     4.250     1/15/34        2,930,000        2,246,496 (a)  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     4/15/28        720,000        566,959 (a)  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     6/1/29        1,440,000        1,074,515 (a)  

DirecTV Financing LLC/DirecTV Financing Co-Obligor Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.875     8/15/27        1,230,000        1,091,155 (a)  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     11/15/24        1,307,000        1,216,906  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     7/1/28        2,820,000        1,769,353  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     6/1/29        3,400,000        1,841,440  
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             9,806,824  
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 5.1%

          

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     11.250     5/15/28        820,000        809,524 (a)  

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     5.750     1/15/30        1,680,000        930,846 (a)  

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     4.625     12/1/30        5,880,000        3,082,009 (a)  

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     5.000     11/15/31        1,460,000        781,638 (a)  

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/28        4,288,000        4,533,882  

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32        130,000        155,059  

Sprint LLC, Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/23        3,160,000        3,164,440  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services - (continued)

 

      

Sprint LLC, Senior Notes

     7.625     3/1/26        530,000     $ 549,837  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     7/15/31        540,000       451,876 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

            14,459,111  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

            35,906,790  
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 24.1%          

Automobile Components - 4.7%

         

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     8/15/26        3,780,000       3,643,730 (a)  

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     4/1/27        2,830,000       2,684,808  

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/1/29        500,000       412,110  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co., Senior Notes

     8.500     5/15/27        922,000       933,010 (a)  

Dornoch Debt Merger Sub Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     10/15/29        1,560,000       1,346,817 (a)  

JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     4/15/26        3,150,000       3,084,471 (a)  

ZF North America Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     4/14/28        590,000       588,676 (a)  

ZF North America Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     4/14/30        580,000       588,191 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Automobile Components

            13,281,813  
         

 

 

 

Automobiles - 0.8%

         

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

     3.250     2/12/32        410,000       320,419  

Mclaren Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     8/1/26        750,000       665,137 (a)  

PM General Purchaser LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     9.500     10/1/28        1,340,000       1,291,552 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

            2,277,108  
         

 

 

 

Distributors - 0.5%

         

Ritchie Bros Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     3/15/31        1,230,000       1,273,690 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 2.4%

         

APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

     4.625     1/15/27        860,000 EUR       830,554 (b)  

APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

     4.625     1/15/27        2,400,000 EUR       2,317,824 (a)  

Carriage Services Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     5/15/29        600,000       521,220 (a)  

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

     7.500     4/1/27        1,030,000       1,060,732  

StoneMor Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.500     5/15/29        1,471,000       1,228,895 (a)  

WW International Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.500     4/15/29        1,250,000       866,750 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

            6,825,975  
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 14.1%

         

888 Acquisitions Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.558     7/15/27        2,000,000 EUR       2,070,566 (a)  

Caesars Entertainment Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/1/27        1,500,000       1,524,348 (a)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - (continued)

         

Carnival Corp., Senior Notes

     7.625     3/1/26        960,000     $ 958,021 (a)  

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., Senior Notes

     10.375     5/1/28        1,650,000       1,796,016 (a)  

Carnival PLC, Senior Notes

     1.000     10/28/29        2,410,000 EUR       1,767,669  

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     7/1/29        1,494,000       1,287,081 (a)  

Full House Resorts Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.250     2/15/28        2,170,000       1,932,693 (a)  

IRB Holding Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     6/15/25        620,000       620,558 (a)  

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes

     3.200     8/8/24        750,000       726,595  

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes

     3.900     8/8/29        670,000       590,683  

Light & Wonder International Inc., Senior Notes

     7.000     5/15/28        1,000,000       997,172 (a)  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.375     12/4/29        870,000       730,304 (a)  

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.625     12/15/24        4,400,000       4,214,994 (a)  

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.875     3/15/26        1,241,000       1,171,273 (a)  

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.750     2/15/29        4,679,000       4,455,467 (a)  

NCL Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.125     3/15/28        2,020,000       1,823,050 (a)  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.375     7/15/27        1,220,000       1,149,137 (a)  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     4/1/28        993,000       931,732 (a)  

Saga PLC, Senior Notes

     3.375     5/12/24        1,000,000 GBP       1,207,847 (b)  

Saga PLC, Senior Notes

     5.500     7/15/26        350,000 GBP       339,115 (b)  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.350     3/8/29        1,430,000       1,192,872  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     6/18/30        790,000       690,894  

Sizzling Platter LLC/Sizzling Platter Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     8.500     11/28/25        800,000       793,122 (a)  

Viking Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.125     7/15/31        1,720,000       1,778,544 (a)  

Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.625     2/15/29        450,000       418,762 (a)  

Wheel Bidco Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     7/15/26        890,000 GBP       933,014 (a)  

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.625     8/26/28        1,580,000       1,395,482 (a)  

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.125     12/15/29        2,020,000       1,655,836 (a)  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     7.125     2/15/31        500,000       491,803 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            39,644,650  
         

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.6%

         

Michaels Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     5/1/29        3,230,000       2,241,943 (a)  

NMG Holding Co. Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     7.125     4/1/26        490,000       466,145 (a)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Specialty Retail - (continued)

         

PetSmart Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     7.750     2/15/29        500,000     $ 477,956 (a)  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     12/1/25        1,340,000       1,332,138  
         

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

            4,518,182  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            67,821,418  
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.8%          

Food Products - 1.8%

         

Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     3.250     2/16/26        1,120,000 GBP      1,220,891 (b)  

Bellis Finco PLC, Senior Notes

     4.000     2/16/27        750,000 GBP      738,957 (a)  

FAGE International SA/FAGE USA Dairy Industry Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     8/15/26        700,000       673,547 (a)  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/30/27        2,365,000       2,341,529 (a)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

            4,974,924  
         

 

 

 
ENERGY - 14.0%          

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%

         

Noble Finance II LLC, Senior Notes

     8.000     4/15/30        570,000       589,961 (a)  

Sunnova Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/1/26        1,000,000       880,856 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

            1,470,817  
         

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.5%

         

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.100     9/1/40        760,000       632,609  

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.000     2/15/26        900,000       866,330 (a)  

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

     7.625     12/15/25        750,000       752,854 (a)  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     6/1/24        180,000       176,878  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/15/28        130,000       122,479  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/1/44        550,000       422,200  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     8.875     1/13/33        1,180,000       1,197,199  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45        1,380,000       973,991  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     11/2/51        1,500,000       1,014,331  

Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.625% to 2/15/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.155%)

     6.625     2/15/28        2,880,000       2,323,094 (c)(d)  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, Senior Notes

     4.500     1/15/29        520,000       472,977 (a)  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, Senior Notes

     7.500     6/1/30        530,000       544,074 (a)  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/31        110,000       97,318 (a)  

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

     3.900     10/1/27        740,000       691,673  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     1/15/32        810,000       905,839  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.125     2/1/27        770,000      $ 780,407 (a)  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, Senior Notes

     7.768     12/15/37        790,000        833,555 (a)  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     3/1/28        760,000        762,516 (a)  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.950     7/1/24        196,000        197,297  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     2.900     8/15/24        690,000        671,415  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/1/25        530,000        529,290  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.550     3/15/26        440,000        436,718  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.200     3/15/40        540,000        533,901  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     7.375     1/17/27        1,000,000        1,035,955  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.999     1/27/28        1,240,000        1,232,818  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     2/1/29        530,000        517,611  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.750     1/27/41        4,540,000        4,325,461  

Petroleos del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     4.750     6/19/32        1,000,000        742,544 (a)  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/25        420,000        410,945  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     8.250     1/15/29        440,000        457,189  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes

     7.500     7/15/38        570,000        541,633 (a)  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes

     6.875     4/15/40        590,000        533,249 (a)  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     9.000     10/15/26        990,000        956,241 (a)  

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

     6.500     7/15/27        560,000        563,388  

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, Senior Notes

     6.750     5/2/25        310,000        293,174 (a)  

Venture Global LNG Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.375     6/1/31        780,000        787,518 (a)  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.050     2/1/30        180,000        160,749  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.300     3/1/48        540,000        443,230  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.250     2/1/50        3,840,000        3,111,667  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     6/24/24        530,000        524,453  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     1/15/31        330,000        361,609  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/24/44        1,620,000        1,535,824  

YPF SA, Senior Notes

     8.500     7/28/25        3,610,000        3,416,695 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             37,890,898  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             39,361,715  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
FINANCIALS - 9.4%           

Banks - 5.8%

          

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.625% to 1/24/32 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.034%)

     6.625     1/24/32        2,390,000      $ 1,925,181 (a)(c)(d) 

Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.000% to 6/15/24 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.672%)

     8.000     6/15/24        900,000        883,545 (c)(d) 

BBVA Bancomer SA, Subordinated Notes (5.125% to 1/17/28 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.650%)

     5.125     1/18/33        800,000        696,490 (a)(d) 

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.750% to 8/16/29 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.899%)

     7.750     8/16/29        810,000        788,227 (a)(c)(d) 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.300% to 5/15/24 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.685%)

     6.300     5/15/24        1,470,000        1,450,155 (c)(d) 

Comerica Bank, Senior Notes

     2.500     7/23/24        360,000        342,875  

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

     8.125     12/23/25        1,330,000        1,329,261 (a)(c)(d) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes (8.113% to 11/3/32 then SOFR + 4.250%)

     8.113     11/3/33        990,000        1,077,013 (d)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.017     6/26/24        2,100,000        2,054,028 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.710     1/15/26        1,840,000        1,769,945 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes (4.198% to 6/1/31 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.600%)

     4.198     6/1/32        570,000        434,779 (a)(d) 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 9/27/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.496%)

     7.500     9/27/25        440,000        412,888 (c)(d) 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.000% to 3/27/30 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.913%)

     8.000     9/27/29        1,030,000        934,966 (c)(d) 

TC Ziraat Bankasi AS, Senior Notes

     5.125     9/29/23        1,080,000        1,080,162 (a) 

UniCredit SpA, Subordinated Notes (7.296% to 4/2/29 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.914%)

     7.296     4/2/34        1,200,000        1,156,382 (a)(d) 
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             16,335,897  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Capital Markets - 1.0%

         

UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.875% to 8/7/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.590%)

     6.875     8/7/25        1,290,000     $ 1,213,615 (b)(c)(d) 

UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.000% to 1/31/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.344%)

     7.000     1/31/24        1,550,000       1,540,700 (a)(c)(d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

            2,754,315  
         

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.4%

         

Navient Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     10/25/24        590,000       581,727  

Navient Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     6/15/26        700,000       688,492  
         

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

            1,270,219  
         

 

 

 

Financial Services - 2.2%

         

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., Senior Notes (6.500% Cash or 7.250% PIK)

     6.500     9/15/24        6,223,333       5,851,676 (a)(e) 

NMI Holdings Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.375     6/1/25        400,000       403,072 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Financial Services

            6,254,748  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

            26,615,179  
         

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 6.0%          

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.6%

         

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     2/15/31        2,120,000       1,581,308 (a) 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     11/15/95        1,000,000       1,103,180  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     4.375     2/15/27        530,000       459,348 (a)  

Radiology Partners Inc., Senior Notes

     9.250     2/1/28        540,000       212,566 (a)  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Secured Notes

     6.250     2/1/27        1,000,000       985,726  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     10/1/28        2,780,000       2,680,184  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/31        250,000       250,385  

U.S. Renal Care Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     10.625     6/28/28        161,000       102,659 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

            7,375,356  
         

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.4%

         

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     1/30/30        1,260,000       533,265 (a)  

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.875     6/1/28        990,000       588,370 (a)  

Cidron Aida Finco Sarl, Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     4/1/28        1,540,000 EUR      1,533,026 (a) 

Par Pharmaceutical Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     4/1/27        300,000       213,859 *(a)(f) 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     6.000     4/15/24        1,740,000       1,730,829  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals - (continued)

          

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     3.150     10/1/26        530,000      $ 479,715  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     5.125     5/9/29        4,730,000        4,379,885  
          

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

             9,458,949  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             16,834,305  
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 9.4%           

Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%

          

Bombardier Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     6/15/26        1,500,000        1,476,427 (a) 

Bombardier Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     2/1/29        290,000        284,434 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

             1,760,861  
          

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.6%

          

CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     4/15/26        1,770,000        1,778,616  

CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     10/15/27        1,970,000        1,763,876  

Garda World Security Corp., Senior Notes

     9.500     11/1/27        776,000        751,355 (a)  

GEO Group Inc., Secured Notes

     10.500     6/30/28        1,555,000        1,556,861  

GEO Group Inc., Secured Notes

     9.500     12/31/28        750,000        742,500 (a)  

Madison IAQ LLC, Senior Notes

     5.875     6/30/29        1,000,000        842,899 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

             7,436,107  
          

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.4%

          

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc., Secured Notes

     6.000     2/1/26        530,000        509,320 (a)  

Empire Communities Corp., Senior Notes

     7.000     12/15/25        650,000        628,109 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Construction & Engineering

             1,137,429  
          

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.4%

          

Titan International Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     4/30/28        1,040,000        991,802  
          

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines - 4.8%

          

American Airlines Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.750     3/1/25        3,290,000        3,151,509 (a) 

American Airlines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     2/15/28        730,000        717,826 (a)  

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     4/20/26        394,167        387,201 (a)  

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     4/20/29        500,000        478,698 (a)  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

     2.900     10/28/24        460,000        445,979  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

     7.375     1/15/26        370,000        381,051  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     5/1/25        3,220,000        3,265,642 (a) 

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     6/20/27        1,080,000        1,077,322 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Passenger Airlines - (continued)

          

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     9/20/25        1,746,000      $ 1,749,632 (a) 

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     9/20/25        440,000        440,869 (a)  

United Airlines Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/1/24        1,270,000        1,263,033  
          

 

 

 

Total Passenger Airlines

             13,358,762  
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.6%

          

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     12/15/28        940,000        821,609 (a)  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     5/15/27        327,000        320,816  

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     1/15/28        610,000        580,986  
          

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

             1,723,411  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             26,408,372  
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 2.6%           

Communications Equipment - 0.9%

          

CommScope Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     7/1/28        402,000        224,361 (a)  

CommScope Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     9/1/29        600,000        446,423 (a)  

CommScope Technologies LLC, Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/27        3,470,000        1,932,787 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Communications Equipment

             2,603,571  
          

 

 

 

IT Services - 0.2%

          

Unisys Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.875     11/1/27        770,000        608,330 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%

 

       

Amkor Technology Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     9/15/27        1,000,000        1,000,355 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.1%

 

       

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/1/25        2,350,000        2,304,035  

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.875     6/1/27        210,000        201,308  

Vericast Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     11.000     9/15/26        650,000        680,108 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

          3,185,451  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             7,397,707  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 5.8%           

Chemicals - 0.5%

          

Anagram International Inc./Anagram Holdings LLC, Secured Notes (5.000% Cash and 5.000% PIK or 10.000% Cash or 10.000% PIK)

     10.000     8/15/26        611,256        430,935 (a)(e) 

Sasol Financing USA LLC, Senior Notes

     8.750     5/3/29        1,070,000        1,045,674 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             1,476,609  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Containers & Packaging - 2.5%

          

ARD Finance SA, Senior Secured Notes (6.500% Cash or 7.250% PIK)

     6.500     6/30/27        3,000,000      $ 2,414,556 (a)(e) 

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

     5.250     8/15/27        3,555,000        3,049,427 (a) 

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

     5.250     8/15/27        1,380,000        1,183,744 (a) 

Pactiv LLC, Senior Notes

     8.375     4/15/27        410,000        414,067  
          

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

             7,061,794  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 2.8%

          

ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes

     7.000     10/15/39        2,020,000        2,083,976  

Arsenal AIC Parent LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     10/1/30        200,000        204,498 (a)  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     3/1/26        300,000        295,948 (a)  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.625     6/1/31        580,000        590,946 (a)  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.400     11/14/34        280,000        265,590  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.450     3/15/43        1,120,000        1,006,257  

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/15/40        260,000        246,494  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/21/36        2,220,000        2,316,406  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/10/39        750,000        783,438  
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             7,793,553  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             16,331,956  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 1.8%           

Health Care REITs - 0.1%

          

Diversified Healthcare Trust, Senior Notes

     4.375     3/1/31        346,000        261,372  
          

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs - 1.2%

          

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

     4.500     3/15/25        250,000        236,494  

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

     5.250     2/15/26        500,000        461,061  

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

     5.500     12/15/27        1,500,000        1,329,244  

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

     4.950     10/1/29        420,000        331,599  

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

     4.375     2/15/30        1,270,000        965,697  
          

 

 

 

Total Hotel & Resort REITs

             3,324,095  
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.5%

 

       

China Aoyuan Group Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.950     2/19/24        200,000        6,000 *(b)(f)  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.950     6/21/24        400,000        12,000 *(b)(f)  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     1/27/24        1,750,000        221,025 (b)  

Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     8.875     9/1/31        290,000        292,639 (a)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
                           

Real Estate Management & Development - (continued)

 

      

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Senior Notes

     1.750     1/14/25        230,000 EUR    $ 187,447 (b)  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Senior Notes

     1.125     9/4/26        1,000,000 EUR      709,548 (b)  

Times China Holdings Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     7/8/25        200,000       6,500 *(b)(f)  
         

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

 

         1,435,159  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

            5,020,626  
         

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 1.0%          

Electric Utilities - 0.5%

         

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     11/15/31        1,260,000       1,402,822  
         

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.5%

         

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

     5.875     3/1/27        1,390,000       1,358,239  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            2,761,061  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $245,198,967)

 

 

         249,434,053  
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 5.1%          

Angola - 0.3%

         

Angolan Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     8.000     11/26/29        1,200,000       993,342 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Argentina - 1.4%

         

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond (3.625% to 7/9/24 then 4.125%)

     3.625     7/9/35        94,491       28,082  

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes, Step bond (6.375% to 9/1/24 then 6.625%)

     6.375     9/1/37        50,000       18,924 (a)  

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes

     6.875     12/10/25        291,669       246,460 (a)  

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes

     6.990     6/1/27        3,765,000       3,049,650 (a) 

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes (6.875% PIK)

     6.875     2/1/29        700,000       549,420 (a)(e) 
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            3,892,536  
         

 

 

 

Bahamas - 0.4%

         

Bahamas Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     6.950     11/20/29        1,500,000       1,220,835 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Dominican Republic - 0.4%

         

Dominican Republic International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.500     1/30/30        230,000       201,180 (a)  

Dominican Republic International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.875     9/23/32        1,170,000       995,658 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Dominican Republic

            1,196,838  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Jordan - 0.3%

         

Jordan Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     7.750     1/15/28        750,000     $ 771,188 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 1.7%

         

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

     7.750     5/29/31        89,680,000 MXN      4,810,915  
         

 

 

 

Russia - 0.6%

         

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     7.750     9/16/26        183,580,000 RUB      574,435 *(f) 

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     8.150     2/3/27        90,000,000 RUB      281,617 *(f) 

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     7.050     1/19/28        137,820,000 RUB      431,249 *(f) 

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     6.900     5/23/29        91,110,000 RUB      285,090 *(f) 
         

 

 

 

Total Russia

            1,572,391  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

(Cost - $18,388,765)

            14,458,045  
         

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 2.2%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.9%          

Media - 1.9%

         

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes

     2.375     3/15/24        1,350,000       1,280,813  

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes

     0.000     12/15/25        4,740,000       3,075,312  

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes

     3.375     8/15/26        1,440,000       878,400  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

            5,234,525  
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 0.3%          

Passenger Airlines - 0.3%

         

Spirit Airlines Inc., Senior Notes

     1.000     5/15/26        1,000,000       849,500  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $6,722,314)

            6,084,025  
         

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 1.0%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%          

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.4%

         

WW International Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.614%)

     8.946     4/13/28        1,350,000       1,020,938 (d)(g)(h) 
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 0.3%          

Passenger Airlines - 0.3%

         

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, Initial Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.250%)

     10.764     6/21/27        912,000       951,900 (d)(g)(h) 
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 0.3%          

Metals & Mining - 0.3%

         

Arctic Canadian Diamond Co. Ltd., Second Lien Term Loan

     17.000     12/31/27        895,944       780,279 (g)(h)(i)(j) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS

(Cost - $2,824,633)

            2,753,117  
         

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 0.4%          

U.S. Government Obligations - 0.4%

         

U.S. Treasury Notes
(Cost - $1,142,907)

     3.250     8/31/24        1,165,000       1,140,981  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

     SHARES      VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS - 0.0%††           
MATERIALS - 0.0%††           

Metals & Mining - 0.0%††

          

Arctic Canadian Diamond Co. Ltd.
(Cost - $0)

          906      $ 159,314 *(i)(j) 
          

 

 

 
           EXPIRATION
DATE
     WARRANTS         
WARRANTS - 0.0%††           
FINANCIALS - 0.0%††           

Capital Markets - 0.0%††

          

EG Acquisition Corp., Class A Shares
(Cost - $14,234)

       5/28/28        14,866        3,717
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $274,291,820)

 

 

     274,033,252  
          

 

 

 
     RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.1%           
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 0.6%           

U.S. Treasury Bills
(Cost - $1,499,124)

     4.338     9/5/23        1,500,000        1,499,130 (k)  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.5%           

Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares
(Cost - $1,469,848)

     5.261        1,469,848        1,469,848 (l)(m) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $2,968,972)

 

 

          2,968,978  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.4%

(Cost - $277,260,792)

 

 

          277,002,230  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.6%

             4,540,262  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 281,542,492  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

 

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

 

††

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(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)

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

 

(d)

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.

 

(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 securities.

 

(f)

The coupon payment on this security is currently in default as of August 31, 2023.

 

(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)

Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (Note 1).

 

(j)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note 1).

 

(k)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(l)

Rate shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.

 

(m)

In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated Company” represents Fund ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. At August 31, 2023, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $1,469,848 and the cost was $1,469,848 (Note 2).

Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

 

EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
ICE    — Intercontinental Exchange
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    — Mexican Peso
OFZ    — Obligatsyi Federal’novo Zaima (Russian Federal Loan Obligation)
PIK    — Payment-In-Kind
RUB    — Russian Ruble
SOFR    — Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD    — United States Dollar

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    August 31, 2023

 

At August 31, 2023, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
MXN      19,871,401        USD        1,143,401      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      10/20/23      $ 11,546  
USD      8,480,624        EUR        7,680,751      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      10/20/23        131,740  
USD      4,468,241        GBP        3,478,606      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      10/20/23        60,855  
                 

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts       $ 204,141  
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

 

EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
MXN    — Mexican Peso
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.

 

 

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on July 20, 2010 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 high income. 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 net assets in a portfolio of high-yield corporate fixed income securities with varying maturities. Corporate securities include those securities that are issued or originated by U.S. or foreign public or private corporations and other business entities. The Fund intends to liquidate on or about September 30, 2025 and distribute substantially all of its net assets to stockholders, after making appropriate provisions for any liabilities of the Fund.

The Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (“ASC 946”). The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including, but not limited to, ASC 946.

(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 typically 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. 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.

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the Fund’s manager has been designated as the valuation designee and is responsible for the oversight of the daily valuation process. The Fund’s manager is assisted by the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Fund’s manager and 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.

 

   

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

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 – unadjusted 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 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

     —       $ 249,434,053        —       $ 249,434,053  

Sovereign Bonds

     —         14,458,045        —         14,458,045  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

     —         6,084,025        —         6,084,025  

Senior Loans:

           

Materials

     —         —       $ 780,279        780,279  

Other Senior Loans

     —         1,972,838        —         1,972,838  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —         1,140,981        —         1,140,981  

Common Stocks

     —         —         159,314        159,314  

Warrants

     —         3,717        —         3,717  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     —         273,093,659        939,593        274,033,252  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†:

           

U.S. Treasury Bills

     —         1,499,130        —         1,499,130  

Money Market Funds

   $ 1,469,848        —         —         1,469,848  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

     1,469,848        1,499,130        —         2,968,978  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,469,848      $ 274,592,789      $ 939,593      $ 277,002,230  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts††

     —       $ 204,141        —       $ 204,141  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,469,848      $ 274,796,930      $ 939,593      $ 277,206,371  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

††

Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments.

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

2. Transactions with affiliated company

As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company for all or some portion of the period ended August 31, 2023. The following transactions were effected in such company for the period ended August 31, 2023.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
May 31,
2023
     Purchased      Sold      Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Dividend
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
     Affiliate
Value at
August 31,

2023
 
   Cost      Shares      Proceeds      Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares    $ 1,550,948      $ 9,128,822        9,128,822      $ 9,209,922        9,209,922        —       $ 20,335        —       $ 1,469,848  

 

   

 

 

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