WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST 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 - 95.8%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 10.4%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.0%

          

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     5/15/35        370,000      $ 329,001  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/15/42        250,000        213,719  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     6/15/44        290,000        245,138  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     3/9/48        422,000        337,112  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     3.300     2/1/52        190,000        124,049  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     9/15/53        180,000        118,569  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     12/1/57        150,000        101,251  

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     2/1/61        260,000        166,897  

British Telecommunications PLC, Senior Notes

     9.625     12/15/30        1,550,000        1,888,307  

Telefonica Emisiones SA, Senior Notes

     7.045     6/20/36        140,000        149,260  

Telefonica Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.250     9/15/30        390,000        445,367  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     4.329     9/21/28        218,000        208,875  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     3/16/47        1,130,000        1,094,151  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     3.700     3/22/61        100,000        68,185  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             5,489,881  
          

 

 

 

Entertainment - 2.7%

          

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

     6.650     11/15/37        2,400,000        2,706,579  

Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.141     3/15/52        2,830,000        2,257,526  
          

 

 

 

Total Entertainment

             4,964,105  
          

 

 

 

Media - 4.0%

          

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

     4.500     5/1/32        910,000        738,565  

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

     6.384     10/23/35        180,000        174,712  

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

     3.500     3/1/42        120,000        78,528  

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

     6.484     10/23/45        420,000        386,609  

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

     5.375     5/1/47        560,000        447,793  

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

     5.750     4/1/48        110,000        92,738  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Media - (continued)

          

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

     5.250     4/1/53        250,000      $ 198,075  

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

     3.950     6/30/62        120,000        72,440  

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

     5.500     4/1/63        330,000        259,530  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     6.400     5/15/38        2,500,000        2,724,724  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     12/1/28        250,000        194,536 (a) 

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

     5.476     1/25/39        810,000        735,787  

Paramount Global, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/1/44        80,000        60,209  

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     8.375     7/15/33        370,000        412,569  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.550     5/1/37        370,000        351,807  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     7.300     7/1/38        330,000        334,538  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     6/15/39        20,000        19,361  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     9/1/41        200,000        164,445  
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             7,446,966  
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.7%

          

Sprint LLC, Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/23        120,000        120,169  

Sprint LLC, Senior Notes

     7.125     6/15/24        230,000        232,031  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     4/15/40        100,000        86,012  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     3.000     2/15/41        100,000        70,699  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     4/15/50        330,000        272,815  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     3.400     10/15/52        360,000        244,206  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

     5.250     5/30/48        320,000        289,330  

Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes

     4.250     9/17/50        20,000        15,431  
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             1,330,693  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

             19,231,645  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 5.2%           

Automobile Components - 0.3%

          

ZF North America Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/29/25        620,000        602,976 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Automobiles - 1.1%

          

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

     3.250     2/12/32        470,000        367,309  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     2.700     8/10/26        630,000        564,097  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.125     10/1/25        300,000        301,372  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Automobiles - (continued)

          

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.600     4/1/36        290,000      $ 291,730  

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     6.750     4/1/46        580,000        572,959  
          

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

             2,097,467  
          

 

 

 

Broadline Retail - 0.4%

          

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     8/22/37        410,000        369,275  

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

     3.950     4/13/52        520,000        434,222  
          

 

 

 

Total Broadline Retail

             803,497  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.2%

          

Washington University, Senior Notes

     3.524     4/15/54        150,000        115,534  

Washington University, Senior Notes

     4.349     4/15/2122        170,000        138,111  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

             253,645  
          

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.1%

          

Genting New York LLC/GENNY Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     3.300     2/15/26        740,000        659,896 (a) 

Marriott International Inc., Senior Notes

     3.600     4/15/24        320,000        315,176  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

     4.700     12/9/35        260,000        248,659  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     12/9/45        370,000        342,032  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.375     12/4/29        590,000        495,264 (a) 

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.375     8/8/25        690,000        667,640  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.650     8/8/28        200,000        188,939  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     6/18/30        220,000        192,401  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.500     8/8/31        510,000        410,704  

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     10/1/27        370,000        333,437 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

             3,854,148  
          

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.4%

          

Lennar Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/15/27        290,000        285,741  

MDC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     2.500     1/15/31        300,000        232,981  

MDC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/43        310,000        271,312  
          

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

             790,034  
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.7%

          

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

     3.300     4/15/40        100,000        78,924  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

     3.350     4/15/50        80,000        58,653  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     4/15/52        420,000        320,294  

Lithia Motors Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/15/27        170,000        157,176 (a) 

Lithia Motors Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     6/1/29        300,000        257,871 (a) 

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     4/1/52        440,000        348,519  
          

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

             1,221,437  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             9,623,204  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.2%           

Beverages - 1.0%

          

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     4.600     4/15/48        1,730,000      $ 1,559,234  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

     4.125     3/25/40        290,000        259,438  

Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes

     4.200     3/25/50        160,000        144,219  
          

 

 

 

Total Beverages

             1,962,891  
          

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.2%

          

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/4/42        160,000        146,297  

Mars Inc., Senior Notes

     3.200     4/1/30        220,000        198,658 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             344,955  
          

 

 

 

Tobacco - 2.0%

          

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     2/14/24        290,000        287,438  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.400     2/14/26        500,000        489,197  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     2/14/29        1,360,000        1,318,292  

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     9/16/46        80,000        55,137  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     6.125     7/27/27        510,000        515,852 (a) 

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     5/1/40        470,000        515,406  

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     7.000     8/4/41        510,000        500,958  
          

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

             3,682,280  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             5,990,126  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 13.6%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%

          

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

     5.000     11/15/45        930,000        837,622  
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.1%

          

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/37        84,000        78,373  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.100     9/1/40        60,000        49,943  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     2/1/42        160,000        131,445  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/15/43        670,000        512,595  

Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     3.302     1/15/35        40,000        33,150 (a) 

Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     3.701     1/15/39        50,000        40,284 (a) 

Cheniere Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

     3.250     1/31/32        360,000        297,868  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     4/15/29        270,000        268,310 (a) 

Chevron USA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/15/43        240,000        238,128  

Columbia Pipelines Operating Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     6.036     11/15/33        460,000        465,060 (a) 

Columbia Pipelines Operating Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     6.544     11/15/53        370,000        378,606 (a) 

ConocoPhillips, Senior Notes

     6.500     2/1/39        1,500,000        1,674,299  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     2.268     11/15/26        130,000        116,114 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST 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)

          

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/15/28        430,000      $ 405,124  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     2.875     4/1/32        180,000        138,103 (a) 

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/1/44        140,000        107,469  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.850     12/15/25        560,000        563,273  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     4.500     1/15/30        116,000        108,615  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.600     7/15/41        20,000        18,595  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/15/45        210,000        179,892  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     3/15/53        370,000        368,986  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45        404,000        285,139  

Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 5/15/25 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.134%)

     6.750     5/15/25        330,000        304,220 (b)(c) 

Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.125% to 5/15/30 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.306%)

     7.125     5/15/30        880,000        780,894 (b)(c) 

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

     3.900     7/15/26        630,000        602,580  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/29        20,000        19,551  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

     6.625     10/15/36        20,000        20,519  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

     5.800     6/15/38        60,000        57,083  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     4.250     2/15/48        400,000        326,280  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     3.300     2/15/53        230,000        157,492  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     3.950     1/31/60        210,000        155,085  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes (5.375% to 2/15/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.832%)

     5.375     2/15/78        700,000        582,677 (c) 

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     4/15/30        370,000        359,896  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

     4.227     3/19/40        220,000        196,824  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

     3.500     4/14/33        240,000        181,080 (a) 

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

     7.800     8/1/31        900,000        1,006,824  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

     4.500     4/15/38        600,000        508,841  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/31        1,000,000        1,108,517  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     4.400     4/15/46        10,000        7,683  

ONEOK Inc., Senior Notes

     6.050     9/1/33        710,000        715,836  

ONEOK Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     9/1/53        710,000        716,590  

Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     4.125     2/15/28        330,000        309,988 (a) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     7.375     1/17/27        530,000        549,056  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.500     6/10/51        160,000        125,494  

Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     8.000     3/1/32        1,500,000        1,698,394  

Southwestern Energy Co., Senior Notes

     4.750     2/1/32        90,000        79,825  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST 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)

          

Targa Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     4.950     4/15/52        260,000      $ 211,308  

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

     6.875     1/15/29        760,000        771,164  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.850     2/1/26        760,000        794,728  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.250     12/1/26        180,000        185,317  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     3.250     5/15/30        230,000        202,945  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     5.400     8/15/41        10,000        9,380  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     4.450     8/1/42        860,000        717,409  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     3.950     5/15/50        30,000        22,494  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.650     7/1/26        1,560,000        1,510,200  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.750     8/15/28        890,000        843,323  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.050     2/1/30        140,000        125,027  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.450     4/1/44        120,000        100,923  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.250     2/1/50        430,000        348,442  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     6/24/24        1,130,000        1,118,174  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     6/15/31        62,000        68,135  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32        148,000        173,502  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     10/15/51        70,000        47,049  
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             24,280,120  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             25,117,742  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 32.9%           

Banks - 19.1%

          

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 6/27/29 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.470%)

     7.500     6/27/29        200,000        182,606 (a)(b)(c) 

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.625% to 1/10/28 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.353%)

     7.625     1/10/28        400,000        372,871 (a)(b)(c) 

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.375% to 10/14/30 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 7.760%)

     8.375     10/14/30        200,000        193,891 (a)(b)(c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

          

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.100% to 3/17/25 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.160%)

     6.100     3/17/25        590,000      $ 581,408 (b)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.250% to 9/5/24 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.967%)

     6.250     9/5/24        880,000        877,800 (b)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 10/23/24 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.436%)

     6.500     10/23/24        400,000        402,000 (b)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     2/7/42        1,340,000        1,388,632  

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.572% to 10/20/31 then SOFR + 1.210%)

     2.572     10/20/32        230,000        184,435 (c) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.083% to 3/20/50 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.412%)

     4.083     3/20/51        250,000        201,087 (c) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.271% to 7/23/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.572%)

     4.271     7/23/29        690,000        651,477 (c) 

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38        670,000        784,608  

Bank of Nova Scotia, Subordinated Notes (4.588% to 5/4/32 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.050%)

     4.588     5/4/37        560,000        483,944 (c) 

Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.125% to 6/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.867%)

     6.125     12/15/25        1,660,000        1,475,230 (b)(c) 

Barclays PLC, Subordinated Notes (5.088% to 6/20/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.054%)

     5.088     6/20/30        500,000        458,363 (c) 

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

     7.375     8/19/25        1,520,000        1,493,324 (a)(b)(c) 

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.500% to 8/14/28 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.354%)

     8.500     8/14/28        290,000        289,710 (a)(b)(c) 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.250% to 8/15/26 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.779%)

     6.250     8/15/26        1,100,000        1,085,040 (b)(c) 

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

     6.300     5/15/24        1,350,000        1,331,775 (b)(c) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/15/39        752,000        936,866  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     4.650     7/23/48        780,000        677,554  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.785% to 3/17/32 then SOFR + 1.939%)

     3.785     3/17/33        620,000        539,274 (c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

          

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     4.600     3/9/26        490,000      $ 477,196  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     4.125     7/25/28        1,990,000        1,856,525  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.675     9/13/43        630,000        662,213  

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes (6.174% to 5/25/33 then SOFR + 2.661%)

     6.174     5/25/34        380,000        378,886 (c) 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes

     5.750     12/1/43        250,000        245,360  

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        1,370,000        1,369,238 (a)(b)(c) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

     5.375     1/12/24        530,000        528,072 (a) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.375% to 9/17/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 3.705%)

     6.375     9/17/24        800,000        776,393 (b)(c) 

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        460,000        422,329 (b)(c) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

     4.950     3/31/30        200,000        192,512  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (6.254% to 3/9/33 then SOFR + 2.390%)

     6.254     3/9/34        1,300,000        1,314,757 (c) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes (4.762% to 3/29/32 then SOFR + 2.530%)

     4.762     3/29/33        470,000        417,929 (c) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

     7.000     11/21/25        290,000        294,886 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

     4.700     9/23/49        200,000        140,217 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes (7.778% to 6/20/53 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.900%)

     7.778     6/20/54        340,000        334,328 (a)(c) 

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        200,000        152,554 (a)(c) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes (4.950% to 6/1/41 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.750%)

     4.950     6/1/42        430,000        286,890 (a)(c) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.562%)

     8.934     11/1/23        700,000        701,820 (b)(c) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

     6.400     5/15/38        1,500,000        1,652,790  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

     5.625     8/16/43        760,000        757,188  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 6/27/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.815%)

     6.750     6/27/26        220,000        202,662 (b)(c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

          

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 6/27/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.760%)

     7.500     6/27/24        620,000      $ 604,926 (b)(c) 

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        470,000        441,039 (b)(c) 

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        410,000        372,171 (b)(c) 

NatWest Group PLC, Subordinated Notes (3.754% to 11/1/24 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.100%)

     3.754     11/1/29        200,000        190,925 (c) 

PNC Bank NA, Subordinated Notes

     4.050     7/26/28        650,000        602,051  

Truist Financial Corp., Senior Notes (5.867% to 6/8/33 then SOFR + 2.361%)

     5.867     6/8/34        390,000        386,606 (c) 

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

     7.296     4/2/34        1,610,000        1,551,480 (a)(c) 

US Bancorp, Senior Notes (5.836% to 6/10/33 then SOFR + 2.260%)

     5.836     6/12/34        470,000        469,772 (c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (3.196% to 6/17/26 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.432%)

     3.196     6/17/27        320,000        299,282 (c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (4.611% to 4/25/52 then SOFR + 2.130%)

     4.611     4/25/53        600,000        508,120 (c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (5.013% to 4/4/50 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.502%)

     5.013     4/4/51        350,000        316,341 (c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (5.557% to 7/25/33 then SOFR + 1.990%)

     5.557     7/25/34        880,000        868,787 (c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.400     6/14/46        420,000        333,247  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.750     12/7/46        530,000        441,060  

Westpac Banking Corp., Subordinated Notes

     4.421     7/24/39        170,000        137,194  
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             35,279,641  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 7.4%

          

Charles Schwab Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (4.000% to 12/1/30 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.079%)

     4.000     12/1/30        500,000        378,145 (b)(c) 

Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes

     3.850     5/21/25        230,000        223,180  

Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes (5.853% to 5/19/33 then SOFR + 2.500%)

     5.853     5/19/34        410,000        410,674 (c) 

Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes (6.136% to 8/24/33 then SOFR + 2.010%)

     6.136     8/24/34        680,000        692,155 (c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST 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 - (continued)

          

CI Financial Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     6/15/51        250,000      $ 151,429  

CME Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.300     9/15/43        750,000        760,195  

Credit Suisse USA Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     7/15/32        70,000        78,141  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 2/10/29 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.156%)

     7.500     2/10/29        180,000        181,350 (b)(c) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.700     11/1/24        600,000        599,177  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     2/1/41        2,550,000        2,695,749  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (2.650% to 10/21/31 then SOFR + 1.264%)

     2.650     10/21/32        630,000        505,731 (c) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (3.615% to 3/15/27 then SOFR + 1.846%)

     3.615     3/15/28        1,670,000        1,562,352 (c) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.150     5/22/45        70,000        64,387  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     6/15/52        390,000        364,299  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Senior Notes

     5.200     6/15/62        400,000        378,685  

KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, Senior Notes

     5.125     6/1/44        1,300,000        1,126,875 (a) 

KKR Group Finance Co. VI LLC, Senior Notes

     3.750     7/1/29        110,000        99,678 (a) 

KKR Group Finance Co. X LLC, Senior Notes

     3.250     12/15/51        160,000        101,128 (a) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/24/42        140,000        153,052  

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (1.928% to 4/28/31 then SOFR + 1.020%)

     1.928     4/28/32        900,000        694,206 (c) 

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes

     4.350     9/8/26        500,000        481,652  

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes (5.297% to 4/20/32 then SOFR + 2.620%)

     5.297     4/20/37        190,000        176,951 (c) 

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes (5.948% to 1/19/33 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.430%)

     5.948     1/19/38        160,000        155,683 (c) 

Raymond James Financial Inc., Senior Notes

     4.650     4/1/30        120,000        116,250  

Raymond James Financial Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     7/15/46        150,000        130,872  

S&P Global Inc., Senior Notes

     3.250     12/1/49        110,000        79,037  

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        920,000        914,480 (a)(b)(c) 

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (4.194% to 4/1/30 then SOFR + 3.730%)

     4.194     4/1/31        400,000        360,453 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             13,635,966  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Consumer Finance - 0.4%

          

Capital One Financial Corp., Senior Notes (5.817% to 2/1/33 then SOFR + 2.600%)

     5.817     2/1/34        240,000      $ 228,128 (c) 

Navient Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     3/25/24        480,000        478,426  
          

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

             706,554  
          

 

 

 

Financial Services - 1.8%

          

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

     3.850     10/29/41        530,000        393,977  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/1/36        1,000,000        1,047,498  

Carlyle Finance LLC, Senior Notes

     5.650     9/15/48        170,000        146,903 (a) 

Carlyle Finance Subsidiary LLC, Senior Notes

     3.500     9/19/29        230,000        207,573 (a) 

Carlyle Holdings II Finance LLC, Senior Notes

     5.625     3/30/43        360,000        314,001 (a) 

Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     10/15/50        220,000        151,369  

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, Ltd. GTD ((Highest of 3 mo. USD LIBOR, 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate and 30 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate) + 1.550%)

     7.064     12/21/65        800,000        580,716 (a)(c) 

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Ltd. GTD ((Highest of 3 mo. USD LIBOR, 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate and 30 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate) + 1.800%)

     7.314     12/21/65        100,000        74,170 (a)(c) 

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc., Senior Notes

     2.875     10/15/26        230,000        204,642 (a) 

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     10/15/33        220,000        174,197 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Financial Services

             3,295,046  
          

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.8%

          

Allianz SE, Junior Subordinated Notes (3.500% to 4/30/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.973%)

     3.500     11/17/25        200,000        168,034 (a)(b)(c) 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/1/48        80,000        70,429  

Americo Life Inc., Senior Notes

     3.450     4/15/31        120,000        89,250 (a) 

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     5/1/25        360,000        352,214 (a) 

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     7.875     10/15/26        840,000        851,308 (a) 

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     2.900     12/15/51        170,000        110,547  

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     3.375     4/15/50        100,000        69,309 (a) 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.900     4/1/77        420,000        343,444 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Insurance - (continued)

          

MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

     6.400     12/15/36        1,000,000      $ 990,586  

MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

     9.250     4/8/38        159,000        184,259 (a) 

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     9.375     8/15/39        520,000        654,377 (a) 

New York Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.450     5/15/69        140,000        111,954 (a) 

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     3.625     9/30/59        180,000        121,834 (a) 

Prudential Financial Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 3/1/33 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.848%)

     6.750     3/1/53        270,000        267,784 (c) 

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/5/33        300,000        291,744  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

     6.850     12/16/39        1,050,000        1,151,996 (a) 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

     4.900     9/15/44        660,000        593,221 (a) 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes

     3.300     5/15/50        330,000        223,691 (a) 

Travelers Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     6/15/37        400,000        436,559  
          

 

 

 

Total Insurance

             7,082,540  
          

 

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.4%

          

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     6.200     4/22/33        700,000        720,808 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             60,720,555  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 11.6%           

Biotechnology - 2.0%

          

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

     3.200     11/21/29        370,000        333,723  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

     4.050     11/21/39        1,160,000        995,036  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     3/2/33        1,160,000        1,154,455  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

     5.650     3/2/53        460,000        456,343  

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/2/63        160,000        158,129  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     5.650     12/1/41        100,000        102,072  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     2/1/45        500,000        439,906  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     3/1/46        100,000        91,122  
          

 

 

 

Total Biotechnology

             3,730,786  
          

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.8%

          

Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes

     4.900     11/30/46        200,000        195,103  

Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes

     4.685     12/15/44        910,000        806,987  

Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes

     4.669     6/6/47        450,000        399,591  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

             1,401,681  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Health Care Providers & Services - 6.5%

          

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     4.250     12/15/27        160,000      $ 149,822  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/15/29        560,000        515,449  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     3.375     2/15/30        790,000        676,830  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

     3.000     10/15/30        120,000        99,927  

Cigna Group, Senior Notes

     4.125     11/15/25        540,000        526,406  

Cigna Group, Senior Notes

     4.800     8/15/38        540,000        498,197  

Cigna Group, Senior Notes

     3.200     3/15/40        220,000        164,043  

CommonSpirit Health, Secured Notes

     4.350     11/1/42        60,000        50,137  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     3/25/25        1,460,000        1,429,293  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     4.300     3/25/28        1,610,000        1,547,182  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     4.780     3/25/38        2,060,000        1,845,930  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     7/20/45        540,000        481,356  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     5.050     3/25/48        930,000        816,253  

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Secured Bonds

     4.178     8/1/48        150,000        115,630  

Elevance Health Inc., Senior Notes

     5.350     10/15/25        500,000        499,509  

Elevance Health Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     12/1/47        230,000        194,241  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.125     6/15/29        340,000        314,220  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     6/15/39        170,000        154,394  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     6/15/47        350,000        318,917  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     6/15/49        530,000        463,021  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     3/15/47        360,000        319,953  

Inova Health System Foundation, Senior Notes

     4.068     5/15/52        140,000        116,919  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Senior Notes

     3.002     6/1/51        120,000        80,906  

Orlando Health Obligated Group, Senior Notes

     4.089     10/1/48        270,000        214,063  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.500     8/15/39        220,000        179,703  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     7/15/45        220,000        204,633  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             11,976,934  
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.3%

          

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     1/30/28        130,000        56,641 (a) 

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

     7.200     3/15/39        560,000        677,312  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.750     5/19/33        620,000        610,429  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.110     5/19/43        620,000        603,958  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.300     5/19/53        470,000        470,519  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.340     5/19/63        90,000        88,751  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST 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

     7.125     1/31/25        200,000      $ 201,357  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     8.125     9/15/31        320,000        339,432  

Wyeth LLC, Senior Notes

     5.950     4/1/37        1,100,000        1,179,742  

Zoetis Inc., Senior Notes

     4.700     2/1/43        40,000        36,295  
          

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

             4,264,436  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             21,373,837  
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 8.1%           

Aerospace & Defense - 3.6%

          

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/23        820,000        818,699 (a) 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.250     4/15/26        640,000        604,020 (a) 

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     3.100     5/1/26        1,540,000        1,451,350  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     3.250     2/1/28        580,000        531,673  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     5.705     5/1/40        330,000        321,264  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

     5.805     5/1/50        220,000        214,343  

HEICO Corp., Senior Notes

     5.350     8/1/33        380,000        376,885  

Hexcel Corp., Senior Notes

     4.200     2/15/27        1,000,000        935,015  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     3.483     12/1/27        320,000        294,943  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

     5.400     7/31/33        290,000        290,671  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

     4.854     4/27/35        430,000        405,534  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

     4.500     5/15/36        50,000        47,458  

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

     4.700     5/15/46        200,000        187,279  

RTX Corp., Senior Notes

     4.625     11/16/48        180,000        158,430  
          

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

             6,637,564  
          

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.4%

          

United Parcel Service Inc., Senior Notes

     6.200     1/15/38        700,000        783,358  
          

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.0%††

          

Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes

     3.577     4/5/50        160,000        114,706  
          

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1%

          

California Institute of Technology, Senior Notes

     3.650     9/1/2119        180,000        117,022  
          

 

 

 

Ground Transportation - 0.2%

          

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

     4.375     11/15/65        530,000        406,535  

Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

     3.750     2/5/70        30,000        21,881  
          

 

 

 

Total Ground Transportation

             428,416  
          

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.4%

          

General Electric Co., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/10/39        143,000        166,668  

Honeywell International Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/15/33        540,000        544,768  
          

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

             711,436  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Machinery - 0.2%

          

Caterpillar Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     5/15/64        360,000      $ 332,403  
          

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines - 1.4%

          

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

     5.500     4/20/26        155,833        153,080 (a) 

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

     5.750     4/20/29        170,000        162,757 (a) 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

     2.900     10/28/24        840,000        814,396  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     5/1/25        420,000        425,953 (a) 

Delta Air Lines Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     4.500     10/20/25        292,000        285,558 (a) 

Delta Air Lines Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     10/20/28        210,000        201,777 (a) 

Southwest Airlines Co., Senior Notes

     5.125     6/15/27        290,000        286,718  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust

     4.875     1/15/26        206,880        200,895  
          

 

 

 

Total Passenger Airlines

             2,531,134  
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.8%

          

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

     1.875     8/15/26        1,000,000        895,343  

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

     5.850     12/15/27        480,000        480,371  

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

     4.625     10/1/28        500,000        471,462  

Aircastle Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/11/25        1,000,000        976,216 (a) 

Aviation Capital Group LLC, Senior Notes

     5.500     12/15/24        250,000        246,350 (a) 

Aviation Capital Group LLC, Senior Notes

     4.125     8/1/25        340,000        324,147 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

             3,393,889  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             15,049,928  
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.7%           

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.3%

          

TD SYNNEX Corp., Senior Notes

     1.250     8/9/24        600,000        572,214  
          

 

 

 

IT Services - 0.3%

          

International Business Machines Corp., Senior Notes

     3.500     5/15/29        200,000        184,636  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     4.100     10/15/41        450,000        307,174  
          

 

 

 

Total IT Services

             491,810  
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.7%

          

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

     4.150     11/15/30        178,000        162,841  

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

     4.300     11/15/32        580,000        524,525  

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

     3.187     11/15/36        22,000        16,546 (a) 

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

     4.926     5/15/37        239,000        215,457 (a) 

Foundry JV Holdco LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.875     1/25/34        470,000        464,043 (a) 

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

     4.900     7/29/45        220,000        213,294  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - (continued)

          

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     3/25/50        20,000      $ 17,588  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

     4.950     3/25/60        100,000        89,641  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

     3.200     8/12/61        180,000        112,879  

Micron Technology Inc., Senior Notes

     2.703     4/15/32        210,000        165,841  

Micron Technology Inc., Senior Notes

     3.366     11/1/41        40,000        27,760  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

     3.500     4/1/40        100,000        83,339  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

     3.500     4/1/50        300,000        236,435  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

     3.700     4/1/60        120,000        95,840  

QUALCOMM Inc., Senior Notes

     4.300     5/20/47        70,000        60,603  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

     4.600     2/15/28        380,000        378,299  

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     3/15/39        430,000        372,937  
          

 

 

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

        3,237,868  
          

 

 

 

Software - 1.2%

          

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

     4.250     2/6/47        1,520,000        1,412,088  

Oracle Corp., Senior Notes

     3.950     3/25/51        490,000        358,466  

Oracle Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     3/25/61        580,000        412,569  
          

 

 

 

Total Software

             2,183,123  
          

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.2%

          

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Notes

     8.100     7/15/36        200,000        229,968  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Notes

     8.350     7/15/46        60,000        73,660  
          

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

        303,628  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             6,788,643  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 1.5%           

Chemicals - 0.4%

          

Celanese US Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     5.900     7/5/24        480,000        479,561  

Ecolab Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     3/24/30        130,000        129,358  

OCP SA, Senior Notes

     3.750     6/23/31        200,000        165,552 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             774,471  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 1.1%

          

ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes

     6.550     11/29/27        240,000        246,247  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     10/15/27        400,000        389,948 (a) 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.450     3/15/43        330,000        296,487  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.000     3/27/27        590,000        561,098 (a) 

Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/15/27        550,000        521,416  
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             2,015,196  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             2,789,667  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 1.4%           

Diversified REITs - 0.5%

          

Vornado Realty LP, Senior Notes

     3.500     1/15/25        1,000,000        949,449  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Health Care REITs - 0.6%

          

Diversified Healthcare Trust, Senior Notes

     4.750     5/1/24        190,000      $ 180,571  

Ventas Realty LP, Senior Notes

     4.400     1/15/29        540,000        507,530  

Welltower OP LLC, Senior Notes

     4.125     3/15/29        510,000        473,979  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care REITs

             1,162,080  
          

 

 

 

Residential REITs - 0.1%

          

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP, Senior Notes

     4.150     4/15/32        130,000        115,793  
          

 

 

 

Retail REITs - 0.2%

          

WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     3.750     9/17/24        300,000        286,116 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 0.0%††

          

Extra Space Storage LP, Senior Notes

     3.900     4/1/29        110,000        100,842  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

             2,614,280  
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 4.2%           

Electric Utilities - 4.2%

          

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, Senior Secured Bonds

     4.500     4/1/44        530,000        461,374  

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

     4.677     2/9/51        200,000        135,047 (a) 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     6.450     1/15/38        600,000        646,367  

Edison International, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.000% to 3/15/27 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.901%)

     5.000     12/15/26        160,000        138,000 (b)(c) 

Edison International, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.375% to 3/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.698%)

     5.375     3/15/26        230,000        203,776 (b)(c) 

Enel Finance International NV, Senior Notes

     6.800     10/14/25        200,000        204,075 (a) 

Exelon Corp., Senior Notes

     4.050     4/15/30        190,000        175,748  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

     4.150     7/15/27        480,000        453,210  

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     11/15/31        3,040,000        3,384,587  

MidAmerican Energy Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     3.650     4/15/29        240,000        223,856  

Ohio Edison Co., Senior Notes

     5.500     1/15/33        140,000        138,702 (a) 

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     2.500     2/1/31        130,000        101,563  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     3.300     8/1/40        30,000        20,154  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     4.950     7/1/50        310,000        240,084  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     6.750     1/15/53        220,000        214,191  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report 

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Electric Utilities - (continued)

         

Southern California Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     4.125     3/1/48        480,000     $ 378,814  

Virginia Electric & Power Co., Senior Notes

     8.875     11/15/38        500,000       649,359  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            7,768,907  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $188,735,243)

 

       177,068,534  
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.9%          

Argentina - 0.5%

         

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     1.000     7/9/29        11,447       3,716  

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

     3.625     7/9/35        182,200       54,148  

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

     6.375     9/1/37        2,141,885       810,675 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            868,539  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.2%

         

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     8.500     11/18/38        8,780,000 MXN      478,421  
         

 

 

 

Qatar - 0.2%

         

Qatar Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.817     3/14/49        410,000       383,101 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $2,018,366)

            1,730,061  
         

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.8%          

California - 0.4%

         

Morongo Band of Mission Indians, CA, Revenue, Tribal Economic Development, Series A

     7.000     10/1/39        500,000       520,618 (a) 

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, Series Q

     4.563     5/15/53        160,000       143,864  
         

 

 

 

Total California

            664,482  
         

 

 

 

Florida - 0.1%

         

Sumter Landing, FL, Community Development District Recreational Revenue, Taxable Community Development District

     4.172     10/1/47        260,000       229,018  
         

 

 

 

Illinois - 0.3%

         

Illinois State, GO, Taxable, Build America Bonds, Series 2010-3

     6.725     4/1/35        489,231       507,901  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost - $1,459,283)

            1,401,401  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
SENIOR LOANS - 0.6%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.2%           

Specialty Retail - 0.2%

          

Great Outdoors Group LLC, Term Loan B2 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.864%)

     9.196     3/6/28        351,047      $ 350,609 (c)(d)(e) 
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 0.2%           

Biotechnology - 0.2%

          

Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., Incremental Term Loan B2 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.864%)

     7.180     3/15/28        332,350        332,431 (c)(d)(e) 
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 0.1%           

Passenger Airlines - 0.1%

          

Delta Air Lines Inc., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.750%)

     9.076     10/20/27        238,000        247,833 (c)(d)(e) 
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 0.1%           

Paper & Forest Products - 0.1%

          

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.864%)

     9.196     4/20/28        88,200        86,932 (c)(d)(e)(f) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS
(Cost - $1,005,834)

             1,017,805  
          

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 0.4%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.4%           

Media - 0.4%

          

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes
(Cost - $706,013)

     2.375     3/15/24        730,000        692,587  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.1%           
FINANCIALS - 0.1%           

Insurance - 0.1%

          

Delphi Financial Group Inc. (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.452%)
(Cost - $233,032)

     8.816        9,325        210,978 (c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $194,157,771)

 

     182,121,366  
          

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1%           

Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares
(Cost - $264,342)

     5.261        264,342        264,342 (g)(h) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.7%
(Cost - $194,422,113)

 

        182,385,708  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.3%

             2,349,232  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 184,734,940  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

 

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

 

††

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

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

 

(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)

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

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

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 $264,342 and the cost was $264,342 (Note 2).

Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

 

GO    — General Obligation
GTD    — Guaranteed
ICE    — Intercontinental Exchange
JSC    — Joint Stock Company
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    — Mexican Peso
SOFR    — Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD    — United States Dollar

At August 31, 2023, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

     28        12/23      $ 5,692,751      $ 5,706,531      $ 13,780  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     131        12/23        13,924,019        14,006,766        82,747  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     7        12/23        769,082        777,219        8,137  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     17        12/23        2,154,486        2,200,969        46,483  
              

 

 

 
                 151,147  
              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Contracts to Sell:               

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     30        12/23      $ 3,598,542      $ 3,650,625      $ (52,083

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Notes

     22        12/23        2,514,180        2,554,406        (40,226
              

 

 

 
                 (92,309
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

 

      $ 58,838  
              

 

 

 

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

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
EUR      1,463,000        USD        1,616,125      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      10/20/23      $ (25,862
JPY      66,560,721        USD        469,628      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      10/20/23        (8,443
JPY      125,721,910        USD        906,329      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      10/20/23        (35,229
BRL      4,479,974        USD        909,893      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      10/20/23        (11,923
                 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts

     $ (81,457
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
EUR    — Euro
JPY    — Japanese Yen
USD    — United States Dollar

At August 31, 2023, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - BUY PROTECTION1

 

REFERENCE ENTITY

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
     TERMINATION
DATE
     PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
   MARKET
VALUE3
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
 
Markit CDX.NA.HY.40 Index    $ 1,940,000        6/20/28      5.000% quarterly    $ (54,810   $ 5,398     $ (60,208
Markit CDX.NA.IG.40 Index      3,281,000        6/20/28      1.000% quarterly      (50,827     (19,884     (30,943
  

 

 

          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total    $ 5,221,000            $ (105,637   $ (14,486   $ (91,151
  

 

 

          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

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

 

1 

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

 

2 

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

 

3 

The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected loss (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values (sell protection) or increasing market values (buy protection) when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

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 Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on April 24, 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. There can be no assurance the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in investment grade corporate fixed income securities of varying maturities.

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. 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.

 

   

 

 

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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 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

     —       $ 177,068,534        —       $ 177,068,534  

Sovereign Bonds

     —         1,730,061        —         1,730,061  

Municipal Bonds

     —         1,401,401        —         1,401,401  

Senior Loans:

           

Materials

     —         —       $ 86,932        86,932  

Other Senior Loans

     —         930,873        —         930,873  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

     —         692,587        —         692,587  

Preferred Stocks

     —         210,978        —         210,978  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     —         182,034,434        86,932        182,121,366  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

   $ 264,342        —         —         264,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 264,342      $ 182,034,434      $ 86,932      $ 182,385,708  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts††

   $ 151,147        —         —       $ 151,147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 415,489      $ 182,034,434      $ 86,932      $ 182,536,855  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS

(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts††

   $ 92,309        —         —       $ 92,309  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts††

     —       $ 81,457        —         81,457  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Buy Protection††

     —         91,151        —         91,151  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 92,309      $ 172,608        —       $ 264,917  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

††

Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments.

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
November 30,

2022
     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    $ 838,034      $ 18,741,419        18,741,419      $ 19,315,111        19,315,111        —       $ 47,678        —       $ 264,342  

 

 

 

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