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

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-22294

 

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY

 

10018

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
Legg Mason & Co., LLC
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-888-777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

August 31, 2011

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                                                     SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

 

FORM N-Q

AUGUST 31, 2011

 


 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

August 31, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 93.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 9.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

12.000%

 

5/15/15

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

1,207,981

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

5.000%

 

5/15/18

 

680,000

 

661,646

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

5.875%

 

8/2/21

 

960,000

 

964,944

 

Total Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,834,571

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250%

 

6/1/17

 

1,250,000

 

1,353,125

 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

11/15/16

 

320,000

 

360,000

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,713,125

 

Media — 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corp., Bonds

 

6.400%

 

5/15/38

 

2,500,000

 

2,802,100

 

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.700%

 

7/1/19

 

1,500,000

 

1,754,706

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/19

 

1,250,000

 

1,334,375

 

Globo Communicacoes e Participacoes SA, Bonds

 

7.250%

 

4/26/22

 

1,000,000

 

1,055,000

(a)

News America Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.650%

 

11/15/37

 

2,400,000

 

2,605,118

 

Time Warner Cable Inc., Debentures

 

7.300%

 

7/1/38

 

500,000

 

593,791

 

Time Warner Cable Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

2/14/19

 

1,100,000

 

1,425,467

 

Time Warner Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

3/29/21

 

700,000

 

753,183

 

United Business Media Ltd., Notes

 

5.750%

 

11/3/20

 

300,000

 

316,892

(a)

WPP Finance UK, Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

9/15/14

 

1,000,000

 

1,162,734

 

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,803,366

 

Specialty Retail — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gap Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

4/12/21

 

1,240,000

 

1,179,453

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oxford Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

7/15/15

 

1,000,000

 

1,115,000

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,645,515

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

1/15/19

 

450,000

 

593,135

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Caremark Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.600%

 

3/15/19

 

600,000

 

727,638

 

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Bonds

 

5.750%

 

4/7/21

 

890,000

 

947,533

(a)

Total Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,675,171

 

Food Products — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Foods Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

2/10/20

 

1,030,000

 

1,171,888

 

Ralcorp Holdings Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

4.950%

 

8/15/20

 

600,000

 

608,861

 

Smithfield Foods Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/14

 

801,000

 

909,135

 

Total Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,689,884

 

Tobacco — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.250%

 

8/6/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,323,176

 

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

5/5/21

 

220,000

 

229,074

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

6/23/19

 

540,000

 

649,927

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

5/1/40

 

470,000

 

534,434

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

8/4/41

 

510,000

 

513,278

 

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.625%

 

6/1/16

 

2,000,000

 

2,412,492

 

Total Tobacco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,662,381

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,620,571

 

ENERGY — 13.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baker Hughes Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.125%

 

9/15/40

 

420,000

 

448,250

 

Ensco PLC, Senior Notes

 

4.700%

 

3/15/21

 

390,000

 

408,451

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

856,701

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 12.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

9/15/16

 

340,000

 

382,610

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

9/15/17

 

340,000

 

393,121

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.450%

 

9/15/36

 

770,000

 

823,118

 

 

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, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.100%

 

9/1/40

 

$

140,000

 

$

150,487

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

2/1/42

 

160,000

 

175,590

 

Arch Coal Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

6/15/19

 

440,000

 

435,600

(a)

ConocoPhillips, Notes

 

6.500%

 

2/1/39

 

1,500,000

 

1,900,416

 

DCP Midstream LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

3/15/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,343,755

(a)

Devon Financing Corp. ULC, Debentures

 

7.875%

 

9/30/31

 

1,080,000

 

1,459,004

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

 

5.700%

 

2/15/42

 

460,000

 

466,818

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP, Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

1/31/14

 

2,000,000

 

2,352,532

 

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

10/1/18

 

800,000

 

993,538

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

8.125%

 

2/15/19

 

1,400,000

 

1,828,974

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

7.875%

 

10/1/29

 

440,000

 

569,582

 

Hess Corp., Senior Bonds

 

6.000%

 

1/15/40

 

520,000

 

570,780

 

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

 

6.950%

 

7/1/24

 

1,320,000

 

1,555,145

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

2/15/18

 

800,000

 

914,869

 

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

3/1/41

 

660,000

 

718,293

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Senior Bonds

 

6.625%

 

6/15/35

 

1,000,000

 

1,110,178

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

1/20/20

 

1,109,000

 

1,208,686

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

1/27/41

 

1,200,000

 

1,362,000

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

1/21/21

 

250,000

 

273,375

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750%

 

1/1/16

 

1,000,000

 

1,107,500

 

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

12/15/38

 

1,500,000

 

1,925,708

 

Spectra Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

4.600%

 

6/15/21

 

420,000

 

435,203

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

3/13/13

 

870,000

 

928,725

(a)

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

 

5.400%

 

8/15/41

 

10,000

 

9,856

(a)

Valero Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.375%

 

3/15/19

 

700,000

 

910,830

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/21

 

1,490,000

 

1,877,881

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

6/15/31

 

100,000

 

120,118

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/32

 

240,000

 

312,257

 

Williams Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

3/15/20

 

460,000

 

501,359

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,117,908

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,974,609

 

FINANCIALS — 33.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 8.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bear Stearns Cos. LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

2/1/18

 

1,570,000

 

1,856,120

 

Credit Suisse New York, Senior Notes

 

5.300%

 

8/13/19

 

560,000

 

587,128

 

GFI Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

7/19/18

 

810,000

 

805,950

(a)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

1/18/18

 

4,250,000

 

4,528,298

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

2/15/19

 

500,000

 

572,020

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

3/15/20

 

470,000

 

478,351

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

7/27/21

 

870,000

 

883,708

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

2/1/41

 

2,550,000

 

2,516,707

 

Jefferies Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.125%

 

4/13/18

 

420,000

 

419,280

 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Notes

 

6.875%

 

4/25/18

 

990,000

 

1,028,801

 

Morgan Stanley, Medium-Term Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/1/18

 

1,750,000

 

1,877,645

 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

1/26/20

 

1,950,000

 

1,937,604

 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

7/24/20

 

200,000

 

195,934

 

State Street Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

4.956%

 

3/15/18

 

1,330,000

 

1,441,519

 

UBS AG Stamford CT, Senior Notes

 

4.875%

 

8/4/20

 

250,000

 

251,246

 

Total Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,380,311

 

Commercial Banks — 7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BankAmerica Institutional Capital A, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

8.070%

 

12/31/26

 

240,000

 

240,000

(a)

BankAmerica Institutional Capital B, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.700%

 

12/31/26

 

250,000

 

246,875

(a)

BBVA US Senior SAU, Senior Notes

 

3.250%

 

5/16/14

 

1,100,000

 

1,073,842

 

BNP Paribas, Senior Notes

 

5.000%

 

1/15/21

 

10,000

 

10,351

 

CIT Group Inc., Secured Notes

 

5.250%

 

4/1/14

 

630,000

 

612,675

(a)

CIT Group Inc., Secured Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/1/18

 

480,000

 

482,400

(a)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Senior Notes

 

5.000%

 

10/15/19

 

110,000

 

117,982

(a)

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA, Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

5/24/41

 

1,210,000

 

1,282,118

 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

 

5.100%

 

4/5/21

 

230,000

 

247,215

 

 

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, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Commercial Banks — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

 

6.500%

 

2/24/21

 

$

1,350,000

 

$

1,281,903

(a)

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

1/21/21

 

630,000

 

658,409

 

Nordea Bank AB, Subordinated Notes

 

4.875%

 

5/13/21

 

870,000

 

795,518

(a)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

10/21/19

 

1,170,000

 

1,181,312

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.000%

 

11/12/13

 

120,000

 

119,292

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.000%

 

10/1/14

 

740,000

 

713,672

 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, Senior Notes

 

4.875%

 

3/16/15

 

100,000

 

101,444

 

Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal, Senior Notes

 

3.724%

 

1/20/15

 

700,000

 

659,542

(a)

Societe Generale, Senior Notes

 

5.200%

 

4/15/21

 

1,180,000

 

1,095,858

(a)

Wachovia Capital Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

5.570%

 

10/17/11

 

270,000

 

237,263

(b)(c)

Wachovia Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

2/1/18

 

4,400,000

 

5,040,671

 

Total Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,198,342

 

Consumer Finance — 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/15/20

 

1,500,000

 

1,518,750

 

American Express Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

5/20/19

 

2,760,000

 

3,551,745

 

HSBC Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.676%

 

1/15/21

 

1,620,000

 

1,568,597

(a)

SLM Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/25/20

 

1,850,000

 

1,905,557

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,544,649

 

Diversified Financial Services — 9.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

6/1/19

 

2,760,000

 

3,122,391

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.625%

 

7/1/20

 

180,000

 

182,607

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.000%

 

5/13/21

 

1,380,000

 

1,353,447

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

8/12/14

 

300,000

 

327,417

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

8/15/17

 

2,250,000

 

2,442,726

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

5/22/19

 

500,000

 

612,036

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

3/5/38

 

2,000,000

 

2,131,654

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

7/15/39

 

1,350,000

 

1,630,922

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Notes

 

5.300%

 

2/11/21

 

1,100,000

 

1,173,520

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

8/7/19

 

790,000

 

890,315

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.625%

 

1/7/21

 

350,000

 

361,509

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

1/10/39

 

2,540,000

 

2,932,003

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

9/1/17

 

810,000

 

832,275

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

5/15/19

 

220,000

 

199,403

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

12/15/20

 

330,000

 

336,600

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.500%

 

9/1/14

 

130,000

 

132,600

(a)

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.750%

 

9/1/16

 

670,000

 

680,050

(a)

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125%

 

9/1/18

 

1,030,000

 

1,045,450

(a)

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

5/15/38

 

1,500,000

 

1,699,530

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,086,455

 

Insurance — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACE INA Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.600%

 

5/15/15

 

1,300,000

 

1,434,549

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

12/15/20

 

1,500,000

 

1,580,742

 

Chubb Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.500%

 

5/15/38

 

600,000

 

703,313

 

Delphi Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

1/31/20

 

290,000

 

331,720

 

ING Capital Funding Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

3.846%

 

12/31/11

 

410,000

 

354,398

(b)(c)

MetLife Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.817%

 

8/15/18

 

1,300,000

 

1,540,352

 

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Notes

 

9.375%

 

8/15/39

 

520,000

 

616,139

(a)

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

 

6.850%

 

12/16/39

 

1,050,000

 

1,252,380

(a)

Travelers Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

6/15/37

 

400,000

 

451,329

 

Travelers Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.350%

 

11/1/40

 

860,000

 

866,538

 

Total Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,131,460

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

6.750%

 

9/2/19

 

580,000

 

658,637

(a)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Westfield America Trust, Senior Notes

 

4.625%

 

5/10/21

 

$

120,000

 

$

117,122

(a)

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

775,759

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santander Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.625%

 

4/19/16

 

270,000

 

268,845

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,385,821

 

HEALTH CARE — 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet Inc., Senior Toggle Notes

 

10.375%

 

10/15/17

 

1,000,000

 

1,060,000

(d)

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIGNA Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.500%

 

3/15/21

 

470,000

 

492,442

 

Highmark Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

5/15/21

 

570,000

 

581,277

(a)

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.450%

 

6/1/16

 

1,000,000

 

1,147,493

 

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.200%

 

6/15/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,195,722

 

InVentiv Health Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

8/15/18

 

580,000

 

526,350

(a)

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

5/1/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,105,000

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.875%

 

7/1/19

 

430,000

 

457,950

 

WellPoint Inc., Notes

 

5.250%

 

1/15/16

 

1,200,000

 

1,351,386

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,857,620

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.200%

 

3/15/39

 

560,000

 

760,049

 

Roche Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

3/1/19

 

550,000

 

664,198

(a)

Wyeth, Notes

 

5.950%

 

4/1/37

 

1,300,000

 

1,504,420

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,928,667

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,846,287

 

INDUSTRIALS — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.375%

 

10/15/15

 

460,000

 

469,200

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Parcel Service Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.200%

 

1/15/38

 

700,000

 

880,284

 

Airlines — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

9.250%

 

5/10/17

 

393,551

 

393,551

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.545%

 

2/2/19

 

240,805

 

250,437

 

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

 

7.250%

 

11/10/19

 

771,053

 

809,605

 

Delta Air Lines, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750%

 

12/17/19

 

775,908

 

814,703

 

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

 

8.021%

 

8/10/22

 

200,772

 

200,772

 

United Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.875%

 

8/1/13

 

480,000

 

496,800

(a)

United Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

11/1/13

 

570,000

 

592,800

(a)

United Airlines, Pass-Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

 

9.750%

 

1/15/17

 

222,336

 

252,351

 

United Airlines, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.400%

 

11/1/16

 

200,007

 

219,247

 

Total Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,030,266

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avery Dennison Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

4/15/20

 

420,000

 

432,514

 

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

9/15/19

 

220,000

 

252,958

 

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

5/15/23

 

850,000

 

905,335

 

RSC Equipment Rental Inc./RSC Holdings III LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/17

 

1,000,000

 

1,080,000

(a)

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,670,807

 

Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valmont Industries Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/20/20

 

180,000

 

208,538

 

Road & Rail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

12.500%

 

4/1/16

 

650,000

 

754,975

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,014,070

 

 

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, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corning Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

8/15/40

 

$

630,000

 

$

667,051

 

IT Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mantech International Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

4/15/18

 

540,000

 

544,050

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Semiconductor Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.600%

 

6/15/17

 

360,000

 

440,457

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,651,558

 

MATERIALS — 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.625%

 

12/1/40

 

530,000

 

587,738

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ball Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

3/15/18

 

180,000

 

185,400

 

Solo Cup Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

11/1/13

 

1,300,000

 

1,332,500

 

Total Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,517,900

 

Metals & Mining — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.875%

 

4/1/21

 

620,000

 

626,119

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

4/1/17

 

2,360,000

 

2,548,689

 

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

12/15/20

 

420,000

 

444,150

 

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

5/1/19

 

2,000,000

 

2,733,558

 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

4/16/20

 

260,000

 

279,872

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

6.875%

 

11/21/36

 

2,100,000

 

2,410,382

 

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Bonds

 

5.800%

 

11/15/16

 

1,000,000

 

1,101,880

(a)

Total Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,144,650

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NewPage Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

12/31/14

 

500,000

 

442,500

PE Paper Escrow GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

8/1/14

 

1,030,000

 

1,117,550

(a)

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

7/1/14

 

1,170,000

 

1,246,050

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,806,100

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,056,388

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Inc., Global Notes

 

5.600%

 

5/15/18

 

1,500,000

 

1,735,279

 

AT&T Inc., Global Notes

 

6.550%

 

2/15/39

 

250,000

 

290,176

 

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.550%

 

8/15/41

 

1,990,000

 

2,105,118

 

British Telecommunications PLC, Bonds

 

9.875%

 

12/15/30

 

2,000,000

 

2,926,618

 

Embarq Corp., Notes

 

7.995%

 

6/1/36

 

1,500,000

 

1,429,645

 

Koninklijke KPN NV, Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

10/1/30

 

330,000

 

429,612

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

 

7.721%

 

6/4/38

 

1,000,000

 

974,803

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

5.877%

 

7/15/19

 

1,150,000

 

1,155,788

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

5.134%

 

4/27/20

 

230,000

 

219,011

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

5.462%

 

2/16/21

 

980,000

 

949,563

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

7.045%

 

6/20/36

 

410,000

 

409,796

 

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.950%

 

3/1/39

 

430,000

 

641,655

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,267,064

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

6.125%

 

3/30/40

 

1,400,000

 

1,568,619

 

Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

11/15/18

 

2,000,000

 

2,692,052

 

Rogers Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.800%

 

8/15/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,222,826

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/32

 

1,790,000

 

1,843,700

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,327,197

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,594,261

 

UTILITIES — 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

 

5.800%

 

3/15/18

 

600,000

 

699,076

 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

 

6.450%

 

1/15/38

 

600,000

 

731,867

 

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

 

7.375%

 

11/15/31

 

2,230,000

 

2,600,896

 

IPALCO Enterprises Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.250%

 

4/1/16

 

1,030,000

 

1,109,068

(a)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Electric Utilities — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Bonds

 

6.125%

 

4/1/36

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

1,161,529

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

4/1/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,166,410

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

10/15/18

 

600,000

 

800,499

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Senior Notes

 

5.800%

 

3/1/37

 

820,000

 

927,006

 

Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.681%

 

7/2/26

 

2,000,000

 

2,010,000

 

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

11/15/38

 

500,000

 

786,469

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,992,820

 

Gas Utilities — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/1/32

 

1,500,000

 

1,927,158

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

6/1/20

 

1,100,000

 

1,160,500

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

1/15/19

 

500,000

 

663,600

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,744,078

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $191,419,200)

 

 

 

 

 

210,533,158

 

COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCM Merger Inc., Term Loan B

 

7.000%

 

3/1/17

 

915,036

 

894,447

(e)

VML U.S. Finance LLC, Term Loan B

 

4.730%

 

5/27/13

 

772,446

 

768,262

(e)

VML U.S. Finance LLC, Term Loan B3

 

4.730%

 

5/25/12

 

448,347

 

445,918

(e)

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,108,627

 

Media — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Term Loan

 

2.500%

 

7/3/14

 

979,644

 

818,492

(e)

Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan B

 

3.956%

 

5/2/16

 

977,625

 

934,610

(e)

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,753,102

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,861,729

 

HEALTH CARE — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fenwal Inc., First Lien Term Loan

 

2.471 - 2.573%

 

2/28/14

 

973,154

 

900,167

(e)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., Term Loan B

 

4.217%

 

3/23/18

 

401,246

 

338,719

(e)

First Data Corp., Term Loan B2

 

2.967%

 

9/24/14

 

486,648

 

431,697

(e)

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

770,416

 

UTILITIES — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Term Loan

 

4.706 - 4.772%

 

10/10/17

 

944,308

 

696,428

(e)

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS (Cost — $6,174,235)

 

 

 

6,228,740

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois State, GO

 

5.665%

 

3/1/18

 

530,000

 

568,706

 

Illinois State, GO

 

5.877%

 

3/1/19

 

530,000

 

567,259

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost — $1,060,000)

 

 

 

 

 

1,135,965

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000%

 

6/11/14

 

1,000,000

 

1,122,500

(a)

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond, Senior Bonds

 

7.500%

 

3/31/30

 

865,000

 

1,036,962

(a)

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (Cost — $1,882,470)

 

 

 

 

 

2,159,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Inc. (Cost - $888,750)

 

7.500%

 

 

 

7,500

 

709,575

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6


 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal

 

10.500%

 

 

 

7,725

 

$

211,510

 

Consumer Finance — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I

 

8.125%

 

 

 

82,100

 

1,752,835

(b)

Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital XIII

 

7.875%

 

 

 

39,950

 

1,040,298

(b)

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $3,295,468)

 

 

 

 

 

3,004,643

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $204,720,123)

 

223,771,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Discount Notes

 

0.090 - 0.120%

 

1/10/12

 

$

463,000

 

462,966

(f)(g)

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Discount Notes

 

0.100%

 

1/10/12

 

45,000

 

44,997

(f)(g)

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $507,789)

 

 

 

 

 

507,963

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5% (Cost — $205,227,912#)

 

 

 

 

 

224,279,506

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,087,069

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

225,366,575

 

 

(a)                Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.  This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted.

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

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

(d)               Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.

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

(f)                  Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

(g)               All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts.

                        Subsequent to August 31, 2011, the issuer filed for bankruptcy.

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

 

Abbreviation used in this schedule:

GO                  - General Obligation

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

 

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

 

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

 

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities 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 fair valuation techniques and methodologies. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. 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. 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). When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 820 (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

·                  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

·                  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·                  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

QUOTED
PRICES

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

(LEVEL 1)

 

(LEVEL 2)

 

(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Long-term investments†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$

210,533,158

 

 

$

210,533,158

 

 

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ASSETS

 

 

 

QUOTED
PRICES

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

(LEVEL 1)

 

(LEVEL 2)

 

(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Collateralized senior loans

 

 

$

6,228,740

 

 

$

6,228,740

 

Municipal bonds

 

 

1,135,965

 

 

1,135,965

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

2,159,462

 

 

2,159,462

 

Convertible preferred stocks

 

$

709,575

 

 

 

709,575

 

Preferred stocks

 

3,004,643

 

 

 

3,004,643

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

3,714,218

 

$

220,057,325

 

 

$

223,771,543

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

507,963

 

 

507,963

 

Total investments

 

$

3,714,218

 

$

220,565,288

 

 

$

224,279,506

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

17,699

 

 

 

$

17,699

 

Total

 

$

3,731,917

 

$

220,565,288

 

 

$

224,297,205

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

QUOTED
PRICES

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

(LEVEL 1)

 

(LEVEL 2)

 

(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(24,951

)

 

 

$

(24,951

)

 

†See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

(b) Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Fund to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market and measured against the value of the agreement in an effort to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

 

(c) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes.  A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

 

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or cash equivalents with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the ‘‘initial margin’’ and subsequent payments (‘‘variation margin’’) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. For certain futures, including foreign denominated futures, variation margin is not settled daily, but is recorded as a net variation margin payable or receivable. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

 

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

 

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

 

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

 

(e) Credit and market risk.  The Fund invests in high-yield instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high-yield obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investment in securities rated below investment grade typically involves risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading.

 

(f) Counterparty risk and credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other transactions, where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties as trading partners in other transactions. This may increase the risk of loss in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Fund’s investment manager attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by (i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the counterparty for certain transactions. Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment of such counterparty risk by the investment manager. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.

 

The Fund may enter into master agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, events of default or termination and credit related contingent features.  The credit related contingent features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets or NAV over a specified period of time.  If these credit related contingent features were triggered, the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require additional collateral.

 

As of August 31, 2011, the Fund did not have any open derivative transactions with credit related contingent features.

 

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

 

2.  Investments

 

At August 31, 2011, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

20,706,870

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(1,655,276

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

19,051,594

 

 

At August 31, 2011, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

BASIS
VALUE

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

UNREALIZED
GAIN (LOSS)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

 

14

 

12/11

 

$

2,025,280

 

$

2,004,188

 

$

(21,092

)

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

 

6

 

12/11

 

1,322,324

 

1,323,000

 

(676

)

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

 

25

 

12/11

 

3,060,489

 

3,063,672

 

(3,183

)

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

 

172

 

12/11

 

22,196,488

 

22,193,375

 

3,113

 

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

BASIS
VALUE

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

UNREALIZED
GAIN (LOSS)

 

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bonds

 

84

 

12/11

 

$

11,441,211

 

$

11,426,625

 

$

14,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,840

 

Net unrealized loss on open futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(7,252

)

 

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at August 31, 2011.

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

 

 

Primary Underlying Risk Disclosure

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Total

 

Interest Rate Contracts

 

$

17,699

 

$

(24,951

)

$

(7,252

)

 

During the period ended August 31, 2011, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Average
Market Value

 

Futures contracts (to buy)

 

$

2,505,438

 

Futures contracts (to sell)

 

20,211,087

 

 

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ITEM 2.                                                   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

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

 

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

 

ITEM 3.                                                   EXHIBITS.

 

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

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

 

 

By

      /s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:  October 26, 2011

 

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

 

By

       /s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:  October 26, 2011

 

By

   /s/ Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:  October 26, 2011