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

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-22294

 

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY

 

10018

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-888-777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

February 29, 2012

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                  SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 


 

 


 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE

DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

 

FORM N-Q

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

 


 

WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

February 29, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 91.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 9.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

12.000%

 

5/15/15

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

1,264,943

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250%

 

6/1/17

 

1,250,000

 

1,375,000

 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

11/15/16

 

320,000

 

372,800

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,747,800

 

Media — 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corp., Bonds

 

6.400%

 

5/15/38

 

2,500,000

 

3,119,972

 

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.700%

 

7/1/19

 

1,500,000

 

1,788,089

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/19

 

1,250,000

 

1,475,000

 

Globo Communicacoes e Participacoes SA, Bonds

 

7.250%

 

4/26/22

 

1,000,000

 

1,060,000

(a)

Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.000%

 

3/15/22

 

270,000

 

269,068

 

News America Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.650%

 

11/15/37

 

2,400,000

 

2,934,331

 

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

11.500%

 

5/1/16

 

340,000

 

395,250

 

Time Warner Cable Inc., Debentures

 

7.300%

 

7/1/38

 

500,000

 

644,679

 

Time Warner Cable Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

2/14/19

 

1,100,000

 

1,456,965

 

United Business Media Ltd., Notes

 

5.750%

 

11/3/20

 

830,000

 

821,464

(a)

WPP Finance 2010, Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

11/21/21

 

870,000

 

929,112

(a)

WPP Finance UK, Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

9/15/14

 

1,000,000

 

1,155,601

 

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,049,531

 

Specialty Retail — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

12/1/21

 

280,000

 

290,500

 

Gap Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

4/12/21

 

1,240,000

 

1,245,791

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,536,291

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oxford Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

7/15/15

 

1,000,000

 

1,093,750

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,692,315

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

1/15/19

 

450,000

 

593,357

 

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Bonds

 

5.750%

 

4/7/21

 

890,000

 

1,013,345

(a)

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

1/15/42

 

1,180,000

 

1,263,819

(a)

Total Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,870,521

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Caremark Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.600%

 

3/15/19

 

600,000

 

753,154

 

Food Products — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Foods Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

2/10/20

 

1,030,000

 

1,202,913

 

Smithfield Foods Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/14

 

801,000

 

943,178

 

Total Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,146,091

 

Tobacco — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.250%

 

8/6/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,369,517

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

6/23/19

 

540,000

 

676,964

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

5/1/40

 

470,000

 

578,207

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

8/4/41

 

510,000

 

568,057

 

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.625%

 

6/1/16

 

2,000,000

 

2,414,194

 

Total Tobacco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,606,939

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,376,705

 

ENERGY — 12.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 12.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

9/15/16

 

340,000

 

394,023

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.100%

 

9/1/40

 

140,000

 

164,266

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 29, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

2/1/42

 

$

160,000

 

$

191,945

 

Arch Coal Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

6/15/19

 

440,000

 

442,200

(a)

ConocoPhillips, Notes

 

6.500%

 

2/1/39

 

1,500,000

 

2,128,012

 

DCP Midstream LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

3/15/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,299,118

(a)

Devon Financing Corp. ULC, Debentures

 

7.875%

 

9/30/31

 

1,080,000

 

1,558,622

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP, Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

1/31/14

 

2,000,000

 

2,301,110

 

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

10/1/18

 

800,000

 

1,002,624

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

8.125%

 

2/15/19

 

1,400,000

 

1,825,200

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

7.875%

 

10/1/29

 

440,000

 

609,274

 

Hess Corp., Senior Bonds

 

6.000%

 

1/15/40

 

520,000

 

632,995

 

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

 

6.950%

 

7/1/24

 

1,320,000

 

1,631,449

 

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/15/31

 

830,000

 

1,106,819

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

2/15/18

 

800,000

 

953,515

 

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

3/1/41

 

660,000

 

788,316

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Senior Bonds

 

6.625%

 

6/15/35

 

1,000,000

 

1,150,000

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

1/20/20

 

1,109,000

 

1,225,445

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

1/27/41

 

2,490,000

 

2,905,158

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

1/21/21

 

250,000

 

275,450

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750%

 

1/1/16

 

1,000,000

 

1,070,000

 

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

12/15/38

 

1,500,000

 

2,108,049

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

3/13/13

 

870,000

 

920,460

(a)

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

 

5.400%

 

8/15/41

 

10,000

 

10,929

(a)

Valero Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.375%

 

3/15/19

 

700,000

 

931,964

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/21

 

952,000

 

1,204,503

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

6/15/31

 

62,000

 

75,855

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/32

 

148,000

 

198,093

 

Williams Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

3/15/20

 

460,000

 

520,310

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,625,704

 

FINANCIALS — 32.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 8.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bear Stearns Cos. LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

2/1/18

 

1,570,000

 

1,900,125

 

Credit Suisse New York, Senior Notes

 

5.300%

 

8/13/19

 

560,000

 

597,812

 

GFI Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

7/19/18

 

810,000

 

771,525

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.950%

 

1/18/18

 

4,250,000

 

4,598,661

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

2/15/19

 

500,000

 

569,981

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

3/15/20

 

470,000

 

482,404

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

7/27/21

 

870,000

 

873,024

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

2/1/41

 

2,550,000

 

2,641,481

 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Notes

 

6.875%

 

4/25/18

 

990,000

 

1,078,825

 

Morgan Stanley, Medium-Term Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/1/18

 

1,750,000

 

1,857,784

 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

1/26/20

 

1,950,000

 

1,915,417

 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

7/24/20

 

200,000

 

197,323

 

State Street Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

4.956%

 

3/15/18

 

1,330,000

 

1,415,510

 

UBS AG Stamford CT, Senior Notes

 

4.875%

 

8/4/20

 

250,000

 

260,193

 

Total Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,160,065

 

Commercial Banks — 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BankAmerica Institutional Capital A, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

8.070%

 

12/31/26

 

240,000

 

242,100

(a)

BankAmerica Institutional Capital B, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.700%

 

12/31/26

 

250,000

 

244,063

(a)

BBVA US Senior SAU, Senior Notes

 

3.250%

 

5/16/14

 

400,000

 

393,932

 

CIT Group Inc., Secured Notes

 

5.250%

 

4/1/14

 

630,000

 

647,325

(a)

CIT Group Inc., Secured Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/1/18

 

480,000

 

520,800

(a)

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA, Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

5/24/41

 

310,000

 

328,888

 

ING Bank NV, Notes

 

3.750%

 

3/7/17

 

600,000

 

596,916

(a)

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

 

3.625%

 

8/12/15

 

2,020,000

 

1,927,423

(a)

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

 

6.500%

 

2/24/21

 

330,000

 

313,541

(a)

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

1/21/21

 

80,000

 

87,133

 

NB Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.250%

 

4/15/27

 

1,030,000

 

1,049,313

 

Nordea Bank AB, Subordinated Notes

 

4.875%

 

5/13/21

 

870,000

 

838,286

(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)

February 29, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Commercial Banks — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

10/21/19

 

$

1,170,000

 

$

1,229,438

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.000%

 

11/12/13

 

120,000

 

119,964

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.000%

 

10/1/14

 

870,000

 

854,036

 

Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal, Senior Notes

 

3.724%

 

1/20/15

 

700,000

 

679,127

(a)

Societe Generale, Senior Notes

 

5.200%

 

4/15/21

 

430,000

 

416,624

(a)

U.S. Bancorp, Senior Notes

 

3.000%

 

3/15/22

 

360,000

 

361,480

 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

5.570%

 

4/20/12

 

270,000

 

248,400

(b)(c)

Wachovia Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

2/1/18

 

4,400,000

 

5,112,272

 

Total Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,211,061

 

Consumer Finance — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/15/20

 

1,500,000

 

1,702,500

 

American Express Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

5/20/19

 

2,760,000

 

3,659,639

 

HSBC Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.676%

 

1/15/21

 

1,620,000

 

1,736,574

 

SLM Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

1/25/22

 

1,430,000

 

1,513,114

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,611,827

 

Diversified Financial Services — 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

6/1/19

 

2,760,000

 

3,125,016

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.625%

 

7/1/20

 

180,000

 

187,047

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.875%

 

2/7/42

 

810,000

 

810,863

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

8/12/14

 

300,000

 

325,626

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

8/15/17

 

2,250,000

 

2,508,885

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

5/22/19

 

500,000

 

621,217

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

3/5/38

 

2,000,000

 

2,354,108

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

7/15/39

 

1,350,000

 

1,769,388

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.875%

 

1/30/42

 

410,000

 

438,258

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Notes

 

5.300%

 

2/11/21

 

890,000

 

982,356

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

8/7/19

 

790,000

 

923,038

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

1/10/39

 

2,540,000

 

3,145,930

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

9/1/17

 

810,000

 

921,375

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

5/15/19

 

220,000

 

223,370

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

12/15/20

 

330,000

 

368,779

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.500%

 

9/1/14

 

130,000

 

139,100

(a)

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.750%

 

9/1/16

 

670,000

 

735,325

(a)

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125%

 

9/1/18

 

1,030,000

 

1,158,750

(a)

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

5/15/38

 

1,500,000

 

1,802,919

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,541,350

 

Insurance — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.875%

 

9/15/16

 

600,000

 

631,693

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

12/15/20

 

1,500,000

 

1,675,604

 

Delphi Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

1/31/20

 

290,000

 

344,862

 

ING Capital Funding Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

4.179%

 

6/30/12

 

410,000

 

345,912

(b)(c)

MetLife Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.817%

 

8/15/18

 

1,300,000

 

1,593,046

 

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Notes

 

9.375%

 

8/15/39

 

520,000

 

669,146

(a)

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

 

6.850%

 

12/16/39

 

1,050,000

 

1,376,894

(a)

Travelers Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

6/15/37

 

400,000

 

515,298

 

Total Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,152,455

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.250%

 

3/1/22

 

250,000

 

248,940

 

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

 

6.750%

 

9/2/19

 

580,000

 

680,241

(a)

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

929,181

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 29, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santander Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.625%

 

4/19/16

 

$

270,000

 

$

267,741

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,873,680

 

HEALTH CARE — 5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.150%

 

11/15/41

 

1,020,000

 

1,071,614

 

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.650%

 

12/1/41

 

600,000

 

668,796

 

Total Biotechnology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,740,410

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet Inc., Senior Toggle Notes

 

10.375%

 

10/15/17

 

1,000,000

 

1,093,750

(d)

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIGNA Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.500%

 

3/15/21

 

470,000

 

498,926

 

Highmark Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

5/15/21

 

570,000

 

584,398

(a)

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.450%

 

6/1/16

 

1,000,000

 

1,134,177

 

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.200%

 

6/15/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,208,092

 

InVentiv Health Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

8/15/18

 

580,000

 

530,700

(a)

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

5/1/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,170,000

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.875%

 

7/1/19

 

430,000

 

492,350

 

WellPoint Inc., Notes

 

5.250%

 

1/15/16

 

1,200,000

 

1,357,082

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,975,725

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.200%

 

3/15/39

 

560,000

 

847,313

 

Wyeth, Notes

 

5.950%

 

4/1/37

 

1,100,000

 

1,444,457

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,291,770

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,101,655

 

INDUSTRIALS — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exelis Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.550%

 

10/1/21

 

1,635,000

 

1,711,284

(a)

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.375%

 

10/15/15

 

217,000

 

222,425

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,933,709

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Parcel Service Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.200%

 

1/15/38

 

700,000

 

955,517

 

Airlines — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

9.250%

 

5/10/17

 

368,819

 

390,948

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.545%

 

2/2/19

 

226,989

 

243,446

 

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

 

7.250%

 

11/10/19

 

750,756

 

833,339

 

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

 

7.750%

 

12/17/19

 

728,114

 

822,768

 

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

 

8.021%

 

8/10/22

 

190,229

 

193,082

 

United Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.875%

 

8/1/13

 

480,000

 

507,600

(a)

United Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

11/1/13

 

570,000

 

607,050

(a)

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

 

9.750%

 

1/15/17

 

208,722

 

238,986

 

United Airlines, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.400%

 

11/1/16

 

168,928

 

192,579

 

Total Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,029,798

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

9/15/19

 

220,000

 

254,374

 

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

 

10.000%

 

7/15/17

 

1,000,000

 

1,165,000

(a)

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,419,374

 

Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valmont Industries Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/20/20

 

180,000

 

210,423

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 29, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Road & Rail — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, Senior Notes

 

4.400%

 

3/15/42

 

$

1,010,000

 

$

1,000,499

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

12.500%

 

4/1/16

 

650,000

 

760,500

 

Total Road & Rail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,760,999

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,309,820

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mantech International Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

4/15/18

 

540,000

 

565,650

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Semiconductor Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.600%

 

6/15/17

 

360,000

 

446,618

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,012,268

 

MATERIALS — 7.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecolab Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

12/8/41

 

260,000

 

307,811

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.625%

 

12/1/40

 

530,000

 

667,055

 

Total Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

974,866

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ball Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

3/15/18

 

180,000

 

185,400

 

Rock-Tenn Co., Senior Notes

 

4.450%

 

3/1/19

 

810,000

 

824,393

(a)

Rock-Tenn Co., Senior Notes

 

4.900%

 

3/1/22

 

640,000

 

652,545

(a)

Solo Cup Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

11/1/13

 

1,300,000

 

1,321,125

 

Total Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,983,463

 

Metals & Mining — 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.875%

 

4/1/21

 

620,000

 

663,256

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

10/1/40

 

160,000

 

174,561

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

4/1/17

 

2,360,000

 

2,470,451

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

 

3.550%

 

3/1/22

 

750,000

 

747,974

 

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

5/1/19

 

2,000,000

 

2,762,480

 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

4/16/20

 

260,000

 

289,862

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

6.875%

 

11/21/36

 

2,100,000

 

2,585,692

 

Xstrata Canada Financial Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.950%

 

11/15/21

 

620,000

 

670,951

(a)

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Bonds

 

5.800%

 

11/15/16

 

1,200,000

 

1,357,278

(a)

Total Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,722,505

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NewPage Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

12/31/14

 

500,000

 

303,750

(e)

PE Paper Escrow GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

8/1/14

 

1,030,000

 

1,127,850

(a)

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

7/1/14

 

1,170,000

 

1,199,250

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,630,850

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,311,684

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Inc., Global Notes

 

5.600%

 

5/15/18

 

1,500,000

 

1,793,775

 

AT&T Inc., Global Notes

 

6.550%

 

2/15/39

 

250,000

 

319,932

 

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.550%

 

8/15/41

 

1,060,000

 

1,248,924

 

British Telecommunications PLC, Bonds

 

9.875%

 

12/15/30

 

2,000,000

 

3,050,294

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, Notes

 

4.875%

 

3/6/42

 

400,000

 

394,906

(a)

Embarq Corp., Notes

 

7.995%

 

6/1/36

 

1,500,000

 

1,607,234

 

Koninklijke KPN NV, Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

10/1/30

 

330,000

 

434,553

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

 

7.721%

 

6/4/38

 

1,000,000

 

950,000

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

5.877%

 

7/15/19

 

400,000

 

417,550

 

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.950%

 

3/1/39

 

430,000

 

683,984

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,901,152

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

6.125%

 

3/30/40

 

1,400,000

 

1,697,841

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 29, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

11/15/18

 

$

2,000,000

 

$

2,780,238

 

Rogers Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.800%

 

8/15/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,265,345

 

Sprint Nextel Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

11/15/18

 

280,000

 

312,900

(a)

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,056,324

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,957,476

 

UTILITIES — 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

 

5.800%

 

3/15/18

 

600,000

 

711,995

 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

 

6.450%

 

1/15/38

 

600,000

 

810,860

 

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

 

7.375%

 

11/15/31

 

2,230,000

 

2,853,267

 

IPALCO Enterprises Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.250%

 

4/1/16

 

1,030,000

 

1,148,450

(a)

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Bonds

 

6.125%

 

4/1/36

 

1,000,000

 

1,244,687

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

4/1/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,188,223

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

10/15/18

 

600,000

 

798,215

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Senior Notes

 

5.800%

 

3/1/37

 

820,000

 

1,013,477

 

Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.681%

 

7/2/26

 

2,000,000

 

1,865,000

 

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

11/15/38

 

500,000

 

831,419

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,465,593

 

Gas Utilities — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/1/32

 

1,500,000

 

1,888,371

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

6/1/20

 

1,100,000

 

1,295,250

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

1/15/19

 

500,000

 

675,284

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,324,498

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $186,375,478)

 

 

 

 

 

212,585,805

 

COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCM Merger Inc., New Term Loan B

 

7.000%

 

3/1/17

 

910,295

 

912,855

(f)

Media — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Term Loan

 

2.490%

 

7/3/14

 

974,555

 

906,269

(f)

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,819,124

 

HEALTH CARE — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fenwal Inc., First Lien Term Loan

 

2.494 - 2.739%

 

2/28/14

 

968,055

 

949,904

(f)

INDUSTRIALS — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan B

 

4.007%

 

5/2/16

 

972,688

 

970,620

(f)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., Term Loan B

 

4.245%

 

3/23/18

 

401,246

 

361,039

(f)

First Data Corp., Term Loan B2

 

2.995%

 

9/24/14

 

486,648

 

466,665

(f)

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

827,704

 

UTILITIES — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Term Loan

 

4.757%

 

10/10/17

 

944,308

 

529,206

(f)

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS (Cost — $5,087,307)

 

 

 

5,096,558

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 29, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois State, GO

 

5.665%

 

3/1/18

 

$

530,000

 

$

580,716

 

Illinois State, GO

 

5.877%

 

3/1/19

 

530,000

 

587,404

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,168,120

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000%

 

6/11/14

 

1,000,000

 

1,110,000

(a)

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

 

7.500%

 

3/31/30

 

835,000

 

997,825

(a)

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (Cost — $1,852,888)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,107,825

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

0.250%

 

1/31/14

 

100,000

 

99,926

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.000%

 

11/15/21

 

2,440,000

 

2,452,581

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.000%

 

2/15/22

 

340,000

 

340,740

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost — $2,881,386)

 

 

 

2,893,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Inc. (Cost - $888,750)

 

7.500%

 

 

 

7,500

 

742,875

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal

 

10.500%

 

 

 

7,725

 

218,231

 

Consumer Finance — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I

 

8.125%

 

 

 

98,600

 

2,315,128

(b)

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital XIII

 

7.875%

 

 

 

39,950

 

1,080,648

(b)

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $3,639,635)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,614,007

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $201,785,444)

 

228,208,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. repurchase agreement dated 2/29/12; Proceeds at maturity - $1,100,005; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government agency obligations, 2.240% due 7/6/15; Market value - $1,126,150) (Cost - $1,100,000)

 

0.150%

 

3/1/12

 

$

1,100,000

 

1,100,000

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.5% (Cost — $202,885,444#)

 

 

 

 

 

229,308,437

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,539,675

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

232,848,112

 

 

(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)

 

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of February 29, 2012.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 29, 2012

 

(f)

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

#

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

 

 

 

Abbreviation used in this schedule:

 

GO

 

- General Obligation

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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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, 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

QUOTED
PRICES
(LEVEL 1)

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Long-term investments†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$

212,585,805

 

 

$

212,585,805

 

Collateralized senior loans

 

 

5,096,558

 

 

5,096,558

 

Municipal bonds

 

 

1,168,120

 

 

1,168,120

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

2,107,825

 

 

2,107,825

 

U.S. Government & agency obligations

 

 

2,893,247

 

 

2,893,247

 

Convertible preferred stocks

 

$

742,875

 

 

 

742,875

 

Preferred stocks

 

3,614,007

 

 

 

3,614,007

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

4,356,882

 

$

223,851,555

 

 

$

228,208,437

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

1,100,000

 

 

1,100,000

 

Total investments

 

$

4,356,882

 

$

224,951,555

 

 

$

229,308,437

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

47,661

 

 

 

$

47,661

 

Total

 

$

4,404,543

 

$

224,951,555

 

 

$

229,356,098

 

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

QUOTED
PRICES
(LEVEL 1)

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

35,131

 

 

 

$

35,131

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

$

28,227

 

 

28,227

 

Total

 

$

35,131

 

$

28,227

 

 

$

63,358

 

 

†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.

 

(d) Forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of a foreign currency denominated portfolio transaction. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price with delivery and settlement at a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is closed, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it is closed.

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

When entering into a forward foreign currency contract, the Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

(e) Swap agreements. The Fund invests in swaps for the purpose of managing its exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes, including to increase the Fund’s return. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with other portfolio transactions. Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreement. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Securities posted as collateral for swap contracts are identified in the Schedule of Investments.

 

The Fund’s maximum exposure in the event of a defined credit event on a credit default swap to sell protection is the notional amount.

 

As of February 29, 2012, the Fund did not hold any credit default swaps to sell protection.

 

Credit default swaps

 

The Fund enters into credit default swap (“CDS”) contracts for investment purposes, to manage its credit risk or to add leverage.  CDS agreements involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default by a third party, typically corporate or sovereign issuers, on a specified obligation, or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index. The Fund may use a CDS to provide protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where the Fund has exposure to an issuer) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. As a seller of protection, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a stream of payments throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These amounts of potential payments will be partially offset by any recovery of values from the respective referenced obligations. As a seller of protection, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

 

Implied spreads are the theoretical prices a lender receives for credit default protection. When spreads rise, market perceived credit risk rises and when spreads fall, market perceived credit risk falls. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. Credit spreads utilized in determining the period end market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues are disclosed in the Notes to the Schedule of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for credit derivatives. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values, particularly in relation to the notional amount of the contract as well as the annual payment rate, serve as an indication of the current status of the payment/performance risk.

 

The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Fund’s maximum risk is the notional amount of the contract. Credit default swaps are considered to have credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event.

 

Entering into a CDS agreement involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

(f) 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.

 

(g) 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.

 

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

 

As of February 29, 2012, the Fund held forward foreign currency contracts with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $28,227. If a contingent feature in the master agreements would have been triggered, the Fund would have been required to pay this amount to its derivatives counterparties.

 

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

 

2.  Investments

 

At February 29, 2012, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

26,546,311

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(123,318

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

26,422,993

 

 

At February 29, 2012, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

BASIS
VALUE

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

UNREALIZED
GAIN (LOSS)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

 

10

 

6/12

 

$

2,203,158

 

$

2,202,344

 

$

(814

)

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

 

24

 

6/12

 

2,961,265

 

2,956,125

 

(5,140

)

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

 

10

 

6/12

 

1,577,783

 

1,572,500

 

(5,283

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,237

)

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

 

13

 

3/12

 

1,682,559

 

1,706,453

 

(23,894

)

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

 

110

 

6/12

 

14,427,072

 

14,404,844

 

22,228

 

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bonds

 

64

 

6/12

 

9,091,433

 

9,066,000

 

25,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,767

 

Net unrealized gain on open futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,530

 

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At February 29, 2012, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

COUNTERPARTY

 

LOCAL
CURRENCY

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

SETTLEMENT
DATE

 

UNREALIZED
LOSS

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

404,000

 

$

538,435

 

5/16/12

 

$

(11,397

)

Euro

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

1,227,000

 

1,635,296

 

5/16/12

 

(16,830

)

Net unrealized loss on open forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

$

(28,227

)

 

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 February 29, 2012.

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts

 

 

 

Primary Underlying
Risk Disclosure

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Total

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

$

47,661

 

$

(35,131

)

 

$

12,530

 

Foreign Exchange Risk

 

 

 

$

(28,227

)

(28,227

)

Total

 

$

47,661

 

$

(35,131

)

$

(28,227

)

$

(15,697

)

 

During the period ended February 29, 2012, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Average Market Value

 

Futures contracts (to buy)

 

$

5,990,896

 

Futures contracts (to sell)

 

25,724,832

 

Forward foreign currency contracts (to sell)

 

2,152,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Notional Balance

 

Credit default swap contracts (to sell protection)†

 

$

340,000

 

 

†At February 29, 2012, there were no open positions held in this derivative.

 

4. Recent accounting pronouncement

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (“ASU No. 2011-04”).  ASU No. 2011-04 establishes common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 will have on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures.

 

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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: April 25, 2012

 

 

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: April 25, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Richard F. Sennett

 

 

Richard F. Sennett

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date: April 25, 2012