Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22491

Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-888-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2015

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2015


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 73.8%          

Brazil - 15.5%

         

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/17         43,100,000 BRL    $ 15,470,992 (a) 

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/21         55,485,000 BRL      19,094,098 (a) 

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/23         88,000,000 BRL      29,824,859 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            64,389,949   
         

 

 

 

Colombia - 1.5%

         

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     5.000     6/15/45         6,000,000        6,375,000   
         

 

 

 

Hungary - 9.3%

         

Republic of Hungary, Bonds

     5.500     6/24/25         8,523,000,000 HUF      38,566,140   
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 6.0%

         

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     9.000     3/15/29         112,400,000,000 IDR      10,287,171   

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.375     3/15/34         69,800,000,000 IDR      6,052,502   

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.750     2/15/44         96,900,000,000 IDR      8,553,292   
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            24,892,965   
         

 

 

 

Italy - 0.4%

         

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, Senior Bonds

     4.750     9/1/44         920,000 EUR      1,486,456 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 17.0%

         

United Mexican States, Bonds

     8.500     5/31/29         224,690,000 MXN      19,250,609 (a) 

United Mexican States, Bonds

     8.500     11/18/38         405,979,500 MXN      36,200,225 (a) 

United Mexican States, Bonds

     7.750     11/13/42         180,200,000 MXN      15,059,091 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            70,509,925   
         

 

 

 

Poland - 3.3%

         

Republic of Poland, Bonds

     5.250     10/25/20         38,570,000 PLN      12,396,625 (a) 

Republic of Poland, Bonds

     4.000     10/25/23         4,670,000 PLN      1,472,303   
         

 

 

 

Total Poland

            13,868,928   
         

 

 

 

Portugal - 10.0%

         

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, Senior Bonds

     5.650     2/15/24         1,250,000 EUR      1,784,877 (b) 

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, Senior Bonds

     4.100     4/15/37         31,450,000 EUR      39,776,099 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Portugal

            41,560,976   
         

 

 

 

South Africa - 10.8%

         

Republic of South Africa, Bonds

     6.500     2/28/41         608,800,000 ZAR      44,939,844 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $324,851,647)

            306,590,183   
         

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 16.1%          

Aire Valley Mortgages PLC, 2006-1X 2A2

     0.860     9/20/66         1,304,165 GBP      1,903,617 (b)(c) 

Auburn Securities PLC, 2003 A2

     1.155     11/1/39         1,746,130 GBP      2,610,377 (b)(c) 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-3 B

     5.591     6/10/49         1,770,000        1,811,730 (c) 

Bankinter Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2013 A2

     0.219     7/17/49         1,780,239 EUR      1,941,556 (b)(c) 

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 2007-A1 1A4

     2.527     2/25/37         1,991,333        1,946,447 (c) 

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 2007-A1 2A2

     2.467     2/25/37         3,075,103        3,049,133 (c) 

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 2007-A2 2A4

     2.506     7/25/37         1,680,552        1,633,221 (c) 

Connecticut Avenue Securities, 2014-C03 2M2

     3.068     7/25/24         2,000,000        1,808,618 (c) 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2003-11T1 A1

     4.750     7/25/18         554,380        568,822   

Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos UCL, 2016 A2

     0.232     6/16/49         2,891,252 EUR      2,937,466 (b)(c) 

Hipocat Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, HIPO-11 A3

     0.231     1/15/50         287,773 EUR      301,620 (b)(c) 

Hipotecario Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, HIPO-11 A2

     0.201     1/15/50         1,367,842 EUR      1,389,138 (b)(c) 

IM Pastor Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2004 A

     0.219     3/22/44         3,025,329 EUR      3,077,610 (b)(c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - (continued)        

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-CB18 AM

     5.466     6/12/47         950,000      $ 1,014,786 (c) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-LD12 AM

     6.012     2/15/51         1,760,000        1,928,087 (c) 

Kensington Mortgage Securities PLC, 2007-1X B1B

     0.932     6/14/40         989,828 EUR      985,288 (b)(c) 

Kildare Securities Ltd., 2007-1 A3

     0.282     12/10/43         2,600,000 EUR      2,816,366 (b)(c) 

LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, 2007-C3 C

     5.906     7/15/44         8,993,000        8,354,349 (c) 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2005-C7 F

     5.350     11/15/40         600,000        567,760 (c) 

Magellan Mortgages PLC, 2002 B

     1.169     7/18/36         200,000 EUR      220,036 (b)(c) 

Magellan Mortgages PLC, 2004 A

     0.200     7/20/59         3,101,238 EUR      3,246,905 (b)(c) 

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS1X B1C

     0.963     6/12/44         538,870 EUR      538,873 (b)(c) 

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS4X B1C

     0.933     6/12/44         1,761,864 EUR      1,719,498 (b)(c) 

Rural Hipotecario Fondo De Titulizacion Hipotec, 2009 A2

     0.218     2/17/50         2,099,132 EUR      2,316,273 (b)(c) 

TDA CAM Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2004 A

     0.169     6/26/39         4,954,415 EUR      5,479,032 (b)(c) 

TDA CAM Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2008 A

     0.211     2/26/49         164,292 EUR      170,521 (b)(c) 

TDA CAM Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2009 A2

     0.244     4/28/50         1,728,191 EUR      1,798,367 (b)(c) 

TDA CAM Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2009 A3

     0.254     4/28/50         4,801,315 EUR      4,999,448 (b)(c) 

TDA Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2024-A1

     0.209     6/22/40         1,895,036 EUR      2,058,311 (b)(c) 

TDA Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2027-A2

     0.229     12/28/50         2,846,552 EUR      3,090,586 (b)(c) 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2006-C26 AJ

     6.002     6/15/45         400,000        403,839 (c) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $72,109,430)

   

       66,687,680   
         

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 30.7%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 2.8%          

Auto Components - 0.2%

         

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/1/20         910,000        956,501 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.2%

         

StoneMor Partners LP/Cornerstone Family Services of WV, Senior Bonds

     7.875     6/1/21         600,000        621,000 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.2%

         

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     10.250     7/13/16         2,960,000 BRL      1,035,297 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Media - 1.8%

         

Altice SA, Senior Secured Bonds

     7.250     5/15/22         1,115,000 EUR      1,330,822 (d) 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     11/15/22         1,030,000        1,055,750 (a) 

Columbus International Inc., Senior Notes

     7.375     3/30/21         1,390,000        1,435,175 (d) 

Numericable-SFR, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.000     5/15/22         200,000        204,830 (d) 

Numericable-SFR, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.250     5/15/24         400,000        414,500 (d) 

United Group BV, Senior Secured Notes

     7.875     11/15/20         920,000 EUR      1,118,973 (d) 

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     1/15/25         1,305,000 GBP      2,053,552 (a)(d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            7,613,602   
         

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.4%

         

Edcon Pty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     9.500     3/1/18         1,020,000 EUR      924,477 (a)(d) 

Edcon Pty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     9.500     3/1/18         325,000 EUR      298,023 (d) 

Edcon Pty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     9.500     3/1/18         325,000        258,408 (a)(d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

            1,480,908   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            11,707,308   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.4%        

Beverages - 0.5%

         

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     9.750     11/17/15         6,230,000 BRL    $ 2,296,271 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2%

         

Bakkavor Finance 2 PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     8.250     2/15/18         470,000 GBP      726,497 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.4%

         

Agrokor DD, Senior Notes

     8.875     2/1/20         730,000        797,306 (d) 

Boparan Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     5.250     7/15/19         1,200,000 GBP      1,604,176 (d) 

H.J. Heinz Co., Secured Notes

     4.875     2/15/25         1,030,000        1,035,150 (d) 

JBS Investment GmbH, Senior Notes

     7.250     4/3/24         2,375,000        2,364,313 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Food Products

            5,800,945   
         

 

 

 

Tobacco - 1.3%

         

Alliance One International Inc., Secured Notes

     9.875     7/15/21         2,750,000        2,310,000 (a) 

Vector Group Ltd., Senior Subordinated Secured Notes

     7.750     2/15/21         2,990,000        3,184,350 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

            5,494,350   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

            14,318,063   
         

 

 

 
ENERGY - 1.6%        

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.6%

         

Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., Senior Notes

     9.625     10/15/18         1,325,000        1,073,250 (a) 

Bonanza Creek Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.750     4/15/21         1,910,000        1,719,000 (a) 

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     11/1/19         1,385,000        1,062,988   

Niska Gas Storage Canada ULC/Niska Gas Storage Canada Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     4/1/19         600,000        472,500   

Penn Virginia Corp., Senior Notes

     8.500     5/1/20         1,870,000        1,561,450 (a) 

Tullow Oil PLC, Senior Notes

     6.250     4/15/22         975,000        828,750 (d) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

            6,717,938   
         

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 13.2%        

Banks - 2.0%

         

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/15/39         5,330,000        8,306,320 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 10.4%

         

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     1/22/23         5,000,000        5,221,920 (a) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37         13,045,000        17,163,241 (a) 

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co.-Issuer Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     4/1/20         2,590,000        2,447,550 (a)(d) 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38         12,600,000        18,443,893 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

            43,276,604   
         

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.3%

         

TMX Finance LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     8.500     9/15/18         1,265,000        967,725 (a)(d) 
         

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.5%

         

Cabot Financial Luxembourg SA, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.500     4/1/21         410,000 GBP      574,932 (d) 

Cabot Financial Luxembourg SA, Senior Secured Notes

     10.375     10/1/19         350,000 GBP      579,360 (d) 

DFC Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     10.500     6/15/20         1,215,000        905,175 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

            2,059,467   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

            54,610,116   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
INDUSTRIALS - 2.0%          

Aerospace & Defense - 0.5%

         

Triumph Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     6/1/22         2,105,000      $ 2,083,950   
         

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.3%

         

Avianca Holdings SA/Avianca Leasing LLC/Grupo Taca Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.375     5/10/20         1,150,000        1,167,250 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.3%

         

Safway Group Holding LLC/Safway Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     7.000     5/15/18         1,065,000        1,041,357 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.4%

         

Abengoa Finance SAU, Senior Notes

     8.875     2/5/18         835,000 EUR      971,856 (d) 

Grupo Isolux Corsan Finance BV, Senior Bonds

     6.625     4/15/21         750,000 EUR      739,020 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Construction & Engineering

            1,710,876   
         

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.5%

         

Fly Leasing Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.750     12/15/20         2,200,000        2,222,000 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

            8,225,433   
         

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.7%          

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.3%

         

Anixter Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/21         470,000        482,925   

MMI International Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     3/1/17         750,000        750,000 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

            1,232,925   
         

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.4%

         

Rolta Americas LLC, Senior Bonds

     8.875     7/24/19         980,000        891,800 (d) 

VeriSign Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     5/1/23         800,000        799,000 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Internet Software & Services

            1,690,800   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

            2,923,725   
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 2.0%          

Chemicals - 1.1%

         

Hexion US Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.625     4/15/20         2,035,000        1,921,803 (a) 

Tronox Finance LLC, Senior Notes

     6.375     8/15/20         2,810,000        2,795,950 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

            4,717,753   
         

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.5%

         

Cemex Finance LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.000     4/1/24         1,945,000        1,836,080 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.4%

         

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

     4.250     1/15/22         800,000 EUR      904,000 (d) 

Coveris Holdings SA, Senior Notes

     7.875     11/1/19         800,000        812,000 (a)(d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

            1,716,000   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

            8,269,833   
         

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 4.3%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.5%

         

Digicel Group Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.250     9/30/20         2,670,000        2,611,260 (d) 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

     6.375     11/15/33         2,215,000        2,358,975 (a) 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Bonds

     7.375     4/23/21         1,350,000        1,312,875 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

            6,283,110   
         

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.8%

         

Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured Notes

     5.250     2/15/23         350,000 EUR      395,500 (d) 

Eircom Finance Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     9.250     5/15/20         1,530,000 EUR      1,888,823 (d) 

Oi SA, Senior Notes

     5.750     2/10/22         8,915,000        7,834,056 (a)(d) 

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     1/15/24         1,485,000        1,544,400 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

            11,662,779   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

            17,945,889   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
UTILITIES - 0.7%        

Electric Utilities - 0.3%

         

Viridian Group FundCo II Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     11.125     4/1/17         1,001,000 EUR    $ 1,210,309 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.4%

         

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     5/20/21         1,449,000        1,499,715 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            2,710,024   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $124,559,296)

            127,428,329   
         

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.7%        

Georgia - 0.7%

         

Municipal Electric Authority, GA, Build America Bonds, Plant Vogtle Units 3&4 Project J

     6.637     4/1/57         1,230,000        1,745,972 (a) 

Municipal Electric Authority, GA, Build America Bonds, Plant Vogtle Units 3&4 Project M

     6.655     4/1/57         915,000        1,267,824 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost - $2,423,968)

            3,013,796   
         

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 1.9%        
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%        

Media - 0.3%

         

Adria Topco BV, EUR PIK Term Loan

     9.000     6/19/19         1,045,000 EUR      1,170,517 (e)(f) 
         

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 1.2%        

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.2%

         

Crown Castle International Corp., Non-Extended Incremental B

     3.000     1/31/19         4,912,896        4,896,860 (e)(f) 
         

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 0.4%        

Pharmaceuticals - 0.4%

         

Capsugel Holdings U.S. Inc., New Term Loan B

     3.500     8/1/18         1,840,158        1,823,290 (e)(f) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS
(Cost - $8,174,933)

            7,890,667   
         

 

 

 
                  SHARES/UNITS        
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS - 1.3%        

Industrials - 1.3%

         

StoneMor Partners LP
(Cost - $4,904,417)

          196,000        5,535,040 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $537,023,691)

   

       517,145,695   
         

 

 

 
                  SHARES        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.5%        

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class
(Cost - $10,307,479)

     0.088        10,307,479        10,307,479   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 127.0%
(Cost - $547,331,170#)

            527,453,174   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (27.0)%

            (112,151,106
         

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 415,302,068   
         

 

 

 

 

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

 

(a) All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the loan agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

 

(d) 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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

BRL   

— Brazilian Real

EUR   

— Euro

GBP   

— British Pound

HUF   

— Hungarian Forint

IDR   

— Indonesian Rupiah

MXN   

— Mexican Peso

PLN   

— Polish Zloty

ZAR   

— South African Rand

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

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on October 27, 2010 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. 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 (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. 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. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee (formerly, Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee) (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors quarterly.

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

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

 

   

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

The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Long-term investments†:

           

Sovereign bonds

     —         $ 306,590,183         —         $ 306,590,183   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           66,687,680         —           66,687,680   

Corporate bonds & notes

     —           127,428,329         —           127,428,329   

Municipal bonds

     —           3,013,796         —           3,013,796   

Senior loans

     —           7,890,667         —           7,890,667   

Master limited partnerships

   $ 5,535,040         —           —           5,535,040   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term investments

   $ 5,535,040       $ 511,610,655         —         $ 517,145,695   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-term investments†

     10,307,479         —           —           10,307,479   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 15,842,519       $ 511,610,655         —         $ 527,453,174   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 54,234         —           —         $ 54,234   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     —         $ 9,167,644         —           9,167,644   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other financial instruments

   $ 54,234       $ 9,167,644         —         $ 9,221,878   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,896,753       $ 520,778,299         —         $ 536,675,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other financial instruments:

           

Forward foreign currency contracts

     —         $ 1,196,913         —         $ 1,196,913   

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

2. Investments

At January 31, 2015, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 24,335,842   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (44,213,838
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (19,877,996
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At January 31, 2015, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     8         3/15       $ 1,377,266       $ 1,431,500       $ 54,234   

At January 31, 2015, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency

Purchased

    

Currency
Sold

    

Counterparty

  

Settlement
Date

   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BRL

    8,805,000       USD      3,273,234      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   2/5/15    $ 6,401   

USD

    3,500,855       BRL      8,805,000      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   2/5/15      221,220   

USD

    1,118,196       EUR      890,000      

Citibank, N.A.

   2/10/15      112,434   

USD

    22,678,020       EUR      18,050,000      

Citibank, N.A.

   2/10/15      2,280,262   

USD

    1,947,420       EUR      1,550,000      

Citibank, N.A.

   2/10/15      195,812   

USD

    21,760,848       EUR      17,320,000      

Citibank, N.A.

   2/10/15      2,188,041   

USD

    17,526,780       EUR      13,950,000      

Citibank, N.A.

   2/10/15      1,762,308   

USD

    162,045       EUR      130,000      

Citibank, N.A.

   2/10/15      15,136   

USD

    1,589,037       EUR      1,290,000      

Citibank, N.A.

   2/10/15      131,248   

USD

    3,052,135       EUR      2,450,000      

Citibank, N.A.

   2/10/15      283,465   

EUR

    4,395,000       USD      5,099,079      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   2/10/15      (132,423

EUR

    2,140,000       USD      2,427,316      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   2/10/15      (8,967

USD

    2,552,638       EUR      2,200,000      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   2/10/15      66,485   

USD

    446,597       GBP      285,000      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   2/10/15      17,350   

USD

    6,227,180       EUR      5,030,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   2/10/15      542,930   

USD

    187,271       EUR      150,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   2/10/15      17,761   

USD

    442,361       EUR      360,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   2/10/15      35,536   

USD

    335,136       EUR      270,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   2/10/15      30,017   

EUR

    385,000       USD      480,742      

Morgan Stanley

   2/10/15      (45,665

EUR

    555,000       USD      682,486      

Morgan Stanley

   2/10/15      (55,297

EUR

    780,000       USD      878,892      

Morgan Stanley

   2/10/15      2,562   

USD

    137,441       EUR      110,000      

Morgan Stanley

   2/10/15      13,133   

USD

    3,509,833       EUR      2,820,000      

Morgan Stanley

   2/10/15      323,036   

USD

    1,469,673       EUR      1,230,000      

Morgan Stanley

   2/10/15      79,687   

USD

    395,503       EUR      350,000      

UBS AG

   2/10/15      (22

USD

    692,844       GBP      440,000      

Citibank, N.A.

   3/13/15      30,284   

USD

    2,056,405       GBP      1,310,000      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   3/13/15      83,783   

USD

    6,679,393       GBP      4,255,000      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   3/13/15      272,136   

HUF

    1,004,000,000       USD      4,043,984      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   3/17/15      (398,075

INR

    60,000,000       USD      946,238      

Barclays Bank PLC

   3/18/15      13,865   

INR

    1,916,000,000       USD      30,216,531      

Barclays Bank PLC

   3/18/15      442,752   

MXN

    41,350,000       USD      2,823,875      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   4/13/15      (77,135

MXN

    172,820,000       USD      11,802,226      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   4/13/15      (322,383

ZAR

    93,500,000       USD      8,018,868      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   4/13/15      (76,615

USD

    12,169,854       PLN      45,490,000      

Citibank, N.A.

   4/27/15      (74,592

USD

    3,191,721       BRL      8,805,000      

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   5/7/15      (5,739
                

 

 

 

Total

                 $ 7,970,731   
                

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table :

BRL   

— Brazilian Real

EUR   

— Euro

GBP   

— Great British Pound

HUF   

— Hungarian Forint

INR   

— Indian Rupee

MXN   

— Mexican Peso

PLN   

— Polish Zloty

ZAR   

— South African Rand

USD   

— United States Dollar

 

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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.

Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.

 

By   /s/    KENNETH D. FULLER        
  Kenneth D. Fuller
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

March 18, 2015

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/    KENNETH D. FULLER        
  Kenneth D. Fuller
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

March 18, 2015

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

Date:

 

March 18, 2015