Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (BWG)

 

 

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: (888)-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2017

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

JULY 31, 2017


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    July 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 67.5%          

Argentina - 6.1%

         

Republic of Argentina, Bonds

     18.200     10/3/21        336,400,000 ARS    $ 19,739,966  
         

 

 

 

Brazil - 17.3%

         

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/23        50,580,000 BRL      16,430,825  

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/27        122,900,000 BRL      39,474,557  
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            55,905,382  
         

 

 

 

India - 7.0%

         

Republic of India, Senior Bonds

     8.170     12/1/44        1,300,000,000 INR      22,681,447  
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 10.3%

         

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.375     3/15/24        65,100,000,000 IDR      5,287,069  

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.375     9/15/26        50,000,000,000 IDR      4,067,847  

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     9.000     3/15/29        120,400,000,000 IDR      10,313,420  

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.375     3/15/34        69,800,000,000 IDR      5,647,283  

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.750     2/15/44        96,900,000,000 IDR      7,991,952  
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            33,307,571  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 15.8%

         

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

     10.000     11/20/36        92,000,000 MXN      6,724,101  

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

     8.500     11/18/38        96,600,000 MXN      6,224,127 (a) 

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

     7.750     11/13/42        638,935,500 MXN      38,260,761  
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            51,208,989  
         

 

 

 

Peru - 3.7%

         

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     6.150     8/12/32        38,220,000 PEN      12,134,593 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Poland - 1.0%

         

Republic of Poland, Bonds

     2.250     4/25/22        11,565,000 PLN      3,158,404  
         

 

 

 

Turkey - 6.3%

         

Republic of Turkey, Bonds

     11.000     2/24/27        68,360,000 TRY      20,239,851  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $225,777,547)

            218,376,203  
         

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.3%          

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, 2015-3 B1
(Cost - $997,515)

     4.283     3/25/54        1,000,000       1,032,022 (c)(d) 
         

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 15.3%       

Alba PLC, 2007-1 C

     0.587     3/17/39        1,085,016 GBP      1,274,719 (b)(d) 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2017-BNK3 XA, IO

     1.148     2/15/50        44,885,854       3,630,143 (d) 

Bancaja Fondo de Titulizacion, 10 C

     0.169     5/22/50        5,800,000 EUR      4,355,721 (b)(d) 

Bank, 2017-BNK4 XA, IO

     1.461     5/15/50        4,807,345       486,715 (d) 

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Large Loan Inc.,
2016-FR15 A

     5.996     10/26/47        1,454,575       1,489,239 (c)(d) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,
2015-DNA2 M3

     5.132     12/25/27        800,000       884,870 (d) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,
2017-DNA2 M2

     4.682     10/25/29        1,550,000       1,671,726 (d) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,
2017-HQA1 B1

     6.232     8/25/29        1,000,000       1,090,587 (d) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,
2017-HQA2 B1

     5.982     12/25/29        3,295,000       3,548,850 (d) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

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

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2015-C02 2M2

     5.232     5/25/25        1,280,191     $ 1,373,178 (d) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2015-C03 1M2

     6.232     7/25/25        742,276       832,095 (d) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2016-C03 1M2

     6.532     10/25/28        1,800,000       2,114,429 (d) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2016-C05 2M2

     5.682     1/25/29        1,495,000       1,682,642 (d) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2017-C01 1M2

     4.782     7/25/29        448,000       482,370 (c)(d) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2017-C02 2B1

     6.732     9/25/29        1,250,000       1,410,098 (d) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2017-C04 2B1

     6.282     11/25/29        630,000       690,687 (d) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2015-K720 C

     3.389     7/25/22        1,760,000       1,712,991 (c)(d) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2015-K721 C

     3.565     11/25/47        2,330,000       2,284,570 (c)(d) 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-GC10 XA, IO

     1.582     2/10/46        17,480,502       1,155,040 (d) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2014-FRR1 B707

     2.010     1/27/47        3,250,000       3,125,366 (c) 

Newgate Funding PLC, 2006-3X CB

     0.121     12/1/50        811,029 EUR      825,671 (b)(d) 

Paragon Mortgages PLC, 13X C1B

     0.449     1/15/39        2,500,000 EUR      2,696,168 (b)(d) 

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS1X B1C

     0.550     6/12/44        1,528,343 EUR      1,660,683 (b)(d) 

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS4X M1A

     0.559     6/12/44        916,449 GBP      1,126,329 (b)(d) 

Rural Hipotecario Fondo De Titulizacion Hipotec, 2009 B

     0.000     2/17/50        2,663,352 EUR      2,719,886 (b)(d) 

TDA Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2024-A1

     0.000     6/22/40        857,300 EUR      980,987 (b)(d) 

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2012-C6 XA, IO

     2.095     4/15/45        32,264,169       2,410,888 (c)(d) 

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-C15 XA, IO

     0.509     8/15/46        84,813,196       1,879,910 (d) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

(Cost - $47,760,132)

 

 

       49,596,558  
         

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 49.8%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 6.2%          

Automobiles - 0.9%

         

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/23        1,850,000       1,926,312 (a) 

Mclaren Finance PLC, Senior Secured Bonds

     5.000     8/1/22        865,000 GBP      1,156,090 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

            3,082,402  
         

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3%

         

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

     7.875     6/1/21        870,000       852,600 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.1%

         

International Game Technology PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     2/15/25        1,200,000       1,330,500 (a)(c) 

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

     3.625     5/1/43        1,000,000       933,101 (a) 

Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     8/15/21        1,265,000       1,293,463 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            3,557,064  
         

 

 

 

Media - 3.1%

         

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     11/15/22        1,030,000       1,066,050 (a) 

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Bonds

     5.250     6/1/24        1,130,000       1,176,330 (a) 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/23        915,000       951,316 (a) 

Sinclair Television Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     8/1/24        2,000,000       2,085,000 (a)(c) 

Sirius XM Radio Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     7/15/24        1,100,000       1,189,375 (a)(c) 

Sirius XM Radio Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     7/15/26        2,000,000       2,101,100 (a)(c) 

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

     4.125     12/1/41        1,550,000       1,614,956 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            10,184,127  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%

          

Hanesbrands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/26        378,000      $ 387,450 (c) 

NIKE Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     5/1/43        2,237,000        2,177,415 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

             2,564,865  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             20,241,058  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.3%           

Food Products - 0.9%

          

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

     4.375     6/1/46        1,000,000        975,575 (a) 

MARB Bondco PLC, Senior Notes

     7.000     3/15/24        1,135,000        1,127,396 (a)(c) 

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.000     6/8/23        740,000        770,525 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             2,873,496  
          

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.4%

          

Vector Group Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     2/1/25        1,184,000        1,222,480 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             4,095,976  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 3.5%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.4%

          

Rowan Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/24        1,584,000        1,362,240 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.1%

          

Antero Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/1/25        2,000,000        1,980,000  

California Resources Corp., Secured Notes

     8.000     12/15/22        1,505,000        965,081 (a)(c) 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Secured Notes

     8.000     12/15/22        1,496,000        1,591,370 (c) 

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., LLC/Colorado Interstate Issuing Corp., Senior Notes

     4.150     8/15/26        2,000,000        1,997,308 (a)(c) 

Murphy Oil Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     8/15/24        600,000        639,000 (a) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     1/20/20        500,000        523,180 (a) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.375     1/27/21        430,000        442,900  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     8.750     5/23/26        1,515,000        1,783,913 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             9,922,752  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             11,284,992  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 17.3%           

Banks - 10.8%

          

Banco do Brasil SA, Junior Subordinated Notes

     9.000     6/18/24        1,040,000        1,081,288 (b)(d)(e) 

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38        10,345,000        15,170,653 (a) 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/15/22        170,000        184,127  

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/1/23        615,000        668,044 (a) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/15/39        5,330,000        8,241,443 (a) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.300     7/22/27        9,000,000        9,572,643 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             34,918,198  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 6.5%

          

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     1/22/23        5,000,000        5,188,345 (a) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37        12,000,000        15,781,152 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             20,969,497  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             55,887,695  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 2.8%           

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.7%

          

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     8/15/22        1,500,000        1,549,687 (a) 

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     5/1/25        3,760,000        3,825,048 (a) 

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     5/1/23        395,000        416,725  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     3/15/24        269,000        286,216  

HealthSouth Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     11/1/24        2,060,000        2,106,350 (a) 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Bonds

     4.375     10/1/21        515,000        526,588  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             8,710,614  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%

         

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.750     8/15/18        267,000     $ 267,400 (c) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

            8,978,014  
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 1.9%          

Aerospace & Defense - 0.4%

         

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

     3.250     8/1/23        1,236,000       1,286,362 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.3%

         

3M Co., Senior Notes

     3.125     9/19/46        1,000,000       896,375 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.6%

         

CSX Corp., Senior Notes

     3.800     11/1/46        1,000,000       963,110 (a) 

Norfolk Southern Corp., Senior Notes

     4.450     6/15/45        1,000,000       1,088,852 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Road & Rail

            2,051,962  
         

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.6%

         

Fly Leasing Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.750     12/15/20        1,700,000       1,785,000 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

            6,019,699  
         

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 6.2%          

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.1%

         

Anixter Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/21        470,000       502,900  
         

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.6%

         

Rackspace Hosting Inc., Senior Notes

     8.625     11/15/24        1,710,000       1,851,075 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

IT Services - 0.1%

         

First Data Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     1/15/24        235,000       245,281 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Software - 3.4%

         

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

     4.200     11/3/35        9,000,000       9,867,843 (a) 

Symantec Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     4/15/25        985,000       1,034,250 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Software

            10,902,093  
         

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.0%

         

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     2/23/36        1,745,000       1,973,314 (a) 

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

     4.650     2/23/46        2,970,000       3,345,568 (a) 

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.020     6/15/26        1,020,000       1,138,042 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

            6,456,924  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

            19,958,273  
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 4.5%          

Chemicals - 2.8%

         

CF Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     6/1/43        4,000,000       3,430,000 (a) 

Chemours Co., Senior Notes

     6.625     5/15/23        2,000,000       2,157,720 (a) 

Hexion Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.625     4/15/20        2,075,000       1,958,281 (a) 

W.R. Grace & Co., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/21        1,380,000       1,486,950 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

            9,032,951  
         

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.1%

         

ARD Finance SA, Senior Secured Notes (7.375% PIK)

     6.625     9/15/23        855,000 EUR      1,085,758 (f) 

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

     4.250     9/15/22        300,000       309,000 (c) 

Coveris Holdings SA, Senior Notes

     7.875     11/1/19        800,000       796,000 (a)(c) 

Sealed Air Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     12/1/24        1,150,000       1,234,813 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

            3,425,571  
         

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.4%

         

Allegheny Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

     5.950     1/15/21        1,000,000       1,020,000 (a) 

Constellium NV, Senior Notes

     6.625     3/1/25        270,000       270,675 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

            1,290,675  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Paper & Forest Products - 0.2%

          

Boise Cascade Co., Senior Notes

     5.625     9/1/24        800,000      $ 836,000 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             14,585,197  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 3.2%           

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 3.2%

          

DuPont Fabros Technology LP, Senior Notes

     5.625     6/15/23        2,000,000        2,140,620 (a) 

Equinix Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     4/1/23        1,265,000        1,321,925 (a) 

GEO Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     4/1/23        200,000        203,000  

GEO Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     4/15/26        610,000        638,145 (a) 

Iron Mountain Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/15/23        900,000        956,250 (a) 

Iron Mountain U.S. Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     6/1/26        870,000        928,725 (a)(c) 

SBA Communications Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     7/15/22        2,810,000        2,924,873 (a) 

SBA Communications Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     9/1/24        1,320,000        1,376,100  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

             10,489,638  
          

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.8%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

          

Digicel Group Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.250     9/30/20        2,670,000        2,569,875 (a)(c) 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     8/1/26        200,000        219,250  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             2,789,125  
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.0%

          

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     9/15/21        2,000,000        2,225,000 (a) 

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.125     6/15/24        895,000        983,381 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             3,208,381  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

             5,997,506  
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 1.1%           

Gas Utilities - 0.2%

          

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     8/20/26        625,000        643,750 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.9%

          

Dynegy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.750     11/1/19        510,000        530,081  

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     1/15/27        925,000        955,063 (a) 

NRG Yield Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     5.000     9/15/26        1,480,000        1,513,300  
          

 

 

 

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity

Producers

             2,998,444  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

             3,642,194  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $147,604,326)

             161,180,242  
          

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 1.0%           
ENERGY - 0.3%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.3%

          

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Term Loan

     8.686     8/23/21        835,000        900,496 (g)(h) 
          

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.7%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.7%

          

Frontier Communications Corp., 2017 Term Loan B1

     4.980     6/15/24        2,295,000        2,212,380 (g)(h) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS
(Cost - $3,127,121)

             3,112,876  
          

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 15.3%           

U.S. Government Obligations - 15.3%

          

U.S. Treasury Bonds
(Cost - $50,478,445)

     2.875     11/15/46        49,595,000        49,311,168 (a) 
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2017

 

 

SECURITY

                SHARES      VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS - 0.4%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%           

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.4%

          

StoneMor Partners LP

(Cost - $4,904,417)

          196,000      $ 1,370,040 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $480,649,503)

 

 

        483,979,109  
          

 

 

 
     RATE                      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.7%           

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class (Cost - $5,416,599)

     0.938        5,416,599        5,416,599  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 151.3%

(Cost - $486,066,102#)

             489,395,708  

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock, at Liquidation Value - (15.5)%

             (50,000,000

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (35.8)%

             (115,901,598
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS - 100.0%

           $ 323,494,110  
          

 

 

 

 

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) 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.

 

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

 

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

 

(f) Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities.

 

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

 

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

 

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

Abbreviation used in this schedule:

 

ARS    — Argentine Peso
BRL    — Brazilian Real
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
INR    — Indian Rupee
IO    — Interest Only
MXN    — Mexican Peso
PEN    — Peru
PLN    — Polish Zloty
TRY    — Turkish Lira

At July 31, 2017, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:    

 

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

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     216        9/17      $ 33,102,466      $ 33,041,250      $ (61,216

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     117        9/17        19,528,290        19,246,500        (281,790
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts                $ (343,006
              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2017

 

At July 31, 2017, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      23,769,828        JPY        2,634,170,000      Citibank N.A.      8/2/17      $ (123,954
USD      14,954,955        JPY        1,660,000,000      Citibank N.A.      8/2/17        (102,417
JPY      2,535,000,000        USD        23,195,262      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/2/17        (201,022
JPY      4,965,000,000        USD        44,844,264      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/2/17        191,791  
USD      43,505,702        JPY        4,865,830,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/2/17        (630,812
JPY      1,660,000,000        USD        14,836,286      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      8/2/17        221,085  
BRL      32,600,000        USD        9,767,790      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/8/17        674,401  
BRL      5,965,000        USD        1,884,676      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/8/17        25,989  
USD      3,614,056        BRL        11,930,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/8/17        (207,273
EUR      10,570,000        USD        11,680,643      Barclays Bank PLC      8/10/17        837,318  
USD      6,453,638        EUR        5,840,000      Barclays Bank PLC      8/10/17        (462,624
EUR      1,060,000        USD        1,164,166      Citibank N.A.      8/10/17        91,183  
EUR      21,615,000        USD        24,344,002      Citibank N.A.      8/10/17        1,254,457  
USD      8,287,613        EUR        7,560,925      Citibank N.A.      8/10/17        (666,726
USD      100,761        EUR        90,000      Citibank N.A.      8/10/17        (5,825
USD      8,663,343        EUR        7,740,000      Citibank N.A.      8/10/17        (503,072
USD      2,603,671        EUR        2,320,000      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      8/10/17        (143,885
EUR      25,460,000        USD        28,301,616      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/10/17        1,850,444  
USD      551,348        EUR        490,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/10/17        (28,955
USD      24,657,203        EUR        21,660,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/10/17        (994,550
EUR      8,150,000        USD        8,897,070      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/10/17        754,905  
EUR      8,615,000        USD        9,984,337      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/10/17        218,334  
USD      3,119,905        EUR        2,860,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/10/17        (267,168
EUR      12,780,000        USD        14,361,579      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      8/10/17        773,666  
USD      3,554,144        EUR        3,220,000      National Australia Bank Ltd.      8/10/17        (259,275
USD      774,209        EUR        690,000      National Australia Bank Ltd.      8/10/17        (42,952
EUR      3,150,000        USD        3,601,593      UBS AG      8/10/17        128,925  
USD      14,356,688        GBP        11,310,000      Barclays Bank PLC      9/15/17        (587,632
USD      1,121,809        GBP        865,000      Barclays Bank PLC      9/15/17        (21,147
GBP      11,325,000        USD        14,648,774      Citibank N.A.      9/15/17        315,366  
USD      2,703,394        GBP        2,090,000      Citibank N.A.      9/15/17        (58,200
USD      24,524,957        GBP        18,800,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      9/15/17        (316,176
GBP      37,730,000        USD        48,938,496      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      9/15/17        915,543  
GBP      240,000        USD        315,881      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      9/15/17        1,239  
TWD      1,500,000,000        USD        49,662,296      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      9/25/17        130,296  
USD      49,267,556        TWD        1,500,000,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      9/25/17        (525,037
MXN      160,900,000        USD        8,766,720      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      10/12/17        170,090  
JPY      1,660,000,000        USD        15,019,566      Citibank N.A.      11/2/17        101,854  
                 

 

 

 

Total

     $ 2,508,184  
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
JPY    — Japanese Yen
MXN    — Mexican Peso
TWD    — Taiwan Dollar
USD    — United States Dollar

At July 31, 2017, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY
(REFERENCE ENTITY)

  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
    TERMINATION
DATE
    IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD AT
JULY 31,
20173
    PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
    MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc. 7.100%, due 4/15/28)   $ 815,000       6/20/22       2.42%       1.000% quarterly     $ (51,800   $ (62,107   $ 10,307  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc. 7.100%, due 4/15/28)     1,210,000       6/20/22       2.42%       1.000% quarterly       (76,905     (92,268     15,363  
 

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,025,000           $ (128,705   $ (154,375   $ 25,670  
 

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2017

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

REFERENCE ENTITY

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
     TERMINATION
DATE
     PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
  MARKET
VALUE4
     UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 
Markit CDX.NA.HY.28 Index    $ 13,080,000        6/20/22      5.000% quarterly   $ 997,978      $ 898,885      $ 99,093  

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON SOVEREIGN ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY
(REFERENCE ENTITY)

  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
    TERMINATION
DATE
    IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD AT
JULY 31,
20173
    PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
    MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Federative Republic of Brazil 4.25%, due 1/7/25)   $ 5,900,000       6/20/22       2.08%       1.000% quarterly     $ (287,643   $ (379,018   $ 91,375  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Republic of Turkey 11.875%, due 1/15/30)     2,070,000       6/20/22       1.81%       1.000% quarterly       (76,539     (76,053     (486
 

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total   $ 7,970,000           $ (364,182   $ (455,071   $ 90,889  
 

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

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

 

2 

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

 

3

Implied credit spreads, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues as of period end, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads 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. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation.

 

4

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

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

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

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8


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 (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.

 

9


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

     —        $ 218,376,203        —        $ 218,376,203  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          1,032,022        —          1,032,022  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —          49,596,558        —          49,596,558  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          161,180,242        —          161,180,242  

Senior Loans

     —          3,112,876        —          3,112,876  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —          49,311,168        —          49,311,168  

Common Stocks

   $ 1,370,040        —          —          1,370,040  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     1,370,040        482,609,069        —          483,979,109  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

     5,416,599        —          —          5,416,599  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     6,786,639        482,609,069        —          489,395,708  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —          8,656,886        —          8,656,886  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection

     —          99,093        —          99,093  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

     —          8,755,979        —          8,755,979  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,786,639      $ 491,365,048        —        $ 498,151,687  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

10


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

   $ 343,006        —          —        $ 343,006  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 6,148,702        —          6,148,702  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection‡

     —          128,705        —          128,705  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Sovereign Issues - Sell Protection‡

     —          364,182        —          364,182  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 343,006      $ 6,641,589        —        $ 6,984,595  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

Value includes any premium paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

2. Investments

At July 31, 2017, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 20,993,820  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (17,664,214
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 3,329,606  
  

 

 

 

 

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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/    JANE TRUST      
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

September 25, 2017

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/    JANE TRUST      
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

September 25, 2017

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

Date:

 

September 25, 2017