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, 2017

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2017


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2017

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 70.7%          

Argentina - 0.5%

         

Republic of Argentina

     3.014     4/17/17        590,000     $ 586,459 (i) 

Republic of Argentina, Bonds

     18.200     10/3/21        12,600,000 ARS      844,614  
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            1,431,073  
         

 

 

 

Brazil - 21.8%

         

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/21        55,485,000 BRL      17,356,429  

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/23        88,000,000 BRL      27,066,723  

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/27        71,145,000 BRL      21,457,902  
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            65,881,054  
         

 

 

 

Colombia - 7.1%

         

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     5.000     6/15/45        21,855,000       21,385,118 (a) 
         

 

 

 

India - 7.1%

         

Republic of India, Senior Bonds

     8.170     12/1/44        1,300,000,000 INR      21,353,379  
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 18.3%

         

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.375     3/15/24        65,100,000,000 IDR      5,072,949  

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.375     9/15/26        50,000,000,000 IDR      3,940,165  

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     9.000     3/15/29        410,400,000,000 IDR      33,299,184  

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.375     3/15/34        69,800,000,000 IDR      5,334,649  

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     8.750     2/15/44        96,900,000,000 IDR      7,612,817  
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            55,259,764  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 9.4%

         

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

     8.500     11/18/38        96,600,000 MXN      4,868,383 (a) 

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

     7.750     11/13/42        500,100,000 MXN      23,381,159 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            28,249,542  
         

 

 

 

South Africa - 6.5%

         

Republic of South Africa, Bonds

     6.500     2/28/41        369,330,000 ZAR      19,644,519  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $253,522,973)

            213,204,449  
         

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 11.1%         

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

     5.536     10/26/47        2,817,722       2,884,057 (b)(c) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2012-K706 C

     4.029     11/25/44        1,835,000       1,868,384 (b)(c) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2013-K29 C

     3.481     5/25/46        1,020,000       983,239 (b)(c) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2015-K720 B

     3.389     7/25/22        1,475,000       1,454,783 (b)(c) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2015-K721 C

     3.565     11/25/47        1,000,000       904,987 (b)(c) 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-GC10 XA, IO

     1.593     2/10/46        18,001,057       1,290,229 (c) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-LD12 AM

     6.044     2/15/51        1,760,000       1,795,441 (c) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2014-FRR1 B707

     2.010     1/27/47        3,250,000       3,063,730 (b) 

Magellan Mortgages PLC, 2004 A

     0.031     7/20/59        1,147,048 EUR      1,038,763 (c)(d) 

Paragon Mortgages PLC, 2015X CB

     0.784     12/15/39        2,000,000 EUR      1,697,095 (c)(d) 

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS1X B1C

     0.618     6/12/44        273,949 EUR      252,580 (c)(d) 

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS2X M2C

     0.112     6/12/44        1,519,230 EUR      1,451,465 (c)(d) 

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS4X B1C

     0.588     6/12/44        1,481,466 EUR      1,307,550 (c)(d) 

 

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, 2017

 

SECURITY

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

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS4X M1A

     0.646     6/12/44        2,314,790 GBP    $ 2,609,144 (c)(d) 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2014-DN1 M2

     2.971     2/25/24        3,000,000       3,073,486 (c) 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2015-DN1 M3

     4.906     1/25/25        3,500,000       3,744,900 (c) 

TDA Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2024-A1

     0.093     6/22/40        1,062,214 EUR      1,096,110 (c)(d) 

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

     2.180     4/15/45        34,545,373       2,786,147 (b)(c) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $33,970,225)

            33,302,090  
         

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 57.3%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 5.7%          

Auto Components - 0.2%

         

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.500     8/15/24        385,000 EUR      415,878 (b) 

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

     6.250     2/1/22        310,000       313,100 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Auto Components

            728,978  
         

 

 

 

Automobiles - 0.6%

         

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/23        1,850,000       1,905,500 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3%

         

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

     7.875     6/1/21        870,000       851,512  
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.0%

         

International Game Technology PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     2/15/25        1,200,000       1,302,000 (b) 

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

     3.625     5/1/43        1,000,000       882,354  

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

     6.125     8/15/21        700,000       721,000 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            2,905,354  
         

 

 

 

Media - 2.9%

         

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     11/15/22        1,030,000       1,044,420  

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Bonds

     5.250     6/1/24        1,130,000       1,138,475  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/23        1,665,000       1,642,106 (a) 

SFR Group SA, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.000     5/15/22        200,000       206,500 (b) 

SFR Group SA, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.250     5/15/24        400,000       404,000 (b) 

Sirius XM Radio Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     7/15/24        1,100,000       1,173,568 (b) 

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     1/15/25        1,174,500 GBP      1,545,856 (b) 

Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes

     4.125     12/1/41        1,550,000       1,583,638  
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            8,738,563  
         

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.7%

         

NIKE Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     5/1/43        2,237,000       2,105,681 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            17,235,588  
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.9%          

Beverages - 0.5%

         

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes

     3.450     10/6/46        1,555,000       1,408,693  
         

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.8%

         

Boparan Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     5.250     7/15/19        540,000 GBP      692,481 (b) 

Boparan Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     7/15/21        455,000 GBP      562,510 (d) 

JBS Investment GmbH, Senior Notes

     7.250     4/3/24        1,385,000       1,459,444 (b) 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes

     4.375     6/1/46        1,000,000       938,625  

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.000     6/8/23        740,000       781,625 (b) 

Marfrig Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.500     5/4/20        815,000       844,544 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Food Products

            5,279,229  
         

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.6%

         

Vector Group Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     2/1/25        450,000       463,500 (b) 

Vector Group Ltd., Senior Subordinated Secured Notes

     7.750     2/15/21        1,415,000       1,476,199 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

            1,939,699  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

            8,627,621  
         

 

 

 

 

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, 2017

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
ENERGY - 6.6%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.2%

          

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

     5.000     11/15/45        1,000,000      $ 1,074,897  

Rowan Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/24        1,584,000        1,461,240  

Transocean Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     12/15/21        930,000        967,200  
          

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

             3,503,337  
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.4%

          

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.450     9/15/36        6,117,000        7,388,308 (a) 

California Resources Corp., Secured Notes

     8.000     12/15/22        1,105,000        986,213 (b) 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Secured Notes

     8.000     12/15/22        1,345,000        1,440,831 (a)(b) 

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

     4.150     8/15/26        2,000,000        1,942,222 (a)(b) 

Murphy Oil Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     8/15/24        600,000        645,000  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     1/20/20        500,000        522,000  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.375     1/27/21        430,000        433,892  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     8.750     5/23/26        2,620,000        2,957,718 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             16,316,184  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             19,819,521  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 17.6%           

Banks - 11.0%

          

Banco do Brasil SA, Junior Subordinated Notes

     9.000     6/18/24        960,000        974,400 (c)(d)(e) 

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38        10,345,000        14,303,101 (a) 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/1/23        615,000        642,675  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/15/39        5,330,000        7,951,816 (a) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.300     7/22/27        9,000,000        9,233,496 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             33,105,488  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 6.6%

          

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     1/22/23        5,000,000        5,107,745 (a) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37        12,000,000        14,836,344 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             19,944,089  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             53,049,577  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 4.0%           

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.5%

          

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     8/15/22        1,500,000        1,563,750 (a) 

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     5/1/25        1,760,000        1,722,160  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     3/15/24        845,000        881,969  

HealthSouth Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     11/1/24        1,060,000        1,082,525  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     6/1/20        845,000        861,900  

Universal Health Services Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     8/1/22        1,300,000        1,314,625 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             7,426,929  
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.5%

          

Capsugel SA, Senior Notes

     7.000     5/15/19        583,000        586,279 (b)(f) 

Johnson & Johnson, Senior Notes

     3.700     3/1/46        1,000,000        976,888  

Roche Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     11/28/44        700,000        706,393 (b) 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.750     8/15/18        915,000        906,994 (b) 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     10/15/20        875,000        771,094 (b) 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/15/25        940,000        707,350 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

             4,654,998  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             12,081,927  
          

 

 

 

 

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, 2017

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
INDUSTRIALS - 5.0%          

Aerospace & Defense - 3.4%

         

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

     3.550     1/15/26        9,000,000     $ 9,107,802 (a) 

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

     3.250     8/1/23        1,236,000       1,265,121 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

            10,372,923  
         

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.3%

         

3M Co., Senior Notes

     3.125     9/19/46        1,000,000       884,692  
         

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.7%

         

CSX Corp., Senior Notes

     3.800     11/1/46        1,000,000       910,242  

Norfolk Southern Corp., Senior Notes

     4.450     6/15/45        1,000,000       1,049,592  
         

 

 

 

Total Road & Rail

            1,959,834  
         

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.6%

         

Fly Leasing Ltd., Senior Notes

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

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

            15,002,449  
         

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 6.2%          

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.1%

         

Anixter Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/21        470,000       491,737  
         

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.6%

         

Rackspace Hosting Inc., Senior Notes

     8.625     11/15/24        1,710,000       1,778,400 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Software - 3.1%

         

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

     4.200     11/3/35        9,000,000       9,309,150 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.4%

         

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     2/23/36        2,820,000       3,058,420 (a) 

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

     4.650     2/23/46        2,970,000       3,133,415 (a) 

Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.020     6/15/26        1,020,000       1,103,221 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

            7,295,056  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

            18,874,343  
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 3.1%          

Chemicals - 1.4%

         

Hexion Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.625     4/15/20        3,030,000       2,840,625 (a) 

W.R. Grace & Co., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/21        1,380,000       1,450,725 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

            4,291,350  
         

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.0%

         

ARD Finance SA, Senior Secured Notes

     6.625     9/15/23        855,000 EUR      935,709 (d)(f) 

Coveris Holdings SA, Senior Notes

     7.875     11/1/19        800,000       808,000 (b) 

Sealed Air Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     12/1/24        1,150,000       1,197,438 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

            2,941,147  
         

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.5%

         

Allegheny Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

     5.950     1/15/21        1,515,000       1,499,850  
         

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.2%

         

Boise Cascade Co., Senior Notes

     5.625     9/1/24        500,000       511,250 (b) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

            9,243,597  
         

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 1.7%          

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.7%

         

Equinix Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     4/1/23        1,265,000       1,329,932  

Iron Mountain Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/15/23        900,000       958,500  

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

     5.375     6/1/26        870,000       841,725 (b) 

SBA Communications Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     7/15/22        810,000       823,163  

SBA Communications Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     9/1/24        1,320,000       1,291,752 (b) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

            5,245,072  
         

 

 

 

 

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, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.8%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.3%

         

Digicel Group Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.250     9/30/20        2,670,000     $ 2,379,637 (b) 

Frontier Communications Corp., Senior Notes

     8.875     9/15/20        835,000       892,406  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     8/1/26        200,000       207,000 (b) 

Unitymedia GmbH, Senior Notes

     3.750     1/15/27        350,000 EUR      360,351 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

            3,839,394  
         

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.5%

         

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     9/15/21        2,000,000       2,148,000 (a) 

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.125     6/15/24        895,000       937,513  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     1/15/24        1,335,000       1,441,933  
         

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

            4,527,446  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

            8,366,840  
         

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 1.7%          

Electric Utilities - 0.5%

         

Viridian Group FundCo II Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     3/1/20        1,225,000 EUR      1,414,558 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.2%

         

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     8/20/26        625,000       651,562  
         

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.6%

 

Dynegy Inc., Senior Notes

     7.375     11/1/22        880,000       873,400  

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     1/15/27        925,000       922,687 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

            1,796,087  
         

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 0.4%

         

Anglian Water (Osprey) Financing PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     4/30/23        950,000 GBP      1,268,167 (d) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            5,130,374  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $162,596,929)

            172,676,909  
         

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 1.7%          
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 1.7%          

U.S. Treasury Bonds (Cost - $5,615,862)

     3.000     11/15/45        5,255,000       5,191,877  
         

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.9%          

Georgia - 0.9%

         

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

     6.637     4/1/57        1,230,000       1,524,204 (a) 

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

     6.655     4/1/57        915,000       1,120,472 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost - $2,420,650)

            2,644,676  
         

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 0.9%          
ENERGY - 0.3%          

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.3%

         

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Term Loan

     8.500     8/23/21        835,000       915,108 (g)(h) 
         

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 0.6%          

Pharmaceuticals - 0.6%

         

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

     4.000     7/31/21        1,777,272       1,781,873 (g)(h) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS
(Cost - $2,619,349)

            2,696,981  
         

 

 

 
                 

 

SHARES

       
COMMON STOCKS - 0.7%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.7%          

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.7%

         

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

          196,000       2,108,960 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $465,650,405)

            431,825,942  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     SHARES      VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.2%        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
(Cost - $6,764,463)

     0.461     6,764,463      $ 6,764,463  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 145.5%
(Cost - $472,414,868#)

          438,590,405  

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock, at Liquidation Value - (16.6)%

          (50,000,000

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (28.9)%

          (87,215,198
       

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS - 100.0%

        $ 301,375,207  
       

 

 

 

 

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 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.

 

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

 

(d) 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.

 

(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.

 

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

 

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

Abbreviations 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
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 (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.

 

7


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

     —        $ 213,204,449        —        $ 213,204,449  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —          33,302,090        —          33,302,090  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          172,676,909        —          172,676,909  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —          5,191,877        —          5,191,877  

Municipal Bonds

     —          2,644,676        —          2,644,676  

Senior Loans

     —          2,696,981        —          2,696,981  

Common Stocks

   $ 2,108,960        —          —          2,108,960  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     2,108,960        429,716,982        —          431,825,942  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

     6,764,463        —          —          6,764,463  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 8,873,423      $ 429,716,982        —        $ 438,590,405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —          3,724,903        —          3,724,903  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection

     —          5,372        —          5,372  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

     —          3,730,275        —          3,730,275  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 8,873,423      $ 433,447,257        —        $ 442,320,680  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

 

Futures Contracts

   $ 560,211        —          —        $ 560,211  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 1,132,329        —          1,132,329  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection

     —          11,493        —          11,493  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 560,211      $ 1,143,822        —        $ 1,704,033  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

2. Investments

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

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 14,433,239  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (48,257,702
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (33,824,463
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

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

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     416        3/17      $ 63,311,211      $ 62,751,000      $ (560,211

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

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
BRL      52,500,000        USD        15,761,979      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/7/17      $ 875,299  
BRL      26,600,000        USD        7,986,069      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/7/17        443,485  
USD      1,132,519        BRL        3,850,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/7/17        (87,548
USD      1,260,243        BRL        4,260,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/7/17        (89,753
USD      872,473        BRL        2,935,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/7/17        (57,630
USD      425,209        BRL        1,400,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/7/17        (18,452
USD      894,583        BRL        2,915,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/7/17        (29,182
USD      854,240        BRL        2,775,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/7/17        (25,159
USD      1,862,942        BRL        6,035,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/7/17        (49,553
USD      761,159        BRL        2,430,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/7/17        (8,909
EUR      640,000        USD        709,504      Citibank N.A.      2/10/17        (18,438
EUR      2,540,000        USD        2,684,090      Citibank N.A.      2/10/17        58,578  
USD      15,309,766        EUR        13,810,000      Citibank N.A.      2/10/17        397,857  
USD      986,654        EUR        890,000      Citibank N.A.      2/10/17        25,640  
USD      1,718,330        EUR        1,550,000      Citibank N.A.      2/10/17        44,654  
USD      6,507,482        EUR        5,870,000      Citibank N.A.      2/10/17        169,111  
USD      1,398,539        EUR        1,320,000      Citibank N.A.      2/10/17        (26,785
EUR      12,320,000        USD        13,236,889      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      2/10/17        66,132  
USD      2,616,613        EUR        2,460,000      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      2/10/17        (39,672
USD      1,666,419        EUR        1,560,000      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      2/10/17        (18,055
EUR      1,270,000        USD        1,348,980      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2/10/17        22,354  
EUR      1,505,000        USD        1,612,757      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2/10/17        12,328  
EUR      575,000        USD        636,166      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      2/10/17        (15,286
EUR      1,670,000        USD        1,781,954      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      2/10/17        21,296  
EUR      820,000        USD        876,360      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      2/10/17        9,068  
EUR      1,640,000        USD        1,754,640      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      2/10/17        16,216  
USD      933,779        EUR        880,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      2/10/17        (16,437
EUR      700,000        USD        748,467      UBS AG      2/10/17        7,386  
EUR      1,765,000        USD        1,854,223      UBS AG      2/10/17        51,608  
NOK      215,500,000        USD        25,943,226      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/14/17        186,521  
SEK      198,500,000        USD        21,598,390      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      3/6/17        1,127,654  
USD      2,577,770        GBP        2,065,000      Barclays Bank PLC      3/9/17        (21,813
GBP      41,950,000        USD        53,320,967      Citibank N.A.      3/9/17        (511,028
USD      4,677,501        GBP        3,680,000      Citibank N.A.      3/9/17        44,830  
GBP      1,330,000        USD        1,689,909      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3/9/17        (15,601
GBP      535,000        USD        659,797      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      3/9/17        13,704  
INR      1,010,000,000        USD        14,742,266      Barclays Bank PLC      3/15/17        63,795  
USD      14,723,032        INR        1,010,000,000      Barclays Bank PLC      3/15/17        (83,028
MXN      53,000,000        USD        2,448,998      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      4/12/17        67,387  
                 

 

 

 

Total

     $ 2,592,574  
                 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
INR    — Indian Rupee
MXN    — Mexican Peso
NOK    — Norwegian Krone
SEK    — Swedish Krona
USD    — United States Dollar

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

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

CENTRAL COUNTERPARTY
(REFERENCE ENTITY)

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2*
    TERMINATION
DATE
     PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
     MARKET
VALUE3
     UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
InterContinental Exchange (Markit CDX.NA.HY.27 Index)      4,170,000       12/20/21        5.000% quarterly      $ 262,898      $ 274,391      $ (11,493
InterContinental Exchange (Markit ITRX.EUR.SNR.FIN Index)      4,140,000 EUR      12/20/21        1.000% quarterly        20,200        14,828        5,372  
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           $ 283,098      $ 289,219      $ (6,121
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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 

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.

 

* Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

Abbreviation used in this table:

EUR    — Euro

 

10


 

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:

 

March 27, 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:

 

March 27, 2017

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

Date:

 

March 27, 2017