Western Asset Income Fund

 

 

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 811-02351

Western Asset Income Fund

(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: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2013

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 


WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

FORM N-Q

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013


WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)    September 30, 2013

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 91.5%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.6%           

Automobiles - 1.4%

          

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

     7.000     4/15/15       $ 610,000       $ 661,892   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

     8.125     1/15/20         410,000         509,882   

General Motors Co., Senior Notes

     3.500     10/2/18         670,000         668,325 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

             1,840,099   
          

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.4%

          

QVC Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.125     7/2/22         400,000         393,273   

QVC Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.375     3/15/23         200,000         185,997   
          

 

 

 

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

             579,270   
          

 

 

 

Media - 5.8%

          

Comcast Corp., Bonds

     6.400     5/15/38         950,000         1,126,195   

Comcast Corp., Notes

     6.450     3/15/37         220,000         262,660   

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     6.950     8/15/37         160,000         201,306   

Lynx I Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     5.375     4/15/21         270,000         263,250 (a) 

News America Inc., Senior Notes

     6.550     3/15/33         545,000         620,446   

News America Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     12/1/45         130,000         159,156   

TCI Communications Inc., Senior Debentures

     8.750     8/1/15         160,000         182,448   

Time Warner Cable Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     2/14/19         690,000         811,789   

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, Senior Notes

     8.375     7/15/33         530,000         577,792   

Time Warner Inc., Senior Debentures

     7.700     5/1/32         595,000         749,173   

Time Warner Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/15/42         150,000         140,312   

UBM PLC, Notes

     5.750     11/3/20         640,000         654,244 (a) 

Viacom Inc., Senior Notes

     5.850     9/1/43         400,000         407,208   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     1/15/18         540,000         562,275   

WPP Finance 2010, Senior Notes

     4.750     11/21/21         840,000         865,833   

WPP Finance UK, Senior Notes

     8.000     9/15/14         180,000         191,879   
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             7,775,966   
          

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 0.3%

          

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc., Notes

     5.750     7/15/14         400,000         415,412   
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.7%

          

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     12/1/21         160,000         156,400   

Gap Inc., Senior Notes

     5.950     4/12/21         730,000         808,844   
          

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

             965,244   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             11,575,991   
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.1%           

Beverages - 1.1%

          

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     1/15/20         260,000         298,847   

Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     5/1/23         80,000         73,400   

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Bonds

     5.750     4/7/21         350,000         390,426 (a) 

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/15/42         670,000         682,348 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Beverages

             1,445,021   
          

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.1%

          

Kraft Foods Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/4/42         200,000         198,123   
          

 

 

 

Tobacco - 1.9%

          

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     9.250     8/6/19         40,000         52,824   

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     5/5/21         70,000         74,265   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

     8.125     6/23/19         300,000         363,739   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

     8.125     5/1/40         270,000         326,252   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

     7.000     8/4/41         320,000         336,513   

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     3/17/14         490,000         504,391   

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     3/20/42         260,000         243,292   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2013

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Tobacco - continued

          

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     11/1/42       $ 720,000       $ 627,795   

Total Tobacco

             2,529,071   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             4,172,215   
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 14.1%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%

          

Atwood Oceanics Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     2/1/20         170,000         178,075   

Baker Hughes Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     11/15/18         370,000         464,197   
          

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

             642,272   
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.6%

          

Anadarko Finance Co., Senior Notes

     7.500     5/1/31         465,000         579,682   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     6.900     9/15/18         100,000         122,192   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/37         190,000         209,495   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.100     9/1/40         80,000         79,051   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     2/1/42         90,000         91,571   

Arch Coal Inc., Senior Notes

     7.000     6/15/19         260,000         201,500   

ConocoPhillips, Notes

     6.500     2/1/39         810,000         1,018,606   

ConocoPhillips, Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/20         310,000         367,027   

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.600     7/15/41         320,000         327,118   

Devon Financing Corp. LLC, Debentures

     7.875     9/30/31         380,000         489,357   

El Paso Corp., Medium-Term Notes

     7.800     8/1/31         2,000,000         2,034,086   

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

     9.875     3/1/19         120,000         157,271   

Energy Transfer Equity LP, Senior Notes

     7.500     10/15/20         250,000         267,500   

Energy Transfer Partners LP, Senior Notes

     9.700     3/15/19         170,000         217,411   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     6.125     10/15/39         320,000         354,047   

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/15/17         540,000         626,004   

Hess Corp., Notes

     7.875     10/1/29         1,180,000         1,479,674   

Hess Corp., Senior Bonds

     6.000     1/15/40         300,000         321,916   

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

     6.950     7/1/24         1,080,000         1,264,393   

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

     6.356     6/7/17         310,000         346,115 (a) 

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     3/1/41         390,000         438,878   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     3/28/23         100,000         89,625 (a) 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Senior Bonds

     6.625     6/15/35         2,635,000         2,782,903   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.375     5/20/23         420,000         384,210   

Petrobras International Finance Co., Global Notes

     5.875     3/1/18         879,000         941,719   

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

     6.750     1/27/41         780,000         754,275   

Phillips 66, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/1/42         160,000         168,065   

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

     6.875     2/15/23         410,000         439,725   

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.375     12/15/38         250,000         312,219   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     5.400     8/15/41         310,000         318,037   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     4.450     8/1/42         450,000         401,571   

Williams Cos. Inc., Debentures

     7.500     1/15/31         47,000         51,976   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     6/15/31         37,000         41,935   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32         610,000         743,350   
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             18,422,504   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             19,064,776   
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 38.7%           

Capital Markets - 6.7%

          

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

     4.500     6/20/23         270,000         233,550 (b)(c) 

Deutsche Bank AG, Subordinated Notes

     4.296     5/24/28         500,000         451,579 (b) 

Goldman Sachs Capital I, Capital Securities

     6.345     2/15/34         555,000         537,302   

Goldman Sachs Capital II, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     4.000     11/15/13         880,000         642,400 (b)(c) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     5/1/14         40,000         41,243   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     3/15/20         270,000         297,406   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     7/27/21         510,000         550,369   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     2/1/41         570,000         638,582   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2013

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Capital Markets - continued

          

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37       $ 640,000       $ 667,927   

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.400     8/28/17         300,000         344,982   

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.700     5/2/17         1,000,000         1,103,882   

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.110     1/29/37         320,000         329,578   

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38         900,000         1,114,400   

Morgan Stanley, Medium-Term Notes

     6.625     4/1/18         100,000         116,096   

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     6.000     5/13/14         860,000         886,163   

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     5.500     7/24/20         100,000         110,378   

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/24/42         90,000         101,850   

State Street Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

     4.956     3/15/18         480,000         528,071   

UBS AG Stamford CT, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     8/17/22         340,000         375,891   
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             9,071,649   
          

 

 

 

Commercial Banks - 11.9%

          

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     10.179     6/12/21         240,000         310,853 (a) 

BBVA US Senior SAU, Senior Notes

     4.664     10/9/15         1,150,000         1,197,381   

CIT Group Inc., Secured Notes

     5.250     4/1/14         370,000         376,012 (a) 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/1/23         200,000         193,634   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA,

Senior Notes

     5.250     5/24/41         570,000         591,890   

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Bonds

     8.125     9/19/33         350,000         347,375 (a)(b) 

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes

     8.375     10/13/19         560,000         612,500 (a)(b)(c) 

HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX, Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.911     11/30/35         1,350,000         1,377,000 (b) 

ING Bank NV, Subordinated Notes

     5.800     9/25/23         600,000         605,998 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

     3.625     8/12/15         1,240,000         1,258,526 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

     3.875     1/16/18         610,000         599,694   

M&T Bank Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

     6.875     6/15/16         570,000         577,613 (a)(c) 

Mizuho Financial Group Cayman Ltd., Subordinated Notes

     5.790     4/15/14         550,000         562,697 (a) 

Nordea Bank AB, Subordinated Notes

     4.875     5/13/21         510,000         529,270 (a) 

Rabobank Nederland NV, Junior Subordinated Notes

     11.000     6/30/19         708,000         920,400 (a)(b)(c) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     7.648     9/30/31         1,250,000         1,281,250 (b)(c) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.000     10/1/14         580,000         594,451   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.050     1/8/15         170,000         176,272   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.125     12/15/22         740,000         745,491   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.100     6/10/23         1,220,000         1,230,765   

Royal Bank of Scotland NV, Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/15/23         480,000         507,683   

Standard Chartered PLC, Subordinated Notes

     3.950     1/11/23         260,000         244,569 (a) 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.570     11/15/13         1,190,000         1,076,950 (b)(c) 

Wells Fargo Capital X, Capital Securities

     5.950     12/15/36         130,000         123,175   
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Banks

             16,041,449   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.6%

          

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     9/10/18         150,000         149,330   

Ally Financial Inc., Subordinated Notes

     8.000     12/31/18         201,000         226,125   

American Express Co., Subordinated Debentures

     6.800     9/1/66         370,000         392,200 (b) 

Capital One Financial Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     9/15/17         230,000         270,338   

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     5/15/23         160,000         146,200 (a) 

HSBC Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.676     1/15/21         1,300,000         1,484,545   

SLM Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     1/25/22         830,000         844,525   
          

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

             3,513,263   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 13.2%

          

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.200     6/1/23         650,000         568,750 (b)(c) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     8/1/16         70,000         79,332   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     7.625     6/1/19         70,000         85,838   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2013

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Diversified Financial Services - continued

          

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     5.625     7/1/20       $ 30,000       $ 33,613   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     2/7/42         320,000         355,290   

Beaver Valley Funding Corp., Senior Secured Bonds

     9.000     6/1/17         41,000         41,369   

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.350     5/15/23         200,000         174,000 (b)(c) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     8/12/14         315,000         330,220   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     10/15/14         120,000         125,748   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     6.010     1/15/15         142,000         151,058   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.500     5/22/19         1,280,000         1,634,870   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/15/39         450,000         624,970   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     1/30/42         240,000         266,844   

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     3.500     5/15/23         130,000         117,312   

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.500     9/13/25         750,000         771,340   

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.125     8/25/36         550,000         553,544   

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.675     9/13/43         450,000         484,601   

CME Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.300     9/15/43         460,000         474,499   

General Electric Capital Corp., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.250     12/15/22         600,000         606,000 (b)(c) 

General Electric Capital Corp., Notes

     5.300     2/11/21         480,000         522,037   

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     5.900     5/13/14         600,000         620,643   

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/10/39         820,000         1,004,949   

General Electric Capital Corp., Subordinated Debentures

     6.375     11/15/67         770,000         821,975 (b) 

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.350     12/21/65         470,000         401,850 (a)(b) 

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Bonds

     6.250     12/21/65         790,000         718,900 (a)(b) 

ING US Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.650     5/15/53         260,000         237,678 (b) 

ING US Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     7/15/22         760,000         818,170   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/17         190,000         218,025   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.875     9/1/17         470,000         544,025   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/19         130,000         136,500   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.250     12/15/20         190,000         216,600   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     7.125     9/1/18         700,000         782,250 (a) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.150     5/1/23         410,000         358,750 (b)(c) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

     6.125     6/27/17         720,000         817,966   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

     5.625     8/16/43         570,000         566,138   

ZFS Finance USA Trust II, Bonds

     6.450     12/15/65         1,440,000         1,519,200 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

             17,784,854   
          

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.9%

          

Allstate Corp., Junior Subordinated Debentures

     6.500     5/15/57         480,000         489,600 (b) 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., Senior Notes

     6.625     7/15/21         60,000         62,100   

American International Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Debentures

     6.250     3/15/37         80,000         78,400   

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.400     12/15/20         90,000         106,057   

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.125     2/15/24         70,000         70,048   

AXA SA, Subordinated Bonds

     8.600     12/15/30         200,000         241,798   

Delphi Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     1/31/20         170,000         200,369   

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     4/1/21         190,000         192,850 (a) 

ING Capital Funding Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     3.848     12/31/13         870,000         835,200 (b)(c) 

Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     7.800     3/15/37         70,000         75,600 (a) 

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     7.875     10/15/26         490,000         588,730 (a) 

MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Debentures

     6.400     12/15/36         1,150,000         1,161,500   

Prudential Financial Inc., Junior Subordinated Debentures

     8.875     6/15/38         340,000         411,400 (b) 

Prudential Holdings LLC, Bonds, AGM-Insured

     7.245     12/18/23         260,000         314,806 (a) 

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

     6.850     12/16/39         400,000         495,021 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Insurance

             5,323,479   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4


WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2013

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.2%

          

Health Care REIT Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     5/15/15       $ 130,000       $ 139,624   

Ventas Realty LP, Senior Notes

     5.700     9/30/43         80,000         80,893   
          

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

             220,517   
          

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.2%

          

Santander Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     4/19/16         160,000         169,533   

Santander Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     3.450     8/27/18         80,000         81,702   
          

 

 

 

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

             251,235   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             52,206,446   
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 2.5%           

Biotechnology - 0.6%

          

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

     5.150     11/15/41         580,000         563,038   

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     5.650     12/1/41         240,000         265,458   
          

 

 

 

Total Biotechnology

             828,496   
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.0%

          

Aetna Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     9/15/18         240,000         284,192   

Catholic Health Initiatives, Secured Bonds

     4.350     11/1/42         30,000         27,152   

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/15/14         65,000         66,219   

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     6.450     6/1/16         220,000         247,231   

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     8.150     6/15/38         190,000         251,513   

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     12/1/42         120,000         106,863   

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     11/15/17         31,000         35,362   

WellPoint Inc., Notes

     5.875     6/15/17         290,000         329,546   
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             1,348,078   
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.9%

          

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

     4.400     11/6/42         270,000         244,451   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Senior Notes

     4.750     4/15/23         860,000         817,692 (a) 

Zoetis Inc., Senior Notes

     4.700     2/1/43         160,000         149,112 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

             1,211,255   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             3,387,829   
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 4.8%           

Aerospace & Defense - 1.0%

          

Esterline Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

     7.000     8/1/20         750,000         802,500   

Exelis Inc., Senior Notes

     5.550     10/1/21         520,000         522,755   
          

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

             1,325,255   
          

 

 

 

Airlines - 2.0%

          

Air Canada, Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

     6.625     5/15/18         280,000         276,724 (a) 

American Airlines, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Notes

     4.950     1/15/23         330,000         331,650 (a) 

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

     8.021     8/10/22         93,798         101,771   

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates,

Senior Secured Notes

     7.750     12/17/19         221,409         257,111   

United Airlines Inc., Pass Through Certificates, Secured Bond

     5.375     8/15/21         240,000         238,080   

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

     6.545     2/2/19         118,762         129,154   

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

     9.750     1/15/17         92,115         104,781   

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

     9.250     5/10/17         166,955         182,816   

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

     6.250     4/11/20         170,000         175,100   

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates,

Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     4/29/18         140,000         142,450   

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates,

Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     11/10/19         187,299         211,648   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2013

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Airlines - continued

          

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

     7.256     3/15/20       $ 155,638       $ 168,478   

US Airways, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Bonds

     5.900     10/1/24         359,351         375,522   
          

 

 

 

Total Airlines

             2,695,285   
          

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.6%

          

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     9/15/19         130,000         146,910   

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/15/21         330,000         361,996   

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     5/15/32         250,000         328,222   
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

             837,128   
          

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

          

Ausdrill Finance Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/1/19         200,000         185,000 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.2%

          

United Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     2/1/19         200,000         238,593   
          

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.7%

          

Valmont Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     4/20/20         790,000         909,021   
          

 

 

 

Marine - 0.2%

          

Horizon Lines LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     11.000     10/15/16         288,000         286,560   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             6,476,842   
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.9%           

Computers & Peripherals - 0.2%

          

Hewlett-Packard Co., Senior Notes

     4.650     12/9/21         310,000         304,454   
          

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.1%

          

VeriSign Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     5/1/23         150,000         141,000 (a) 
          

 

 

 

IT Services - 0.3%

          

Electronic Data Systems Corp., Notes

     7.450     10/15/29         420,000         451,863   
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.1%

          

National Semiconductor Corp., Senior Notes

     6.600     6/15/17         110,000         128,643   
          

 

 

 

Software - 0.2%

          

Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc./Interface Security Systems LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     9.250     1/15/18         210,000         216,825 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             1,242,785   
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 6.4%           

Chemicals - 0.9%

          

Dow Chemical Co., Debentures

     7.375     11/1/29         800,000         1,005,939   

Ecolab Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     12/8/41         140,000         150,244   
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             1,156,183   
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.8%

          

Rock-Tenn Co., Senior Notes

     4.450     3/1/19         470,000         499,216   

Rock-Tenn Co., Senior Notes

     4.900     3/1/22         460,000         475,443   

Rock-Tenn Co., Senior Notes

     4.000     3/1/23         80,000         77,510   
          

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

             1,052,169   
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 4.5%

          

ArcelorMittal, Senior Notes

     5.000     2/25/17         10,000         10,400   

Barrick Gold Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     5/1/23         60,000         52,836   

Barrick Gold Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     4/1/42         970,000         776,474   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.850     9/30/23         180,000         181,380   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.000     9/30/43         100,000         101,849   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     3.950     1/15/18         110,000         110,470   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     5.900     3/15/20         180,000         185,164   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.800     10/1/20         430,000         409,902   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     4/1/21         50,000         47,171   

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.000     11/1/15         740,000         762,200 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2013

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Metals & Mining - continued

          

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     5.450     3/15/43       $ 120,000       $ 107,558 (a) 

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.000     5/1/19         660,000         856,468   

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.375     4/16/20         150,000         160,624   

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42         470,000         379,049   

Steel Dynamics Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     8/15/19         140,000         145,950   

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

     6.875     11/21/36         1,148,000         1,164,295   

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

     7.125     5/31/23         200,000         186,000 (a) 

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.900     11/15/37         430,000         436,457 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             6,074,247   
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.2%

          

Georgia-Pacific Corp., Senior Bonds

     7.375     12/1/25         250,000         314,120   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             8,596,719   
          

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 7.8%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 6.0%

          

AT&T Inc., Global Notes

     6.550     2/15/39         630,000         700,229   

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     5.550     8/15/41         500,000         496,322   

British Telecommunications PLC, Bonds

     9.625     12/15/30         330,000         488,660   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     3/23/16         160,000         176,879   

Koninklijke KPN NV, Senior Notes

     8.375     10/1/30         200,000         255,902   

Qwest Corp., Debentures

     6.875     9/15/33         1,000,000         968,696   

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

     7.175     6/18/19         120,000         131,938   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     3.729     4/27/15         230,000         236,733   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     5.877     7/15/19         230,000         249,120   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     5.134     4/27/20         250,000         255,958   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     7.045     6/20/36         120,000         127,368   

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.150     9/15/23         1,790,000         1,918,497   

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     6.550     9/15/43         1,920,000         2,167,559   
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             8,173,861   
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.8%

          

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     6.125     3/30/40         850,000         888,105   

Rogers Wireless Inc., Secured Notes

     6.375     3/1/14         300,000         307,094   

SoftBank Corp., Senior Notes

     4.500     4/15/20         610,000         586,210 (a) 

Sprint Capital Corp., Global Notes

     6.900     5/1/19         330,000         339,075   

Telefonica Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.250     9/15/30         230,000         269,088   
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             2,389,572   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

             10,563,433   
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 4.6%           

Electric Utilities - 3.0%

          

Duke Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     6.300     2/1/14         500,000         509,261   

Enersis SA, Notes

     7.400     12/1/16         452,000         523,156   

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

     7.375     11/15/31         780,000         787,933   

FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes

     4.250     3/15/23         160,000         146,325   

IPALCO Enterprises Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     5/1/18         470,000         487,625   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     6.050     3/1/34         140,000         155,756   

PNPP II Funding Corp., Senior Bonds

     9.120     5/30/16         827,000         854,628   

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Senior Notes

     8.875     11/15/38         390,000         603,863   
          

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

             4,068,547   
          

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.2%

          

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes

     5.900     4/1/17         170,000         193,258 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 1.4%

          

CenterPoint Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.850     6/1/15         1,150,000         1,258,031   

Dominion Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     8.875     1/15/19         250,000         323,524   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2013

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Multi-Utilities - continued

          

DTE Energy Co., Senior Notes

     6.350     6/1/16       $ 260,000       $ 294,200   
          

 

 

 

Total Multi-Utilities

             1,875,755   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

             6,137,560   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $116,167,854)

             123,424,596   
          

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.4%           

CIFC Funding Ltd., 2013-2A B1L

     3.926     4/21/25         200,000         189,251 (a)(b) 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 2004-6 1A1

     0.449     12/25/34         514,490         465,713 (b) 

Madison Park Funding Ltd., 2013-11A C

     3.050     10/23/25         250,000         242,175 (a)(b)(d) 

Morgan Stanley Capital Inc., 2005-WMC2 M2

     0.824     2/25/35         429,788         419,415 (b) 

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2011-A A3

     2.682     1/15/43         330,000         345,761 (a)(b) 

Whitehorse Ltd., 2013-1A A3L

     3.252     11/24/25         200,000         194,500 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost - $1,846,158)

             1,856,815   
          

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 0.2%           

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 2A1

     6.091     9/25/37         142,506         139,726 (b) 

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 3A1

     6.098     9/25/37         145,060         150,890 (b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $285,106)

             290,616   
          

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.4%           

California - 0.1%

          

University of California Revenue

     4.062     5/15/33         150,000         136,552   
          

 

 

 

Illinois - 0.3%

          

Chicago, IL, GO, Taxable Project

     7.781     1/1/35         20,000         21,599   

Illinois State, GO, Build America Bonds-Taxable

     6.725     4/1/35         310,000         311,318   
          

 

 

 

Total Illinois

             332,917   
          

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 0.0%

          

Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development, City Service Agreement Revenue, Taxable

     3.964     4/15/26         60,000         54,254   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost - $592,256)

             523,723   
          

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 1.6%           

Canada - 0.7%

          

Quebec Province

     7.970     7/22/36         650,000         939,637   
          

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.0%

          

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     4.750     3/8/44         30,000         27,150   
          

 

 

 

Russia - 0.2%

          

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Secured Notes

     7.125     1/14/14         200,000         203,160 (a) 

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     7.500     3/31/30         40,230         47,410 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Russia

             250,570   
          

 

 

 

Turkey - 0.4%

          

Republic of Turkey, Notes

     6.000     1/14/41         300,000         289,575   

Republic of Turkey, Notes

     4.875     4/16/43         280,000         231,000   
          

 

 

 

Total Turkey

             520,575   
          

 

 

 

Venezuela - 0.3%

          

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Bonds

     5.750     2/26/16         500,000         451,250 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $2,079,038)

             2,189,182   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8


WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2013

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 1.3%           

U.S. Government Obligations - 1.3%

          

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     2.875     5/15/43       $ 1,550,000       $ 1,315,562   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.500     8/31/18         110,000         110,731   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.500     8/15/23         380,000         376,141   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $1,799,375)

             1,802,434   
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.0%           
FINANCIALS - 2.0%           

Capital Markets - 0.3%

          

Morgan Stanley

     7.125        13,800         347,760 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Commercial Banks - 0.1%

          

U.S. Bancorp

     5.150        4,292         90,175   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.3%

          

GMAC Capital Trust I

     8.125        67,500         1,805,625 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.3%

          

Citigroup Capital XIII

     7.875        15,253         419,000 (b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost - $2,463,551)

             2,662,560   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.4%
(Cost - $125,233,338#)

             132,749,926   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.6%

             2,162,565   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 134,912,491   
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(d) Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

 

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

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:
AGM    — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
GO    — General Obligation
REIT    — Real Estate Investment Trust

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

9


Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a closed-end diversified investment company.

The Fund seeks high level of current income, consistent with prudent investment risk. Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective.

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. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers 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 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

 

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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.

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†:

           

Corporate bonds & notes

     —         $ 123,424,596         —         $ 123,424,596   

Asset-backed securities

     —           1,856,815         —           1,856,815   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           290,616         —           290,616   

Municipal bonds

     —           523,723         —           523,723   

Sovereign bonds

     —           2,189,182         —           2,189,182   

U.S. government & agency obligations

     —           1,802,434         —           1,802,434   

Preferred stocks

   $ 2,662,560         —           —           2,662,560   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 2,662,560       $ 130,087,366         —         $ 132,749,926   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 199,542         —           —         $ 199,542   

Total

   $ 2,862,102       $ 130,087,366       $ —         $ 132,949,468   

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS

(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 347,590         —           —         $ 347,590   

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, to cover the obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, are noted in the Schedule of Investments.

At September 30, 2013, the Fund did not have any open derivative transactions with credit related contingent features in a net liability position.

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

2. Investments

At September 30, 2013, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 9,578,843   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,062,255
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 7,516,588   
  

 

 

 

At September 30, 2013, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Basis
Value
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Gain  (Loss)
 
Contracts to Buy:               

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

     17         12/13       $ 3,735,540       $ 3,744,516       $ 8,976   

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     136         12/13         16,271,809         16,462,375         190,566   
              

 

 

 
                 199,542   
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:               

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     25         12/13         3,098,841         3,159,766         (60,925

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bonds

     86         12/13         11,221,861         11,470,250         (248,389

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     8         12/13         1,098,474         1,136,750         (38,276
                 (347,590
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized loss on open futures contracts                $ (148,048
              

 

 

 

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

GAAP requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at September 30, 2013.

 

     Futures Contracts        

Primary Underlying Risk

   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
    Total  

Interest Rate Risk

   $ 199,542       $ (347,590   $ (148,048
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2013, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

     Average market value  

Futures contracts (to buy)

   $ 17,767,209   

Futures contracts (to sell)

     18,516,744   

 

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

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

 

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

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

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


SIGNATURES

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

Western Asset Income Fund

 

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

Date:

 

November 25, 2013

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:

 

November 25, 2013

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

Date:

 

November 25, 2013