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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21652
 
Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

2455 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL 60532
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
 
Amy J. Lee
 
2455 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL 60532
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (630) 505-3700

Date of fiscal year end: November 30                                                                

Date of reporting period: December 1, 2012 – February 28, 2013
 
 

 
 
 

 


Item 1.      Schedule of Investments.
  Attached hereto.
 
FMO Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
 
Portfolio of Investments
 
February 28, 2013 (unaudited)
 
         
 
Number
     
 
of Shares
 
Description
Value
     
Long-Term Investments - 162.8%
 
     
Master Limited Partnerships - 159.0%
 
     
Coal - 2.4%
 
 
145,600
 
Alliance Holdings GP, LP
$7,562,464
 
118,000
 
Alliance Resource Partners, LP
7,326,620
 
365,000
 
Oxford Resource Partners, LP(a)
945,350
       
15,834,434
         
     
Diversified Infrastructure - 38.9%
 
 
936,815
 
Enbridge Energy Partners, LP(a)
      25,959,154
 
1,569,175
 
Energy Transfer Equity, LP(a)
83,464,418
 
229,237
 
Energy Transfer Partners, LP(a)
10,982,745
 
1,420,925
 
Enterprise Products Partners, LP(a)
80,523,820
 
619,726
 
Kinder Morgan Management, LLC(a) (b) (c)
51,331,904
       
252,262,041
         
     
Gathering & Processing - 32.4%
 
 
403,750
 
Access Midstream Partners, LP
15,035,650
 
106,630
 
American Midstream Partners, LP
1,796,715
 
871,587
 
Copano Energy, LLC(a)
33,608,395
 
801,654
 
Crestwood Midstream Partners, LP, Class C (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
20,054,200
 
1,184,618
 
DCP Midstream Partners, LP(a)
48,131,029
 
539,325
 
MarkWest Energy Partners, LP(a)
30,833,210
 
285,966
 
Southcross Energy Partners, LP
6,551,481
 
618,550
 
Targa Resources Partners, LP(a)
25,478,075
 
220,640
 
Western Gas Equity Partners, LP
7,495,141
 
383,290
 
Western Gas Partners, LP(a)
21,019,624
       
210,003,520
         
     
Marine Transportation - 3.9%
 
 
299,100
 
Golar LNG Partners, LP (Marshall Islands)
8,898,225
 
595,764
 
Teekay Offshore Partners, LP (Marshall Islands)(a)
16,675,434
       
25,573,659
         
     
Midstream Natural Gas - 24.8%
 
 
180,375
 
Inergy Midstream, LP (d) (e) (f)
4,311,572
 
220,668
 
Inergy Midstream, LP
5,282,792
 
1,962,661
 
Inergy, LP(a)
39,174,713
 
713,525
 
ONEOK Partners, LP(a)
39,108,305
 
269,925
 
Regency Energy Partners, LP
6,421,516
 
1,346,490
 
Williams Partners, LP(a)
66,920,553
       
161,219,451
         
     
Midstream Oil - 39.8%
 
 
92,400
 
Buckeye Partners, LP
5,146,680
 
622,693
 
Buckeye Partners, LP, Class B (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
33,430,854
 
194,395
 
Delek Logistics Partners, LP
5,478,051
 
638,605
 
Genesis Energy, LP(a)
29,343,900
 
266,250
 
Holly Energy Partners, LP(a)
10,985,475
 
1,017,097
 
Magellan Midstream Partners, LP(a)
51,017,586
 
243,559
 
MPLX, LP
7,961,944
 
81,906
 
Oiltanking Partners, LP
3,595,673
 
1,434,202
 
Plains All American Pipeline, LP(a)
78,522,560
 
20,000
 
Rose Rock Midstream, LP
680,000
 
186,175
 
Sunoco Logistics Partners, LP
11,641,523
 
176,525
 
Tesoro Logistics, LP
8,808,597
 
246,585
 
TransMontaigne Partners, LP
11,308,388
       
257,921,231
         
     
Natural Gas Pipelines & Storage - 9.0%
 
 
343,966
 
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP
9,132,297
 
589,329
 
El Paso Pipeline Partners, LP(a)
24,628,059
 
137,605
 
Spectra Energy Partners, LP
5,080,377
 
422,690
 
TC PipeLines, LP(a)
19,384,563
       
58,225,296
         
     
Other Master Limited Partnerships - 1.4%
 
 
306,875
 
Exterran Partners, LP
7,236,112
 
60,907
 
Susser Petroleum Partners, LP
1,774,830
       
9,010,942
         
     
Upstream - 6.4%
 
 
581,074
 
EV Energy Partners, LP(a)
32,545,955
 
27,300
 
LRR Energy, LP
478,569
 
353,298
 
Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners, LP
8,309,569
       
41,334,093
         
     
Total Master Limited Partnerships - 159.0%
 
     
(Cost $530,987,900)
1,031,384,667
         
     
Common Stock - 3.8%
 
     
Diversified Infrastructure - 3.8%
 
 
663,255
 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
24,586,863
     
(Cost $23,820,189)
 
         
 
Principal
     
 
Amount
 
Description
Value
     
Term Loans - 0.0%*
 
 
570,524
 
Clearwater Subordinated Note NR(b) (d) (e) (f) (g)
119,810
     
(Cost $570,524)
 
         
     
Total Investments - 162.8%
 
     
(Cost $555,378,613)
1,056,091,340
     
Liabilities in excess of Other Assets - (32.9%)
(213,219,511)
     
Borrowings - (29.9% of Net Assets or 18.4% of Total Investments)
(194,000,000)
     
Net Assets  - 100.0%
$  648,871,829
 
 
LLC - Limited Liability Company
 
LP - Limited Partnership
 
*
Represents less than 0.1% of net assets.
(a)
All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with swap agreements or as collateral for borrowings outstanding.  As of February 28, 2013, the total amount segregated was $490,158,482.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
While non-income producing, security makes regular in-kind distributions
(d)
Security is restricted and may be resold only in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.  At February 28, 2013, restricted securities aggregate market value amounted to $57,916,436 or 8.9% of net assets.
(e)
Security is valued based on observable and/or unobservable inputs in accordance with Fair Valuation procedures established in good faith by management and approved by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of such securities is $57,916,436 which represents 8.9% of net assets applicable to common shares.
(f)
Illiquid security.
(g)
Company has filed for protection in federal bankruptcy court.
   
See previously submitted notes to financial statements for the period ended November 30, 2012.
   
 
% of Long-Term
Sector
Investments
Diversified Infrastructure
26.2%
Midstream Oil
24.4%
Gathering & Processing
19.9%
Midstream Natural Gas
15.3%
Natural Gas Pipelines & Storage
5.5%
Upstream
3.9%
Marine Transportation
2.4%
Coal
1.5%
Other Master Limited Partnerships
0.9%
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
 
 
Termination
 
Notional
       
 Receive
 
Unrealized
 
Counterparty
Date
  Amount ($000)    
Fixed Rate
 
 Floating Rate
 
(Depreciation)
 
Morgan Stanley
3/19/2013
  $ 30,000       3.13 %
1 - Month LIBOR
  $ (51,529 )
 
For each swap noted, the Fund is obligated to pay the fixed rate and entitled to receive the floating rate.
           
                         
 
Restricted Securities
 
                       
Price at
       
 
Date of
             
Fair Market
   
Acquisition Date
   
2/28/2013
 
Security
Acquisition
 
Shares/Par
   
Current Cost
   
Value
   
(unrestricted)*
   
Price
 
                                 
Buckeye Partners, LP, Class B
1/18/2011
    526,515     $ 25,000,243     $ 28,267,309     $ 68.35     $ 53.69  
Buckeye Partners, LP, Class B
6/10/2011
    96,178     $ 4,566,755     $ 5,163,545     $ 62.28     $ 53.69  
Clearwater Subordinate Note
9/29/2008
  $ 517,007     $ 517,007     $ 108,571     $ 100.00     $ 21.00  
Clearwater Subordinate Note
1/9/2009
  $ 53,517     $ 53,517     $ 11,239     $ 100.00     $ 21.00  
Crestwood Midstream Partners, LP, Class C
4/1/2011
    801,654     $ 17,004,790     $ 20,054,200     $ 30.56     $ 25.02  
Inergy Midstream LP
12/6/2012
    180,375     $ 3,717,529     $ 4,311,572     $ 21.00     $ 23.90  
Total
            $ 50,859,841     $ 57,916,436                  
*Valuation of unrestricted common stock on the acquisition date of the restricted shares.
           
 
At February 28, 2013, the cost and related gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments for tax purposes are as follows:
 
Cost of Investments
for Tax Purposes
 
Gross Tax
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Gross Tax
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Net Tax
Unrealized
Appreciation on
Investments
 
$ 535,323,589   $ 526,340,936   $ (5,573,185 ) $ 520,767,751  
 
Readily marketable securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary exchange or in the principal over the counter (“OTC”) market on which they are traded. Readily marketable securities traded on an exchange or OTC for which there are no transactions on a given day are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Debt securities are valued by independent pricing services or dealers using the last available bid price for such securities or, if such prices are not available, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type. Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
                 
For those securities where quotations or prices are not available, the valuations are determined in accordance with procedures established in good faith by management and approved by the Board of Trustees.  A valuation committee consisting of representatives from investments, fund administration, legal and compliance is responsible for the oversight of the valuation process of the Funds and convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed.  The valuation committee reviews monthly Level 3 fair valued securities methodology, price overrides, broker quoted securities, price source changes, illiquid securities, stale priced securities, halted securities, price challenges, fair valued securities sold and back testing trade prices in relation to prior day closing prices.  On a quarterly basis, the valuations and methodologies of all Level 3 fair valued securities are presented to the Fund’s Trustees.
                 
Valuations in accordance with these procedures are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s) “fair value”. Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. Each such determination should be based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to: (i) the type of security, (ii) the initial cost of the security, (iii) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, (iv) the price and extent of publictrading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, (v) quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services, (vi) information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange traded securities), (vii) an analysis of the company’s financial statements, and (viii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold (e.g. the existence of pending merger activity, public offerings or tender offers that might affect the value of the security).
                 
There are three different categories for valuations. Level 1 valuations are those based upon quoted prices in active markets. Level 2 valuations are those based upon quoted prices in inactive markets or based upon significant observable inputs (e.g. yield curves; benchmark interest rates; indices). Level 3 valuations are those based upon unobservable inputs (e.g. discounted cash flow analysis; non-market based methods used to determine fair valuation).
                 
The Fund values Level 1 securities using readily available market quotations in active markets. The Fund values Level 2 equity securities using various observable market inputs as described above. Money market funds are valued at net asset value. The Fund values Level 2 derivatives using independent pricing providers who employ matrix pricing models utilizing market prices, broker quotes and interest rate fluctuations.
                 
 The following table represents the Fund's investments carried  by caption and by level within the fair value hierarchy as of February 28, 2013.
                   
Description
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
(value in $000s)
                 
Assets:
                 
Master Limited Partnerships:
                 
Coal
  $ 15,834   $ -   $ -   $ 15,834  
Diversified Infrastructures
    252,262     -     -     252,262  
Gathering & Processing
    189,950     20,054           210,004  
Marine Transportation
    25,574     -     -     25,574  
Midstream Natural Gas
    156,908     4,311           161,219  
Midstream Oil
    224,490     33,431     -     257,921  
Natural Gas Pipelines & Storage
    58,225                 58,225  
Other Master Limited Partnerships
    9,011     -     -     9,011  
Upstream
    41,334     -     -     41,334  
Common Stocks
    24,587     -     -     24,587  
Term Loans
    -     -     120     120  
Total
  $ 998,175   $ 57,796   $ 120   $ 1,056,091  
                           
Liabilities:
                         
Derivatives
  $ -   $ 52   $ -   $ 52  
Total
  $ -   $ 52   $ -   $ 52  
 
The Level 3 fair value estimate for Clearwater Subordinated Note (“Clearwater”) was determined by the pricing committee ("Pricing Committee") pursuant to theValuation Procedures established in good faith by management and approved by the Board of Trustees. The Pricing Committee is comprised of employees of the Adviser or its affiliates responsible for implementing the valuation procedures established by the Fund. Investment professionals prepare preliminary valuations based on their evaluation of financial data, company specific developments, terms of the bankruptcy settlement and other factors. These preliminary valuations are reviewed by the Pricing Committee with subsequent deliberations until an appropriate price is determined for the Level 3 security. There were various factors considered in reaching a fair value determination including, but not limited to, the following: the type of security, the Bankruptcy Court approved terms of the bankruptcy settlement, non-public information from the Creditor’s Trust Oversight Committee and the present value of potential future earnings of the investment.
                   
Given the absence of an active market for Clearwater, the Fund has adopted a valuation model which values the investment based on terms of the bankruptcy settlement for unsecured creditors. The terms include a 1% royalty payable to unsecured creditors on all tons of coal produced. After considering these factors, the Fund priced Clearwater at $0.21 per dollar of par at February 28, 2013. Unobservable inputs that could result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement include the potential sale of coal royalties to a third party, significant changes in coal production, or significant changes in the value of coal in the market.
                   
The following table presents the activity of the Fund's investments measured at fair value using significant observable inputs (Level 3 valuations) for the period ended February 28, 2013.
 
     
Level 3 Holdings
   
Beginning Balance at 11/30/12
   
    Term Loans
 
                       120
Total Realized Gain/Loss
   
    Term Loans
 
                           -
Change in Unrealized Gain/Loss
   
    Term Loans
 
                           -
Purchases
 
                           -
Sales
   
    Term Loans
 
                           -
Transfers In
 
                           -
Transfers Out
 
                           -
Ending Balance 2/28/13
   
    Term Loans
 
                       120
Total Level 3 holdings
 
 $                                     120
 
There were no transfers between valuation levels as of the report date when compared to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year end.
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
Item 2.     Controls and Procedures.

 
(a)
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded, based on such evaluation, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 
(b)
There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3.      Exhibits.

  A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), is 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.

(Registrant) Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
 
 
By:             /s/ Donald C. Cacciapaglia            

Name:         Donald C. Cacciapaglia

Title:           Chief Executive Officer

Date:           April 29, 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/ Donald C. Cacciapaglia           

Name:         Donald C. Cacciapaglia

Title:           Chief Executive Officer

Date:           April 29, 2013

By:              /s/ John L. Sullivan                      

Name:         John L. Sullivan

Title:           Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Date:           April 29, 2013