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: July 31, 2016

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

JULY 31, 2016


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    July 31, 2016

 

 

SECURITY

  RATE     MATURITY
DATE
    FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 68.4%        

Argentina - 3.4%

       

Republic of Argentina, Senior Notes

    6.875     4/22/21        5,450,000      $ 5,877,825 (a) 

Republic of Argentina, Senior Notes

    7.500     4/22/26        5,040,000        5,486,040 (a) 
       

 

 

 

Total Argentina

          11,363,865   
       

 

 

 

Australia - 0.3%

       

Australia Government Bond, Senior Bonds

    3.750     4/21/37        925,000 AUD      856,252 (b) 
       

 

 

 

Brazil - 17.1%

       

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

    10.000     1/1/21        55,485,000 BRL      16,101,585 (c) 

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

    10.000     1/1/23        88,000,000 BRL      25,049,820 (c) 

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

    10.000     1/1/27        2,985,000 BRL      827,175   

Federative Republic of Brazil, Senior Bonds

    5.000     1/27/45        2,175,000        1,998,825   

Federative Republic of Brazil, Senior Notes

    10.000     1/1/17        43,100,000 BRL      13,116,535 (c) 
       

 

 

 

Total Brazil

          57,093,940   
       

 

 

 

Colombia - 6.8%

       

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

    5.000     6/15/45        21,855,000        22,565,288 (c) 
       

 

 

 

Indonesia - 18.9%

       

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

    8.375     3/15/24        65,100,000,000 IDR      5,407,398   

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

    8.375     9/15/26        60,000,000,000 IDR      5,077,681   

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

    9.000     3/15/29        410,400,000,000 IDR      35,984,609   

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

    8.375     3/15/34        69,800,000,000 IDR      5,845,753   

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

    6.625     2/17/37        1,945,000        2,519,298 (b) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

    8.750     2/15/44        96,900,000,000 IDR      8,090,641   
       

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

          62,925,380   
       

 

 

 

Mexico - 18.0%

       

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

    8.000     12/7/23        26,580,000 MXN      1,605,321   

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

    8.500     11/18/38        405,979,500 MXN      27,013,703 (c) 

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

    7.750     11/13/42        500,100,000 MXN      31,264,278 (c) 
       

 

 

 

Total Mexico

          59,883,302   
       

 

 

 

Poland - 3.9%

       

Republic of Poland, Bonds

    4.000     10/25/23        4,670,000 PLN      1,309,539 (c) 

Republic of Poland, Bonds

    3.250     7/25/25        43,980,000 PLN      11,688,608 (c) 
       

 

 

 

Total Poland

          12,998,147   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $274,935,255)

          227,686,174   
       

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 14.9%        

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 2007-A1 1A4

    2.931     2/25/37        1,425,210        1,392,143 (d) 

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 2007-A1 2A2

    3.098     2/25/37        2,242,860        2,223,305 (d) 

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 2007-A2 2A4

    2.801     7/25/37        1,231,819        1,193,944 (d) 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-C6 AJFX

    5.712     7/10/17        2,500,000        1,913,672 (d) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2012-K22 B

    3.686     8/25/45        7,555,000        7,990,460 (d) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2012-K706 C

    4.028     11/25/44        1,835,000        1,889,723 (d) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2015-K720 B

    3.389     7/25/22        1,475,000        1,440,411 (d) 

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2016-K54 B

    4.051     2/25/26        5,750,000        5,910,614 (d) 

GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-GG9 AJ

    5.505     3/10/39        1,000,000        913,949 (d) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-LD12 AM

    6.007     2/15/51        1,760,000        1,817,566 (d) 

LSTAR Securities Investment Trust, 2015-7 A

    2.467     7/1/20        1,774,320        1,752,140 (d) 

Magellan Mortgages PLC, 2004 A

    0.031     7/20/59        2,720,358 EUR      2,543,567 (b)(d) 

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS1X B1C

    0.618     6/12/44        285,273 EUR      244,117 (b)(d) 

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS4X B1C

    0.588     6/12/44        1,557,214 EUR      1,290,017 (b)(d) 

Rural Hipotecario Fondo De Titulizacion Hipotec, 2009 A2

    0.057     2/17/50        1,439,082 EUR      1,584,966 (b)(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)    July 31, 2016

 

 

SECURITY

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

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2015-DN1 M3

     4.638     1/25/25         9,000,000      $ 9,511,095 (d) 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2015-HQ1 M3

     4.288     3/25/25         1,000,000        1,050,039 (d) 

TDA CAM Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2004 B

     0.001     6/26/39         3,000,000 EUR      2,330,793 (b)(d) 

TDA Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, 2024-A1

     0.093     6/22/40         1,259,622 EUR      1,326,198 (b)(d) 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2006-C26 AJ

     6.058     6/15/45         400,000        363,057 (d) 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2006-C27 AJ

     5.825     7/15/45         790,339        788,165 (d) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $50,690,824)

            49,469,941   
         

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 51.1%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 2.8%          

Automobiles - 0.3%

         

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/23         1,000,000        1,013,750 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.2%

         

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

     7.875     6/1/21         870,000        872,175   
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.4%

         

International Game Technology PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     2/15/25         1,200,000        1,272,000 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Media - 1.9%

         

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     11/15/22         1,030,000        1,030,000 (c) 

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Bonds

     5.250     6/1/24         1,130,000        1,078,461 (c) 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/23         820,000        774,900 (c) 

SFR Group SA, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.000     5/15/22         200,000        195,750 (a)(c) 

SFR Group SA, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.250     5/15/24         400,000        385,250 (a)(c) 

Sirius XM Radio Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     7/15/24         1,100,000        1,172,875 (a) 

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     1/15/25         1,174,500 GBP      1,622,396 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            6,259,632   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            9,417,557   
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.1%          

Beverages - 0.3%

         

Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     5/1/23         1,000,000        1,065,000   
         

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.4%

         

Agrokor DD, Senior Notes

     8.875     2/1/20         730,000        777,830 (a) 

Boparan Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     5.250     7/15/19         540,000 GBP      703,943 (a)(c) 

JBS Investment GmbH, Senior Notes

     7.250     4/3/24         1,385,000        1,434,167 (a)(c) 

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.000     6/8/23         740,000        762,200 (a) 

Marfrig Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.500     5/4/20         815,000        843,525 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Food Products

            4,521,665   
         

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.4%

         

Vector Group Ltd., Senior Subordinated Secured Notes

     7.750     2/15/21         1,415,000        1,487,519 (c) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

            7,074,184   
         

 

 

 
ENERGY - 9.0%          

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.2%

         

Rowan Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/24         940,000        771,954   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2016

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 8.8%

         

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.450     9/15/36         6,117,000      $ 6,853,848   

California Resources Corp., Secured Notes

     8.000     12/15/22         1,105,000        712,946 (a) 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Secured Notes

     8.000     12/15/22         450,000        392,062 (a) 

ConocoPhillips, Notes

     6.500     2/1/39         3,675,000        4,607,175 (c) 

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     3.250     5/15/22         1,760,000        1,722,461 (c) 

Hess Corp., Notes

     8.125     2/15/19         1,795,000        2,029,458 (c) 

Marathon Oil Corp., Senior Notes

     6.600     10/1/37         1,170,000        1,205,003   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     1/20/20         500,000        500,300   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.375     1/27/21         430,000        409,037   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     8.750     5/23/26         1,465,000        1,526,823   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     5.500     6/27/44         4,575,000        4,162,747   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     5.625     1/23/46         5,405,000        4,971,789   
         

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

            29,093,649   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

            29,865,603   
         

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 17.3%          

Banks - 10.1%

         

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38         10,345,000        15,145,845 (c) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/15/39         5,330,000        8,558,717 (c) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.300     7/22/27         9,000,000        9,867,366   
         

 

 

 

Total Banks

            33,571,928   
         

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 6.2%

         

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     1/22/23         5,000,000        5,308,950 (c) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37         12,000,000        15,432,816 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

            20,741,766   
         

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.2%

         

CPUK Finance Ltd., Secured Notes

     7.000     8/28/20         490,000 GBP      689,258 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.8%

         

Equinix Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     4/1/23         1,265,000        1,328,667 (c) 

Equinix Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     1/15/26         160,000        172,800 (c) 

Iron Mountain Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     10/1/20         165,000        174,488 (a)(c) 

Iron Mountain Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/15/23         900,000        960,750 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

            2,636,705   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

            57,639,657   
         

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 2.1%          

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.6%

         

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     8/15/22         1,500,000        1,590,000 (c) 

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     3/15/24         845,000        889,363 (c) 

HealthSouth Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     11/1/24         1,060,000        1,105,050 (c) 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     6/1/20         845,000        862,956 (c) 

Universal Health Services Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     8/1/22         1,000,000        1,032,500 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

            5,479,869   
         

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%

         

Capsugel SA, Senior Notes

     7.000     5/15/19         583,000        590,288 (a)(c)(e) 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.750     8/15/18         915,000        908,137 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

            1,498,425   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

            6,978,294   
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 4.2%          

Aerospace & Defense - 3.4%

         

Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes

     3.550     1/15/26         9,000,000        9,930,357   

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

     3.250     8/1/23         1,236,000        1,327,084   
         

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

            11,257,441   
         

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.3%

         

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

     7.000     5/15/18         1,065,000        1,090,294 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2016

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.5%

         

Fly Leasing Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.750     12/15/20         1,500,000      $ 1,535,625 (c) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

            13,883,360   
         

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 5.8%          

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.2%

         

Anixter Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/21         470,000        498,200 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.2%

         

VeriSign Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     5/1/23         800,000        827,000 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Software - 3.1%

         

Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes

     4.200     11/3/35         9,000,000        10,260,828 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.3%

         

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     2/23/36         2,820,000        3,196,005 (c) 

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

     4.650     2/23/46         2,970,000        3,397,852 (c) 

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

     6.020     6/15/26         1,020,000        1,094,750 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

            7,688,607   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

            19,274,635   
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 2.5%          

Chemicals - 1.2%

         

Hexion Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.625     4/15/20         1,480,000        1,258,000 (c) 

Ineos Finance PLC, Senior Secured Bonds

     4.000     5/1/23         1,180,000 EUR      1,341,536 (a)(c) 

W.R. Grace & Co., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/21         1,380,000        1,462,800 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

            4,062,336   
         

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.4%

         

Cemex SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     1/15/21         1,130,000        1,231,587 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.9%

         

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

     4.250     1/15/22         800,000 EUR      926,487 (a) 

Coveris Holdings SA, Senior Notes

     7.875     11/1/19         800,000        808,000 (a)(c) 

Sealed Air Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     12/1/24         1,150,000        1,214,687 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

            2,949,174   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

            8,243,097   
         

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.7%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.4%

         

Digicel Group Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.250     9/30/20         2,670,000        2,449,725 (a)(c) 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     8/1/26         200,000        199,000 (a) 

Interoute Finco PLC, Senior Secured Bonds

     7.375     10/15/20         440,000 EUR      536,193 (a) 

SBA Communications Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     7/15/22         810,000        832,275 (c) 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

     6.375     11/15/33         2,215,000        2,264,838 (c) 

Unitymedia GmbH, Senior Notes

     3.750     1/15/27         350,000 EUR      370,757 (a)(c) 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Bonds

     7.375     4/23/21         1,350,000        1,346,625 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

            7,999,413   
         

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.3%

         

Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured Notes

     5.250     2/15/23         350,000 EUR      403,039 (a)(c) 

Matterhorn Telecom SA, Senior Secured Bonds

     3.875     5/1/22         520,000 EUR      575,791 (a)(c) 

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     9/15/21         2,000,000        1,876,260 (c) 

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     1/15/24         1,335,000        1,433,456 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

            4,288,546   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

            12,287,959   
         

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 1.6%          

Electric Utilities - 0.4%

         

Viridian Group FundCo II Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     3/1/20         1,225,000 EUR      1,439,137 (a)(c) 
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2016

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Gas Utilities - 0.2%

         

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     8/20/26         625,000      $ 655,469   
         

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.6%

  

    

AES Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     7/1/21         1,000,000        1,140,000   

Dynegy Inc., Senior Notes

     7.375     11/1/22         880,000        866,800   
         

 

 

 

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

            2,006,800   
         

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 0.4%

         

Anglian Water (Osprey) Financing PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     4/30/23         950,000 GBP      1,300,924 (b)(c) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            5,402,330   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $154,737,305)

            170,066,676   
         

 

 

 
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        1,721,766 (c) 

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

     6.655     4/1/57         915,000        1,273,680 (c) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost - $2,421,525)

            2,995,446   
         

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 0.9%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%          

Media - 0.4%

         

Adria Topco BV, EUR PIK Term Loan

     9.000     7/8/19         1,192,519 EUR      1,341,013 (e)(f)(g) 
         

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 0.5%          

Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%

         

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

     4.000     7/31/21         1,808,078        1,812,222 (f)(g) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS
(Cost - $3,369,403)

            3,153,235   
         

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 1.9%          
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 1.9%          

U.S. Treasury Bonds (Cost - $5,620,049)

     3.000     11/15/45         5,255,000        6,186,633   
         

 

 

 
                  SHARES        
COMMON STOCKS - 1.5%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.5%          

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.5%

         

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

          196,000        5,168,520 (c) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $496,678,778)

            464,726,625   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


LEGG MASON BW GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2016

 

SECURITY

   RATE            SHARES      VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 11.5%           

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class (Cost - $38,120,671)

     0.460        38,120,671       $ 38,120,671   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 151.1%
(Cost - $534,799,449#)

             502,847,296   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock, at Liquidation Value - (15.0)%

             (50,000,000

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (36.1)%

             (119,972,475
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS - 100.0%

           $ 332,874,821   
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(e) 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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

AUD    — Australian Dollar
BRL    — Brazilian Real
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
MXN    — Mexican Peso
PLN    — Polish Zloty

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.

 

6


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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

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

 

   

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

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

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

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Long-Term Investments†:

           

Sovereign Bonds

     —         $ 227,686,174         —         $ 227,686,174   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —           49,469,941         —           49,469,941   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —           170,066,676         —           170,066,676   

Municipal Bonds

     —           2,995,446         —           2,995,446   

Senior Loans

     —           3,153,235         —           3,153,235   

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —           6,186,633         —           6,186,633   

Common Stocks

   $ 5,168,520         —           —           5,168,520   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

   $ 5,168,520       $ 459,558,105         —         $ 464,726,625   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

     38,120,671         —           —           38,120,671   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 43,289,191       $ 459,558,105         —         $ 502,847,296   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 4,448,329         —           —         $ 4,448,329   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —         $ 3,658,962         —           3,658,962   

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection

     —           402,751         —           402,751   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 4,448,329       $ 4,061,713         —         $ 8,510,042   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 47,737,520       $ 463,619,818         —         $ 511,357,338   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —         $ 3,545,886         —         $ 3,545,886   

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Sovereign Issues - Sell Protection‡

     —           232,800         —           232,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     —         $ 3,778,686         —         $ 3,778,686   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

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

2. Investments

At July 31, 2016, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 21,002,595   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (52,954,748
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (31,952,153
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At July 31, 2016, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     92         9/16       $ 12,210,460       $ 12,240,313       $ 29,853   

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     416         9/16         68,147,524         72,566,000         4,418,476   
              

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

               $ 4,448,329   
              

 

 

 

At July 31, 2016, 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         14,720,314       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/5/16       $ 1,455,360   
BRL      5,450,000         USD         1,669,822       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/5/16         9,367   
BRL      2,735,000         USD         833,714       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/5/16         8,961   
COP      2,465,000,000         USD         807,006       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/5/16         (4,605
USD      820,573         COP         2,465,000,000       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/5/16         18,172   
EUR      165,000         USD         183,605       Barclays Bank PLC      8/10/16         920   
USD      461,715         EUR         410,000       Barclays Bank PLC      8/10/16         3,198   
USD      314,342         EUR         285,000       Barclays Bank PLC      8/10/16         (4,383
EUR      2,685,000         USD         3,076,245       Citibank, N.A.      8/10/16         (73,520
EUR      170,000         USD         191,192       Citibank, N.A.      8/10/16         (1,075
EUR      1,360,000         USD         1,499,964       Citibank, N.A.      8/10/16         20,970   
EUR      510,000         USD         562,486       Citibank, N.A.      8/10/16         7,864   
USD      1,019,686         EUR         890,000       Citibank, N.A.      8/10/16         24,370   
USD      19,173,541         EUR         16,735,000       Citibank, N.A.      8/10/16         458,232   
USD      15,404,138         EUR         13,445,000       Citibank, N.A.      8/10/16         368,146   
USD      1,775,858         EUR         1,550,000       Citibank, N.A.      8/10/16         42,442   
EUR      30,000         USD         34,246       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/10/16         (696
EUR      30,000         USD         33,309       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/10/16         241   
USD      789,306         EUR         715,000       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/10/16         (10,302
EUR      30,000         USD         34,107       Morgan Stanley      8/10/16         (557
EUR      422,300         USD         476,158       Morgan Stanley      8/10/16         (3,886
EUR      4,580,000         USD         5,093,200       Morgan Stanley      8/10/16         28,767   
USD      2,455,293         EUR         2,160,000       Morgan Stanley      8/10/16         39,692   
USD      798,206         EUR         720,000       Morgan Stanley      8/10/16         (6,994
USD      797,212         EUR         720,000       Morgan Stanley      8/10/16         (7,988
USD      1,198,003         EUR         1,075,000       Morgan Stanley      8/10/16         (4,205
USD      794,167         EUR         720,000       Morgan Stanley      8/10/16         (11,033
EUR      592,700         USD         651,836       UBS AG      8/10/16         11,000   
USD      10,209,715         CAD         13,500,000       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/12/16         (130,784
USD      49,673,576         CAD         63,600,000       Morgan Stanley      8/12/16         958,335   
USD      29,052         NZD         40,000       Barclays Bank PLC      8/16/16         183   
NZD      2,820,000         USD         2,053,806       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/16/16         (18,577
USD      1,964,020         NZD         2,780,000       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/16/16         (42,340
AUD      20,000         USD         14,904       Morgan Stanley      8/18/16         288   
USD      780,894         AUD         1,080,000       Morgan Stanley      8/18/16         (39,460
SEK      198,500,000         USD         24,504,781       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/22/16         (1,285,555
GBP      14,910,000         USD         21,532,724       Morgan Stanley      9/9/16         (1,787,886
USD      2,296,246         GBP         1,590,000       Morgan Stanley      9/9/16         190,660   
USD      1,596,673         MXN         30,385,000       Barclays Bank PLC      10/12/16         (11,849
USD      12,246,506         MXN         233,100,000       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      10/12/16         (93,343
USD      803,258         IDR         10,750,000,000       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      10/27/16         (6,848
BRL      2,785,000         USD         821,292       HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      11/8/16         11,794   
                 

 

 

 
Total                   $ 113,076   
                 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

AUD    — Australian Dollar
BRL    — Brazilian Real
CAD    — Canadian Dollar
COP    — Colombian Peso
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
MXN    — Mexican Peso
NZD    — New Zealand Dollar
SEK    — Swedish Krona
USD    — United States Dollar

At July 31, 2016, 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
 
InterContinental Exchange (Markit CDX.NA.HY.26 Index)      396,000        6/20/21         5.000% quarterly       $ 17,488       $ 16,632       $ 856   
InterContinental Exchange (Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index)      8,585,000 EUR      6/20/21         5.000% quarterly         766,432         364,537         401,895   
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total            $ 783,920       $ 381,169       $ 402,751   
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON SOVEREIGN ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY

(REFERENCE ENTITY)

  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
    TERMINATION
DATE
    IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD  AT
JULY 31,

20164
    PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND
    MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Federative Republic of Brazil, 4.250% due 1/7/25)   $ 685,000        6/20/21        2.87%        1.000% quarterly      $ (58,094   $ (61,125   $ 3,031   
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Federative Republic of Brazil, 4.250% due 1/7/25)     690,000        6/20/21        2.87%        1.000% quarterly        (58,518     (63,331     4,813   
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Federative Republic of Brazil, 4.250% due 1/7/25)     1,370,000        6/20/21        2.87%        1.000% quarterly        (116,188     (121,263     5,075   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total           $ (232,800   $ (245,719   $ 12,919   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

4 

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

 

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:

 

September 21, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

September 21, 2016

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

Date:

 

September 21, 2016