WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND (PAI)

 

 

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, 2014

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


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FORM N-Q

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014


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Schedule of investments (unaudited)    September 30, 2014

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 93.0%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.7%           

Automobiles - 0.8%

          

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

     7.000     4/15/15       $ 610,000       $ 630,984   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

     8.125     1/15/20         410,000         512,434   
          

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

             1,143,418   
          

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.6%

          

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.625     10/15/21         100,000         103,000 (a) 

Paris Las Vegas Holding LLC/Harrah’s Las Vegas LLC/Flamingo Las Vegas Holding LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     10/1/20         500,000         492,500 (a) 

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     10/15/21         290,000         279,850 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

             875,350   
          

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.6%

          

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     4.000     12/31/18         690,000         689,138   

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     11/1/19         90,000         100,575   
          

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

             789,713   
          

 

 

 

Media - 6.0%

          

21st Century Fox America Inc., Senior Notes

     6.550     3/15/33         545,000         674,308   

21st Century Fox America Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     12/1/45         130,000         185,760   

Comcast Corp., Bonds

     6.400     5/15/38         950,000         1,211,775   

Comcast Corp., Notes

     6.450     3/15/37         220,000         281,169   

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     6.950     8/15/37         160,000         214,379   

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     7/15/22         500,000         510,000   

TCI Communications Inc., Senior Debentures

     8.750     8/1/15         160,000         170,890   

Time Warner Cable Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     2/14/19         690,000         868,580   

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, Senior Notes

     8.375     7/15/33         410,000         605,623   

Time Warner Inc., Senior Debentures

     7.700     5/1/32         595,000         818,838   

Time Warner Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/15/42         150,000         149,895   

UBM PLC, Notes

     5.750     11/3/20         570,000         616,299 (a) 

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     6.375     4/15/23         1,000,000         1,032,500 (a) 

WPP Finance 2010, Senior Notes

     4.750     11/21/21         840,000         916,388   

WPP Finance 2010, Senior Notes

     5.625     11/15/43         150,000         162,971   
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             8,419,375   
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.7%

          

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     12/1/21         160,000         166,800   

Gap Inc., Senior Notes

     5.950     4/12/21         730,000         830,201   
          

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

             997,001   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             12,224,857   
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.8%           

Beverages - 1.1%

          

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     1/15/20         260,000         293,329   

Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     5/1/23         80,000         78,100   

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Bonds

     5.750     4/7/21         350,000         398,602 (a) 

Pernod-Ricard SA, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/15/42         670,000         739,329 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Beverages

             1,509,360   
          

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.1%

          

Kraft Foods Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     6/4/42         200,000         209,091   
          

 

 

 

Tobacco - 2.6%

          

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     9.950     11/10/38         680,000         1,124,354   

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

     10.200     2/6/39         230,000         387,539   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

     8.125     6/23/19         330,000         403,692   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

     8.125     5/1/40         270,000         366,947   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

     7.000     8/4/41         320,000         393,451   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2014

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Tobacco - (continued)

          

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     3/20/42       $ 260,000       $ 261,052   

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     11/1/42         720,000         684,723   
          

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

             3,621,758   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             5,340,209   
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 16.3%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.3%

          

Baker Hughes Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     11/15/18         370,000         448,982   
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 16.0%

          

Anadarko Finance Co., Senior Notes

     7.500     5/1/31         465,000         629,761   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     6.900     9/15/18         100,000         117,612   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/37         190,000         224,043   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.100     9/1/40         80,000         84,710   

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     2/1/42         90,000         96,206   

ConocoPhillips, Notes

     6.500     2/1/39         810,000         1,060,371   

ConocoPhillips, Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/20         310,000         364,714   

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.600     7/15/41         310,000         345,588   

Devon Financing Corp. LLC, Debentures

     7.875     9/30/31         380,000         530,965   

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45         176,000         178,200   

El Paso Corp., Medium-Term Notes

     7.800     8/1/31         2,000,000         2,420,000   

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

     9.875     3/1/19         120,000         155,470   

Energy Transfer Equity LP, Senior Notes

     7.500     10/15/20         250,000         278,125   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     6.125     10/15/39         320,000         385,932   

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/15/17         540,000         606,569   

Hess Corp., Notes

     7.875     10/1/29         1,180,000         1,601,865   

Hess Corp., Senior Bonds

     6.000     1/15/40         300,000         357,109   

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

     6.950     7/1/24         1,080,000         1,359,056   

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

     6.356     6/7/17         310,000         323,659 (b) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     3.416     4/24/18         300,000         280,875 (a) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.563     4/24/23         200,000         179,500 (a) 

Marathon Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     3.625     9/15/24         340,000         332,812   

MEG Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     6.375     1/30/23         600,000         605,250 (a) 

Murray Energy Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     8.625     6/15/21         350,000         362,250 (a) 

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     3/1/41         390,000         449,703   

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/15/43         150,000         158,229   

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Senior Bonds

     6.625     6/15/35         2,635,000         3,057,918   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.875     3/17/20         140,000         141,849   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     7.250     3/17/44         280,000         302,579   

Petrobras International Finance Co., Global Notes

     5.875     3/1/18         879,000         948,881   

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

     6.750     1/27/41         525,000         539,175   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Notes

     6.375     1/23/45         380,000         429,704 (a) 

Phillips 66, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/1/42         160,000         189,603   

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

     6.875     2/15/23         267,000         303,045   

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.375     12/15/38         250,000         327,796   

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     4/10/24         490,000         502,948 (a) 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     5.400     8/15/41         310,000         339,178   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     4.450     8/1/42         450,000         435,721   

Williams Cos. Inc., Debentures

     7.500     1/15/31         47,000         54,502   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     6/24/24         680,000         672,705   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     6/15/31         37,000         44,539   

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32         610,000         774,086   
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             22,552,803   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             23,001,785   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2014

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
FINANCIALS - 38.2%           

Banks - 19.6%

          

Bank of America Corp., Junior Subordinated

     6.250     9/5/24       $ 590,000       $ 586,128 (c)(d) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     8/1/16         70,000         76,401   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     7.625     6/1/19         70,000         84,564   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     5.625     7/1/20         30,000         33,876   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     2/7/42         320,000         383,427   

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     4/1/44         840,000         870,971   

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     10.179     6/12/21         240,000         326,357 (a) 

BPCE SA, Subordinated Notes

     5.150     7/21/24         410,000         422,510 (a) 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/1/23         200,000         198,500   

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.300     5/15/24         280,000         276,528 (c)(d) 

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.950     1/30/23         200,000         199,938 (c)(d) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     10/15/14         120,000         120,223   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     6.010     1/15/15         142,000         144,238   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.500     5/22/19         1,280,000         1,599,958   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     8.125     7/15/39         450,000         666,825   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     1/30/42         240,000         289,253   

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.500     9/13/25         750,000         816,757   

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.125     8/25/36         550,000         630,611   

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.675     9/13/43         370,000         453,487   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA, Junior Subordinated Notes

     11.000     6/30/19         708,000         936,330 (a)(c)(d) 

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA, Senior Notes

     5.250     5/24/41         570,000         639,358   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA, Subordinated Notes

     5.750     12/1/43         450,000         510,973   

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes

     8.375     10/13/19         560,000         648,200 (a)(c)(d) 

HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX, Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.911     11/30/35         1,350,000         1,388,812 (c) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.375     9/17/24         1,430,000         1,428,212 (c)(d) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.250     3/14/44         410,000         435,279   

ING Bank NV, Subordinated Notes

     5.800     9/25/23         600,000         660,909 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

     3.625     8/12/15         1,240,000         1,266,874 (a) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Bonds

     5.017     6/26/24         250,000         243,584 (a) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.150     5/1/23         410,000         390,525 (c)(d) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.000     8/1/23         260,000         255,775 (c)(d) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.125     4/30/24         290,000         286,955 (c)(d) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

     6.125     6/27/17         720,000         802,591   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

     5.625     8/16/43         440,000         487,583   

M&T Bank Corp., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.875     6/15/16         880,000         896,121 (d) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     7.648     9/30/31         1,360,000         1,591,200 (c)(d) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

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

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.050     1/8/15         170,000         171,615   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.125     12/15/22         310,000         328,116   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.100     6/10/23         1,010,000         1,066,453   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.000     12/19/23         350,000         366,919   

Royal Bank of Scotland NV, Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/15/23         480,000         551,455   

Societe Generale SA, Junior Subordinated Notes

     6.000     1/27/20         960,000         878,400 (a)(c)(d) 

Standard Chartered PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.700     3/26/44         410,000         433,280 (a) 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.570     11/21/14         1,190,000         1,152,812 (c)(d) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.900     6/15/24         370,000         376,937 (c)(d) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     5.375     11/2/43         430,000         469,658   

Wells Fargo Capital X, Capital Securities

     5.950     12/15/36         130,000         133,575   
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             27,559,053   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2014

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Capital Markets - 5.7%

          

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes

     6.250     12/18/24       $ 1,170,000       $ 1,131,975 (a)(c)(d) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     3/15/20         270,000         300,610   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     7/27/21         510,000         565,387   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     2/1/41         570,000         690,397   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37         640,000         764,024   

KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, Senior Bonds

     5.125     6/1/44         620,000         644,030 (a) 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

     6.400     8/28/17         300,000         337,469   

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.700     5/2/17         1,000,000         1,096,463   

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.110     1/29/37         320,000         366,286   

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38         900,000         1,216,142   

Morgan Stanley, Medium-Term Notes

     6.625     4/1/18         100,000         114,522   

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     5.500     7/24/20         100,000         112,505   

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/24/42         90,000         112,368   

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes

     5.000     11/24/25         230,000         240,536   

UBS AG Stamford CT, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     8/17/22         340,000         394,997   
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             8,087,711   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.5%

          

Ally Financial Inc., Subordinated Notes

     8.000     12/31/18         201,000         228,135   

American Express Co., Subordinated Debentures

     6.800     9/1/66         370,000         394,975 (c) 

Capital One Financial Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     9/15/17         230,000         262,537   

HSBC Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.676     1/15/21         1,300,000         1,523,963   

SLM Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     1/25/22         830,000         900,550   

SLM Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     3/25/24         290,000         282,750   
          

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

             3,592,910   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 6.3%

          

Beaver Valley Funding Corp., Senior Secured Bonds

     9.000     6/1/17         20,000         21,196   

Carlyle Holdings II Finance LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     5.625     3/30/43         220,000         247,499 (a) 

CME Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.300     9/15/43         440,000         503,573   

General Electric Capital Corp., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.250     12/15/22         600,000         646,500 (c)(d) 

General Electric Capital Corp., Notes

     5.300     2/11/21         480,000         540,982   

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/10/39         440,000         592,190   

General Electric Capital Corp., Subordinated Debentures

     6.375     11/15/67         750,000         811,875 (c) 

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, Junior Subordinated Notes

     4.840     12/21/65         470,000         442,975 (a)(c) 

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Bonds

     6.250     12/21/65         790,000         774,200 (a)(c) 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/17         190,000         211,850   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.875     9/1/17         470,000         533,450   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/19         130,000         139,295   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.250     12/15/20         190,000         224,437   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     7.125     9/1/18         700,000         787,500 (a) 

Voya Financial Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     7/15/22         760,000         856,788   

ZFS Finance USA Trust II, Bonds

     6.450     12/15/65         1,440,000         1,540,800 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

             8,875,110   
          

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.7%

          

AIA Group Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     3/11/44         400,000         420,015 (a) 

Allstate Corp., Junior Subordinated Debentures

     6.500     5/15/57         480,000         526,800 (c) 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., Senior Notes

     6.625     7/15/21         60,000         63,000   

American International Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Debentures

     6.250     3/15/37         80,000         89,589   

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.400     12/15/20         90,000         107,074   

AXA SA, Subordinated Bonds

     8.600     12/15/30         200,000         269,000   

Delphi Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     1/31/20         170,000         203,502   

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     4/1/21         190,000         199,025 (a) 

Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     7.800     3/15/37         190,000         223,487 (a) 

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes

     7.875     10/15/26         490,000         604,764 (a) 

MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Debentures

     6.400     12/15/36         1,150,000         1,282,250   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2014

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Insurance - (continued)

          

Prudential Financial Inc., Junior Subordinated Debentures

     8.875     6/15/38       $ 340,000       $ 410,125 (c) 

Prudential Holdings LLC, Bonds, AGM-Insured

     7.245     12/18/23         260,000         319,452 (a) 

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

     6.850     12/16/39         400,000         515,322 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Insurance

             5,233,405   
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.1%

          

Health Care REIT Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     5/15/15         130,000         134,225   
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3%

          

Security Capital Group Inc., Senior Notes

     7.700     6/15/28         280,000         368,218   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             53,850,632   
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 1.2%           

Biotechnology - 0.4%

          

Amgen Inc., Senior Notes

     5.150     11/15/41         420,000         443,296   

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

     5.650     12/1/41         60,000         70,294   
          

 

 

 

Total Biotechnology

             513,590   
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.7%

          

Aetna Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     9/15/18         240,000         279,735   

Catholic Health Initiatives, Secured Bonds

     4.350     11/1/42         30,000         29,280   

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     6.450     6/1/16         220,000         239,481   

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     8.150     6/15/38         80,000         115,852   

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     11/15/17         31,000         34,804   

WellPoint Inc., Notes

     5.875     6/15/17         290,000         322,349   
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             1,021,501   
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%

          

Zoetis Inc., Senior Notes

     4.700     2/1/43         160,000         160,879   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             1,695,970   
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 5.9%           

Aerospace & Defense - 1.1%

          

Esterline Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

     7.000     8/1/20         750,000         795,000   

Exelis Inc., Senior Notes

     5.550     10/1/21         520,000         553,485   

Textron Inc., Senior Notes

     4.300     3/1/24         250,000         257,881   
          

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

             1,606,366   
          

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.7%

          

Air Canada, Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

     6.625     5/15/18         280,000         291,802 (a) 

American Airlines, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Bonds

     5.600     7/15/20         300,252         309,259 (a) 

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

     8.021     8/10/22         85,199         99,470   

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

     7.750     12/17/19         190,103         222,421   

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

     6.545     2/2/19         106,288         117,853   

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

     9.750     1/15/17         75,549         85,370   

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

     9.250     5/10/17         137,744         152,896   

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

     6.250     4/11/20         152,770         162,700   

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

     6.125     4/29/18         140,000         148,400   

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

     7.250     11/10/19         176,152         206,538   

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

     7.256     3/15/20         136,432         154,509   

US Airways, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Bonds

     5.900     10/1/24         333,756         373,806   
          

 

 

 

Total Airlines

             2,325,024   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2014

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.0%

          

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     9/15/19       $ 130,000       $ 147,951   

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/15/21         330,000         373,912   

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc./Monarch Communities Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/21         600,000         585,000 (a) 

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     5/15/32         250,000         356,384   
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

             1,463,247   
          

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.2%

          

United Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     2/1/19         200,000         232,863   
          

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.8%

          

Caterpillar Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     5/15/64         220,000         228,413   

Valmont Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     4/20/20         790,000         930,709   
          

 

 

 

Total Machinery

             1,159,122   
          

 

 

 

Marine - 0.2%

          

Horizon Lines LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     11.000     10/15/16         286,000         286,715   
          

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.4%

          

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, Senior Notes

     4.900     4/1/44         460,000         484,356   
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.5%

          

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes

     3.750     5/15/19         760,000         737,200 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             8,294,893   
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.9%           

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.2%

          

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

     9.250     1/15/18         290,000         297,250   
          

 

 

 

IT Services - 0.4%

          

Electronic Data Systems Corp., Notes

     7.450     10/15/29         420,000         519,834   
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.1%

          

National Semiconductor Corp., Senior Notes

     6.600     6/15/17         110,000         125,456   
          

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.2%

          

Hewlett-Packard Co., Senior Notes

     4.650     12/9/21         310,000         335,778   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             1,278,318   
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 5.9%           

Chemicals - 0.9%

          

Dow Chemical Co., Debentures

     7.375     11/1/29         800,000         1,054,182   

Ecolab Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     12/8/41         140,000         160,277   

LYB International Finance BV, Senior Bonds

     4.875     3/15/44         100,000         102,062   
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             1,316,521   
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.2%

          

Rock-Tenn Co., Senior Notes

     4.450     3/1/19         230,000         246,273   
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 4.4%

          

Alcoa Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/24         320,000         320,416   

Barrick Gold Corp., Senior Notes

     4.100     5/1/23         790,000         759,107   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.000     9/30/43         100,000         109,703   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     5.900     3/15/20         220,000         182,600   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     4/1/21         470,000         358,375   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.450     3/15/43         120,000         122,355   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.000     5/1/19         660,000         845,184   

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.375     4/16/20         150,000         164,261   

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42         470,000         444,084   

Steel Dynamics Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     8/15/19         140,000         147,875   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2014

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Metals & Mining - (continued)

          

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

     6.875     11/21/36       $ 1,148,000       $ 1,294,370   

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

     6.750     6/7/16         310,000         323,594 (a) 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

     6.000     1/31/19         350,000         353,500 (a) 

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.900     11/15/37         430,000         507,930 (a) 

Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     7/15/24         280,000         278,731 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             6,212,085   
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.4%

          

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     5/12/24         200,000         197,250   

Georgia-Pacific Corp., Senior Bonds

     7.375     12/1/25         250,000         324,875   
          

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

             522,125   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             8,297,004   
          

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 8.6%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 7.2%

          

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

     5.550     8/15/41         300,000         325,902   

British Telecommunications PLC, Bonds

     9.625     12/15/30         330,000         518,191   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     3/23/16         160,000         170,952   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Senior Bonds

     5.500     8/1/23         750,000         716,250   

Koninklijke KPN NV, Senior Notes

     8.375     10/1/30         200,000         275,920   

Qwest Corp., Debentures

     6.875     9/15/33         1,000,000         997,938   

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

     7.175     6/18/19         360,000         406,800   

Telecom Italia SpA, Senior Notes

     5.303     5/30/24         450,000         441,000 (a) 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     3.729     4/27/15         230,000         233,882   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     7.045     6/20/36         60,000         76,004   

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, Senior Notes

     4.875     6/19/24         330,000         317,034 (a) 

TW Telecom Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     10/1/22         750,000         806,250   

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.150     9/15/23         1,790,000         1,982,190   

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     6.550     9/15/43         1,476,000         1,844,103   

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.012     8/21/54         1,059,000         1,064,027 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             10,176,443   
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.4%

          

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     6.125     3/30/40         850,000         989,757   

Sprint Capital Corp., Global Notes

     6.900     5/1/19         330,000         346,913   

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/23         300,000         318,000 (a) 

Telefonica Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.250     9/15/30         230,000         311,663   
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             1,966,333   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

             12,142,776   
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 3.5%           

Electric Utilities - 2.1%

          

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, Senior Secured Bonds

     4.500     4/1/44         210,000         222,283   

Enersis SA, Notes

     7.400     12/1/16         452,000         506,234   

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

     7.375     11/15/31         830,000         981,214   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

     6.050     3/1/34         140,000         172,566   

PNPP II Funding Corp., Senior Bonds

     9.120     5/30/16         466,000         479,888   

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Senior Notes

     8.875     11/15/38         390,000         639,153   
          

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

             3,001,338   
          

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.1%

          

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes

     5.900     4/1/17         170,000         187,671 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 1.3%

          

CenterPoint Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.850     6/1/15         1,150,000         1,196,008   

Dominion Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     8.875     1/15/19         250,000         314,591   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2014

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Multi-Utilities - (continued)

          

DTE Energy Co., Senior Notes

     6.350     6/1/16       $ 260,000       $ 282,255   
          

 

 

 

Total Multi-Utilities

             1,792,854   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

             4,981,863   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $118,053,373)

             131,108,307   
          

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.2%           

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 2004-6 1A1

     0.695     12/25/34         514,490         487,656 (c) 

Dryden Senior Loan Fund, 2014-31A C

     3.084     4/18/26         250,000         243,747 (a)(c) 

Madison Park Funding Ltd., 2013-11A C

     2.983     10/23/25         250,000         242,441 (a)(c) 

Morgan Stanley Capital Inc., 2005-WMC2 M2

     0.800     2/25/35         230,429         227,884 (c) 

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2011-A A3

     2.654     1/15/43         330,000         351,694 (a)(c) 

Whitehorse Ltd., 2013-1A A3L

     3.235     11/24/25         200,000         195,866 (a)(c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost - $1,709,628)

             1,749,288   
          

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 0.1%           

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 3A1

(Cost - $99,295)

     6.036     9/25/37         100,560         104,466 (c) 
          

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.5%           

Alabama - 0.2%

          

Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue

     6.000     10/1/42         190,000         212,847   
          

 

 

 

California - 0.1%

          

University of California Revenue

     4.062     5/15/33         150,000         150,524   
          

 

 

 

Illinois - 0.2%

          

Chicago, IL, GO, Taxable Project

     7.781     1/1/35         10,000         11,951   

Illinois State, GO, Build America Bonds-Taxable

     6.725     4/1/35         310,000         338,337   
          

 

 

 

Total Illinois

             350,288   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost - $696,974)

             713,659   
          

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 1.6%           

Canada - 0.7%

          

Quebec Province, Notes

     7.970     7/22/36         650,000         992,163   
          

 

 

 

Colombia - 0.4%

          

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     5.625     2/26/44         490,000         539,000   
          

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.0%

          

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     4.750     3/8/44         30,000         29,775   
          

 

 

 

Russia - 0.2%

          

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     7.500     3/31/30         36,990         41,438 (b) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     5.875     9/16/43         200,000         204,000 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Russia

             245,438   
          

 

 

 

Turkey - 0.3%

          

Republic of Turkey, Notes

     4.875     4/16/43         420,000         378,840   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

(Cost - $1,851,513)

             2,185,216   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2014

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE          SHARES      VALUE  
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.8%           
FINANCIALS - 1.8%           

Banks - 0.0%

          

U.S. Bancorp

     5.150        2,117       $ 47,717   
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 0.2%

          

State Street Corp.

     5.900        10,107         259,244 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.3%

          

GMAC Capital Trust I

     8.125        67,500         1,796,175 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.3%

          

Citigroup Capital XIII

     7.875        15,253         410,611 (c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost - $2,316,851)

             2,513,747   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.2%
(Cost - $124,727,634#)

             138,374,683   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.8%

             2,539,337   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 140,914,020   
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

# 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.

 

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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 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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

   

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

     —         $ 131,108,307         —         $ 131,108,307   

Asset-backed securities

     —           1,749,288         —           1,749,288   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           104,466         —           104,466   

Municipal bonds

     —           713,659         —           713,659   

Sovereign bonds

     —           2,185,216         —           2,185,216   

Preferred stocks

   $ 2,513,747         —           —           2,513,747   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 2,513,747       $ 135,860,936         —         $ 138,374,683   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 113,881         —           —         $ 113,881   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,627,628       $ 135,860,936         —         $ 138,488,564   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 40,063         —           —         $ 40,063   

 

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.

(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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 involve 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.

Investments in securities that are collateralized by residential real estate mortgages are subject to certain credit and liquidity risks. When market conditions result in an increase in default rates of the underlying mortgages and the foreclosure values of underlying real estate properties are materially below the outstanding amount of these underlying mortgages, collection of the full amount of accrued interest and principal on these investments may be doubtful. Such market conditions may significantly impair the value and liquidity of these investments and may result in a lack of correlation between their credit ratings and values.

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

2. Investments

At September 30, 2014, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $  14,138,033   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (490,984
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 13,647,049   
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At September 30, 2014, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

     17         12/14       $ 3,725,243       $ 3,720,344       $ (4,899

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     149         12/14         17,655,578         17,620,414         (35,164

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     3         12/14         457,260         457,500         240   
              

 

 

 
                 (39,823
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:               

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     32         12/14         3,998,185         3,988,500         9,685   

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     158         12/14         21,893,144         21,789,188         103,956   
              

 

 

 
                 113,641   
              

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

               $ 73,818   
              

 

 

 

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, 2014.

 

     Futures Contracts        

Primary Underlying Risk

   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
    Total  

Interest Rate Risk

   $ 113,881       $ (40,063   $ 73,818   

During the period ended September 30, 2014, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

     Average Market Value  

Futures contracts (to buy)

   $ 20,931,215   

Futures contracts (to sell)

     25,734,661   

 

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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 20, 2014

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 20, 2014

By:

 

/s/    RICHARD F. SENNETT        

  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

November 20, 2014