WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND (WIW)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21477

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

(Name of Fund)

385 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91101

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 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, 2015

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 


WESTERN ASSET / CLAYMORE

INFLATION – LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND

FORM N-Q

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015


WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 109.9%         

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.000     1/15/26         38,080,641       $ 42,721,720   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.750     1/15/28         26,292,274         29,062,218   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     3.625     4/15/28         14,106,162         18,693,966   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.500     1/15/29         2,356,528         2,827,005   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     3.875     4/15/29         18,872,360         26,018,304   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     2/15/41         6,974,656         8,268,601   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/42         264,043         231,085   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     2/15/43         6,311,222         5,316,220   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.375     2/15/44         10,224,640         10,374,145   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/45         3,506,606         3,040,932   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     2.000     1/15/16         133,516,717         133,144,739 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/16         27,635,472         27,364,147 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     2.375     1/15/17         25,692,048         26,378,180 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/17         12,608,760         12,562,789   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     2.625     7/15/17         552,715         578,969   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/18         42,329,220         42,280,160 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     1/15/19         11,704,832         12,468,690   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/19         23,425,500         23,345,596   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     1.375     1/15/20         30,901,360         32,424,704   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/20         46,898,982         46,596,718   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     1.250     7/15/20         48,481,216         50,896,453 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     1.125     1/15/21         59,632,420         61,968,043 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     7/15/21         14,136,048         14,334,278   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/22         4,829,289         4,705,978   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     7/15/22         60,326,733         58,827,191   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/23         67,763,772         65,330,307 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.375     7/15/23         29,124,484         28,619,728   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     1/15/24         29,923,329         29,778,770   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     7/15/24         13,468,206         12,850,217   

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.250     1/15/25         8,121,256         7,784,037   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES

(Cost - $841,654,664)

  

  

        838,793,890   
          

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 5.2%           

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust, 2001-3 A1

     1.094     10/27/32         8,331         7,975 (b) 

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust, 2007-SD2 2A1

     0.594     9/25/46         106,400         91,018 (b) 

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, 2007-RP1 A

     0.504     5/25/46         5,581,621         4,707,545 (b)(c) 

CSAB Mortgage-Backed Trust, 2007-1 3A30, IO

     6.456     5/25/37         13,603,139         4,159,146 (b) 

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, 2015-1A B

     3.520     3/25/21         4,050,000         4,019,625   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, 2015-1A C

     4.350     3/25/21         2,450,000         2,431,625   

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, 2007-1 AF3

     5.612     4/25/37         8,841,005         4,832,414   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2005-EFC3 M6

     0.894     8/25/35         6,000,000         4,842,852 (b) 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2005-RS3 M5

     0.874     3/25/35         7,451,000         6,176,745 (b) 

Security National Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-3A A2

     5.830     1/25/37         300,000         261,835 (b)(c) 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-SC1 1A2

     7.646     5/25/31         9,071,245         7,888,708 (b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Cost - $39,073,307)

             39,419,488   
          

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 8.0%           

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2015-R2 4A2

     0.411     9/29/36         13,577,467         6,695,049 (b)(c) 

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2015-R2 5A2

     0.419     9/29/36         8,649,146         3,768,433 (b)(c) 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., 2007-6 2A5, IO

     6.456     5/25/37         9,266,466         3,801,179 (b) 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2004-33 1A1

     2.757     12/25/34         5,653         5,607 (b) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

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

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2004-33 2A1

     2.775     12/25/34         6,047       $ 5,953 (b) 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-22T1 A2, IO

     4.876     6/25/35         4,846,558         735,664 (b) 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2007-19 1A16, IO

     6.306     8/25/37         16,181,662         4,224,902 (b) 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, 2009-16R 5A3

     2.977     6/26/36         5,138,403         2,242,435 (b)(c) 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, 2015-Town MZ

     9.180     3/15/17         7,740,000         7,681,950 (b)(c) 

Downey Savings & Loan Association Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-AR1 A2B

     1.056     9/19/44         29,373         26,523 (b) 

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities, 2006-FA8 1A8

     0.564     2/25/37         165,471         90,131 (b) 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-2F 4A1

     0.494     3/25/37         16,304,950         8,526,136 (b) 

JPMorgan Reremic, 2015-1 1A3

     0.359     12/27/46         11,120,000         6,965,777 (b)(c) 

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2006-5 2A2, IO

     6.956     9/25/36         8,581,415         2,997,857 (b) 

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2006-8 4A2, IO

     7.556     12/25/36         1,903,404         621,180 (b) 

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2006-9 3A2, IO

     7.036     1/25/37         5,390,052         1,835,906 (b) 

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2007-2 2A12, IO

     6.496     2/25/37         10,287,201         3,382,730 (b) 

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2007-4 2A2, IO

     6.476     5/25/37         8,655,181         2,589,033 (b) 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-11AR 2A3

     2.751     6/25/37         153,408         102,863 (b) 

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., 2004-AR4 1A1

     2.658     12/25/34         16,955         17,003 (b) 

Residential Accredit Loans Inc., 2006-QS7 A5, IO

     5.406     6/25/36         3,199,860         561,863 (b) 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2014-HQ3 M3

     4.944     10/25/24         1,600,000         1,617,616 (b) 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2015-HQ2 M3

     3.444     5/25/25         2,820,000         2,643,361 (b) 

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2004-AR08 A1

     0.614     6/25/44         20,018         18,576 (b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

(Cost - $60,302,267)

  

  

        61,157,727   
          

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 10.2%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.6%           

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.4%

          

Greektown Holdings LLC/Greektown Mothership Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     8.875     3/15/19         2,735,000         2,803,375 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Media - 0.2%

          

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.125     2/15/25         1,860,000         1,743,750 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.0%

          

Empire Today LLC/Empire Today Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     11.375     2/1/17         310,000         285,200 (c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             4,832,325   
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.6%           

Food Products - 0.4%

          

JBS Investment GmbH, Senior Notes

     7.250     4/3/24         1,000,000         962,500 (c) 

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.375     5/9/18         2,400,000         2,238,000 (d) 
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             3,200,500   
          

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.2%

          

Alliance One International Inc., Secured Notes

     9.875     7/15/21         1,800,000         1,539,000   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             4,739,500   
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 1.1%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1%

          

FTS International Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

     6.250     5/1/22         1,000,000         310,000   
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.0%

          

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     2/15/21         1,000,000         696,875   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)           

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.375     3/15/24         230,000       $ 126,500   

Comstock Resources Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     10.000     3/15/20         1,000,000         695,000 (c) 

Globe Luxembourg SCA, Senior Secured Notes

     9.625     5/1/18         2,000,000         1,670,000 (c) 

Murray Energy Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     11.250     4/15/21         2,850,000         1,496,250 (c) 

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     3/28/23         1,000,000         345,000 (d) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.750     1/27/41         500,000         326,250   

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     11.000     7/1/21         1,450,000         72,500 *(e) 

Rice Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/1/22         500,000         445,940   

Samson Investment Co., Senior Notes

     9.750     2/15/20         2,510,000         37,650 *(e) 

Sanchez Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     1/15/23         1,000,000         670,000   

WPX Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     8/1/20         610,000         558,150   

WPX Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     8/1/23         700,000         635,250   
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             7,775,365   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             8,085,365   
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 0.8%           

Banks - 0.4%

          

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.350     5/15/23         3,250,000         3,030,625 (b)(f) 
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.2%

          

Communications Sales & Leasing Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     10/15/23         1,610,000         1,376,550   
          

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.2%

          

Quicken Loans Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     5/1/25         1,670,000         1,567,712 (c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             5,974,887   
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 1.2%           

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.4%

          

DJO Finco Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     8.125     6/15/21         3,300,000         3,217,500 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.6%

          

BioScrip Inc., Senior Notes

     8.875     2/15/21         840,000         646,800   

ExamWorks Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     4/15/23         2,180,000         2,209,975   

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Secured Notes

     7.625     8/15/20         1,930,000         1,809,375   
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             4,666,150   
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.2%

          

Concordia Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

     7.000     4/15/23         1,850,000         1,618,750 (c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             9,502,400   
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 2.0%           

Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%

          

Heligear Acquisition Co., Senior Secured Bonds

     10.250     10/15/19         4,720,000         4,672,800 (c)(g) 
          

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.0%

          

XPO Logistics Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/1/19         260,000         253,500 (c) 

XPO Logistics Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     6/15/22         70,000         59,194 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Air Freight & Logistics

             312,694   
          

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.1%

          

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

     4.625     9/3/22         400,000         398,000   
          

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.8%

          

Ausdrill Finance Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/1/19         600,000         420,000 (c) 

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     10.375     9/1/21         1,500,000         1,507,500 (c) 

Empresas ICA SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     8.875     5/29/24         4,100,000         1,793,750 (d) 

Empresas ICA SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     8.875     5/29/24         440,000         192,500 (c) 

HC2 Holdings Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     11.000     12/1/19         610,000         582,550 (c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
Construction & Engineering - (continued)           

Michael Baker International LLC/CDL Acquisition Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.250     10/15/18         1,850,000       $ 1,757,500 (c) 

Modular Space Corp., Secured Notes

     10.250     1/31/19         671,000         466,345 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Construction & Engineering

             6,720,145   
          

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.4%

          

Interface Master Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     12.500     8/1/18         3,000,000         2,955,000 (c)(h) 
          

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.1%

          

DH Services Luxembourg Sarl, Senior Notes

     7.750     12/15/20         480,000         484,800 (c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             15,543,439   
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.8%           

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.7%

          

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

     9.250     1/15/18         3,670,000         3,715,875   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.625     6/15/22         1,680,000         1,667,400 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

             5,383,275   
          

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.1%

          

Ancestry.com Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     9.625     10/15/18         820,000         811,800 (c)(h) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             6,195,075   
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 1.5%           

Chemicals - 0.6%

          

Jac Holding Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     11.500     10/1/19         3,890,000         3,821,925 (c) 

Techniplas LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     10.000     5/1/20         460,000         423,200 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             4,245,125   
          

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.1%

          

Hardwoods Acquisition Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     8/1/21         400,000         374,000 (c) 

NWH Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     8/1/21         370,000         336,700 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Construction Materials

             710,700   
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.2%

          

Coveris Holdings SA, Senior Notes

     7.875     11/1/19         850,000         805,375 (c) 

PaperWorks Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     9.500     8/15/19         970,000         936,050 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

             1,741,425   
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.5%

          

Barminco Finance Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.000     6/1/18         1,066,000         775,515 (c) 

Coeur Mining Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     2/1/21         830,000         498,000   

Evraz Group SA, Senior Notes

     9.500     4/24/18         650,000         679,595 (d) 

Evraz Group SA, Senior Notes

     6.750     4/27/18         500,000         491,250 (d) 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     11/14/21         710,000         553,800   

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

     7.125     5/31/23         1,200,000         741,110 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             3,739,270   
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.1%

          

Appvion Inc., Secured Notes

     9.000     6/1/20         1,430,000         715,000 (c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             11,151,520   
          

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.6%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.5%

          

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     9.000     1/31/20         4,200,000         3,801,000 (d) 
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

          

VimpelCom Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     7.504     3/1/22         4,730,000         4,741,825 (c) 

VimpelCom Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     5.950     2/13/23         4,000,000         3,641,616 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             8,383,441   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

             12,184,441   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $92,094,503)

             78,208,952   
          

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 5.6%        
Australia - 1.0%          

Australia Government Bond, Senior Bonds

     2.500     9/20/30         7,550,000 AUD    $ 7,431,008 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Israel - 1.7%

         

Government of Israel, Bonds

     3.000     10/31/19         21,438,188 ILS      6,153,941   

Government of Israel, Bonds

     4.000     7/31/24         20,005,514 ILS      6,586,921   
         

 

 

 

Total Israel

            12,740,862   
         

 

 

 

New Zealand - 1.9%

         

Government of New Zealand, Senior Bonds

     3.000     9/20/30         20,220,000 NZD      14,483,246 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Russia - 1.0%

         

Russian Federation, Bonds

     2.500     8/16/23         544,514,638 RUB      7,844,053   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES

(Cost - $43,908,905)

            42,499,169   
         

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 0.2%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.2%          

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.2%

         

TOMS Shoes LLC, Term Loan B (Cost - $1,197,411)

     6.500     10/28/20         1,313,400        1,155,792 (i)(j) 
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 1.0%          
Portugal - 1.0%          

Republic of Portugal, Notes (Cost - $7,552,898)

     5.125     10/15/24         7,400,000        7,841,188 (c) 
         

 

 

 
                  SHARES        
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%          
INDUSTRIALS - 0.2%          

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2%

         

General Finance Corp. (Cost - $1,360,000)

     8.125        54,400        1,386,656   
         

 

 

 
           EXPIRATION
DATE
     CONTRACTS        
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.2%          

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $120.50

       10/23/15         706        270,266   

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $122.00

       10/23/15         1,830        57,188   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures,

Call @ $128.50

       10/23/15         523        408,594   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures,

Call @ $129.50

       10/23/15         526        180,812   

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures,

Call @ $158.00

       10/23/15         261        403,734   

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures,

Call @ $165.00

       10/23/15         785        134,922   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

(Cost - $1,210,895)

            1,455,516   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $1,088,354,850)

            1,071,918,378   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    September 30, 2015

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5%           

Repurchase Agreements - 0.5%

          

Bank of America repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15; Proceeds at maturity - $4,000,012; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government obligations, 1.625% due 6/30/20; Market value - $4,080,000)
(Cost - $4,000,000)

     0.110     10/1/15         4,000,000       $ 4,000,000   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 141.0%
(Cost - $1,092,354,850#)

             1,075,918,378   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (41.0)%

             (312,835,481
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 763,082,897   
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

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

 

(c) 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 Trustees, unless otherwise noted.

 

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

 

(e) The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of September 30, 2015.

 

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

 

(g) Illiquid security.

 

(h) 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.

 

(i) 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.

 

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

 

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

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

AUD    — Australian Dollar
ILS    — Israeli Shekel
IO    — Interest Only
NZD    — New Zealand Dollar
RUB    — Russian Ruble

 

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS            

SECURITY

   EXPIRATION
DATE
     STRIKE
PRICE
    
CONTRACTS
     VALUE  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call

     10/23/15       $ 121.00         706       $ 126,860   

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put

     10/23/15         119.50         706         49,641   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call

     10/23/15         131.50         1,049         65,562   

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call

     10/23/15         168.00         785         49,062   

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call

     10/23/15         161.00         261         163,125   

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put

     10/23/15         155.00         66         57,750   

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put

     10/23/15         153.00         350         142,188   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premiums received - $878,547)

   

   $ 654,188   
           

 

 

 

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

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on February 25, 2004.

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income for its shareholders. Capital appreciation, when consistent with current income, 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. 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 Trustees.

The Board of Trustees 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 (formerly, Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee) (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees. 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 Trustees, 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 Trustees 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†:

           

U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities

     —         $ 838,793,890         —         $ 838,793,890   

Asset-backed securities

     —           39,419,488         —           39,419,488   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           53,475,777       $ 7,681,950         61,157,727   

Corporate bonds & notes

     —           78,208,952         —           78,208,952   

Non-U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities

     —           42,499,169         —           42,499,169   

Senior loans

     —           —           1,155,792         1,155,792   

Sovereign bonds

     —           7,841,188         —           7,841,188   

Preferred stocks

   $ 1,386,656         —           —           1,386,656   

Purchased options

     1,455,516         —           —           1,455,516   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term investments

   $ 2,842,172       $ 1,060,238,464       $ 8,837,742       $ 1,071,918,378   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-term investments†

     —           4,000,000         —           4,000,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 2,842,172       $ 1,064,238,464       $ 8,837,742       $ 1,075,918,378   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 3,320,751         —           —         $ 3,320,751   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     —         $ 8,632,828         —           8,632,828   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other financial instruments

   $ 3,320,751       $ 8,632,828         —         $ 11,953,579   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,162,923       $ 1,072,871,292       $ 8,837,742       $ 1,087,871,957   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other financial instruments:

           

Written options

   $ 654,188         —           —         $ 654,188   

Futures contracts

     4,268,983         —           —           4,268,983   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     —         $ 4,404,496         —           4,404,496   

OTC total return swaps ‡

     —           1,745,383         —           1,745,383   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,923,171       $ 6,149,879         —         $ 11,073,050   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

Values include any premiums paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

           SENIOR LOANS         

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

   COLLATERALIZED
MORTGAGE
OBLIGATIONS
    CONSUMER
DISCRETIONARY
     TOTAL  

Balance as of December 31, 2014

     —          —           —     

Accrued premiums/discounts

   $ 15,179        —         $ 15,179   

Realized gain (loss)

     —          —           —     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1

     (15,179     —           (15,179

Purchases

     7,681,950        —           7,681,950   

Sales

     —          —           —     

Transfers into Level 32

     —        $ 1,155,792         1,155,792   

Transfers out of Level 3

     —          —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2015

   $ 7,681,950      $ 1,155,792       $ 8,837,742   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at September 30, 20151

   $ (15,179     —         $ (15,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period.

 

1

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized.

 

2

Transferred into Level 3 as a result of the unavailability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical investment or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs.

2. Investments

At September 30, 2015, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 12,940,608   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (29,377,080
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (16,436,472
  

 

 

 

At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Counterparty

   Rate    

Effective
Date

  

Maturity
Date

   Face Amount of
Reverse Repurchase
Agreements
    

Asset Class of Collateral*

   Collateral
Value
 

Deutsche Bank

     0.50   9/15/2015    10/14/15    $ 151,242,500      

U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities

   $
155,120,513
  

Deutsche Bank

     0.40   8/26/2015    11/18/15      58,500,000       U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities      60,000,000   

Morgan Stanley

     0.28   7/16/2015    10/15/15      119,361,500       U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities      122,776,449   
          

 

 

       

 

 

 
           $ 329,104,000          $ 337,896,962   
          

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

* Refer to the Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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

90-Day Eurodollar

     2,843         12/17       $ 697,785,802       $ 700,479,663       $ 2,693,861   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     654         12/15         83,565,391         84,192,281         626,890   

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     1         12/15         163,300         160,406         (2,894
              

 

 

 
                 3,317,857   
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:               

90-Day Eurodollar

     1,047         12/15         260,493,860         260,663,738         (169,878

90-Day Eurodollar

     1,177         3/16         292,429,800         292,719,900         (290,100

90-Day Eurodollar

     658         12/16         162,614,387         162,945,475         (331,088

90-Day Eurodollar

     2,713         12/18         662,970,683         665,668,463         (2,697,780

Euro-Bund

     243         12/15         41,798,185         42,409,975         (611,790

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     231         12/15         27,823,890         27,839,109         (15,219

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     245         12/15         38,398,985         38,549,219         (150,234
              

 

 

 
                 (4,266,089
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts             $ (948,232
              

 

 

 

At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CAD      11,710,000         USD         8,979,070       Bank of America N.A.      10/16/15       $ (204,958
USD      9,177,763         CAD         11,710,000       Bank of America N.A.      10/16/15         403,651   
BRL      135,135,669         USD         36,932,405       Citibank N.A.      10/16/15         (3,014,069
BRL      2,895,637         USD         803,005       Citibank N.A.      10/16/15         (76,216
CAD      24,800,000         USD         18,740,318       Citibank N.A.      10/16/15         (158,083
CAD      237,340         USD         180,293       Citibank N.A.      10/16/15         (2,459
USD      41,688,706         BRL         138,031,306       Citibank N.A.      10/16/15         7,043,581   
USD      19,611,743         CAD         26,030,000       Citibank N.A.      10/16/15         107,889   
USD      31,593,834         GBP         20,360,000       Citibank N.A.      10/16/15         796,427   
USD      15,259,956         NZD         23,700,000       Bank of America N.A.      11/13/15         155,072   
GBP      20,000,000         USD         30,900,140       Citibank N.A.      11/13/15         (651,384
USD      7,644,775         AUD         10,740,000       Citibank N.A.      11/13/15         123,376   
EUR      6,937,546         USD         7,828,743       Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.      11/13/15         (71,726
EUR      733,001         USD         819,694       Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.      11/13/15         (110
USD      8,951,577         EUR         8,206,584       Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.      11/13/15         (224,378
USD      635,104         EUR         567,001       Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.      11/13/15         1,128   
USD      641,808         EUR         575,001       Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.      11/13/15         (1,113
USD      209,546         EUR         186,001       Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.      11/13/15         1,574   
USD      73,926         EUR         66,001       Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.      11/13/15         130   
                 

 

 

 
Total                   $ 4,228,332   
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

AUD    — Australian Dollar
BRL    — Brazilian Real
CAD    — Canadian Dollar
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
NZD    — New Zealand Dollar
USD    — United States Dollar

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At September 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAPS

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     TERMINATION
DATE
     PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
MADE BY

THE FUND
  PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY

THE FUND
  UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
     UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
 

Barclays Capital Inc.

   $ 67,940,000         1/27/20       1.925%*   CPURNSA*     —         $ (876,299

Barclays Capital Inc.

     67,940,000         1/28/20       1.955%*   CPURNSA*     —           (869,084
  

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 135,880,000                —         $ (1,745,383
  

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

 

Periodic payments made/received by the Fund are based on the total return of the referenced entity.

 

* One time payment at termination date.

 

11


 

ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

  (a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective, and that the disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and (2) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (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 as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 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/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

By:   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Trustee and President

Date:

 

November 20, 2015

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
  Trustee and President

Date:

 

November 20, 2015

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

Date:

 

November 20, 2015