UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED
SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-02351
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
620 Eighth
Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10018
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Marc A. De Oliveira.
Franklin Templeton
100
First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 1-888-777-0102
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2023
ITEM 1. |
REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.
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Semi-Annual Report |
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June 30, 2023 |
WESTERN ASSET
INVESTMENT GRADE
INCOME FUND INC. (PAI)
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INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE |
Fund objectives
The Funds primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income, consistent with prudent investment risk, through investment in a diversified
portfolio of debt securities. To a lesser extent, the Fund may also invest in privately placed debt securities and in certain equity securities. Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective.
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Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. |
Letter from the president
Dear Shareholder,
We are pleased to provide the semi-annual report of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. for the six-month reporting
period ended June 30, 2023. Please read on for Fund performance information during the Funds reporting period.
As always, we remain committed to
providing you with excellent service and a full spectrum of investment choices. We also remain committed to supplementing the support you receive from your financial advisor. One way we accomplish this is through our website,
www.franklintempleton.com. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:
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Fund prices and performance, |
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Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and |
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A host of educational resources. |
We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.
Sincerely,
Jane Trust, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer
July 31, 2023
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Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. |
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Performance review
For the six months ended
June 30, 2023, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. returned 2.94% based on its net asset value (NAV)i and 2.78% based on its New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) market price per share. The Funds unmanaged
benchmarks, the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Indexii and the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Indexiii, returned 5.38% and 3.13%, respectively, for the same period.
The
Fund has a practice of seeking to maintain a relatively stable level of distributions to shareholders. This practice has no impact on the Funds investment strategy and may reduce the Funds NAV. The Funds manager believes the
practice helps maintain the Funds competitiveness and may benefit the Funds market price and premium/discount to the Funds NAV.
During the six-month period, the Fund made distributions to shareholders totaling $0.28 per share. As of June 30, 2023, the Fund estimates that all of the distributions were sourced from net investment income.* The
performance table shows the Funds six-month total return based on its NAV and market price as of June 30, 2023. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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Performance Snapshot as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited) |
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Price Per Share |
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6-Month
Total Return** |
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$12.65 (NAV) |
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2.94 |
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$11.63 (Market Price) |
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2.78 |
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All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year
represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.
** Total returns are based on changes in NAV or market price, respectively. Returns reflect the deduction
of all Fund expenses, including management fees, operating expenses, and other Fund expenses. Returns do not reflect the deduction of brokerage commissions or taxes that investors may pay on distributions or the sale of shares.
Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at NAV.
Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, in additional shares in accordance with the Funds
Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
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This estimate is not for tax purposes. The Fund will issue a Form 1099 with final composition of the distributions for tax
purposes after year-end. A return of capital is not taxable and results in a reduction in the tax basis of a shareholders investment. For more information about a distributions composition, please
refer to the Funds distribution press release or, if applicable, the Section 19 notice located in the press release section of our website, www.franklintempleton.com. |
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Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. |
Looking for additional
information?
The Fund is traded under the symbol PAI and its closing market price is available in most newspapers under the NYSE listings.
The daily NAV is available online under the symbol XPAIX on most financial websites. Barrons and The Wall Street Journals Monday edition both carry closed-end fund tables
that provide additional information. In addition, the Fund issues a quarterly press release that can be found on most major financial websites as well as www.franklintempleton.com.
In a continuing effort to provide information concerning the Fund, shareholders may call 1-888-777-0102 (toll free), Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, for the Funds current NAV, market price and other information.
Thank you for your investment in Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. As always, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain
focused on achieving the Funds investment goals.
Sincerely,
Jane Trust, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer
July 31, 2023
RISKS: The Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment
company designed primarily as a long-term investment and not as a trading vehicle. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program and, due to the uncertainty inherent in all investments, there can be no assurance that the Fund will
achieve its investment objectives. The Funds common stock is traded on the NYSE. Similar to stocks, the Funds share price will fluctuate with market conditions and, at the time of sale, may be worth more or less than the original
investment. Shares of closed-end funds often trade at a discount to their net asset value. Diversification does not assure against market loss. The Funds investments are subject to a number of risks,
including interest rate, credit and inflation risks. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, reducing the value of a fixed income investments price. The Fund may invest in high-yield bonds (commonly known as junk bonds), which
are rated below investment grade and carry more risk than higher-rated securities. To the extent that the Fund invests in asset-backed, mortgage-backed or mortgage-related securities, its exposure to prepayment and extension risks may be greater
than investments in other fixed income securities. Leverage may result in greater volatility of NAV and the market price of the shares of the Funds common stock and increases a shareholders risk of loss. The Fund may invest, to a limited
extent, in foreign securities, including emerging or developing markets. Investing in foreign securities is subject to certain risks not associated with domestic investing, such as currency fluctuations and social, political,
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Performance review (contd)
and economic uncertainties which could result in significant volatility. These risks are
magnified in emerging or developing markets. Emerging market or developing countries tend to have economic, political, and legal systems that are less developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. The Fund may make
significant investments in derivative instruments. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. The market values of securities or other assets will
fluctuate, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, due to changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market
disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, armed conflicts, economic sanctions and countermeasures in response to sanctions, major cybersecurity events, investor sentiment, the global and domestic effects of a
pandemic, and other factors that may or may not be related to the issuer of the security or other asset. The Fund may also invest in money market funds, including funds affiliated with the Funds investment advisers.
This material is not intended as a recommendation or as investment advice of any kind, including in connection with rollovers, transfers, and distributions. Such
material is not provided in a fiduciary capacity, may not be relied upon for or in connection with the making of investment decisions, and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities. All content has been provided for
informational or educational purposes only and is not intended to be and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and/or a legal opinion. Always consult a financial, tax and/or legal professional regarding your specific situation.
All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All index performance reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
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Net asset value (NAV) is calculated by subtracting total liabilities and outstanding preferred stock (if any)
from the closing value of all securities held by the Fund (plus all other assets) and dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of the common shares outstanding. The NAV fluctuates with changes in the market prices of securities in
which the Fund has invested. However, the price at which an investor may buy or sell shares of the Fund is the Funds market price as determined by supply of and demand for the Funds shares. |
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The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index covers the universe of fixed-rate,
non-investment grade debt, including corporate and non-corporate sectors. Pay-in-kind
(PIK) bonds, Eurobonds and debt issues from countries designated as emerging markets are excluded, but Canadian and global bonds (SEC registered) of issuers in non-emerging market countries are
included. Original issue zero coupon bonds, step-up coupon structures and 144 A securities are also included. |
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The Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index is an index composed of corporate and
non-corporate debt issues that are investment grade (rated Baa3/BBB- or higher). |
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Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. |
Fund at a glance (unaudited)
Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total
investments
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The bar graph above represents the Funds portfolio as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and does not
include derivatives, such as futures contracts. The Funds portfolio is actively managed. As a result, the composition of the Funds investments is subject to change at any time. |
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Represents less than 0.1%. |
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Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
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Schedule of investments (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
Western
Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net
assets)
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Security |
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Maturity Date |
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Face Amount |
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Value |
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Corporate Bonds & Notes 92.7% |
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Communication Services 9.3% |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services
2.0% |
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AT&T Inc., Senior Notes |
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4.300 |
% |
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2/15/30 |
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80,000 |
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$ |
75,976 |
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AT&T Inc., Senior Notes |
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4.500 |
% |
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5/15/35 |
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360,000 |
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331,141 |
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AT&T Inc., Senior Notes |
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6.350 |
% |
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3/15/40 |
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50,000 |
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50,312 |
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AT&T Inc., Senior Notes |
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4.900 |
% |
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6/15/42 |
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150,000 |
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134,561 |
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AT&T Inc., Senior Notes |
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4.800 |
% |
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6/15/44 |
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210,000 |
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185,777 |
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AT&T Inc., Senior Notes |
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4.550 |
% |
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3/9/49 |
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310,000 |
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263,442 |
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AT&T Inc., Senior Notes |
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3.300 |
% |
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2/1/52 |
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120,000 |
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84,086 |
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AT&T Inc., Senior Notes |
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3.500 |
% |
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9/15/53 |
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130,000 |
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92,121 |
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AT&T Inc., Senior Notes |
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3.800 |
% |
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12/1/57 |
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130,000 |
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94,228 |
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AT&T Inc., Senior Notes |
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3.500 |
% |
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2/1/61 |
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70,000 |
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48,608 |
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British Telecommunications PLC, Senior Notes |
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9.625 |
% |
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12/15/30 |
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70,000 |
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86,175 |
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Telefonica Emisiones SA, Senior Notes |
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7.045 |
% |
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6/20/36 |
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60,000 |
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65,472 |
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Telefonica Europe BV, Senior Notes |
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8.250 |
% |
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9/15/30 |
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230,000 |
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265,919 |
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Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes |
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5.500 |
% |
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3/16/47 |
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630,000 |
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633,847 |
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Total Diversified Telecommunication
Services |
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2,411,665 |
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Entertainment
1.9% |
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Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes |
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6.550 |
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3/15/33 |
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545,000 |
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605,873 |
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Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes |
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7.750 |
% |
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12/1/45 |
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130,000 |
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169,221 |
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Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
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5.141 |
% |
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3/15/52 |
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1,820,000 |
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1,483,137 |
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Total Entertainment |
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2,258,231 |
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Media 3.7% |
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CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes |
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4.500 |
% |
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5/1/32 |
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580,000 |
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463,670 |
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Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
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6.384 |
% |
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10/23/35 |
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110,000 |
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107,279 |
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Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
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3.500 |
% |
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3/1/42 |
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80,000 |
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53,581 |
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Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
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6.484 |
% |
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10/23/45 |
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260,000 |
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244,604 |
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Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
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5.375 |
% |
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5/1/47 |
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350,000 |
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289,635 |
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See Notes to Financial
Statements.
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Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security |
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Rate |
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Maturity Date |
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Face Amount |
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Value |
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Media continued |
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Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
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5.750 |
% |
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4/1/48 |
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$ |
70,000 |
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$ |
59,980 |
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Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
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5.250 |
% |
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4/1/53 |
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160,000 |
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129,320 |
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Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
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3.950 |
% |
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6/30/62 |
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80,000 |
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49,289 |
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Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes |
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5.500 |
% |
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4/1/63 |
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210,000 |
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169,271 |
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Comcast Corp., Senior Notes |
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6.450 |
% |
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3/15/37 |
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220,000 |
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243,046 |
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Comcast Corp., Senior Notes |
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6.950 |
% |
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8/15/37 |
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160,000 |
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185,167 |
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Comcast Corp., Senior Notes |
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6.400 |
% |
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5/15/38 |
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950,000 |
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1,051,312 |
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DISH DBS Corp., Senior Secured Notes |
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5.750 |
% |
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12/1/28 |
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160,000 |
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119,305 |
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Fox Corp., Senior Notes |
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5.476 |
% |
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1/25/39 |
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510,000 |
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476,854 |
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Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
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8.375 |
% |
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7/15/33 |
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410,000 |
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450,651 |
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Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
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6.550 |
% |
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5/1/37 |
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180,000 |
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172,702 |
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Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
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7.300 |
% |
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7/1/38 |
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200,000 |
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203,988 |
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Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
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6.750 |
% |
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6/15/39 |
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10,000 |
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9,617 |
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Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
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5.500 |
% |
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9/1/41 |
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50,000 |
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41,636 |
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Total Media |
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4,520,907 |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services
1.7% |
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America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes |
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6.125 |
% |
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3/30/40 |
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850,000 |
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905,336 |
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Sprint LLC, Senior Notes |
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7.875 |
% |
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9/15/23 |
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340,000 |
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341,127 |
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Sprint LLC, Senior Notes |
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7.125 |
% |
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6/15/24 |
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150,000 |
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151,476 |
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T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes |
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4.375 |
% |
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4/15/40 |
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60,000 |
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53,029 |
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T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes |
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4.500 |
% |
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4/15/50 |
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210,000 |
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180,321 |
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T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes |
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3.400 |
% |
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10/15/52 |
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230,000 |
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164,370 |
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Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes |
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5.250 |
% |
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5/30/48 |
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210,000 |
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197,405 |
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Vodafone Group PLC, Senior Notes |
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4.250 |
% |
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9/17/50 |
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10,000 |
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8,034 |
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Total Wireless Telecommunication
Services |
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2,001,098 |
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Total Communication Services |
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11,191,901 |
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See Notes to Financial
Statements.
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Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
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Schedule of investments
(unaudited) (contd)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security |
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Rate |
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Maturity Date |
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Face Amount |
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Value |
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Consumer Discretionary 5.6% |
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Automobiles 1.2% |
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Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes |
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3.250 |
% |
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2/12/32 |
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$ |
290,000 |
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$ |
228,405 |
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Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes |
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2.700 |
% |
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8/10/26 |
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400,000 |
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357,496 |
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General Motors Co., Senior Notes |
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6.125 |
% |
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10/1/25 |
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190,000 |
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|
191,368 |
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General Motors Co., Senior Notes |
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6.600 |
% |
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4/1/36 |
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170,000 |
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|
174,704 |
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General Motors Co., Senior Notes |
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6.750 |
% |
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4/1/46 |
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270,000 |
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273,282 |
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Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes |
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4.810 |
% |
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9/17/30 |
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200,000 |
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175,585 |
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Total Automobiles |
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1,400,840 |
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Broadline Retail
0.6% |
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Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.950 |
% |
|
|
4/13/52 |
|
|
|
330,000 |
|
|
|
287,872 |
|
MercadoLibre Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
2.375 |
% |
|
|
1/14/26 |
|
|
|
470,000 |
|
|
|
426,027 |
|
Total Broadline Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
713,899 |
|
Diversified Consumer Services
0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington University, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.524 |
% |
|
|
4/15/54 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
73,046 |
|
Washington University, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.349 |
% |
|
|
4/15/2122 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
91,684 |
|
Total Diversified Consumer
Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
164,730 |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
2.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Genting New York LLC/GENNY Capital Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.300 |
% |
|
|
2/15/26 |
|
|
|
550,000 |
|
|
|
490,019 |
(a) |
Marriott International Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.600 |
% |
|
|
4/15/24 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
196,685 |
|
McDonalds Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.700 |
% |
|
|
12/9/35 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
145,725 |
|
McDonalds Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.875 |
% |
|
|
12/9/45 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
220,277 |
|
McDonalds Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.450 |
% |
|
|
9/1/48 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
8,994 |
|
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.375 |
% |
|
|
12/4/29 |
|
|
|
380,000 |
|
|
|
315,714 |
(a) |
Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.625 |
% |
|
|
8/8/25 |
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
439,309 |
|
Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.900 |
% |
|
|
8/8/28 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
190,830 |
|
Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.875 |
% |
|
|
6/18/30 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
178,230 |
|
Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.750 |
% |
|
|
8/8/31 |
|
|
|
330,000 |
|
|
|
268,879 |
|
Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
10/1/27 |
|
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
213,894 |
(a) |
Total Hotels, Restaurants &
Leisure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,668,556 |
|
Household Durables
0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lennar Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.000 |
% |
|
|
6/15/27 |
|
|
|
190,000 |
|
|
|
186,374 |
|
MDC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
2.500 |
% |
|
|
1/15/31 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
78,672 |
|
MDC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
6.000 |
% |
|
|
1/15/43 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
180,651 |
|
Total Household Durables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
445,697 |
|
Specialty Retail
1.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.900 |
% |
|
|
12/6/28 |
|
|
|
590,000 |
|
|
|
571,492 |
|
Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.350 |
% |
|
|
4/15/50 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
38,199 |
|
Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.625 |
% |
|
|
4/15/52 |
|
|
|
270,000 |
|
|
|
215,510 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Specialty Retail
continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lithia Motors Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.625 |
% |
|
|
12/15/27 |
|
|
$ |
110,000 |
|
|
$ |
102,858 |
(a) |
Lithia Motors Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.875 |
% |
|
|
6/1/29 |
|
|
|
190,000 |
|
|
|
165,295 |
(a) |
Lowes Cos. Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.750 |
% |
|
|
4/1/32 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
72,439 |
|
Lowes Cos. Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.250 |
% |
|
|
4/1/52 |
|
|
|
280,000 |
|
|
|
228,723 |
|
Total Specialty Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,394,516 |
|
Total Consumer Discretionary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,788,238 |
|
Consumer Staples 3.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beverages 1.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.900 |
% |
|
|
2/1/46 |
|
|
|
840,000 |
|
|
|
803,572 |
|
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.600 |
% |
|
|
4/15/48 |
|
|
|
70,000 |
|
|
|
65,043 |
|
Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.125 |
% |
|
|
3/25/40 |
|
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
|
167,419 |
|
Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.200 |
% |
|
|
3/25/50 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
104,152 |
|
Pernod Ricard SA, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
1/15/42 |
|
|
|
670,000 |
|
|
|
669,999 |
(a) |
Total Beverages |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,810,185 |
|
Food Products
0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.000 |
% |
|
|
6/4/42 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
103,002 |
|
Tobacco 2.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.800 |
% |
|
|
2/14/24 |
|
|
|
190,000 |
|
|
|
187,596 |
|
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.400 |
% |
|
|
2/14/26 |
|
|
|
410,000 |
|
|
|
401,387 |
|
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.800 |
% |
|
|
2/14/29 |
|
|
|
870,000 |
|
|
|
846,720 |
|
Imperial Brands Finance PLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.125 |
% |
|
|
7/27/27 |
|
|
|
330,000 |
|
|
|
330,835 |
(a) |
Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.500 |
% |
|
|
3/20/42 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
86,270 |
|
Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
8.125 |
% |
|
|
5/1/40 |
|
|
|
270,000 |
|
|
|
302,353 |
|
Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
7.000 |
% |
|
|
8/4/41 |
|
|
|
320,000 |
|
|
|
317,992 |
|
Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.850 |
% |
|
|
8/15/45 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
80,147 |
|
Total Tobacco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,553,300 |
|
Total Consumer Staples |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,466,487 |
|
Energy 13.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy Equipment & Services
0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Halliburton Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.000 |
% |
|
|
11/15/45 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
181,199 |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
13.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apache Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
6.000 |
% |
|
|
1/15/37 |
|
|
|
106,000 |
|
|
|
95,557 |
|
Apache Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.100 |
% |
|
|
9/1/40 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
16,278 |
|
Apache Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.250 |
% |
|
|
2/1/42 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
71,010 |
|
Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
|
|
3.302 |
% |
|
|
1/15/35 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
16,694 |
(a) |
Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
|
|
3.701 |
% |
|
|
1/15/39 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
33,060 |
(a) |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.250 |
% |
|
|
1/31/32 |
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
181,291 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
5 |
Schedule of investments
(unaudited) (contd)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ConocoPhillips, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.500 |
% |
|
|
2/1/39 |
|
|
$ |
810,000 |
|
|
$ |
934,897 |
|
Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
2.268 |
% |
|
|
11/15/26 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
71,263 |
(a) |
Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.375 |
% |
|
|
1/15/28 |
|
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
|
131,565 |
|
Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
2.875 |
% |
|
|
4/1/32 |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
92,279 |
(a) |
Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.900 |
% |
|
|
6/1/44 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
70,019 |
|
Coterra Energy Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.900 |
% |
|
|
5/15/27 |
|
|
|
170,000 |
|
|
|
160,348 |
|
Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.850 |
% |
|
|
12/15/25 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
352,911 |
|
Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.600 |
% |
|
|
7/15/41 |
|
|
|
320,000 |
|
|
|
301,573 |
|
Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
6.250 |
% |
|
|
3/15/53 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
232,903 |
|
Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.375 |
% |
|
|
6/26/26 |
|
|
|
540,000 |
|
|
|
517,190 |
|
Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.875 |
% |
|
|
11/2/51 |
|
|
|
260,000 |
|
|
|
172,308 |
|
Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 5/15/25 then 5 year Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate + 5.134%) |
|
|
6.750 |
% |
|
|
5/15/25 |
|
|
|
210,000 |
|
|
|
187,691 |
(b)(c) |
Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.125% to 5/15/30 then 5 year Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate + 5.306%) |
|
|
7.125 |
% |
|
|
5/15/30 |
|
|
|
560,000 |
|
|
|
476,236 |
(b)(c) |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.250 |
% |
|
|
4/15/29 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
29,307 |
|
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.625 |
% |
|
|
10/15/36 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
20,516 |
|
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.800 |
% |
|
|
6/15/38 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
38,416 |
|
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.125 |
% |
|
|
10/15/39 |
|
|
|
320,000 |
|
|
|
340,093 |
|
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.300 |
% |
|
|
2/15/53 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
107,228 |
|
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.950 |
% |
|
|
1/31/60 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
77,236 |
|
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes (5.375% to 2/15/28 then 3 mo. Term
SOFR + 2.832%) |
|
|
5.375 |
% |
|
|
2/15/78 |
|
|
|
430,000 |
|
|
|
356,801 |
(c) |
EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.375 |
% |
|
|
4/15/30 |
|
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
234,941 |
|
Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.227 |
% |
|
|
3/19/40 |
|
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
|
129,183 |
|
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
4/14/33 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
155,372 |
(a) |
Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
7.800 |
% |
|
|
8/1/31 |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
|
2,253,194 |
|
MPLX LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.800 |
% |
|
|
2/15/29 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
57,900 |
|
MPLX LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.500 |
% |
|
|
4/15/38 |
|
|
|
380,000 |
|
|
|
327,487 |
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
7.500 |
% |
|
|
5/1/31 |
|
|
|
465,000 |
|
|
|
508,382 |
|
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.125 |
% |
|
|
2/15/28 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
186,011 |
(a) |
Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes |
|
|
7.375 |
% |
|
|
1/17/27 |
|
|
|
190,000 |
|
|
|
197,654 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.900 |
% |
|
|
3/19/49 |
|
|
$ |
280,000 |
|
|
$ |
258,646 |
|
Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
6/10/51 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
78,799 |
|
Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.850 |
% |
|
|
6/5/2115 |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
261,285 |
|
Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.875 |
% |
|
|
8/4/26 |
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
420,638 |
|
Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.625 |
% |
|
|
6/15/35 |
|
|
|
1,005,000 |
|
|
|
701,722 |
|
Phillips 66, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.875 |
% |
|
|
5/1/42 |
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
|
|
166,165 |
|
QatarEnergy, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.300 |
% |
|
|
7/12/51 |
|
|
|
490,000 |
|
|
|
360,682 |
(a) |
Reliance Industries Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.625 |
% |
|
|
1/12/52 |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
214,406 |
(a) |
Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.375 |
% |
|
|
12/15/38 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
280,366 |
|
Targa Resources Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.950 |
% |
|
|
4/15/52 |
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
|
|
132,397 |
|
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
6.875 |
% |
|
|
1/15/29 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
204,176 |
|
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
7.850 |
% |
|
|
2/1/26 |
|
|
|
470,000 |
|
|
|
492,298 |
|
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
7.250 |
% |
|
|
12/1/26 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
239,531 |
|
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.250 |
% |
|
|
5/15/30 |
|
|
|
130,000 |
|
|
|
115,676 |
|
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.400 |
% |
|
|
8/15/41 |
|
|
|
310,000 |
|
|
|
298,289 |
|
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.950 |
% |
|
|
5/15/50 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
23,214 |
|
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.650 |
% |
|
|
7/1/26 |
|
|
|
660,000 |
|
|
|
635,515 |
|
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.750 |
% |
|
|
8/15/28 |
|
|
|
680,000 |
|
|
|
646,004 |
|
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.300 |
% |
|
|
2/1/30 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
80,887 |
|
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.450 |
% |
|
|
4/1/44 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
67,706 |
|
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
2/1/50 |
|
|
|
270,000 |
|
|
|
221,565 |
|
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
7.500 |
% |
|
|
1/15/31 |
|
|
|
47,000 |
|
|
|
51,714 |
|
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
7.750 |
% |
|
|
6/15/31 |
|
|
|
37,000 |
|
|
|
41,045 |
|
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
8.750 |
% |
|
|
3/15/32 |
|
|
|
610,000 |
|
|
|
724,564 |
|
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
10/15/51 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
34,551 |
|
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable
Fuels |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,886,635 |
|
Total Energy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,067,834 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
7 |
Schedule of investments
(unaudited) (contd)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Financials 30.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banks 17.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 6/27/29 then
10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.470%) |
|
|
7.500 |
% |
|
|
6/27/29 |
|
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
173,834 |
(a)(b)(c) |
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.375% to 10/14/30 then
10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 7.760%) |
|
|
8.375 |
% |
|
|
10/14/30 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
233,525 |
(a)(b)(c) |
Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.294 |
% |
|
|
8/18/27 |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
392,562 |
|
Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.490 |
% |
|
|
5/28/30 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
174,570 |
|
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.875 |
% |
|
|
2/7/42 |
|
|
|
320,000 |
|
|
|
340,649 |
|
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.083% to 3/20/50 then 3 mo. Term SOFR +
3.412%) |
|
|
4.083 |
% |
|
|
3/20/51 |
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
|
|
132,793 |
(c) |
Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
6.110 |
% |
|
|
1/29/37 |
|
|
|
320,000 |
|
|
|
337,725 |
|
Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
7.750 |
% |
|
|
5/14/38 |
|
|
|
900,000 |
|
|
|
1,069,365 |
|
Bank of Nova Scotia, Subordinated Notes (4.588% to 5/4/32 then 5 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 2.050%) |
|
|
4.588 |
% |
|
|
5/4/37 |
|
|
|
390,000 |
|
|
|
336,434 |
(c) |
Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.125% to 6/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 5.867%) |
|
|
6.125 |
% |
|
|
12/15/25 |
|
|
|
1,060,000 |
|
|
|
930,415 |
(b)(c) |
Barclays PLC, Subordinated Notes (5.088% to 6/20/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR +
3.054%) |
|
|
5.088 |
% |
|
|
6/20/30 |
|
|
|
640,000 |
|
|
|
582,558 |
(c) |
BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (5.198% to 1/10/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.567%) |
|
|
5.198 |
% |
|
|
1/10/30 |
|
|
|
280,000 |
|
|
|
270,898 |
(a)(c) |
BPCE SA, Subordinated Notes |
|
|
5.150 |
% |
|
|
7/21/24 |
|
|
|
410,000 |
|
|
|
402,708 |
(a) |
BPCE SA, Subordinated Notes (3.582% to 10/19/41 then SOFR + 1.952%) |
|
|
3.582 |
% |
|
|
10/19/42 |
|
|
|
270,000 |
|
|
|
181,775 |
(a)(c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
8.125 |
% |
|
|
7/15/39 |
|
|
|
251,000 |
|
|
|
321,386 |
|
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.875 |
% |
|
|
1/30/42 |
|
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
251,913 |
|
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.785% to 3/17/32 then SOFR + 1.939%) |
|
|
3.785 |
% |
|
|
3/17/33 |
|
|
|
420,000 |
|
|
|
371,290 |
(c) |
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
9/13/25 |
|
|
|
750,000 |
|
|
|
745,974 |
|
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
6.125 |
% |
|
|
8/25/36 |
|
|
|
404,000 |
|
|
|
411,839 |
|
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
6.675 |
% |
|
|
9/13/43 |
|
|
|
370,000 |
|
|
|
399,044 |
|
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes (6.174% to 5/25/33 then SOFR + 2.661%) |
|
|
6.174 |
% |
|
|
5/25/34 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
252,314 |
(c) |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Subordinated Notes |
|
|
3.743 |
% |
|
|
9/12/39 |
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
165,636 |
(a) |
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Banks continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.750 |
% |
|
|
12/1/43 |
|
|
$ |
450,000 |
|
|
$ |
452,758 |
|
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.250 |
% |
|
|
8/4/45 |
|
|
|
340,000 |
|
|
|
318,443 |
|
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes (3.758% to 4/6/32 then 1 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 1.420%) |
|
|
3.758 |
% |
|
|
4/6/33 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
304,364 |
(a)(c) |
Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.125% to 12/23/25 then USD 5 year ICE
Swap Rate + 6.185%) |
|
|
8.125 |
% |
|
|
12/23/25 |
|
|
|
1,040,000 |
|
|
|
1,045,850 |
(a)(b)(c) |
Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.375 |
% |
|
|
1/12/24 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
228,693 |
(a) |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (4.600% to 6/17/31 then 5 year Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate + 3.649%) |
|
|
4.600 |
% |
|
|
12/17/30 |
|
|
|
320,000 |
|
|
|
244,400 |
(b)(c) |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 3/23/28 then USD 5 year ICE Swap
Rate + 3.606%) |
|
|
6.500 |
% |
|
|
3/23/28 |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
270,971 |
(b)(c) |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.950 |
% |
|
|
3/31/30 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
197,106 |
|
HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (6.254% to 3/9/33 then SOFR + 2.390%) |
|
|
6.254 |
% |
|
|
3/9/34 |
|
|
|
840,000 |
|
|
|
861,514 |
(c) |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes |
|
|
4.250 |
% |
|
|
8/18/25 |
|
|
|
210,000 |
|
|
|
201,787 |
|
HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes |
|
|
7.625 |
% |
|
|
5/17/32 |
|
|
|
70,000 |
|
|
|
74,670 |
|
HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes (4.762% to 3/29/32 then SOFR + 2.530%) |
|
|
4.762 |
% |
|
|
3/29/33 |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
361,274 |
(c) |
ING Bank NV, Subordinated Notes |
|
|
5.800 |
% |
|
|
9/25/23 |
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
|
598,747 |
(a) |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes |
|
|
7.000 |
% |
|
|
11/21/25 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
201,952 |
(a) |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.700 |
% |
|
|
9/23/49 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
147,218 |
(a) |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes (7.778% to 6/20/53 then 1 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 3.900%) |
|
|
7.778 |
% |
|
|
6/20/54 |
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
219,465 |
(a)(c) |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes (4.198% to 6/1/31 then 1 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 2.600%) |
|
|
4.198 |
% |
|
|
6/1/32 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
149,202 |
(a)(c) |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes (4.950% to 6/1/41 then 1 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 2.750%) |
|
|
4.950 |
% |
|
|
6/1/42 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
131,938 |
(a)(c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.000% to 8/1/23 then 3 mo. Term
SOFR + 3.562%) |
|
|
6.000 |
% |
|
|
8/1/23 |
|
|
|
260,000 |
|
|
|
260,837 |
(b)(c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (3.897% to 1/23/48 then 3 mo. Term SOFR +
1.482%) |
|
|
3.897 |
% |
|
|
1/23/49 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
40,480 |
(c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
5.625 |
% |
|
|
8/16/43 |
|
|
|
440,000 |
|
|
|
451,636 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
9 |
Schedule of investments
(unaudited) (contd)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Banks continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
4.950 |
% |
|
|
6/1/45 |
|
|
$ |
490,000 |
|
|
$ |
458,004 |
|
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 6/27/24 then USD 5 year ICE
Swap Rate + 4.760%) |
|
|
7.500 |
% |
|
|
6/27/24 |
|
|
|
360,000 |
|
|
|
344,214 |
(b)(c) |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 9/27/25 then USD 5 year ICE
Swap Rate + 4.496%) |
|
|
7.500 |
% |
|
|
9/27/25 |
|
|
|
370,000 |
|
|
|
346,931 |
(b)(c) |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.000% to 3/27/30 then 5 year
Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.913%) |
|
|
8.000 |
% |
|
|
9/27/29 |
|
|
|
270,000 |
|
|
|
247,361 |
(b)(c) |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes (4.315% to 4/19/32 then 1 year Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate + 1.550%) |
|
|
4.315 |
% |
|
|
4/19/33 |
|
|
|
330,000 |
|
|
|
306,600 |
(c) |
NatWest Group PLC, Subordinated Notes |
|
|
6.000 |
% |
|
|
12/19/23 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
349,899 |
|
NatWest Group PLC, Subordinated Notes (3.754% to 11/1/24 then 5 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 2.100%) |
|
|
3.754 |
% |
|
|
11/1/29 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
216,003 |
(c) |
Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes |
|
|
4.750 |
% |
|
|
9/15/25 |
|
|
|
210,000 |
|
|
|
201,927 |
(a) |
Standard Chartered PLC, Subordinated Notes |
|
|
5.700 |
% |
|
|
3/26/44 |
|
|
|
410,000 |
|
|
|
377,433 |
(a) |
Truist Financial Corp., Senior Notes (5.867% to 6/8/33 then SOFR + 2.361%) |
|
|
5.867 |
% |
|
|
6/8/34 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
250,216 |
(c) |
UniCredit SpA, Subordinated Notes (7.296% to 4/2/29 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate +
4.914%) |
|
|
7.296 |
% |
|
|
4/2/34 |
|
|
|
1,040,000 |
|
|
|
980,618 |
(a)(c) |
US Bancorp, Senior Notes (5.836% to 6/10/33 then SOFR + 2.260%) |
|
|
5.836 |
% |
|
|
6/12/34 |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
302,308 |
(c) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (4.611% to 4/25/52 then SOFR + 2.130%) |
|
|
4.611 |
% |
|
|
4/25/53 |
|
|
|
380,000 |
|
|
|
333,577 |
(c) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (5.013% to 4/4/50 then 3 mo. Term SOFR +
4.502%) |
|
|
5.013 |
% |
|
|
4/4/51 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
214,403 |
(c) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
5.375 |
% |
|
|
11/2/43 |
|
|
|
430,000 |
|
|
|
405,421 |
|
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
4.750 |
% |
|
|
12/7/46 |
|
|
|
580,000 |
|
|
|
494,423 |
|
Westpac Banking Corp., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
4.421 |
% |
|
|
7/24/39 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
90,613 |
|
Total Banks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,162,463 |
|
Capital Markets
6.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charles Schwab Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (4.000% to 12/1/30 then 10 year Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate + 3.079%) |
|
|
4.000 |
% |
|
|
12/1/30 |
|
|
|
320,000 |
|
|
|
233,920 |
(b)(c) |
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Capital Markets
continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes (5.853% to 5/19/33 then SOFR + 2.500%) |
|
|
5.853 |
% |
|
|
5/19/34 |
|
|
$ |
260,000 |
|
|
$ |
264,051 |
(c) |
CI Financial Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.200 |
% |
|
|
12/17/30 |
|
|
|
330,000 |
|
|
|
247,707 |
|
CI Financial Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.100 |
% |
|
|
6/15/51 |
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
|
|
97,485 |
|
CME Group Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.300 |
% |
|
|
9/15/43 |
|
|
|
440,000 |
|
|
|
457,690 |
|
Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.250% to 8/11/27 then 5 year Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate + 4.889%) |
|
|
5.250 |
% |
|
|
2/11/27 |
|
|
|
1,060,000 |
|
|
|
44,870 |
*(a)(b)(c)(d) |
Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (9.750% to 12/23/27 then 5 year Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate + 6.383%) |
|
|
9.750 |
% |
|
|
6/23/27 |
|
|
|
640,000 |
|
|
|
27,091 |
*(a)(b)(c)(d) |
Credit Suisse USA Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
7.125 |
% |
|
|
7/15/32 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
44,331 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.700 |
% |
|
|
11/1/24 |
|
|
|
380,000 |
|
|
|
379,570 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
6.250 |
% |
|
|
2/1/41 |
|
|
|
570,000 |
|
|
|
613,178 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (3.615% to 3/15/27 then SOFR + 1.846%) |
|
|
3.615 |
% |
|
|
3/15/28 |
|
|
|
740,000 |
|
|
|
694,911 |
(c) |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
6.750 |
% |
|
|
10/1/37 |
|
|
|
640,000 |
|
|
|
688,898 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
5.150 |
% |
|
|
5/22/45 |
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
467,160 |
|
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.950 |
% |
|
|
6/15/52 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
237,318 |
|
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.200 |
% |
|
|
6/15/62 |
|
|
|
260,000 |
|
|
|
258,898 |
|
KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.125 |
% |
|
|
6/1/44 |
|
|
|
820,000 |
|
|
|
710,592 |
(a) |
KKR Group Finance Co. VI LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.750 |
% |
|
|
7/1/29 |
|
|
|
70,000 |
|
|
|
62,369 |
(a) |
KKR Group Finance Co. X LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.250 |
% |
|
|
12/15/51 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
57,828 |
(a) |
Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.375 |
% |
|
|
7/24/42 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
100,460 |
|
Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (4.889% to 7/20/32 then SOFR + 2.076%) |
|
|
4.889 |
% |
|
|
7/20/33 |
|
|
|
280,000 |
|
|
|
269,644 |
(c) |
Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes (5.297% to 4/20/32 then SOFR + 2.620%) |
|
|
5.297 |
% |
|
|
4/20/37 |
|
|
|
130,000 |
|
|
|
123,077 |
(c) |
Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes (5.948% to 1/19/33 then 5 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 2.430%) |
|
|
5.948 |
% |
|
|
1/19/38 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
98,761 |
(c) |
Raymond James Financial Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.650 |
% |
|
|
4/1/30 |
|
|
|
70,000 |
|
|
|
68,263 |
|
Raymond James Financial Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.950 |
% |
|
|
7/15/46 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
81,245 |
|
UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.000% to 1/31/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate +
4.344%) |
|
|
7.000 |
% |
|
|
1/31/24 |
|
|
|
580,000 |
|
|
|
561,526 |
(a)(b)(c) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (4.194% to 4/1/30 then SOFR + 3.730%) |
|
|
4.194 |
% |
|
|
4/1/31 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
222,645 |
(a)(c) |
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
11 |
Schedule of investments
(unaudited) (contd)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Capital Markets
continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (6.537% to 8/12/32 then SOFR + 3.920%) |
|
|
6.537 |
% |
|
|
8/12/33 |
|
|
$ |
380,000 |
|
|
$ |
389,505 |
(a)(c) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (9.016% to 11/15/32 then SOFR + 5.020%) |
|
|
9.016 |
% |
|
|
11/15/33 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
299,846 |
(a)(c) |
Total Capital Markets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,802,839 |
|
Consumer Finance
0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital One Financial Corp., Senior Notes (5.817% to 2/1/33 then SOFR + 2.600%) |
|
|
5.817 |
% |
|
|
2/1/34 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
143,181 |
(c) |
Navient Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
6.125 |
% |
|
|
3/25/24 |
|
|
|
290,000 |
|
|
|
287,992 |
|
Total Consumer Finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
431,173 |
|
Financial Services
2.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.500 |
% |
|
|
9/15/23 |
|
|
|
186,000 |
|
|
|
185,317 |
|
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.875 |
% |
|
|
1/16/24 |
|
|
|
330,000 |
|
|
|
327,748 |
|
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.000 |
% |
|
|
10/29/28 |
|
|
|
430,000 |
|
|
|
372,137 |
|
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.850 |
% |
|
|
10/29/41 |
|
|
|
540,000 |
|
|
|
410,678 |
|
Carlyle Finance LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.650 |
% |
|
|
9/15/48 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
98,171 |
(a) |
Carlyle Finance Subsidiary LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
9/19/29 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
131,887 |
(a) |
Carlyle Holdings II Finance LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.625 |
% |
|
|
3/30/43 |
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
194,033 |
(a) |
Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
10/15/50 |
|
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
|
99,574 |
|
ILFC E-Capital Trust I, Ltd. GTD ((Highest of 3
mo. USD LIBOR, 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate and 30 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate) + 1.550%) |
|
|
7.064 |
% |
|
|
12/21/65 |
|
|
|
470,000 |
|
|
|
317,060 |
(a)(c) |
ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Ltd. GTD ((Highest of 3
mo. USD LIBOR, 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate and 30 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate) + 1.800%) |
|
|
7.314 |
% |
|
|
12/21/65 |
|
|
|
270,000 |
|
|
|
188,786 |
(a)(c) |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
2/15/24 |
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
217,551 |
(a) |
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer
Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
2.875 |
% |
|
|
10/15/26 |
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
|
|
141,769 |
(a) |
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer
Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.000 |
% |
|
|
10/15/33 |
|
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
|
109,647 |
(a) |
Total Financial Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,794,358 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Insurance 3.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allianz SE, Junior Subordinated Notes (3.500% to 4/30/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 2.973%) |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
11/17/25 |
|
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
165,595 |
(a)(b)(c) |
Allstate Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 5/15/37 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR +
2.120%) |
|
|
6.500 |
% |
|
|
5/15/57 |
|
|
|
480,000 |
|
|
|
466,848 |
(c) |
American International Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes |
|
|
6.250 |
% |
|
|
3/15/37 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
73,982 |
|
American International Group Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.750 |
% |
|
|
4/1/48 |
|
|
|
70,000 |
|
|
|
62,843 |
|
Americo Life Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.450 |
% |
|
|
4/15/31 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
61,553 |
(a) |
AXA SA, Subordinated Notes |
|
|
8.600 |
% |
|
|
12/15/30 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
242,178 |
|
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
5/1/25 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
223,806 |
(a) |
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
7.875 |
% |
|
|
10/15/26 |
|
|
|
490,000 |
|
|
|
504,227 |
(a) |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
4.900 |
% |
|
|
4/1/77 |
|
|
|
260,000 |
|
|
|
222,474 |
(a) |
MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes |
|
|
6.400 |
% |
|
|
12/15/36 |
|
|
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
|
1,149,208 |
|
New York Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
4.450 |
% |
|
|
5/15/69 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
75,119 |
(a) |
Nippon Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes (2.750% to 1/21/31 then 5 year Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate + 2.653%) |
|
|
2.750 |
% |
|
|
1/21/51 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
164,834 |
(a)(c) |
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Subordinated Notes |
|
|
3.625 |
% |
|
|
9/30/59 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
77,764 |
(a) |
Prudential Financial Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 3/1/33 then 5 year
Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.848%) |
|
|
6.750 |
% |
|
|
3/1/53 |
|
|
|
170,000 |
|
|
|
171,474 |
(c) |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.750 |
% |
|
|
6/5/33 |
|
|
|
190,000 |
|
|
|
186,250 |
|
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes |
|
|
6.850 |
% |
|
|
12/16/39 |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
442,688 |
(a) |
Total Insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,290,843 |
|
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts
(REITs) 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.200 |
% |
|
|
4/22/33 |
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
460,076 |
(a) |
Total Financials |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,941,752 |
|
Health Care 8.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Biotechnology
1.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.050 |
% |
|
|
11/21/39 |
|
|
|
740,000 |
|
|
|
644,660 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
13 |
Schedule of investments
(unaudited) (contd)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Biotechnology
continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amgen Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.250 |
% |
|
|
3/2/33 |
|
|
$ |
740,000 |
|
|
$ |
741,297 |
|
Amgen Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.650 |
% |
|
|
3/2/53 |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
304,029 |
|
Amgen Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.750 |
% |
|
|
3/2/63 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
111,676 |
|
Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.650 |
% |
|
|
12/1/41 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
63,159 |
|
Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.750 |
% |
|
|
3/1/46 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
47,110 |
|
Total Biotechnology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,911,931 |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.900 |
% |
|
|
11/30/46 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
90,929 |
|
Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.669 |
% |
|
|
6/6/47 |
|
|
|
410,000 |
|
|
|
377,138 |
|
Total Health Care Equipment &
Supplies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
468,067 |
|
Health Care Providers & Services
4.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centene Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.250 |
% |
|
|
12/15/27 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
93,591 |
|
Centene Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.625 |
% |
|
|
12/15/29 |
|
|
|
360,000 |
|
|
|
331,681 |
|
Centene Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.375 |
% |
|
|
2/15/30 |
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
430,170 |
|
Cigna Group, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.125 |
% |
|
|
11/15/25 |
|
|
|
340,000 |
|
|
|
331,111 |
|
Cigna Group, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.800 |
% |
|
|
8/15/38 |
|
|
|
340,000 |
|
|
|
321,310 |
|
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.100 |
% |
|
|
3/25/25 |
|
|
|
530,000 |
|
|
|
518,924 |
|
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.300 |
% |
|
|
3/25/28 |
|
|
|
540,000 |
|
|
|
521,159 |
|
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.780 |
% |
|
|
3/25/38 |
|
|
|
570,000 |
|
|
|
526,353 |
|
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.125 |
% |
|
|
7/20/45 |
|
|
|
340,000 |
|
|
|
314,745 |
|
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.050 |
% |
|
|
3/25/48 |
|
|
|
560,000 |
|
|
|
516,575 |
|
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Secured Bonds |
|
|
4.178 |
% |
|
|
8/1/48 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
80,040 |
|
Elevance Health Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.350 |
% |
|
|
10/15/25 |
|
|
|
320,000 |
|
|
|
319,411 |
|
HCA Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.125 |
% |
|
|
6/15/29 |
|
|
|
210,000 |
|
|
|
194,439 |
|
HCA Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.125 |
% |
|
|
6/15/39 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
102,141 |
|
HCA Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
6/15/47 |
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
207,488 |
|
HCA Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.250 |
% |
|
|
6/15/49 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
316,145 |
|
Humana Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
8.150 |
% |
|
|
6/15/38 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
95,384 |
|
Humana Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.800 |
% |
|
|
3/15/47 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
136,072 |
|
Inova Health System Foundation, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.068 |
% |
|
|
5/15/52 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
77,007 |
|
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.002 |
% |
|
|
6/1/51 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
56,083 |
|
Orlando Health Obligated Group, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.089 |
% |
|
|
10/1/48 |
|
|
|
170,000 |
|
|
|
140,308 |
|
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.700 |
% |
|
|
12/15/25 |
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
|
|
154,579 |
|
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
8/15/39 |
|
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
|
117,558 |
|
Total Health Care Providers &
Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,902,274 |
|
Pharmaceuticals
1.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.000 |
% |
|
|
1/30/28 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
34,404 |
(a) |
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Pharmaceuticals
continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.750 |
% |
|
|
5/19/33 |
|
|
$ |
390,000 |
|
|
$ |
388,682 |
|
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.110 |
% |
|
|
5/19/43 |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
401,165 |
|
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.300 |
% |
|
|
5/19/53 |
|
|
|
290,000 |
|
|
|
301,735 |
|
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.340 |
% |
|
|
5/19/63 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
60,767 |
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes |
|
|
7.125 |
% |
|
|
1/31/25 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
202,883 |
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes |
|
|
8.125 |
% |
|
|
9/15/31 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
209,866 |
|
Zoetis Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.700 |
% |
|
|
2/1/43 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
27,938 |
|
Total Pharmaceuticals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,627,440 |
|
Total Health Care |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,909,712 |
|
Industrials 7.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aerospace & Defense
2.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.125 |
% |
|
|
10/1/23 |
|
|
|
520,000 |
|
|
|
517,955 |
(a) |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.950 |
% |
|
|
7/1/24 |
|
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
|
135,859 |
(a) |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.250 |
% |
|
|
4/15/26 |
|
|
|
530,000 |
|
|
|
494,121 |
(a) |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.100 |
% |
|
|
5/1/26 |
|
|
|
1,090,000 |
|
|
|
1,024,513 |
|
Boeing Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.250 |
% |
|
|
2/1/28 |
|
|
|
370,000 |
|
|
|
339,956 |
|
Boeing Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.705 |
% |
|
|
5/1/40 |
|
|
|
210,000 |
|
|
|
209,636 |
|
Boeing Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.805 |
% |
|
|
5/1/50 |
|
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
|
139,608 |
|
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.483 |
% |
|
|
12/1/27 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
183,459 |
|
L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.854 |
% |
|
|
4/27/35 |
|
|
|
260,000 |
|
|
|
250,033 |
|
Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.500 |
% |
|
|
5/15/36 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
38,643 |
|
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.625 |
% |
|
|
11/16/48 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
102,759 |
|
Total Aerospace &
Defense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,436,542 |
|
Building Products
0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.577 |
% |
|
|
4/5/50 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
74,016 |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies
0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
California Institute of Technology, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.650 |
% |
|
|
9/1/2119 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
75,116 |
|
Waste Connections Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.250 |
% |
|
|
12/1/28 |
|
|
|
480,000 |
|
|
|
462,162 |
|
Total Commercial Services &
Supplies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
537,278 |
|
Construction & Engineering
0.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vinci SA, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.750 |
% |
|
|
4/10/29 |
|
|
|
890,000 |
|
|
|
832,499 |
(a) |
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
15 |
Schedule of investments
(unaudited) (contd)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Ground Transportation
0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.375 |
% |
|
|
11/15/65 |
|
|
$ |
320,000 |
|
|
$ |
257,452 |
|
Industrial Conglomerates
0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General Electric Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
6.875 |
% |
|
|
1/10/39 |
|
|
|
94,000 |
|
|
|
112,716 |
|
Honeywell International Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.000 |
% |
|
|
2/15/33 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
357,102 |
|
Total Industrial
Conglomerates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
469,818 |
|
Machinery 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Caterpillar Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.750 |
% |
|
|
5/15/64 |
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
210,529 |
|
Passenger Airlines
1.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
4/20/26 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
109,075 |
(a) |
American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
|
|
5.750 |
% |
|
|
4/20/29 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
106,907 |
(a) |
Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
2.900 |
% |
|
|
10/28/24 |
|
|
|
540,000 |
|
|
|
518,870 |
|
Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.750 |
% |
|
|
10/28/29 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
135,030 |
|
Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes |
|
|
7.000 |
% |
|
|
5/1/25 |
|
|
|
260,000 |
|
|
|
265,731 |
(a) |
Delta Air Lines Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
|
|
4.500 |
% |
|
|
10/20/25 |
|
|
|
316,000 |
|
|
|
309,244 |
(a) |
Delta Air Lines Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes |
|
|
4.750 |
% |
|
|
10/20/28 |
|
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
|
174,869 |
(a) |
Southwest Airlines Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.125 |
% |
|
|
6/15/27 |
|
|
|
190,000 |
|
|
|
188,715 |
|
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust |
|
|
4.875 |
% |
|
|
1/15/26 |
|
|
|
143,850 |
|
|
|
137,431 |
|
Total Passenger Airlines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,945,872 |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors
0.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.850 |
% |
|
|
12/15/27 |
|
|
|
320,000 |
|
|
|
319,876 |
|
Aircastle Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.250 |
% |
|
|
8/11/25 |
|
|
|
630,000 |
|
|
|
609,024 |
(a) |
Aviation Capital Group LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
12/15/24 |
|
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
|
176,283 |
(a) |
Total Trading Companies &
Distributors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,105,183 |
|
Transportation Infrastructure
0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.125 |
% |
|
|
7/15/23 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
349,724 |
(a) |
Total Industrials |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,218,913 |
|
Information Technology 4.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TD SYNNEX Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
1.250 |
% |
|
|
8/9/24 |
|
|
|
380,000 |
|
|
|
359,569 |
|
IT Services 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International Business Machines Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
5/15/29 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
101,582 |
|
Kyndryl Holdings Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.100 |
% |
|
|
10/15/41 |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
200,682 |
|
Total IT Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
302,264 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment 1.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.150 |
% |
|
|
11/15/30 |
|
|
$ |
113,000 |
|
|
$ |
104,019 |
|
Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.300 |
% |
|
|
11/15/32 |
|
|
|
370,000 |
|
|
|
339,540 |
|
Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.187 |
% |
|
|
11/15/36 |
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
|
|
10,588 |
(a) |
Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.926 |
% |
|
|
5/15/37 |
|
|
|
152,000 |
|
|
|
137,646 |
(a) |
Foundry JV Holdco LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
|
|
5.875 |
% |
|
|
1/25/34 |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
299,163 |
(a) |
Intel Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.900 |
% |
|
|
7/29/45 |
|
|
|
130,000 |
|
|
|
127,514 |
|
Intel Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.750 |
% |
|
|
3/25/50 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
9,049 |
|
Intel Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.950 |
% |
|
|
3/25/60 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
55,430 |
|
Intel Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.200 |
% |
|
|
8/12/61 |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
78,082 |
|
Micron Technology Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.366 |
% |
|
|
11/1/41 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
20,997 |
|
NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
4/1/40 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
51,420 |
|
NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
4/1/50 |
|
|
|
190,000 |
|
|
|
154,625 |
|
NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.700 |
% |
|
|
4/1/60 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
66,051 |
|
Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.600 |
% |
|
|
2/15/28 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
250,612 |
|
Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.875 |
% |
|
|
3/15/39 |
|
|
|
270,000 |
|
|
|
242,130 |
|
TSMC Arizona Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.250 |
% |
|
|
10/25/51 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
269,296 |
|
Total Semiconductors &
Semiconductor Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,216,162 |
|
Software 1.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.250 |
% |
|
|
2/6/47 |
|
|
|
970,000 |
|
|
|
944,060 |
|
Oracle Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.950 |
% |
|
|
3/25/51 |
|
|
|
310,000 |
|
|
|
234,573 |
|
Oracle Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.100 |
% |
|
|
3/25/61 |
|
|
|
380,000 |
|
|
|
280,768 |
|
Total Software |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,459,401 |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apple Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
3.850 |
% |
|
|
8/4/46 |
|
|
|
340,000 |
|
|
|
299,543 |
|
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
8.100 |
% |
|
|
7/15/36 |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
140,487 |
|
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
8.350 |
% |
|
|
7/15/46 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
36,826 |
|
Total Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
476,856 |
|
Total Information Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,814,252 |
|
Materials 6.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chemicals 1.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Celanese US Holdings LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.900 |
% |
|
|
7/5/24 |
|
|
|
310,000 |
|
|
|
309,441 |
|
Dow Chemical Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
7.375 |
% |
|
|
11/1/29 |
|
|
|
800,000 |
|
|
|
890,960 |
|
Ecolab Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.800 |
% |
|
|
3/24/30 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
80,145 |
|
OCP SA, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.750 |
% |
|
|
6/23/31 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
165,906 |
(a) |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
9/10/51 |
|
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
169,688 |
(a) |
Total Chemicals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,616,140 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
17 |
Schedule of investments
(unaudited) (contd)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Metals & Mining
4.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.000 |
% |
|
|
9/11/27 |
|
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
|
$ |
470,541 |
(a) |
ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.550 |
% |
|
|
3/11/26 |
|
|
|
470,000 |
|
|
|
458,347 |
|
ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.550 |
% |
|
|
11/29/27 |
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
|
|
164,206 |
|
Barrick North America Finance LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
5.700 |
% |
|
|
5/30/41 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,730 |
|
Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.950 |
% |
|
|
10/15/39 |
|
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
|
188,190 |
|
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
7.500 |
% |
|
|
4/1/25 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
200,032 |
(a) |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.450 |
% |
|
|
3/15/43 |
|
|
|
210,000 |
|
|
|
196,097 |
|
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
6.900 |
% |
|
|
11/15/37 |
|
|
|
430,000 |
|
|
|
461,307 |
(a) |
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.550 |
% |
|
|
10/25/42 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
139,740 |
(a) |
Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.125 |
% |
|
|
3/12/24 |
|
|
|
530,000 |
|
|
|
523,734 |
(a) |
Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.000 |
% |
|
|
3/27/27 |
|
|
|
360,000 |
|
|
|
343,458 |
(a) |
Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.875 |
% |
|
|
10/27/27 |
|
|
|
170,000 |
|
|
|
159,032 |
(a) |
Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.375 |
% |
|
|
9/23/51 |
|
|
|
70,000 |
|
|
|
47,249 |
(a) |
Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.250 |
% |
|
|
11/8/42 |
|
|
|
470,000 |
|
|
|
449,997 |
|
Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes |
|
|
6.875 |
% |
|
|
11/21/36 |
|
|
|
1,148,000 |
|
|
|
1,201,506 |
|
Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.625 |
% |
|
|
12/15/27 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
330,539 |
|
Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes |
|
|
2.630 |
% |
|
|
8/15/31 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
23,390 |
|
Total Metals &
Mining |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,408,095 |
|
Paper & Forest Products
0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia-Pacific LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
7.375 |
% |
|
|
12/1/25 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
261,108 |
|
Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.125 |
% |
|
|
1/15/32 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
184,270 |
|
Total Paper & Forest
Products |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
445,378 |
|
Total Materials |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,469,613 |
|
Real Estate 0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care REITs
0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diversified Healthcare Trust, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.750 |
% |
|
|
5/1/24 |
|
|
|
130,000 |
|
|
|
121,212 |
|
Welltower OP LLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.125 |
% |
|
|
3/15/29 |
|
|
|
320,000 |
|
|
|
296,444 |
|
Total Health Care REITs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
417,656 |
|
Residential REITs
0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.150 |
% |
|
|
4/15/32 |
|
|
|
310,000 |
|
|
|
278,004 |
|
Retail REITs 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.750 |
% |
|
|
9/17/24 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
188,952 |
(a) |
Specialized REITs
0.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extra Space Storage LP, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.900 |
% |
|
|
4/1/29 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
54,738 |
|
Total Real Estate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
939,350 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Utilities 3.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electric Utilities
3.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, Senior Secured Bonds |
|
|
4.500 |
% |
|
|
4/1/44 |
|
|
$ |
210,000 |
|
|
$ |
188,306 |
|
Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.348 |
% |
|
|
2/9/31 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
158,248 |
(a) |
Edison International, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.375% to 3/15/26 then 5 year Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate + 4.698%) |
|
|
5.375 |
% |
|
|
3/15/26 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
131,460 |
(b)(c) |
Enel Finance International NV, Senior Notes |
|
|
6.800 |
% |
|
|
10/14/25 |
|
|
|
330,000 |
|
|
|
336,277 |
(a) |
Exelon Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.050 |
% |
|
|
4/15/30 |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
112,274 |
|
FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.150 |
% |
|
|
7/15/27 |
|
|
|
310,000 |
|
|
|
294,727 |
|
FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes |
|
|
7.375 |
% |
|
|
11/15/31 |
|
|
|
830,000 |
|
|
|
947,681 |
|
Jersey Central Power & Light Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
4.300 |
% |
|
|
1/15/26 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
96,778 |
(a) |
MidAmerican Energy Co., First Mortgage Bonds |
|
|
3.650 |
% |
|
|
4/15/29 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
139,451 |
|
Ohio Edison Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
5.500 |
% |
|
|
1/15/33 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
90,238 |
(a) |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds |
|
|
3.300 |
% |
|
|
8/1/40 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
13,501 |
|
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds |
|
|
4.950 |
% |
|
|
7/1/50 |
|
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
188,816 |
|
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds |
|
|
6.750 |
% |
|
|
1/15/53 |
|
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
|
138,340 |
|
PG&E Wildfire Recovery Funding LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
|
|
5.081 |
% |
|
|
6/1/41 |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
117,787 |
|
PG&E Wildfire Recovery Funding LLC, Senior Secured Notes |
|
|
5.212 |
% |
|
|
12/1/47 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
29,976 |
|
Southern California Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds |
|
|
4.125 |
% |
|
|
3/1/48 |
|
|
|
310,000 |
|
|
|
251,934 |
|
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Senior Notes |
|
|
8.875 |
% |
|
|
11/15/38 |
|
|
|
390,000 |
|
|
|
519,109 |
|
Total Utilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,754,903 |
|
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost
$120,109,877) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111,562,955 |
|
Sovereign Bonds 3.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argentina 0.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
1.000 |
% |
|
|
7/9/29 |
|
|
|
35,342 |
|
|
|
11,529 |
|
Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond (0.500% to
7/9/23, 0.750% to 7/9/27 then 1.750%) |
|
|
0.500 |
% |
|
|
7/9/30 |
|
|
|
127,826 |
|
|
|
42,766 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
19 |
Schedule of investments
(unaudited) (contd)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Argentina
continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond (1.500% to
7/9/23 then 3.625%) |
|
|
1.500 |
% |
|
|
7/9/35 |
|
|
$ |
412,972 |
|
|
$ |
124,225 |
|
Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes, Step bond (5.250% to 9/1/23, 6.375% to 9/1/24
then 6.625%) |
|
|
5.250 |
% |
|
|
9/1/37 |
|
|
|
1,353,938 |
|
|
|
519,574 |
(a) |
Total Argentina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
698,094 |
|
Canada 0.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Province of Quebec Canada, Senior Notes |
|
|
7.970 |
% |
|
|
7/22/36 |
|
|
|
650,000 |
|
|
|
829,426 |
|
Chile 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chile Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
2.550 |
% |
|
|
7/27/33 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
163,936 |
|
Colombia 0.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.500 |
% |
|
|
3/15/29 |
|
|
|
870,000 |
|
|
|
764,135 |
|
Indonesia 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.350 |
% |
|
|
1/11/48 |
|
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
212,757 |
|
Kenya 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Republic of Kenya Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
8.000 |
% |
|
|
5/22/32 |
|
|
|
460,000 |
|
|
|
389,765 |
(a) |
Mexico 0.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
3.500 |
% |
|
|
2/12/34 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
193,216 |
|
Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.280 |
% |
|
|
8/14/41 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
165,033 |
|
Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.350 |
% |
|
|
1/15/47 |
|
|
|
360,000 |
|
|
|
288,529 |
|
Total Mexico |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
646,778 |
|
Qatar 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Qatar Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.817 |
% |
|
|
3/14/49 |
|
|
|
270,000 |
|
|
|
260,041 |
(a)
|
United Arab Emirates
0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.125 |
% |
|
|
10/11/47 |
|
|
|
440,000 |
|
|
|
387,582 |
(a)
|
Uruguay 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Uruguay Government International Bond, Senior Notes |
|
|
4.975 |
% |
|
|
4/20/55 |
|
|
|
70,000 |
|
|
|
68,289 |
|
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost
$5,036,979) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,420,803 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security |
|
Rate |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
Face Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Municipal Bonds 1.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
California 0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles County, CA Public Works Financing Authority Revenue, Multiple Capital Projects
I, Series 2010 B, Taxable Build America Bonds |
|
|
7.618 |
% |
|
|
8/1/40 |
|
|
$ |
650,000 |
|
|
$ |
818,095 |
|
Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, Series Q |
|
|
4.563 |
% |
|
|
5/15/53 |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
102,397 |
|
Total California |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
920,492 |
|
Florida 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sumter Landing, FL, Community Development District Recreational Revenue, Taxable Community
Development District |
|
|
4.172 |
% |
|
|
10/1/47 |
|
|
|
170,000 |
|
|
|
152,919 |
|
Illinois 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Illinois State, GO, Taxable, Build America Bonds, Series
2010-3 |
|
|
6.725 |
% |
|
|
4/1/35 |
|
|
|
286,154 |
|
|
|
300,743 |
|
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost
$1,483,143) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,374,154 |
|
Convertible Bonds & Notes 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communication Services 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes (Cost $449,910) |
|
|
2.375 |
% |
|
|
3/15/24 |
|
|
|
470,000 |
|
|
|
418,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stocks 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financials 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Delphi Financial Group Inc. (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.190%) (Cost $143,068) |
|
|
8.511 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,725 |
|
|
|
128,388 |
(c)
|
Total Investments before Short-Term Investments
(Cost $127,222,977) |
|
|
|
117,904,600 |
|
Short-Term Investments 1.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares (Cost
$1,216,459) |
|
|
5.044 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,216,459 |
|
|
|
1,216,459 |
(e)(f)
|
Total Investments 99.0% (Cost
$128,439,436) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
119,121,059 |
|
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
1.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,230,901 |
|
Total Net Assets 100.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
120,351,960 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
21 |
Schedule of investments
(unaudited) (contd)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
|
Represents less than 0.1%. |
* |
Non-income producing security. |
(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. |
(b) |
Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date. |
(c) |
Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate
securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
|
(d) |
The coupon payment on this security is currently in default as of June 30, 2023. |
(e) |
Rate shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.
|
(f) |
In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an Affiliated Company represents Fund
ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. At June 30, 2023, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $1,216,459
and the cost was $1,216,459 (Note 7). |
|
|
|
Abbreviation(s) used in this
schedule: |
|
|
GO |
|
General Obligation |
|
|
GTD |
|
Guaranteed |
|
|
ICE |
|
Intercontinental Exchange |
|
|
JSC |
|
Joint Stock Company |
|
|
LIBOR |
|
London Interbank Offered Rate |
|
|
SOFR |
|
Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
|
|
USD |
|
United States Dollar |
At June 30, 2023, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Contracts |
|
|
Expiration Date |
|
|
Notional Amount |
|
|
Market Value |
|
|
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
Contracts to Buy: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
9/23 |
|
|
$ |
6,597,509 |
|
|
$ |
6,507,000 |
|
|
$ |
(90,509) |
|
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes |
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
9/23 |
|
|
|
8,000,310 |
|
|
|
7,817,844 |
|
|
|
(182,466) |
|
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
9/23 |
|
|
|
454,590 |
|
|
|
449,062 |
|
|
|
(5,528) |
|
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
9/23 |
|
|
|
4,456,601 |
|
|
|
4,495,219 |
|
|
|
38,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(239,885) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts to Sell: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds |
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
9/23 |
|
|
|
8,234,044 |
|
|
|
8,248,906 |
|
|
|
(14,862) |
|
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Notes |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
9/23 |
|
|
|
2,278,673 |
|
|
|
2,250,313 |
|
|
|
28,360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,498 |
|
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(226,387) |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $127,222,977) |
|
|
$117,904,600 |
|
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (Cost $1,216,459) |
|
|
1,216,459 |
|
Cash |
|
|
2,002 |
|
Interest receivable |
|
|
1,585,601 |
|
Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts |
|
|
192,245 |
|
Dividends receivable from affiliated investments |
|
|
3,056 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
13,944 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
134 |
|
Total Assets |
|
|
120,918,041 |
|
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Distributions payable |
|
|
442,259 |
|
Investment management fee payable |
|
|
52,299 |
|
Payable to brokers net variation margin on open futures contracts |
|
|
13,578 |
|
Directors fees payable |
|
|
1,203 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
56,742 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
566,081 |
|
Total Net Assets |
|
|
$120,351,960 |
|
|
|
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Par value ($0.01 par value; 9,510,962 shares issued and outstanding; 20,000,000 shares
authorized) |
|
|
$ 95,110 |
|
Paid-in capital in excess of par value |
|
|
132,042,402 |
|
Total distributable earnings (loss) |
|
|
(11,785,552) |
|
Total Net Assets |
|
|
$120,351,960 |
|
|
|
Shares Outstanding |
|
|
9,510,962 |
|
|
|
Net Asset Value |
|
|
$12.65 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
23 |
Statement of operations (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Income: |
|
|
|
|
Interest |
|
$ |
3,319,696 |
|
Dividends from unaffiliated investments |
|
|
5,701 |
|
Dividends from affiliated investments |
|
|
17,917 |
|
Less: Foreign taxes withheld |
|
|
(4,085) |
|
Total Investment
Income |
|
|
3,339,229 |
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
Investment management fee (Note 2) |
|
|
330,274 |
|
Franchise taxes |
|
|
106,491 |
|
Fund accounting fees |
|
|
33,044 |
|
Audit and tax fees |
|
|
21,514 |
|
Transfer agent fees |
|
|
20,984 |
|
Legal fees |
|
|
16,994 |
|
Directors fees |
|
|
13,290 |
|
Shareholder reports |
|
|
6,851 |
|
Stock exchange listing fees |
|
|
6,190 |
|
Custody fees |
|
|
758 |
|
Insurance |
|
|
396 |
|
Miscellaneous expenses |
|
|
4,696 |
|
Total Expenses |
|
|
561,482 |
|
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note 2) |
|
|
(12,234) |
|
Net Expenses |
|
|
549,248 |
|
Net Investment Income |
|
|
2,789,981 |
|
|
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts (Notes 1, 3 and 4): |
|
|
|
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) From: |
|
|
|
|
Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities |
|
|
(475,021) |
|
Futures contracts |
|
|
203,391 |
|
Net Realized Loss |
|
|
(271,630) |
|
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From: |
|
|
|
|
Investments in unaffiliated securities |
|
|
1,323,381 |
|
Futures contracts |
|
|
(279,121) |
|
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) |
|
|
1,044,260 |
|
Net Gain on Investments and Futures Contracts |
|
|
772,630 |
|
Increase in Net Assets From Operations |
|
$ |
3,562,611 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Statements of changes in net assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
and the Year Ended December 31, 2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
|
$ 2,789,981 |
|
|
|
$ 5,600,962 |
|
Net realized gain (loss) |
|
|
(271,630) |
|
|
|
433,260 |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
|
1,044,260 |
|
|
|
(30,522,553) |
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From
Operations |
|
|
3,562,611 |
|
|
|
(24,488,331) |
|
|
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note 1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributable earnings |
|
|
(2,653,558) |
|
|
|
(5,307,116) |
|
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions
to Shareholders |
|
|
(2,653,558) |
|
|
|
(5,307,116) |
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net
Assets |
|
|
909,053 |
|
|
|
(29,795,447) |
|
|
|
|
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
|
119,442,907 |
|
|
|
149,238,354 |
|
End of period |
|
|
$120,351,960 |
|
|
|
$119,442,907 |
|
See Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
|
|
|
25 |
Financial highlights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For a share of common stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31, unless otherwise noted: |
|
|
|
20231,2 |
|
|
20221 |
|
|
20211 |
|
|
20201 |
|
|
20191 |
|
|
20181 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
|
$12.56 |
|
|
|
$15.69 |
|
|
|
$16.23 |
|
|
|
$15.48 |
|
|
|
$14.00 |
|
|
|
$15.39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.59 |
|
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
|
0.62 |
|
|
|
0.65 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
|
|
0.08 |
|
|
|
(3.16) |
|
|
|
(0.56) |
|
|
|
0.78 |
|
|
|
1.55 |
|
|
|
(1.35) |
|
Total income (loss) from
operations |
|
|
0.37 |
|
|
|
(2.57) |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
1.36 |
|
|
|
2.17 |
|
|
|
(0.70) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
|
(0.28) |
3 |
|
|
(0.56) |
|
|
|
(0.56) |
|
|
|
(0.61) |
|
|
|
(0.69) |
|
|
|
(0.69) |
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.28) |
|
|
|
(0.56) |
|
|
|
(0.56) |
|
|
|
(0.61) |
|
|
|
(0.69) |
|
|
|
(0.69) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
|
$12.65 |
|
|
|
$12.56 |
|
|
|
$15.69 |
|
|
|
$16.23 |
|
|
|
$15.48 |
|
|
|
$14.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market price, end of period |
|
|
$11.63 |
|
|
|
$11.58 |
|
|
|
$15.63 |
|
|
|
$15.90 |
|
|
|
$15.52 |
|
|
|
$13.20 |
|
Total return, based on NAV4,5 |
|
|
2.94 |
% |
|
|
(16.51) |
% |
|
|
0.14 |
% |
|
|
9.11 |
% |
|
|
15.77 |
% |
|
|
(4.62) |
% |
Total return, based on Market Price6 |
|
|
2.78 |
% |
|
|
(22.56) |
% |
|
|
1.88 |
% |
|
|
6.62 |
% |
|
|
23.05 |
% |
|
|
(11.96) |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (millions) |
|
|
$120 |
|
|
|
$119 |
|
|
|
$149 |
|
|
|
$154 |
|
|
|
$147 |
|
|
|
$133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios to average net assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross expenses |
|
|
0.93 |
%7 |
|
|
0.77 |
% |
|
|
0.73 |
% |
|
|
0.81 |
% |
|
|
0.85 |
% |
|
|
0.82 |
% |
Net expenses8,9 |
|
|
0.91 |
7 |
|
|
0.75 |
|
|
|
0.71 |
|
|
|
0.79 |
|
|
|
0.83 |
|
|
|
0.80 |
|
Net investment income |
|
|
4.63 |
7 |
|
|
4.39 |
|
|
|
3.66 |
|
|
|
3.80 |
|
|
|
4.12 |
|
|
|
4.47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio turnover rate |
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
41 |
% |
|
|
66 |
% |
|
|
52 |
% |
1 |
Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 |
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited). |
3 |
The actual source of the Funds current fiscal year distributions may be from net investment income, return of
capital or a combination of both. Shareholders will be informed of the tax characteristics of the distributions after the close of the fiscal year. |
4 |
Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the
absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
|
5 |
The total return calculation assumes that distributions are reinvested at NAV. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
6 |
The total return calculation assumes that distributions are reinvested in accordance with the Funds dividend
reinvestment plan. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
8 |
Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
9 |
The investment adviser has agreed to waive the Funds management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net
management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. 2023 Semi-Annual Report |
Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
1. Organization and significant accounting policies
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. (the Fund) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as
a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Funds primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income, consistent with prudent investment risk, through investment in a diversified portfolio of debt
securities. To a lesser extent, the Fund may also invest in privately placed debt securities and in certain equity securities. Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective.
The Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946,
Financial Services Investment Companies (ASC 946). The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP), including, but not limited to, ASC 946. Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the
economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.
(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 typically 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. Investments in openend funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures
contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing
price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If
independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the adviser to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the adviser 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 Funds Board of Directors.
Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the Funds adviser
has been designated as the valuation designee and is responsible for the oversight of the daily valuation process. The Funds adviser is assisted by the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the Valuation Committee). The Valuation
Committee is responsible for making fair value
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determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Funds pricing policies, and reporting to the Funds adviser and 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 issuers 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:
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Level 2 other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates,
prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
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Level 3 significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds 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.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used in
valuing the Funds assets and liabilities carried at fair value:
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|
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ASSETS |
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Description |
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Quoted Prices (Level 1) |
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|
Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
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|
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
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Total |
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Long-Term Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds & Notes |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
111,562,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
111,562,955 |
|
Sovereign Bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,420,803 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,420,803 |
|
Municipal Bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,374,154 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,374,154 |
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Convertible Bonds & Notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
418,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
418,300 |
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Preferred Stocks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
128,388 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
128,388 |
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Total Long-Term Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
117,904,600 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
117,904,600 |
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Short-Term Investments |
|
$ |
1,216,459 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,216,459 |
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Total Investments |
|
$ |
1,216,459 |
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|
$ |
117,904,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
119,121,059 |
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Other Financial Instruments: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Futures Contracts |
|
$ |
66,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
66,978 |
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Total |
|
$ |
1,283,437 |
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|
$ |
117,904,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
119,188,037 |
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LIABILITIES |
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Description |
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Quoted Prices (Level 1) |
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Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
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Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3) |
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Total |
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Other Financial Instruments: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Futures Contracts |
|
$ |
293,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
293,365 |
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See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
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Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments. |
(b) 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 securities 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. The daily changes in contract value are recorded as unrealized
appreciation or depreciation in the Statement of Operations and the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.
Futures contracts involve,
to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. 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.
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(c) Credit and market risk. The Fund invests in high-yield and emerging
market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high-yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Funds 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. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Funds investments in
non-U.S. dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations.
Investments in securities that are collateralized by 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.
(d) Foreign investment risks. The Funds investments in foreign
securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or may pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the
relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation,
taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
(e) Counterparty risk and credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other
transactions where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties as trading partners in other transactions. This may
increase the risk of loss in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Funds investment adviser attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by
(i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the
counterparty for certain transactions.
Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment of such counterparty risk by the
investment adviser. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.
With exchange traded and
centrally cleared derivatives, there is less counterparty risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of
the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of
a default of the clearing broker or clearinghouse.
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The Fund has entered into master agreements, such as
an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement, with certain of its derivative counterparties that govern over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral posting terms, netting provisions in the event of default or termination and credit
related contingent features. The credit related contingent features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Funds net assets or net asset value per share over a specified period of time. If these credit related contingent
features were triggered, the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require additional collateral.
Under an ISDA Master
Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. However, absent an
event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the terms of the ISDA Master Agreements do not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability of the right to offset may vary by jurisdiction.
Collateral requirements
differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for OTC traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been
pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, for the same purpose are noted in the Schedule of
Investments.
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund did not have any open OTC derivative transactions with credit related contingent features in a net liability
position.
(f) Security transactions and investment income. Security
transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income (including interest income from payment-in-kind securities), adjusted for amortization of premium
and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage- and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income is recorded on the
ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event
occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.
(g) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income
of the Fund, if any, are declared quarterly and paid on a monthly basis. The actual source of the Funds monthly distributions may be from net investment income, return of capital or a combination of both. Shareholders will be informed of the
tax characteristics of the distributions after the close of the fiscal year. Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the
ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
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(h) Compensating balance arrangements. The Fund has an arrangement with its
custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodians fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Funds cash on deposit with the bank.
(i) Federal and other taxes. It is the Funds policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the
Code), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code.
Therefore, no federal or state income tax provision is required in the Funds financial statements.
Management has analyzed the Funds tax
positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of December 31, 2022, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds financial statements. The Funds federal and state income and federal
excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.
(j) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets
be reclassified to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates
The Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with Western Asset Management Company, LLC (Adviser), pursuant to which the Adviser provides
investment advice and administrative services to the Fund. In return for its services, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.70% of the average monthly net assets of the Fund up to $60,000,000 and 0.40% of such net assets in
excess of $60,000,000. If expenses (including the Advisers fee but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage fees, the expenses of any offering by the Fund of its securities, and extraordinary expenses beyond the control of the Fund) borne by the
Fund in any fiscal year exceed 1.5% of average net assets of the Fund up to $30,000,000 and 1% of average net assets of the Fund over $30,000,000, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for any excess. The Adviser or its
affiliates has also agreed to waive $24,000 annually in Fund operating expenses. This waiver is ongoing and will not be terminated without Board approval.
The
Adviser has agreed to waive the Funds management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund (the affiliated money market fund waiver).
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $12,234, which included an affiliated money market fund waiver of
$333.
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Western Asset Management Company Limited
(Western London), as subadviser to the Fund, provides the Fund with investment research, advice, management and supervision and a continuous investment program for the Funds portfolio of
non-dollar securities consistent with the Funds investment objectives and policies. As compensation, the Adviser pays Western London a fee based on the pro rata assets of the Fund managed by Western
London during the month.
Under the terms of an administrative services agreement among the Fund, the Adviser, and Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC
(LMPFA), the Adviser (not the Fund) pays LMPFA a monthly fee of $3,000 (an annual rate of $36,000).
The Adviser, LMPFA and Western London are indirect,
wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Resources).
All officers and one Director of the Fund are employees of Franklin
Resources or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Fund.
3. Investments
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) and U.S.
Government & Agency Obligations were as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
|
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations |
|
Purchases |
|
$ |
6,730,899 |
|
|
$ |
1,440,975 |
|
Sales |
|
|
7,302,466 |
|
|
|
1,679,659 |
|
At June 30, 2023, the aggregate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments
for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
|
|
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
|
|
Net Unrealized Depreciation |
|
Securities |
|
$ |
128,439,436 |
|
|
$ |
2,019,257 |
|
|
$ |
(11,337,634) |
|
|
$ |
(9,318,377) |
|
Futures contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,978 |
|
|
|
(293,365) |
|
|
|
(226,387) |
|
4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Below is a table, grouped by derivative type, that provides information about the fair value and the location of derivatives within the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities at June 30, 2023.
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|
|
|
|
ASSET DERIVATIVES1 |
|
|
|
Interest Rate Risk |
|
Futures contracts2 |
|
$ |
66,978 |
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|
|
|
|
LIABILITY DERIVATIVES1 |
|
|
|
Interest Rate Risk |
|
Futures contracts2 |
|
$ |
293,365 |
|
1 |
Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation and for liability
derivatives is payables/net unrealized depreciation. |
2 |
Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of
Investments. Only net variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The
following tables provide information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Funds Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The first table provides additional detail about the amounts and
sources of gains (losses) realized on derivatives during the period. The second table provides additional information about the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from the Funds derivatives and hedging activities
during the period.
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|
|
|
|
AMOUNT OF NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED |
|
|
|
Interest Rate Risk |
|
Futures contracts |
|
$ |
203,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED |
|
|
|
Interest Rate Risk |
|
Futures contracts |
|
$ |
(279,121) |
|
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Market Value |
|
Futures contracts (to buy) |
|
$ |
20,069,101 |
|
Futures contracts (to sell) |
|
|
9,763,618 |
|
5. Distributions subsequent to June 30, 2023
The following distributions have been declared by the Funds Board of Directors and are payable subsequent to the period end of this report:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Record Date |
|
Payable Date |
|
|
Amount |
|
6/23/2023 |
|
|
7/3/2023 |
|
|
$ |
0.0465 |
|
7/24/2023 |
|
|
8/1/2023 |
|
|
$ |
0.0465 |
|
8/24/2023 |
|
|
9/1/2023 |
|
|
$ |
0.0465 |
|
9/22/2023 |
|
|
10/2/2023 |
|
|
$ |
0.0465 |
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6. Stock repurchase program
On November 20, 2015, the Fund announced that the Funds Board of Directors (the Board) had authorized the Fund to repurchase in
the open market up to approximately 10% of the Funds outstanding common stock when the Funds shares are trading at a discount to net asset value. The Board has directed management of the Fund to repurchase shares of common stock at such
times and in such amounts as management reasonably believes may enhance shareholder value. The Fund is under no obligation to purchase shares at any specific discount levels or in any specific amounts. During the six months ended June 30, 2023
and the year ended December 31, 2022, the Fund did not repurchase any shares.
7. Transactions with affiliated company
As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common
ownership or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company for all or some portion of the six months ended June 30, 2023. The following transactions were effected in such company for the six months ended
June 30, 2023.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Affiliate Value at December 31, 2022 |
|
|
Purchased |
|
|
Sold |
|
|
Realized Gain (Loss) |
|
Dividend Income |
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
Affiliate Value at June 30, 2023 |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Proceeds |
|
|
Shares |
|
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares |
|
$ |
44,839 |
|
|
$ |
8,388,799 |
|
|
|
8,388,799 |
|
|
$ |
7,217,179 |
|
|
|
7,217,179 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
17,917 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,216,459 |
|
8.
Deferred capital losses
As of December 31, 2022, the Fund had deferred capital losses of $2,574,964, which have no expiration date, that will be
available to offset future taxable capital gains.
9. Recent accounting pronouncement
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-04,
Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. In January 2021 and December 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01 and
ASU No. 2022-06, with further amendments to Topic 848. The amendments in the ASUs provide optional temporary accounting recognition and financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of
contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021 for certain LIBOR settings and 2023 for the remainder. The ASUs are
effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024. Management has reviewed the requirements and believes the adoption of these ASUs will not have a
material impact on the financial statements.
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10. Other matter
The Funds investments,
payment obligations, and financing terms may be based on floating rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, which was the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. In 2017, the
U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced its intention to cease compelling banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR after 2021. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with limited exceptions, no new
LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. In connection with the global transition away from LIBOR led by regulators and market participants, LIBOR is no longer published on a representative basis. Alternative references rates have
been established in most major currencies. In March 2022, the U.S. federal government enacted legislation to establish a process for replacing LIBOR in certain existing contracts that do not already provide for the use of a clearly defined or
practicable replacement benchmark rate as described in the legislation. Generally speaking, for contracts that do not contain a fallback provision as described in the legislation, a benchmark replacement recommended by the Federal Reserve Board
effectively automatically replaced the USD LIBOR benchmark in the contract upon LIBORs cessation at the end of June 2023. The recommended benchmark replacement is based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, including certain spread adjustments and benchmark replacement conforming changes. Various industry groups are in the process of facilitating the transition away from LIBOR, but there remains uncertainty regarding the
impact of the transition from LIBOR on the Funds transactions and the financial markets generally.
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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited)
The Executive and Contracts Committee of the Board of Directors (the Executive and Contracts Committee) considered the Investment Advisory Agreement (the
Advisory Agreement) between the Fund and Western Asset Management Company, LLC (Western Asset) and the Investment Subadvisory Agreement (together with the Advisory Agreement, the Agreements) between
Western Asset and Western Asset Management Company Limited (WAML, and together with Western Asset, the Advisers) with respect to the Fund at a meeting held on April 27, 2023. At an
in-person meeting held on May 15, 2023, the Executive and Contracts Committee reported to the full Board of Directors their considerations and recommendation with respect to the Agreements, and the Board
of Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, considered and approved renewal of the Agreements.
The Directors noted that although Western
Assets business is operated through separate legal entities, such as WAML, senior investment personnel at Western Asset have supervisory oversight responsibility over the investment decisions made by WAML. Therefore, in connection with their
deliberations noted below, the Directors primarily focused on the information provided by Western Asset when considering the approval of the Agreement between Western Asset and WAML.
In arriving at their decision to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Directors met with representatives of the Advisers, including relevant investment advisory
personnel; considered a variety of information prepared by the Advisers, materials provided by Broadridge and advice and materials provided by counsel to the Independent Directors; reviewed performance and expense information for peer groups of
comparable funds and certain other comparable products available from Western Asset or affiliates of Western Asset, including separate accounts managed by Western Asset; and requested and reviewed additional information as necessary. These reviews
were in addition to information obtained by the Directors at their regular quarterly meetings (and various committee meetings) with respect to the Funds performance and other relevant matters, such as information on public trading in the
Funds shares and differences between the Funds share price and net asset value per share, and related discussions with the Advisers personnel. The information received and considered by the Board both in conjunction with the May
meeting and at prior meetings was both written and oral.
As part of their review, the Directors examined the Advisers ability to provide high quality
investment management services to the Fund. The Directors considered the investment philosophy and research and decision-making processes of the Advisers; the experience of their key advisory personnel responsible for management of the Fund; the
ability of the Advisers to attract and retain capable research and advisory personnel; the risks to the Advisers associated with sponsoring the Fund (such as entrepreneurial, operational, reputational, litigation and regulatory risk), as well as the
Advisers risk management
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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited) (contd)
processes); the capability and integrity of the Advisers senior management and staff; and the level of skill required to manage the Fund. In addition, the
Directors reviewed the quality of the Advisers services with respect to regulatory compliance and compliance with the investment policies of the Fund, and conditions that might affect the Advisers ability to provide high quality services
to the Fund in the future, including their business reputations, financial conditions and operational stabilities. Based on the foregoing, the Directors concluded that the Advisers investment process, research capabilities and philosophy were
well suited to the Fund given its investment objectives and policies, and that the Advisers would be able to meet any reasonably foreseeable obligations under the Agreements.
The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the Advisers senior personnel and the team of investment professionals primarily
responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Board also considered, based on its knowledge of the Advisers and their affiliates, the financial
resources of Franklin Resources, Inc., the parent organization of the Advisers. The Board recognized the importance of having a fund manager with significant resources.
In reviewing the quality of the services provided to the Fund, the Directors also reviewed comparisons of the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group
consisting of all (including the Fund) closed-end nonleveraged, BBB-rated corporate debt funds (the Performance Universe) and the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate
High Yield Index (the Index). The Directors noted that performance of the Fund was below the median of the Performance Universe for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods ended December 31, 2022, but was above the median of the Performance Universe for the 10-year period ended December 31, 2022. The Board noted that the
Funds performance trailed that of the Index for all relevant periods. The Directors considered the factors involved in the Funds performance relative to the performance of the Index and the Performance Universe. The Directors concluded
that the Advisers management of the Fund would continue to be in the best interests of the shareholders.
The Directors also considered the management fee and
total expenses payable by the Fund. They reviewed information concerning management fees paid to investment advisers of similarly managed funds as well as fees paid by Western Assets other clients, including separate accounts managed by
Western Asset. The Directors also noted that the Fund does not pay any management fees directly to WAML because Western Asset pays WAML for services provided to the Fund out of the management fee Western Asset receives from the Fund. The Directors
noted that, when measured as a percentage of net assets for its most recently completed fiscal year, the Funds advisory fee paid to Western Asset was above the median of the advisory fees paid by funds in its peer group and that the
Funds total expenses were approximately equal to the median in its peer group. They also noted that the advisory fee paid by the Fund was higher than the advisory fee paid by the other client
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of the Advisers with a similar investment strategy, but that the administrative and operational responsibilities for the Advisers with respect to the Fund were also relatively higher. The
Directors concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund relative to the fees paid by the Advisers other clients was reasonable.
The Directors further
evaluated the benefits of the advisory relationship to the Advisers, including, among others, the profitability of the relationship to the Advisers; the direct and indirect benefits that the Advisers may receive from their relationships with the
Fund, including the fallout benefits, such as reputational value derived from serving as investment adviser to the Fund; and the affiliation between the Advisers and Legg Mason Partners Funds Advisor, LLC, the Funds administrator,
and certain other service providers for the Fund. In that connection, the Board considered that the ancillary benefits that the Advisers receive were reasonable. The Directors noted that Western Asset does not have soft dollar arrangements.
Finally, the Directors considered, in light of the profitability information provided by Western Asset, the extent to which economies of scale would be realized by the
Advisers as the assets of the Fund grow. The Directors concluded that because the Fund is a closed-end fund and does not make a continuous offer of its securities, the Funds size was relatively fixed and
it would be unlikely that the Advisers would realize economies of scale from the Funds growth.
In their deliberations with respect to these matters, the
Independent Directors were advised by their independent counsel, who is independent, within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Commission rules regarding the independence of counsel, of the Advisers. The Independent Directors weighed the
foregoing matters in light of the advice given to them by their independent counsel as to the law applicable to the review of investment advisory contracts. In arriving at a decision, the Directors, including the Independent Directors, did not
identify any single matter as all-important or controlling, and each Director may have attributed different weight to the various factors in evaluating the Agreements. The foregoing summary does not detail all
the matters considered. The Directors judged the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the investment advisory fees, in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Based upon their review, the Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, determined, in the exercise of their business judgment, that they were satisfied with
the quality of investment advisory services being provided by the Advisers; that the fees to be paid to the Advisers under the Agreements were fair and reasonable given the scope and quality of the services rendered by the Advisers; and that
approval of the Agreements was in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Additional shareholder information (unaudited)
Results of annual meeting of shareholders
The
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. was held on May 19, 2023 for the purpose of considering and voting upon the proposal presented at the Meeting. The following table provides information concerning
the matters voted upon at the Meeting:
Election of Directors
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Robert Abeles, Jr. |
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6,126,424 |
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1,266,105 |
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Jane F. Dasher |
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6,143,771 |
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1,248,758 |
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Anita L. DeFrantz |
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6,151,804 |
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1,240,725 |
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Susan B. Kerley |
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6,181,933 |
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1,210,596 |
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Michael Larson |
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6,161,884 |
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1,230,645 |
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Ronald Olson |
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6,166,991 |
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1,225,538 |
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Avedick B. Poladian |
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6,162,450 |
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1,230,079 |
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William E. B. Siart |
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6,126,079 |
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1,266,450 |
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Jaynie Miller Studenmund |
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6,073,700 |
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1,318,829 |
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Peter J. Taylor |
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6,128,475 |
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Jane E. Trust |
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6,166,182 |
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At June 30, 2023, the Directors of the Fund were Robert Abeles, Jr., Jane F. Dasher, Anita L. DeFrantz, Susan B. Kerley, Michael
Larson, Ronald L. Olson, Avedick B. Poladian, William E.B. Siart, Jaynie Miller Studenmund, Peter J. Taylor and Jane E. Trust.
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Dividend reinvestment plan (unaudited)
The Fund offers to all shareholders a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (Plan). For participants in the Plan, cash distributions (e.g., dividends and capital gains)
of registered shareholders (those who own shares in their own name on the Funds records) are automatically invested in shares of the Fund. Interested shareholders may obtain more information or sign up for the Plan by contacting the agent.
Shareholders who own shares in a brokerage, bank, or other financial institution account must contact the Company where their account is held in order to participate in the Plan.
If you elect to participate in the Plan you will automatically receive your dividend or net capital gains distribution in newly issued shares of the Fund if the market
price of a share on the date of the distribution is at or above the net asset value (NAV) of a Fund share. The number of shares to be issued to you will be determined by dividing the amount of the cash distribution to which you are
entitled (net of any applicable withholding taxes) by the greater of the NAV per share on such date or 95% of the market price of a share on such date. If the market price of a share on such distribution date is below the NAV the Agent will, as
agent for the participants, buy shares of the Funds stock through a broker on the open market or in a negotiated transaction (subject to price and other terms to which the agent may agree). The price per share of shares purchased for each
participants account with respect to a particular dividend or other distribution will be the average price (including brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and any other costs of purchase) of all shares purchased with respect to that dividend
or other distribution. All shares of common stock acquired on your behalf through the Plan will be automatically credited to an account maintained on the books of the Agent. Full and fractional shares will be voted by the Agent in accordance with
your instructions.
Additional information regarding the plan
The Fund will pay all costs applicable to the Plan, with the exceptions noted below. Brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and any other costs of purchase or sale by the
Agent under the Plan will be charged to participants. The commission participants pay for selling shares under the Plan is calculated as $2.50 plus $0.15 per share. Beneficial shareholders should contact the company holding their account for further
information concerning fees that may apply to selling shares under the Plan. In the event the Fund determines to no longer pay the costs applicable to the Plan, the Agent will terminate the Plan and may, but is not obligated to, offer a new plan
under which it would impose a direct service charge on participants.
All shares acquired through the Plan receive voting rights and are eligible for any stock
split, stock dividend, or other rights accruing to shareholders that the Board of Directors may declare. Distributions to Plan participants will be in the form of stock, unless the Agent is notified in writing 10 days prior to the record date fixed
by the Board of Directors for the distribution that you wish to receive a cash payment. Beneficial shareholders should contact the company holding their account for further information regarding deadlines that might apply.
You may terminate participation in the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Agent. Such termination will be effective prior to the record date next
succeeding the receipt of such instructions or by a later date of termination specified in such instructions.
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Dividend reinvestment plan
(unaudited) (contd)
Upon termination of the Plan, a participant may request a certificate for the full shares credited
to his or her account or may request the sale of all or part of such shares. If the participant instructs the Agent to sell the shares credited to the participants account, the Agent may accumulate such shares and those of any other
terminating participants for purposes of such sale. Brokerage charges, transfer taxes, and any other costs of sale will be allocated pro rata among the selling participants. Any such sale may be made on any securities exchange where such shares are
traded, in the over-the counter market or in negotiated transactions, and may be subject to such terms of price, delivery, etc., as the Agent may agree to. Fractional shares credited to a terminating account
will be paid for in cash at the current market price at the time of termination.
Dividends and other distributions invested in additional shares under the Plan are
subject to income tax just as if they had been received in cash. After year end, dividends paid on the accumulated shares will be included in the Form 1099-DIV information return to the Internal Revenue
Service and only one Form 1099-DIV will be sent to each participant each year.
Registered shareholders can make inquiries
regarding the Plan, as well as sign up or terminate their participation in the Plan by contacting Computershare Inc., P.O. Box 43006 Providence, RI 02940-3078, telephone number 1-888-888-0151. Beneficial Shareholders can make inquiries regarding the Plan as well as sign up or terminate their participation in the Plan by contacting the company where their account is held.
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Western Asset
Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
Directors
Robert Abeles, Jr
Jane F. Dasher
Anita L. DeFrantz
Susan B. Kerley
Michael Larson
Ronald L. Olson
Avedick B. Poladian
William E.B. Siart
Chairman
Jaynie M. Studenmund
Peter J. Taylor
Jane Trust
Officers
Jane Trust
President and Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Berarducci
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Ted P. Becker
Chief Compliance Officer
Marc A. De Oliveira
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Thomas C. Mandia
Senior Vice President
Jeanne M. Kelly
Senior Vice President
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
620 Eighth Avenue
47th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Investment advisers
Western Asset Management Company, LLC
Western Asset Management Company Limited
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
Independent registered public accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Legal counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Transfer agent
Computershare Inc.
P.O. Box 43006
Providence, RI 02940-3078
New York Stock Exchange Symbol
PAI
Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice
Your Privacy and the Security of Your Personal Information is Very
Important to the Legg Mason Funds
This Privacy and Security Notice (the Privacy Notice) addresses the Legg Mason Funds privacy and
data protection practices with respect to nonpublic personal information the Funds receive. The Legg Mason Funds include the Western Asset Money Market Funds sold by the Funds distributor, Franklin Distributors, LLC, as well as Legg
Mason-sponsored closed-end funds. The provisions of this Privacy Notice apply to your information both while you are a shareholder and after you are no longer invested with the Funds.
The Type of Nonpublic Personal Information the Funds Collect About You
The Funds collect and maintain nonpublic personal information about you in connection with your shareholder account. Such information may include, but is not limited
to:
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Personal information included on applications or other forms; |
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Account balances, transactions, and mutual fund holdings and positions; |
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Bank account information, legal documents, and identity verification documentation; and |
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Online account access user IDs, passwords, security challenge question responses. |
How the Funds Use Nonpublic Personal Information About You
The Funds do not sell or share your nonpublic personal information with third parties or with affiliates for their marketing purposes, unless you have authorized the
Funds to do so. The Funds do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you except as may be required to perform transactions or services you have authorized or as permitted or required by law.
The Funds may disclose information about you to:
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Employees, agents, and affiliates on a need to know basis to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business or
to comply with obligations to government regulators; |
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Service providers, including the Funds affiliates, who assist the Funds as part of the ordinary course of business
(such as printing, mailing services, or processing or servicing your account with us) or otherwise perform services on the Funds behalf, including companies that may perform statistical analysis, market research and marketing services solely
for the Funds; |
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Permit access to transfer, whether in the United States or countries outside of the United States to such Funds
employees, agents and affiliates and service providers as required to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators; |
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The Funds representatives such as legal counsel, accountants and auditors to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary
business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators; |
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Fiduciaries or representatives acting on your behalf, such as an IRA custodian or trustee of a grantor trust.
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NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT |
Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (contd)
Except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, companies acting on the Funds behalf,
including those outside the United States, are contractually obligated to keep nonpublic personal information the Funds provide to them confidential and to use the information the Funds share only to provide the services the Funds ask them to
perform.
The Funds may disclose nonpublic personal information about you when necessary to enforce their rights or protect against fraud, or as permitted or
required by applicable law, such as in connection with a law enforcement or regulatory request, subpoena, or similar legal process. In the event of a corporate action or in the event a Fund service provider changes, the Funds may be required to
disclose your nonpublic personal information to third parties. While it is the Funds practice to obtain protections for disclosed information in these types of transactions, the Funds cannot guarantee their privacy policy will remain
unchanged.
Keeping You Informed of the Funds Privacy and Security Practices
The Funds will notify you annually of their privacy policy as required by federal law. While the Funds reserve the right to modify this policy at any time, they will
notify you promptly if this privacy policy changes.
The Funds Security Practices
The Funds maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to guard your nonpublic personal information. The Funds internal data
security policies restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to authorized employees, who may use your nonpublic personal information for Fund business purposes only.
Although the Funds strive to protect your nonpublic personal information, they cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide or transmit to them,
and you do so at your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your nonpublic personal information, the Funds will attempt to notify you as necessary so you can take appropriate protective steps. If you have consented
to the Funds using electronic communications or electronic delivery of statements, they may notify you under such circumstances using the most current email address you have on record with them.
In order for the Funds to provide effective service to you, keeping your account information accurate is very important. If you believe that your account information is
incomplete, not accurate or not current, if you have questions about the Funds privacy practices, or our use of your nonpublic personal information, write the Funds using the contact information on your account statements, email the Funds by
clicking on the Contact Us section of the Funds website at www.franklintempleton.com, or contact the Funds at
1-877-721-1926 for the Western Asset Money Market Funds or 1-888-777-0102 for the Legg Mason-sponsored closed- end funds.
Revised October 2022
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Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (contd)
Legg Mason California Consumer Privacy Act Policy
Although much of the personal information we collect is nonpublic personal information subject to federal law, residents of California may, in certain
circumstances, have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). For example, if you are a broker, dealer, agent, fiduciary, or representative acting by or on behalf of, or for, the account of any other person(s)
or household, or a financial advisor, or if you have otherwise provided personal information to us separate from the relationship we have with personal investors, the provisions of this Privacy Policy apply to your personal information (as defined
by the CCPA).
In addition to the provisions of the Legg Mason Funds Security and Privacy Notice, you may have the right to know the categories and specific pieces
of personal information we have collected about you.
You also have the right to request the deletion of the personal information collected or maintained by the
Funds.
If you wish to exercise any of the rights you have in respect of your personal information, you should advise the Funds by contacting them as set forth
below. The rights noted above are subject to our other legal and regulatory obligations and any exemptions under the CCPA. You may designate an authorized agent to make a rights request on your behalf, subject to the identification process described
below. We do not discriminate based on requests for information related to our use of your personal information, and you have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment related to the exercise of your privacy rights.
We may request information from you in order to verify your identity or authority in making such a request. If you have appointed an authorized agent to make a request
on your behalf, or you are an authorized agent making such a request (such as a power of attorney or other written permission), this process may include providing a password/passcode, a copy of government issued identification, affidavit or other
applicable documentation, i.e. written permission. We may require you to verify your identity directly even when using an authorized agent, unless a power of attorney has been provided. We reserve the right to deny a request submitted by an agent if
suitable and appropriate proof is not provided.
For the 12-month period prior to the date of this Privacy Policy, the Legg
Mason Funds have not sold any of your personal information; nor do we have any plans to do so in the future.
Contact Information
Address: Data Privacy Officer, 100 International Dr., Baltimore, MD 21202
Email: DataProtectionOfficer@franklintempleton.com
Phone: 1-800-396-4748
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Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
620 Eighth Avenue
47th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that from time to time the Fund may purchase, at market
prices, shares of its stock.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first
and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds Forms N-PORT are available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
To obtain information on Form N-PORT, shareholders can call the Fund at 1-888-777-0102 or
visit the Funds website at www.franklintempleton.com.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without
charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-777-0102, (2) at www.franklintempleton.com and (3) on the SECs website at
www.sec.gov.
Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Fund may be found on Franklin
Templetons website, which can be accessed at www.franklintempleton.com. Any reference to Franklin Templetons website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Fund and does not, and is not
intended to, incorporate Franklin Templetons website in this report.
This report is transmitted to the shareholders of Western Asset Investment Grade Income
Fund Inc. for their information. This is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.
Computershare Inc.
P.O. Box 43006
Providence, RI 02940-3078
WASX012841 08/23 SR23-4721
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. |
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. |
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. |
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Included herein under Item 1.
ITEM 7. |
DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. |
INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
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Not applicable.
ITEM 9. |
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. |
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 11. |
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
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The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the
registrants 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. |
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There were no changes in the registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
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DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable
(a) (1) Not applicable.
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
(a)
(2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.CERT
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.906CERT
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, there unto duly authorized.
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
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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.
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CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
EX-99.CERT
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Jane Trust,
certify that:
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I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Western Asset Investment
Grade Income Fund Inc.; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. |
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report; |
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The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the
audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in
the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
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Date: August 24, 2023 |
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/s/ Jane Trust |
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Jane Trust |
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Chief Executive Officer |
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Christopher Berarducci, certify that:
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I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Western Asset Investment
Grade Income Fund Inc.; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. |
Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which
the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. |
The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. |
The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the
audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in
the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
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Date: August 24, 2023 |
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/s/ Christopher Berarducci |
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Christopher Berarducci |
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Principal Financial Officer |
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
EX-99.906CERT
CERTIFICATION
Jane Trust, Chief
Executive Officer, and Christopher Berarducci, Principal Financial Officer of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. (the Registrant), each certify to the best of their knowledge that:
1. The Registrants periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2023 (the
Form N-CSR) fully complies with the requirements of section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Principal Financial Officer |
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. |
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Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. |
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/s/ Jane Trust |
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/s/ Christopher Berarducci |
Jane Trust |
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Christopher Berarducci |
Date: August 24, 2023 |
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Date: August 24, 2023 |
This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and
is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.
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