UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-21477

 

 

Western Asset / Claymore Inflation - Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

385 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA

 

91101

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Charles A. Ruys de Perez

385 East Colorado Boulevard

Pasedena, CA 91101

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

626-844-9400

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31,

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2009

 

 



 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 



 

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

March 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Par/Shares

 

Value

 

LONG-TERM SECURITIES — 145.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 127.0%

 

 

 

 

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities(A) — 127.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

0.875

%

4/15/10

 

$

177,074,982

 

$

176,189,607

(B)

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

2.375

%

4/15/11

 

152,517,790

 

156,473,796

(B)

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

3.375

%

1/15/12

 

951,152

 

1,011,491

 

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

3.000

%

7/15/12

 

52,895,908

 

56,284,526

(C)

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

1.875

%

7/15/13

 

66,403,727

 

68,063,820

 

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

2.000

%

1/15/14

 

914,040

 

941,746

 

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

1.625

%

1/15/15

 

46,436,040

 

46,900,400

 

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

2.000

%

1/15/16

 

64,404,613

 

66,437,351

(B)

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

2.375

%

1/15/17

 

23,355,224

 

24,800,328

 

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

1.625

%

1/15/18

 

37,698,805

 

38,099,355

(B)

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

1.375

%

7/15/18

 

30,094,767

 

29,850,248

 

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

2.375

%

1/15/25

 

11,199,800

 

11,637,287

 

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

2.000

%

1/15/26

 

160,867,938

 

159,058,174

(B)

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

1.750

%

1/15/28

 

51,998,352

 

49,788,422

 

United States Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

3.875

%

4/15/29

 

21,189,300

 

27,215,007

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS
(Cost — $877,892,454)

 

 

 

912,751,558

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-
BACKED SECURITIES — 4.8%

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Securities — 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae (Cost — $32,451,559)

 

6.000

%

1/1/37 to 6/1/37

 

33,051,215

 

34,563,221

(D)

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co.

 

7.450

%

7/16/31

 

5,000,000

 

1,587,500

 

General Motors Corp.

 

8.375

%

7/15/33

 

4,000,000

 

480,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,067,500

 

Consumer Finance — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC LLC

 

7.500

%

12/31/13

 

522,000

 

250,915

(E)

GMAC LLC

 

8.000

%

12/31/18

 

626,000

 

181,734

(E)

SLM Corp.

 

1.371

%

2/1/10

 

2,500,000

 

2,149,650

(F)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,582,299

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

8.000

%

12/29/49

 

3,700,000

 

1,481,813

(G)

JPMorgan Chase and Co.

 

7.900

%

12/31/49

 

4,120,000

 

2,647,677

(G)

TNK-BP Finance SA

 

7.875

%

3/13/18

 

2,120,000

 

1,484,000

(E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,613,490

 

Electric Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

 

10.875

%

11/1/17

 

4,000

 

2,580

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

 

11.250

%

11/1/17

 

1,966,000

 

830,635

(H)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

833,215

 

 

1



 

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

March 31, 2009 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Par/Shares

 

Value

 

Energy Equipment and Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EEB International Ltd.

 

8.750

%

10/31/14

 

$

4,090,000

 

$

3,803,700

(E)

Health Care Providers and Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

 

7.375

%

2/1/13

 

5,000,000

 

3,975,000

 

Independent Power Producers and Energy
Traders — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings Inc.

 

8.750

%

2/15/12

 

1,610,000

 

1,400,700

 

The AES Corp.

 

8.875

%

2/15/11

 

5,000,000

 

4,925,000

 

TXU Corp.

 

6.550

%

11/15/34

 

3,000,000

 

813,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,138,790

 

Metals and Mining — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CII Carbon LLC

 

11.125

%

11/15/15

 

2,060,000

 

1,215,400

(E)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

 

8.375

%

4/1/17

 

3,460,000

 

3,235,100

 

GTL Trade Finance Inc.

 

7.250

%

10/20/17

 

4,073,000

 

3,482,415

(E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,932,915

 

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Corp.

 

7.750

%

1/15/32

 

5,000,000

 

3,725,185

 

KazMunaiGaz Exploration Production - GDR

 

8.375

%

7/2/13

 

860,000

 

713,800

(E)

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust

 

6.625

%

6/15/35

 

2,350,000

 

1,680,250

 

The Williams Cos. Inc.

 

7.500

%

1/15/31

 

5,000,000

 

3,950,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,069,235

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES
(Cost — $61,903,752)

 

 

 

 

44,016,144

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Securities — N.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract
2001-B A3

 

4.350

%

5/15/14

 

204,194

 

125,219

 

Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract
2001-B A6

 

6.467

%

8/15/28

 

204,194

 

136,717

 

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust 2005-1A

 

4.370

%

6/15/12

 

28,387

 

26,456

(E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

288,392

 

Indexed Securities(F) — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust 2004-C

 

1.127

%

5/28/44

 

53,034

 

40,897

 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2001-3 A1

 

0.924

%

10/27/32

 

24,597

 

15,519

 

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Inc.
2007-SD2 2A1

 

0.874

%

9/25/46

 

228,546

 

139,692

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-2 M1

 

0.974

%

5/25/34

 

550,000

 

261,353

 

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-GW A

 

1.011

%

8/15/37

 

2,355,568

 

1,200,280

(I)

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust 2005-HE1

 

0.074

%

9/25/34

 

1,185,570

 

557,893

 

MSDWCC Heloc Trust 2005-1

 

0.664

%

7/25/17

 

66,144

 

35,296

 

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-A M1

 

1.224

%

10/25/33

 

571,751

 

317,665

(E)

RAAC 2006-RP3 A

 

0.744

%

5/25/36

 

1,833,607

 

1,216,034

(E)

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2007-BC4 A3

 

0.724

%

11/25/37

 

292,226

 

209,329

(I)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,993,958

 

Variable Rate Securities(J) — N.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security National Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-3A A2

 

5.830

%

1/25/37

 

300,000

 

249,052

(E)

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost — $2,744,187)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,531,402

 

 

2



 

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

March 31, 2009 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Par/Shares

 

Value

 

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND
ASSIGNMENTS
(F) — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet Inc., Term Loan B

 

4.211

%

3/25/15

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

898,750

 

Health Care Providers and Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems Inc., Term Loan, Tranche B

 

4.445

%

7/2/14

 

1,902,690

 

1,641,070

 

Community Health, Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

3.403

%

7/2/14

 

97,310

 

83,930

 

HCA Inc., Term Loan B

 

3.708

%

11/1/13

 

1,951,042

 

1,657,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,382,410

 

Independent Power Producers and Energy
Traders — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Calpine Corp., Term Loan

 

4.095

%

3/29/14

 

1,500,000

 

1,141,875

 

Multiline Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., Term Loan, Tranche B

 

3.588

%

7/15/14

 

1,250,000

 

1,105,209

 

Paper and Forest Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp., First Lien Term Loan

 

2.847

%

12/23/13

 

2,000,000

 

1,759,376

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MetroPCS Wireless Inc.

 

3.167

%

2/20/14

 

997,442

 

905,456

 

TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND
ASSIGNMENTS
(Cost — $8,809,225)

 

9,193,076

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Securities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust
1995-C B2

 

7.600

%

7/15/20

 

6,586

 

4,943

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2002-3 B2

 

6.500

%

3/25/32

 

938,355

 

689,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

694,269

 

Indexed Securities(F) — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust 2005-2A A2

 

0.824

%

8/25/35

 

52,262

 

36,969

(E)

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust
2004-1 23A1

 

5.442

%

4/25/34

 

717,783

 

572,988

 

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust 2007-1 1A1

 

0.634

%

1/25/47

 

459,644

 

149,881

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. 2005-11 A3

 

4.900

%

12/25/35

 

919,113

 

687,645

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2005-J12

 

0.744

%

8/25/35

 

966,851

 

446,840

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2003-56 6A1

 

5.316

%

12/25/33

 

2,807,040

 

1,985,843

 

DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-AR1 A2B

 

0.827

%

9/19/44

 

71,338

 

27,885

 

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities
2004-AA4 A1

 

5.388

%

10/25/34

 

28,983

 

15,944

 

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities
2006-FA8 1A8

 

0.844

%

2/25/37

 

414,651

 

185,570

 

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust 2006-AR7 1A1B

 

0.594

%

12/25/46

 

62,592

 

35,424

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-13 A

 

0.646

%

11/19/46

 

1,192,379

 

460,551

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-7 2A1A

 

1.474

%

11/25/47

 

115,228

 

39,418

 

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-AR15 A1

 

0.594

%

7/25/36

 

3,313,453

 

1,147,862

 

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust
2006-0A1 1A1

 

0.684

%

4/25/46

 

833,837

 

299,325

 

RBSGC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
2007-B 1A4

 

0.924

%

1/25/37

 

412,157

 

163,234

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2003-A1 A2

 

0.974

%

3/25/33

 

1,021,064

 

878,108

 

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-9HGA A1

 

0.554

%

10/25/37

 

2,878,960

 

2,513,274

(E)

WaMu Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2006-AR01 A1B

 

0.794

%

2/25/36

 

149,419

 

30,450

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
2004-AR08 A1

 

0.795

%

6/25/44

 

45,287

 

24,234

 

 

3



 

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

March 31, 2009 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Par/Shares

 

Value

 

Indexed Securities(F) — 1.6% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
2004-AR2 A

 

3.223

%

4/25/44

 

$

3,055,296

 

$

1,730,839

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
2006-AR11 1A

 

2.783

%

9/25/46

 

109,005

 

42,512

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
2006-AR6 2A

 

2.783

%

8/25/46

 

466,364

 

191,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,666,005

 

Variable Rate Securities(J) — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Funding Corp. 2005-F 4A1

 

5.331

%

9/20/35

 

369,015

 

216,593

 

Banc of America Funding Corp. 2006-D 6A1

 

5.948

%

5/20/36

 

1,825,303

 

908,946

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. 2007-6 1A1A

 

5.781

%

3/25/37

 

1,130,797

 

453,879

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2004-33 1A1

 

4.972

%

12/25/34

 

17,340

 

10,691

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2004-33 2A1

 

5.212

%

12/25/34

 

13,043

 

6,387

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2

 

5.452

%

2/25/36

 

600,257

 

216,093

 

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-2 3A1

 

4.847

%

1/25/36

 

1,684,435

 

1,133,450

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-11AR 2A3

 

6.588

%

6/25/37

 

310,992

 

135,858

 

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. 2004-AR4 1A1

 

4.884

%

12/25/34

 

109,424

 

66,826

 

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-4 3A1

 

6.200

%

9/25/37

 

413,990

 

258,865

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
2007-HY1 4A1

 

5.414

%

2/25/37

 

567,735

 

309,466

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
2007-HY3 1A1

 

5.619

%

3/25/37

 

450,070

 

219,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,936,886

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost — $14,230,882)

 

16,297,160

 

YANKEE BONDS(K) — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATF Capital BV

 

9.250

%

2/21/14

 

4,280,000

 

1,754,800

(E)

Glitnir Banki Hf

 

6.693

%

6/15/16

 

2,540,000

 

254

(E),(G),(L),(M)

HSBK Europe BV

 

7.250

%

5/3/17

 

3,280,000

 

1,558,000

(E)

HSBK Europe BV

 

7.250

%

5/3/17

 

1,570,000

 

743,678

(E)

ICICI Bank Ltd.

 

6.375

%

4/30/22

 

1,052,000

 

591,498

(E),(G)

ICICI Bank Ltd.

 

6.375

%

4/30/22

 

3,533,000

 

1,948,866

(E),(G)

Kaupthing Bank Hf

 

7.125

%

5/19/16

 

4,410,000

 

441

(E),(L),(M)

TuranAlem Finance BV

 

8.250

%

1/22/37

 

2,280,000

 

456,000

(E)

TuranAlem Finance BV

 

8.250

%

1/22/37

 

2,830,000

 

566,000

(E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,619,537

 

Construction and Engineering — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Odebrecht Finance Ltd.

 

7.500

%

10/18/17

 

2,973,000

 

2,586,510

(E)

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lukoil International Finance BV

 

6.356

%

6/7/17

 

1,570,000

 

1,216,750

(E)

Lukoil International Finance BV

 

6.656

%

6/7/22

 

570,000

 

420,375

(E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,637,125

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axtel SA

 

11.000

%

12/15/13

 

325,000

 

273,000

 

Axtel SA

 

7.625

%

2/1/17

 

3,643,000

 

2,404,380

(E)

UBS Luxembourg SA for OJSC Vimpel Communications

 

8.250

%

5/23/16

 

1,870,000

 

1,140,700

(E)

 

4



 

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

March 31, 2009 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Par/Shares

 

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication
Services — 0.6% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

VIP Finance Ireland Ltd

 

8.375

%

4/30/13

 

$

300,000

 

$

217,500

(E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,035,580

 

Foreign Government — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina

 

7.000

%

9/12/13

 

3,550,000

 

1,180,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals and Mining — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evraz Group SA

 

8.875

%

4/24/13

 

1,280,000

 

812,800

(E)

Vale Overseas Ltd.

 

6.875

%

11/21/36

 

3,390,000

 

2,927,397

 

Vedanta Resources PLC

 

8.750

%

1/15/14

 

870,000

 

643,800

(E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,383,997

 

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gazprom

 

6.212

%

11/22/16

 

1,790,000

 

1,297,750

(E)

Gazprom

 

6.510

%

3/7/22

 

1,430,000

 

922,350

(E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,220,100

 

Road and Rail — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV

 

9.375

%

5/1/12

 

1,010,000

 

919,100

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

True Move Co. Ltd.

 

10.750

%

12/16/13

 

2,040,000

 

979,200

(E)

True Move Co. Ltd.

 

10.750

%

12/16/13

 

1,910,000

 

918,609

(E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,897,809

 

TOTAL YANKEE BONDS
(Cost — $53,508,183)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,480,133

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

 

8.250

%

 

 

675,425

shs

479,552

(D),(G),(N)

Freddie Mac

 

8.375

%

 

 

757,850

 

348,611

(D),(G),(N)

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost — $36,132,269)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

828,163

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM SECURITIES
(Cost — $1,087,672,511)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,048,660,857

 

SHORT-TERM SECURITIES — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merrill Lynch Government Securities Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.09%, dated 3/31/09, to be repurchased at $4,570,011 on 4/1/09 (Collateral: $4,200,000 Fannie Mae notes, 5.450%, due 10/18/21, value $4,661,399)

 

 

 

 

 

4,570,000

 

4,570,000

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES
(Cost — $4,570,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,570,000

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 146.5%
(Cost — $1,092,242,511)(O)

 

1,053,230,857

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements — (44.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(319,809,120

)

Other Assets Less Liabilities — (2.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14,497,737

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 718,924,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiration

 

Actual
Contracts

 

Appreciation

 

Futures Contracts Purchased(P)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Note Futures

 

 

 

June 2009

 

48

 

$

67,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Common Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

11.75

 

 

N.M.

Not Meaningful.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

March 31, 2009 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

(A)

 

Treasury Inflation-Protected Security —Treasury security whose principal value is adjusted daily in accordance with changes to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.  Interest is calculated on the basis of the current adjusted principal value.

(B)

 

Position, or a portion thereof, with an aggregate market value of $327,110,645 has been segregated to collateralize reverse repurchase agreements.

(C)

 

All or a portion of this security is collateral to cover futures and options contracts written.

(D)

 

On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship.

(E)

 

Rule 144a Security - A security purchased pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933 which may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.  These securities, which the Fund’s investment adviser has determined to be liquid, unless otherwise noted, represent 5.10% of net assets.

(F)

 

Indexed Security - The rates of interest earned on these securities are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) Index, the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), the one-year Treasury Bill Rate or the ten-year Japanese Government Bond Rate.  The coupon rates are the rates as of March 31, 2009.

(G)

 

Stepped Coupon Security - A security with a predetermined schedule of interest or dividend rate changes at which time it begins to accrue interest or pay dividends according to the predetermined schedule.

(H)

 

Pay-in-Kind (“PIK”) security - A security in which interest or dividends during the initial few years is paid in additional PIK securities rather than in cash.

(I)

 

Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

(J)

 

The coupon rates shown on variable rate securities are the rates at March 31, 2009. These rates vary with the weighted average coupon of the underlying loans.

(K)

 

Yankee Bond - A dollar-denominated bond issued in the U.S. by foreign entities.

(L)

 

Bond is currently in default.

(M)

 

Illiquid security valued at fair value under the procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(N)

 

Non-income producing.

(O)

 

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as book cost.  At March 31, 2009, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

41,649,576

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(80,661,230

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(39,011,654

)

 

(P)

 

Futures are described in more detail in the notes to financial statements.

 

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Investment Valuation

 

The Fund’s securities are valued under policies approved by and under the general oversight of the Board of Trustees.  Effective January 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”).  FAS 157 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value.  The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

·                  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

 

Debt securities are valued at the last quoted bid prices provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Publicly traded foreign government debt securities are typically traded internationally in the over-the-counter market and are valued at the bid price as of the close of business of that market. When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, 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 may value these securities at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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

 

 

 

March 31, 2009

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Investments in Securities

 

$

1,053,230,857

 

$

828,163

 

$

1,052,402,694

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivitives

 

(15,803,973

)

67,260

 

(15,871,233

)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

(319,809,120

)

 

(319,809,120

)

 

Total

 

$

717,617,764

 

$

895,423

 

$

716,722,341

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments include reverse repurchase agreements and derivitives, e.g. futures and swap contracts.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates determined prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, usually at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in non-U.S. currency exchange rates on investment securities and other assets and liabilities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during a fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian acting on the fund’s behalf, or a third party custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked to market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund

 

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seeks to assert its rights or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

 

Futures Contracts

 

The Portfolio may use futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of equities, interest rates or foreign currencies. 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 Portfolio is required to deposit with a broker cash or cash equivalents in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by the Portfolio each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. For non-U.S. and foreign denominated futures held in the Portfolio, payment is not sent daily, but is recorded as a net payable or receivable by the Portfolio to or from the futures broker, which holds cash collateral from the Portfolio. The daily changes in contract value are recorded as unrealized gains or losses and the Portfolio recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. With futures, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Portfolio since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

 

The Portfolio may enter into futures contracts for various reasons, including in connection with their interest rate management strategy. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. The change in the value of futures contracts primarily corresponds with the value of their underlying instruments, which may not correlate with the change in interest rates, if applicable. In addition, there is the risk that the Portfolio may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under the terms of a typical reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security subject to an obligation to repurchase the security from the buyer at an agreed-upon time and price, thereby determining the yield to the buyer during the buyer’s holding period. A reverse repurchase agreement involves the risk, among others, that the market value of the collateral retained by the fund may decline below the price of the securities the fund has sold but is obligated to repurchase under the agreement. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the fund’s use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. In entering into reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid high grade debt obligations at least equal in value to its obligations with respect to reverse repurchase agreements or will take other actions permitted by law to cover its obligations.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $193,223,610 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 0.56%.

 

As of March 31, 2009, the Fund entered into a reverse repurchase agreement (“Reverse Repurchase Agreement”) with Deutsche Bank for $319,809,120. The Reverse Repurchase Agreement which matured on April 7, 2009 was recorded at cost and was collateralized by various U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities with a par value of $326,000,000 and a market value as of March 31, 2009, of $327,110,645. The implied interest rate on the Reverse Repurchase Agreement was 0.65% at March 31, 2009.

 

Options

 

As part of their investment programs, the Funds may utilize options and futures. Options may be written (sold) or purchased by the Funds. When a Fund purchases a put or call option, the premium paid is recorded as an investment and its value is marked-to-market daily. When a Fund writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and its value is marked-to-market daily.

 

When options, whether written or purchased, expire, are exercised or are closed (by entering into a closing purchase or sale transaction), the Fund realizes a gain or loss as described in the chart below:

 

Purchased option:

 

Impact on the Fund:

The option expires

 

Realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option.

 

 

 

The option is closed through a closing sale transaction

 

Realize a gain or loss depending on whether the proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option.

 

 

 

The Fund exercises a call option

 

The cost of the security purchased through the exercise of the option will be increased by the premium originally paid to purchase the option.

 

 

 

The Fund exercises a put option

 

Realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security. The proceeds of that sale will be reduced by the premium originally paid to purchase the put option.

 

 

 

Written option:

 

Impact on the Fund:

The option expires

 

Realize a gain equal to the amount of the premium received.

 

 

 

The option is closed through a closing purchase transaction

 

Realize a gain or loss without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security and eliminate the option liability. The Fund will realize a loss in this transaction if the cost of the closing purchase exceeds the premium received when the option was written.

 

 

 

A written call option is exercised by the option purchaser

 

Realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security. The proceeds of that sale will be increased by the premium originally received when the option was written.

 

 

 

A written put option is exercised by the option purchaser

 

The amount of the premium originally received will reduce the cost of the security that the Fund purchased when the option was exercised.

 

The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid. Options written by a Fund involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the option value reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities. The risk in writing a covered call

 

8



 

option is that a Fund may forgo the opportunity of profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there is the risk a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market or, for over-the-counter options, because of the counterparty’s inability or unwillingness to perform.

 

Swap Agreements

 

The Funds may invest in swaps for the purpose of managing their exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio transactions.

 

Credit Default Swaps

 

The Fund may enter into credit default swap (“CDS”) contracts for investment purposes, to manage its credit risk or to add leverage.  CDS agreements involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default by a third party, typically corporate or sovereign issuers, on a specified obligation, or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index. The Fund may use a CDS to provide protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where a Fund has exposure to a sovereign issuer) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. As a seller of protection, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a stream of payments throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These amounts of potential payments will be partially offset by any recovery of values from the respective referenced obligations. As a seller of protection, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

 

Implied spreads are the theoretical prices a lender receives for credit default protection. When spreads rise, market perceived credit risk rises and when spreads fall, market perceived credit risk falls. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. Credit spreads utilized in determining the period end market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues are disclosed in the Notes to the Schedule of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for credit derivatives. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values, particularly in relation to the notional amount of the contract as well as the annual payment rate, serve as an indication of the current status of the payment/performance risk.

 

The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). Credit default swaps are considered to have credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event. As disclosed in the Fair Values of Derivatives – Balance Sheet table that follows each Fund’s summary of open swap contracts, the aggregate fair value of credit default swaps in a net liability position as of March 31, 2009 was $xxx. If a defined credit event had occurred as of March 31, 2009, the swaps’ credit-risk-related contingent features would have been triggered and the Fund would have been required to pay $xxx less the value of the contracts’ related reference obligations.

 

Entering into a CDS agreement involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the Fund may enter into interest rate swap

 

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contracts.  Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional principal amount. The net interest received or paid on interest rate swap agreements is accrued daily as interest income or expense. Interest rate swaps are marked to market daily based upon quotations from the market makers. When a swap contract is terminated early, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the current realized value and the expected cash flows. The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or the cash flows and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that that amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation/(depreciation). Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreement. Periodic payments and premiums received or made by a Fund are recorded in the accompanying statements of operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the statements of assets and liabilities. These risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts’ terms, and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the swap agreements.

 

As of March 31, 2009, the three-month London Interbank offered rate was 1.19%.

 

The following is a summary of open swap contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2009.

 

Swap Counterparty

 

Termination Date

 

Periodic
Payments Made
by the Fund ‡

 

Periodic
Payments
Received by the
Fund ‡

 

Contract
Notional
Amount

 

Upfront
Premiums
Paid/(Received)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Interest Rate Swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

March 18, 2039

 

4.25% Semi-Annually

 

3-month LIBOR

 

$16,740,000

 

$(4,851,010)

 

$1,638,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$1,638,981

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP ON CORPORATE ISSUES—SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Swap Counterparty
(Reference Entity)

 

Termination Date

 

Implied Credit
Spread At March
31, 2009
(2)

 

Periodic
Payments
Received by
the Fund ‡

 

Contract
Notional
Amount
(3)

 

Market
Value

 

Upfront
Premiums
Paid/(Received)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
(Ford Motor Credit Corporation, 7%, due 10/1/13)

 

March 20, 2011

 

15.91%

 

5.1% Quarterly

 

$10,000,000

 

$(1,717,838)

 

 

$(1,717,838)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
(General Motors Acceptance Corporation, 6.875%, due 8/28/12)

 

March 20, 2011

 

21.78%

 

4.17% Quarterly

 

10,000,000

 

(2,593,991)

 

 

(2,593,991)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
(SLM Corporation, 5.125%, due 8/27/12)

 

December 20, 2012

 

27.75%

 

2.50% Quarterly

 

8,100,000

 

(3,279,777)

 

 

(3,279,777)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation on sales of credit default swaps on corporate issues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$(7,591,606)

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP ON CREDIT INDICES—SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Swap Counterparty (Reference
Entity)

 

Termination Date

 

Periodic
Payments
Received by
the Fund ‡

 

Contract Notional
Amount
(3)

 

Market Value (4)

 

Upfront
Premiums
Paid/(Received)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Barclays Capital Inc.
(CDX HVOL 7)

 

June 20, 2012

 

0.75% Quarterly

 

$17,000,000

 

$(1,630,118)

 

$(52,196)

 

$(1,577,922)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital Inc.
(CDX HY 8)

 

June 20, 2012

 

2.75% Quarterly

 

7,980,000

 

(2,122,870)

 

(245,074)

 

(1,877,796)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital Inc.
(CDX IG 8)

 

June 20, 2012

 

0.35% Quarterly

 

39,625,600

 

(2,764,440)

 

(166,744)

 

(2,597,696)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
(CDX HY 8)

 

June 20, 2012

 

2.75% Quarterly

 

15,105,000

 

(4,018,290)

 

(153,096)

 

(3,865,194)

 

Net unrealized depreciation on sales of credit default swaps on credit indices

 

 

 

 

 

$(9,918,608)

 

(1) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

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

 

(3) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

(4) The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

‡  Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

 

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at March 31, 2009.

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Swap Contracts

 

 

 

Primary Underlying Risk

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Disclosure

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Total

 

Interest Rate Contracts

 

$67,260

 

 

$1,638,981

 

 

$1,706,241

 

Foreign Exchange Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Contracts

 

 

 

 

$(17,510,214)

 

(17,510,214)

 

Equity Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$67,260

 

 

$1,638,981

 

$(17,510,214)

 

$(15,803,973)

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

 

In April 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position No. 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (“FSP 157-4”). FSP 157-4 provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FAS 157, when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased as well as guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. FSP 157-4 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after June 15, 2009. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FSP 157-4 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.

 

Other information regarding the Funds is available in the Funds’ most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).

 

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Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

 

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

 

(b)                  There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3 – Exhibits

 

Certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Western Asset / Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

President, Western Asset / Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

Date: May 28, 2009

 

 

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

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

President, Western Asset / Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

Date: May 28, 2009

 

 

By:

/s/ Frances M. Guggino

 

 

Frances M. Guggino

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Western Asset / Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

Date: May 28, 2009