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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 811-04254

 

 

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust

(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)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 877-6LM-FUND/656-3863

Date of fiscal year end: May 31

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2022

 

 

 


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ITEM 1.

REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.


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LOGO

 

Semi-Annual Report   November 30, 2022

WESTERN ASSET

ULTRA-SHORT INCOME FUND

 

 

 

LOGO

 

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE


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What’s inside      
Letter from the president     II  
Performance review     III  
Fund at a glance     1  
Fund expenses     2  
Schedule of investments     4  
Statement of assets and liabilities     34  
Statement of operations     36  
Statements of changes in net assets     37  
Financial highlights     38  
Notes to financial statements     43  

Fund objective

The Fund seeks current income and capital preservation while maintaining liquidity.

 

Letter from the president

 

LOGO

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide the semi-annual report of Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund for the six-month reporting period ended November 30, 2022. Please read on for Fund performance information during the Fund’s 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:

 

 

Fund prices and performance,

 

 

Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and

 

 

A host of educational resources.

We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Jane Trust, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer

December 30, 2022

 

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Performance review

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2022, Class A shares of Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund, excluding sales charges, returned 0.62%. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmark, the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Indexi, returned 0.97% for the same period. The Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category Averageii returned -1.37% over the same time frame.

 

Performance Snapshot as of November 30, 2022 (unaudited)  
(excluding sales charges)   6 months  
Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund:  

Class A

    0.62

Class C

    0.14

Class C11

    -0.07 %2 

Class I

    0.63

Class IS

    0.77
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index     0.97
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category Average     -1.37

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value, investment returns and yields will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.franklintempleton.com.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

The 30-Day SEC Yields for the period ended November 30, 2022 for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class I and Class IS shares were 4.03%, 3.30%, 3.30%, 4.30% and 4.32%, respectively. Absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the 30-Day SEC Yields for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class I and Class IS shares would have been 4.00%, 3.28%, 3.09%, 4.21% and 4.30%, respectively. The 30-Day SEC Yield, calculated pursuant to the standard SEC formula, is based on the Fund’s investments over an annualized trailing 30-day period, and not on the distributions paid by the Fund, which may differ.

 

1 

Class C1 shares are not available for purchase by new or existing investors (except for certain retirement plan programs authorized by the Fund’s distributor). Class C1 shares continue to be available for dividend reinvestment and incoming exchanges.

 

2 

Total return information is based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at May 31, 2022 for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, adjusted total returns have been disclosed in the Financial Highlights and differ from those reported here.

 

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Performance review (cont’d)

 

Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated September 30, 2022, the gross total annual fund operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class I and Class IS shares were 0.67%, 1.45%, 1.32%, 0.44% and 0.37%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets will not exceed 0.65% for Class A shares, 1.63% for Class C shares, 1.38% for Class C1 shares, 0.38% for Class I shares and 0.35% for Class IS shares. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares will not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. Total annual fund operating expenses after waiving fees and/or reimbursing expenses exceed the expense limitation (“expense cap”) for Class A, Class I and Class IS shares as a result of acquired fund fees and expenses. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. This management fee waiver is not subject to the recapture provision discussed below.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class within two years after the fiscal year in which the manager earned the fee or incurred the expense if the class’ total annual fund operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense cap in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual fund operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Jane Trust, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer

December 30, 2022

RISKS: Investments in bonds are subject to interest rate and credit risks. High yield bonds, sometimes referred to as “junk” bonds, are subject to additional risks such as the increased risk of default and greater volatility because of the lower credit quality of the issues. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, reducing the value of the Fund’s share price. The Fund is subject to

 

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fluctuations in yield and share price as interest rates rise and fall. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading to achieve its principal investment strategies. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets are subject to additional risks, including currency fluctuations and social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and the Fund’s investment strategies.

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.

 

i

The ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that comprises a single U.S. Treasury issue with approximately three months to final maturity, purchased at the beginning of each month and held for one full month.

 

ii 

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Refinitiv, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the six-month period ended November 30, 2022, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 386 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges, if any.

 

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Fund at a glance (unaudited)

 

Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments

 

LOGO

 

The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund’s investments as of November 30, 2022 and May 31, 2022 and does not include derivatives, such as written options, futures contracts and swap contracts. The Fund is actively managed. As a result, the composition of the Fund’s investments is subject to change at any time.

 

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

*

Prior year percentages have been restated to reflect current classifications.

 

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Fund expenses (unaudited)

 

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on June 1, 2022 and held for the six months ended November 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on actual total return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on hypothetical total return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Based on actual total return1           Based on hypothetical total return1  
     Actual
Total Return
Without
Sales
Charge2
   

Beginning
Account

Value

   

Ending

Account

Value

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period3
               Hypothetical
Annualized
Total Return
   

Beginning
Account

Value

   

Ending

Account

Value

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
   

Expenses

Paid

During
the
Period3

 
Class A     0.62   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,006.20       0.65   $ 3.27       Class A     5.00   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.81       0.65   $ 3.29  
Class C     0.14       1,000.00       1,001.40       1.40       7.02       Class C     5.00       1,000.00       1,018.05       1.40       7.08  
Class C1     -0.07 4      1,000.00       999.30       1.38       6.92       Class C1     5.00       1,000.00       1,018.15       1.38       6.98  
Class I     0.63       1,000.00       1,006.30       0.38       1.91       Class I     5.00       1,000.00       1,023.16       0.38       1.93  
Class IS     0.77       1,000.00       1,007.70       0.35       1.76       Class IS     5.00       1,000.00       1,023.31       0.35       1.78  

 

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1 

For the six months ended November 30, 2022.

 

2 

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. 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.

 

3 

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), then divided by 365.

 

4 

Total return information is based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at May 31, 2022 for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, adjusted total returns have been disclosed in the Financial Highlights and differ from those reported here.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 46.1%                                
Communication Services — 4.3%                                

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.7%

                               

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

    0.900     3/25/24     $ 3,290,000     $ 3,124,007  

NTT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    0.583     3/1/24       1,560,000       1,477,051  (a) 

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    0.750     3/22/24       780,000       741,845  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    1.450     3/20/26       710,000       642,531  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

    1.680     10/30/30       568,000       446,416  

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%)

    5.706     5/15/25       3,290,000       3,298,706  (b) 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

                            9,730,556  

Entertainment — 0.4%

 

               

Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    3.638     3/15/25       1,440,000       1,375,896  (a) 

Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    3.755     3/15/27       1,190,000       1,085,064  (a) 

Total Entertainment

                            2,460,960  

Media — 1.6%

 

               

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    5.125     5/1/27       700,000       663,330  (a)  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, Senior Secured Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%)

    6.090     2/1/24       2,710,000       2,725,786  (b) 

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes

    4.908     7/23/25       3,170,000       3,121,866  

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

    3.950     10/15/25       1,410,000       1,387,091  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Secured Notes

    5.250     12/1/26       130,000       111,849  (a)  

Fox Corp., Senior Notes

    4.030     1/25/24       1,250,000       1,233,694  

Total Media

                            9,243,616  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

 

               

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    6.875     11/15/28       480,000       509,237  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/15/25       2,990,000       2,896,384  

T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes

    3.375     4/15/29       90,000       79,682  

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

                            3,485,303  

Total Communication Services

                            24,920,435  
Consumer Discretionary — 2.7%                                

Automobiles — 1.6%

                               

American Honda Finance Corp., Senior Notes

    2.400     6/27/24       1,400,000       1,348,038  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    3.375     11/13/25       1,800,000       1,662,750  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    4.950     5/28/27       610,000       577,948  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    2.750     6/20/25       910,000       857,330  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Automobiles — continued

                               

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes

    1.500     6/10/26     $ 1,600,000     $ 1,387,002  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    2.000     3/9/26       1,100,000       944,983  (a)  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.043     9/15/23       950,000       928,640  (a)  

Toyota Motor Corp., Senior Notes

    0.681     3/25/24       1,480,000       1,401,867  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Senior Notes

    0.450     1/11/24       200,000       190,639  

Total Automobiles

                            9,299,197  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%

                               

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes

    2.900     6/25/25       2,880,000       2,661,495  

McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes

    3.700     1/30/26       320,000       313,895  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    2.800     3/8/27       330,000       275,824  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

    3.350     3/8/29       220,000       179,715  

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                            3,430,929  

Household Durables — 0.0%††

                               

DR Horton Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     10/15/24       130,000       124,003  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.4%

                               

Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes

    0.450     5/12/24       1,700,000       1,605,430  

eBay Inc., Senior Notes

    1.400     5/10/26       790,000       705,011  

Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

                            2,310,441  

Multiline Retail — 0.0%††

                               

Target Corp., Senior Notes

    2.250     4/15/25       90,000       85,662  

Specialty Retail — 0.1%

                               

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    2.700     4/15/25       330,000       317,405  

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

    2.875     4/15/27       310,000       291,159  

Total Specialty Retail

                            608,564  

Total Consumer Discretionary

                            15,858,796  
Consumer Staples — 1.2%                                

Beverages — 0.3%

                               

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.740%)

    4.659     1/12/24       1,655,000       1,652,843  (b)  

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%

                               

Walmart Inc., Senior Notes

    1.050     9/17/26       770,000       684,412  

Household Products — 0.2%

                               

GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital UK PLC, Senior Notes

    3.125     3/24/25       1,130,000       1,083,322  

Tobacco — 0.6%

                               

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.350     5/6/25       1,010,000       948,247  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

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Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Tobacco — continued

                               

Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.625     9/16/26     $ 1,730,000     $ 1,590,127  

BAT International Finance PLC, Senior Notes

    1.668     3/25/26       850,000       753,814  

Total Tobacco

                            3,292,188  

Total Consumer Staples

                            6,712,765  
Energy — 5.6%                                

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.6%

                               

Chevron USA Inc., Senior Notes

    0.687     8/12/25       170,000       154,159  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    2.268     11/15/26       130,000       112,573  (a)  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

    5.850     12/15/25       2,830,000       2,896,857  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

    3.250     12/1/26       3,080,000       2,888,765  

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       30,000       26,218  (b)(c)  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

    4.500     4/15/24       730,000       721,177  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes

    4.750     1/15/26       1,340,000       1,315,727  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    3.750     2/15/25       650,000       635,733  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

    3.700     2/15/26       3,110,000       3,009,196  

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

    4.150     1/15/26       2,040,000       2,012,738  

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

    3.125     5/15/26       1,800,000       1,663,624  (a) 

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

    3.900     10/1/27       560,000       519,065  

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

    5.000     1/15/29       40,000       38,184  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

    2.992     3/19/25       190,000       184,157  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

    4.300     6/1/25       1,690,000       1,666,215  

Lukoil Capital DAC, Senior Notes

    2.800     4/26/27       1,720,000       1,221,200  (a) 

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    4.875     6/1/25       50,000       49,364  

MPLX LP, Senior Notes

    1.750     3/1/26       1,350,000       1,205,605  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    3.200     8/15/26       730,000       669,614  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

    3.000     2/15/27       170,000       154,628  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

    6.250     3/17/24       1,400,000       1,410,941  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Senior Notes

    1.125     1/15/26       1,210,000       1,080,570  

Qatar Energy, Senior Notes

    1.375     9/12/26       1,620,000       1,436,592  (a) 

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)

    5.050     11/13/23       1,030,000       1,033,227  (b) 

Targa Resources Corp., Senior Notes

    5.200     7/1/27       1,630,000       1,609,747  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

    7.850     2/1/26       2,020,000       2,173,185  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    3.950     6/1/25       190,000       182,260  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

                               

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

    4.650     7/1/26     $ 1,800,000     $ 1,753,740  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     11/15/23       960,000       952,684  

Total Energy

                            32,777,745  
Financials — 19.9%                                

Banks — 13.3%

                               

Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes (4.175% to 3/24/27 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.000%)

    4.175     3/24/28       1,600,000       1,484,108  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (1.319% to 6/19/25 then SOFR + 1.150%)

    1.319     6/19/26       3,840,000       3,466,240  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (1.486% to 5/19/23 then SOFR + 1.460%)

    1.486     5/19/24       4,050,000       3,976,061  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.790%)

    3.948     3/5/24       1,800,000       1,797,692  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.960%)

    5.285     7/23/24       1,000,000       1,000,171  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.004% to 12/20/22 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.790%)

    3.004     12/20/23       1,820,000       1,817,893  (b) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.841% to 4/25/24 then SOFR + 1.110%)

    3.841     4/25/25       740,000       721,886  (b)  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.760%)

    4.053     9/15/26       200,000       194,259  (b)  

Bank of Montreal, Senior Notes

    0.625     7/9/24       1,650,000       1,539,984  

Bank of Montreal, Senior Notes

    1.850     5/1/25       650,000       607,931  

Bank of Nova Scotia, Senior Notes

    1.350     6/24/26       780,000       694,047  

Barclays PLC, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380%)

    6.024     5/16/24       1,400,000       1,392,778  (b) 

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (2.219% to 6/9/25 then SOFR + 2.074%)

    2.219     6/9/26       3,000,000       2,756,357  (a)(b) 

BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (4.705% to 1/10/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.235%)

    4.705     1/10/25       400,000       395,459  (a)(b)  

Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

                               

(5.950% to 5/15/25 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.905%)

    5.950     5/15/25       400,000       373,418  (b)(c)  

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (0.776% to 10/30/23 then SOFR + 0.686%)

    0.776     10/30/24       2,570,000       2,448,481  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (0.981% to 5/1/24 then SOFR + 0.669%)

    0.981     5/1/25       2,780,000       2,594,284  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (1.678% to 5/15/23 then SOFR + 1.667%)

    1.678     5/15/24       1,060,000       1,042,092  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.106% to 4/8/25 then SOFR + 2.842%)

    3.106     4/8/26     $ 1,570,000     $ 1,489,847  (b) 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.290% to 3/17/25 then SOFR + 1.528%)

    3.290     3/17/26       1,250,000       1,188,716  (b) 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes

    2.625     7/22/24       320,000       306,370  (a)  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes (3.649% to 4/6/27 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.220%)

    3.649     4/6/28       550,000       507,476  (a)(b) 

Credit Agricole SA, Senior Notes (1.907% to 6/16/25 then SOFR + 1.676%)

    1.907     6/16/26       900,000       816,043  (a)(b) 

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes

    1.226     6/22/24       500,000       464,065  (a)  

Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes (3.773% to 3/28/24 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.450%)

    3.773     3/28/25       3,380,000       3,255,398  (a)(b) 

DNB Bank ASA, Senior Notes (1.535% to 5/25/26 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 0.720%)

    1.535     5/25/27       1,230,000       1,073,481  (a)(b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (0.976% to 5/24/24 then SOFR + 0.708%)

    0.976     5/24/25       490,000       450,951  (b)  

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    5.674     5/18/24       1,750,000       1,744,757  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (0.824% to 6/1/24 then SOFR + 0.540%)

    0.824     6/1/25       2,290,000       2,130,652  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (2.083% to 4/22/25 then SOFR + 1.850%)

    2.083     4/22/26       2,740,000       2,546,767  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.850%)

    4.759     1/10/25       1,690,000       1,674,755  (b) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (4.023% to 12/5/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    4.023     12/5/24       2,980,000       2,944,935  (b) 

KeyBank NA, Senior Notes (0.423% to 1/3/23 then SOFR + 0.340%)

    0.423     1/3/24       1,720,000       1,711,596  (b) 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes (3.870% to 7/9/24 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.500%)

    3.870     7/9/25       250,000       240,768  (b)  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes (0.849% to 9/8/23 then SOFR + 0.872%)

    0.849     9/8/24       400,000       384,333  (b)  

Nordea Bank Abp, Senior Notes

    0.625     5/24/24       2,680,000       2,506,938  (a) 

Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Notes

    3.375     4/14/25       1,230,000       1,191,733  

Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Notes

    1.150     7/14/26       2,750,000       2,417,461  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (1.673% to 6/14/26 then SOFR + 0.989%)

    1.673     6/14/27       800,000       678,857  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
    Face
Amount
    Value  

Banks — continued

                               

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes

    0.508     1/12/24     $ 200,000     $ 189,987  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.800%)

    4.879     10/16/23       1,200,000       1,200,403  (b) 

Swedbank AB, Senior Notes

    3.356     4/4/25       1,960,000       1,877,333  (a) 

Toronto-Dominion Bank, Senior Notes

    1.200     6/3/26       3,040,000       2,686,711  

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (1.654% to 6/2/23 then SOFR + 1.600%)

    1.654     6/2/24       4,370,000       4,291,473  (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (2.188% to 4/30/25 then SOFR + 2.000%)

    2.188     4/30/26       4,850,000       4,519,420  (b) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (3.908% to 4/25/25 then SOFR + 1.320%)

    3.908     4/25/26       2,770,000       2,684,831  (b) 

Westpac Banking Corp., Senior Notes

    1.150     6/3/26       2,160,000       1,917,137  

Total Banks

                            77,396,335  

Capital Markets — 5.3%

                               

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Senior Notes

    2.100     10/24/24       1,010,000       962,865  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Senior Notes

    1.600     4/24/25       450,000       418,179  

Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes

    0.750     3/18/24       1,880,000       1,786,088  

Charles Schwab Corp., Senior Notes

    1.150     5/13/26       1,360,000       1,211,641  

Credit Suisse AG, Senior Notes

    0.520     8/9/23       610,000       581,363  

Credit Suisse AG, Senior Notes

    0.495     2/2/24       570,000       520,838  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Senior Notes (2.193% to 6/5/25 then SOFR + 2.044%)

    2.193     6/5/26       2,390,000       2,014,128  (a)(b) 

Credit Suisse Group AG, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%)

    4.470     12/14/23       750,000       749,065  (a)(b)  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    4.000     3/3/24       1,310,000       1,295,315  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/1/25       150,000       145,231  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (0.657% to 9/10/23 then SOFR + 0.505%)

    0.657     9/10/24       3,000,000       2,875,759  (b) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (0.855% to 2/12/25 then SOFR + 0.609%)

    0.855     2/12/26       4,530,000       4,080,364  (b) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (0.529% to 1/25/23 then SOFR + 0.455%)

    0.529     1/25/24       2,360,000       2,337,410  (b) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (0.985% to 12/10/25 then SOFR + 0.720%)

    0.985     12/10/26       8,320,000       7,300,453  (b) 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%)

    5.770     5/8/24       450,000       450,506  (b)  

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (3.620% to 4/17/24 then SOFR + 1.160%)

    3.620     4/17/25       2,080,000       2,027,914  (b) 

UBS AG, Senior Notes

    1.250     6/1/26       800,000       701,590  (a)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Capital Markets — continued

                               

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes

    4.125     9/24/25     $ 600,000     $ 582,544  (a)  

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (1.494% to 8/10/26 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 0.850%)

    1.494     8/10/27       650,000       558,874  (a)(b)  

Total Capital Markets

                            30,600,127  

Consumer Finance — 0.5%

                               

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., Senior Notes

    0.450     5/17/24       3,180,000       2,992,325  

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

                               

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes

    4.875     1/16/24       500,000       493,124  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes

    2.450     10/29/26       1,120,000       985,347  

National Securities Clearing Corp., Senior Notes

    1.500     4/23/25       500,000       463,244  (a)  

USAA Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    0.500     5/1/24       750,000       707,012  (a)  

Total Diversified Financial Services

                            2,648,727  

Insurance — 0.3%

                               

Allstate Corp., Senior Notes

    0.750     12/15/25       200,000       177,020  

Ambac Assurance Corp., Subordinated Notes

    5.100     6/7/2171       1,627       2,269  (a)(c)  

GA Global Funding Trust, Secured Notes

    1.625     1/15/26       1,500,000       1,338,999  (a)  

New York Life Global Funding, Senior Secured Notes

    0.950     6/24/25       390,000       353,333  (a)  

Total Insurance

                            1,871,621  

Total Financials

                            115,509,135  
Health Care — 4.3%                                

Biotechnology — 0.7%

                               

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    3.750     11/14/23       1,030,000       1,016,958  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    2.600     11/21/24       2,130,000       2,041,072  

AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes

    3.800     3/15/25       300,000       293,704  

Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     4/1/24       720,000       708,642  

Total Biotechnology

                            4,060,376  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.0%††

                               

Becton Dickinson and Co., Senior Notes

    3.363     6/6/24       186,000       181,748  

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.7%

                               

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

    4.250     12/15/27       400,000       376,086  

Centene Corp., Senior Notes

    4.625     12/15/29       110,000       102,424  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes

    3.500     6/15/24       1,180,000       1,155,133  

Cigna Corp., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.890%)

    4.969     7/15/23       2,585,000       2,590,859  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services — continued

                               

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    2.625     8/15/24     $ 2,440,000     $ 2,358,084  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.875     7/20/25       3,160,000       3,107,573  

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

    3.000     8/15/26       250,000       235,148  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     12/1/22       1,000,000       1,000,000  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    4.500     4/1/25       300,000       296,888  

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

    1.350     2/3/27       2,040,000       1,760,963  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    0.550     5/15/24       1,670,000       1,574,289  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    2.375     8/15/24       300,000       289,050  

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

    3.700     5/15/27       990,000       960,514  

Total Health Care Providers & Services

                            15,807,011  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%

                               

Astrazeneca Finance LLC, Senior Notes

    1.200     5/28/26       1,670,000       1,492,267  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes

    0.750     11/13/25       510,000       460,007  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

    4.750     5/9/27       3,080,000       2,769,750  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

    5.125     5/9/29       210,000       188,790  

Total Pharmaceuticals

                            4,910,814  

Total Health Care

                            24,959,949  
Industrials — 3.9%                                

Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%

                               

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    1.433     2/4/24       3,290,000       3,141,550  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    4.875     5/1/25       850,000       842,606  

Boeing Co., Senior Notes

    2.750     2/1/26       2,910,000       2,694,931  

General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes

    3.250     4/1/25       1,010,000       982,641  

General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes

    1.150     6/1/26       1,180,000       1,052,902  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

    2.930     1/15/25       160,000       153,948  

Total Aerospace & Defense

                            8,868,578  

Airlines — 0.8%

                               

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

    7.375     1/15/26       700,000       724,097  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    7.000     5/1/25       700,000       713,847  (a)  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./ HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

    5.750     1/20/26       40,000       37,959  (a)  

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

    8.000     9/20/25       414,000       419,132  (a)  

United Airlines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    4.375     4/15/26       2,670,000       2,488,507  (a)  

Total Airlines

                            4,383,542  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.0%††

                               

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

    2.500     8/15/24     $ 200,000     $ 191,835  

Electrical Equipment — 0.0%††

                               

Vertiv Group Corp., Senior Secured Notes

    4.125     11/15/28       110,000       94,730   (a) 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%

                               

3M Co., Senior Notes

    3.250     2/14/24       510,000       501,482  

3M Co., Senior Notes

    2.000     2/14/25       400,000       380,044  

Honeywell International Inc., Senior Notes

    1.100     3/1/27       2,530,000       2,207,383  

Total Industrial Conglomerates

                            3,088,909  

Machinery — 0.5%

                               

John Deere Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    0.400     10/10/23       140,000       134,900  

John Deere Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    0.450     6/7/24       770,000       723,503  

John Deere Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    1.050     6/17/26       1,140,000       1,015,291  

PACCAR Financial Corp., Senior Notes

    1.100     5/11/26       740,000       663,240  

Total Machinery

                            2,536,934  

Road & Rail — 0.2%

                               

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Senior Notes

    1.750     12/2/26       1,400,000       1,251,829  

XPO Logistics Inc., Senior Notes

    6.250     5/1/25       22,000       22,321  (a)  

Total Road & Rail

                            1,274,150  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%

                               

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

    0.700     2/15/24       250,000       235,501  

Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes

    1.875     8/15/26       2,380,000       2,082,077  

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

                            2,317,578  

Total Industrials

                            22,756,256  
Information Technology — 2.9%                                

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%

                               

Vontier Corp., Senior Notes

    1.800     4/1/26       1,530,000       1,292,850  

IT Services — 0.4%

                               

PayPal Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    2.400     10/1/24       490,000       469,701  

PayPal Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

    1.650     6/1/25       1,330,000       1,237,897  

Visa Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     12/14/25       500,000       481,747  

Total IT Services

                            2,189,345  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.2%

                               

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.,

                               

Senior Notes

    3.625     1/15/24       300,000       294,833  

Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes

    3.150     11/15/25       1,470,000       1,399,430  

Intel Corp., Senior Notes

    1.600     8/12/28       1,600,000       1,364,872  

Microchip Technology Inc., Senior Secured Notes

    0.983     9/1/24       1,650,000       1,526,418  

NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes

    0.584     6/14/24       1,160,000       1,091,074  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — continued

                               

Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes

    1.375     3/12/25     $ 10,000     $ 9,348  

TSMC Arizona Corp., Senior Notes

    1.750     10/25/26       1,090,000       969,008  

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                            6,654,983  

Software — 0.7%

                               

Oracle Corp., Senior Notes

    3.400     7/8/24       2,200,000       2,148,431  

Workday Inc., Senior Notes

    3.500     4/1/27       2,260,000       2,137,744  

Total Software

                            4,286,175  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%

                               

Apple Inc., Senior Notes

    1.400     8/5/28       2,560,000       2,199,795  

Total Information Technology

                            16,623,148  
Materials — 0.9%                                

Metals & Mining — 0.7%

                               

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    1.625     9/1/25       1,630,000       1,477,015  (a)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

    1.625     4/27/26       1,320,000       1,174,784  (a)  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

    6.250     8/10/26       1,000,000       1,034,250  

Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes

    4.625     12/15/27       620,000       575,633  

Total Metals & Mining

                            4,261,682  

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

                               

Georgia-Pacific LLC, Senior Notes

    0.950     5/15/26       1,250,000       1,098,577  (a)  

Total Materials

                            5,360,259  
Real Estate — 0.1%                                

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

                               

CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp., Senior Notes

    3.875     6/30/28       430,000       368,037  (a) 
Utilities — 0.3%                                

Electric Utilities — 0.3%

                               

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage

                               

Bonds

    4.250     8/1/23       600,000       592,811  

Southern California Edison Co., First Mortgage

                               

Bonds

    0.975     8/1/24       1,050,000       982,475  

Total Utilities

                            1,575,286  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $288,469,218)

                            267,421,811  
Asset-Backed Securities — 18.7%                                

ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO LP, 2020-10A A1A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.950%)

    6.193     1/20/32       450,000       443,196  (a)(b)  

ABPCI Direct Lending Fund LLC, 2020-9A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%)

    5.758     11/18/31       2,310,000       2,252,250  (a)(b) 

AccessLex Institute, 2007-A A3 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

    5.057     5/25/36       877,731       847,504  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — continued                                

Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2005-5 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.645%)

    4.689     12/25/35     $ 1,700,000     $ 1,594,235  (b) 

Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-4 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.705%)

    4.749     10/25/35       553,488       510,884  (b)  

AMMC CLO Ltd., 2020-23A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.040%)

    5.119     10/17/31       3,120,000       3,043,345  (a)(b) 

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2020-2A A

    2.020     2/20/27       600,000       539,302  (a)  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2021-1A A

    1.380     8/20/27       940,000       811,424  (a)  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2021-1A C

    2.130     8/20/27       940,000       781,546  (a)  

Ballyrock CLO Ltd., 2019-2A A1BR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%)

    5.875     11/20/30       540,000       526,128  (a)(b) 

Bayview Financial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2006-A M3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.975%)

    5.004     2/28/41       126,823       126,279  (b)  

Black Diamond CLO Ltd., 2017-1A A1AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%)

    5.375     4/24/29       542,320       536,266  (a)(b) 

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., 2015-3A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    5.243     4/20/31       650,000       637,327  (a)(b) 

BRSP Ltd., 2021-FL1 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%)

    5.089     8/19/38       1,250,000       1,211,473  (a)(b) 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, 2017-A5 A5 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.580%)

    4.453     7/15/27       900,000       897,224  (b)  

Carlyle US CLO Ltd., 2017-2A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%)

    5.293     7/20/31       1,590,000       1,554,989  (a)(b) 

CCG Receivables Trust, 2021-2 A2

    0.540     3/14/29       851,333       811,059  (a)  

Cedar Funding CLO Ltd., 2016-5A AFRR

    1.937     7/17/31       2,570,000       2,418,937  (a) 

Cerberus Loan Funding LP, 2019-2A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%)

    5.879     1/15/32       530,000       523,403  (a)(b) 

Cerberus Loan Funding LP, 2020-1A A (3 mo.

                               

USD LIBOR + 1.850%)

    5.929     10/15/31       369,859       368,315  (a)(b) 

CIFC Funding Ltd., 2017-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.010%)

    5.288     4/23/29       234,349       231,949  (a)(b) 

CMFT Net Lease Master Issuer LLC, 2021-1 A1

    2.090     7/20/51       1,039,830       881,567  (a)  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust, 2021-AGS A

    1.200     3/25/52       499,009       400,839  (a)  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust, 2021-BGS A

    1.170     9/25/51       1,141,890       929,666  (a)  

CQS US CLO Ltd., 2021-1A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%)

    5.463     1/20/35       1,000,000       967,389  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — continued                                

Credit Suisse European Mortgage Capital Ltd., 2019-1OTF A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.900%)

    7.315     8/9/24     $ 940,000     $ 919,675  (a)(b) 

Cutwater Ltd., 2015-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%)

    5.299     1/15/29       269,151       265,802  (a)(b) 

CWABS Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, 2004-B 1A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.220%)

    4.095     2/15/29       153,474       151,959  (b)  

Dryden CLO Ltd., 2019-75A AR2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.040%)

    5.119     4/15/34       250,000       241,061  (a)(b) 

ECMC Group Student Loan Trust, 2016-1A A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%)

    5.366     7/26/66       1,810,556       1,749,007  (a)(b) 

Evergreen Credit Card Trust, 2021-1 A

    0.900     10/15/26       1,700,000       1,575,917  (a) 

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 2020-2 A

    1.060     4/15/33       1,000,000       888,841  (a)  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, 2018-4 A

    4.060     11/15/30       670,000       631,350  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, 2020-2 A

    1.060     9/15/27       850,000       761,478  

Fortress Credit BSL Ltd., 2021-1A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.470%)

    5.713     4/20/33       2,480,000       2,417,369  (a)(b) 

GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust, 2021-1 A

    1.170     6/12/34       5,500,000       4,782,463  (a) 

Golub Capital Partners CLO LP, 2021-54A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.530%)

    6.062     8/5/33       1,040,000       1,000,308  (a)(b) 

Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd., 2018-36A B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%)

    6.182     2/5/31       1,480,000       1,430,192  (a)(b) 

Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd., 2020-47A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.680%)

    6.212     5/5/32       1,220,000       1,176,272  (a)(b) 

Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd., 2020-49A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.530%)

    5.773     8/26/33       690,000       672,795  (a)(b) 

GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, 2021-5CS A

    2.310     10/20/48       871,716       627,954  (a)  

Great Lakes Kcap F3c Senior LLC, 2017-1A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%)

    5.427     12/20/29       1,490,807       1,487,801  (a)(b) 

Greystone CRE Notes Ltd., 2021-FL3 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.020%)

    4.895     7/15/39       1,280,000       1,225,001  (a)(b) 

Greywolf CLO Ltd., 2018-1A A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.890%)

    5.936     4/26/31       1,017,000       980,738  (a)(b) 

Grippen Park CLO Ltd., 2017-1A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.260%)

    5.503     1/20/30       454,336       448,939  (a)(b) 

Grippen Park CLO Ltd., 2017-1A C (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300%)

    6.543     1/20/30       820,000       792,394  (a)(b) 

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, 2021-1A A

    1.210     12/26/25       400,000       367,056  (a)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — continued                                

Hertz Vehicle Financing LP, 2021-2A A

    1.680     12/27/27     $ 1,500,000     $ 1,284,932  (a) 

HGI CRE CLO Ltd., 2021-FL2 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    4.887     9/17/36       1,440,000       1,387,865  (a)(b) 

Hildene Community Funding CDO Ltd., 2015-1A ARR

    2.600     11/1/35       530,000       466,135  (a)  

Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust, 2005-C M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.750%)

    4.794     10/25/35       607,369       586,831  (b)  

KREF Ltd., 2021-FL2 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.070%)

    4.981     2/15/39       1,300,000       1,253,850  (a)(b) 

LCM Loan Income Fund Income Note Issuer Ltd., 27A A1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)

    5.159     7/16/31       920,000       901,959  (a)(b) 

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-5 A5 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.560%)

    4.604     9/25/34       258,324       253,244  (b)  

Madison Park Funding Ltd., 2019-35A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.990%)

    5.233     4/20/32       760,000       741,000  (a)(b) 

Magnetite Ltd., 2015-14RA A2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.120%)

    5.314     10/18/31       530,000       519,720  (a)(b) 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, 2004- WMC5 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.930%)

    4.974     7/25/35       428,613       410,352  (b)  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, 2006- HE1 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.585%)

    4.629     12/25/36       9,134       9,119  (b)  

MF1 Ltd., 2021-FL7 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)

    5.019     10/16/36       1,390,000       1,329,721  (a)(b) 

Midocean Credit CLO, 2017-7A BR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%)

    5.679     7/15/29       500,000       473,787  (a)(b) 

Midocean Credit CLO, 2018-8A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%)

    5.725     2/20/31       1,670,000       1,639,351  (a)(b) 

Midocean Credit CLO, 2018-9A B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

    5.993     7/20/31       2,020,000       1,952,106  (a)(b) 

Mill City Mortgage Trust, 2015-2 M3

    3.639     9/25/57       960,000       925,156  (a)(b) 

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC, 2019-A A5

    3.080     11/12/41       900,000       867,839  (a)  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc. Trust, 2006-NC2 A2D (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.580%)

    4.624     2/25/36       1,249,936       1,226,490  (b) 

MVW LLC, 2020-1A A

    1.740     10/20/37       794,334       726,668  (a)  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust, 2015-AA A2B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%)

    5.075     12/15/28       162,463       162,454  (a)(b) 

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, 2019-A A2A

    3.420     1/15/43       59,192       56,322  (a)  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, 2019-A A2B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

    4.773     1/15/43       209,579       205,210  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — continued                                

Navient Student Loan Trust, 2015-1 A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.600%)

    4.644     4/25/40     $ 884,878     $ 841,676  (b) 

Navient Student Loan Trust, 2016-6A A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%)

    5.316     3/25/66       1,010,000       991,321  (a)(b) 

Navient Student Loan Trust, 2021-1A A1B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.600%)

    4.644     12/26/69       693,714       671,450  (a)(b) 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, 2021-A A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.030%)

    4.969     4/20/62       1,550,000       1,440,130  (a)(b) 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, 2015-2A A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.600%)

    4.616     9/25/42       401,903       380,544  (a)(b) 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, 2021-A APT1

    1.360     4/20/62       630,090       555,616  (a)  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, 2021-CA AFL (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.740%)

    4.679     4/20/62       1,389,544       1,336,657  (a)(b) 

Neuberger Berman CLO Ltd., 2014-17A BR2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%)

    5.825     4/22/29       750,000       727,162  (a)(b) 

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, 2004-2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.930%)

    4.974     8/25/34       414,513       402,581  (b)  

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, 2020-1A A2

    1.550     2/15/25       1,000,000       992,124  (a)  

NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust, 2003-1 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.425%)

    5.469     5/25/33       147,439       133,013  (b)  

NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust, 2003-3 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.710%)

    4.754     12/25/33       1,032,639       988,950  (b)  

Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., 2012-1A AARR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.950%)

    5.029     7/15/29       676,491       668,331  (a)(b) 

Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., 2014-1A AAR3 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    5.650     2/14/31       260,000       255,170  (a)(b) 

Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., 2020-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.160%)

    5.403     7/20/34       750,000       729,011  (a)(b) 

OHA Loan Funding Ltd., 2013-2A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.040%)

    5.732     5/23/31       760,000       748,227  (a)(b) 

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-3 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.780%)

    4.824     11/25/34       391,871       372,180  (b)  

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-FXD1 1A1

    5.866     1/25/37       243,915       198,222  

Oscar US Funding LLC, 2021-2A A4

    1.270     9/11/28       1,500,000       1,340,522  (a) 

Parliament Funding Ltd., 2020-1A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    5.493     10/20/31       1,620,000       1,600,176  (a)(b) 

Rad CLO Ltd., 2021-15A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090%)

    5.333     1/20/34       1,710,000       1,669,121  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — continued                                

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, 2003-2 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.880%)

    4.022     8/25/33     $ 197,941     $ 180,500  (b) 

RR Ltd., 2018-3A A1R2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090%)

    5.169     1/15/30       650,000       638,683  (a)(b) 

Saranac CLO Ltd., 2014-3A BR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%)

    5.452     6/22/30       1,100,000       1,075,873  (a)(b) 

SBA Small Business Investment Cos., 2017-10A 1

    2.845     3/10/27       36,569       34,535  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, 2018-2A A

    3.500     6/20/35       720,248       700,616  (a)  

Silver Rock CLO Ltd., 2020-1A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%)

    5.893     10/20/31       420,000       413,898  (a)(b) 

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, 2006-B A5 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.270%)

    3.563     12/15/39       1,363,321       1,286,097  (b) 

SLM Private Education Loan Trust, 2010-C A5 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.750%)

    8.623     10/15/41       1,513,546       1,618,521  (a)(b) 

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2003-10A A4 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.670%)

    3.963     12/17/68       786,127       736,781  (a)(b) 

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2005-4 A3 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.120%)

    4.478     1/25/27       68,533       68,336  (b)  

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2005-4 B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

    4.538     7/25/55       164,756       146,863  (b)  

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2005-5 A4 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.140%)

    4.498     10/25/28       199,693       198,343  (b)  

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2005-7 A4 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%)

    4.508     10/25/29       150,097       148,895  (b)  

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2006-2 A6 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.170%)

    4.528     1/25/41       761,549       717,976  (b)  

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2006-10 A6 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%)

    4.508     3/25/44       1,083,288       1,038,546  (b) 

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2013-1 A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.550%)

    4.566     5/26/55       821,755       794,040  (b)  

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2013-6 A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.650%)

    4.666     6/26/28       876,242       851,733  (b)  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2016-B A2B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%)

    5.323     2/17/32       111,963       110,784  (a)(b) 

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2021-A A2B

    1.590     1/15/53       610,521       522,831  (a)  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2021-A APT2

    1.070     1/15/53       426,693       358,706  (a)  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2021-B A

    1.310     7/17/51       615,389       549,933  (a)  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2021-C A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.800%)

    4.675     1/15/53       2,970,000       2,818,515  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — continued                                

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2021-C APT1

    1.390     1/15/53     $ 369,811     $ 316,929  (a)  

SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust, 2020-C AFX

    1.950     2/15/46       573,283       514,453  (a)  

SpringCastle America Funding LLC, 2020-AA A

    1.970     9/25/37       1,365,872       1,232,481  (a)  

Sunrun Atlas Issuer LLC, 2019-2 A

    3.610     2/1/55       549,272       485,556  (a)  

TCI-Flatiron CLO Ltd., 2016-1A AR3 (3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.100%)

    4.964     1/17/32       1,210,000       1,194,287  (a)(b) 

TRP LLC, 2021-1 A

    2.070     6/19/51       908,992       768,362  (a)  

Voya CLO Ltd., 2016-3A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.190%)

    5.384     10/18/31       250,000       246,416 (a)(b)  

Voya CLO Ltd., 2018-4A A1AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.040%)

    5.119     1/15/32       350,000       343,507  (a)(b)  

VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, 2018-A A

    3.560     2/20/36       973,645       942,339  (a)  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd., 2020-2A AR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%)

    5.299     7/15/34       1,810,000       1,751,175  (a)(b) 

Whitebox CLO Ltd., 2019-1A ANAR (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.130%)

    5.455     7/24/32       1,040,000       1,016,798  (a)(b) 

Whitebox CLO Ltd., 2020-2A A1R (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%)

    5.545     10/24/34       1,221,000       1,178,705  (a)(b) 

Whitehorse Ltd., 2018-12A A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    5.329     10/15/31       300,000       292,727  (a)(b)  

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $114,425,092)

 

                    108,157,903  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (d) — 16.0%                                

280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust, 2017-280P A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.880%)

    4.736     9/15/34       500,000       486,426  (a)(b)  

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, 2021-7 A3

    2.337     10/25/66       335,104       262,422  (a)(b)  

AOA Mortgage Trust, 2021-1177 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.874%)

    4.750     10/15/38       1,890,000       1,751,261  (a)(b) 

AREIT Trust, 2021-CRE5 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)

    4.991     11/17/38       777,524       747,434  (a)(b)  

AREIT Trust, 2022-CRE6 A (30 Day Average SOFR + 1.250%)

    4.642     1/16/37       1,483,071       1,421,158  (a)(b) 

BDS, 2021-FL8 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.920%)

    4.859     1/18/36       1,006,512       969,073  (a)(b)  

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2003-AC5 A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%)

    5.144     10/25/33       150,014       150,980  (b)  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust, 2021-B29 XA, IO

    1.153     9/15/54       12,417,280       704,230  (a)(b)  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust, 2021-B31 A5

    2.669     12/15/54       620,000       514,360  

BHMS, 2018-ATLS A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%)

    5.125     7/15/35       910,000       874,086  (a)(b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (d) — continued

 

                       

BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, 2021-NQM2 A1

    0.970     3/25/60     $ 463,322     $ 435,527  (a)(b) 

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2020-VIV4 A

    2.843     3/9/44       1,070,000       863,693  (a)  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-ACNT A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.850%)

    4.726     11/15/38       2,510,000       2,411,124  (a)(b) 

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-CIP A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.921%)

    4.796     12/15/38       1,700,000       1,636,894  (a)(b) 

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-SOAR A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.670%)

    4.546     6/15/38       1,091,730       1,046,862  (a)(b) 

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-VOLT A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.700%)

    4.575     9/15/36       1,460,000       1,399,652  (a)(b) 

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2022-AHP A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 0.990%)

    4.784     1/17/39       1,570,000       1,503,283  (a)(b) 

BX Trust, 2021-BXMF A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.636%)

    4.511     10/15/26       1,930,000       1,834,427  (a)(b) 

BXMT Ltd., 2020-FL2 A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.014%)

    4.889     2/15/38       745,582       734,192  (a)(b) 

CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-LIFE A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.070%)

    4.943     12/15/37       990,000       970,479  (a)(b) 

Cascade MH Asset Trust, 2021-MH1 A1

    1.753     2/25/46       265,576       226,380   (a) 

Chevy Chase Funding LLC Mortgage-Backed Certificates, 2004-3A A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)

    4.344     8/25/35       1,372       1,230  (a)(b)  

Chevy Chase Funding LLC Mortgage-Backed Certificates, 2004-4A A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.580%)

    4.624     10/25/35       5,588       5,051  (a)(b)  

Chevy Chase Funding LLC Mortgage-Backed Certificates, 2005-1A A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.200%)

    4.244     1/25/36       2,034       1,788  (a)(b)  

CIM Trust, 2021-R6 A1

    1.425     7/25/61       1,009,673       891,472  (a)(b) 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-B1 A4

    3.458     8/15/50       330,000       304,165  

COLT Trust, 2021-RPL1 A1

    1.665     9/25/61       1,311,259       1,168,323  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2014-11R 15A2

    3.382     1/27/36       443,205       400,913  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2015-12R 2A1

    3.380     11/30/37       71,381       71,214  (a)(b)  

CSMC Trust, 2019-AFC1 A1, Step bond (2.573% to 8/25/23 then 3.573%)

    2.573     7/25/49       110,831       102,312   (a) 

CSMC Trust, 2019-AFC1 A2, Step bond (2.776% to 8/25/23 then 3.776%)

    2.776     7/25/49       243,693       225,367  (a)  

CSMC Trust, 2019-AFC1 A3, Step bond (2.877% to 8/1/23 then 3.877%)

    2.877     7/25/49       243,693       224,662  (a)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (d) — continued

 

                       

CSMC Trust, 2019-UVIL A

    3.160     12/15/41     $ 1,480,000     $ 1,226,611  (a) 

CSMC Trust, 2020-AFC1 A1

    2.240     2/25/50       433,043       399,301  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2020-TMIC A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%)

    6.875     12/15/35       310,000       308,332  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2021-AFC1 A1

    0.830     3/25/56       454,332       354,577  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2021-AFC1 A3

    1.169     3/25/56       454,331       315,636  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2021-NQM3 A3

    1.632     4/25/66       570,015       452,809  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2021-NQM5 A1

    0.938     5/25/66       940,627       715,817  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2021-NQM7 A1

    1.756     10/25/66       545,305       447,840  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2021-RPL3 A1

    2.000     1/25/60       547,759       469,503  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2021-RPL4 A1

    1.796     12/27/60       741,902       675,683  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2021-RPL6 A1

    2.000     10/25/60       923,472       810,862  (a)(b) 

CSMC Trust, 2022-NQM1 A1

    2.265     11/25/66       1,801,530       1,466,420  (a)(b) 

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, 2020-2 A2

    2.594     5/25/65       191,655       189,553  (a)  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, 2022-1 A1

    2.205     1/25/67       1,758,779       1,535,607  (a)(b) 

Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust, 2021-2 A1

    0.931     6/25/66       691,179       540,840  (a)(b) 

Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust, 2022-1 A1

    2.206     1/25/67       352,957       293,379  (a)(b) 

ELP Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-ELP A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.701%)

    4.577     11/15/38       2,720,000       2,599,329  (a)(b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, KS12 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.650%)

    4.455     8/25/29       1,200,000       1,184,563  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3877 FA, PAC-1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%)

    4.223     11/15/40       6,943       6,936  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4945 KF, PAC (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450%)

    4.466     9/25/49       788,474       768,295  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2020-DNA2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%)

    5.866     2/25/50       538,716       534,999  (a)(b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2021-DNA3 M2 (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.100%)

    5.621     10/25/33       850,000       802,747  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate     Maturity
Date
   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (d) — continued

 

                       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2021-DNA6 M2 (30 Day Average SOFR + 1.500%)

    5.047     10/25/41     $ 1,540,000     $ 1,442,607  (a)(b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2022-DNA2 M1A (30 Day Average SOFR + 1.300%)

    4.821     2/25/42       1,227,077       1,204,675  (a)(b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2022-DNA2 M1B (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.400%)

    5.921     2/25/42       1,600,000       1,506,365  (a)(b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2022-DNA3 M1A (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.000%)

    5.521     4/25/42       1,147,512       1,133,254  (a)(b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) STRIPS, 19 F

    1.460     6/1/28       311       308  (b)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2021- DNA2 M2 (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.300%)

    5.821     8/25/33       370,000       357,986  (a)(b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2022-R07 1M1 (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.950%)

    6.497     6/25/42       1,123,556       1,131,818  (a)(b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2013-C01 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.250%)

    9.266     10/25/23       112,037       113,901  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2014-C01 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.400%)

    8.416     1/25/24       176,543       178,222  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2014-C02 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.600%)

    6.616     5/25/24       615,735       616,048  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2014-C04 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.900%)

    8.916     11/25/24       61,049       62,687  (a)(b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2014-C04 2M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.000%)

    9.016     11/25/24       14,469       14,613  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2018-C03 1M2C (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%)

    6.166     10/25/30       320,000       312,116  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (d) — continued                                

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2018-C06 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    6.016     3/25/31     $ 297,369     $ 293,139  (a)(b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2022-R04 1M2 (30 Day Average SOFR + 3.100%)

    6.621     3/25/42       1,150,000       1,115,621  (a)(b) 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 1997-20 F

    1.500     3/25/27       4,010       3,934  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Grantor Trust, 2000-T6 A3

    4.238     11/25/40       90,177       88,723  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Grantor Trust, 2002-T19 A4

    4.401     3/25/42       660,733       641,517  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Grantor Trust, 2004-T3 2A

    3.791     8/25/43       420,786       412,608  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Whole Loan, 2003-W6 6A

    3.566     8/25/42       334,928       321,456  (b)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Whole Loan, 2003-W8 3F1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)

    4.416     5/25/42       60,539       59,722  (b)  

GCAT Trust, 2020-NQM1 A3

    2.554     1/25/60       1,109,104       1,064,222  (a) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-H07 FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

    3.643     2/20/61       67,141       66,520  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-H08 BF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)

    3.543     3/20/63       259,742       256,275  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2016-H07 FK (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    2.970     3/20/66       1,737,505       1,708,192  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-H15 FN (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%)

    3.643     7/20/67       480,141       470,353  (b)  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-H03 FA (30 Day Average SOFR + 0.380%)

    3.772     4/20/70       3,193,550       3,131,810  (b) 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-H16 FG (30 Day Average SOFR + 0.300%)

    3.692     9/20/71       3,464,216       3,383,108  (b) 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, 2000-1A A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%)

    3.343     3/20/23       67,265       67,384  (a)(b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (d) — continued

 

                       

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, 2021-IP A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.950%)

    4.825     10/15/36     $ 1,110,000     $ 1,035,725  (a)(b) 

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-9 2A1B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.740%)

    4.679     6/20/35       244,656       218,193  (b)  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-9 2A1C (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

    4.839     6/20/35       201,068       178,302  (b)  

Impac CMB Trust, 2005-7 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.520%)

    4.564     11/25/35       189,705       166,248  (b)  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2019-LTV3 B2

    4.384     3/25/50       313,335       269,047 (a)(b) 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2018-5 A1

    3.500     10/25/48       44,803       39,585  (a)(b)  

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, 2020-RPL1 A1

    3.000     9/25/59       1,046,042       977,610 (a)(b) 

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, 2021-GS2 A1, Step bond (1.750% to 4/25/24, 4.750% to 4/25/25 then 5.750%)

    1.750     4/25/61       670,988       606,186  (a)  

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, 2021-GS5 A1

    2.250     7/25/67       1,409,453       1,259,020  (a) 

Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, 2019-1 A1

    3.250     10/25/69       618,874       582,929  (a)(b) 

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, 2016-C32 ASB

    3.514     12/15/49       446,265       427,716  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2017-ASHF A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.850%)

    4.850     11/15/34       181,410       176,833  (a)(b) 

Mortgage Repurchase Agreement Financing Trust, 2022-S1 A1 (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.000%)

    5.193     3/30/25       890,000       892,006  (a)(b) 

MSC Trust, 2021-ILP A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.778%)

    4.654     11/15/23       2,103,046       2,011,804  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2015-1A A3

    3.750     5/28/52       152,584       141,604  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2016-4A A1

    3.750     11/25/56       101,526       93,328  (a)(b)  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2017-3A A1

    4.000     4/25/57       310,708       295,900  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2019-6A A1B

    3.500     9/25/59       755,989       692,889  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2019- RPL3 A1

    2.750     7/25/59       720,102       669,213  (a)(b) 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2021- NQM3 A1

    1.156     11/27/56       893,718       745,618  (a)(b) 

New York Mortgage Trust, 2005-2 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.660%)

    4.374     8/25/35       98,703       89,288  (b)  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust, 2003-A1 M

    6.660     5/25/33       284,410       163,676  (b)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (d) — continued

 

                       

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative

                               

Loan Trust, 2007-1 1A4

    6.138     3/25/47     $ 246,255     $ 228,697  

OBX Trust, 2021-NQM2 A1

    1.101     5/25/61       740,281       573,896  (a)(b) 

OBX Trust, 2021-NQM2 A3

    1.563     5/25/61       746,777       569,835  (a)(b) 

OBX Trust, 2021-NQM3 A1

    1.054     7/25/61       974,609       736,210  (a)(b) 

OBX Trust, 2022-NQM1 A1

    2.305     11/25/61       1,316,667       1,109,671 (a)(b) 

Onslow Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, 2021-NQM4 A1

    1.957     10/25/61       932,282       747,950  (a)(b) 

OPG Trust, 2021-PORT A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.484%)

    4.359     10/15/36       1,014,354       963,876  (a)(b) 

PFP Ltd., 2021-8 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%)

    4.904     8/9/37       1,240,840       1,191,845  (a)(b) 

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust, 2019-2R A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    6.805     5/27/23       166,448       159,650  (a)(b) 

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust, 2019-3R A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.700%)

    7.755     11/27/31       151,088       144,998  (a)(b) 

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2006-DR1 2A1

    5.500     5/25/35       245,287       210,103  (a)  

PRKCM Trust, 2021-AFC1 A1

    1.510     8/25/56       1,214,844       972,823  (a)(b) 

RAMP Trust, 2004-SL4 A5

    7.500     7/25/32       6,758       2,992  

Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC, 2021- FL6 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.950%)

    4.994     7/25/36       1,172,740       1,134,444  (a)(b) 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2003-A11 A2, PAC (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450%)

    4.494     11/25/33       37,302       36,488  (b)  

SFO Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-555 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%)

    5.025     5/15/38       920,000       849,190  (a)(b) 

SMRT, 2022-MINI A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.000%)

    4.795     1/15/39       1,560,000       1,499,322  (a)(b) 

SREIT Trust, 2021-MFP A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.731%)

    4.606     11/15/38       2,110,000       2,019,673  (a)(b) 

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2004-2 1A1

    3.892     3/25/34       83,886       76,917  (b)  

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-RF3 2A

    3.495     6/25/35       334,115       296,943  (a)(b) 

Tharaldson Hotel Portfolio Trust, 2018-THL A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%)

    4.897     11/11/34       291,629       282,938  (a)(b) 

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, 2017-4 A1

    2.750     6/25/57       161,448       153,305  (a)(b) 

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, 2017-6 M1

    3.250     10/25/57       960,000       839,988  (a)(b) 

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, 2019-HY1 B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%)

    6.194     10/25/48       1,460,000       1,402,286  (a)(b) 

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, 2019-HY2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%)

    5.944     5/25/58       1,260,000       1,184,908  (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (d) — continued

 

                       

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2005-AR6 2A1A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.460%)

    4.504     4/25/45     $ 742,919     $ 702,988  (b)  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2005-AR8 2A1A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.580%)

    4.624     7/25/45       1,075,931       977,330  (b)  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2005-AR8 2AB3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.720%)

    4.764     7/25/45       344,841       312,807  (b)  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015- NXS3 ASB

    3.371     9/15/57       99,112       95,528  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost — $100,798,325)

 

            92,809,584  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.7%                                

FHLMC — 2.1%

                               

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

    3.000     6/1/35       2,187,066       2,065,644  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) (12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.630%)

    3.268     1/1/49       4,832,063       4,580,331  (b) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.183%)

    1.779     8/1/51       5,889,885       5,297,570  (b) 

Total FHLMC

                            11,943,545  

FNMA — 1.6%

                               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    2.500     2/1/35       1,736,087       1,645,324  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    3.000    
4/1/38-
2/1/40
 
 
    1,970,272       1,864,933  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    4.500    
11/1/38-
1/1/59
 
 
    1,150,807       1,159,268  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

    5.500     8/1/52       4,527,724       4,591,797  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) (1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.375%)

    4.445     9/1/37       267,513       271,949  (b)  

Total FNMA

                            9,533,271  

GNMA — 0.0%††

                               

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    3.500     9/20/48       26,407       24,887  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

    2.500     12/20/50       161,387       140,736  

Total GNMA

                            165,623  

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost — $23,243,415)

 

                    21,642,439  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations — 2.8%                                

U.S. Government Obligations — 2.8%

                               

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., Bonds

    3.375     8/26/24     $ 620,000     $ 607,792  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.375     12/31/25       180,000       161,170  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.750     7/31/27       6,960,000       6,632,662  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    0.375     9/30/27       2,660,000       2,257,052  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    4.125     10/31/27       6,500,000       6,583,535  

Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (Cost — $16,731,847)

 

            16,242,211  
Senior Loans — 2.2%                                
Communication Services — 0.5%                                

Media — 0.5%

                               

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

    5.830     4/30/25       765,441       754,675  (b)(e)(f) 

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

    5.830     2/1/27       496,164       484,735  (b)(e)(f) 

Nexstar Broadcasting Inc., Term Loan B4 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

    6.571     9/18/26       542,906       539,288  (b)(e)(f) 

Univision Communications Inc., 2021 Replacement Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%)

    7.321     3/15/26       571,386       562,815  (b)(e)(f) 

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, Term Loan Facility N (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

    6.373     1/31/28       590,000       576,356  (b)(e)(f) 

Total Communication Services

                            2,917,869  
Consumer Discretionary — 0.6%                                

Auto Components — 0.1%

                               

Clarios Global LP, First Lien Amendment No. 1 Dollar Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%)

    7.321     4/30/26       550,000       542,724  (b)(e)(f) 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%

                               

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2021 Refinancing Term Loan B1 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    6.505     9/23/26       863,250       852,408  (b)(e)(f) 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1%

                               

1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B4

   
5.821-
6.165
 
    11/19/26       58,842       57,869  (b)(e)(f)  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    6.821     12/23/24       617,097       613,873  (b)(e)(f) 

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., Restated Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    5.754     11/30/23       172,508       172,469  (b)(e)(f) 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                            844,211  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Specialty Retail — 0.3%

                               

Great Outdoors Group LLC, Term Loan B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%)

    7.821     3/6/28     $ 492,519     $ 474,788  (b)(e)(f) 

Harbor Freight Tools USA Inc., 2021 Refinancing Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%)

    6.821     10/19/27       491,228       467,870  (b)(e)(f) 

Rent-A-Center Inc., Term Loan B2 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%)

    7.688     2/17/28       545,844       526,057  (b)(e)(f) 

Total Specialty Retail

                            1,468,715  

Total Consumer Discretionary

                            3,708,058  
Energy — 0.1%                                

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

                               

Pilot Travel Centers LLC, Initial Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.100%)

    6.186     8/4/28       545,865       539,494  (b)(e)(f) 
Financials — 0.4%                                

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

                               

Hudson River Trading LLC, Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.114%)

    7.201     3/20/28       545,844       510,023  (b)(e)(f) 

Setanta Aircraft Leasing DAC, Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    5.674     11/5/28       550,000       544,214  (b)(e)(f) 

VFH Parent LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.000%)

    7.011     1/13/29       550,000       536,250  (b)(e)(f) 

Total Diversified Financial Services

                            1,590,487  

Insurance — 0.1%

                               

Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B7 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%)

    7.071     11/3/24       48,236       46,338  (b)(e)(f) 

Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B9 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%)

    7.321     7/31/27       545,844       474,611  (b)(e)(f) 

Total Insurance

                            520,949  

Total Financials

                            2,111,436  
Health Care — 0.2%                                

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%

                               

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA Inc., Dollar Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    6.071     11/15/27       468,636       454,968  (b)(e)(f) 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

                               

Jazz Financing Lux Sarl, Initial Dollar Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500%)

    7.571     5/5/28       445,363       442,684  (b)(e)(f) 

Total Health Care

                            897,652  
Industrials — 0.3%                                

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

                               

APi Group DE Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%)

    6.571     10/1/26       494,420       490,526  (b)(e)(f) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

    Value  

Road & Rail — 0.2%

                               

Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%)

    5.674     12/30/26     $ 824,867     $ 818,124  (b)(e)(f) 

XPO Logistics Inc., Refinancing Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%)

    5.597     2/24/25       500,000       497,500  (b)(e)(f)  

Total Road & Rail

                            1,315,624  

Total Industrials

                            1,806,150  
Information Technology — 0.1%                                

Software — 0.1%

                               

DCert Buyer Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (6 mo. Term SOFR + 4.000%)

    8.696     10/16/26       492,424       474,751  (b)(e)(f) 

Total Senior Loans (Cost — $12,749,881)

                            12,455,410  
Sovereign Bonds — 0.5%                                

Qatar — 0.2%

                               

Qatar Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    3.250     6/2/26       1,200,000       1,155,002  (g) 

United Arab Emirates — 0.3%

                               

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

    0.750     9/2/23       1,910,000       1,849,823  (a) 

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $3,180,736)

                            3,004,825  
    

Expiration

Date

    Contracts    

Notional

Amount

        
Purchased Options — 0.0%††                                
Exchange-Traded Purchased Options — 0.0%††                                

SOFR 1-Year Mid-Curve Futures, Put @ $95.63 (Cost — $79,927)

    1/13/23       227       567,500       49,656  

Total Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $559,678,441)

 

    521,783,839  
     Rate    

Maturity

Date

   

Face

Amount

        
Short-Term Investments — 8.9%                                
Commercial Paper — 3.8%                                

Banco Santander SA

    4.708     2/16/23       9,500,000       9,407,063  (h)(i)  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

    4.505     2/16/23       3,350,000       3,318,601  (h)(i)  

Toronto Dominion Bank

    4.570     2/16/23       9,375,000       9,285,909  (h)(i)  

Total Commercial Paper (Cost — $22,055,762)

                            22,011,573  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

Security   Rate            Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds — 5.1%                                

Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares

(Cost — $29,406,682)

    3.749             29,406,682     $ 29,406,682  (j)(k) 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost — $51,462,444)

 

                    51,418,255  

Total Investments — 98.9% (Cost — $611,140,885)

 

                    573,202,094  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.1%

                            6,488,024  

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

                  $ 579,690,118  

 

††

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

(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 Trustees.

 

(b) 

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.

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Collateralized mortgage obligations are secured by an underlying pool of mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates that are structured to direct payments on underlying collateral to different series or classes of the obligations. The interest rate may change positively or inversely in relation to one or more interest rates, financial indices or other financial indicators and may be subject to an upper and/or lower limit.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

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

 

(g) 

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees. (h) Commercial paper exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(i) 

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(j) 

Rate shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.

 

(k) 

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 November 30, 2022, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $29,406,682 and the cost was $29,406,682 (Note 8).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

ARM   — Adjustable Rate Mortgage
CAS   — Connecticut Avenue Securities
CDO   — Collateralized Debt Obligation
CLO   — Collateralized Loan Obligation
IO   — Interest Only
LIBOR   — London Interbank Offered Rate
PAC   — Planned Amortization Class
REMIC   — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SOFR   — Secured Overnight Financing Rate
STRIPS   — Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities
USD   — United States Dollar

At November 30, 2022, the Fund had the following written options contracts:

 

Exchange-Traded Written Options  
Security   

Expiration

Date

    

Strike

Price

     Contracts     

Notional

Amount

     Value  
90-Day Eurodollar Futures, Call      12/19/22      $ 96.25        125      $ 312,500      $ (781)  
90-Day Eurodollar Futures, Call      12/19/22        97.00        129        322,500        (807)  
Total Exchange-Traded Written Options (Premiums received — $202,717)

 

            $ (1,588)  

At November 30, 2022, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

    

Market

Value

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Contracts to Buy:                                             
3-Month SOFR      476        3/25      $ 115,027,907      $ 115,227,700      $ 199,793  
3-Month SOFR      61        3/26        14,698,800        14,793,262        94,462  
90-Day Eurodollar      19        12/22        4,613,478        4,517,369        (96,109)  
90-Day Eurodollar      123        12/23        30,060,358        29,310,900        (749,458)  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes      79        3/23        8,917,402        8,966,500        49,098  
                                           (502,214)  
Contracts to Sell:                                             
3-Month SOFR      662        3/24        159,023,361        158,184,900        838,461  
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes      531        3/23        108,800,152        109,045,829        (245,677)  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes      1,307        3/23        141,403,280        141,901,395        (498,115)  
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds      13        3/23        1,652,289        1,651,000        1,289  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2022

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

 

     

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

    

Market

Value

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Contracts to Sell

continued

                                            
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long- Term Bonds      2        3/23      $ 276,747      $ 272,562      $ 4,185  
                                           100,143  
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts

 

                     $ (402,071)  

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

SOFR   — Secured Overnight Financing Rate

At November 30, 2022, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

     CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS  
    

Notional

Amount

 

Termination

Date

   

Payments

Made by

the Fund

   

Payments

Received by

the Fund

 

Upfront

Premiums

Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
    18,886,000     10/14/24       Daily SOFR Compound annually     2.770% annually   $ 383     $ (572,458)  
    7,856,000     10/14/27       2.600% annually     Daily SOFR Compound annually     2,568       342,812  
    11,446,000     8/15/28       1.130% annually     Daily SOFR Compound annually     70,145       1,326,350  
    709,000     8/15/28       1.220% annually     Daily SOFR Compound annually     (1,042)       84,289  
Total                           $ 72,054     $ 1,180,993  

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES — SELL PROTECTION1  
Reference Entity   Notional
Amount2
   

Termination

Date

   

Periodic

Payments

Received by

the Fund

  Market
Value3
   

Upfront

Premiums

Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

 
Markit CDX.NA.IG.39 Index   $ 10,454,000       12/20/27     1.000% quarterly   $ 113,951     $ (6,657)     $ 120,608  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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1 

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

 

2 

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

 

3 

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

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

SOFR   — Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)

November 30, 2022

 

Assets:         

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost — $581,734,203)

   $ 543,795,412  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (Cost — $29,406,682)

     29,406,682  

Cash

     832,856  

Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts and exchange-traded options

     2,884,054  

Interest receivable

     2,663,809  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     2,137,876  

Deposits with brokers for centrally cleared swap contracts

     610,000  

Receivable for securities sold

     343,121  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investments

     76,879  

Prepaid expenses

     64,905  

Total Assets

     582,815,594  
Liabilities:         

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     2,019,568  

Payable to brokers — net variation margin on open futures contracts

     760,700  

Investment management fee payable

     113,042  

Service and/or distribution fees payable

     55,015  

Payable to brokers — net variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts

     20,433  

Distributions payable

     10,015  

Trustees’ fees payable

     1,923  

Written options, at value (premiums received — $202,717)

     1,588  

Accrued expenses

     143,192  

Total Liabilities

     3,125,476  
Total Net Assets    $ 579,690,118  
Net Assets:         

Par value (Note 7)

   $ 668  

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     629,988,703  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (50,299,253)  
Total Net Assets    $ 579,690,118  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Net Assets:         

Class A

     $235,498,091  

Class C

     $8,445,368  

Class C1

     $77,992  

Class I

     $277,324,003  

Class IS

     $58,344,664  
Shares Outstanding:         

Class A

     27,082,176  

Class C

     959,461  

Class C1

     9,022  

Class I

     32,016,657  

Class IS

     6,709,410  
Net Asset Value:         

Class A (and redemption price)

     $8.70  

Class C*

     $8.80  

Class C1 (and redemption price)

     $8.64  

Class I (and redemption price)

     $8.66  

Class IS (and redemption price)

     $8.70  

 

*

Redemption price per share is NAV of Class C shares reduced by a 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment (Note 2).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2022

 

Investment Income:         

Interest

   $ 7,135,105  

Dividends from affiliated investments

     290,153  

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

     (9,481)  

Total Investment Income

     7,415,777  
Expenses:         

Investment management fee (Note 2)

     914,418  

Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5)

     337,336  

Transfer agent fees (Note 5)

     236,683  

Registration fees

     101,698  

Fund accounting fees

     39,581  

Audit and tax fees

     19,977  

Legal fees

     12,103  

Shareholder reports

     8,459  

Trustees’ fees

     6,974  

Commitment fees (Note 9)

     2,626  

Insurance

     1,751  

Custody fees

     1,353  

Miscellaneous expenses

     6,234  

Total Expenses

     1,689,193  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes 2 and 5)

     (187,537)  

Net Expenses

     1,501,656  
Net Investment Income      5,914,121  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts,

Written Options and Swap Contracts (Notes 1, 3 and 4):

        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

        

Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities

     (2,151,174)  

Futures contracts

     8,229,307  

Written options

     506,094  

Swap contracts

     (766,215)  

Net Realized Gain

     5,818,012  

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

        

Investments in unaffiliated securities

     (9,779,318)  

Futures contracts

     322,432  

Written options

     158,962  

Swap contracts

     1,047,769  

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (8,250,155)  
Net Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts, Written Options and Swap Contracts      (2,432,143)  
Increase in Net Assets From Operations    $ 3,481,978  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2022 (unaudited)

and the Year Ended May 31, 2022

   November 30      May 31  
Operations:                  

Net investment income

   $ 5,914,121      $ 4,356,356  

Net realized gain

     5,818,012        10,737,628  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (8,250,155)        (30,467,369)  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations

     3,481,978        (15,373,385)  
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):                  

Total distributable earnings

     (7,653,881)        (8,409,717)  

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

     (7,653,881)        (8,409,717)  
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):                  

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     264,300,407        868,175,623  

Reinvestment of distributions

     7,608,911        8,218,666  

Cost of shares repurchased

     (296,682,680)        (769,584,413)  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     (24,773,362)        106,809,876  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      (28,945,265)        83,026,774  
Net Assets:                  

Beginning of period

     608,635,383        525,608,609  

End of period

   $ 579,690,118      $ 608,635,383  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended May 31,

unless otherwise noted:

 
Class A Shares1   20222     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $8.75       $9.03       $8.89       $9.10       $9.08       $9.07  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.08       0.04       0.05       0.19       0.23       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.03)       (0.23)       0.23       (0.16)       0.04       0.01  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.05       (0.19)       0.28       0.03       0.27       0.20  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.10)       (0.09)       (0.14)       (0.24)       (0.25)       (0.19)  

Total distributions

    (0.10)       (0.09)       (0.14)       (0.24)       (0.25)       (0.19)  
Net asset value, end of period     $8.70       $8.75       $9.03       $8.89       $9.10       $9.08  

Total return3

    0.62     (2.09)     3.21     0.27 %4       3.00     2.26
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $235,498       $270,652       $270,865       $105,652       $73,672       $40,379  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.71 %5       0.66     0.72     0.84     0.95     1.01

Net expenses6,7

    0.65 5       0.65       0.64       0.71       0.78       0.92  

Net investment income

    1.78 5       0.47       0.51       2.06       2.50       2.08  
Portfolio turnover rate     6     46 %8       39 %8       75 %8       32 %8       36 %8  

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended November 30, 2022 (unaudited).

 

3 

Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, 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.

 

4 

The total return includes gains from settlement of investment litigations. Without these gains, the total return would have been unchanged for the year ended May 31, 2020.

 

5 

Annualized.

 

6 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.65%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. During the period July 20, 2018 through February 12, 2020, the expense limitation was 0.88%.

 

7 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

8 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 47%, 47%, 76%, 34% and 44% for the years ended May 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended May 31,

unless otherwise noted:

 
Class C Shares1   20222     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $8.86       $9.15       $9.01       $9.06       $9.04       $9.04  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income (loss)

    0.05       (0.02)       (0.02)       0.25 3       0.15       0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.04)       (0.25)       0.24       (0.14)       0.05       0.02  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.01       (0.27)       0.22       0.11       0.20       0.13  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.07)       (0.02)       (0.08)       (0.16)       (0.18)       (0.13)  

Total distributions

    (0.07)       (0.02)       (0.08)       (0.16)       (0.18)       (0.13)  
Net asset value, end of period     $8.80       $8.86       $9.15       $9.01       $9.06       $9.04  

Total return4

    0.14     (2.93)     2.39     1.28 %3,5      2.23     1.41
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $8,445       $2,831       $1,653       $1,813       $2,592       $8,966  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.42 %6      1.44     1.49     1.61     1.69     1.74

Net expenses7,8

    1.40 6       1.44       1.43       0.10 3       1.53       1.64  

Net investment income (loss)

    1.25 6       (0.27)       (0.20)       2.74 3       1.67       1.26  
Portfolio turnover rate     6     46 %9       39 %9       75 %9       32 %9       36 %9  

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended November 30, 2022 (unaudited).

 

3 

Ratios and total return for Class C for the year ended May 31, 2020 reflect prior period 12b-1 fee reimbursements. If these reimbursements were not included, net investment income per share would have been 0.19, total return would have been 0.38% and the net expense and net investment income ratios would have been 0.79% and 2.04%, respectively.

 

4 

Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, 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 includes gains from settlement of investment litigations. Without these gains, the total return would have been 1.17% for the year ended May 31, 2020.

 

6 

Annualized.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.63%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. Prior to July 20, 2018, the expense limitation was 1.70%.

 

8 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

9 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 47%, 47%, 76%, 34% and 44% for the years ended May 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial highlights (cont’d)

 

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended May 31,

unless otherwise noted:

 
Class C1 Shares1   20222     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $8.71       $8.95       $8.81       $9.03       $9.01       $9.01  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income (loss)

    0.05       (0.03)       (0.01)       0.15       0.18       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.05)       (0.15)       0.23       (0.18)       0.04       0.01  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.00       (0.18)       0.22       (0.03)       0.22       0.15  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.07)       (0.06)       (0.08)       (0.19)       (0.20)       (0.15)  

Total distributions

    (0.07)       (0.06)       (0.08)       (0.19)       (0.20)       (0.15)  
Net asset value, end of period     $8.64       $8.71       $8.95       $8.81       $9.03       $9.01  

Total return3

    0.05     (2.04) %4      2.39     (0.24) %5      2.48     1.68
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $78       $80       $364       $858       $5,126       $24,252  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    1.76 %6      1.38     1.54     1.47     1.46     1.48

Net expenses7,8

    1.38 6       1.38       1.37       1.35       1.29       1.38  

Net investment income (loss)

    1.07 6       (0.35)       (0.08)       1.66       1.95       1.60  
Portfolio turnover rate     6     46 %9      39 %9      75 %9      32 %9       36 %9  

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended November 30, 2022 (unaudited).

 

3 

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.

 

4 

The total return includes a payment by an affiliate to reimburse for an error. Absent this payment, total return would have been (2.94)% for the year ended May 31, 2022.

 

5 

The total return includes gains from settlement of investment litigations. Without these gains, the total return would have been -0.35% for the year ended May 31, 2020.

 

6 

Annualized.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C1 shares did not exceed 1.38%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.

 

8 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

9 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 47%, 47%, 76%, 34% and 44% for the years ended May 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended May 31,

unless otherwise noted:

 
Class I Shares1   20222     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $8.72       $9.00       $8.86       $9.06       $9.04       $9.04  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.09       0.07       0.07       0.21       0.25       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.04)       (0.23)       0.24       (0.15)       0.04       0.00 3  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.05       (0.16)       0.31       0.06       0.29       0.22  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.11)       (0.12)       (0.17)       (0.26)       (0.27)       (0.22)  

Total distributions

    (0.11)       (0.12)       (0.17)       (0.26)       (0.27)       (0.22)  
Net asset value, end of period     $8.66       $8.72       $9.00       $8.86       $9.06       $9.04  

Total return4

    0.63     (1.84)     3.50     0.62 %5       3.28     2.48
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $277,324       $270,925       $233,303       $95,351       $139,000       $60,684  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.45 %6       0.43     0.49     0.62     0.70     0.72

Net expenses7,8

    0.38 6       0.38       0.37       0.48       0.52       0.62  

Net investment income

    2.06 6       0.75       0.80       2.34       2.75       2.38  
Portfolio turnover rate     6     46 %9       39 %9       75 %9       32 %9       36 %9  

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended November 30, 2022 (unaudited).

 

3 

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

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 includes gains from settlement of investment litigations. Without these gains, the total return would have been unchanged for the year ended May 31, 2020.

 

6 

Annualized.

 

7 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

8 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.38%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. Prior to February 12, 2020, the expense limitation was 0.53%. Prior to July 20, 2018, the expense limitation was 0.65%.

 

9 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 47%, 47%, 76%, 34% and 44% for the years ended May 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended May 31,

unless otherwise noted:

 
Class IS Shares1   20222     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
Net asset value, beginning of period     $8.75       $9.03       $8.89       $9.09       $9.07       $9.04  
Income (loss) from operations:            

Net investment income

    0.09       0.08       0.07       0.23       0.25       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.02)       (0.24)       0.24       (0.17)       0.05       0.00 3  

Total income (loss) from operations

    0.07       (0.16)       0.31       0.06       0.30       0.23  
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.12)       (0.12)       (0.17)       (0.26)       (0.28)       (0.20)  

Total distributions

    (0.12)       (0.12)       (0.17)       (0.26)       (0.28)       (0.20)  
Net asset value, end of period     $8.70       $8.75       $9.03       $8.89       $9.09       $9.07  

Total return4

    0.77     (1.80)     3.52     0.69 %5      3.35     2.56
Net assets, end of period (000s)     $58,345       $64,146       $19,424       $3,786       $10,408       $12,310  
Ratios to average net assets:            

Gross expenses

    0.37 %6       0.36     0.41     0.54     0.62     0.65

Net expenses7,8

    0.35 6       0.35       0.34       0.41       0.45       0.55  

Net investment income

    2.09 6       0.85       0.78       2.52       2.78       2.53  
Portfolio turnover rate     6     46 %9       39 %9       75 %9       32 %9       36 %9  

 

1 

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

2 

For the six months ended November 30, 2022 (unaudited).

 

3 

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

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 includes gains from settlement of investment litigations. Without these gains, the total return would have been unchanged for the year ended May 31, 2020.

 

6 

Annualized.

 

7 

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 0.35%. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. Prior to February 12, 2020, the expense limitation was 0.43%. Prior to July 20, 2018, the expense limitation was 0.65%.

 

8 

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

9 

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 47%, 47%, 76%, 34% and 44% for the years ended May 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Income Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

The Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard 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 open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, the Fund’s manager has been designated as the valuation designee and is responsible for the oversight of the daily valuation process. The Fund’s manager is assisted by the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to

 

 

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the Fund’s manager and the Board of Trustees. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Trustees quarterly.

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

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

 

 

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

 

 

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

 

ASSETS  
Description   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
   

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

   

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

    Total  
Long-Term Investments†:                                

Corporate Bonds & Notes

        $ 267,421,811           $ 267,421,811  

Asset-Backed Securities

          108,157,903             108,157,903  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

          92,809,584             92,809,584  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

          21,642,439             21,642,439  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

          16,242,211             16,242,211  

Senior Loans

          12,455,410             12,455,410  

Sovereign Bonds

          3,004,825             3,004,825  

Purchased Options

  $ 49,656                   49,656  
Total Long-Term Investments     49,656       521,734,183             521,783,839  
Short-Term Investments†:        

Commercial Paper

          22,011,573             22,011,573  

Money Market Funds

    29,406,682                   29,406,682  
Total Short-Term Investments     29,406,682       22,011,573             51,418,255  
Total Investments   $ 29,456,338     $ 543,745,756           $ 573,202,094  
Other Financial Instruments:        

Futures Contracts††

  $ 1,187,288                 $ 1,187,288  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps††

        $ 1,753,451             1,753,451  

Centrally Cleared Credit

                               

Default Swaps on Credit Indices — Sell Protection††

          120,608             120,608  
Total Other Financial Instruments   $ 1,187,288     $ 1,874,059           $ 3,061,347  
Total   $ 30,643,626     $ 545,619,815           $ 576,263,441  
LIABILITIES  
Description   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
   

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

   

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

    Total  
Other Financial Instruments:        

Written Options

  $ 1,588                 $ 1,588  

Futures Contracts††

    1,589,359                   1,589,359  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps††

        $ 572,458             572,458  
Total   $ 1,590,947     $ 572,458           $ 2,163,405  

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

††

Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments.

(b) Purchased options. When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the value of which is marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the

 

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option purchased. If the purchased option expires, the Fund realizes a loss equal to the amount of premium paid. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the related premium paid is added to the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from the proceeds of the instrument sold. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid.

(c) Written options. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the option written. If the option expires, the premium received is recorded as a realized gain. When a written call option is exercised, the difference between the premium received plus the option exercise price and the Fund’s basis in the underlying security (in the case of a covered written call option), or the cost to purchase the underlying security (in the case of an uncovered written call option), including brokerage commission, is recognized as a realized gain or loss. When a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium received is subtracted from the cost of the security purchased by the Fund from the exercise of the written put option to form the Fund’s basis in the underlying security purchased. The writer or buyer of an option traded on an exchange can liquidate the position before the exercise of the option by entering into a closing transaction. The cost of a closing transaction is deducted from the original premium received resulting in a realized gain or loss to the Fund.

The risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund may forego 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 the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing an uncovered call option is that the Fund is exposed to the risk of loss if the market price of the underlying security increases. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

(d) 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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(e) Swap agreements. The Fund invests in swaps for the purpose of managing its 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 other portfolio transactions. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC Swaps”) or centrally cleared (“Centrally Cleared Swaps”). Unlike Centrally Cleared Swaps, the Fund has credit exposure to the counterparties of OTC Swaps.

In a Centrally Cleared Swap, immediately following execution of the swap, the swap agreement is submitted to a clearinghouse or central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the ultimate counterparty of the swap agreement. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker, acting in an agency capacity. All payments are settled with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a Centrally Cleared Swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities.

Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The daily change in valuation of Centrally Cleared Swaps, if any, is recorded as a net receivable or payable for variation margin on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreement. 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. Securities posted as collateral for swap contracts are identified in the Schedule of Investments and restricted cash, if any, is identified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risks may exceed amounts recorded in the Statement 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.

OTC Swap payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are reflected as a premium or deposit, respectively, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These upfront payments are amortized over the life of the swap and are recognized as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are recognized as a realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund’s maximum exposure in the event of a defined credit event on a credit default swap to sell protection is the notional amount. As of November 30, 2022, the total notional value of all credit default swaps to sell protection was $10,454,000. This amount would be offset by the value of the swap’s reference entity, upfront premiums received on the swap and any amounts received from the settlement of a credit default swap where the Fund bought protection for the same referenced security/entity.

For average notional amounts of swaps held during the year ended November 30, 2022, see Note 4.

Interest rate swaps

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based on a notional principal amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate, or pay and receive a floating rate, on a notional principal amount. Interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statement of Operations. When a swap contract is terminated early, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the original cost and the settlement amount of the closing transaction.

The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or changes in the present value of the future cash flow streams 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 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.

(f) Loan participations. The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement related to the loan, or any rights of off-set against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.

The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the lender that is selling the participation and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any off-set between the lender and the borrower.

(g) Stripped securities. The Fund may invest in ‘‘Stripped Securities,’’ a term used collectively for components, or strips, of fixed income securities. Stripped Securities can be principal only securities (“PO”), which are debt obligations that have been stripped of unmatured interest coupons, or interest only securities (“IO”), which are unmatured interest coupons that have been stripped from debt obligations. The market value of Stripped Securities will fluctuate in response to changes in economic conditions, rates of prepayment, interest rates and the market’s perception of the securities. However, fluctuations in response to interest rates may be greater in Stripped Securities than for debt obligations of comparable maturities that pay interest currently. The amount of fluctuation may increase with a longer period of maturity.

The yield to maturity on IO’s is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying debt obligation and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying debt obligation experiences greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IO’s.

 

 

 

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(h) 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 Fund’s investments in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund.

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.

(i) Foreign investment risks. The Fund’s 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.

(j) 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 Fund’s subadviser 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 subadviser. 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

 

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right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default of the clearing broker or clearinghouse.

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 Fund’s 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 November 30, 2022, the Fund did not have any open OTC derivative transactions with credit related contingent features in a net liability position.

(k) 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.

(l) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income of the Fund are declared each business day to shareholders of record and are paid monthly.

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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.

(m) Share class accounting. Investment income, common expenses and realized/ unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that share class.

(n) Compensating balance arrangements. The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian’s fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank.

(o) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund’s 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 Fund’s financial statements.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of May 31, 2022, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s 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.

(p) 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

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager and Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”) is the Fund’s subadviser. LMPFA and Western Asset are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”).

Under the investment management agreement, the Fund pays an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. LMPFA delegates to the subadviser the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. For its services, LMPFA pays Western Asset a fee monthly, at an annual rate equal to 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Fund.

 

 

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As a result of expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and LMPFA, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class I and Class IS shares did not exceed 0.65%, 1.63%, 1.38%, 0.38% and 0.35%, respectively. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s 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”). The affiliated money market fund waiver is not subject to the recapture provision discussed below.

During the six months ended November 30, 2022, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $187,537, which included an affiliated money market fund waiver of $11,024.

LMPFA is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class within two years after the fiscal year in which LMPFA earned the fee or incurred the expense if the class’ total annual fund operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will LMPFA recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual fund operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

Pursuant to these arrangements, at November 30, 2022, the Fund had remaining fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements subject to recapture by LMPFA and respective dates of expiration as follows:

 

      Class A      Class C      Class C1      Class I      Class IS  
Expires May 31, 2023    $ 106,612      $ 956      $ 779      $ 175,952      $ 5,322  
Expires May 31, 2024      50,959        64        7        139,824        2,507  
Expires May 31, 2025      72,691        333        149        98,028        5,312  
Total fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to recapture    $ 230,262      $ 1,353      $ 935      $ 413,804      $ 13,141  

For the six months ended November 30, 2022, LMPFA did not recapture any fees.

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (“Investor Services”) serves as the Fund’s shareholder servicing agent and acts as the Fund’s transfer agent and dividend-paying agent. Investor Services is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources. Franklin Distributors, LLC (“Franklin Distributors”) serves as the Fund’s sole and exclusive distributor. Franklin Distributors is an indirect, wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Franklin Resources.

There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on Class C shares, which applies if redemption occurs within 12 months from purchase payment. Class A shares of the Fund are not subject to a CDSC, however, Class A shares acquired through an

 

 

 

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exchange of shares from another fund sold by the Distributor that were subject to a CDSC remain subject to the original shares’ CDSC while held in the Fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2022, sales charges retained by and CDSCs paid to Franklin Distributors and its affiliates, if any, were as follows:

 

        Class A  
Sales charges         
CDSCs      $ 4,411  

All officers and one Trustee of the Trust are employees of Franklin Resources or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Trust.

3. Investments

During the six months ended November 30, 2022, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) and U.S. Government & Agency Obligations were as follows:

 

        Investments       

U.S. Government &

Agency Obligations

 
Purchases      $ 12,843,525        $ 22,540,128  
Sales        84,559,270          16,686,083  

At November 30, 2022, 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/Premiums
Paid (Received)
     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Securities    $ 611,140,885      $ 310,986      $ (38,249,777)      $ (37,938,791)  
Written options      (202,717)        201,129               201,129  
Futures contracts             1,187,288        (1,589,359)        (402,071)  
Swap contracts      65,397        1,874,059        (572,458)        1,301,601  

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 November 30, 2022.

 

ASSET DERIVATIVES1  
      Interest
Rate Risk
     Credit
Risk
     Total  
Purchased options2    $ 49,656             $ 49,656  
Futures contracts3      1,187,288               1,187,288  
Centrally cleared swap contracts4      1,753,451      $ 120,608        1,874,059  
Total    $ 2,990,395      $ 120,608      $ 3,111,003  

 

 

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LIABILITY DERIVATIVES1  
      Interest
Rate Risk
 
Written options    $ 1,588  
Futures contracts3      1,589,359  
Centrally cleared swap contracts4      572,458  
Total    $ 2,163,405  

 

1 

Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation and for liability derivatives is payables/net unrealized depreciation.

 

2 

Market value of purchased options is reported in Investments in unaffiliated securities at value in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

3 

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.

 

4 

Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of centrally cleared swap 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 Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended November 30, 2022. 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 Fund’s derivatives and hedging activities during the period.

 

AMOUNT OF NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
     

Interest

Rate Risk

    

Credit

Risk

     Total  
Purchased options1    $ (85,294)             $ (85,294)  
Futures contracts      8,229,307               8,229,307  
Written options      506,094               506,094  
Swap contracts      (733,704)      $ (32,511)        (766,215)  
Total    $ 7,916,403      $ (32,511)      $ 7,883,892  

 

1 

Net realized gain (loss) from purchased options is reported in Net Realized Gain (Loss) From Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities in the Statement of Operations.

 

CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED  
     

Interest

Rate Risk

    

Credit

Risk

     Total  
Purchased options1    $ (30,271)             $ (30,271)  
Futures contracts      322,432               322,432  
Written options      158,962               158,962  
Swap contracts      913,331      $ 134,438        1,047,769  
Total    $ 1,364,454      $ 134,438      $ 1,498,892  

 

 

 

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The change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from purchased options is reported in the Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From Investments in unaffiliated securities in the Statement of Operations.

During the six months ended November 30, 2022, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

       

Average Market

Value

 
Purchased options      $ 11,509  
Written options        115,793  
Futures contracts (to buy)        137,394,442  
Futures contracts (to sell)        320,803,119  
       

Average Notional

Balance

 
Interest rate swap contracts      $ 90,135,286  
Credit default swap contracts (sell protection)        10,961,429  

5. Class specific expenses, waivers and/or expense reimbursements

The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and distribution plan and under that plan the Fund pays service and/or distribution fees with respect to its Class A, Class C and Class C1 shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25%, 1.00% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of each class, respectively. Service and/or distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

For the six months ended November 30, 2022, class specific expenses were as follows:

 

       

Service and/or

Distribution Fees

      

Transfer Agent

Fees

 
Class A      $ 315,745        $ 115,974  
Class C        21,292          1,061  
Class C1        299          255  
Class I                 118,719  
Class IS                 674  
Total      $ 337,336        $ 236,683  

For the six months ended November 30, 2022, waivers and/or expense reimbursements by class were as follows:

 

       

Waivers/Expense

Reimbursements

 
Class A      $ 77,239  
Class C        420  
Class C1        151  
Class I        103,346  
Class IS        6,381  
Total      $ 187,537  

 

 

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6. Distributions to shareholders by class

 

       

Six Months Ended

November 30, 2022

      

Year Ended

May 31, 2022

 
Net Investment Income:                      
Class A      $ 2,968,888        $ 4,164,214  
Class C        39,632          5,140  
Class C1        677          720  
Class I        3,858,509          3,651,209  
Class IS        786,175          588,434  
Total      $ 7,653,881        $ 8,409,717  

7. Shares of beneficial interest

At November 30, 2022, the Trust had an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized with a par value of $0.00001 per share. The Fund has the ability to issue multiple classes of shares. Each class of shares represents an identical interest and has the same rights, except that each class bears certain direct expenses, including those specifically related to the distribution of its shares.

Transactions in shares of each class were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
November 30, 2022
     Year Ended
May 31, 2022
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Class A                                    
Shares sold      12,119,644      $ 105,381,011        52,771,906      $ 474,127,429  
Shares issued on reinvestment      338,714        2,941,683        450,705        4,015,782  
Shares repurchased      (16,293,770)        (141,677,541)        (52,284,981)        (465,079,523)  
Net increase (decrease)      (3,835,412)      $ (33,354,847)        937,630      $ 13,063,688  
Class C                                    
Shares sold      727,598      $ 6,374,459        191,271      $ 1,709,866  
Shares issued on reinvestment      4,490        39,458        548        4,889  
Shares repurchased      (92,042)        (809,092)        (53,120)        (479,936)  
Net increase      640,046      $ 5,604,825        138,699      $ 1,234,819  
Class C1                                    
Shares sold                            
Shares issued on reinvestment      78      $ 673        76      $ 672  
Shares repurchased      (220)        (1,902)        (31,553)        (279,816)  
Net decrease      (142)      $ (1,229)        (31,477)      $ (279,144)  
Class I                                    
Shares sold      16,614,130      $ 143,966,336        37,532,343      $ 334,312,026  
Shares issued on reinvestment      444,225        3,842,421        406,735        3,609,771  
Shares repurchased      (16,110,276)        (139,420,339)        (32,794,280)        (291,381,984)  
Net increase      948,079      $ 8,388,418        5,144,798      $ 46,539,813  

 

 

 

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     Six Months Ended
November 30, 2022
     Year Ended
May 31, 2022
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Class IS                                    
Shares sold      988,221      $ 8,578,601        6,504,447      $ 58,026,302  
Shares issued on reinvestment      90,349        784,676        66,150        587,552  
Shares repurchased      (1,696,565)        (14,773,806)        (1,393,320)        (12,363,154)  
Net increase (decrease)      (617,995)      $ (5,410,529)        5,177,277      $ 46,250,700  

8. 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 November 30, 2022. The following transactions were effected in such company for the six months ended November 30, 2022.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
May 31,

2022
     Purchased      Sold  
      Cost      Shares      Proceeds      Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares           $ 205,242,033        205,242,033      $ 175,835,351        175,835,351  

 

(cont’d)   

Realized

Gain
(Loss)

    

Dividend

Income

    

Net Increase

(Decrease) in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Affiliate

Value at

November 30,

2022

 
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares           $ 290,153             $ 29,406,682  

9. Redemption facility

The Fund and certain other participating funds within the Trust, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, the “Borrowers”) managed by LMPFA or Franklin Resources, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $2.675 billion (the “Global Credit Facility”). The Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests. Unless renewed, the Global Credit Facility will terminate on February 3, 2023.

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the

 

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.15% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility. These fees are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Global Credit Facility during the six months ended November 30, 2022.

10. Deferred capital losses

As of May 31, 2022, the Fund had deferred capital losses of $13,734,652, which have no expiration date, that will be available to offset future taxable capital gains.

11. 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, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, 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 LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021 and 2023. The ASUs are effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management has reviewed the requirements and believes the adoption of these ASUs will not have a material impact on the financial statements.

12. Other matters

The outbreak of the respiratory illness COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has continued to rapidly spread around the world, causing considerable uncertainty for the global economy and financial markets. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Fund by its service providers.

*  *  *

The Fund’s investments, payment obligations, and financing terms may be based on floating rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. On March 5, 2021, the ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, stated that it will cease the publication of the overnight and one-, three-, six- and twelve-month USD LIBOR settings immediately following the LIBOR publication on Friday, June 30, 2023. All other LIBOR settings, including the one-week and two-month USD LIBOR settings, have ceased publication as of January 1, 2022. There remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rate and the impact of the transition from LIBOR on the Fund’s transactions and the financial markets generally. As such, the potential effect of a transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or the Fund’s investments cannot yet be determined.

 

 

 

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Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the resulting responses by the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict could increase volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets and adversely affect regional and global economies. The United States and other countries have imposed broad-ranging economic sanctions on Russia and certain Russian individuals, banking entities and corporations as a response to its invasion of Ukraine. The United States and other countries have also imposed economic sanctions on Belarus and may impose sanctions on other countries that support Russia’s military invasion. These sanctions, as well as any other economic consequences related to the invasion, such as additional sanctions, boycotts or changes in consumer or purchaser preferences or cyberattacks on governments, companies or individuals, may further decrease the value and liquidity of certain Russian securities and securities of issuers in other countries that are subject to economic sanctions related to the invasion. To the extent that the Fund has exposure to Russian investments or investments in countries affected by the invasion, the Fund’s ability to price, buy, sell, receive or deliver such investments was impaired. The Fund could determine at any time that certain of the most affected securities have little or no value. In addition, any exposure that the Fund may have to counterparties in Russia or in countries affected by the invasion could negatively impact the Fund’s portfolio. The extent and duration of Russia’s military actions and the repercussions of such actions (including any retaliatory actions or countermeasures that may be taken by those subject to sanctions) are impossible to predict, but could result in significant market disruptions, including in the oil and natural gas markets, and may negatively affect global supply chains, inflation and global growth. These and any related events could significantly impact the Fund’s performance and the value of an investment in the Fund, even beyond any direct exposure the Fund may have to Russian issuers or issuers in other countries affected by the invasion. At November 30, 2022, the Fund had 0.21% of its net assets invested in securities with significant economic risk or exposure to Russia.

 

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Western Asset

Ultra-Short Income Fund

 

Trustees

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

Investment manager

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC

Subadviser

Western Asset Management Company, LLC

Distributor

Franklin Distributors, LLC

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

Transfer agent

Franklin Templeton Investor

Services, LLC

3344 Quality Drive

Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-7313

Independent registered public accounting firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, MD

 

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

The Fund is a separate investment series of Legg Mason Partners Income Trust, a Maryland statutory trust.

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

Legg Mason Funds

620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor

New York, NY 10018

 

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 Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-PORT, shareholders can call the Fund at 877-6LM- FUND/656-3863.

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 the Fund at 877-6LM-FUND/656- 3863, (2) at www.franklintempleton.com and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL  REPORT


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FD0301 1/23 SR22-4566


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ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS.

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.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF 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.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


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ITEM 12.

DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS.

(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


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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.

 

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust
By:  

/s/ Jane Trust

  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer
Date:   January 26, 2023

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

 

By:  

/s/ Jane Trust

  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer
Date:   January 26, 2023
By:  

/s/ Christopher Berarducci

  Christopher Berarducci
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   January 26, 2023

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

CERTIFICATION (302)

CERTIFICATION (906)