BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (BWG)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22491

BrandywineGLOBAL — Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888)-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2018

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

JULY 31, 2018


BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    July 31, 2018

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 49.1%          

Brazil - 14.7%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/23        38,785,000 BRL     $ 10,271,212  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/27        122,900,000 BRL       31,060,310  
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            41,331,522  
         

 

 

 

India - 6.8%

         

India Government Bond, Senior Bonds

     8.170     12/1/44        1,300,000,000 INR       19,055,641  
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 10.3%

         

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     8.375     3/15/24        65,100,000,000 IDR       4,638,303  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     8.375     9/15/26        50,000,000,000 IDR       3,588,121  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     9.000     3/15/29        120,400,000,000 IDR       8,922,199  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     8.375     3/15/34        69,800,000,000 IDR       4,862,504  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     8.750     2/15/44        96,900,000,000 IDR       6,983,426  
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            28,994,553  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 11.6%

         

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     10.000     11/20/36        72,700,000 MXN       4,713,081 (a)  

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     8.500     11/18/38        96,600,000 MXN       5,513,551 (a)  

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     7.750     11/13/42        421,500,000 MXN       22,324,557 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            32,551,189  
         

 

 

 

South Africa - 5.7%

         

Republic of South Africa Government Bond

     8.750     2/28/48        229,260,000 ZAR       16,166,160 (a)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $162,549,108)

 

         138,099,065  
         

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 44.8%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 6.0%          

Automobiles - 0.7%

         

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/23        1,850,000       1,868,500 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.7%

         

Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     8/15/21        2,105,000       2,097,106 (a)(b)  
         

 

 

 

Media - 3.7%

         

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     5.250     6/1/24        1,130,000       1,090,450 (a)  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/23        915,000       794,906 (a)  

Gray Television Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/15/24        2,315,000       2,228,188 (a)(b)  

Sinclair Television Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     8/1/24        2,000,000       1,980,000 (a)(b)  

Sinclair Television Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     3/15/26        275,000       272,078 (a)(b)  

Sirius XM Radio Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     7/15/24        1,100,000       1,139,875 (a)(b)  

Sirius XM Radio Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     7/15/26        2,000,000       1,962,500 (a)(b)  

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.125     5/15/23        1,135,000       1,086,763 (a)(b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            10,554,760  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2018

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.9%

          

Hanesbrands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/26        378,000      $ 367,132 (a)(b)  

NIKE, Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     5/1/43        2,237,000        2,086,204 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

             2,453,336  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             16,973,702  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.4%           

Food Products - 1.6%

          

B&G Foods, Inc.

     4.625     6/1/21        575,000        571,406  

JBS USA LUX SA LLC/JBS USA Finance Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/15/25        1,130,000        1,063,624 (a)(b)  

MARB Bondco PLC, Senior Notes

     7.000     3/15/24        1,135,000        1,113,719 (a)(b)  

Marfrig Holdings Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.000     6/8/23        740,000        759,425 (a)(b)   

Minerva Luxembourg SA, Senior Notes

     6.500     9/20/26        1,025,000        958,375 (a)(c)   
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             4,466,549  
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4%

          

Bausch Health Cos. Inc.

     6.500     3/15/22        1,100,000        1,151,095 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.4%

          

Vector Group Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     2/1/25        1,184,000        1,148,480 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             6,766,124  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 4.0%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%

          

Rowan Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/24        1,584,000        1,378,080 (a)   
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.5%

          

Antero Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/1/25        760,000        764,750 (a)  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Secured Notes

     8.000     12/15/22        2,366,000        2,505,002 (a)(b)  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.589     4/15/19        1,265,000        1,269,744 (d)   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.375     6/15/21        1,035,000        1,035,000  

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., LLC/Colorado Interstate Issuing Corp., Senior Notes

     4.150     8/15/26        2,000,000        1,961,999 (a)(b)  

Energy Transfer Equity LP, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     6/1/27        1,105,000        1,135,388 (a)  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/15/22        1,060,000        1,044,100 (a)   
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             9,715,983  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             11,094,063  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2018

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
FINANCIALS - 16.2%           

Banks - 9.2%

          

Banco do Brasil SA, Senior Notes

     4.625     1/15/25        1,450,000      $ 1,383,300 (a)(b)(e)  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38        10,345,000        14,244,936 (a)  

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.125     3/9/21        585,000        585,731  

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/15/22        170,000        173,613 (a)  

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/1/23        615,000        626,531 (a)  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.300     7/22/27        9,000,000        8,955,873 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             25,969,984  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 7.0%

          

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     1/22/23        5,000,000        4,990,036 (a)  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37        12,000,000        14,699,340 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             19,689,376  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             45,659,360  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 3.9%           

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.9%

          

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     8/15/22        1,500,000        1,527,187  

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     5/1/25        3,760,000        3,553,200 (a)  

Encompass Health Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     11/1/24        2,160,000        2,199,355 (a)  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     5/1/23        395,000        401,123 (a)  

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     3/15/24        1,064,000        1,082,620 (a)  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.000     10/1/20        720,000        750,600  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     4.375     10/1/21        1,545,000        1,546,931 (a)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             11,061,016  
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 1.3%           

Aerospace & Defense - 0.5%

          

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

     3.250     8/1/23        1,236,000        1,221,040 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.5%

          

Air Canada, Senior Notes

     7.750     4/15/21        1,280,000        1,376,000 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.3%

          

CSX Corp., Senior Notes

     3.800     11/1/46        1,000,000        917,493 (a)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             3,514,533  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2018

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.3%           

IT Services - 0.4%

          

First Data Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     1/15/24        1,035,000      $ 1,049,878 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Software - 0.5%

          

Symantec Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     4/15/25        1,555,000        1,537,106 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.4%

 

       

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.020     6/15/26        1,020,000        1,079,921 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             3,666,905  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 3.3%           

Chemicals - 1.7%

          

CF Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     6/1/43        4,000,000        3,395,000 (a)  

W.R. Grace & Co., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/21        1,380,000        1,407,600 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             4,802,600  
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.9%

          

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer, Senior Secured Notes

     5.125     7/15/23        1,505,000        1,498,453 (a)(b)  

Sealed Air Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     12/1/24        1,150,000        1,164,375 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

             2,662,828  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.4%

          

Allegheny Technologies Inc, Senior Notes

     5.950     1/15/21        1,000,000        1,019,650 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.3%

          

Boise Cascade Co., Senior Notes

     5.625     9/1/24        800,000        806,048 (a)(b)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             9,291,126  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 2.8%           

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.8%

 

       

Equinix Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     4/1/23        1,265,000        1,302,950 (a)  

GEO Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     4/1/23        200,000        195,692 (a)   

GEO Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     4/15/26        610,000        597,800 (a)   

Iron Mountain Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/15/23        900,000        922,500 (a)   

Iron Mountain Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     3/15/28        1,135,000        1,055,550 (a)(b)  

Iron Mountain US Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     6/1/26        870,000        831,938 (a)(b)  

SBA Communications Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     7/15/22        2,810,000        2,806,487 (a)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

             7,712,917  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2018

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.4%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

 

      

Digicel Group Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.250     9/30/20        2,670,000     $ 1,955,775 (a)(b)  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     8/1/26        200,000       191,000 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

         2,146,775  
         

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.6%

         

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     6.000     5/15/22        1,175,000       1,212,541 (b)  

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/28        1,215,000       1,172,475  

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     9/15/21        2,000,000       2,107,500  
         

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

         4,492,516  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

            6,639,291  
         

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 1.2%          

Gas Utilities - 0.2%

         

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     8/20/26        625,000       610,938 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 1.0%

 

    

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     1/15/27        925,000       957,375 (a)  

NRG Yield Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     5.000     9/15/26        1,480,000       1,397,675 (a)  

Vistra Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     8.125     1/30/26        475,000       523,830 (a)(b)   
         

 

 

 

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

 

       2,878,880  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            3,489,818  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $122,155,904)

 

       125,868,855  
         

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(f) - 21.1%

 

      

Alba PLC, 2007-1

     0.900     3/17/39        986,448 GBP       1,186,905 (c)(d)  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-BNK3 XA, IO

     1.138     2/15/50        44,610,513       3,130,275 (d)  

Bancaja 10 FTA, 2010, C (3 mo. Euribor + 0.500%)

     0.174     5/22/50        800,000 EUR       762,134 (c)(d)   

Bancaja 7 FTA (3 mo. Euribor + 2.500%)

     2.177     11/22/36        1,064,481 EUR       1,252,911 (c)(d)  

Bancaja 7 FTA

     0.457     11/25/36        2,542,264 EUR       2,820,649 (c)(d)  

Bancaja 9 Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos

     2.177     9/25/43        800,000 EUR       846,940 (c)(d)   

Bank, 2017-BNK4 XA, IO

     1.448     5/15/50        4,769,022       422,583 (d)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2012-CR5, D

     4.320     12/10/45        700,000       674,303 (b)(d)   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, X1, IO

     1.192     7/25/26        42,847,480       3,285,720 (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2015-DNA2 M3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.900%)

     5.964     12/25/27        800,000       887,961 (d)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2018

 

SECURITY

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

 

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2015-HQA1 M3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.700%)

     6.764     3/25/28        1,210,000     $ 1,394,921 (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2015-C02 2M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.064     5/25/25        958,081       1,034,025 (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2015-C03 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.000%)

     7.064     7/25/25        604,562       685,587 (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2016-C01 2M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.950%)

     9.014     8/25/28        1,000,000       1,189,162 (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2016-C03 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.300%)

     7.364     10/25/28        1,800,000       2,130,526 (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2016-C04 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.250%)

     6.314     1/25/29        2,500,000       2,832,435 (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - CAS, 2017-C01 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.550%)

     5.614     7/25/29        448,000       489,686 (d)  

Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos Santander Hipotecario 2

     1.779     1/18/49        4,000,000 EUR       3,758,913 (c)  

Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos UCI 17

     0.029     12/17/49        1,500,000 EUR       1,348,619 (c)(d)  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2015-K721 C

     3.391     7/25/22        1,760,000       1,675,788 (b)  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2015-K721 C

     3.565     11/25/47        2,330,000       2,231,508 (b)  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-GC10 XA, IO

     1.544     2/10/46        16,742,273       904,282 (d)  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-C15 C

     5.085     11/15/45        400,000       415,115 (d)  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2014-FRR1 B707

     2.010     1/27/47        3,250,000       3,203,525 (b)  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, 2013-C9 D

     4.130     5/15/46        700,000       654,374 (b)  

Newgate Funding PLC, 2006-3X CB (3 mo. Euribor + 0.450%)

     0.120     12/1/50        730,832 EUR       778,795 (c)(d)  

Paragon Mortgages PLC, 11X CB (3 mo. Euribor + 0.900%)

     0.579     10/15/41        3,254,817 EUR       3,688,886 (c)(d)  

Paragon Mortgages PLC, 13X C1B (3 mo. Euribor + 0.780%)

     0.459     1/15/39        6,000,000 EUR       6,688,069 (c)(d)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2018

 

SECURITY

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

 

    

RMAC Securities No 1 PLC, 2006-NS1X, B1C (3 mo. Euribor + 0.880%)

     0.559     6/12/44        1,390,684 EUR     $ 1,558,294 (c)(d)  

RMAC Securities PLC (3 mo. LIBOR + 0.270%)

     0.899     6/12/44        831,292 GBP       1,028,123 (c)(d)  

Rural Hipotecario IX FTA (3 mo. Euribor + 0.320%, 0.000% Floor)

     0.000     2/17/50        2,374,694 EUR       2,476,865 (c)(d)  

TDA 24 FTA, 2024-A1 (3 mo. Euribor + 0.130%, 0.000% Floor)

     0.000     6/22/40        517,675 EUR       597,099 (c)(d)  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2012-C6 XA, IO

     2.084     4/15/45        31,152,678       1,773,145 (b)(d)  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-C15 XA, IO

     0.453     8/15/46        79,404,972       1,466,840 (d)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $58,088,943)

 

       59,274,963  
         

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 20.8%

 

      

U.S. Government Obligations - 20.8%

         

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3.000     2/15/48        13,900,000       13,677,654  

U.S. Treasury Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.033%)

     2.053     4/30/20        23,980,000       23,983,850 (a)(d)  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.750     2/15/28        21,160,000       20,784,327  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $58,283,146)

 

       58,445,831  
         

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 2.9%          

Asset Backed Securities Corp Home Equity Loan Trust Series , 2004-HE5 (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

     2.964     8/25/34        854,127       859,781 (d)  

CWABS Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust Series, 2004-I A (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.290%)

     2.362     2/15/34        2,467,489       2,447,980 (d)  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust, 2007-CH3 A1B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.320%)

     2.384     3/25/37        3,203,149       3,144,838 (d)  

Park Place Securities Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-WHQ2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.690%)

     2.754     5/25/35        1,812,697       1,821,097 (d)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost - $8,258,903)

 

       8,273,696  
         

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 0.3%          
ENERGY - 0.3%          

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.3%

         

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Class A Loan
(1 mo. LIBOR + 7.500%)
(Cost - $844,631)

     9.577     8/23/21        835,000       875,446 (d)(g)(h)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $410,180,635)

 

    390,837,856  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2018

 

SECURITY

   RATE     SHARES      VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 12.9%        

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Class
(Cost - $36,317,056)

     1.775     36,317,056      $ 36,317,056  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 151.9%
(Cost - $446,497,691)

 

       427,154,912  

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock, at Liquidation Value - (17.8)%

 

       (50,000,000

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (34.1)%

          (95,936,926
       

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS - 100.0%

 

     $ 281,217,986  
       

 

 

 

 

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

 

(a)

All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the loan agreement.

 

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

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.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

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.

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

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.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2018

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
CAS    — Connecticut Avenue Securities
EUR    — Euro
Euribor    — Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FHLMC    — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA    — Federal National Mortgage Association
GBP    — British Pound
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
INR    — Indian Rupee
IO    — Interest Only
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    — Mexican Peso
ZAR    — South African Rand

At July 31, 2018, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:    

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Contracts to Buy:               

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     166        9/18      $ 23,943,040      $ 23,732,813      $ (210,227

At July 31, 2018, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:    

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      13,665,981        PLN        48,400,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/6/18      $ 421,611  
PLN      48,400,000        USD        13,614,256      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      8/6/18        (369,885
BRL      32,600,000        USD        9,133,699      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/10/18        (458,108
USD      16,952,478        BRL        66,530,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/10/18        (752,648
JPY      2,370,000,000        USD        21,562,685      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/13/18        (348,552
EUR      5,460,000        USD        6,357,094      Citibank N.A.      8/20/18        37,250  
USD      2,204,256        EUR        1,890,000      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      8/20/18        (9,171
USD      3,056,007        EUR        2,630,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      8/20/18        (24,052
EUR      12,000,000        USD        14,348,040      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/20/18        (294,537
USD      1,207,140        EUR        1,040,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/20/18        (10,830
USD      1,336,552        EUR        1,140,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/20/18        1,469  
USD      40,258,209        EUR        33,670,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8/20/18        826,422  
USD      2,084,111        GBP        1,550,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      9/18/18        45,450  
USD      2,366,475        GBP        1,760,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      9/18/18        51,608  
USD      31,120,784        MXN        600,600,000      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      10/4/18        (763,010
                 

 

 

 

Total

                 $ (1,646,983
                 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2018

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
JPY    — Japanese Yen
MXN    — Mexican Peso
PLN    — Polish Zloty
USD    — United States Dollar

At July 31, 2018, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY
(REFERENCE ENTITY)

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
     TERMINATION
DATE
     IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD AT
JULY 31,
20183
    PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
    MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc., 7.100%, due 4/15/28)    $ 815,000        6/20/22        1.565%       1.000% quarterly     $ (16,583   $ (49,400   $ 32,817  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc., 7.100%, due 4/15/28)      950,000        12/20/22        1.865%       1.000% quarterly       (32,866     (35,968     3,102  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc., 7.100%, due 4/15/28)      1,210,000        6/20/22        1.565%       1.000% quarterly       (24,621     (73,390     48,769  
  

 

 

           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,975,000             $ (74,070   $ (158,758   $ 84,688  
  

 

 

           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

REFERENCE ENTITY

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
     TERMINATION
DATE
   PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
  MARKET
VALUE4
     UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
     UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
 
Markit CDX N.A. HY. 30. Index    $ 11,200,000      6/20/23    5.000% quarterly   $ 790,115      $ 801,912      $ (11,797

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2018

 

 

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 

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

 

4 

The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative 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.

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

BrandywineGLOBAL — Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (formerly Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.) (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on October 27, 2010 and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. There can be no assurance the Fund will achieve its investment objectives.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in global fixed income securities.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Prior to December 1, 2017, short-term fixed income securities that would mature in 60 days or less were valued at amortized cost, unless it was determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. 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 Directors.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors quarterly.

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

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)

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Long-Term Investments†:

           

Sovereign Bonds

     —        $ 138,099,065        —        $ 138,099,065  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          125,868,855        —          125,868,855  

Collateralized Mortgage

           

Obligations

     —          59,274,963        —          59,274,963  

U.S. Government & Agency

           

Obligations

     —          58,445,831        —          58,445,831  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          8,273,696        —          8,273,696  

Senior Loans

     —          875,446        —          875,446  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     —          390,837,856        —          390,837,856  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

   $ 36,317,056        —          —          36,317,056  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 36,317,056      $ 390,837,856        —        $ 427,154,912  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —          1,383,810        —          1,383,810  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 36,317,056      $ 392,221,666        —        $ 428,538,722  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 210,227        —          —        $ 210,227  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 3,030,793        —          3,030,793  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection‡

     —          74,070        —          74,070  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection

     —          11,797        —          11,797  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 210,227      $ 3,116,660        —        $ 3,326,887  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

Value includes any premium paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

 

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ITEM 2.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  (b)

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

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

BrandywineGLOBAL — Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

September 24, 2018

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:

 

September 24, 2018

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

Date:

 

September 24, 2018