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

811-02351

 

 

Western Asset Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

55 Water Street, New York, NY

 

10041

(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:

1-888-777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2011

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                  SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

FORM N-Q

MARCH 31, 2011

 


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 93.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motors Liquidation Co., Senior Debentures

 

8.250%

 

7/15/23

 

$

2,710,000

 

$

772,350

(a)

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

11/15/16

 

180,000

 

207,900

 

Media — 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Cable Holdings LLC

 

9.800%

 

2/1/12

 

375,000

 

403,231

 

Comcast Corp., Bonds

 

6.400%

 

5/15/38

 

950,000

 

967,420

 

Comcast Corp., Notes

 

6.450%

 

3/15/37

 

120,000

 

122,932

 

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.950%

 

8/15/37

 

160,000

 

174,189

 

News America Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.550%

 

3/15/33

 

545,000

 

572,401

 

Omnicom Group Inc., Notes

 

6.250%

 

7/15/19

 

370,000

 

413,493

 

TCI Communications Inc.

 

8.750%

 

8/1/15

 

160,000

 

194,171

 

Time Warner Cable Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

2/14/19

 

520,000

 

648,302

 

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

7/15/33

 

530,000

 

648,334

 

Time Warner Inc., Senior Debentures

 

7.700%

 

5/1/32

 

595,000

 

693,864

 

United Business Media Ltd., Notes

 

5.750%

 

11/3/20

 

640,000

 

622,541

(b)

WPP Finance UK, Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

9/15/14

 

180,000

 

209,811

 

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,670,689

 

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc., Notes

 

5.750%

 

7/15/14

 

400,000

 

428,000

 

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.350%

 

3/15/12

 

270,000

 

278,100

 

Total Multiline Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

706,100

 

Specialty Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.400%

 

4/1/21

 

330,000

 

329,470

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,686,509

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

1/15/20

 

340,000

 

364,922

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delhaize Group, Senior Notes

 

6.500%

 

6/15/17

 

290,000

 

326,182

 

Safeway Inc., Senior Notes

 

3.950%

 

8/15/20

 

190,000

 

179,713

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.500%

 

8/15/37

 

380,000

 

432,528

 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

938,423

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Foods Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

2/10/20

 

370,000

 

390,626

 

Tobacco — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

6/23/19

 

300,000

 

349,304

 

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

5/1/40

 

270,000

 

300,226

 

Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

3/17/14

 

490,000

 

562,387

 

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

6/1/12

 

1,360,000

 

1,451,002

 

Total Tobacco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,662,919

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,356,890

 

ENERGY — 14.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baker Hughes Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

11/15/18

 

370,000

 

461,873

 

Baker Hughes Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.125%

 

9/15/40

 

240,000

 

227,609

 

Ensco PLC, Senior Notes

 

4.700%

 

3/15/21

 

230,000

 

228,299

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

917,781

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 13.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

5/1/31

 

465,000

 

513,357

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

9/15/17

 

35,000

 

38,524

 

Apache Corp.

 

6.900%

 

9/15/18

 

100,000

 

120,120

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

1/15/37

 

190,000

 

200,821

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.100%

 

9/1/40

 

80,000

 

74,369

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

2/1/42

 

90,000

 

85,127

 

ConocoPhillips, Notes

 

6.500%

 

2/1/39

 

810,000

 

922,112

 

ConocoPhillips, Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

1/15/20

 

360,000

 

413,406

 

Devon Financing Corp. ULC, Debentures

 

7.875%

 

9/30/31

 

380,000

 

487,873

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duke Capital LLC, Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

2/15/13

 

$

800,000

 

$

866,159

 

El Paso Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

7.800%

 

8/1/31

 

2,000,000

 

2,218,722

 

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

 

9.875%

 

3/1/19

 

120,000

 

156,851

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

9.700%

 

3/15/19

 

170,000

 

221,891

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

 

6.125%

 

10/15/39

 

320,000

 

318,496

 

EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.875%

 

9/15/17

 

540,000

 

604,124

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

7.875%

 

10/1/29

 

1,180,000

 

1,456,998

 

Hess Corp., Senior Bonds

 

6.000%

 

1/15/40

 

300,000

 

303,265

 

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

 

6.950%

 

7/1/24

 

1,080,000

 

1,194,608

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

7.125%

 

3/15/12

 

530,000

 

559,890

 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

 

6.356%

 

6/7/17

 

310,000

 

332,847

(b)

Noble Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

3/1/41

 

390,000

 

391,705

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Senior Bonds

 

6.625%

 

6/15/35

 

2,635,000

 

2,643,203

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Global Notes

 

5.875%

 

3/1/18

 

879,000

 

931,080

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

1/27/41

 

700,000

 

721,145

 

Petroplus Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

5/1/17

 

600,000

 

570,000

(b)

Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

12/15/38

 

250,000

 

282,523

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Debentures

 

7.500%

 

1/15/31

 

76,000

 

88,912

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

6/15/31

 

60,000

 

71,257

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/32

 

986,000

 

1,276,084

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,065,469

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,983,250

 

FINANCIALS — 39.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse AG, Subordinated Notes

 

5.400%

 

1/14/20

 

480,000

 

484,788

 

Goldman Sachs Capital I, Capital Securities

 

6.345%

 

2/15/34

 

555,000

 

533,306

 

Goldman Sachs Capital II, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

5.793%

 

6/1/12

 

880,000

 

759,000

(c)(d)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

5/1/14

 

40,000

 

43,924

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

3/15/20

 

270,000

 

274,140

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

2/1/41

 

570,000

 

567,639

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

6.750%

 

10/1/37

 

640,000

 

645,523

 

Kaupthing Bank HF, Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

10/4/11

 

480,000

 

134,400

(a)(b)(e)

Kaupthing Bank HF, Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

2/28/15

 

620,000

 

173,600

(a)(b)(e)

Kaupthing Bank HF, Subordinated Notes

 

7.125%

 

5/19/16

 

1,250,000

 

0

(a)(b)(e)(f)

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

8/28/17

 

300,000

 

327,023

 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Senior Notes, Medium-Term Notes

 

6.050%

 

8/15/12

 

400,000

 

425,087

 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

5.700%

 

5/2/17

 

1,000,000

 

1,037,783

 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

6.110%

 

1/29/37

 

320,000

 

303,493

 

Morgan Stanley, Medium-Term Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/1/18

 

100,000

 

109,912

 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

5/13/14

 

860,000

 

935,551

 

Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

7/24/20

 

100,000

 

99,930

 

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated Notes

 

4.750%

 

4/1/14

 

60,000

 

62,521

 

State Street Corp., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

4.956%

 

3/15/18

 

880,000

 

906,805

 

Total Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,824,425

 

Commercial Banks — 10.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAC Capital Trust XIV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

5.630%

 

3/15/12

 

585,000

 

450,450

(c)(d)

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Subordinated Bonds

 

6.135%

 

10/13/16

 

750,000

 

750,000

(b)(c)

BankAmerica Capital III, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

0.873%

 

1/15/27

 

215,000

 

165,570

(c)

BankAmerica Institutional Capital A, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

8.070%

 

12/31/26

 

130,000

 

133,250

(b)

BankAmerica Institutional Capital B, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.700%

 

12/31/26

 

480,000

 

488,400

(b)

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

10.179%

 

6/12/21

 

240,000

 

304,826

(b)

BB&T Capital Trust II, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

6.750%

 

6/7/36

 

230,000

 

229,722

 

BNP Paribas, Senior Notes

 

5.000%

 

1/15/21

 

400,000

 

403,739

 

BPCE SA, Subordinated Bonds

 

12.500%

 

9/30/19

 

361,000

 

404,995

(b)(c)(d)

CIT Group Inc., Secured Notes

 

5.250%

 

4/1/14

 

370,000

 

372,320

(b)

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes

 

8.375%

 

10/13/19

 

1,050,000

 

1,123,500

(b)(c)(d)

First Union Capital I, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

7.935%

 

1/15/27

 

420,000

 

430,036

 

Glitnir Banki HF, Notes

 

6.330%

 

7/28/11

 

400,000

 

122,000

(a)(b)(e)

Glitnir Banki HF, Subordinated Bonds

 

7.451%

 

9/14/16

 

210,000

 

0

(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

2


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Commercial Banks — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glitnir Banki HF, Subordinated Notes

 

6.693%

 

6/15/16

 

$

680,000

 

$

0

(a)(b)(e)(f)

HBOS Capital Funding LP, Tier 1 Notes, Perpetual Bonds

 

6.071%

 

6/30/14

 

560,000

 

511,700

(b)(c)(d)

HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

5.911%

 

11/30/35

 

1,350,000

 

1,292,625

(c)

HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

 

5.100%

 

4/5/21

 

250,000

 

251,283

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

6.375%

 

4/30/22

 

200,000

 

199,000

(b)(c)

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

 

6.500%

 

2/24/21

 

790,000

 

829,042

(b)

Landsbanki Islands HF

 

7.431%

 

10/19/17

 

730,000

 

0

(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

1/21/21

 

590,000

 

614,837

 

Rabobank Nederland NV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

11.000%

 

6/30/19

 

858,000

 

1,117,545

(b)(c)(d)

Resona Preferred Global Securities Cayman Ltd., Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.191%

 

7/30/15

 

1,095,000

 

1,091,415

(b)(c)(d)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.648%

 

9/30/31

 

860,000

 

804,100

(c)(d)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.000%

 

11/12/13

 

70,000

 

70,938

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.000%

 

10/1/14

 

510,000

 

511,436

 

SunTrust Capital, Trust Preferred Securities

 

6.100%

 

12/15/36

 

520,000

 

507,000

(c)

Wachovia Capital Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

5.570%

 

5/16/11

 

750,000

 

688,125

(c)(d)

Wells Fargo Capital X, Capital Securities

 

5.950%

 

12/15/36

 

450,000

 

443,093

 

Total Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,310,947

 

Consumer Finance — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

12/31/13

 

1,551,000

 

1,669,264

 

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.300%

 

2/12/15

 

370,000

 

405,612

 

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

11/1/31

 

728,000

 

793,520

 

Ally Financial Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

8.000%

 

12/31/18

 

201,000

 

215,824

 

American Express Co., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

5/20/19

 

220,000

 

274,488

 

American Express Co., Subordinated Debentures

 

6.800%

 

9/1/66

 

370,000

 

377,400

(c)

Capital One Financial Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

9/15/17

 

230,000

 

264,552

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

4/15/15

 

610,000

 

660,280

 

HSBC Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.676%

 

1/15/21

 

1,000,000

 

1,037,985

(b)

SLM Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/25/20

 

360,000

 

392,400

 

SLM Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.050%

 

11/14/14

 

130,000

 

131,225

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,222,550

 

Diversified Financial Services — 12.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES El Salvador Trust, Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

2/1/16

 

750,000

 

738,750

(b)

Bank of America Corp., Notes, Preferred Securities

 

8.000%

 

1/30/18

 

150,000

 

161,306

(c)(d)

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

6/1/19

 

70,000

 

81,074

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.625%

 

7/1/20

 

60,000

 

61,601

 

Beaver Valley Funding Corp., Senior Secured Bonds

 

9.000%

 

6/1/17

 

199,000

 

220,896

 

Capital One Bank USA N.A., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.500%

 

6/13/13

 

330,000

 

358,993

 

Capital One Capital VI

 

8.875%

 

5/15/40

 

190,000

 

200,213

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

8/12/14

 

620,000

 

685,372

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

10/15/14

 

270,000

 

291,222

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.010%

 

1/15/15

 

210,000

 

229,491

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

5/22/19

 

1,280,000

 

1,579,361

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

7/15/39

 

450,000

 

564,081

 

Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

6.125%

 

8/25/36

 

550,000

 

524,477

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Notes

 

5.300%

 

2/11/21

 

1,710,000

 

1,736,794

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.900%

 

5/13/14

 

1,000,000

 

1,103,730

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

8/7/19

 

1,120,000

 

1,222,778

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.375%

 

9/16/20

 

560,000

 

544,208

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.625%

 

1/7/21

 

330,000

 

324,991

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Subordinated Debentures

 

6.375%

 

11/15/67

 

600,000

 

616,500

(c)

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Bonds

 

6.250%

 

12/21/65

 

790,000

 

663,600

(b)(c)

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

3/15/17

 

190,000

 

213,750

(b)

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

9/1/17

 

470,000

 

529,925

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Diversified Financial Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

12/15/20

 

$

190,000

 

$

208,287

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.500%

 

9/1/14

 

80,000

 

85,400

(b)

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

 

6.125%

 

6/27/17

 

720,000

 

783,505

 

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

6.800%

 

10/1/37

 

1,000,000

 

1,005,134

 

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC

 

6.750%

 

7/15/13

 

355,000

 

390,970

 

ZFS Finance USA Trust II, Bonds

 

6.450%

 

12/15/65

 

1,440,000

 

1,468,800

(b)(c)

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,595,209

 

Insurance — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allstate Corp., Junior Subordinated Debentures

 

6.500%

 

5/15/57

 

480,000

 

487,800

(c)

American International Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Debentures

 

6.250%

 

3/15/37

 

80,000

 

73,200

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.400%

 

12/15/20

 

90,000

 

96,056

 

ASIF Global Financing XIX

 

4.900%

 

1/17/13

 

30,000

 

31,350

(b)

AXA SA, Subordinated Bonds

 

8.600%

 

12/15/30

 

200,000

 

236,577

 

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Subordinated Notes

 

7.250%

 

7/25/21

 

250,000

 

247,139

(b)(c)(d)

Delphi Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

1/31/20

 

170,000

 

186,671

 

ING Capital Funding Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

3.907%

 

6/30/11

 

530,000

 

513,876

(c)(d)

Liberty Mutual Group, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.800%

 

3/15/37

 

300,000

 

298,500

(b)

Liberty Mutual Group, Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

3/15/14

 

270,000

 

283,436

(b)

MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Debentures

 

6.400%

 

12/15/36

 

1,160,000

 

1,117,196

 

Prudential Financial Inc., Junior Subordinated Debentures

 

8.875%

 

6/15/38

 

340,000

 

401,200

(c)

Prudential Holdings LLC, Bonds, FSA-Insured

 

7.245%

 

12/18/23

 

260,000

 

297,214

(b)

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America - College Retirement Equity Fund, Notes

 

6.850%

 

12/16/39

 

400,000

 

451,011

(b)

Travelers Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.350%

 

11/1/40

 

500,000

 

475,785

 

Willis North America Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.625%

 

7/15/15

 

230,000

 

244,798

 

Total Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,441,809

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care REIT Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.875%

 

5/15/15

 

130,000

 

141,813

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Financial Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

5.800%

 

6/7/12

 

850,000

 

894,081

 

Countrywide Financial Corp., Subordinated Notes

 

6.250%

 

5/15/16

 

500,000

 

533,794

 

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,427,875

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,964,628

 

HEALTH CARE — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hospira Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.050%

 

3/30/17

 

210,000

 

232,721

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aetna Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.500%

 

9/15/18

 

240,000

 

276,138

 

CIGNA Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.500%

 

3/15/21

 

270,000

 

265,799

 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

2/15/13

 

930,000

 

964,875

 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

3/15/14

 

65,000

 

66,219

 

Humana Inc.

 

8.150%

 

6/15/38

 

190,000

 

218,689

 

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.450%

 

6/1/16

 

220,000

 

243,501

 

McKesson Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.750%

 

3/1/21

 

180,000

 

182,550

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000%

 

5/1/15

 

682,000

 

750,200

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

5/1/18

 

732,000

 

857,355

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.875%

 

7/1/19

 

50,000

 

57,000

 

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

11/15/17

 

31,000

 

34,679

 

WellPoint Inc., Notes

 

5.875%

 

6/15/17

 

290,000

 

325,284

 

WellPoint Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.350%

 

8/15/20

 

140,000

 

139,674

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,381,963

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

3/1/20

 

200,000

 

215,414

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.200%

 

3/15/19

 

270,000

 

311,135

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Pharmaceuticals — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wyeth, Notes

 

5.950%

 

4/1/37

 

$

170,000

 

$

181,739

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

492,874

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,322,972

 

INDUSTRIALS — 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esterline Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

8/1/20

 

750,000

 

784,687

 

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.375%

 

10/15/15

 

660,000

 

679,800

 

Systems 2001 Asset Trust

 

6.664%

 

9/15/13

 

253,620

 

270,740

(b)

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,735,227

 

Airlines — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

9.250%

 

5/10/17

 

47,493

 

49,393

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.545%

 

2/2/19

 

99,958

 

105,955

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.250%

 

11/10/19

 

213,922

 

231,036

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.256%

 

3/15/20

 

180,768

 

191,614

 

Delta Air Lines, Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750%

 

12/17/19

 

302,624

 

331,373

 

Delta Air Lines, Secured Notes

 

4.950%

 

5/23/19

 

380,000

 

380,000

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

7.111%

 

9/18/11

 

290,000

 

298,700

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

7.711%

 

9/18/11

 

110,000

 

111,925

 

United Airlines, Pass-Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

 

9.750%

 

1/15/17

 

129,199

 

147,287

 

Total Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,847,283

 

Commercial Banks — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mizuho Financial Group Cayman Ltd.

 

5.790%

 

4/15/14

 

800,000

 

858,813

(b)

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.500%

 

9/15/19

 

130,000

 

139,480

 

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

11/15/21

 

330,000

 

345,461

 

Waste Management Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.600%

 

3/1/21

 

340,000

 

339,716

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

824,657

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Technologies Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.125%

 

2/1/19

 

300,000

 

349,958

 

Machinery — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valmont Industries Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/20/20

 

680,000

 

700,697

 

Road & Rail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asciano Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

4.625%

 

9/23/20

 

310,000

 

293,602

(b)

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,610,237

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corning Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

8/15/40

 

360,000

 

358,453

 

IT Services — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Data Systems Corp., Notes

 

7.450%

 

10/15/29

 

420,000

 

526,302

 

Fiserv Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.625%

 

10/1/20

 

630,000

 

617,910

 

Mantech International Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

4/15/18

 

320,000

 

336,000

 

Total IT Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,480,212

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KLA-Tencor Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.900%

 

5/1/18

 

210,000

 

231,604

 

National Semiconductor Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.600%

 

6/15/17

 

110,000

 

121,043

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

352,647

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,191,312

 

MATERIALS — 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Chemical Co., Debentures

 

7.375%

 

11/1/29

 

800,000

 

957,414

 

Metals & Mining — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrick Gold Financeco LLC, Senior Notes

 

6.125%

 

9/15/13

 

250,000

 

277,256

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.875%

 

4/1/21

 

360,000

 

355,094

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

4/1/17

 

1,730,000

 

1,907,325

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5

 


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Metals & Mining — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

5/1/19

 

$

660,000

 

$

867,319

 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.375%

 

4/16/20

 

150,000

 

152,475

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

6.875%

 

11/21/36

 

1,148,000

 

1,222,460

 

Total Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,781,929

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

 

7.375%

 

12/1/25

 

250,000

 

263,750

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp., Debentures

 

9.500%

 

12/1/11

 

325,000

 

341,656

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

605,406

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,344,749

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

11/15/31

 

9,000

 

11,276

 

AT&T Inc., Global Notes

 

6.550%

 

2/15/39

 

1,230,000

 

1,281,953

 

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.350%

 

9/1/40

 

1,103,000

 

988,007

(b)

British Telecommunications PLC, Bonds

 

9.875%

 

12/15/30

 

330,000

 

456,464

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, Bonds

 

8.750%

 

6/15/30

 

580,000

 

760,436

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, Senior Notes

 

5.750%

 

3/23/16

 

160,000

 

179,134

 

Embarq Corp., Notes

 

7.082%

 

6/1/16

 

330,000

 

375,273

 

Koninklijke KPN NV, Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

10/1/30

 

240,000

 

309,648

 

Qwest Corp., Debentures

 

6.875%

 

9/15/33

 

1,000,000

 

1,001,250

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes

 

7.721%

 

6/4/38

 

390,000

 

413,159

 

Telecom Italia Capital SpA, Senior Notes

 

7.200%

 

7/18/36

 

20,000

 

20,071

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

5.877%

 

7/15/19

 

220,000

 

231,345

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

5.134%

 

4/27/20

 

650,000

 

646,723

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

7.045%

 

6/20/36

 

100,000

 

108,428

 

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.950%

 

3/1/39

 

720,000

 

981,407

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.850%

 

9/15/35

 

570,000

 

567,188

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,331,762

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

5.625%

 

11/15/17

 

190,000

 

209,267

 

Rogers Cable Inc., Senior Secured Second Priority Notes

 

6.250%

 

6/15/13

 

250,000

 

275,505

 

Rogers Wireless Inc., Secured Notes

 

6.375%

 

3/1/14

 

300,000

 

336,492

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Global Notes

 

6.900%

 

5/1/19

 

330,000

 

340,725

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/32

 

940,000

 

999,925

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,161,914

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,493,676

 

UTILITIES — 6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage Bonds

 

5.800%

 

3/15/18

 

560,000

 

618,650

 

CP&L Inc., First Mortgage Secured Bonds

 

5.300%

 

1/15/19

 

220,000

 

240,417

 

Duke Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.300%

 

2/1/14

 

500,000

 

557,366

 

EEB International Ltd., Senior Bonds

 

8.750%

 

10/31/14

 

260,000

 

279,500

(b)

Enersis SA, Notes

 

7.400%

 

12/1/16

 

452,000

 

521,623

 

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

 

6.450%

 

11/15/11

 

3,000

 

3,090

 

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

 

7.375%

 

11/15/31

 

110,000

 

119,153

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds

 

6.050%

 

3/1/34

 

140,000

 

145,885

 

PNPP II Funding Corp.

 

9.120%

 

5/30/16

 

1,520,000

 

1,618,192

 

Sithe Independence Funding, Notes

 

9.000%

 

12/30/13

 

826,160

 

843,666

 

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

11/15/38

 

390,000

 

565,638

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,513,180

 

Gas Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes

 

5.900%

 

4/1/17

 

170,000

 

189,144

(b)

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.550%

 

11/15/14

 

1,500,000

 

982,500

 

Multi-Utilities — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

 

6.850%

 

6/1/15

 

1,150,000

 

1,293,887

 

Dominion Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

1/15/19

 

250,000

 

319,114

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Multi-Utilities — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTE Energy Co.

 

6.350%

 

6/1/16

 

$

260,000

 

$

292,301

 

Total Multi-Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,905,302

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,590,126

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $118,897,392)

 

 

 

 

 

122,544,349

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AESOP Funding II LLC, 2010-3A A

 

4.640%

 

5/20/16

 

70,000

 

74,685

(b)

Education Funding Capital Trust, 2004-1 A5

 

1.450%

 

6/15/43

 

300,000

 

280,500

(c)(f)

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, 2009-2A A1

 

4.260%

 

3/25/14

 

490,000

 

513,380

(b)

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, 2009-2X A2

 

5.290%

 

3/25/16

 

100,000

 

106,780

(b)

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost — $939,442)

 

 

 

 

 

975,345

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 2A1

 

6.154%

 

9/25/37

 

289,915

 

285,787

(c)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 3A1

 

6.171%

 

9/25/37

 

298,772

 

299,813

(c)

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost — $583,452)

 

 

 

585,600

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quebec Province

 

7.970%

 

7/22/36

 

650,000

 

917,186

 

Mexico — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States, Medium-Term Notes

 

6.750%

 

9/27/34

 

24,000

 

27,072

 

Russia — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Secured Notes

 

7.125%

 

1/14/14

 

200,000

 

217,640

(b)

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond, Senior Bonds

 

7.500%

 

3/31/30

 

46,710

 

54,446

(b)

Total Russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

272,086

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (Cost — $1,014,733)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,216,344

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State General Obligation — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois State, GO

 

5.665%

 

3/1/18

 

310,000

 

309,408

 

Illinois State, GO

 

5.877%

 

3/1/19

 

310,000

 

309,612

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost — $620,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

619,020

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Debentures

 

0.000%

 

10/9/19

 

350,000

 

237,781

 

U.S. Government Obligations — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

3.625%

 

2/15/21

 

50,000

 

50,711

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost — $258,921)

 

 

 

288,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek Inc.(Cost - $57,058)

 

 

 

 

 

1,208

 

51,944

*

PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal

 

10.500%

 

 

 

4,500

 

128,025

 

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I

 

8.125%

 

 

 

47,925

 

1,222,088

*

Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital XII

 

8.500%

 

 

 

23,150

 

609,539

(c)

Citigroup Capital XIII

 

7.875%

 

 

 

22,900

 

627,460

(c)

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,236,999

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET INCOME FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

 

8.375%

 

 

 

96,825

 

$

164,603

*(c)

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

 

8.250%

 

 

 

11,700

 

19,890

*(c)

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

184,493

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $3,954,807)

 

 

 

 

 

2,771,605

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $126,325,805)

 

129,052,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Discount Notes (Cost - $220,944)

0.220 - 0.240%

 

5/9/11

 

$

221,000

 

220,944

(g)

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.4% (Cost — $126,546,749#)

 

 

 

 

 

129,273,643

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,158,167

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

131,431,810

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

The coupon payment on these securities are currently in default as of March 31, 2011.

(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, unless otherwise noted.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Illiquid security.

(f)

Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

(g)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

#

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

 

 

Abbreviation used in this schedule:

 

GO

- General Obligation

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8

 


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

 

Western Asset Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a closed-end diversified investment company.

 

The Fund seeks high level of current income, consistent with prudent investment risk. Capital appreciation, when consistent with current income, is a secondary investment objective.

 

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

 

(a) Investment valuation.  Debt securities are valued at the last quoted bid price provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities. 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 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. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 820 (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

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

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

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUOTED
PRICES

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

(LEVEL 1)

 

(LEVEL 2)

 

(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Long-term investments†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$

122,544,349

 

$

0

*

$

122,544,349

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

975,345

 

 

975,345

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

585,600

 

 

585,600

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

1,216,344

 

 

1,216,344

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

619,020

 

 

619,020

 

U.S. government & agency obligations

 

 

288,492

 

 

288,492

 

Common stocks

 

$

51,944

 

 

 

51,944

 

Preferred stocks

 

2,771,605

 

 

 

2,771,605

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

2,823,549

 

$

126,229,150

 

$

0

*

$

129,052,699

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

220,944

 

 

220,944

 

Total investments

 

$

2,823,549

 

$

126,450,094

 

$

0

*

$

129,273,643

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

QUOTED
PRICES

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

(LEVEL 1)

 

(LEVEL 2)

 

(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

36,194

 

 

 

$

36,194

 

Total

 

$

36,194

 

 

 

$

36,194

 

†See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

* Value is less than $1.

 

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

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

CORPORATE
BONDS & NOTES

 

Balance as of December 31, 2010

 

$

0

*

Accrued premiums/discounts

 

 

Realized gain(loss)

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(1)

 

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

 

Transfers into Level 3

 

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2011

 

$

0

*

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in
securities still held at March 31, 2011
(1)

 

 

* Value is less than $1.

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

 

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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

(c) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates. 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 cash equivalents 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. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

 

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss. 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) 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.

 

(e) Credit and market risk. Investments in securities that are collateralized by residential 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.

 

(f) Security transactions.  Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

 

2.  Investments

 

At March 31, 2011, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

10,150,312

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(7,423,418

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,726,894

 

 

At March 31, 2011, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

 

Basis Value

 

Market
Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

 

8

 

6/11

 

$

965,745

 

$

952,250

 

$

(13,495

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

 

2

 

6/11

 

$

435,775

 

$

436,250

 

$

(475

)

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

 

39

 

6/11

 

4,541,936

 

4,554,774

 

(12,838

)

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bonds

 

18

 

6/11

 

2,153,989

 

2,163,375

 

(9,386

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22,699

)

Net Unrealized Loss on Open Futures Contracts

 

$

(36,194

)

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at March 31, 2011.

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Primary Underlying
Risk Disclosure

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Total

 

Interest Rate Contracts

 

 

$

(36,194

)

$

(36,194

)

 

During the period ended March 31, 2011, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Average Market
Value

 

Futures contracts (to buy)

 

$

3,509,035

 

Futures contracts (to sell)

 

7,968,076

 

 

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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.

 

Western Asset Income Fund

 

By:

/s/  R. Jay Gerken

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

President and Trustee

 

 

Date: March 24, 2011

 

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

 

 

By:

/s/  R. Jay Gerken

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

President and Trustee

 

 

Date: March 24, 2011

 

 

By:

/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

 

Date: March 24, 2011