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

811-21403

 

 

Western Asset / Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

385 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA

 

91101

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 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:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2010

 

 



 

Item 1 — Schedule of Investments

 



 

WESTERN ASSET / CLAYMORE

INFLATION – LINKED SECURITIES

& INCOME FUND

 

FORM N-Q

March 31, 2010

 


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

March 31, 2010

 

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES — 93.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

 

3.375

%

1/15/12

 

3,489,743

 

$

3,734,842

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

 

3.000

%

7/15/12

 

27,594,958

 

29,724,958

(a)

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

 

1.875

%

7/15/13

 

40,344,714

 

42,686,604

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

 

2.375

%

1/15/25

 

8,046,010

 

8,422,539

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

 

2.000

%

1/15/26

 

74,514,664

 

74,124,654

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

 

1.750

%

1/15/28

 

24,459,067

 

23,153,955

(a)

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

 

3.875

%

4/15/29

 

10,477,782

 

13,298,600

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

 

2.125

%

2/15/40

 

7,768,755

 

7,701,384

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

2.375

%

4/15/11

 

13,328,192

 

13,759,279

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

2.000

%

1/15/14

 

29,255,871

 

31,063,796

(b)(c)

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

2.000

%

7/15/14

 

4,758,640

 

5,062,375

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

1.625

%

1/15/15

 

19,743,606

 

20,625,908

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

1.875

%

7/15/15

 

1,453,626

 

1,538,345

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

2.000

%

1/15/16

 

16,046,961

 

17,024,831

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

2.375

%

1/15/17

 

14,149,453

 

15,278,098

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

1.625

%

1/15/18

 

16,288,808

 

16,664,216

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

1.375

%

7/15/18

 

14,719,588

 

14,729,935

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

2.125

%

1/15/19

 

2,825,620

 

2,976,392

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

 

1.875

%

7/15/19

 

7,509,002

 

7,734,858

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES (Cost — $330,417,035)

 

349,305,569

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Equity — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., 2005-R11 A2D

 

0.576

%

1/25/36

 

50,000

 

33,920

(d)

Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust, 1997-3 M1A

 

0.801

%

9/25/27

 

2,923

 

2,193

(d)

Asset Backed Funding Certificates, 2004-OPT2 M1

 

0.796

%

8/25/33

 

40,000

 

30,090

(d)

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 2002-4 A1

 

0.986

%

2/25/33

 

3,575

 

2,880

(d)

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, 2007-GW A

 

0.980

%

8/15/37

 

1,086,113

 

799,895

(d)

EMC Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-C A1

 

0.796

%

3/25/31

 

39,317

 

34,516

(d)(e)

Novastar Home Equity Loan, 2003-2 A1

 

0.856

%

9/25/33

 

1,351,545

 

1,100,693

(d)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2002-AL1 A3

 

3.450

%

2/25/32

 

337,217

 

283,755

 

Total Home Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,287,942

 

Student Loan — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLC Student Loan Trust, 2008-1 A4A

 

1.857

%

12/15/32

 

100,000

 

105,162

(d)

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost — $1,329,941)

 

 

 

 

 

2,393,104

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, 2003-D

 

4.418

%

5/25/33

 

97,685

 

88,233

(d)

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, 2005-F 2A2

 

4.975

%

7/25/35

 

158,500

 

134,329

(d)

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,
2004-9 24A1

 

5.399

%

11/25/34

 

231,303

 

206,832

(d)

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 2007-A1 2A3

 

4.125

%

2/25/37

 

58,529

 

54,438

(d)

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2004-2 CB

 

4.250

%

3/25/34

 

47,489

 

47,671

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2004-J1

 

6.000

%

2/25/34

 

15,726

 

15,604

 

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

 

3.472

%

12/25/33

 

618,574

 

516,251

(d)

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-9 1A1

 

0.546

%

5/25/35

 

200,602

 

118,872

(d)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2005-R2 1AF1

 

0.586

%

6/25/35

 

751,400

 

661,971

(d)(e)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2005-R3 AF

 

0.646

%

9/25/35

 

1,453,893

 

1,227,581

(d)(e)

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
2004-AR6 2A1

 

3.541

%

10/25/34

 

52,932

 

46,820

(d)

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-11 1A1

 

3.760

%

9/25/34

 

335,936

 

276,694

(d)

Indymac Inda Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-AR7 1A1

 

6.143

%

11/25/37

 

242,640

 

178,286

(d)

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2003-A1 1A1

 

4.313

%

10/25/33

 

122,019

 

115,599

(d)

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2004-A1 1A1

 

4.798

%

2/25/34

 

50,403

 

49,665

(d)

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2006-A2 5A1

 

3.424

%

11/25/33

 

21,859

 

21,425

(d)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

MASTR ARM Trust, 2004-13 3A7

 

3.096

%

11/21/34

 

350,000

 

$

308,709

(d)

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc., 2003-H A3

 

2.256

%

1/25/29

 

13,748

 

12,542

(d)

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc., 2005-A2

 

2.801

%

2/25/35

 

1,645,046

 

1,503,223

(d)

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, 2004-A1 2A1

3.014

%

2/25/34

 

41,331

 

38,513

(d)

Morgan Stanley Capital I, 2004-RR2 X

 

0.907

%

10/28/33

 

965,444

 

15,717

(d)(e)(f)(g)

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2004-SL2 A4

8.500

%

10/25/31

 

20,812

 

20,630

 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2004-SL4 A5

7.500

%

7/25/32

 

165,318

 

160,359

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2003-8 A1

 

0.560

%

1/20/34

 

39,717

 

31,769

(d)

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,
2005-3XS A3

 

0.616

%

1/25/35

 

663,180

 

515,411

(d)(g)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 2A1

 

6.198

%

9/25/37

 

351,972

 

313,479

(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2003-AR8 A

 

2.846

%

8/25/33

 

40,137

 

39,585

(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR3 A2

 

2.728

%

3/25/35

 

3,769,213

 

3,405,323

(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
2007-HY1 1A1

 

5.667

%

2/25/37

 

430,239

 

311,458

(d)

Washington Mutual Inc., MSC Pass-Through Certificates, 2004-RA1 2A

 

7.000

%

3/25/34

 

62,764

 

64,633

 

Washington Mutual Inc., Pass-Through Certificates,
2003-AR10 A7

 

2.824

%

10/25/33

 

139,174

 

124,203

(d)

Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2002-MS12 B2

 

6.500

%

5/25/32

 

646,703

 

497,475

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost — $8,203,905)

 

 

 

11,123,300

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motors Liquidation Co., Senior Debentures

 

8.375

%

7/15/33

 

5,225,000

 

1,959,375

(h)

CONSUMER STAPLES — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes

 

3.625

%

4/15/15

 

680,000

 

686,336

(e)

Food Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Foods Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.125

%

2/9/16

 

1,650,000

 

1,671,956

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,358,292

 

ENERGY — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gazprom, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Notes

 

6.510

%

3/7/22

 

190,000

 

188,822

(e)

FINANCIALS — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaupthing Bank HF, Subordinated Notes

 

7.125

%

5/19/16

 

2,060,000

 

206

(e)(f)(h)

Commercial Banks — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glitnir Banki HF, Subordinated Notes

 

6.693

%

6/15/16

 

1,240,000

 

124

(e)(f)(h)

Diversified Financial Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.500

%

4/1/15

 

940,000

 

947,841

 

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.010

%

1/15/15

 

2,070,000

 

2,174,676

 

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC

 

6.750

%

7/15/13

 

1,025,000

 

1,149,042

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,271,559

 

Insurance — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Senior Notes

 

3.200

%

2/11/15

 

830,000

 

837,085

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,108,974

 

HEALTH CARE — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.750

%

3/15/14

 

1,000,000

 

943,750

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $15,580,993)

 

 

 

10,559,213

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITY — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Australia — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia Government, Bonds (Cost - $10,654,160)

 

4.000

%

8/20/20

 

7,930,000

AUD

$

11,432,112

 

SOVEREIGN BOND — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond, Senior Bonds
(Cost - $1,699,401)

 

7.500

%

3/31/30

 

1,748,400

 

2,015,206

(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

 

8.375

%

 

 

 

309,625

 

393,224

*(d)

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

 

8.250

%

 

 

278,700

 

353,949

*(d)

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $14,820,998)

 

 

 

747,173

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost — $382,706,433)

 

387,575,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. repurchase agreement dated 3/31/10; Proceeds at maturity - $5,030,003; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government agency obligation, 1.050% due 11/15/10; Market value - $5,130,599)
(Cost - $5,030,000)

 

0.020

%

4/1/10

 

5,030,000

 

5,030,000

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.6% (Cost — $387,736,433#)

 

 

 

392,605,677

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,136,519

)

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

375,469,158

 

 

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

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts.

(b)

All or a portion of this security is held by the custodian as collateral for open swap contracts.

(c)

All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.

(d)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at March 31, 2010.

(e)

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

(f)

Illiquid security.

(g)

Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees (See Note 1).

(h)

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of March 31, 2010.

#

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

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ARM

-

Adjustable Rate Mortgage

 

AUD

-

Australian Dollar

 

MASTR

-

Mortgage Asset Securitization Transactions Inc.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on September 26, 2003.

 

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income for its shareholders. 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. Publicly traded foreign government debt securities are typically traded internationally in the over-the-counter market, and are valued at the mean between the last quoted bid and asked prices as of the close of business of that market. 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 prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

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 the 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 convert future amounts of cash flow to a single present amount.

 

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

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

DESCRIPTION

 

QUOTED
PRICES
(LEVEL 1)

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Long-term investments†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasury inflation protected securities

 

 

$

349,305,569

 

 

$

349,305,569

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

2,393,104

 

 

2,393,104

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

11,107,583

 

$

15,717

 

11,123,300

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

10,559,213

 

 

10,559,213

 

Non-U.S. treasury inflation protected security

 

 

11,432,112

 

 

11,432,112

 

Sovereign bond

 

 

2,015,206

 

 

2,015,206

 

Preferred stocks

 

$

747,173

 

 

 

747,173

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

747,173

 

$

386,812,787

 

$

15,717

 

$

387,575,677

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

5,030,000

 

 

5,030,000

 

Total investments

 

$

747,173

 

$

391,842,787

 

$

15,717

 

$

392,605,677

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(52,266

)

 

 

$

(52,266

)

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

$

(306,202

)

 

(306,202

)

Credit default swaps on corporate issues - sell protection‡

 

 

(34,994

)

 

(34,994

)

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

(18,525,300

)

 

(18,525,300

)

Total other financial instruments

 

$

(52,266

)

$

(18,866,496

)

 

$

(18,918,762

)

Total

 

$

694,907

 

$

372,976,291

 

$

15,717

 

$

373,686,915

 

 

†See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

‡Values include any premiums paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

 

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

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

COLLATERALIZED
MORTGAGE
OBLIGATIONS

 

TOTAL

 

Balance as of December 31, 2009

 

 

 

Accrued premiums/discounts

 

 

 

Realized gain/(loss)1

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)2

 

 

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

 

 

Transfers into Level 3

 

$

15,717

 

$

15,717

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2010

 

$

15,717

 

$

15,717

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at March 31, 20102

 

 

 

 

1 This amount is included in net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions.

2 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, a fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during a fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian 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 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 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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

(c) Reverse Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under the terms of a typical reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund sells a security subject to an obligation to repurchase the security from the buyer at an agreed-upon time and price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the fund’s use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. In entering into reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid debt obligations at least equal in value to its obligations with respect to reverse repurchase agreements or will take other actions permitted by law to cover its obligations.

 

(d) Futures Contracts. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of interest rates or foreign currencies. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

 

Upon entering into a futures contract, the 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.

 

(e) Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Fund may enter into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of a foreign currency denominated portfolio transaction. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price with delivery and settlement at a future date. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is closed, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it is closed.

 

When entering into a Forward foreign currency contract, the Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

(f) Swap Agreements. The Fund may invest in swaps for the purpose of managing its exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio transactions.

 

Swap contracts are marked to market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation/(depreciation). Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreement. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Securities held as collateral for swap contracts are identified in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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

 

6


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Fund’s maximum risk is the notional amount of the contract. Credit default swaps are considered to have credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event.

 

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

 

(g) Foreign Currency Translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

 

(h) 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.

 

(i) Inflation-Indexed Bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value or interest rate is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. As the index measuring inflation changes, the principal value or interest rate of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted accordingly. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

 

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

 

2. Investments

 

At March 31, 2010, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

24,217,006

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(19,347,762

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

4,869,244

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At March 31, 2010, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

 

Number of

 

Expiration

 

Basis

 

Market

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Date

 

Value

 

Value

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro Bundes Obligationer

 

51

 

6/10

 

$

8,064,512

 

$

8,080,963

 

$

16,451

 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

 

120

 

6/10

 

14,003,827

 

13,950,000

 

(53,827

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(37,376

)

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

 

216

 

6/10

 

46,846,985

 

46,861,875

 

(14,890

)

Net Unrealized Loss on Open Futures Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(52,266

)

 

Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the period ended March 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

Maximum

 

Daily

 

Average

 

Amount

 

Balance *

 

Interest Rate *

 

Outstanding *

 

$13,512,845

 

0.230%

 

$18,525,300

 

 

* Average based on the number of days that the Fund had reversed repurchase agreements outstanding.

 

Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 0.220% to 0.240% during the period ended March 31, 2010. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $515.

 

At March 31, 2010, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

$

8,500,390 

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., dated 3/26/10 bearing 0.240% to be repurchased at $8,501,184 on 4/8/10, collateralized by: $6,953,000 U.S. Treasury, Inflation Indexed Notes, 2.000% due 1/15/14;

 

 

 

 

 

Market value (including accrued interest) $8,501,184

 

$

8,500,390

 

 

10,024,910

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., dated 3/28/10 bearing 0.210% to be repurchased at $10,025,553 on 4/8/10, collateralized by: $8,200,000 U.S. Treasury, Inflation Indexed Notes, 2.000% due 1/15/14;

 

 

 

 

 

Market value (including accrued interest) $10,025,553

 

 

10,024,910

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

 

 

 

 

(Proceeds — $18,525,300)

 

$

18,525,300

 

 

At March 31, 2010, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Foreign Currency

 

Local
Currency

 

Market
Value

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Gain(Loss)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British Pound

 

2,480,000

 

$

3,765,124

 

5/18/10

 

$

43,214

 

Canadian Dollar

 

3,986,323

 

3,926,166

 

5/18/10

 

11,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,296

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Dollar

 

12,204,275

 

11,137,860

 

5/18/10

 

(484,869

)

British Pound

 

2,475,019

 

3,757,562

 

5/18/10

 

2,438

 

Euro

 

2,768,533

 

3,746,939

 

5/18/10

 

13,061

 

Japanese Yen

 

342,755,280

 

3,671,128

 

5/18/10

 

108,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(360,498

)

Net Unrealized Loss on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

$

(306,202

)

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At March 31, 2010, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY
(REFERENCE ENTITY)

 

NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
1

 

TERMINATION
DATE

 

IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD
AT
MARCH 31,
2010
2

 

PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND‡

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

UPFRONT
PREMIUMS
PAID/
(RECEIVED)

 

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)

 

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues – Sell Protection3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

3,800,000

 

12/20/12

 

2.86

%

2.50% Quarterly

 

$

(34,994

)

 

$

(34,994

)

 

1

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

2

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

3

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.

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

 

3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 (“ASC 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, 2010.

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Underlying
Risk Disclosure

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

Swap
Contracts, at
value

 

 

Total

 

Interest Rate Contracts

 

 

$

16,451

 

 

$

(68,717

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(52,266

)

Foreign Exchange Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

178,667

 

 

$

(484,869

)

 

 

 

(306,202

)

Credit Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(34,994

)

 

(34,994

)

Other Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

$

16,451

 

 

$

(68,717

)

 

$

178,667

 

 

$

(484,869

)

 

$

(34,994

)

 

$

(393,462

)

 

During the period ended March 31, 2010, the Fund had average market values of $12,186,376, $11,715,469, $15,610 and $1,055 in futures contracts (to buy), futures contracts (to sell), written options and purchased options, respectively. Additionally, the Fund had an average notional balance of $3,800,000 in credit default swap contracts (to sell protection).

 

The Fund has several credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund. Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets and or percentage decrease in the Fund’s Net Asset Value or NAV. The contingent features are established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements which govern positions in swaps, over-the-counter options, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty.

 

As of March 31, 2010, the total value of swap positions with credit related contingent features in a net liability position was $34,994. If a contingent feature would have been triggered as of March 31, 2010, the Fund would have been required to pay this amount in cash to its counterparties. The aggregate fair value of assets posted as collateral for all swaps was $187,938.

 

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Item 2 — Controls and Procedures

 

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

 

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

 

Item 3 — Exhibits

 

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

 


 


 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Western Asset / Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

Trustee and President,

Western Asset / Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

Date: May 26, 2010

 

 

 

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

 

Trustee and President,

Western Asset / Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

Date: May 26, 2010

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Frances M. Guggino

 

Frances M. Guggino

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Western Asset / Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

Date: May 26, 2010