WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND (WIW)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21477

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

385 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91101

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

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: November 30

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2017

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE

INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND

FORM N-Q

FEBRUARY 28, 2017


WESTERN ASSET/CLAYMORE INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND

 

Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited)    February 28, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 110.9%  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.000     1/15/26        37,307,295      $ 42,661,563  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.750     1/15/28        7,744,330        8,832,756  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     3.625     4/15/28        20,569,406        27,585,219  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.500     1/15/29        7,376,720        9,105,440  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     3.875     4/15/29        19,091,930        26,679,368  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     2/15/41        7,055,744        9,047,136  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/42        267,115        259,933  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     2/15/43        6,384,608        6,017,512  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.375     2/15/44        802,830        899,633  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/45        14,507,429        14,055,537  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.000     2/15/46        21,051,094        21,756,053  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     1.625     1/15/18        11,524,300        11,844,215  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/18        80,096,570        81,263,016 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/19        41,213,600        42,022,376  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/20        40,207,050        40,965,476 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     1.125     1/15/21        68,769,055        72,702,369 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/21        48,946,613        49,629,174  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     7/15/21        14,300,387        14,899,601 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     7/15/22        61,028,362        61,821,242 (a) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/23        68,551,563        68,870,396 (a)(b) 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.375     7/15/23        29,463,012        30,103,626  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     1/15/24        30,275,615        31,210,556  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     7/15/24        27,869,940        27,801,603  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     1/15/26        149,108,273        152,873,555 (a) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES
(Cost - $831,620,911)

 

          852,907,355  
          

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.5%           

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust, 2001-3 A1

     1.678     10/27/32        8,331        7,846 (c) 

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust, 2007-SD2 2A1

     1.178     9/25/46        84,430        73,525 (c) 

CSAB Mortgage-Backed Trust, 2007-1 3A30, IO

     5.872     5/25/37        11,895,909        3,425,570 (c) 

Security National Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-3A A2

     5.830     1/25/37        207,275        204,670 (c)(d) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost - $3,465,119)

             3,711,611  
          

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 7.7%           

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2015-R2 04A2

     1.059     9/29/36        13,470,983        8,170,151 (c)(d) 

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2015-R2 5A2

     1.085     9/29/36        8,556,237        4,358,752 (c)(d) 

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2015-R4 6A3

     0.911     8/27/36        4,550,000        3,306,940 (c)(d) 

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-CD4 AJ

     5.398     12/11/49        1,461,890        1,318,180 (c) 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., 2007-6 2A5, IO

     5.872     5/25/37        8,282,336        2,845,846 (c) 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2004-33 1A1

     3.597     12/25/34        2,815        2,784 (c) 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2004-33 2A1

     3.316     12/25/34        4,266        4,217 (c) 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-22T1 A2, IO

     4.292     6/25/35        3,984,648        542,380 (c) 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, 2006-C5 AJ

     5.373     12/15/39        2,344,244        2,238,519  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, 2007-C5 AM

     5.869     9/15/40        3,310,000        3,156,075 (c) 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, 2015-12R 2A2

     1.256     11/30/37        4,810,000        3,055,793 (c)(d) 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, 2015-Town MZ

     9.189     3/15/17        7,740,000        7,546,500 (c)(d) 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-2F 4A1

     1.078     3/25/37        14,112,975        7,183,704 (c) 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2017

 

SECURITY

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

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
2007-CB19 AJ

     5.740     2/12/49        2,750,000      $ 2,210,917 (c) 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
2007-LD12 AJ

     6.062     2/15/51        550,000        507,316 (c) 

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2006-5 2A2, IO

     6.372     9/25/36        7,085,347        2,162,516 (c) 

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2006-8 4A2, IO

     6.979     12/25/36        1,665,172        427,038 (c) 

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2006-9 3A2, IO

     6.452     1/25/37        4,968,261        1,371,703 (c) 

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2007-2 2A12, IO

     5.912     2/25/37        8,677,877        2,340,451 (c) 

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2007-4 2A2, IO

     5.892     5/25/37        7,396,044        2,111,332 (c) 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-11AR 2A3

     2.831     6/25/37        133,912        90,961 (c) 

Residential Accredit Loans Inc., 2006-QS7 A5, IO

     4.822     6/25/36        2,467,512        365,285 (c) 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-C31 E

     4.611     11/15/48        5,912,000        3,821,546 (c)(d) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $60,344,720)

 

          59,138,906  
          

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 11.0%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.4%

          

Greektown Holdings LLC/Greektown Mothership Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     8.875     3/15/19        2,735,000        2,868,331 (d) 
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.1%           

Tobacco - 0.1%

          

Alliance One International Inc., Secured Notes

     9.875     7/15/21        1,450,000        1,254,250  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 2.7%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.7%

          

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/15/23        3,000,000        2,730,000  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/1/44        2,250,000        1,974,375  

Oasis Petroleum Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     11/1/21        4,968,000        5,054,940  

Oasis Petroleum Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     1/15/23        890,000        902,237  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     3.000     2/15/27        1,280,000        1,244,429  

Rice Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/1/22        1,410,000        1,440,851  

Rice Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     7.250     5/1/23        890,000        941,175  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/15/21        2,000,000        1,990,000  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     4/1/23        2,000,000        2,005,000  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/24/44        2,350,000        2,373,500  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             20,656,507  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 1.0%           

Banks - 0.7%

          

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     11/21/22        5,060,000        5,435,452  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.3%

          

ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Bonds

     4.920     12/21/65        2,814,000        2,624,055 (c)(d) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             8,059,507  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 3.9%           

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.9%

          

DJO Finco Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     8.125     6/15/21        6,702,000        5,931,270 (d) 

Immucor Inc., Senior Notes

     11.125     8/15/19        1,180,000        1,126,900  
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

             7,058,170  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.5%

         

BioScrip Inc., Senior Notes

     8.875     2/15/21        2,190,000     $ 1,757,475  

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     8.375     5/15/19        5,602,000       5,475,955  

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Secured Notes

     7.625     8/15/20        11,930,000       12,004,563  
         

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

            19,237,993  
         

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%

         

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/15/25        4,440,000       3,535,350 (d) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

            29,831,513  
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 0.9%          

Aerospace & Defense - 0.2%

         

Heligear Acquisition Co., Senior Secured Bonds

     10.250     10/15/19        1,464,000       1,520,730 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.3%

         

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     10.375     9/1/21        1,500,000       1,575,000 (d) 

Michael Baker International LLC/CDL Acquisition Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.250     10/15/18        1,050,000       1,060,500 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Total Construction & Engineering

            2,635,500  
         

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.4%

         

Interface Master Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     12.500     8/1/18        3,000,000       2,790,000 (d)(e) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

            6,946,230  
         

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.5%          

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.5%

         

Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc./Interface Security Systems LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     9.250     1/15/18        3,670,000       3,614,950  
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 1.0%          

Construction Materials - 0.0%

         

NWH Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     8/1/21        370,000       323,750 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.1%

         

PaperWorks Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     9.500     8/15/19        970,000       802,675 (d) 
         

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.9%

         

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     2/15/23        3,000,000       3,165,000 (d) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42        3,440,000       3,365,219  
         

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

            6,530,219  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

            7,656,644  
         

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5%          

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.5%

         

Digicel Group Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.250     9/30/20        4,220,000       3,729,425 (f) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $79,871,811)

            84,617,357  
         

 

 

 
NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - 2.4%    
ITALY - 2.4%          

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, Senior Bonds
(Cost - $18,796,257)

     3.100     9/15/26        15,002,120 EUR      18,761,236 (f) 
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2017

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SENIOR LOANS - 0.1%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%          

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.1%

         

TOMS Shoes LLC, Term Loan B
(Cost - $1,209,529)

     6.550     10/28/20        1,296,900     $ 855,954 (g)(h) 
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 2.2%          

Ecuador - 0.6%

         

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     10.500     3/24/20        3,120,000       3,428,100 (d) 

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     7.950     6/20/24        1,070,000       1,071,338 (f) 
         

 

 

 

Total Ecuador

            4,499,438  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 1.6%

         

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

     7.750     11/13/42        251,000,000 MXN      12,371,040  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $19,491,198)

            16,870,478  
         

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 0.2%         

U.S. Government Obligations - 0.2%

         

U.S. Treasury Bonds
(Cost - $1,445,352)

     2.500     5/15/46        1,350,000       1,221,275  
         

 

 

 
                  SHARES        
COMMON STOCKS - 0.0%          
ENERGY - 0.0%          

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%

         

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.
(Cost - $925,885)

          5,523       214,292
         

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%          
INDUSTRIALS - 0.2%          

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2%

         

General Finance Corp.
(Cost - $1,360,000)

     8.125        54,400       1,332,800  
         

 

 

 
           EXPIRATION
DATE
     CONTRACTS
       
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.0%          

Japanese Yen Futures, Put @ 89.00JPY
(Cost - $169,092)

       3/3/17        336       147,000  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $1,018,699,874)

 

         1,039,778,264  
         

 

 

 
                  SHARES        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.2%          

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
(Cost - $1,338,004)

     0.479        1,338,004       1,338,004  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 135.4%
(Cost - $1,020,037,878#)

            1,041,116,268  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (35.4)%

            (271,990,146
         

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 769,126,122  
         

 

 

 

 

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

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(d) 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.

 

(e) Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities.

 

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

 

(g) Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.

 

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

 

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

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

EUR    — Euro
IO    — Interest Only
JPY    — Japanese Yen
MXN    — Mexican Peso

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

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on February 25, 2004.

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 Fund may gain exposure to the commodities markets by investing a portion of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary, Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund CFC (the “Subsidiary”), organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Among other investments, the Subsidiary may invest in commodity-linked instruments. This schedule of investments is the consolidated schedule of investments of the Fund and the Subsidiary.

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

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

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

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and

 

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appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

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

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

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

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

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

 

   

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

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

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

 


ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Long-Term Investments†:

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     —        $ 852,907,355        —        $ 852,907,355  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          3,711,611        —          3,711,611  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —          51,592,406      $ 7,546,500        59,138,906  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          84,617,357        —          84,617,357  

Non-U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     —          18,761,236        —          18,761,236  

Senior Loans

     —          855,954        —          855,954  

Sovereign Bonds

     —          16,870,478        —          16,870,478  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —          1,221,275        —          1,221,275  

Common Stocks

   $ 214,292        —          —          214,292  

Preferred Stocks

     1,332,800        —          —          1,332,800  

Purchased Options

     147,000        —          —          147,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

   $ 1,694,092      $ 1,030,537,672      $ 7,546,500      $ 1,039,778,264  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

   $ 1,338,004        —          —        $ 1,338,004  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 3,032,096      $ 1,030,537,672      $ 7,546,500      $ 1,041,116,268  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

 

Futures Contracts

   $ 4,062,778        —          —        $ 4,062,778  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 2,387,632        —          2,387,632  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 4,062,778      $ 2,387,632        —        $ 6,450,410  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,094,874      $ 1,032,925,304      $ 7,546,500      $ 1,047,566,678  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 5,698,877        —          —        $ 5,698,877  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 981,826        —          981,826  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 5,698,877      $ 981,826        —        $ 6,680,703  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Consolidated Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

2. Investments

At February 28, 2017, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 32,311,861  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (11,233,471
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 21,078,390  
  

 

 

 

At February 28, 2017, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Counterparty

   Rate     Effective
Date
     Maturity
Date
    Face Amount of
Reverse Repurchase
Agreements
   

Asset Class of Collateral*

   Collateral
Value
 

Credit Suisse

     0.40     12/5/2016        TBD **    $ 32,531,250     U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities    $ 33,195,153  

Deutsche Bank

     0.80     1/17/2017        4/18/2017       61,800,000     U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities      63,384,615  

Deutsche Bank

     0.82     2/14/2017        5/16/2017       203,295,000     U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities      208,507,692  
         

 

 

      

 

 

 
          $ 297,626,250        $ 305,087,460  
         

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* Refer to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

 

** TBD — To Be Determined; These reverse repurchase agreements have no maturity dates because they are renewed daily and can be terminated by either the Fund or the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the agreements. The rates for these agreements are variable. The rate disclosed is the rate as of February 28, 2017.

 

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At February 28, 2017, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Basis
Value
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Contracts to Buy:  

90-Day Eurodollar

     1,198        12/17      $ 296,359,343      $ 294,827,800      $ (1,531,543

90-Day Eurodollar

     1,100        3/18        272,239,825        270,407,500        (1,832,325

90-Day Eurodollar

     112        12/18        27,699,364        27,441,400        (257,964

Corn

     160        7/17        2,972,493        3,048,000        75,507  

Cotton No. 2 Futures

     18        7/17        668,259        697,320        29,061  

Euro

     202        3/17        26,894,431        26,758,687        (135,744

Euro BTP

     168        3/17        23,290,471        23,651,644        361,173  

Gold 100 Ounce

     258        4/17        30,456,112        32,350,620        1,894,508  

LME Copper

     129        7/17        8,279,748        8,792,963        513,215  

Lean Hogs Futures

     31        6/17        946,728        962,550        15,822  

Live Cattle Futures

     24        6/17        1,001,126        1,032,480        31,354  

Natural Gas

     146        6/17        4,779,878        4,419,420        (360,458

New York Harbor ULSD Futures

     34        6/17        2,451,331        2,381,476        (69,855

RBOB Gasoline

     30        6/17        2,284,859        2,218,356        (66,503

Silver

     22        7/17        1,838,722        2,038,850        200,128  

Soybean

     77        7/17        3,957,091        4,021,325        64,234  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     202        6/17        25,181,219        25,164,781        (16,438

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     4        6/17        602,240        606,625        4,385  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     70        6/17        11,116,571        11,324,687        208,116  

WTI Crude

     182        8/17        10,070,659        10,055,500        (15,159

WTI Crude

     295        11/18        15,979,390        16,142,400        163,010  

Wheat

     73        7/17        1,590,728        1,673,525        82,797  
              

 

 

 
     (642,679
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:  

Brent Crude

     290        10/18        16,039,696        16,231,300        (191,604

British Pound

     67        3/17        5,336,751        5,194,594        142,157  

Euro-Bund

     124        3/17        21,276,253        21,813,247        (536,994

Japanese Yen

     259        3/17        28,287,446        28,865,550        (578,104

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     2,762        6/17        325,373,342        325,096,031        277,311  

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Notes

     168        6/17        22,395,314        22,501,500        (106,186
              

 

 

 
     (993,420
              

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts

 

   $ (1,636,099
              

 

 

 

At February 28, 2017, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
ARS      118,162,500        USD        7,500,000      Citibank N.A.      4/17/17      $ (26,988
RUB      509,819,000        USD        8,304,594      Barclays Bank PLC      4/20/17        328,013  
RUB      437,630,000        USD        7,484,693      Barclays Bank PLC      4/20/17        (74,440
TWD      117,372,000        USD        3,829,429      Barclays Bank PLC      4/20/17        (2,527
USD      2,029        CAD        2,660      Barclays Bank PLC      4/20/17        25  
COP      22,715,260,000        USD        7,640,518      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        64,731  
GBP      4,941,589        USD        6,044,206      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        94,936  
INR      503,530,000        USD        7,285,921      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        210,032  
JPY      1,695,070,000        USD        14,728,341      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        391,322  
MXN      280,870,000        USD        12,845,056      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        1,035,302  
USD      12,807,108        EUR        12,002,261      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        63,202  
USD      230,820        EUR        216,529      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        911  
USD      19,018,682        EUR        17,737,006      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        185,669  
USD      153,053        EUR        144,001      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        154  
USD      19,235,111        TWD        616,870,000      Citibank N.A.      4/20/17        (877,871
USD      2,609,463        EUR        2,445,043      UBS AG      4/20/17        13,335  
                 

 

 

 
Total                   $ 1,405,806  
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

ARS    — Argentine Peso
CAD    — Canadian Dollar
COP    — Colombian Peso
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
INR    — Indian Rupee
JPY    — Japanese Yen
MXN    — Mexican Peso
RUB    — Russian Ruble
TWD    — Taiwan Dollar
USD    — United States Dollar

 

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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/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

 

By   /s/     JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

April 24, 2017

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

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

April 24, 2017

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

Date:

 

April 24, 2017