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

811-22369

 

Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

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

 

10018

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(888)777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2012

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                  SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 



 

WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

FORM N-Q

MARCH 31, 2012


 

WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

March 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air 2 US, Notes

 

8.027%

 

10/1/19

 

$

231,885

 

$

230,725

(a)

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, 2004-3 A1

 

0.612%

 

1/25/35

 

778,751

 

633,072

(a)(b)(c)

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, 2007-1 B1

 

0.912%

 

3/25/37

 

1,221,218

 

131,338

(a)(b)

CVS Corp., Pass-Through Trust

 

9.350%

 

1/10/23

 

480,000

 

505,359

(a)

Extended Stay America Trust, 2010-ESHA XB1, IO

 

1.165%

 

1/5/16

 

41,000,000

 

341,694

(a)(b)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Multi-Family Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K007 X1, IO

 

1.236%

 

4/25/20

 

9,816,256

 

709,431

(b)(d)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Multi-Family Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K008 X1, IO

 

1.681%

 

6/25/20

 

2,466,194

 

246,809

(b)(d)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Multi-Family Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K009 X1, IO

 

1.514%

 

8/25/20

 

8,067,797

 

710,656

(b)(d)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp., 2010-C1 X, IO

 

1.561%

 

8/10/43

 

16,775,167

 

1,441,675

(a)(b)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp., IO

 

2.168%

 

2/10/21

 

8,790,441

 

257,239

(a)(b)

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost — $4,927,981)

 

 

 

5,207,998

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — 69.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABFS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2002-3 M1

 

5.902%

 

9/15/33

 

1,494,268

 

1,041,369

 

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust, 2003-3 A1

 

5.210%

 

1/25/34

 

1,867,385

 

1,525,934

 

American Home Mortgage Assets, 2005-2 2A1A

 

3.039%

 

1/25/36

 

1,225,895

 

623,685

(b)

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2005-1 6A

 

2.753%

 

6/25/45

 

173,813

 

142,825

(b)(d)

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2005-SD1 1A1

 

0.692%

 

9/25/35

 

536,788

 

289,699

(a)(b)(d)

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2007-2 2A

 

1.042%

 

3/25/47

 

14,320,967

 

1,518,252

(b)

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2007-A 4A

 

0.692%

 

7/25/46

 

619,706

 

173,875

(a)(b)

ARM Trust, 2005-05 1A1

 

2.687%

 

9/25/35

 

428,396

 

300,618

(b)(d)

ARM Trust, 2005-07 2A21

 

2.734%

 

10/25/35

 

1,040,000

 

702,095

(b)(d)

ARM Trust, 2005-10 1A21

 

2.791%

 

1/25/36

 

639,296

 

406,893

(b)(d)

ARM Trust, 2005-12 5A1

 

0.492%

 

3/25/36

 

537,645

 

270,669

(b)

ARM Trust, 2007-1 1A1

 

2.976%

 

3/25/37

 

780,708

 

459,365

(b)(d)

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2004-B 6A1

 

2.949%

 

12/20/34

 

1,074,630

 

620,903

(b)

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2004-C 3A1

 

2.847%

 

12/20/34

 

1,410,034

 

1,109,828

(b)(d)

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2006-5 4A5

 

6.000%

 

9/25/36

 

3,246,089

 

3,247,798

(d)

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2006-D 6A1

 

5.266%

 

5/20/36

 

2,486,477

 

1,592,480

(b)

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2006-F 1A1

 

2.669%

 

7/20/36

 

1,252,903

 

1,009,728

(b)(d)

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2006-H 3A1

 

5.983%

 

9/20/46

 

326,380

 

234,720

(b)(d)

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2007-A 2A1

 

0.402%

 

2/20/47

 

553,991

 

382,106

(b)(d)

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2007-E CA9

 

5.479%

 

7/20/47

 

4,175,800

 

672,575

(b)

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, 2005-B M1

 

0.691%

 

4/28/39

 

3,490,000

 

2,596,993

(b)(c)

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, 2007-A 2A

 

0.591%

 

5/28/37

 

2,535,023

 

1,029,857

(b)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A M2

 

1.142%

 

3/25/37

 

3,983,005

 

2,310,143

(a)(b)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A M3

 

1.392%

 

3/25/37

 

2,760,273

 

1,462,945

(a)(b)

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, 2004-1 23A1

 

5.384%

 

4/25/34

 

245,805

 

244,343

(b)(d)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2005-2 2A4

 

2.779%

 

4/25/35

 

288,098

 

217,035

(b)(d)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2005-3 4A3

 

2.610%

 

3/25/35

 

595,240

 

438,807

(b)(d)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2005-4 24A1

 

4.363%

 

5/25/35

 

741,150

 

642,566

(b)(d)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2005-9 25A1

 

5.324%

 

11/25/35

 

705,030

 

525,293

(b)(d)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2006-2 23A1

 

2.877%

 

3/25/36

 

2,629,609

 

1,465,049

(b)

Bear Stearns ARM Trust, 2005-1 2A1

 

2.884%

 

3/25/35

 

738,674

 

619,384

(b)(d)

Bear Stearns ARM Trust, 2005-6 1A1

 

2.731%

 

8/25/35

 

231,835

 

148,595

(b)(d)

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2003-SD2 1A

 

3.818%

 

6/25/43

 

107,092

 

103,104

(b)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

1


 

WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2005-CL1 A1

 

0.742%

 

9/25/34

 

$

240,770

 

$

167,266

(b)

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 2005-A2 1A5

 

2.808%

 

1/25/36

 

3,681,930

 

2,815,868

(b)(d)

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 2006-S3 2A1

 

5.500%

 

11/25/21

 

716,201

 

671,686

(d)

Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., 2006-2A A1

 

0.372%

 

4/25/47

 

375,017

 

204,737

(a)(b)(d)

Citibank N.A., 1987-B 1

 

9.000%

 

1/25/17

 

97,104

 

99,034

(d)

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., 2005-10 1A1A

 

2.896%

 

12/25/35

 

525,757

 

265,929

(b)

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., 2006-AR5 2A1A

 

2.720%

 

7/25/36

 

1,033,780

 

522,020

(b)

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., 2007-6 1A1A

 

2.422%

 

5/25/37

 

750,567

 

360,048

(b)(d)

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., 2007-AR8 1A1A

 

5.181%

 

8/25/47

 

753,808

 

530,212

(b)(d)

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-14 3A1

 

2.838%

 

5/25/35

 

676,841

 

392,182

(b)(d)

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-3CB 1A6, IO

 

6.908%

 

3/25/35

 

1,602,840

 

263,239

(b)

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-7CB 1A3, IO

 

6.358%

 

4/25/35

 

4,898,147

 

683,071

(b)

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-J08 2A1

 

5.000%

 

6/25/20

 

288,588

 

279,317

(d)

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-J10 1A1

 

0.742%

 

10/25/35

 

464,020

 

312,453

(b)(d)

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-HY10 1A1

 

5.090%

 

5/25/36

 

1,413,516

 

804,418

(b)(d)

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-J8 A5

 

6.000%

 

2/25/37

 

259,307

 

164,808

(d)

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2007-3T1 2A1

 

6.000%

 

3/25/27

 

1,808,767

 

1,487,879

(d)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2005-11 6A1

 

0.542%

 

3/25/35

 

164,211

 

105,207

(b)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2005-18 A7

 

18.860%

 

10/25/35

 

84,811

 

93,347

(b)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2006-HYB4 3B

 

5.190%

 

6/20/36

 

2,472,495

 

1,413,805

(b)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2004-23 A

 

2.561%

 

11/25/34

 

507,015

 

296,027

(b)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-02 2A1

 

0.562%

 

3/25/35

 

206,306

 

128,881

(b)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-07 2A1

 

0.552%

 

3/25/35

 

501,210

 

308,643

(b)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-09 1A1

 

0.542%

 

5/25/35

 

259,043

 

177,550

(b)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-HY10 1A1

 

3.301%

 

2/20/36

 

462,644

 

299,422

(b)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-HYB6 1A1

 

2.649%

 

10/20/35

 

1,595,618

 

1,005,341

(b)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-J2 3A10

 

47.941%

 

8/25/35

 

133,470

 

314,341

(b)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-R1 1AF1

 

0.602%

 

3/25/35

 

1,250,258

 

984,040

(a)(b)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-R2 2A3

 

8.000%

 

6/25/35

 

253,176

 

257,752

(a)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2006-3 2A1

 

0.492%

 

3/25/36

 

920,493

 

574,640

(b)(d)

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., 2005-10 03A3

 

5.500%

 

11/25/35

 

1,130,858

 

859,237

(d)

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., 2005-10 12A1

 

5.250%

 

11/25/20

 

376,310

 

368,684

(d)

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, 2006-8 2A1

 

5.500%

 

10/25/21

 

2,552,870

 

2,210,788

(d)

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, 2009-5R 2A3

 

6.047%

 

7/26/49

 

4,000,000

 

2,724,200

(a)(b)(d)

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, 2004-CB2 M1

 

1.022%

 

7/25/33

 

777,640

 

559,948

(b)

Deutsche ALT-A Securities Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR2 3A1

 

2.572%

 

10/25/35

 

2,209,431

 

1,197,416

(b)(d)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

2


 

WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche ALT-A Securities Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-AR1 2A1

 

2.879%

 

2/25/36

 

$

549,489

 

$

321,117

(b)(d)

Deutsche ALT-A Securities Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-1 2A1

 

0.342%

 

8/25/37

 

826,267

 

540,477

(b)(d)

Deutsche Mortgage Securities Inc., 2005-WF1 1A3

 

5.244%

 

6/26/35

 

2,200,000

 

2,144,812

(a)(b)(d)

Downey Savings & Loan Association Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR2 2A1A

 

0.452%

 

3/19/45

 

730,559

 

493,630

(b)(d)

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities, 2005-AA6 3A1

 

2.457%

 

8/25/35

 

1,863,556

 

1,411,997

(b)

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities, 2006-FA6 2A1

 

6.250%

 

11/25/36

 

332,962

 

237,068

(d)

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities, 2006-FA8 1A8

 

0.612%

 

2/25/37

 

712,957

 

381,667

(b)(d)

First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-AR4 2A1

 

2.627%

 

10/25/35

 

1,078,865

 

817,965

(b)(d)

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust, 2005-AR4 A1

 

0.502%

 

10/25/45

 

801,076

 

528,237

(b)(d)

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust, 2006-AR3 4A1

 

0.452%

 

4/25/36

 

1,770,283

 

994,379

(b)

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust, 2006-AR5 A1A

 

0.322%

 

10/25/46

 

25,355

 

24,815

(b)(d)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-4 2A1

 

3.662%

 

6/25/34

 

381,644

 

348,058

(a)(b)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-LT1 A1

 

0.472%

 

2/25/35

 

396,535

 

310,289

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

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-RP1 1A3

 

8.000%

 

1/25/35

 

220,204

 

227,107

(a)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-RP1 1A4

 

8.500%

 

1/25/35

 

160,735

 

169,116

(a)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-RP1 1AF

 

0.592%

 

1/25/35

 

322,041

 

252,642

(a)(b)(d)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-RP1 1A2

 

7.500%

 

1/25/36

 

840,535

 

844,686

(a)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-RP1 1A3

 

8.000%

 

1/25/36

 

158,943

 

162,916

(a)

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-3F 1A15

 

22.929%

 

3/25/35

 

167,934

 

187,560

(b)(d)

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR3 3A1

 

2.812%

 

5/25/35

 

470,788

 

358,053

(b)(d)

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR4 2A1

 

2.791%

 

7/25/35

 

690,988

 

505,891

(b)(d)

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR5 1A1

 

2.864%

 

10/25/35

 

308,443

 

219,466

(b)(d)

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-09F 5A2, IO

 

6.308%

 

10/25/36

 

1,660,311

 

301,027

(b)

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-10F 4A2, IO

 

6.408%

 

1/25/37

 

2,516,120

 

510,328

(b)

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-02

 

2.859%

 

2/25/36

 

89,481

 

58,176

(b)(d)

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-3 3A

 

5.455%

 

6/19/36

 

1,915,296

 

1,191,502

(b)(d)

HSI Asset Loan Obligation Trust, 2007-AR1 4A1

 

5.151%

 

1/25/37

 

661,811

 

472,006

(b)(d)

IMPAC Secured Assets Corp., 2006-1 1A2B

 

0.442%

 

5/25/36

 

247,015

 

140,077

(b)(d)

IMPAC Secured Assets Corp., 2007-1 A2

 

0.402%

 

3/25/37

 

1,181,053

 

692,781

(b)(d)

Indymac Inda Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR2 1A1

 

2.525%

 

1/25/36

 

251,625

 

205,874

(b)(d)

Indymac Inda Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-AR7 1A1

 

5.646%

 

11/25/37

 

53,098

 

42,731

(b)(d)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-AR13 1A1

 

2.630%

 

1/25/35

 

191,062

 

145,703

(b)(d)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR15 A2

 

4.878%

 

9/25/35

 

221,988

 

167,566

(b)(d)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-AR04 A1A

 

0.452%

 

5/25/46

 

593,284

 

383,906

(b)(d)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-AR07 3A1

 

2.854%

 

5/25/36

 

859,793

 

511,973

(b)(d)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-AR07 5A1

 

4.696%

 

3/25/36

 

784,839

 

407,067

(b)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-AR09 3A3

 

5.045%

 

6/25/36

 

1,289,508

 

1,039,289

(b)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-AR11 1A1

 

2.784%

 

6/25/36

 

781,768

 

441,117

(b)(d)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-AR25 4A3

 

2.848%

 

9/25/36

 

2,801,046

 

1,010,326

(b)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-AR05 2A1

 

4.523%

 

5/25/37

 

3,806,484

 

2,116,652

(b)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-AR15 2A1

 

4.943%

 

8/25/37

 

529,038

 

364,376

(b)(d)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

3


 

WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jefferies & Co., 2009-R3 2A2

 

2.802%

 

11/26/34

 

$

4,040,045

 

$

2,181,624

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

Jefferies & Co., 2009-R6 6A2

 

2.717%

 

10/26/35

 

2,981,788

 

1,799,915

(a)(b)(d)

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, 2005-A6 3A3

 

2.784%

 

9/25/35

 

1,100,000

 

732,103

(b)(d)

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-A4 A7

 

6.300%

 

9/25/36

 

1,150,000

 

391,311

(b)

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-S1 3A4

 

6.180%

 

3/25/36

 

1,500,000

 

673,386

(b)

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust, 2007-A1 3A1

 

5.798%

 

3/25/37

 

1,067,757

 

633,118

(b)

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2005-S3 1A1

 

6.500%

 

1/25/36

 

1,909,349

 

1,876,968

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2006-S2 2A1

 

5.000%

 

7/25/36

 

193,335

 

185,771

(d)

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2006-S2 2A2

 

5.875%

 

7/25/36

 

287,868

 

281,424

(d)

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2007-S2 3A2

 

6.000%

 

6/25/37

 

390,491

 

352,740

(d)

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2007-S2 3A3

 

6.500%

 

6/25/37

 

116,275

 

106,148

(d)

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2007-S3 2A3

 

6.000%

 

8/25/22

 

124,067

 

119,439

(d)

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2006-3 2A1

 

0.602%

 

7/25/36

 

5,979,558

 

2,482,722

(b)

Lehman Mortgage Trust, 2006-3 2A2, IO

 

6.898%

 

7/25/36

 

6,751,826

 

1,498,614

(b)

Lehman XS Trust, 2005-9N 1A1

 

0.512%

 

2/25/36

 

2,086,731

 

1,248,972

(b)(d)

Lehman XS Trust, 2006-14N 3A2

 

0.362%

 

8/25/36

 

489,417

 

260,115

(b)

Lehman XS Trust, 2006-19 A4

 

0.412%

 

12/25/36

 

1,974,572

 

990,697

(b)

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 2004-12 5A1

 

3.207%

 

10/25/34

 

281,292

 

239,026

(b)(d)

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 2004-13 3A7

 

2.718%

 

11/21/34

 

600,000

 

590,786

(b)

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 2004-15 1A1

 

3.298%

 

12/25/34

 

139,683

 

113,999

(b)(d)

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 2005-7 2A1

 

2.511%

 

9/25/35

 

178,031

 

128,979

(b)(d)

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 2006-2 4A1

 

4.878%

 

2/25/36

 

240,239

 

232,477

(b)(d)

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 2006-OA1 1A1

 

0.452%

 

4/25/46

 

545,881

 

299,467

(b)(d)

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, 2006-2 2A4, IO

 

6.908%

 

3/25/36

 

2,470,078

 

728,058

(b)

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2005-2 1A3

 

7.500%

 

5/25/35

 

23,540

 

22,060

(a)

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2006-2 1A1

 

5.291%

 

5/25/36

 

2,696,257

 

2,494,434

(a)(b)

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, 2005-A2 A5

 

2.582%

 

2/25/35

 

650,000

 

546,541

(b)(d)

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, 2006-A1 2A1

 

5.627%

 

3/25/36

 

150,370

 

96,869

(b)(d)

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-6AR 2A2

 

2.784%

 

8/25/34

 

888,834

 

737,963

(b)(d)

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-5AR 4A1

 

5.280%

 

9/25/35

 

83,654

 

61,595

(b)(d)

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-1AR 1A1

 

0.522%

 

2/25/36

 

2,223,647

 

1,236,034

(b)(d)

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-1AR 1AX, IO

 

3.720%

 

2/25/36

 

20,225,955

 

2,451,653

(b)

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-3AR 1A3

 

0.502%

 

3/25/36

 

759,441

 

386,934

(b)

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-8AR 1A2

 

0.312%

 

6/25/36

 

451,646

 

195,276

(b)

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-15AR 4A1

 

5.192%

 

11/25/37

 

2,687,484

 

1,760,029

(b)

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2006-DR1 2A1

 

5.500%

 

5/25/35

 

1,675,926

 

1,451,400

(a)

RAAC Series, 2006-RP3 A

 

0.512%

 

5/25/36

 

1,155,272

 

744,866

(a)(b)

RAAC Series, 2007-RP2 A

 

0.592%

 

2/25/46

 

565,640

 

329,531

(a)(b)

RAAC Series, 2007-RP3 A

 

0.622%

 

10/25/46

 

1,711,015

 

934,735

(a)(b)

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, 2002-3 A

 

1.002%

 

12/25/32

 

1,629,564

 

1,108,183

(b)(c)

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, 2006-2 AV3

 

0.482%

 

8/25/36

 

800,000

 

376,403

(b)

Residential Accredit Loans Inc., 2006-QA1 A11

 

3.516%

 

1/25/36

 

1,151,709

 

647,897

(b)(d)

Residential Accredit Loans Inc., 2006-QA1 A31

 

6.077%

 

1/25/36

 

3,321,101

 

2,097,513

(b)

Residential Accredit Loans Inc., 2006-QA4 A

 

0.422%

 

5/25/36

 

759,187

 

428,916

(b)(d)

Residential Accredit Loans Inc., 2007-QA2 A1

 

0.372%

 

2/25/37

 

856,748

 

491,739

(b)(d)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4


 

WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2004-SL3 A4

 

8.500%

 

12/25/31

 

$

162,705

 

$

168,779

 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2005-SL2 A5

 

8.000%

 

10/25/31

 

433,027

 

461,352

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2005-A05 A1

 

0.542%

 

5/25/35

 

692,036

 

583,342

(b)(d)

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2005-A05 A2, IO

 

4.958%

 

5/25/35

 

2,282,821

 

209,986

(b)

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2005-A13 1A3

 

0.712%

 

10/25/35

 

381,090

 

251,077

(b)(d)

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2005-A13 1A4, IO

 

4.788%

 

10/25/35

 

381,090

 

57,224

(b)

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2006-A1 1A6

 

0.742%

 

4/25/36

 

2,711,739

 

1,436,275

(b)

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2006-A1 1A7, IO

 

5.258%

 

4/25/36

 

2,711,739

 

459,945

(b)

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2007-A2 1A1

 

6.000%

 

4/25/37

 

759,018

 

582,767

(d)

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, 2006-SA2 4A1

 

5.903%

 

8/25/36

 

1,145,224

 

1,041,674

(b)

Residential Funding Securities LLC, 2003-RP2 A1

 

0.692%

 

6/25/33

 

57,967

 

54,021

(a)(b)

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-1 2A3

 

6.147%

 

2/25/37

 

1,774,502

 

941,168

(b)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2004-07 A3

 

0.732%

 

6/25/34

 

266,286

 

202,129

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2004-16 1A2

 

2.579%

 

11/25/34

 

915,475

 

774,773

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2004-18 1A2

 

2.666%

 

12/25/34

 

954,602

 

734,026

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2005-01 1A1

 

2.817%

 

2/25/35

 

1,952,373

 

1,453,111

(b)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2005-04 1A1

 

2.657%

 

3/25/35

 

390,425

 

274,865

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2005-04 3A1

 

2.635%

 

3/25/35

 

160,495

 

141,930

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2005-04 5A

 

5.190%

 

3/25/35

 

769,150

 

706,344

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2005-07 1A3

 

2.517%

 

4/25/35

 

211,538

 

162,778

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2005-12 3A1

 

2.501%

 

6/25/35

 

253,125

 

199,767

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2005-15 1A1

 

2.629%

 

7/25/35

 

532,575

 

355,735

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2005-22 1A4

 

2.478%

 

12/25/35

 

2,168,722

 

916,915

(b)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2006-1 5A2

 

2.682%

 

2/25/36

 

550,000

 

379,031

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2006-4 4A1

 

5.414%

 

5/25/36

 

825,328

 

566,083

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2006-8 3A5

 

5.119%

 

9/25/36

 

2,470,000

 

1,555,462

(b)(d)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2007-5 2A2

 

5.145%

 

6/25/37

 

1,300,000

 

598,527

(b)

Structured ARM Loan Trust, 2007-7 1A1

 

0.542%

 

8/25/37

 

2,605,576

 

1,554,229

(b)

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, 2003-BC10 A4

 

1.242%

 

10/25/33

 

860,000

 

691,822

(b)

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Inc., 2006-AR5 4A1

 

0.462%

 

5/25/46

 

897,406

 

361,695

(b)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 1999-RF1 A

 

7.112%

 

10/15/28

 

1,242,237

 

1,205,774

(a)(b)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2003-37A 3A7

 

2.508%

 

12/25/33

 

917,583

 

853,108

(b)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2004-NP1 A

 

0.642%

 

9/25/33

 

390,267

 

336,513

(a)(b)(d)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-2XS 1A5B

 

4.650%

 

2/25/35

 

2,551,312

 

2,457,344

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-4XS 3A4

 

4.790%

 

3/25/35

 

1,881,107

 

1,889,238

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-5 2A2

 

5.500%

 

4/25/35

 

500,000

 

475,336

(d)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-RF1 A

 

0.592%

 

3/25/35

 

141,468

 

112,299

(a)(b)(d)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-RF2 A

 

0.592%

 

4/25/35

 

135,658

 

105,384

(a)(b)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2006-RF4 2A1

 

6.000%

 

10/25/36

 

170,503

 

152,770

(a)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 2A1

 

6.166%

 

9/25/37

 

1,256,277

 

1,190,931

(b)

Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust LLC, 2005-B 2A2

 

2.680%

 

10/20/35

 

244,391

 

238,910

(b)(d)

Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust LLC, 2005-B 2A3

 

2.680%

 

10/20/35

 

1,449,992

 

1,157,469

(b)(d)

Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust LLC, 2006-ALT1 A1

 

0.322%

 

1/25/37

 

429,752

 

228,914

(b)(d)

Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust LLC, 2006-ALT1 A2

 

0.422%

 

1/25/37

 

1,012,559

 

543,633

(b)(d)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


 

WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WaMu Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-5 1A1

 

0.842%

 

7/25/36

 

$

274,850

 

$

133,791

(b)

WaMu Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-3 A9, IO

 

6.418%

 

4/25/37

 

8,694,333

 

2,219,380

(b)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2004-AR10 A3

 

0.800%

 

7/25/44

 

169,368

 

130,364

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-07 1A6

 

47.391%

 

9/25/35

 

127,821

 

246,994

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-09 5A4

 

34.161%

 

11/25/35

 

237,078

 

335,174

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-10 2A3

 

1.142%

 

11/25/35

 

437,444

 

238,221

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR05 A5

 

2.566%

 

5/25/35

 

1,030,000

 

977,720

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR05 A6

 

2.566%

 

5/25/35

 

550,000

 

449,867

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR13 A1C3

 

0.732%

 

10/25/45

 

701,876

 

390,332

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR14 1A1

 

2.465%

 

12/25/35

 

147,091

 

144,489

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-AR08 3A2

 

5.569%

 

8/25/36

 

290,000

 

247,396

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-AR10 1A2

 

2.535%

 

9/25/36

 

128,872

 

92,964

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-AR10 A1

 

0.342%

 

12/25/36

 

915,627

 

499,638

(b)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-AR16 2A2

 

5.258%

 

12/25/36

 

729,811

 

555,681

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-HY3 1A1

 

4.839%

 

3/25/37

 

1,585,345

 

1,015,482

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-HY3 4A1

 

2.613%

 

3/25/37

 

291,438

 

232,572

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-HY6 1A1

 

4.938%

 

6/25/37

 

4,334,704

 

2,951,465

(b)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-HY7 1A1

 

2.602%

 

7/25/37

 

302,062

 

187,849

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-HY7 3A1

 

5.291%

 

7/25/37

 

566,263

 

397,950

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-OA2 1A

 

0.882%

 

3/25/47

 

481,609

 

289,058

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-OA2 2A

 

2.471%

 

3/25/47

 

396,370

 

263,960

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-OA3 2A

 

0.952%

 

4/25/47

 

1,819,621

 

1,112,963

(b)(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-OA6 1A

 

0.992%

 

7/25/47

 

4,258,882

 

2,726,732

(b)

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, 2006-AR8 3A2

 

2.666%

 

4/25/36

 

98,193

 

81,252

(b)(d)

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, 2007-8 2A6

 

6.000%

 

7/25/37

 

350,000

 

307,347

(d)

Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan Trust, 2010-RR2 1A2

 

5.109%

 

9/27/35

 

1,800,000

 

1,443,456

(a)(b)

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost — $154,367,043)

 

 

 

 

156,962,374

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 8.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass-Through Certificates, 1997-1 B1

 

7.600%

 

6/15/28

 

418,306

 

450,561

(b)(f)

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization, 2005-CB4 M1

 

0.662%

 

8/25/35

 

2,000,000

 

1,393,515

(b)

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, 2006-MH1 M1

 

6.019%

 

10/25/36

 

500,000

 

480,266

(a)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6


 

WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Asset-Backed Securities — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, 2007-SP1 A4

 

6.020%

 

12/25/37

 

$

2,587,000

 

$

2,104,676

(a)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-2 A2

 

3.007%

 

3/18/29

 

750,000

 

595,159

(b)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-3 1A7

 

7.270%

 

6/15/29

 

440,000

 

414,552

 

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-3 2A2

 

3.731%

 

6/19/29

 

325,000

 

238,999

(b)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-4 A2

 

3.746%

 

2/20/30

 

450,000

 

332,431

(b)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2000-4 A3

 

2.246%

 

8/21/31

 

1,125,000

 

969,613

(b)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2000-6 A3

 

2.277%

 

11/22/31

 

325,000

 

270,858

(b)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2000-7 A2

 

3.642%

 

11/17/31

 

475,000

 

391,640

(b)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2001-2 IA2

 

3.755%

 

2/20/32

 

550,000

 

418,129

(b)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2001-2 IIA2

 

3.751%

 

3/13/32

 

575,000

 

434,807

(b)

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust, 2005-AB1 A5A

 

5.712%

 

11/25/35

 

3,360,000

 

1,203,742

 

Mid-State Trust, 2005-1 M2

 

7.079%

 

1/15/40

 

1,632,389

 

1,606,519

 

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, 2001-4 A

 

0.842%

 

1/25/32

 

14,706

 

12,926

(b)

Origen Manufactured Housing, 2006-A A2

 

3.748%

 

10/15/37

 

2,100,000

 

1,218,000

(b)

Origen Manufactured Housing, 2007-A A2

 

3.742%

 

4/15/37

 

2,943,046

 

1,677,536

(b)

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, 2003-1 B1

 

2.430%

 

7/25/42

 

3,500,000

 

2,905,000

(b)

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II Inc., 2004-HS1 AI6

 

3.640%

 

3/25/34

 

1,094,343

 

1,039,458

(b)(d)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2006-GEL3 A2

 

0.472%

 

7/25/36

 

2,125,041

 

1,846,385

(a)(b)(d)

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $20,478,235)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,004,772

 

PPIP Limited Partnership — 38.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RLJ Western Asset Public/Private Master Fund, LP
(Cost — $85,973,142)

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

85,186,402

(e)(f)(g)

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $265,746,401)

 

267,361,546

 

Short-Term Investments — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co. repurchase agreement dated 3/30/12; Proceeds at maturity - $2,730,002; (Fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125% due 5/15/21; Market Value - $2,787,169) (Cost - $2,730,000)

 

0.010%

 

4/2/12

 

2,730,000

 

2,730,000

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 120.3% (Cost — $268,476,401#)

 

 

 

 

270,091,546

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (20.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(45,602,729

)

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

224,488,817

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

Illiquid security.

(g)

Investment through RLJ Western Asset Public/Private Collector Fund, LP.

#

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

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ARM

- Adjustable Rate Mortgage

 

IO

- Interest Only

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7


 

Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

 

Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on December 11, 2009 and is registered as a non-diversified, limited-term, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income by investing primarily in a diverse portfolio of mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), consisting primarily of non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). The Fund intends to liquidate and distribute substantially all of the Fund’s net assets to shareholders on or about March 1, 2022. The Fund invests at least 80% of its Managed Assets (total assets of the Fund plus any implicit leverage at the Master Fund (defined below) level attributable to the Fund’s investment in the Feeder Fund (defined below) in MBS directly, and indirectly by investing in the RLJ Western Asset Public/Private Collector Fund, LP (the “Feeder Fund”), which invests substantially all of its assets available for investment, alongside the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”), in the RLJ Western Asset Public/Private Master Fund, LP (the “Master Fund”) that has been organized to invest directly in MBS and other assets eligible for purchase under the Legacy Securities Public-Private Investment Program (“PPIP”). As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation.

 

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’ internal models 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. 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. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 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†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

$

5,207,998

 

 

$

5,207,998

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

156,962,374

 

 

156,962,374

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

20,004,772

 

 

20,004,772

 

PIPP limited partnership

 

 

 

$

85,186,402

 

85,186,402

 

Total long-term investments

 

 

$

182,175,144

 

$

85,186,402

 

$

267,361,546

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

2,730,000

 

 

2,730,000

 

Total investments

 

 

$

184,905,144

 

$

85,186,402

 

$

270,091,546

 

†See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

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

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

PPIP Limited
Partnership

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

 

$

69,367,168

 

Accrued premiums/discounts

 

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(1)

 

13,593,877

 

Purchases

 

 

Sales

 

 

Undistributed earnings

 

2,225,357

 

Transfers into Level 3

 

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2012

 

$

85,186,402

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at March 31, 2012(1)

 

$

13,593,877

 

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period.

 

 

(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 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) 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) PPIP investment. On March 23, 2009, the Treasury, in conjunction with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve (the “Federal Reserve”), announced the creation of PPIP. PPIP calls for the creation of public private investment funds (“PPIP Limited Partnerships”), such as the Master Fund, through which privately raised capital and Treasury capital are pooled together to facilitate the purchase of PPIP Eligible Assets. PPIP Eligible Assets are those assets determined by the Treasury, from time to time, to be eligible for investment by the Master Fund. Eligible Assets currently include RMBS and CMBS issued prior to 2009 that were originally rated AAA or that received an equivalent rating by two or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations without ratings enhancement and that are secured directly by actual mortgage loans, leases or other assets and not other securities (other than certain swap positions, as determined by the Treasury).

 

The Feeder Fund and Master Fund are Delaware limited partnerships formed to provide certain qualified institutional investors with access to PPIP. The Feeder Fund will participate in PPIP by investing all or substantially all of its assets available for investment, alongside the Treasury, in the Master Fund. The Feeder Fund’s investment objective is to generate attractive returns for investors through long term opportunistic investments in PPIP Eligible Assets. The Master Fund has an investment objective that is consistent with that of the Feeder Fund. The Fund’s interests in the Feeder Fund will be substantially identical to those of the other investors in the Feeder Fund in all material respects except with respect to fees payable in connection with PPIP. Investors in the Fund pay a management fee on the Fund’s Managed Assets, which includes total assets attributable to the Fund’s direct investments and its indirect investment in the leveraged Master Fund. The Feeder Fund invests all of its assets in the Master Fund. The Master Fund invests directly in a portfolio of PPIP Eligible Assets and borrows from the Treasury through a senior secured term loan facility. Neither the Feeder Fund nor the Master Fund is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and neither the Feeder Fund nor the Master Fund’s interests are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement governing the Feeder Fund, the Fund generally may not withdraw from the Feeder Fund, and the Fund may not, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, pledge, exchange or otherwise transfer its interest in the Feeder Fund, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the General Partner. As a result, the Fund’s investment in the Feeder Fund is illiquid.

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

The Master Fund is expected to terminate on or around November 5, 2017 (unless terminated earlier pursuant to certain conditions), subject to extension at the discretion of the General Partner with the written consent of the Treasury for consecutive periods of up to one year each and up to a maximum of two years. Upon its termination, it is anticipated that the Master Fund (and in turn the Feeder Fund) will distribute substantially all of its net assets to its partners on a pro-rata basis.

 

On March 12, 2010 the Fund made a subscription for an investment into the Feeder Fund of $68,000,000, $51,000,000 of which was immediately drawn and invested into the Feeder Fund. The Fund made additional investments into the Feeder Fund of $6,800,000, $5,440,000 and $4,760,000 on April 27, 2010, May 20, 2010 and July 6, 2010, respectively. As of March 31, 2012, the Fund has a 12.52% ownership interest in the Feeder Fund and indirectly, 5.48% in the Master Fund through its investment in the Feeder Fund. Additionally, as of March 31, 2012, the Fund had no undrawn capital commitment to the Feeder Fund.

 

(e) Leverage. The Fund may seek to enhance the level of its current distributions to holders of common stock through the use of leverage. The Fund may use leverage directly at the Fund level through borrowings, including loans from certain financial institutions or through a qualified government sponsored program, the use of reverse repurchase agreements and/or the issuance of debt securities (collectively, “Borrowings”), and possibly through the issuance of preferred stock (“Preferred Stock”), in an aggregate amount of up to approximately 33 1/3% of the Fund’s Total Assets immediately after such Borrowings and/or issuances of Preferred Stock. “Total Assets” means net assets of the Fund plus the amount of any Borrowings and assets attributable to Preferred Stock that may be outstanding. Currently, the Fund has no intention to issue notes or debt securities or Preferred Stock. In addition, the Fund may enter into additional reverse repurchase agreements and/or use similar investment management techniques that may provide leverage, but which are not subject to the foregoing 33 1/3% limitation so long as the Fund has covered its commitment with respect to such techniques by segregating liquid assets, entering into offsetting transactions or owning positions covering related obligations.

 

The Master Fund is expected to borrow money from the Treasury for investment purposes in an amount equal to approximately 50% of the Master Fund’s total assets immediately after giving effect to the borrowing (the “Treasury Debt Financing”). The Master Fund will bear the interest expense and other financing costs arising out of its use of the Treasury Debt Financing. To the extent the Fund invests in the Master Fund, through its investment in the Feeder Fund, the Fund will be subject to the implicit risks (and potential benefits) of such leverage. The Fund will also bear its allocable share of the Master Fund’s cost of leverage. While such implicit leverage will not constitute actual borrowing of the Fund for purposes of the 1940 Act, in an effort to mitigate the overall risk of leverage, the Fund does not intend to incur additional direct leverage at the Fund level to the extent that its existing direct leverage at the Fund level and its implicit leverage through its investment in the Master Fund exceeds 33 1/3% of the Fund’s Managed Assets immediately after Borrowings and/or issuances Preferred Stock at the Fund level. “Managed Assets” means the Total Assets of the Fund plus any implicit leverage at the Master Fund level attributable to the Fund’s investment in the Feeder Fund.

 

(f) Mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-Backed Securities (“MBS”) include CMBS and RMBS. These securities depend on payments (except for rights or other assets designed to assure the servicing or timely distribution of proceeds to holders of such securities) primarily from the cash flow from secured commercial or residential mortgage loans made to borrowers. Such loans are secured (on a first priority basis or second priority basis, subject to permitted liens, easements and other encumbrances) by commercial or residential real estate, the proceeds of which are used to purchase and or to construct commercial or residential real estate. The value of some mortgage-backed securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. Early repayment of principal on some mortgage-related securities may expose the Master Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. The value of these securities may fluctuate in response to the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the issuers. Additionally, although certain mortgage-related securities are supported by some form of government or private guarantee and/or insurance, there is no assurance that private guarantors or insurers will meet their obligations.

 

(g) Stripped securities. The Fund may invest in ‘‘Stripped Securities,’’ a term used collectively for components, or strips, of fixed income securities. Stripped securities can be principal only securities (“PO”), which are debt obligations that have been stripped of unmatured interest coupons or, interest only securities (“IO”), which are unmatured interest coupons that have been stripped from debt obligations. The market value of Stripped Securities will fluctuate in response to changes in economic conditions, rates of pre-payment, interest rates and the market’s perception of the securities. However, fluctuations in response to interest rates may be greater in Stripped Securities than for debt obligations of comparable maturities that pay interest currently. The amount of fluctuation may increase with a longer period of maturity.

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

The yield to maturity on IO’s is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying debt obligation and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying debt obligation experiences greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IO’s.

 

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

 

2.  Investments

 

At March 31, 2012, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

12,269,975

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(10,654,830

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

1,615,145

 

 

Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the period ended March 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

Maximum

Daily

 

Average

 

Amount

Balance*

 

Interest Rate*

 

Outstanding

$

41,777,408

 

1.70%

 

$

51,375,848

 

* Averages based on the number of days that Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.

 

Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 1.27% to 1.80% during the period ended March 31, 2012. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $177,834.

 

At March 31, 2012, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Counterparty

 

Rate

 

Effective
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face Amount of Reverse
Repurchase Agreements

 

Principal & Interest of Reverse
Repurchase Agreements at
Maturity Date

 

Barclays

 

1.49

 

3/30/2012

 

4/30/2012

 

$

1,807,820

 

$

1,810,142

 

CSFB

 

1.50

 

3/30/2012

 

4/30/2012

 

1,184,517

 

1,186,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,992,337

 

$

2,996,188

 

 

On March 31, 2012, the total market value of underlying collateral (refer to the Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements) for open reverse repurchase agreements was $4,338,248.

 

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

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

 

During the period ended March 31, 2012, the Fund did not invest in any derivative instruments.

 

4. Recent accounting pronouncement

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (“ASU No. 2011-04”).  ASU No. 2011-04 establishes common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective during interim

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated ASU No. 2011-04 and concluded that it does not materially impact the financial statement amounts; however, as required, additional disclosure has been included about fair value measurement.

 

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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 Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

 

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 29, 2012

 

 

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

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 29, 2012

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Richard F. Sennett

 

 

Richard F. Sennett

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 29, 2012