Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc.

 

 

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 811-07686

Western Asset Emerging Markets Income 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: 1-888-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: May 31

Date of reporting period: February 29, 2016

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

FEBRUARY 29, 2016


WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    February 29, 2016

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 61.9%           

Argentina - 3.9%

          

Republic of Argentina, Senior Bonds

     7.000     4/17/17         7,770,000       $ 7,855,882   

Republic of Argentina, Senior Notes

     8.280     12/31/33         4,584,664         5,407,611   
          

 

 

 

Total Argentina

             13,263,493   
          

 

 

 

Armenia - 0.4%

          

Republic of Armenia, Senior Notes

     6.000     9/30/20         1,330,000         1,293,425 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Cameroon - 0.1%

          

Republic of Cameroon, Senior Notes

     9.500     11/19/25         400,000         354,344 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Chile - 0.7%

          

Banco del Estado de Chile, Senior Notes

     4.125     10/7/20         380,000         400,025 (b) 

Republic of Chile, Senior Notes

     3.875     8/5/20         1,750,000         1,894,375 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Chile

             2,294,400   
          

 

 

 

Colombia - 4.0%

          

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     4.000     2/26/24         1,850,000         1,785,250 (c) 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     7.375     9/18/37         5,781,000         6,286,837 (c) 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

     6.125     1/18/41         760,000         727,700 (c) 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Notes

     7.375     3/18/19         4,076,000         4,565,120 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Colombia

             13,364,907   
          

 

 

 

Costa Rica - 0.6%

          

Republic of Costa Rica, Notes

     7.000     4/4/44         2,560,000         2,166,400 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Croatia - 1.0%

          

Republic of Croatia, Senior Notes

     6.625     7/14/20         1,360,000         1,480,468 (b) 

Republic of Croatia, Senior Notes

     5.500     4/4/23         1,740,000         1,817,503 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Croatia

             3,297,971   
          

 

 

 

Dominican Republic - 1.6%

          

Dominican Republic, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/27/25         3,610,000         3,492,675 (b) 

Dominican Republic, Senior Notes

     6.850     1/27/45         2,170,000         2,034,375 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Dominican Republic

             5,527,050   
          

 

 

 

Ecuador - 0.7%

          

Republic of Ecuador, Senior Bonds

     10.500     3/24/20         3,070,000         2,417,625 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Egypt - 0.3%

          

Arab Republic of Egypt, Senior Notes

     5.875     6/11/25         970,000         835,412 (b) 
          

 

 

 

El Salvador - 0.2%

          

Republic of El Salvador, Notes

     6.375     1/18/27         840,000         716,100 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Gabon - 0.4%

          

Gabonese Republic, Bonds

     6.375     12/12/24         830,000         674,815 (b) 

Gabonese Republic, Senior Bonds

     6.950     6/16/25         980,000         796,250 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Gabon

             1,471,065   
          

 

 

 

Georgia - 0.3%

          

Republic of Georgia, Bonds

     6.875     4/12/21         790,000         833,434 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Ghana - 0.8%

          

Republic of Ghana, Bonds

     8.125     1/18/26         1,050,000         785,652 (b) 

Republic of Ghana, Bonds

     10.750     10/14/30         1,320,000         1,214,506 (b) 

Republic of Ghana, Notes

     7.875     8/7/23         850,000         636,233 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Ghana

             2,636,391   
          

 

 

 

Honduras - 0.4%

          

Republic of Honduras, Senior Notes

     7.500     3/15/24         1,410,000         1,482,157 (a) 
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2016

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Hungary - 1.4%

         

Republic of Hungary, Senior Notes

     5.750     11/22/23         4,076,000      $ 4,623,448   
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 7.0%

         

Republic of Indonesia, Notes

     3.750     4/25/22         10,040,000        9,999,388 (a)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     6.875     1/17/18         420,000        457,500 (a) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

     6.625     2/17/37         1,105,000        1,204,212 (a) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     4.875     5/5/21         205,000        218,535 (b)(c) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     3.375     4/15/23         1,595,000        1,541,721 (b) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     5.875     1/15/24         2,399,000        2,658,090 (b) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     5.250     1/17/42         7,140,000        6,830,524 (b) 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Notes

     5.250     1/17/42         600,000        573,994 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            23,483,964   
         

 

 

 

Ivory Coast - 0.8%

         

Republic of Cote D’Ivoire, Senior Notes

     5.375     7/23/24         1,960,000        1,736,874 (b) 

Republic of Cote D’Ivoire, Senior Notes

     6.375     3/3/28         1,040,000        938,402 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Ivory Coast

            2,675,276   
         

 

 

 

Jamaica - 0.6%

         

Government of Jamaica, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/9/25         750,000        823,125   

Government of Jamaica, Senior Notes

     6.750     4/28/28         1,150,000        1,167,250   
         

 

 

 

Total Jamaica

            1,990,375   
         

 

 

 

Kazakhstan - 0.9%

         

Republic of Kazakhstan, Senior Bonds

     3.875     10/14/24         3,320,000        3,168,857 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Kenya - 0.4%

         

Republic of Kenya, Senior Notes

     5.875     6/24/19         1,290,000        1,254,525 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Lithuania - 1.4%

         

Republic of Lithuania, Senior Notes

     6.125     3/9/21         3,920,000        4,547,984 (b)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 2.9%

         

United Mexican States, Medium-Term Notes

     6.050     1/11/40         4,000        4,465   

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

     8.000     6/11/20         50,271,100 MXN      3,051,448 (c) 

United Mexican States, Senior Bonds

     10.000     12/5/24         3,130,000 MXN      220,634   

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     5.125     1/15/20         100,000        109,850 (c) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     4.000     10/2/23         5,460,000        5,629,260 (c) 

United Mexican States, Senior Notes

     4.750     3/8/44         806,000        759,655 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            9,775,312   
         

 

 

 

Namibia - 0.3%

         

Republic of Namibia, Senior Notes

     5.250     10/29/25         1,170,000        1,112,869 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Nigeria - 0.2%

         

Republic of Nigeria, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/12/23         560,000        501,570 (b) 

Republic of Nigeria, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/12/23         220,000        197,045 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Nigeria

            698,615   
         

 

 

 

Pakistan - 0.4%

         

Republic of Pakistan, Senior Bonds

     7.250     4/15/19         1,460,000        1,499,927 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Paraguay - 0.1%

         

Republic of Paraguay, Senior Bonds

     4.625     1/25/23         300,000        298,500 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Peru - 4.9%

         

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     7.350     7/21/25         4,300,000        5,504,000 (c) 

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     8.750     11/21/33         5,705,000        8,158,150 (c) 

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     6.550     3/14/37         1,620,000        1,956,150 (c) 

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     5.625     11/18/50         757,000        811,882 (c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Peru

            16,430,182   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2016

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Philippines - 2.9%

          

Republic of Philippines, Senior Bonds

     6.375     10/23/34         4,000,000       $ 5,533,208   

Republic of Philippines, Senior Bonds

     5.000     1/13/37         2,340,000         2,859,611   

Republic of Philippines, Senior Bonds

     3.950     1/20/40         1,400,000         1,503,032   
          

 

 

 

Total Philippines

             9,895,851   
          

 

 

 

Poland - 2.9%

          

Republic of Poland, Senior Notes

     5.125     4/21/21         3,910,000         4,399,329 (c) 

Republic of Poland, Senior Notes

     5.000     3/23/22         4,670,000         5,262,716 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Poland

             9,662,045   
          

 

 

 

Romania - 1.0%

          

Republic of Romania, Senior Notes

     4.875     1/22/24         2,490,000         2,742,790 (a) 

Republic of Romania, Senior Notes

     4.875     1/22/24         530,000         583,806 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Romania

             3,326,596   
          

 

 

 

Russia - 4.9%

          

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     11.000     7/24/18         110,000         130,093 (a) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     12.750     6/24/28         617,000         998,136 (a) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     7.500     3/31/30         9,883,545         12,084,492 (a) 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, Senior Bonds

     5.875     9/16/43         3,400,000         3,384,704 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Russia

             16,597,425   
          

 

 

 

Senegal - 0.2%

          

Republic of Senegal, Bonds

     6.250     7/30/24         730,000         665,285 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Sri Lanka - 0.3%

          

Republic of Sri Lanka, Senior Bonds

     6.000     1/14/19         930,000         920,700 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Tunisia - 0.1%

          

Banque Centrale de Tunisie SA, Senior Bonds

     5.750     1/30/25         290,000         251,787 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Turkey - 8.7%

          

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     5.750     3/22/24         920,000         978,903 (c) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     4.250     4/14/26         1,130,000         1,073,239 (c) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     11.875     1/15/30         3,348,000         5,546,464 (c) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

     6.875     3/17/36         17,260,000         19,464,275 (c) 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

     6.750     5/30/40         1,900,000         2,125,625 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Turkey

             29,188,506   
          

 

 

 

Uruguay - 1.0%

          

Republic of Uruguay, Senior Bonds

     5.100     6/18/50         1,950,000         1,755,000   

Republic of Uruguay, Senior Notes

     4.375     10/27/27         1,665,485         1,682,140   
          

 

 

 

Total Uruguay

             3,437,140   
          

 

 

 

Venezuela - 1.9%

          

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Bonds

     8.250     10/13/24         6,817,000         2,522,290 (a) 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Bonds

     9.250     9/15/27         815,000         332,112 (c) 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Notes

     7.000     12/1/18         1,920,000         772,800 (a)(c) 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Notes

     7.750     10/13/19         6,400,000         2,384,000 (a)(c) 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Notes

     7.650     4/21/25         933,000         340,545 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Venezuela

             6,351,747   
          

 

 

 

Vietnam - 1.1%

          

Republic of Vietnam, Senior Bonds

     6.750     1/29/20         680,000         752,976 (a) 

Republic of Vietnam, Senior Bonds

     4.800     11/19/24         2,830,000         2,780,863 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Vietnam

             3,533,839   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2016

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Zambia - 0.2%

          

Republic of Zambia, Senior Notes

     8.970     7/30/27         980,000       $ 730,198 (b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $205,179,078)

             208,075,127   
          

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 49.0%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%           

Media - 0.4%

          

Grupo Televisa SAB, Senior Bonds

     6.625     1/15/40         500,000         514,272   

Myriad International Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     5.500     7/21/25         930,000         905,969 (b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             1,420,241   
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.9%           

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.1%

          

Prosperous Ray Ltd., Senior Bonds

     4.625     11/12/23         270,000         291,130 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.8%

          

ESAL GmbH, Senior Notes

     6.250     2/5/23         900,000         774,000 (b) 

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes

     8.375     5/9/18         540,000         538,380 (a) 

Marfrig Holding Europe BV, Senior Notes

     6.875     6/24/19         870,000         806,925 (b) 

Marfrig Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.500     5/4/20         520,000         523,900 (b) 

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA, Senior Notes

     10.500     1/28/18         1,430,000         41,184 *(a)(d) 
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             2,684,389   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             2,975,519   
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 21.2%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 21.2%

          

CNOOC Curtis Funding No. 1 Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.500     10/3/23         1,000,000         1,043,540 (a)(c) 

Dolphin Energy Ltd., Senior Secured Bonds

     5.888     6/15/19         653,764         698,138 (a) 

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/23/19         850,000         892,500 (c) 

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45         310,000         217,775   

GNL Quintero SA, Senior Notes

     4.634     7/31/29         632,000         600,167 (b) 

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes

     6.375     4/9/21         5,110,000         5,103,101 (b) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

     6.656     6/7/22         1,379,000         1,438,132 (a) 

ONGC Videsh Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.625     7/15/24         920,000         929,461 (a) 

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp., Senior Notes

     5.625     1/19/25         3,185,000         399,718 (b) 

Pan American Energy LLC, Senior Notes

     7.875     5/7/21         484,000         470,690 (a) 

Pan American Energy LLC, Senior Notes

     7.875     5/7/21         234,000         227,565 (b) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     3.500     2/6/17         750,000         737,813   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.875     3/17/20         4,805,000         3,688,318   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.375     1/27/21         5,960,000         4,484,900   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.625     5/20/43         610,000         357,430   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.850     6/5/2115         610,000         382,013   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Bonds

     6.000     5/16/24         16,615,000         5,223,756 (a) 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/12/17         520,000         239,928 (a) 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Notes

     8.500     11/2/17         4,173,333         2,065,800 (a)(c) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Bonds

     6.625     6/15/35         4,176,000         3,793,896 (c) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     8.000     5/3/19         130,000         142,350   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     5.500     1/21/21         9,100,000         9,211,930   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.875     8/4/26         866,000         898,908 (b) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.375     1/23/45         235,000         205,026   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     5.625     1/23/46         2,750,000         2,145,000 (b)(c) 

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., Senior Notes

     9.750     8/14/19         1,740,000         1,766,100 (b) 

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/12/19         3,310,000         3,594,372 (b)(c) 

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/12/19         558,000         605,939 (a) 

PT Pertamina Persero, Senior Notes

     5.250     5/23/21         2,280,000         2,314,756 (b) 

PT Pertamina Persero, Senior Notes

     4.875     5/3/22         830,000         817,230 (b) 

PT Pertamina Persero, Senior Notes

     4.300     5/20/23         1,100,000         1,037,444 (b) 

Puma International Financing SA, Senior Bonds

     6.750     2/1/21         1,920,000         1,769,299 (b) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2016

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

         

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.750     9/30/19         2,149,000      $ 2,453,808 (a) 

Reliance Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     10/19/20         2,220,000        2,357,498 (b)(c) 

Rosneft Finance SA, Senior Notes

     7.500     7/18/16         1,140,000        1,162,054 (a) 

Rosneft Finance SA, Senior Notes

     6.625     3/20/17         187,000        192,770 (a) 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     10/17/23         550,000        581,836 (a)(c) 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     4/10/24         3,170,000        3,363,563 (b)(c) 

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/30/28         1,870,000        1,743,775 (b)(c) 

Transportadora de Gas del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/30/28         350,000        326,375 (a) 

YPF SA, Senior Notes

     8.750     4/4/24         1,740,000        1,718,424 (b) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

            71,403,098   
         

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 7.9%          

Banks - 4.1%

         

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia SA, Subordinated Notes

     4.875     4/21/25         880,000        803,000 (b)(c) 

BBVA Banco Continental SA, Subordinated Notes

     5.250     9/22/29         330,000        313,995 (b)(e) 

Export Credit Bank of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     5.000     9/23/21         1,200,000        1,188,270 (b) 

Export Credit Bank of Turkey, Senior Notes

     5.875     4/24/19         200,000        207,762 (b) 

Export-Import Bank of China, Senior Notes

     2.850     9/16/20         1,710,000        1,739,152 (b) 

ICICI Bank Ltd., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     7.250     10/31/16         1,120,000        1,126,175 (a)(e)(f) 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.231     11/13/19         520,000        535,129   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Senior Notes

     2.850     5/26/18         1,880,000        1,825,950 (b) 

Russian Agricultural Bank, Senior Notes

     7.750     5/29/18         4,440,000        4,703,794 (a) 

Russian Agricultural Bank, Subordinated Notes

     6.000     6/3/21         1,180,000        1,158,984 (a)(e) 
         

 

 

 

Total Banks

            13,602,211   
         

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.6%

         

Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt., Senior Bonds

     4.000     1/30/20         5,140,000        5,195,769 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.7%

         

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC, Senior Notes

     4.375     10/14/25         2,440,000        2,421,700 (b)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.5%

         

China Overseas Finance Cayman III Ltd., Senior Bonds

     5.375     10/29/23         820,000        895,786 (a) 

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd., Senior Bonds

     7.250     4/4/21         800,000        813,752 (a)(c) 

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.875     5/27/19         800,000        854,023 (a)(c) 

Global Logistic Properties Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.375     5/11/16         5,500,000 CNY      834,575 (a) 

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.625     1/14/20         900,000        924,601 (a)(c) 

Theta Capital Pte Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.125     11/14/20         900,000        855,176 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

            5,177,913   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

            26,397,593   
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 1.9%          

Building Products - 0.2%

         

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Notes

     7.250     4/16/44         900,000        549,000 (b)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.3%

         

CRCC Yuxiang Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.500     5/16/23         450,000        452,554 (a) 

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     6/27/29         1,319,000        586,955 (b) 

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.625     10/1/22         344,588        72,363 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Construction & Engineering

            1,111,872   
         

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6%

         

Alfa SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     6.875     3/25/44         300,000        277,500 (b) 

Sinochem Overseas Capital Co., Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.500     11/12/20         1,765,000        1,860,875 (b)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

            2,138,375   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2016

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.8%

          

Mersin Uluslararasi Liman Isletmeciligi AS, Notes

     5.875     8/12/20         750,000       $ 775,312 (b)(c) 

PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, Senior Bonds

     4.250     5/5/25         2,120,000         1,958,350 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Transportation Infrastructure

             2,733,662   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             6,532,909   
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 9.8%           

Chemicals - 3.4%

          

Alpek SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     4.500     11/20/22         1,990,000         1,923,086 (b)(c) 

Grupo Idesa SA de CV, Senior Notes

     7.875     12/18/20         3,750,000         3,543,750 (a)(c) 

Mexichem SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     4.875     9/19/22         930,000         946,275 (b)(c) 

Mexichem SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     5.875     9/17/44         1,670,000         1,394,450 (b)(c) 

OCP SA, Senior Notes

     5.625     4/25/24         1,650,000         1,685,063 (b) 

OCP SA, Senior Notes

     4.500     10/22/25         1,870,000         1,747,945 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             11,240,569   
          

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.9%

          

Cementos Pacasmayo SAA, Senior Notes

     4.500     2/8/23         720,000         673,200 (b)(c) 

Cementos Pacasmayo SAA, Senior Notes

     4.500     2/8/23         250,000         233,750 (a) 

Cemex SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     12/10/19         890,000         883,325 (b)(c) 

Cemex SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     5/5/25         990,000         893,475 (b)(c) 

Cimpor Financial Operations BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     7/17/24         750,000         480,000 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Construction Materials

             3,163,750   
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 4.3%

          

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

     3.750     11/4/20         1,190,000         1,213,493 (b)(c) 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

     3.875     11/3/21         1,970,000         1,985,047 (b)(c) 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

     4.500     8/13/23         1,180,000         1,185,167 (b)(c) 

Evraz Group SA, Notes

     9.500     4/24/18         810,000         841,339 (b) 

Evraz Group SA, Senior Notes

     9.500     4/24/18         750,000         779,018 (a) 

Gerdau Trade Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/15/23         1,860,000         1,174,125 (a) 

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA, Senior Notes

     4.450     3/19/18         1,200,000         1,203,000 (b) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     7.500     7/27/35         100,000         95,310   

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     4/16/40         2,880,000         2,547,844 (c) 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42         300,000         225,557   

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/11/22         1,476,000         1,143,900   

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/21/36         1,349,000         928,787 (c) 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Bonds

     8.250     6/7/21         2,040,000         1,132,200 (b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             14,454,787   
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 1.2%

          

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes

     7.250     7/29/19         352,000         395,750   

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/11/22         625,000         642,830 (c) 

Inversiones CMPC SA, Notes

     4.375     5/15/23         690,000         679,638 (b)(c) 

Inversiones CMPC SA, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/19/18         1,020,000         1,049,720 (b)(c) 

Inversiones CMPC SA, Senior Notes

     4.500     4/25/22         790,000         794,771 (b)(c) 

Klabin Finance SA, Senior Notes

     5.250     7/16/24         640,000         569,600 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

             4,132,309   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             32,991,415   
          

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.6%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

          

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV, Senior Bonds

     5.350     5/20/24         950,000         1,008,898 (b) 

Bharti Airtel Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.375     6/10/25         770,000         765,444 (b) 

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA, Senior Notes

     4.875     10/30/24         950,000         879,411 (b)(c) 

Oi Brasil Holdings Cooperatief U.A., Senior Notes

     5.750     2/10/22         910,000         227,500 (b) 

Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.750     2/16/21         910,000         1,002,022 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             3,883,275   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2016

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.5%

          

VimpelCom Holdings BV, Senior Notes

     5.950     2/13/23         5,250,000       $ 4,998,000 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Telecommunication Services

             8,881,275   
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 4.3%           

Electric Utilities - 1.8%

          

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

     4.875     1/15/24         780,000         784,875 (b) 

Comision Federal de Electricidad, Senior Notes

     6.125     6/16/45         910,000         875,875 (b) 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.750     1/26/21         1,090,000         955,908 (a) 

Majapahit Holding BV, Senior Notes

     7.750     1/20/20         1,970,000         2,246,549 (a) 

PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Senior Notes

     5.500     11/22/21         400,000         423,000 (a) 

State Grid Overseas Investment 2013 Ltd., Senior Bonds

     3.125     5/22/23         750,000         766,255 (b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

             6,052,462   
          

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.6%

          

Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA, Senior Notes

     6.125     11/10/21         860,000         882,575 (b)(c) 

Transportadora de Gas Internacional SA ESP, Senior Notes

     5.700     3/20/22         1,270,000         1,249,363 (b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Gas Utilities

             2,131,938   
          

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity

Producers - 1.6%

          

AES Gener SA, Notes

     5.250     8/15/21         1,000,000         1,007,113 (b)(c) 

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA, Senior Notes

     4.250     4/15/24         500,000         507,729   

First Gen Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     10/9/23         830,000         888,100 (a) 

Korea East-West Power Co., Ltd., Senior Notes

     2.500     6/2/20         1,730,000         1,759,649 (b) 

Three Gorges Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.700     6/10/25         980,000         1,029,857 (b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

             5,192,448   
          

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.3%

          

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/29/19         870,000         970,050 (b)(c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

             14,346,898   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $176,328,410)

             164,948,948   
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
COMMON STOCKS - 0.3%         
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.3%         

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

          

Axtel SAB de CV, ADR (Cost - $906,816)

          319,792         944,314 *(b) 
          

 

 

 
           EXPIRATION
DATE
     WARRANTS         
WARRANTS - 0.0%         

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations (Cost - $356,500)

       4/15/20         11,500         51,750   
          

 

 

 
                  CONTRACTS         
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.0%         

U.S. Dollar/Saudi Arabian Riyal, Call @ 3.84SAR
(Cost - $220,581)

       1/17/17         9,966,000         102,580   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $382,991,385)

             374,122,719   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 29, 2016

 

SECURITY

   RATE          SHARES      VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.3%      

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
(Cost - $4,407,134)

     0.276        4,407,134       $ 4,407,134   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 112.5%
(Cost - $387,398,519#)

             378,529,853   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (12.5)%

             (42,054,914
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 336,474,939   
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(d) The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of February 29, 2016.

 

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

 

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

 

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

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ADR    — American Depositary Receipts
CNY    — Chinese Yuan Renminbi
MXN    — Mexican Peso
SAR    — Saudi Arabian Riyal

This 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 Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek high current income. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation. In pursuit of these objectives, the Fund, under normal conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in debt securities of government and government related issuers located in emerging market countries (including participations in loans between governments and financial institutions), and of entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers, and in debt securities of corporate issuers located in emerging market countries.

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

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

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

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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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†:

           

Sovereign Bonds

     —         $ 208,075,127         —         $ 208,075,127   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —           164,948,948         —           164,948,948   

Common Stocks

     —           944,314         —           944,314   

Warrants

     —           51,750         —           51,750   

Purchased Options

     —           102,580         —           102,580   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     —         $ 374,122,719         —         $ 374,122,719   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

   $ 4,407,134         —           —         $ 4,407,134   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 4,407,134       $ 374,122,719         —         $ 378,529,853   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —         $ 184,903         —         $ 184,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,407,134       $ 374,307,622         —         $ 378,714,756   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —         $ 102,610         —         $ 102,610   

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

2. Investments

At February 29, 2016, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 18,393,614   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (27,262,280
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (8,868,666
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At February 29, 2016, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      824,897         CNY         5,500,000       Citibank, N.A.      3/8/16       $ (14,924
INR      229,867,701         USD         3,352,063       Bank of America, N.A.      5/13/16         (40,114
USD      636,324         MXN         11,801,015       Barclays Bank PLC      5/13/16         (10,773
USD      3,413,190         SGD         4,859,700       Citibank, N.A.      5/13/16         (36,799
USD      6,541,107         BRL         26,030,335       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      5/13/16         184,903   
                 

 

 

 

Total

  

   $ 82,293   
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
CNY    — Chinese Yuan Renminbi
INR    — Indian Rupee
MXN    — Mexican Peso
SGD    — Singapore 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 Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc.

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

April 20, 2016

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 20, 2016

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

Date:

 

April 20, 2016