WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 90.6%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 13.5%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.0%

         

Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     1/15/28        1,250,000     $ 1,000,248 (a) 

Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     8/15/29        4,240,000       3,288,971 (a) 

Altice France Holding SA, Senior Notes

     6.000     2/15/28        480,000       234,589 (a)  

Altice France Holding SA, Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     5/15/27        720,000 EUR      460,592 (b)  

Altice France Holding SA, Senior Secured Notes

     10.500     5/15/27        4,870,000       2,954,556 (a) 

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     10/15/29        1,400,000       1,002,599 (a) 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     3.875     11/15/29        1,490,000       1,187,294 (a) 

Telecom Italia SpA, Senior Notes

     5.303     5/30/24        2,020,000       1,965,475 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

            12,094,324  
         

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 0.1%

         

Match Group Holdings II LLC, Senior Notes

     3.625     10/1/31        360,000       296,244 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Media - 5.5%

         

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     3/1/30        1,000,000       855,984 (b)  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     4.250     1/15/34        12,570,000       9,512,948 (a) 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     4/15/28        570,000       448,151 (a)  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     6/1/29        1,140,000       844,890 (a)  

DirecTV Financing LLC/DirecTV Financing Co-Obligor Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.875     8/15/27        2,080,000       1,886,165 (a) 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     11/15/24        333,000       291,669  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     7.750     7/1/26        2,300,000       1,413,063  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     7.375     7/1/28        1,780,000       954,863  

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     6/1/29        4,778,000       2,223,400  

Sirius XM Radio Inc., Senior Notes

     4.125     7/1/30        1,000,000       817,455 (a)  

TalkTalk Telecom Group Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.875     2/20/25        500,000 GBP      516,237 (b)  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC, Senior Secured Notes

     4.875     7/15/28        2,000,000 GBP      2,021,512 (a) 

VZ Secured Financing BV, Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     1/15/32        680,000       548,390 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            22,334,727  
         

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 4.9%

         

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     11.250     5/15/28        1,850,000       1,796,193 (a) 

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     5.750     1/15/30        5,740,000       2,718,378 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Wireless Telecommunication Services - (continued)

         

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     4.625     12/1/30        6,570,000     $ 2,930,070 (a) 

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     4.500     11/15/31        1,000,000       698,281 (a)  

Millicom International Cellular SA, Senior Notes

     4.500     4/27/31        1,750,000       1,346,712 (a) 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/28        2,190,000       2,323,356  

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32        5,910,000       7,149,457  

Sprint LLC, Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/23        360,000       361,193  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     7/15/31        500,000       416,282 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

            19,739,922  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

            54,465,217  
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 21.4%          

Automobile Components - 3.8%

         

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     8/15/26        3,529,000       3,356,470 (a) 

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     4/1/27        5,293,000       5,026,942  

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/1/29        830,000       692,799  

JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     4/15/26        4,338,000       4,246,316 (a) 

ZF North America Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     6.875     4/14/28        880,000       892,042 (a)  

ZF North America Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     4/14/30        1,220,000       1,242,129 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Automobile Components

            15,456,698  
         

 

 

 

Automobiles - 1.7%

         

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes

     3.250     2/12/32        1,000,000       787,604  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.350     3/6/30        1,000,000       1,022,367  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     3.625     6/17/31        6,020,000       4,940,583  
         

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

            6,750,554  
         

 

 

 

Broadline Retail - 0.2%

         

Marks & Spencer PLC, Senior Notes

     7.125     12/1/37        790,000       752,116 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Distributors - 0.5%

         

Ritchie Bros Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     3/15/31        1,770,000       1,838,456 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 2.2%

         

APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

     4.625     1/15/27        430,000 EUR      410,752 (b)  

APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

     4.625     1/15/27        4,050,000 EUR      3,868,708 (a) 

Carriage Services Inc., Senior Notes

     4.250     5/15/29        600,000       516,972 (a)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Diversified Consumer Services - (continued)

         

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

     7.500     4/1/27        1,975,000     $ 2,029,404  

StoneMor Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.500     5/15/29        2,330,000       1,968,034 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

            8,793,870  
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 12.2%

         

888 Acquisitions Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.558     7/15/27        2,600,000 EUR      2,679,376 (a) 

Caesars Entertainment Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     2/15/30        1,000,000       1,005,140 (a) 

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., Senior Notes

     10.375     5/1/28        1,510,000       1,652,957 (a) 

Carnival PLC, Senior Notes

     1.000     10/28/29        5,780,000 EUR      3,967,012  

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     7/1/29        1,880,000       1,549,308 (a) 

Full House Resorts Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.250     2/15/28        3,300,000       3,091,704 (a) 

IRB Holding Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     6/15/25        1,230,000       1,237,767 (a) 

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes

     3.200     8/8/24        900,000       872,273  

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes

     3.900     8/8/29        600,000       536,107  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.375     12/4/29        2,007,000       1,667,470 (a) 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.625     12/15/24        1,610,000       1,550,866 (a) 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.875     3/15/26        500,000       468,232 (a)  

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.750     2/15/29        5,051,000       4,802,036 (a) 

NCL Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.125     3/15/28        4,540,000       4,090,173 (a) 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.375     7/15/27        2,980,000       2,789,574 (a) 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     4/1/28        1,840,000       1,717,704 (a) 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.250     1/15/30        1,660,000       1,682,815 (a) 

Saga PLC, Senior Notes

     3.375     5/12/24        2,310,000 GBP      2,716,020 (b)  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.350     3/8/29        1,820,000       1,518,410  

Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     6/18/30        1,470,000       1,309,993  

Viking Cruises Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     13.000     5/15/25        1,200,000       1,260,830 (a) 

Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.625     2/15/29        2,550,000       2,335,545 (a) 

VOC Escrow Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     2/15/28        140,000       128,577 (a)  

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     1/15/26        240,000       223,188 (a)  

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.625     8/26/28        2,470,000       2,157,965 (a) 

Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.125     12/15/29        1,674,000       1,408,303 (a) 

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     7.125     2/15/31        1,080,000       1,074,429 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            49,493,774  
         

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.8%

         

Michaels Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     5/1/29        1,800,000       1,215,000 (a) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Specialty Retail - (continued)

         

PetSmart Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     7.750     2/15/29        500,000     $ 497,369 (a)  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     12/1/25        1,590,000       1,569,568  
         

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

            3,281,937  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            86,367,405  
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.9%          

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 1.3%

         

Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     3.250     2/16/26        4,970,000 GBP      5,298,076 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.3%

         

FAGE International SA/FAGE USA Dairy Industry Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     8/15/26        1,550,000       1,467,650 (a) 

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/30/27        3,620,000       3,580,623 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Food Products

            5,048,273  
         

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.3%

         

Spectrum Brands Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     7/15/25        1,210,000       1,210,006  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

            11,556,355  
         

 

 

 
ENERGY - 15.8%          

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.7%

         

Noble Finance II LLC, Senior Notes

     8.000     4/15/30        850,000       865,058 (a)  

Sunnova Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/1/26        2,000,000       1,829,796 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

            2,694,854  
         

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 15.1%

         

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     5.100     9/1/40        1,480,000       1,204,565  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     7.625     12/15/25        730,000       738,623 (a)  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     6/1/24        300,000       294,150  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     1/15/28        220,000       206,744  

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     4.900     6/1/44        1,050,000       816,883  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     8.875     1/13/33        880,000       872,163  

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.875     5/28/45        3,100,000       2,126,863  

Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.625% to 2/15/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.155%)

     6.625     2/15/28        3,080,000       2,367,963 (c)(d) 

EQM Midstream Partners LP, Senior Notes

     4.500     1/15/29        1,020,000       910,822 (a)  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, Senior Notes

     7.500     6/1/30        780,000       790,043 (a)  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/31        230,000       201,743 (a)  

EQT Corp., Senior Notes

     3.900     10/1/27        1,440,000       1,332,604  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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    Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

     7.750     1/15/32        6,920,000      $ 7,816,770  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, Senior Notes

     7.768     12/15/37        1,520,000        1,625,146 (a) 

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     2.900     8/15/24        1,330,000        1,281,553  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     9/1/25        4,970,000        4,940,472  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.550     3/15/26        750,000        741,112  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.200     3/15/40        1,070,000        1,055,956  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     5.750     2/1/29        660,000        649,440  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.750     1/27/41        5,120,000        4,887,921  

Petroleos del Peru SA, Senior Notes

     4.750     6/19/32        1,500,000        1,148,388 (a) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     6.500     6/2/41        1,000,000        635,920  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/25        790,000        774,956  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     8.250     1/15/29        620,000        646,102  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Senior Notes

     6.875     4/15/40        1,140,000        1,030,645 (a) 

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     9.000     10/15/26        1,430,000        1,390,425 (a) 

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     7/15/27        670,000        665,750  

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, Senior Notes

     6.750     5/2/25        450,000        427,106 (a)  

Venture Global LNG Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.375     6/1/31        750,000        757,131 (a)  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     4.300     2/1/30        2,900,000        2,606,370  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.300     3/1/48        1,070,000        894,836  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     5.500     2/1/50        9,585,000        7,865,547  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     6/24/24        1,030,000        1,016,388  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     1/15/31        620,000        682,191  

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     6/24/44        3,190,000        3,112,628  

YPF SA, Senior Notes

     8.500     7/28/25        1,600,000        1,473,186 (a) 

YPF SA, Senior Notes

     6.950     7/21/27        1,530,000        1,257,516 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             61,246,621  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             63,941,475  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
FINANCIALS - 11.4%           

Banks - 6.5%

          

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.625% to 1/24/32 then 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.034%)

     6.625     1/24/32        4,200,000      $ 3,250,800 (a)(c)(d) 

Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.000% to 6/15/24 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.672%)

     8.000     6/15/24        2,670,000        2,529,558 (c)(d) 

BBVA Bancomer SA, Subordinated Notes (5.125% to 1/17/28 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.650%)

     5.125     1/18/33        960,000        833,888 (a)(d)  

BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.750% to 8/16/29 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.899%)

     7.750     8/16/29        1,470,000        1,426,488 (a)(c)(d) 

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.125% to 12/23/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 6.185%)

     8.125     12/23/25        2,290,000        2,302,881 (a)(c)(d) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes (8.113% to 11/3/32 then SOFR + 4.250%)

     8.113     11/3/33        1,440,000        1,599,486 (d)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.017     6/26/24        3,120,000        3,023,255 (a)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     5.710     1/15/26        2,800,000        2,667,433 (a)  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes (4.198% to 6/1/31 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.600%)

     4.198     6/1/32        560,000        417,765 (a)(d)  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 6/27/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.815%)

     6.750     6/27/26        2,060,000        1,887,057 (c)(d) 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (8.000% to 3/27/30 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.913%)

     8.000     9/27/29        1,840,000        1,685,716 (c)(d) 

TC Ziraat Bankasi AS, Senior Notes

     5.125     9/29/23        2,040,000        2,032,966 (a)  

UniCredit SpA, Subordinated Notes (7.296% to 4/2/29 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.914%)

     7.296     4/2/34        2,710,000        2,555,265 (a)(d) 
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             26,212,558  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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    Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Capital Markets - 1.5%

          

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (5.250% to 8/11/27 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.889%)

     5.250     2/11/27        7,450,000      $ 315,357 *(a)(c)(e) 

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.375% to 8/21/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.822%)

     6.375     8/21/26        1,380,000        58,415 *(a)(c)(e) 

Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (9.750% to 12/23/27 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 6.383%)

     9.750     6/23/27        1,730,000        73,231 *(a)(c)(e) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37        1,880,000        2,023,637  

UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.875% to 8/7/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.590%)

     6.875     8/7/25        1,220,000        1,119,998 (b)(c)(d) 

UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.000% to 1/31/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.344%)

     7.000     1/31/24        1,470,000        1,423,178 (a)(c)(d) 

UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (6.537% to 8/12/32 then SOFR + 3.920%)

     6.537     8/12/33        1,150,000        1,178,766 (a)(d) 
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             6,192,582  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.6%

          

Navient Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     10/25/24        1,080,000        1,062,357  

Navient Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     6/15/26        1,400,000        1,351,146  
          

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

             2,413,503  
          

 

 

 

Financial Services - 2.4%

          

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., Senior Notes

     3.373     11/15/25        600,000        572,202  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., Senior Notes (6.500% Cash or 7.250% PIK)

     6.500     9/15/24        6,560,102        6,012,596 (a)(f) 

Huarong Finance 2017 Co. Ltd., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.325%)

     6.502     7/3/23        880,000        880,000 (b)(d) 

Huarong Finance 2019 Co. Ltd., Senior Notes

     2.125     9/30/23        1,090,000        1,077,376 (b) 

Huarong Finance II Co. Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.625     6/3/26        700,000        623,904 (b)  

Huarong Finance II Co. Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     11/22/26        650,000        575,693 (b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Financial Services

             9,741,771  
          

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.3%

          

MetLife Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes

     7.875     12/15/37        1,010,000        1,059,731 (a) 
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.1%

         

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.625     6/15/29        750,000     $ 585,657 (a)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

            46,205,802  
         

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 6.6%          

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.6%

         

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     2/15/31        1,440,000       1,089,934 (a) 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     7.690     6/15/25        490,000       503,735  

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     11/15/95        6,265,000       7,066,855  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Secured Notes

     6.250     2/1/27        3,910,000       3,874,314  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     10/1/28        1,890,000       1,821,317  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/31        250,000       249,730  
         

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

            14,605,885  
         

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.0%

         

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     1/30/30        1,020,000       424,636 (a)  

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.875     6/1/28        1,660,000       990,091 (a)  

Cidron Aida Finco Sarl, Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     4/1/28        637,000 EUR      630,827 (a)  

Par Pharmaceutical Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     4/1/27        70,000       51,829 *(a)(e)  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     6.000     4/15/24        3,510,000       3,490,301  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     3.150     10/1/26        1,150,000       1,031,902  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes

     5.125     5/9/29        6,200,000       5,630,597  
         

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

            12,250,183  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

            26,856,068  
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 9.6%          

Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%

         

Bombardier Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     2/1/29        2,410,000       2,384,876 (a) 

Building Products - 0.3%

         

Standard Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/15/27        860,000       820,448 (a)  

Standard Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     4.375     7/15/30        342,000       296,513 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Total Building Products

            1,116,961  
         

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.0%

         

CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     4/15/26        3,530,000       3,565,300  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Commercial Services & Supplies - (continued)

          

CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     10/15/27        3,160,000      $ 2,709,282  

GEO Group Inc., Secured Notes

     10.500     6/30/28        1,810,000        1,816,149  
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

             8,090,731  
          

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.2%

          

Titan International Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     4/30/28        1,080,000        1,010,853  
          

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines - 6.1%

          

American Airlines Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.750     3/1/25        5,470,000        5,195,864 (a) 

American Airlines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     2/15/28        1,060,000        1,054,783 (a) 

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     4/20/26        430,000        426,384 (a)  

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     4/20/29        450,000        437,346 (a)  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

     2.900     10/28/24        2,580,000        2,479,047  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes

     7.375     1/15/26        720,000        751,235  

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     5/1/25        6,330,000        6,469,543 (a) 

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./ HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     1/20/26        290,000        274,769 (a)  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     6/20/27        2,096,000        2,103,120 (a) 

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     9/20/25        3,965,999        3,999,551 (a) 

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     9/20/25        620,000        625,186 (a)  

United Airlines Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     2/1/24        800,000        794,843  
          

 

 

 

Total Passenger Airlines

             24,611,671  
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.4%

          

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     12/15/28        1,420,000        1,230,970 (a) 

United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     5/15/27        376,000        370,392  
          

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

             1,601,362  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             38,816,454  
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.3%           

Communications Equipment - 0.9%

          

CommScope Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     3/1/27        1,050,000        841,447 (a)  

CommScope Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     7/1/28        440,000        312,976 (a)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Communications Equipment - (continued)

          

CommScope Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     9/1/29        670,000      $ 528,872 (a)  

CommScope Technologies LLC, Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/27        2,660,000        1,855,313 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Communications Equipment

             3,538,608  
          

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.4%

          

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.750     1/1/25        670,000        660,960  

Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes

     4.875     6/1/27        400,000        383,317  

Vericast Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     11.000     9/15/26        650,000        681,687 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

             1,725,964  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             5,264,572  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 5.2%           

Chemicals - 0.4%

          

Sasol Financing USA LLC, Senior Notes

     8.750     5/3/29        1,540,000        1,501,819 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.6%

          

ARD Finance SA, Senior Secured Notes (6.500% Cash or 7.250% PIK)

     6.500     6/30/27        1,280,000        1,038,881 (a)(f) 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/15/27        3,028,000        2,568,914 (a) 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/15/27        1,510,000        1,281,064 (a)  

Canpack SA/Canpack US LLC, Senior Notes

     3.875     11/15/29        1,050,000        855,881 (a)  

Pactiv LLC, Senior Notes

     8.375     4/15/27        750,000        760,395  
          

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

             6,505,135  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 3.2%

          

ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes

     7.000     10/15/39        2,960,000        3,093,937  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     8.625     6/1/31        790,000        810,643 (a)  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     5.450     3/15/43        4,280,000        3,996,637  

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/15/40        1,050,000        1,027,083  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/21/36        2,320,000        2,428,130  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/10/39        1,500,000        1,571,443  
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             12,927,873  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             20,934,827  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 2.0%           

Health Care REITs - 0.0%††

          

Diversified Healthcare Trust, Senior Notes

     4.375     3/1/31        240,000        175,106  
          

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs - 1.0%

          

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

     5.500     12/15/27        1,660,000        1,461,097  

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

     3.950     1/15/28        526,000        412,637  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Hotel & Resort REITs - (continued)

         

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

     4.950     10/1/29        600,000     $ 466,424  

Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes

     4.375     2/15/30        2,120,000       1,588,801  
         

 

 

 

Total Hotel & Resort REITs

            3,928,959  
         

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.0%

         

China Aoyuan Group Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

           2/19/23        770,000       41,009 *(b)(g) 

China Aoyuan Group Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.950     6/21/24        1,000,000       55,496 *(b)(e)  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     1/27/24        2,016,000       1,324,748 (b)  

Heimstaden AB, Senior Notes

     4.250     3/9/26        900,000 EUR      537,504 (b)  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Senior Notes

     1.750     1/14/25        230,000 EUR      208,072 (b)  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Senior Notes

     1.125     9/4/26        2,280,000 EUR      1,750,263 (b)  

Times China Holdings Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     7/8/25        1,230,000       93,471 *(b)(e)  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.000     10/25/23        650,000       30,344 *(b)(e)  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.500     2/26/24        750,000       36,888 *(b)(e)  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.375     10/30/24        1,250,000       58,354 *(b)(e)  
         

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

            4,136,149  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

            8,240,214  
         

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 0.9%          

Electric Utilities - 0.1%

         

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

     4.314     7/23/27        500,000       443,154 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.8%

         

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     3/1/27        3,290,000       3,181,677  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            3,624,831  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $360,216,262)

            366,273,220  
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 4.4%          

Angola - 0.3%

         

Angolan Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     8.000     11/26/29        1,600,000       1,359,960 (a)  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Argentina - 0.8%

         

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond (1.500% to 7/9/23 then 3.625%)

     1.500     7/9/35        160,362     $ 48,238  

Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes, Step bond (5.250% to 9/1/23, 6.375% to 9/1/24 then 6.625%)

     5.250     9/1/37        376,221       144,375 (a)  

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes

     6.875     12/10/25        758,340       572,546 (b)  

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes

     6.875     12/10/25        416,670       314,586 (a)  

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes

     6.990     6/1/27        2,660,000       1,835,400 (a) 

Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes (6.875% PIK)

     6.875     2/1/29        340,000       224,400 (a)(f) 
         

 

 

 

Total Argentina

            3,139,545  
         

 

 

 

Bahamas - 0.3%

         

Bahamas Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     6.950     11/20/29        1,630,000       1,300,110 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Dominican Republic - 0.2%

         

Dominican Republic International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.875     9/23/32        1,090,000       930,472 (a)  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 2.1%

         

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

     7.750     5/29/31        149,470,000 MXN      8,264,118  
         

 

 

 

Russia - 0.7%

         

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     7.750     9/16/26        315,370,000 RUB      1,756,558 *(e)(h) 

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     7.050     1/19/28        198,450,000 RUB      1,105,334 *(e)(h) 

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ

     6.900     5/23/29        121,280,000 RUB      67,754 *(e)(h)  
         

 

 

 

Total Russia

            2,929,646  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

(Cost - $21,871,103)

            17,923,851  
         

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 1.8%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.4%          

Media - 1.4%

         

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes

     2.375     3/15/24        3,780,000       3,364,200  

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes

     0.000     12/15/25        2,720,000       1,451,936  

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes

     3.375     8/15/26        1,680,000       861,000  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

            5,677,136  
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 0.4%          

Passenger Airlines - 0.4%

         

Spirit Airlines Inc., Senior Notes

     1.000     5/15/26        1,940,000       1,577,220  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $8,316,938)

            7,254,356  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.8%           

Magnetite Ltd., 2015-12A ER (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.680%)
(Cost - $3,363,765)

     10.940     10/15/31        3,400,000      $ 2,992,407 (a)(d) 
          

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 0.7%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.7%           

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.7%

          

WW International Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.614%)
(Cost - $3,107,371)

     8.717     4/13/28        4,350,000        2,841,985 (d)(i)(j)(k) 
          

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 0.1%           

U.S. Government Obligations - 0.1%

          

U.S. Treasury Notes
(Cost - $441,055)

     1.500     2/29/24        450,000        438,448  
          

 

 

 
           EXPIRATION
DATE
     WARRANTS         
WARRANTS - 0.0%††           
FINANCIALS - 0.0%††           

Capital Markets - 0.0%††

          

EG Acquisition Corp., Class A Shares
(Cost - $20,515)

       5/28/28        21,426        6,516 * 
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
COMMON STOCKS - 0.0%††           
ENERGY - 0.0%††           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.0%††

          

KCAD Holdings I Ltd.
(Cost - $3,494,814)

          427,421,041        0 *(h)(l)(m)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $400,831,823)

             397,730,783  
          

 

 

 
     RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.0%           
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 0.4%           

U.S. Treasury Bills
(Cost - $1,740,103)

     4.950     8/10/23        1,750,000        1,740,529 (n) 
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE            SHARES      VALUE  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.6%           

Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares
(Cost - $2,416,876)

       5.044            2,416,876      $ 2,416,876 (o)(p) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $4,156,979)

                                  4,157,405  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.4%
(Cost - $404,988,802)

             401,888,188  
          

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.6%

             2,486,161  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 404,374,349  
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

††

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(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.

 

(b)

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.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

 

(e)

The coupon payment on this security is currently in default as of June 30, 2023.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

The maturity principal is currently in default as of June 30, 2023.

 

(h)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note 1).

 

(i)

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

 

(j)

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

 

(k)

All or a portion of this loan has not settled as of June 30, 2023. Interest rates are not effective until settlement date. Interest rates shown, if any, are for the settled portion of the loan.

 

(l)

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

 

(m)

Value is less than $1.

 

(n)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

(o)

Rate shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.

 

(p)

In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated Company” represents Fund ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. At June 30, 2023, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $2,416,876 and the cost was $2,416,876 (Note 2).

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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    Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. 2023 Quarterly Report

 


WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2023

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

 

EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
ICE    — Intercontinental Exchange
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    — Mexican Peso
OFZ    — Obligatsyi Federal’novo Zaima (Russian Federal Loan Obligation)
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
RUB    — Russian Ruble
SOFR    — Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD    — United States Dollar

At June 30, 2023, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
 
USD      13,279,617        EUR        12,106,354      Bank of America N.A.      7/18/23      $ 57,008  
CAD      470        USD        349      BNP Paribas SA      7/18/23        5  
GBP      839,367        USD        1,065,139      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      7/18/23        996  
USD      1,250,292        EUR        1,139,951      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      7/18/23        5,234  
USD      1,457,206        GBP        1,147,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      7/18/23        325  
USD      8,865,381        GBP        7,109,082      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      7/18/23        (164,337
EUR      566,343        USD        626,223      Citibank N.A.      7/19/23        (7,627
                 

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts      $ (108,396
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

 

CAD    — Canadian Dollar
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
USD    — United States Dollar

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments 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 High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund seeks high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. In seeking to fulfill its investment objectives, the Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in high-yield securities and up to 20% in common stock equivalents, including options, warrants and rights.

The Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (“ASC 946”). The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including, but not limited to, ASC 946.

(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 typically 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. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. 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.

Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the Fund’s manager has been designated as the valuation designee and is responsible for the oversight of the daily valuation process. The Fund’s manager is assisted by the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee is responsible for making fair value

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Fund’s manager and 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 – unadjusted 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†:

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —        $ 366,273,220        —       $ 366,273,220  

Sovereign Bonds

     —          14,994,205      $ 2,929,646       17,923,851  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

     —          7,254,356        —         7,254,356  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          2,992,407        —         2,992,407  

Senior Loans

     —          2,841,985        —         2,841,985  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —          438,448        —         438,448  

Warrants

   $ 6,516        —          —         6,516  

Common Stocks

     —          —          0     0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     6,516        394,794,621        2,929,646       397,730,783  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†:

          

U.S. Treasury Bills

     —          1,740,529        —         1,740,529  

Money Market Funds

     2,416,876        —          —         2,416,876  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

     2,416,876        1,740,529        —         4,157,405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 2,423,392      $ 396,535,150      $ 2,929,646     $ 401,888,188  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts††

     —        $ 63,568        —       $ 63,568  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,423,392      $ 396,598,718      $ 2,929,646     $ 401,951,756  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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††

     —        $ 171,964        —        $ 171,964  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

*

Amount represents less than $1.

 

††

Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments.

2. Transactions with affiliated company

As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company for all or some portion of the period ended June 30, 2023. The following transactions were effected in such company for the period ended June 30, 2023.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
September 30,
     Purchased      Sold  
     2022      Cost      Shares      Proceeds      Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares    $ 2,535,492      $ 61,568,284        61,568,284      $ 61,686,900        61,686,900  

 

(cont’d)

   Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Dividend
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Affiliate
Value at
June 30,
2023
 
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares      —        $ 80,566        —        $ 2,416,876  

 

   

 

 

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