BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 91.8%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 7.6%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.6%

         

Altice France Holding SA, Senior Notes

     6.000     2/15/28        1,515,000     $ 677,548 (a)(b) 

Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes

     3.375     1/15/28        1,190,000 EUR      999,453 (a)  

Consolidated Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     10/1/28        890,000       729,355 (a)(b) 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     8/1/26        200,000       136,993 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

            2,543,349  
         

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 3.3%

         

ANGI Group LLC, Senior Notes

     3.875     8/15/28        2,200,000       1,893,481 (a)(b) 

GrubHub Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     7/1/27        4,000,000       3,494,420 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Interactive Media & Services

            5,387,901  
         

 

 

 

Media - 1.2%

         

Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP, Senior Notes

     4.950     7/17/30        775,000       499,251 (a)(b) 

DISH Network Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     11.750     11/15/27        1,000,000       1,044,491 (a)(b) 

Liberty Interactive LLC, Senior Notes

     8.250     2/1/30        725,000       382,782 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            1,926,524  
         

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.5%

         

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     4.738     3/20/25        2,484,375       2,466,084 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

            12,323,858  
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 7.6%          

Automobiles - 0.9%

         

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.345     9/17/27        1,500,000       1,442,643 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.4%

         

Affinity Interactive, Senior Secured Notes

     6.875     12/15/27        3,000,000       2,717,854 (a)(b) 

GPS Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/GPS Finco Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     8/15/28        1,225,000       968,954 (a)(b) 

Lindblad Expeditions LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     2/15/27        1,000,000       992,025 (a)(b) 

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     6/15/29        580,000       521,864 (a)(b) 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Secured Notes

     8.000     2/1/26        1,450,000       1,363,058 (a)(b) 

Viking Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/25        645,000       641,675 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            7,205,430  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Leisure Products - 0.5%

          

Vista Outdoor Inc., Senior Notes

     4.500     3/15/29        730,000      $ 712,392 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.8%

          

Gap Inc., Senior Notes

     3.875     10/1/31        1,395,000        1,151,867 (a)(b) 

Grupo Axo SAPI de CV, Senior Notes

     5.750     6/8/26        690,000        645,277 (a)(b) 

Michaels Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.250     5/1/28        1,400,000        1,100,997 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

             2,898,141  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             12,258,606  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.9%           

Food Products - 0.9%

          

Minerva Luxembourg SA, Senior Notes

     4.375     3/18/31        630,000        519,263 (a)(b) 

Simmons Foods Inc./Simmons Prepared Foods Inc./Simmons Pet Food Inc./Simmons Feed Ingredients Inc., Secured Notes

     4.625     3/1/29        1,115,000        959,538 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             1,478,801  
          

 

 

 

Tobacco - 2.0%

          

Turning Point Brands Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.625     2/15/26        1,480,000        1,440,669 (a)(b) 

Vector Group Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.750     2/1/29        2,000,000        1,846,463 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

             3,287,132  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             4,765,933  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 20.0%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 20.0%

          

Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.250     2/15/26        2,000,000        1,984,000 (a)(b) 

CITGO Petroleum Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.375     6/15/26        1,425,000        1,423,621 (a) 

CNX Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     1/15/29        1,310,000        1,266,928 (a)(b) 

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     3/15/33        2,740,000        2,921,728 (b)  

Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.250     3/15/53        1,000,000        1,063,665 (b)  

Energian Israel Finance Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     5.375     3/30/28        2,500,000        2,188,375 (c) 

Geopark Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     1/17/27        1,620,000        1,445,613 (a)(b) 

Greenfire Resources Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     12.000     10/1/28        2,000,000        2,074,150 (a)(b) 

Leviathan Bond Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     6/30/27        1,000,000        934,498 (c)  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/ Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/1/26        2,315,000        2,289,894 (a)(b) 

New Fortress Energy Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     9/15/25        445,000        439,999 (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 BrandywineGLOBAL — Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report

 


BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

New Fortress Energy Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     9/30/26        2,500,000      $ 2,423,831 (a)(b) 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     5.350     2/12/28        5,290,000        4,642,252 (b)  

SierraCol Energy Andina LLC, Senior Notes

     6.000     6/15/28        1,420,000        1,197,550 (a)(b) 

Talos Production Inc., Secured Notes

     12.000     1/15/26        1,375,000        1,418,484 (b)  

Teine Energy Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     4/15/29        4,000,000        3,809,209 (a)(b) 

YPF SA, Senior Secured Notes

     9.000     2/12/26        1,010,769        1,013,676 (c) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             32,537,473  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 27.9%           

Banks - 9.2%

          

Banco Santander SA, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 2/8/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.989%)

     7.500     2/8/24        1,400,000        1,400,700 (c)(d)(e) 

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38        6,345,000        7,815,879 (b)  

KeyBank NA, Senior Notes (SOFR + 0.320%)

     5.674     6/14/24        3,500,000        3,478,919 (b)(e) 

NatWest Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (4.600% to 12/28/31 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.100%)

     4.600     6/28/31        1,840,000        1,391,630 (b)(d)(e) 

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., Subordinated Notes (4.000% to 5/6/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.150%)

     4.000     5/6/31        1,000,000        921,964 (b)(e) 
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             15,009,092  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 8.5%

          

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, Senior Notes

     3.625     1/15/26        1,745,000        1,673,511 (b)  

Blue Owl Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     4.000     3/30/25        1,085,000        1,060,796 (b)  

Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     12/15/25        3,385,000        3,240,055 (a)(b) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37        7,000,000        7,790,138 (b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             13,764,500  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 6.6%

          

Capital One Financial Corp., Senior Notes (7.624% to 10/30/30 then SOFR + 3.070%)

     7.624     10/30/31        2,000,000        2,210,128 (b)(e) 

Credit Acceptance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     3/15/26        1,920,000        1,921,217 (b)  

PRA Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     10/1/29        3,700,000        2,988,153 (a)(b) 

World Acceptance Corp., Senior Notes

     7.000     11/1/26        3,800,000        3,515,863 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

             10,635,361  
          

 

 

 

Financial Services - 3.6%

          

Enact Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     8/15/25        1,000,000        998,600 (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Financial Services - (continued)

          

Freedom Mortgage Corp., Senior Notes

     7.625     5/1/26        2,470,000      $ 2,461,793 (a) 

Freedom Mortgage Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     1/15/27        2,500,000        2,403,264 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Financial Services

             5,863,657  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             45,272,610  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 1.6%           

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.6%

          

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     6/1/30        3,000,000        2,656,661 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 9.9%           

Aerospace & Defense - 3.3%

          

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.375     5/4/28        5,180,000        5,301,546 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Building Products - 1.1%

          

IEA Energy Services LLC, Senior Notes

     6.625     8/15/29        1,880,000        1,772,493 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.3%

          

Deluxe Corp., Senior Notes

     8.000     6/1/29        565,000        509,206 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.2%

          

ATP Tower Holdings LLC/Andean Tower Partners Colombia SAS/Andean Telecom Par, Senior Secured Notes

     4.050     4/27/26        300,000        274,355 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Marine Transportation - 0.7%

          

Navios South American Logistics Inc./ Navios Logistics Finance U.S. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     10.750     7/1/25        1,140,000        1,135,540 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines - 1.2%

          

Air Canada Pass-Through Trust

     5.250     4/1/29        141,396        139,482 (a)(b) 

US Airways Pass-Through Trust

     4.625     6/3/25        1,931,597        1,892,268 (b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Passenger Airlines

             2,031,750  
          

 

 

 

Professional Services - 1.7%

          

Concentrix Corp., Senior Notes

     6.850     8/2/33        2,700,000        2,744,661 (b)  
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.4%

          

BOC Aviation USA Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/3/33        2,300,000        2,277,919 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             16,047,470  
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 5.8%           

Communications Equipment - 3.3%

          

CommScope Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     3/1/27        1,350,000        592,846 (a)(b) 

CommScope Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     7/1/28        495,000        213,261 (a)(b) 

CommScope Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.000     3/1/26        1,370,000        1,188,427 (a)(b) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 BrandywineGLOBAL — Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report

 


BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Communications Equipment - (continued)

          

Connect Finco SARL/Connect US Finco LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     10/1/26        2,200,000      $ 2,151,759 (a)(b) 

Viasat Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.625     4/15/27        1,300,000        1,221,896 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Communications Equipment

             5,368,189  
          

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.5%

          

Sabre GLBL Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     9.250     4/15/25        628,000        620,611 (a)(b) 

Sabre GLBL Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.625     6/1/27        2,000,000        1,871,511 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total IT Services

             2,492,122  
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.2%

          

Synaptics Inc., Senior Notes

     4.000     6/15/29        285,000        252,998 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Software - 0.8%

          

MicroStrategy Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     6/15/28        1,410,000        1,346,501 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             9,459,810  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 6.2%           

Chemicals - 1.8%

          

Braskem Idesa SAPI, Senior Secured Notes

     7.450     11/15/29        1,340,000        944,556 (a)(b) 

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, Senior Notes

     8.500     1/12/31        2,000,000        1,907,460 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             2,852,016  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 4.4%

          

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.500     4/1/25        1,500,000        1,483,605 (a) 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     10/15/27        2,920,000        2,646,965 (a) 

New Gold Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     7/15/27        100,000        99,602 (a)(b) 

Taseko Mines Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     7.000     2/15/26        3,000,000        2,950,200 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             7,180,372  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             10,032,388  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 0.7%           

Hotel & Resort REITs - 0.5%

          

XHR LP, Senior Secured Notes

     4.875     6/1/29        850,000        784,639 (a)(b) 
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.2%

          

Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC/Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp., Secured Notes

     7.000     4/15/30        437,600        396,575 (a)(b) 

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     1/15/29        28,000        20,829 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

             417,404  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

             1,202,043  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
UTILITIES - 1.6%          

Gas Utilities - 0.4%

         

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     8/20/26        625,000     $ 606,249 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 1.2%

         

Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     7.625     4/1/26        2,000,000       2,005,070 (a)(b) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            2,611,319  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $150,277,520)

            149,168,171  
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 51.0%          

Brazil - 15.5%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/27        55,800,000 BRL       11,300,499  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/31        70,715,000 BRL       13,955,175  
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            25,255,674  
         

 

 

 

Colombia - 17.8%

         

Colombian TES, Bonds

     7.000     3/26/31        43,770,000,000 COP      9,965,610  

Colombian TES, Bonds

     7.250     10/26/50        98,120,000,000 COP      18,914,432  
         

 

 

 

Total Colombia

            28,880,042  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 12.7%

         

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

     8.000     11/7/47        170,400,000 MXN      8,682,118  

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

     8.000     7/31/53        146,000,000 MXN      7,325,321  

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     7.750     11/13/42        94,100,000 MXN       4,701,692  
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            20,709,131  
         

 

 

 

South Africa - 5.0%

         

Republic of South Africa Government Bond, Senior Notes

     8.750     2/28/48        206,300,000 ZAR      8,102,144  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $82,939,804)

            82,946,991  
         

 

 

 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 12.8%          

FHLMC - 1.5%

         

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

     5.000     9/1/52        2,528,793       2,500,168  
         

 

 

 

GNMA - 11.3%

         

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

     5.500     7/20/53-11/20/53        14,336,054       14,432,043  

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II

     6.000     9/20/53-11/20/53        3,775,645       3,835,171  
         

 

 

 

Total GNMA

            18,267,214  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost - $20,372,761)

            20,767,382  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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 BrandywineGLOBAL — Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. 2024 Quarterly Report

 


BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (f) - 7.0%          

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-BNK3 XA, IO

     1.156     2/15/50        38,362,449     $ 919,609 (e)  

BANK, 2017-BNK4 XA, IO

     1.497     5/15/50        3,804,354       124,657 (e)  

Eagle RE Ltd., 2021-2 M1B (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.050%)

     7.395     4/25/34        2,234,992       2,239,048 (a)(e) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2020-DNA3 B1 (30 Day Average SOFR + 5.214%)

     10.559     6/25/50        1,335,774       1,473,813 (a)(e) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2022-DNA2 M1B (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.400%)

     7.745     2/25/42        1,800,000       1,840,807 (a)(b)(e) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2023-HQA1 M1A (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.000%)

     7.345     5/25/43        1,383,978       1,401,020 (a)(b)(e) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2019-DNA2 M2 (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.564%)

     7.909     3/25/49        826,799       832,419 (a)(e)  

Oaktown RE VI Ltd., 2021-1A M1B (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.050%)

     7.395     10/25/33        341,882       342,721 (a)(e)  

RMAC Securities No 1 PLC, 2006-NS1X B1C (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.880%)

     4.830     6/12/44        1,211,932 EUR      1,242,568 (c)(e) 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-C51 D

     3.000     6/15/52        1,500,000       970,110 (a)  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013- C15 XA, IO

     0.000     8/15/46        4,015,135       40 (e)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $11,969,750)

            11,386,812  
         

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 1.1%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.1%          

Media - 1.1%

         

DISH Network Corp., Senior Notes (Cost - $2,941,668)

     3.375     8/15/26        3,070,000       1,795,950 (b)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $268,501,503)

            266,065,306  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2024

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

 

SECURITY

   RATE     SHARES      VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.3%        

Western Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves, Premium Shares
(Cost - $3,703,721)

     5.277     3,703,721      $ 3,703,721 (g)(h) 
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 166.0%
(Cost - $272,205,224)

 

     269,769,027  

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock, at Liquidation Value - (30.8)%

 

       (50,000,000

Other Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (35.2)%

 

       (57,271,648
       

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS - 100.0%

 

   $ 162,497,379  
       

 

 

 

 

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

 

(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)

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

 

(c)

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.

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

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.

 

(f)

Collateralized mortgage obligations are secured by an underlying pool of mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates that are structured to direct payments on underlying collateral to different series or classes of the obligations. The interest rate may change positively or inversely in relation to one or more interest rates, financial indices or other financial indicators and may be subject to an upper and/or lower limit.

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

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 January 31, 2024, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $3,703,721 and the cost was $3,703,721 (Note 2).

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:
BRL    — Brazilian Real
COP    — Colombian Peso
EUR    — Euro
EURIBOR    — Euro Interbank Offered Rate
ICE    — Intercontinental Exchange
IO    — Interest Only
MXN    — Mexican Peso
REMIC    — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SOFR    — Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD    — United States Dollar
ZAR    — South African Rand

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2024

 

At January 31, 2024, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Contracts to Buy:               

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

     295        3/24      $ 31,351,789      $ 31,975,236      $ 623,447  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     166        3/24        18,059,286        18,646,469        587,183  
              

 

 

 
                 1,210,630  
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:               

E-mini Nasdaq 100 Index

     8        3/24        2,810,767        2,758,760        52,007  
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts                $ 1,.262,637  
              

 

 

 

At January 31, 2024, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR      20,580,000        USD        21,836,718      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2/7/24      $ 410,530  
USD      1,708,315        EUR        1,610,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2/7/24        (32,116
USD      22,070,152        EUR        20,800,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2/7/24        (414,918
AUD      11,760,000        USD        7,845,860      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3/6/24        (121,474
NOK      80,600,000        USD        7,869,173      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      4/18/24        (191,957
USD      8,197,313        BRL        40,880,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      4/19/24        12,380  
USD      8,287,451        MXN        144,500,000      Citibank N.A.      4/29/24        14,451  
USD      5,472,192        MXN        95,700,000      Goldman Sachs Group Inc.      4/29/24        (6,882
USD      10,903,629        COP        43,560,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/30/24        (92,344
                 

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts       $ (422,330
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

 

AUD    — Australian Dollar
BRL    — Brazilian Real
COP    — Colombian Peso
EUR    — Euro
MXN    — Mexican Peso
NOK    — Norwegian Krone
USD    — United States Dollar

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL — GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2024

 

At January 31, 2024, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY
(REFERENCE ENTITY)

  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
    TERMINATION
DATE
    IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD AT

JANUARY 31,
20243
  PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND†
  MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Lumen Technologies Inc., 7.500%, due 4/1/24)   $ 1,625,000       6/20/25     16.290%   1.000% quarterly   $ (304,945   $ (47,170   $ (257,775

 

1 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

2 

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

 

3 

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

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

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

BrandywineGLOBAL — Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on October 27, 2010 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 provide current income. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. There can be no assurance the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in global fixed income securities.

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. 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.

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 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

     —       $ 149,168,171        —       $ 149,168,171  

Sovereign Bonds

     —         82,946,991        —         82,946,991  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —         20,767,382        —         20,767,382  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —         11,386,812        —         11,386,812  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

     —         1,795,950        —         1,795,950  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     —         266,065,306        —         266,065,306  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

   $ 3,703,721        —         —         3,703,721  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 3,703,721      $ 266,065,306        —       $ 269,769,027  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts††

   $ 1,262,637        —         —       $ 1,262,637  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts††

     —       $ 437,361        —         437,361  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 1,262,637      $ 437,361        —       $ 1,699,998  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,966,358      $ 266,502,667        —       $ 271,469,025  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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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††

     —       $ 859,691        —       $ 859,691  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection‡

     —         304,945        —         304,945  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     —       $ 1,164,636        —       $ 1,164,636  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

††

Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments.

 

Value includes any premium paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

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 January 31, 2024. The following transactions were effected in such company for the period ended January 31, 2024.

 

     Affiliate
Value at
October 31,
2023
     Purchased      Sold  
     Cost      Shares      Proceeds      Shares  
Western Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves, Premium Shares    $ 12,286,239      $ 9,604,236        9,604,236      $ 18,186,754        18,186,754  

 

(cont’d)

   Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Dividend
Income
     Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Affiliate
Value at
January 31,

2024
 
Western Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves, Premium Shares      —       $ 70,005        —       $ 3,703,721  

 

 

 

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