Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22265

Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-888-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2019

 

 

 


ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

FORM N-Q

FEBRUARY 28, 2019


WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 97.5%           

Alabama - 6.1%

          

Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue, Convertible CAB, Subordinated Lien, Warrants, Step bond (0.000% until 10/1/23; 7.900%)

     0.000     10/1/50      $  9,470,000      $ 8,321,857  

Lower Alabama Gas District, Natural Gas Revenue, Series A

     5.000     9/1/46        4,550,000        5,326,549  

Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District, Gas Supply Revenue, Project #1, Series A

     4.000     4/1/24        1,500,000        1,581,765 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Alabama

             15,230,171  
          

 

 

 

Arizona - 4.9%

          

Arizona State Lottery Revenue, Refunding

     5.000     7/1/29        275,000        330,305 (b)  

Chandler, AZ, IDA Revenue, Intel Corp. Project

     2.700     8/14/23        2,000,000        2,028,620 (a)(c) 

La Paz County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Revenue, Charter School Solutions, Harmony Pub, Series A

     5.000     2/15/48        1,000,000        1,054,390  

Navajo Nation, AZ, Series A, Refunding

     5.000     12/1/25        350,000        381,490 (d)  

Salt Verde, AZ, Financial Corp., Natural Gas Revenue, Series 2007

     5.000     12/1/32        7,110,000        8,441,561  
          

 

 

 

Total Arizona

             12,236,366  
          

 

 

 

California - 11.5%

          

California State MFA Revenue:

          

Senior Lien, Linux Apartment Project, Series A

     5.000     12/31/43        500,000        554,460 (c)  

Senior Lien, Linux Apartment Project, Series A

     5.000     12/31/47        350,000        386,435 (c)  

California State Municipal Finance Authority, Lease Revenue, Orange County, CA, Civic Center Infrastructure Improvement Program

     5.000     6/1/43        1,000,000        1,144,480  

California State PCFA Water Furnishing Revenue, Poseidon Resources Desalination Project

     5.000     11/21/45        3,500,000       
3,644,270
 
(c)(d)  

California State, GO, Various Purpose, Refunding

     4.000     11/1/36        250,000        268,220  

California Statewide CDA Revenue, Provident Group-Pomona Properties LLC, Series A

     5.600     1/15/36        780,000        822,518 (d)  

Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp. Revenue:

          

Tobacco Settlement Funded, Series A-1, Refunding

     5.000     6/1/47        500,000        482,660  

Tobacco Settlement Funded, Series A-2, Refunding

     5.000     6/1/47        600,000        579,192  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

California - (continued)

          

Los Angeles County, CA, MTA, Sales Tax Revenue:

          

Transit Improvements, Series A

     5.000     7/1/37      $ 1,000,000      $ 1,184,480  

Transit Improvements, Series A

     5.000     7/1/44        400,000        463,544  

Los Angeles, CA, Department of Airports Revenue, Subordinated, Series C

     5.000     5/15/44        500,000        561,415 (c)  

Los Angeles, CA, Department of Water & Power Waterworks Revenue, Series A

     5.000     7/1/48        1,000,000        1,144,320  

Lower Tule River, CA, Irrigation District Revenue, COP, Series A

     5.000     8/1/40        1,000,000        1,036,960  

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Water Revenue, Refunding

     5.000     1/1/37        3,500,000        4,151,105  

Morongo Band of Mission Indians, CA, Revenue, Tribal Economic Development, Series A

     5.000     10/1/42        125,000        132,409 (d)  

M-S-R Energy Authority, CA, Natural Gas Revenue, Series C

     6.125     11/1/29        2,000,000        2,472,740  

River Islands, CA, Public Financing Authority Special Tax, Community Facilities District No. 2003-1, Series A-1, Refunding

     5.000     9/1/27        700,000        732,802  

Riverside, CA, Electric Revenue:

          

Series A, Refunding

     5.000     10/1/38        500,000        590,465  

Series A, Refunding

     5.000     10/1/48        750,000        866,235  

Riverside, CA, Sewer Revenue, Series A, Refunding

     5.000     8/1/36        1,000,000        1,189,020  

San Diego County, CA, Regional Transportation Commission, Sales Tax Revenue, Series A

     5.000     4/1/48        1,000,000        1,127,060  

San Mateo, CA, Joint Powers Financing Authority Lease Revenue, Capital Project, Series A

     5.000     7/15/43        500,000        576,910  

Southern California Water Replenishment District, Financing Authority Revenue, Series 2018

     5.000     8/1/48        1,515,000        1,744,674  

University of California, General Revenue, Refunding

     5.000     5/15/37        2,500,000        2,894,775  
          

 

 

 

Total California

             28,751,149  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Colorado - 3.0%

          

Base Village Metropolitan District #2, CO, GO, Series A, Refunding

     5.750     12/1/46      $ 500,000      $ 503,835  

Colorado State High Performance Transportation Enterprise Revenue, C-470 Express Lanes

     5.000     12/31/51        200,000        214,260  

Public Authority for Colorado Energy, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue, Series 2008

     6.125     11/15/23        6,000,000        6,705,360  
          

 

 

 

Total Colorado

             7,423,455  
          

 

 

 

Connecticut - 0.8%

          

Connecticut State Special Tax Revenue, Transportation Infrastructure, Series A

     5.000     1/1/37        500,000        556,225  

Connecticut State, GO, Series E

     5.000     10/15/34        280,000        309,932  

University of Connecticut, CT, Student Fee Revenue, Series A

     5.000     11/15/43        1,000,000        1,110,190  
          

 

 

 

Total Connecticut

             1,976,347  
          

 

 

 

Delaware - 0.2%

          

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Series 2018

     5.000     6/1/43        500,000        541,555  
          

 

 

 

District of Columbia - 0.1%

          

District of Columbia Revenue, Ingleside Rock Creek Project, Series A

     4.125     7/1/27        250,000        253,353  
          

 

 

 

Florida - 1.3%

          

Broward County, FL, Airport System Revenue, Series A

     5.000     10/1/45        750,000        822,847 (c)  

Florida State Municipal Power Agency Revenue, All Requirements Power, Series A

     6.250     10/1/31        1,000,000        1,026,610 (e) 

Greater Orlando, FL, Aviation Authority, Airport Facilities Revenue, Priority Subordinated, Series A

     5.000     10/1/42        500,000        556,450 (c)  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Refunding

     5.000     8/1/42        350,000        388,710  

Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Refunding

     5.000     8/1/47        250,000        266,620  

Palm Beach County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Acts Retirement-Life Communities

     5.000     11/15/45        250,000        271,645  
          

 

 

 

Total Florida

             3,332,882  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Georgia - 8.2%

          

Atlanta, GA, Water & Wastewater Revenue:

          

Series A

     6.000     11/1/23      $ 5,000,000      $ 5,145,050 (e) 

Series A

     6.250     11/1/34        3,260,000        3,359,886 (e) 

DeKalb Newton & Gwinnett Counties, GA, Joint Development Authority Revenue, GGC Foundation LLC Project

     6.125     7/1/40        9,000,000        9,131,130 (e) 

Main Street Natural Gas Inc., GA, Gas Project Revenue:

          

Series A

     5.000     5/15/43        650,000        705,556  

Subordinated, Series E, LIQ - Royal Bank of Canada (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.570%)

     2.310     12/1/23        2,000,000        1,990,100 (a)(f) 
          

 

 

 

Total Georgia

             20,331,722  
          

 

 

 

Idaho - 0.1%

          

Idaho State Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series A

     5.000     12/1/47        300,000        334,590  
          

 

 

 

Illinois - 7.9%

          

Chicago, IL, Board of Education, Dedicated Capital Improvement, Special Tax Revenue

     5.000     4/1/42        500,000        536,150  

Chicago, IL, Board of Education, GO:

          

Dedicated, Series G, Refunding

     5.000     12/1/34        360,000        375,246  

Series C, Refunding

     5.000     12/1/24        250,000        266,240  

Chicago, IL, GO:

          

Series A, Refunding

     6.000     1/1/38        500,000        562,655  

Series B, Refunding

     5.500     1/1/30        1,685,000        1,834,240  

Series C, Refunding

     5.000     1/1/25        250,000        270,713  

Chicago, IL, Motor Fuel Tax Revenue, Refunding

     5.000     1/1/26        1,000,000        1,055,560  

Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Revenue:

          

General Senior Lien, Series B, Refunding

     5.000     1/1/35        250,000        279,890  

Senior Lien, Series D

     5.000     1/1/47        500,000        550,270  

Senior Lien, Series D

     5.000     1/1/52        500,000        546,650  

Series D

     5.000     1/1/46        2,000,000        2,172,440  

Trips Obligated Group

     5.000     7/1/48        200,000        218,254 (c)  

Chicago, IL, Transit Authority, Sales Tax

          

Receipts Revenue, Second Lien

     5.000     12/1/51        250,000        266,520  

Chicago, IL, Wastewater Transmission Revenue,

          

Second Lien, Series B, Refunding

     5.000     1/1/36        750,000        821,887  

Chicago, IL, Waterworks Revenue:

          

Second Lien, Series 2017, Refunding

     5.000     11/1/29        600,000        690,846  

Second Lien, Series 2017-2, Refunding, AGM

     5.000     11/1/32        2,050,000        2,327,201  

Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue:

          

Southern Illinois Healthcare Enterprises Inc.

     5.000     3/1/31        600,000        681,024  

Southern Illinois Healthcare Enterprises Inc., Refunding

     5.000     3/1/32        300,000        338,508  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Illinois - (continued)

          

Illinois State University Revenue, Auxiliary Facilities System, Series A, Refunding, AGM

     5.000     4/1/37      $ 100,000      $ 110,906  

Illinois State, GO:

          

Series 2016, Refunding

     5.000     2/1/26        1,000,000        1,084,230  

Series 2016, Refunding

     5.000     2/1/29        600,000        643,266  

Series A

     5.000     12/1/42        500,000        514,185  

Series A, Refunding

     5.000     10/1/29        1,600,000        1,725,952  

Series D

     5.000     11/1/26        550,000        597,872  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, IL, Dedicated State Revenue:

          

McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series A, CAB, State Appropriations

     0.000     12/15/52        1,000,000        192,040  

McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series B-2, Refunding, State Appropriations

     5.250     6/15/50        1,000,000        1,007,730  
          

 

 

 

Total Illinois

             19,670,475  
          

 

 

 

Indiana - 0.3%

          

Indiana State Finance Authority Wastewater Utility Revenue, Green Bonds, CWA Authority Project, Series A

     5.000     10/1/41        675,000        751,471  
          

 

 

 

Kentucky - 1.5%

          

Kentucky State PEA, Gas Supply Revenue:

          

Series A

     4.000     4/1/24        2,000,000        2,124,120 (a) 

Series B

     4.000     1/1/25        1,500,000        1,610,505 (a) 
          

 

 

 

Total Kentucky

             3,734,625  
          

 

 

 

Louisiana - 0.2%

          

Port New Orleans, LA, Board of Commissioners Revenue, Series B, Refunding, AGM

     5.000     4/1/43        500,000        560,775 (c)  
          

 

 

 

Maryland - 0.6%

          

Howard County, MD, Housing Commission Revenue, Columbia Commons Apartments, Series A

     5.000     6/1/44        1,350,000        1,434,200  
          

 

 

 

Massachusetts - 0.4%

          

Massachusetts State DFA Revenue:

          

UMass Boston Student Housing Project

     5.000     10/1/41        250,000        268,048  

Wellforce Issue, Series A, Refunding

     5.000     7/1/44        250,000        275,450  

Massachusetts State Port Authority Revenue, Series A, Refunding

     5.000     7/1/36        500,000        583,620 (c)  
          

 

 

 

Total Massachusetts

             1,127,118  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Michigan - 3.4%

          

Detroit, MI, Downtown Development Authority, Tax Increment Revenue, Series A, Refunding, AGM

     5.000     7/1/38      $ 400,000      $ 430,240  

Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Revenue:

          

Second Lien, Series B, AGM

     6.250     7/1/36        2,995,000        3,039,865 (e) 

Second, Lien, Series B, Unrefunded, AGM

     6.250     7/1/36        5,000        5,069  

Michigan State Finance Authority Limited Obligation Revenue, Higher Education, Thomas M Cooley Law School Project, Refunding

     6.000     7/1/24        1,500,000        1,537,380 (d) 

Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue:

          

Local Government Loan Program, Detroit, MI, Water & Sewer Department, Series C

     5.000     7/1/33        350,000        389,837  

Senior Lien, Great Lakes Water Authority, Series C-6, Refunding

     5.000     7/1/33        410,000        451,344  

Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Revenue, I-75 Improvement Project

     5.000     12/31/43        400,000        438,936 (c)  

Royal Oak, MI, Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, Beaumont Health Credit Group, Series D, Refunding

     5.000     9/1/39        2,000,000        2,163,340  
          

 

 

 

Total Michigan

             8,456,011  
          

 

 

 

Missouri - 0.2%

          

Missouri State Health Educational Facilities Authority Senior Living Facilities Revenue, Lutheran Senior Services Projects, Series A

     5.000     2/1/34        150,000        163,292  

St. Louis County, MO, IDA, Senior Living Facilities Revenue, Friendship Village, St. Louis Obligated Group, Series A

     5.000     9/1/38        350,000        359,313  
          

 

 

 

Total Missouri

             522,605  
          

 

 

 

New Jersey - 7.7%

          

Gloucester County, NJ, Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue, Keystone Urban Renewal, Logan Generating, Refunding, Series A

     5.000     12/1/24        750,000        795,195 (c)  

New Jersey State EDA Revenue:

          

Series DDD

     5.000     6/15/34        1,500,000        1,618,320  

Special Facility, Port Newark Container Terminal LLC Project, Refunding

     5.000     10/1/37        200,000        214,296 (c)  

New Jersey State EDA, Lease Revenue, State House Project, Series B

     5.000     6/15/43        4,000,000        4,230,120  

New Jersey State EDA, Special Facilities Revenue, Continental Airlines Inc. Project

     4.875     9/15/19        345,000        349,271  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

New Jersey - (continued)

          

New Jersey State EFA Revenue, University of Medicine & Dentistry, Series B

     7.500     12/1/32      $ 10,000,000      $ 10,142,800 (e) 

New Jersey State Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Hackensack Meridian Health, Series A, Refunding

     5.000     7/1/38        125,000        141,591  

New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue:

          

Federal Highway Reimbursement, Series A, Refunding

     5.000     6/15/29        750,000        843,750  

Transportation Program, Series AA

     5.250     6/15/43        500,000        543,675  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., NJ, Revenue, Senior, Series A, Refunding

     5.000     6/1/46        200,000        211,244  
          

 

 

 

Total New Jersey

             19,090,262  
          

 

 

 

New York - 16.7%

          

MTA, NY, Revenue, Dedicated Tax Fund, Green Bonds, Series A

     5.000     11/15/47        500,000        564,840  

New York Convention Center Development Corp. Revenue, CAB, Subordinated Lien, Hotel Unit Fee Secured, Series B

     0.000     11/15/32        2,000,000        1,238,180  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Sales Tax Revenue:

          

Group 2, Series E, Refunding

     5.000     3/15/36        1,500,000        1,765,275  

Group 3, Series E, Refunding

     5.000     3/15/38        3,000,000        3,499,800  

Group 4, Series E, Refunding

     5.000     3/15/44        10,000,000        11,471,800  

New York State Liberty Development Corp. Revenue, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, Refunding

     5.250     10/1/35        2,500,000        3,071,850  

New York State Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Revenue, 3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, Refunding

     5.000     11/15/44        575,000        599,535 (d)  

New York State Thruway Authority General Revenue, Junior Indebtedness Obligations, Junior Lien, Series A

     5.000     1/1/46        1,000,000        1,107,270  

New York State Transportation Development Corp., Special Facilities Revenue:

          

Delta Air Lines Inc., LaGuardia Airport

     5.000     1/1/32        1,100,000        1,254,968 (c) 

Delta Air Lines Inc., LaGuardia Airport Terminal C & D Redevelopment Project

     5.000     1/1/36        3,380,000        3,788,169 (c) 

Delta Air Lines Inc., LaGuardia Airport Terminals C and D Redevelopment Project

     5.000     1/1/31        1,500,000        1,720,350 (c) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

New York - (continued)

          

LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A

     5.000     7/1/46      $ 3,000,000      $ 3,177,600 (c) 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Special Obligation Revenue, JFK International Air Terminal LLC

     5.500     12/1/31        7,925,000        8,378,706  
          

 

 

 

Total New York

             41,638,343  
          

 

 

 

North Carolina - 0.4%

          

North Carolina State Turnpike Authority Revenue, Series A, Refunding

     5.000     7/1/54        750,000        802,088  

North Carolina State Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue, Senior Lien, Refunding

     5.000     1/1/30        100,000        114,002  
          

 

 

 

Total North Carolina

             916,090  
          

 

 

 

Oklahoma - 0.0%

          

Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority Revenue, Second Series C

     5.000     1/1/47        40,000        45,041  

Payne County, OK, Economic Development Authority Revenue, Epworth Living at The Ranch, Series A

     6.250     11/1/31        170,000        65,450 *(g)  
          

 

 

 

Total Oklahoma

             110,491  
          

 

 

 

Oregon - 0.3%

          

Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue,

          

Legacy Health Project, Series A, Refunding

     5.000     6/1/46        650,000        714,448  
          

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 5.4%

          

Commonwealth Financing Authority, PA, Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue, Tobacco Master Settlement Payment

     5.000     6/1/30        250,000        291,395  

Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Revenue, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project, Refunding

     5.000     1/1/27        1,000,000        1,104,210  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Water Facility Revenue, American Water Co. Project

     6.200     4/1/39        10,000,000        10,031,100  

Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development, City Service Agreement Revenue, Rebuild Project

     5.000     5/1/35        1,000,000        1,132,140  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Pennsylvania - (continued)

          

State Public School Building Authority, PA, Lease Revenue:

          

Philadelphia School District Project, Series A, Refunding, AGM, State Aid Withholding

     5.000     6/1/31      $ 200,000      $ 230,008  

Philadelphia School District Project, Series A, Refunding, AGM, State Aid Withholding

     5.000     6/1/33        550,000        625,284  
          

 

 

 

Total Pennsylvania

             13,414,137  
          

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 0.5%

          

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Revenue, Restructured, Series A-1

     5.000     7/1/58        1,300,000        1,235,715  
          

 

 

 

Rhode Island - 4.1%

          

Rhode Island State Health & Educational Building Corp. Revenue, Hospital Financing, Lifespan Obligation, Series A

     7.000     5/15/39        10,000,000        10,106,100 (e) 
          

 

 

 

South Carolina - 0.2%

          

South Carolina State Ports Authority Revenue, Series 2018

     5.000     7/1/36        500,000        569,245 (c)  
          

 

 

 

Texas - 6.0%

          

Arlington, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp., Education Revenue, Uplift Education, PSF-GTD, Series A

     5.000     12/1/35        300,000        346,617  

Arlington, TX, Special Tax Revenue, Subordinated Lien, Series C, BAM

     5.000     2/15/41        400,000        442,680  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., TX, System Toll Revenue, Subordinated Tier, Series A

     5.000     10/1/48        2,500,000        2,822,725  

Harris County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Thermal Utility Revenue, Teco Project, Refunding

     5.000     11/15/33        250,000        290,873  

Houston, TX, Airport System Revenue:

          

Special Facilities, United Airlines Inc., Airport Improvement Project, LOC - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking

     5.000     7/15/28        1,000,000        1,152,380 (c) 

Subordinate, Series C, Refunding

     5.000     7/1/31        1,750,000        2,057,142 (c) 

Love Field, TX, Airport Modernization Corp., General Airport Revenue, Series 2017

     5.000     11/1/31        120,000        136,781 (c)  

Love Field, TX, Airport Modernization Corp., Special Facilities Revenue, Southwest Airlines Co. Project

     5.250     11/1/40        3,000,000        3,117,240  

Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Revenue, Buckner Senior Living Ventana Project, Series A

     6.625     11/15/37        190,000        210,269  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Texas - (continued)

          

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. Revenue, Senior Lien, Blueridge Transportation Group LLC

     5.000     12/31/40      $ 500,000      $ 535,745 (c) 

Texas State Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. I, Gas Supply Revenue, Senior Lien, Series D

     6.250     12/15/26        1,220,000        1,411,308  

Texas State Water Development Board Revenue, State Water Implementation Fund, Series A

     5.000     10/15/43        1,700,000        1,953,368 (h)  

Woodloch Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, Senior Housing Revenue:

          

Inspired Living at Lewisville Project, Series A

     6.750     12/1/51        300,000        307,395 (d)  

Subordinated, Inspired Living at Lewisville Project, Series B

     10.000     12/1/51        50,000        51,668  
          

 

 

 

Total Texas

             14,836,191  
          

 

 

 

U.S. Virgin Islands - 0.7%

          

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue, Subordinated, Matching Fund Loan, Diageo Project, Series A

     6.625     10/1/29        1,800,000        1,755,900  
          

 

 

 

Utah - 1.1%

          

Salt Lake City, UT, Corp. Airport Revenue, Series A

     5.000     7/1/43        1,750,000        1,964,042 (c) 

Utah State Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue:

          

Syracuse Arts Academy Project, UT CSCE

     5.000     4/15/47        250,000        273,230  

Utah Charter Academies Project, Series 2018

     5.000     10/15/38        500,000        557,850  
          

 

 

 

Total Utah

             2,795,122  
          

 

 

 

Virginia - 1.2%

          

Virginia State Port Authority, Port Facilities Revenue:

          

Series B, Refunding

     5.000     7/1/41        400,000        443,916 (c)  

Series B, Refunding

     5.000     7/1/45        500,000        550,540 (c)  

Virginia State Small Business Financing Authority Revenue, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project

     5.000     7/1/23        1,775,000        1,912,740  
          

 

 

 

Total Virginia

             2,907,196  
          

 

 

 

Washington - 1.0%

          

Port of Seattle, WA, Intermediate Lien Revenue, Series A

     5.000     5/1/36        500,000        563,610 (c)  

Washington State HFC, Non-Profit Housing Revenue, Heron’s Key, Series A

     6.000     7/1/25        675,000        722,479 (d)  

Washington State, GO, Series R, 2018D, Refunding,

     5.000     8/1/33        1,000,000        1,175,680  
          

 

 

 

Total Washington

             2,461,769  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Wisconsin - 1.5%

          

Public Finance Authority, WI, Limited Obligation Pilot Revenue, American Dream @ Meadowlands Project

     5.000     12/1/27      $ 1,500,000      $ 1,560,210 (d) 

Public Finance Authority, WI, Revenue:

          

Denver International Airport Great Hall Project

     5.000     9/30/49        300,000        323,544 (c)  

Series A

     5.000     7/1/44        1,000,000        1,092,520  

Village of Mount Pleasant, WI, Tax Increment Revenue, Series A

     5.000     4/1/43        750,000        838,057  
          

 

 

 

Total Wisconsin

             3,814,331  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $229,942,810)

 

          243,034,210  
          

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.8%           
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 1.8%           

Connecticut - 0.2%

          

Connecticut State HFA, Subseries B-6, SPA - Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

     1.730     5/15/34        400,000        400,000 (i)(j)  
          

 

 

 

Florida - 0.2%

          

Liberty County, FL, Industrial Development Revenue, Georgia Pacific Corp. Project

     1.870     10/1/28        600,000        600,000 (d)(i)(j) 
          

 

 

 

New York - 0.0%

          

New York State HFA Revenue, 606 West 57th Street, Series A, LOC - Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     2.420     5/1/49        100,000        100,000 (i)(j)  
          

 

 

 

North Carolina - 0.3%

          

Charlotte, NC, Water & Sewer System Revenue, Series B, SPA - Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     1.700     7/1/36        600,000        600,000 (i)(j)  

North Carolina State Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue, Novant Health Group, Series B, SPA - JPMorgan Chase

     1.750     11/1/34        100,000        100,000 (i)(j)  
          

 

 

 

Total North Carolina

             700,000  
          

 

 

 

Texas - 0.8%

          

University of Texas System Revenue, Financing System Bonds, Taxable Subordinated, Series G-1, LIQ - University of Texas Investment Management Co.

     2.380     8/1/45        1,900,000        1,900,000 (i)(j) 
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Washington - 0.3%

          

Vancouver, WA, Housing Authority Revenue, Refunding, LIQ - FHLMC

     1.750     12/1/38      $  600,000      $ 600,000 (i)(j)  

Washington State HFC, Non-Profit Housing Revenue, Overlake School Project, LOC - Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     1.750     10/1/29        100,000        100,000 (i)(j)  
          

 

 

 

Total Washington

             700,000  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost - $4,400,000)

             4,400,000  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.0%           

Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares
(Cost - $52,020)

     2.374        52,020        52,020  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $4,452,020)

             4,452,020  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.3%
(Cost - $234,394,830)

             247,486,230  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.7%

             1,642,515  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 249,128,745  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Maturity date shown represents the mandatory tender date.

 

(b)

Securities traded on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

 

(c)

Income from this issue is considered a preference item for purposes of calculating the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”).

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

Pre-Refunded bonds are escrowed with U.S. government obligations and/or U.S. government agency securities and are considered by the manager to be triple-A rated even if issuer has not applied for new ratings.

 

(f)

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.

 

(g)

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of February 28, 2019.

 

(h)

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

 

(i)

Variable rate demand obligations (“VRDOs”) have a demand feature under which the Fund can tender them back to the issuer or liquidity provider on no more than 7 days notice. The interest rate generally resets on a daily or weekly basis and is determined on the specific interest rate reset date by the Remarketing Agent, pursuant to a formula specified in official documents for the VRDO, or set at the highest rate allowable as specified in official documents for the VRDO. VRDOs are benchmarked to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Municipal Swap Index. The SIFMA Municipal Swap Index is compiled from weekly interest rate resets of tax-exempt VRDOs reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s Short-term Obligation Rate Transparency System.

 

(j)

Maturity date shown is the final maturity date. The security may be sold back to the issuer before final maturity.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    February 28, 2019

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

AGM    — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation - Insured Bonds
BAM    — Build America Mutual - Insured Bonds
CAB    — Capital Appreciation Bonds
CDA    — Communities Development Authority
COP    — Certificates of Participation
CSCE    — Charter School Credit Enhancement
CWA    — Clean Water Act
DFA    — Development Finance Agency
EDA    — Economic Development Authority
EFA    — Educational Facilities Authority
FHLMC    — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
GO    — General Obligation
GTD    — Guaranteed
HFA    — Housing Finance Agency
HFC    — Housing Finance Commission
IDA    — Industrial Development Authority
LIQ    — Liquidity Facility
LOC    — Letter of Credit
MFA    — Municipal Finance Authority
MTA    — Metropolitan Transportation Authority
PCFA    — Pollution Control Financing Authority
PEA    — Public Energy Authority
SIFMA    — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
SPA    — Standby Bond Purchase Agreement - Insured Bonds

At February 28, 2019, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

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

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     23        6/19      $ 3,728,116      $ 3,670,656      $ 57,460  

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 Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on January 15, 2009 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 high current income exempt from federal income tax and then to liquidate on or about April 30, 2021 and distribute all of the Fund’s net assets to shareholders. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek total return. There can be no assurance the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved.

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

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. 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. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

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

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

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

 

   

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

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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS

(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Municipal Bonds†

     —        $ 243,034,210        —        $ 243,034,210  

Short-Term Investments†:

           

Municipal Bonds

     —          4,400,000        —          4,400,000  

Money Market Funds

   $ 52,020        —          —          52,020  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

     52,020        4,400,000        —          4,452,020  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 52,020      $ 247,434,210        —        $ 247,486,230  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 57,460        —          —        $ 57,460  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 109,480      $ 247,434,210        —        $ 247,543,690  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

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ITEM 2.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

April 23, 2019

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

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

April 23, 2019

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

Date:

 

April 23, 2019