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:

(888)777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

February 28, 2013

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 



 

WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST, INC.

 

FORM N-Q

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

 


 

WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

February 28, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 98.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona — 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salt Verde, AZ, Financial Corp. Gas Revenue

 

5.000%

 

12/1/32

 

$

8,610,000

 

$

9,904,944

 

California — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lower Tule River, CA, Irrigation District Revenue, COP

 

5.000%

 

8/1/40

 

2,110,000

 

2,202,735

 

M-S-R Energy Authority, CA, Gas Revenue

 

6.125%

 

11/1/29

 

2,000,000

 

2,549,780

 

Total California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,752,515

 

Colorado — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Authority for Colorado Energy, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue

 

6.125%

 

11/15/23

 

6,000,000

 

7,340,520

 

Florida — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., FL, Senior Secured High Act

 

6.000%

 

6/1/17

 

6,900,000

 

8,229,975

 

Florida State Municipal Power Agency Revenue, All Requirements Power

 

6.250%

 

10/1/31

 

1,000,000

 

1,221,210

 

Miami-Dade County, FL, Aviation Revenue

 

5.000%

 

10/1/32

 

1,250,000

 

1,416,588

(a)

Total Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,867,773

 

Georgia — 7.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta, GA, Water & Wastewater Revenue

 

6.000%

 

11/1/23

 

5,000,000

 

6,336,600

 

Atlanta, GA, Water & Wastewater Revenue

 

6.250%

 

11/1/34

 

3,260,000

 

4,038,977

 

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

 

6.125%

 

7/1/40

 

10,000,000

 

11,599,600

 

Total Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,975,177

 

Illinois — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, IL, Dedicated State Tax Revenue, McCormick Project

 

5.250%

 

6/15/50

 

1,000,000

 

1,102,740

 

Indiana — 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Power Supply System Revenue

 

6.000%

 

1/1/39

 

10,000,000

 

11,807,800

 

Richmond, IN, Hospital Authority Revenue, Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Inc. Project

 

6.500%

 

1/1/29

 

8,000,000

 

9,100,240

 

Total Indiana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,908,040

 

Louisiana — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana State Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Assessment Revenue, AGC

 

6.125%

 

6/1/25

 

10,000,000

 

11,662,300

 

Maryland — 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland State Health & Higher EFA Revenue Bonds, Washington County Hospital Issue

 

5.750%

 

1/1/38

 

9,000,000

 

9,724,950

 

Michigan — 13.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGM

 

5.000%

 

7/1/34

 

7,000,000

 

7,337,470

(b)

AGM

 

6.250%

 

7/1/36

 

3,000,000

 

3,464,100

 

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue, Detroit School District

 

5.500%

 

6/1/21

 

6,000,000

 

7,164,780

 

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, McLaren Health Care Corp.

 

5.750%

 

5/15/38

 

9,000,000

 

10,181,790

 

 

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, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Michigan — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Oak, MI, Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, William Beaumont Hospital

 

8.250%

 

9/1/39

 

$

8,000,000

 

$

10,134,160

 

Total Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,282,300

 

Missouri — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Missouri State Development Finance Board, Infrastructure Facilities Revenue, Independence Events Center

 

6.250%

 

4/1/34

 

11,940,000

 

12,706,548

(c)

New Jersey — 5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey State EDA Revenue, Continental Airlines Inc. Project

 

4.875%

 

9/15/19

 

2,000,000

 

2,056,800

(a)

New Jersey State EFA Revenue, University of Medicine and Dentistry

 

7.500%

 

12/1/32

 

10,000,000

 

12,503,600

 

Total New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,560,400

 

New York — 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty, NY, Development Corporation Revenue, Goldman Sachs Headquarters

 

5.250%

 

10/1/35

 

2,500,000

 

2,986,600

 

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

 

5.500%

 

12/1/31

 

7,925,000

 

9,171,206

 

Total New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,157,806

 

Ohio — 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FirstEnergy Generation Corp.

 

5.700%

 

8/1/20

 

2,500,000

 

3,002,150

 

FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp.

 

5.750%

 

6/1/16

 

10,000,000

 

11,200,200

(d)(e)

Total Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,202,350

 

Pennsylvania — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

6.200%

 

4/1/39

 

10,000,000

 

11,849,400

 

Rhode Island — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhode Island State Health & Educational Building Corp., Revenue, Hospital Financing

 

7.000%

 

5/15/39

 

10,000,000

 

11,690,600

 

Tennessee — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Revenue

 

5.000%

 

9/1/16

 

8,000,000

 

8,836,160

 

Texas — 12.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazos River, TX, Harbor Navigation District, Brazoria County Environmental, Dow Chemical Co. Project

 

5.950%

 

5/15/33

 

10,000,000

 

11,574,800

(a)(e)

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

 

5.250%

 

11/1/40

 

3,000,000

 

3,381,960

 

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue

 

5.750%

 

1/1/33

 

10,200,000

 

11,281,200

 

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. I, Gas Supply Revenue

 

5.250%

 

12/15/18

 

3,325,000

 

3,909,768

 

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. I, Gas Supply Revenue

 

6.250%

 

12/15/26

 

1,310,000

 

1,709,458

 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. Revenue, LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC

 

7.000%

 

6/30/40

 

2,000,000

 

2,423,960

 

Total Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,281,146

 

U.S. Virgin Islands — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue, Matching Fund Loan

 

6.625%

 

10/1/29

 

5,000,000

 

5,805,050

 

 

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, 2013

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Virginia — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

5.000%

 

7/1/23

 

$

1,775,000

 

$

1,970,232

(a)

Wisconsin — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin State HEFA Revenue, Prohealth Care Inc. Obligation Group

 

6.625%

 

2/15/39

 

10,000,000

 

11,728,200

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.7% (Cost — $224,529,418#)

 

 

 

 

 

 

276,309,151

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,597,907

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

279,907,058

 

 

(a)

 

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

(b)

 

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

(c)

 

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.

(d)

 

Maturity date shown represents the mandatory tender date.

(e)

 

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

#

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

 

AGC

-   Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Bonds

 

 

AGM

-   Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation - Insured Bonds

 

 

COP

-   Certificates of Participation

 

 

EDA

-   Economic Development Authority

 

 

EFA

-   Educational Facilities Authority

 

 

HEFA

-   Health & Educational Facilities Authority

 

Summary of Investments by Industry †

 

Industrial Revenue

 

31.0

%

Health Care

 

22.6

 

Education

 

11.3

 

Transportation

 

8.8

 

Water & Sewer

 

7.7

 

Special Tax Obligation

 

7.6

 

Power

 

5.6

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity

 

4.6

 

Leasing

 

0.8

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

† As a percentage of total investments. Please note that Fund holdings are as of February 28, 2013 and are subject to change.

 

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, 2013

 

Ratings Table*
Standard & Poor’s/Moody’s/Fitch
**

 

AAA/Aaa

 

0.4

%

AA/Aa

 

11.8

 

A

 

66.0

 

BBB/Baa

 

21.1

 

B/B

 

0.7

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

*

 

As a percentage of total investments.

**

 

The ratings shown are based on each portfolio security’s rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch, each a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”). These ratings are the opinions of the NRSRO and are not measures of quality or guarantees of performance. Securities may be rated by other NRSROs, and these ratings may be higher or lower. In the event that a security is rated by multiple NRSROs and receives different ratings, the Fund will treat the security as being rated in the highest rating category received from a NRSRO.

 

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.

 

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

 

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. 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 American Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

 

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

 

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

 

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:

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

·                  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNIFICANT

 

SIGNIFICANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OBSERVABLE

 

UNOBSERVABLE

 

 

 

 

 

QUOTED PRICES

 

INPUTS

 

INPUTS

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

(LEVEL 1)

 

(LEVEL 2)

 

(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal bonds†

 

 

$

276,309,151

 

 

$

276,309,151

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

201,819

 

 

 

$

201,819

 

Total

 

$

201,819

 

$

276,309,151

 

 

$

276,510,970

 

†See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

(b) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

 

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or cash equivalents with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the ‘‘initial margin’’ and subsequent payments (‘‘variation margin’’) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract.

 

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

 

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

 

2.  Investments

 

At February 28, 2013, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

53,447,616

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(1,667,883

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

51,779,733

 

 

At February 28, 2013, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

 

NUMBER OF CONTRACTS

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

BASIS
VALUE

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

UNREALIZED
GAIN

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bonds

 

75

 

3/13

 

$

11,097,913

 

$

10,896,094

 

$

201,819

 

 

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

GAAP requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at February 28, 2013.

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Primary Underlying
Risk

 

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

$

201,819

 

 

During the period ended February 28, 2013, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Average market
value

 

Futures contracts (to sell)

 

$

11,516,602

 

 

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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/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:  April 25, 2013

 

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

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

 April 25, 2013

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Richard F. Sennett

 

 

Richard F. Sennett

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

 April 25, 2013