Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust
01/25/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/25/2022 13:16
Semi-Annual Report by Investment Company (Form N-CSRS)
Martin Currie International Unconstrained Equity Fund
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-22338
Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10018
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Marc A. De Oliveira
Franklin Templeton
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-877-721-1926
Date of fiscal year end: May 31
Date of reporting period: November 30, 2021
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ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.
The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.
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November 30, 2021 |
MARTIN CURRIE
INTERNATIONAL
SUSTAINABLE
EQUITY FUND
| INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE |
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| What's inside | ||||
| Letter from the president | II | |||
| Performance review | IV | |||
| Fund at a glance | 1 | |||
| Fund expenses | 2 | |||
| Schedule of investments | 4 | |||
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 7 | |||
| Statement of operations | 8 | |||
| Statements of changes in net assets | 9 | |||
| Financial highlights | 10 | |||
| Notes to financial statements | 13 | |||
| Statement regarding liquidity risk management program | 23 |
Fund objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Letter from the president
Dear Shareholder,
We are pleased to provide the semi-annual report of Martin Currie International Sustainable Equity Fund for the six-month reporting period ended November 30, 2021. Please read on for Fund performance information during the Fund's reporting period.
Special shareholder notice
On September 30, 2021, the Fund implemented revisions to its name and principal investment strategies to reflect its use of environmental, social and governance ("ESG") criteria in its security selection process. For additional information, please see the prospectus dated September 30, 2021.
At a meeting held on November 2-3, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust approved the reorganization of the Fund into the Martin Currie International Sustainable Equity ETF, a newly-organized series of the Franklin Templeton ETF Trust, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and subject to approval by the shareholders of the Fund. For additional information, please see the prospectus supplement dated December 14, 2021.
As always, we remain committed to providing you with excellent service and a full spectrum of investment choices. We also remain committed to supplementing the support you receive from your financial advisor. One way we accomplish this is through our website, www.franklintempleton.com. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:
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Fund prices and performance, |
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Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and |
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A host of educational resources. |
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We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.
Sincerely,
Jane Trust, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer
December 31, 2021
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Performance review
For the six months ended November 30, 2021, Class IS shares of Martin Currie International Sustainable Equity Fund returned 1.22%. The Fund's unmanaged benchmark, the MSCI All-Country World Index ex-U.S.i, returned -5.59% for the same period. The Lipper International Large-Cap Growth Funds Category Averageii returned -2.90% over the same time frame.
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Performance Snapshot as ofNovember 30, 2021 (unaudited) |
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| (excluding sales charges) | 6 months | |||
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Class A |
0.96 | % | ||
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Class I |
1.11 | % | ||
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Class IS |
1.22 | % | ||
| MSCI All-Country World Index ex-U.S. | -5.59 | % | ||
| Lipper International Large-Cap Growth Funds Category Average | -2.90 | % |
The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.franklintempleton.com.
All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.
Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.
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Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited) |
As of the Fund's current prospectus dated September 30, 2021, the gross total annual fund operating expense ratios for Class A, Class I and Class IS shares were 2.51%, 2.09% and 1.89%, respectively.
Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.
As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets will not exceed 1.20% for Class A shares, 0.85% for Class I shares and 0.75% for Class IS shares. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares will not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees' consent.
The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class within three years after the fiscal year in which the manager earned the fee or incurred the expense if the class'
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total annual fund operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation ("expense cap") in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class' total annual fund operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.
As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets.
Sincerely,
Jane Trust, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer
December 31, 2021
RISKS: Equity securities are subject to market and price fluctuations. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. The Fund may be significantly overweight or underweight in certain companies, industries or market sectors, which may cause the Fund's performance to be more sensitive to developments affecting those companies, industries or sectors. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations as well as social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. The Fund's environmental, social and governance ("ESG") investment strategy may limit the types and number of investment opportunities available to the Fund and, as a result, may underperform funds that are not subject to such criteria. The Fund's ESG investment strategy may result in the Fund investing in securities or industry sectors that underperform the market as a whole, or forgoing opportunities to invest in securities that might otherwise be advantageous to buy. The Fund may also underperform other funds screened for different ESG standards. In addition, the subadviser may be unsuccessful in creating a portfolio composed of companies that exhibit positive ESG characteristics. To the extent the Fund focuses its investments in a single country or only a few countries in a geographic region, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions affecting such country or region may have a greater impact on Fund performance relative to a more geographically diversified fund. Derivatives, such as warrants and other synthetic instruments, can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. In addition to the Fund's operating expenses, the Fund will indirectly bear the operating expenses of any underlying funds. The Fund is classified as "non-diversified," which means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. To the extent the Fund invests its assets in a smaller number of issuers, the Fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those issuers than a diversified fund. Please see the Fund's prospectus for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and the Fund's investment strategies.
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Performance review (cont'd)
All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
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The MSCI All-Country World Index ex-U.S. is a market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. |
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Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Refinitiv, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the six-month period ended November 30, 2021, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 324 funds in the Fund's Lipper category, and excluding sales charges, if any. |
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Fund at a glance† (unaudited)
Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments
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The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund's investments as of November 30, 2021 and May 31, 2021. The fund is actively managed. As a result, the composition of the Fund's investments is subject to change at any time. |
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Fund expenses (unaudited)
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on June 1, 2021 and held for the six months ended November 30, 2021.
Actual expenses
The table below titled "Based on Actual Total Return" provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period".
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below titled "Based on Hypothetical Total Return" provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Based on hypothetical total return1 |
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Actual Total Return Without Sales Charge2 |
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period3 |
Hypothetical Annualized Total Return |
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period3 |
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| Class A | 0.96 | % | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.60 | 1.20 | % | $ | 6.05 | Class A | 5.00 | % | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.05 | 1.20 | % | $ | 6.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class I | 1.11 | 1,000.00 | 1,011.10 | 0.85 | 4.29 | Class I | 5.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,020.81 | 0.85 | 4.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class IS | 1.22 | 1,000.00 | 1,012.20 | 0.75 | 3.78 | Class IS | 5.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.31 | 0.75 | 3.80 |
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For the six months ended November 30, 2021. |
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Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. |
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Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class' respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), then divided by 365. |
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Schedule of investments (unaudited)
November 30, 2021
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| Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks - 99.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Communication Services - 3.5% | ||||||||||||||||
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Interactive Media & Services - 3.5% |
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Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
15,723 | $ | 926,282 | |||||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary - 16.3% | ||||||||||||||||
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Automobiles - 3.7% |
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Ferrari NV |
3,686 | 967,645 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.8% |
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Farfetch Ltd., Class A Shares |
13,814 | 475,340 | * | |||||||||||||
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 10.8% |
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adidas AG |
2,349 | 681,196 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Dr. Martens PLC |
30,336 | 160,995 | *(a) | |||||||||||||
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Kering SA |
1,274 | 982,434 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Moncler SpA |
14,226 | 1,030,998 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
2,855,623 | |||||||||||||||
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Total Consumer Discretionary |
4,298,608 | |||||||||||||||
| Consumer Staples - 8.4% | ||||||||||||||||
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Food Products - 3.4% |
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Kerry Group PLC, Class A Shares |
7,332 | 902,636 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Personal Products - 5.0% |
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L'Oreal SA |
2,913 | 1,313,428 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Total Consumer Staples |
2,216,064 | |||||||||||||||
| Financials - 3.6% | ||||||||||||||||
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Insurance - 3.6% |
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AIA Group Ltd. |
89,000 | 936,451 | ||||||||||||||
| Health Care - 23.7% | ||||||||||||||||
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Biotechnology - 3.5% |
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CSL Ltd. |
4,301 | 929,680 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 8.6% |
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Coloplast A/S, Class B Shares |
4,574 | 750,431 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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ResMed Inc. |
59,032 | 1,521,473 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
2,271,904 | |||||||||||||||
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Life Sciences Tools & Services - 11.6% |
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Mettler-Toledo International Inc. |
983 | 1,488,390 | * | |||||||||||||
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC |
67,426 | 618,745 | * | |||||||||||||
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Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc. |
69,000 | 939,703 | * | |||||||||||||
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Total Life Sciences Tools & Services |
3,046,838 | |||||||||||||||
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Total Health Care |
6,248,422 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets) |
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| Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||
| Industrials - 15.1% | ||||||||||||||||
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Building Products - 9.5% |
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Assa Abloy AB, Class B Shares |
39,645 | $ | 1,108,180 | (a) | ||||||||||||
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Kingspan Group PLC |
12,161 | 1,403,876 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Total Building Products |
2,512,056 | |||||||||||||||
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Machinery - 5.6% |
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Atlas Copco AB, Class A Shares |
24,015 | 1,471,277 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Total Industrials |
3,983,333 | |||||||||||||||
| Information Technology - 24.0% | ||||||||||||||||
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 5.9% |
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Hexagon AB, Class B Shares |
106,218 | 1,553,825 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 10.4% |
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ASML Holding NV |
2,059 | 1,613,428 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
53,437 | 1,136,870 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
2,750,298 | |||||||||||||||
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Software - 7.7% |
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Dassault Systemes SE |
23,145 | 1,395,234 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Nemetschek SE |
4,941 | 626,545 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Total Software |
2,021,779 | |||||||||||||||
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Total Information Technology |
6,325,902 | |||||||||||||||
| Materials - 4.4% | ||||||||||||||||
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Chemicals - 4.4% |
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Linde PLC |
3,601 | 1,151,245 | (a) | |||||||||||||
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Total Investments - 99.0% (Cost - $18,654,340) |
26,086,307 | |||||||||||||||
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Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.0% |
261,563 | |||||||||||||||
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Total Net Assets - 100.0% |
$ | 26,347,870 |
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Non-income producing security. |
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Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (Note 1). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont'd)
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| Sweden | 15.8 | % | ||
| France | 14.1 | |||
| United States | 11.5 | |||
| United Kingdom | 9.2 | |||
| Ireland | 8.8 | |||
| Italy | 7.7 | |||
| China | 7.2 | |||
| Netherlands | 6.2 | |||
| Germany | 5.0 | |||
| Taiwan | 4.4 | |||
| Hong Kong | 3.6 | |||
| Australia | 3.6 | |||
| Denmark | 2.9 | |||
| 100.0 | % |
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As a percentage of total investments. Please note that the Fund holdings are as of November 30, 2021 and are subject to change. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)
November 30, 2021
| Assets: | ||||
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Investments, at value (Cost - $18,654,340) |
$ | 26,086,307 | ||
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Foreign currency, at value (Cost - $625) |
618 | |||
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Cash |
44,209 | |||
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Receivable for securities sold |
238,259 | |||
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Interest and dividends receivable |
17,813 | |||
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Receivable from investment manager |
2,407 | |||
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Receivable for Fund shares sold |
2,030 | |||
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Prepaid expenses |
34,562 | |||
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Total Assets |
26,426,205 | |||
| Liabilities: | ||||
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Fund accounting fees payable |
25,904 | |||
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Audit and tax fees payable |
22,383 | |||
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Payable for Fund shares repurchased |
17,805 | |||
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Shareholder reports payable |
6,475 | |||
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Trustees' fees payable |
551 | |||
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Service and/or distribution fees payable |
92 | |||
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Accrued expenses |
5,125 | |||
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Total Liabilities |
78,335 | |||
| Total Net Assets | $ | 26,347,870 | ||
| Net Assets: | ||||
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Par value (Note 7) |
$ | 14 | ||
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Paid-in capital in excess of par value |
17,817,250 | |||
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Total distributable earnings (loss) |
8,530,606 | |||
| Total Net Assets | $ | 26,347,870 | ||
| Net Assets: | ||||
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Class A |
$429,908 | |||
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Class I |
$2,777,959 | |||
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Class IS |
$23,140,003 | |||
| Shares Outstanding: | ||||
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Class A |
22,809 | |||
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Class I |
145,723 | |||
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Class IS |
1,211,617 | |||
| Net Asset Value: | ||||
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Class A (and redemption price) |
$18.85 | |||
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Class I (and redemption price) |
$19.06 | |||
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Class IS (and redemption price) |
$19.10 | |||
| Maximum Public Offering Price Per Share: | ||||
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Class A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%) |
$20.00 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of operations (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2021
| Investment Income: | ||||
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Dividends |
$ | 63,019 | ||
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Less: Foreign taxes withheld |
(9,082) | |||
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Total Investment Income |
53,937 | |||
| Expenses: | ||||
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Investment management fee (Note 2) |
98,906 | |||
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Fund accounting fees |
38,218 | |||
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Registration fees |
30,870 | |||
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Audit and tax fees |
22,623 | |||
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Legal fees |
11,333 | |||
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Shareholder reports |
6,844 | |||
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Transfer agent fees (Note 5) |
3,978 | |||
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Trustees' fees |
1,612 | |||
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Custody fees |
1,427 | |||
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Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5) |
549 | |||
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Insurance |
208 | |||
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Interest expense |
2 | |||
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Miscellaneous expenses |
4,520 | |||
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Total Expenses |
221,090 | |||
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Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes 2 and 5) |
(119,945) | |||
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Net Expenses |
101,145 | |||
| Net Investment Loss | (47,208) | |||
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions (Notes 1 and 3): |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) From: |
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Investment transactions |
108,473 | |||
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Foreign currency transactions |
(5,307) | |||
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Net Realized Gain |
103,166 | |||
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From: |
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Investments |
27,207 | |||
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Foreign currencies |
(1,125) | |||
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
26,082 | |||
| Net Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | 129,248 | |||
| Increase in Net Assets From Operations | $ | 82,040 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
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For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2021 (unaudited) and the Year Ended May 31, 2021 |
November 30 | May 31 | ||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||
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Net investment income (loss) |
$ | (47,208) | $ | 46,286 | ||||
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Net realized gain |
103,166 | 1,020,256 | ||||||
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
26,082 | 6,202,329 | ||||||
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Increase in Net Assets From Operations |
82,040 | 7,268,871 | ||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6): | ||||||||
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Total distributable earnings |
- | (37,118) | ||||||
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Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders |
- | (37,118) | ||||||
| Fund Share Transactions (Note 7): | ||||||||
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Net proceeds from sale of shares |
6,947,738 | 21,549,528 | ||||||
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Reinvestment of distributions |
- | 11,886 | ||||||
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Cost of shares repurchased |
(4,752,279) | (10,589,071) | ||||||
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Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions |
2,195,459 | 10,972,343 | ||||||
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Increase in Net Assets |
2,277,499 | 18,204,096 | ||||||
| Net Assets: | ||||||||
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Beginning of period |
24,070,371 | 5,866,275 | ||||||
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End of period |
$ | 26,347,870 | $ | 24,070,371 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended May 31, unless otherwise noted: |
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| Class A Shares1 | 20212 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.72 | $ | 12.64 | $ | 11.53 | $ | 11.51 | $ | 11.40 | $ | 9.89 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income (loss) |
(0.08) | (0.04) | (0.04) | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain |
0.21 | 6.14 | 1.17 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Total income from operations |
0.13 | 6.10 | 1.13 | 0.26 | 0.40 | 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income |
- | - | (0.02) | (0.12) | (0.14) | (0.09) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Net realized gains |
- | (0.02) | - | (0.12) | (0.15) | (0.10) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Total distributions |
- | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.24) | (0.29) | (0.19) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, end of period | $ | 18.85 | $ | 18.72 | $ | 12.64 | $ | 11.53 | $ | 11.51 | $ | 11.40 | ||||||||||||
|
Total return3 |
0.96 | % | 48.32 | % | 9.82 | % | 2.60 | % | 3.51 | % | 17.67 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 430 | $ | 312 | $ | 241 | $ | 208 | $ | 198 | $ | 134 | ||||||||||||
| Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross expenses |
2.11 | %4 | 2.51 | % | 5.16 | %5 | 6.03 | %5 | 4.71 | % | 6.34 | %5 | ||||||||||||
|
Net expenses6,7 |
1.20 | 4 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 5 | 1.20 | 5 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income (loss) |
(0.78) | 4 | (0.26) | (0.31) | 0.44 | 1.23 | 0.93 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 14 | % | 49 | % | 37 | % | 63 | % | 15 | % | 22 | % |
| 1 |
Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
| 2 |
For the six months ended November 30, 2021 (unaudited). |
| 3 |
Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
| 4 |
Annualized. |
| 5 |
Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
| 6 |
As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective August 3, 2017, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.20%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees' consent. Prior to August 3, 2017, as a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.35%. |
| 7 |
Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Class I Shares1 | 20212 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.90 | $ | 12.71 | $ | 11.59 | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.44 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income (loss) |
(0.04) | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain |
0.20 | 6.16 | 1.15 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Total income from operations |
0.16 | 6.21 | 1.17 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income |
- | - | (0.05) | (0.15) | (0.16) | (0.10) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Net realized gains |
- | (0.02) | - | (0.12) | (0.15) | (0.10) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Total distributions |
- | (0.02) | (0.05) | (0.27) | (0.31) | (0.20) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, end of period | $ | 19.06 | $ | 18.90 | $ | 12.71 | $ | 11.59 | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.44 | ||||||||||||
|
Total return3 |
1.11 | % | 48.92 | % | 10.07 | % | 3.05 | % | 3.69 | % | 18.09 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 2,778 | $ | 2,793 | $ | 841 | $ | 230 | $ | 214 | $ | 194 | ||||||||||||
| Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross expenses |
1.82 | %4 | 2.09 | % | 4.71 | %5 | 5.29 | %5 | 4.46 | % | 5.98 | %5 | ||||||||||||
|
Net expenses6,7 |
0.85 | 4 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 5 | 0.83 | 5 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income (loss) |
(0.43) | 4 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.80 | 1.36 | 1.23 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 14 | % | 49 | % | 37 | % | 63 | % | 15 | % | 22 | % |
| 1 |
Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
| 2 |
For the six months ended November 30, 2021 (unaudited). |
| 3 |
Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
| 4 |
Annualized. |
| 5 |
Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
| 6 |
As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective August 3, 2017, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.85%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees' consent. Prior to August 3, 2017, as a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 1.00%. |
| 7 |
Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended May 31, unless otherwise noted: |
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| Class IS Shares1 | 20212 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.93 | $ | 12.72 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.43 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income (loss) |
(0.03) | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain |
0.20 | 6.19 | 1.17 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Total income from operations |
0.17 | 6.23 | 1.19 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income |
- | (0.00) | 3 | (0.05) | (0.16) | (0.17) | (0.10) | |||||||||||||||||
|
Net realized gains |
- | (0.02) | - | (0.12) | (0.15) | (0.10) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Total distributions |
- | (0.02) | (0.05) | (0.28) | (0.32) | (0.20) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, end of period | $ | 19.10 | $ | 18.93 | $ | 12.72 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.43 | ||||||||||||
|
Total return4 |
1.22 | % | 49.06 | % | 10.26 | % | 3.06 | % | 3.86 | % | 18.03 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 23,140 | $ | 20,966 | $ | 4,783 | $ | 4,800 | $ | 4,655 | $ | 4,441 | ||||||||||||
| Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross expenses |
1.64 | %5 | 1.89 | % | 4.61 | %6 | 5.22 | %6 | 4.38 | % | 6.08 | %6 | ||||||||||||
|
Net expenses7,8 |
0.75 | 5 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 6 | 0.75 | 6 | 0.78 | 0.90 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income (loss) |
(0.34) | 5 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.88 | 1.42 | 1.17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 14 | % | 49 | % | 37 | % | 63 | % | 15 | % | 22 | % |
| 1 |
Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
| 2 |
For the six months ended November 30, 2021 (unaudited). |
| 3 |
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
| 4 |
Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
| 5 |
Annualized. |
| 6 |
Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
| 7 |
As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, effective August 3, 2017, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 0.75%. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees' consent. Prior to August 3, 2017, as a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 0.90%. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. |
| 8 |
Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
1. Organization and significant accounting policies
Martin Currie International Sustainable Equity Fund (prior to September 30, 2021, the Fund was known as Martin Currie International Unconstrained Equity Fund) (the "Fund") is a separate non-diversified investment series of Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust (the "Trust"). The Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. Effective on September 30, 2021, as approved by the Board of Trustees, the Fund implemented revisions to its principal investment strategies to reflect its use of environmental, social and governance ("ESG") criteria in its security selection process.
The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.
(a) Investment valuation.Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. 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. 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 Trustees.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the
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"Valuation Committee"). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund's pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees. 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 Trustees, 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 Trustees 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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GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| • |
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • |
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • |
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund's assets 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†: | ||||||||||||||
|
Common Stocks: |
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|
Communication Services |
$ | 926,282 | - | - | $ | 926,282 | ||||||||
|
Consumer Discretionary |
475,340 | $ | 3,823,268 | - | 4,298,608 | |||||||||
|
Financials |
936,451 | - | - | 936,451 | ||||||||||
|
Health Care |
3,046,838 | 3,201,584 | - | 6,248,422 | ||||||||||
|
Other Common Stocks |
- | 13,676,544 | - | 13,676,544 | ||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 5,384,911 | $ | 20,701,396 | - | $ | 26,086,307 |
| * |
As a result of the fair value pricing procedures for international equities utilized by the Fund, which account for events occurring after the close of the principal market of the security but prior to the calculation of the Fund's net asset value, certain securities were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. |
| † |
See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
(b) Foreign currency translation.Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
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Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, on the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.
(c) Foreign investment risks.The Fund's investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or may pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
(d) Security transactions and investment income.Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income (including interest income from payment-in-kind securities), adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.
(e) Distributions to shareholders.Distributions from net investment income and distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(f) Share class accounting.Investment income, common expenses and realized/ unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on
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the basis of daily net assets of each class. Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that share class.
(g) Compensating balance arrangements.The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian's fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank.
(h) Federal and other taxes.It is the Fund's policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal or state income tax provision is required in the Fund's financial statements.
Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of May 31, 2021, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.
(i) Reclassification.GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC ("LMPFA") is the Fund's investment manager and Martin Currie Inc. ("Martin Currie") is the Fund's subadviser. Western Asset Management Company, LLC ("Western Asset") manages the portion of the Fund's cash and short-term instruments allocated to it. LMPFA, Martin Currie and Western Asset are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. ("Franklin Resources").
Under the investment management agreement, the Fund pays an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, in accordance with the following breakpoint schedule:
| Average Daily Net Assets | Annual Rate | |||
| First $1 billion | 0.750 | % | ||
| Next $1 billion | 0.700 | |||
| Next $3 billion | 0.650 | |||
| Next $5 billion | 0.600 | |||
| Over $10 billion | 0.550 |
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LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. LMPFA delegates to the subadviser the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund, except for the management of the portion of the cash and short-term instruments allocated to Western Asset. For its services, LMPFA pays Martin Currie monthly, an aggregate fee equal to 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Fund. For Western Asset's services to the Fund, LMPFA pays Western Asset monthly 0.02% of the portion of the Fund's average daily net assets that are allocated to Western Asset by LMPFA.
As a result of expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and LMPFA, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A, Class I and Class IS shares did not exceed 1.20%, 0.85% and 0.75%, respectively. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees' consent.
During the six months ended November 30, 2021, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $119,945.
LMPFA is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class within three years after the fiscal year in which LMPFA earned the fee or incurred the expense if the class' total annual fund operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation ("expense cap") in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will LMPFA recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class' total annual fund operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.
Pursuant to these arrangements, at November 30, 2021, the Fund had remaining fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements subject to recapture by LMPFA and respective dates of expiration as follows:
| Class A | Class I | Class IS | ||||||||||
| Expires May 31, 2022 | $ | 9,603 | $ | 9,724 | $ | 206,541 | ||||||
| Expires May 31, 2023 | 9,187 | 18,071 | 182,931 | |||||||||
| Expires May 31, 2024 | 3,883 | 21,716 | 212,413 | |||||||||
| Expires May 31, 2025 | 1,984 | 17,464 | 99,764 | |||||||||
| Total fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to recapture | $ | 24,657 | $ | 66,975 | $ | 701,649 |
For the six months ended November 30, 2021, LMPFA did not recapture any fees.
Franklin Distributors, LLC (known as Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC prior to July 7, 2021) ("Franklin Distributors") serves as the Fund's sole and exclusive distributor. Franklin Distributors is an indirect, wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Franklin Resources.
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There is a maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. In certain cases, Class A shares have a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), which applies if redemption occurs within 18 months from purchase payment. This CDSC only applies to those purchases of Class A shares, which, when combined with current holdings of other shares of Legg Mason funds, equal or exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate. These purchases do not incur an initial sales charge.
For the six months ended November 30, 2021, sales charges retained by and CDSCs paid to Franklin Distributors and its affiliates, if any, were as follows:
| Class A | ||||
| Sales charges | $ | 116 | ||
| CDSCs | - |
Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), Trustees may have elected to defer receipt of all or a specified portion of their compensation. A participating Trustee selected one or more funds managed by LMPFA or an affiliate of LMPFA in which his or her deferred trustee's fees were deemed to be invested. Deferred amounts remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. In May 2015, the Board of Trustees approved an amendment to the Plan so that effective January 1, 2016, no compensation earned after that date may be deferred under the Plan.
All officers and one Trustee of the Trust are employees of Franklin Resources or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Trust.
3. Investments
During the six months ended November 30, 2021, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:
| Purchases | $ | 5,771,308 | ||
| Sales | 3,553,235 |
At November 30, 2021, the aggregate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:
| Cost |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Unrealized Appreciation |
|||||||||||||
| Securities | $ | 18,654,340 | $ | 7,600,210 | $ | (168,243) | $ | 7,431,967 |
4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities
During the six months ended November 30, 2021, the Fund did not invest in derivative instruments.
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5. Class specific expenses, waivers and/or expense reimbursements
The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and distribution plan and under that plan the Fund pays service and/or distribution fees with respect to its Class A shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the class. Service and/or distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
For the six months ended November 30, 2021, class specific expenses were as follows:
|
Service and/or Distribution Fees |
Transfer Agent Fees |
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| Class A | $ | 549 | $ | 479 | ||||
| Class I | - | 3,270 | ||||||
| Class IS | - | 229 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 549 | $ | 3,978 |
For the six months ended November 30, 2021, waivers and/or expense reimbursements by class were as follows:
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Waivers/Expense Reimbursements |
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| Class A | $ | 1,994 | ||
| Class I | 17,554 | |||
| Class IS | 100,397 | |||
| Total | $ | 119,945 |
6. Distributions to shareholders by class
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Year Ended May 31, 2021 |
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| Net Investment Income: | ||||||||
| Class IS | - | $ | 2,934 | |||||
| Net Realized Gains: | ||||||||
| Class A | - | $ | 451 | |||||
| Class I | - | 2,534 | ||||||
| Class IS | - | 31,199 | ||||||
| Total | - | $ | 34,184 |
7. Shares of beneficial interest
At November 30, 2021, the Trust had an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized with a par value of $0.00001 per share. The Fund has the ability to issue multiple classes of shares. Each class of shares represents an identical interest and has the same rights, except that each class bears certain direct expenses, including those specifically related to the distribution of its shares.
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Transactions in shares of each class were as follows:
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Six Months Ended November 30, 2021 |
Year Ended May 31, 2021 |
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| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
| Class A | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 12,247 | $ | 238,274 | 8,789 | $ | 158,214 | ||||||||||
| Shares issued on reinvestment | - | - | 28 | 451 | ||||||||||||
| Shares repurchased | (6,090) | (117,343) | (11,271) | (204,887) | ||||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | 6,157 | $ | 120,931 | (2,454) | $ | (46,222) | ||||||||||
| Class I | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 98,542 | $ | 1,950,906 | 153,634 | $ | 2,607,437 | ||||||||||
| Shares issued on reinvestment | - | - | 155 | 2,534 | ||||||||||||
| Shares repurchased | (100,586) | (1,957,627) | (72,199) | (1,290,855) | ||||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | (2,044) | $ | (6,721) | 81,590 | $ | 1,319,116 | ||||||||||
| Class IS | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 243,098 | $ | 4,758,558 | 1,233,089 | $ | 18,783,877 | ||||||||||
| Shares issued on reinvestment | - | - | 542 | 8,901 | ||||||||||||
| Shares repurchased | (139,240) | (2,677,309) | (501,962) | (9,093,329) | ||||||||||||
| Net increase | 103,858 | $ | 2,081,249 | 731,669 | $ | 9,699,449 |
8. Recent accounting pronouncement
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-04,Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, with further amendments to Topic 848. The amendments in the ASUs provide optional temporary accounting recognition and financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021 and 2023. The ASUs are effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management has reviewed the requirements and believes the adoption of these ASUs will not have a material impact on the financial statements.
9. Other matters
The outbreak of the respiratory illness COVID-19 (commonly referred to as "coronavirus") has continued to rapidly spread around the world, causing considerable uncertainty for the global economy and financial markets. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments, impair the Fund's ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund's performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to
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mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Fund by its service providers.
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At a meeting held on November 2-3, 2021, the Fund's Board of Trustees approved the reorganization of the Fund into the Martin Currie International Sustainable Equity ETF, a newly-organized series of the Franklin Templeton ETF Trust, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and subject to approval by the shareholders of the Fund.
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Statement regarding liquidity risk management program
(unaudited)
Each Fund has adopted and implemented a written Liquidity Risk Management Program (the "LRMP") as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Liquidity Rule"). The LRMP is designed to assess and manage each Fund's liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors' interests in the Fund. In accordance with the Liquidity Rule, the LRMP includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of each Fund's liquidity risk; (2) classification of each Fund's portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for Funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund's net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a "Highly Liquid Investment Minimum" or "HLIM"); and (4) prohibiting the Fund's acquisition of Illiquid investments that would result in the Fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The LRMP also requires reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if the Fund's holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of the Fund's net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).
The Director of Liquidity Risk within the Investment Risk Management Group (the "IRMG") is the appointed Administrator of the LRMP. The IRMG maintains the Investment Liquidity Committee (the "ILC") to provide oversight and administration of policies and procedures governing liquidity risk management for Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason products and portfolios. The ILC includes representatives from Franklin Templeton's Risk, Trading, Global Compliance, Legal, Investment Compliance, Investment Operations, Valuation Committee, Product Management and Global Product Strategy.
In assessing and managing each Fund's liquidity risk, the ILC considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including the Fund's investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources including the Funds' interfund lending facility and line of credit. Classification of the Fund's portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment's market value.
Each Fund primarily holds liquid assets that are defined under the Liquidity Rule as "Highly Liquid Investments," and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM. Highly Liquid
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(unaudited) (cont'd)
Investments are defined as cash and any investment reasonably expected to be convertible to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without the conversion to cash significantly changing the market value of the investment.
At meetings of the Funds' Board of Trustees/Directors held in November 2021, the Program Administrator provided a written report to the Board addressing the adequacy and effectiveness of the program for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Program Administrator report concluded that (i.) the LRMP, as adopted and implemented, remains reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund's liquidity risk; (ii.) the LRMP, including the Highly Liquid Investment Minimum ("HLIM") where applicable, was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund's liquidity risk; and (iii.) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors' interests in the Fund.
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Martin Currie
International Sustainable Equity Fund
Trustees
Paul R. Ades
Andrew L. Breech
Althea L. Duersten
Chair
Stephen R. Gross
Susan M. Heilbron
Howard J. Johnson
Arnold L. Lehman
Robin J. W. Masters
Jerome H. Miller
Ken Miller
G. Peter O'Brien
Thomas F. Schlafly
Jane Trust
Investment manager
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC
Subadviser
Martin Currie Inc.
Distributor
Franklin Distributors, LLC†
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
Transfer agent
BNY Mellon Investment
Servicing (US) Inc.
4400 Computer Drive
Westborough, MA 01581
Independent registered public accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, MD
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Effective July 7, 2021, Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC was renamed Franklin Distributors, LLC. |
Martin Currie International Sustainable Equity Fund
The Fund is a separate investment series of Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust, a Maryland statutory trust.
Martin Currie International Sustainable Equity Fund
Legg Mason Funds
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor
New York, NY 10018
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund's Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-PORT, shareholders can call the Fund at 1-877-721-1926.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 1-877-721-1926, (2) at www.franklintempleton.com and (3) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Martin Currie International Sustainable Equity Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
Investors should consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice
Your Privacy and the Security of Your Personal Information is Very Important to the Legg Mason Funds
This Privacy and Security Notice (the "Privacy Notice") addresses the Legg Mason Funds' privacy and data protection practices with respect to nonpublic personal information the Funds receive. The Legg Mason Funds include any funds sold by the Funds' distributor, Franklin Distributors, LLC, as well as Legg Mason-sponsored closed-end funds. The provisions of this Privacy Notice apply to your information both while you are a shareholder and after you are no longer invested with the Funds.
The Type of Nonpublic Personal Information the Funds Collect About You
The Funds collect and maintain nonpublic personal information about you in connection with your shareholder account. Such information may include, but is not limited to:
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Personal information included on applications or other forms; |
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Account balances, transactions, and mutual fund holdings and positions; |
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Bank account information, legal documents, and identity verification documentation; |
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Online account access user IDs, passwords, security challenge question responses; and |
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Information received from consumer reporting agencies regarding credit history and creditworthiness (such as the amount of an individual's total debt, payment history, etc.). |
How the Funds Use Nonpublic Personal Information About You
The Funds do not sell or share your nonpublic personal information with third parties or with affiliates for their marketing purposes, or with other financial institutions or affiliates for joint marketing purposes, unless you have authorized the Funds to do so. The Funds do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you except as may be required to perform transactions or services you have authorized or as permitted or required by law.
The Funds may disclose information about you to:
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Employees, agents, and affiliates on a "need to know" basis to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators; |
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Service providers, including the Funds' affiliates, who assist the Funds as part of the ordinary course of business (such as printing, mailing services, or processing or servicing your account with us) or otherwise perform services on the Funds' behalf, including companies that may perform statistical analysis, market research and marketing services solely for the Funds; |
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Permit access to transfer, whether in the United States or countries outside of the United States to such Funds' employees, agents and affiliates and service providers as required to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators; |
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The Funds' representatives such as legal counsel, accountants and auditors to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators; |
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Fiduciaries or representatives acting on your behalf, such as an IRA custodian or trustee of a grantor trust. |
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Except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, companies acting on the Funds' behalf, including those outside the United States, are contractually obligated to keep nonpublic personal information the Funds provide to them confidential and to use the information the Funds share only to provide the services the Funds ask them to perform. The Funds may disclose nonpublic personal information about you when necessary to enforce their rights or protect against fraud, or as permitted or required by applicable law, such as in connection with a law enforcement or regulatory request, subpoena, or similar legal process. In the event of a corporate action or in the event a Fund service provider changes, the Funds may be required to disclose your nonpublic personal information to third parties. While it is the Funds' practice to obtain protections for disclosed information in these types of transactions, the Funds cannot guarantee their privacy policy will remain unchanged.
Keeping You Informed of the Funds' Privacy and Security Practices
The Funds will notify you annually of their privacy policy as required by federal law. While the Funds reserve the right to modify this policy at any time they will notify you promptly if this privacy policy changes.
The Funds' Security Practices
The Funds maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to guard your nonpublic personal information. The Funds' internal data security policies restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to authorized employees, who may use your nonpublic personal information for Fund business purposes only.
Although the Funds strive to protect your nonpublic personal information, they cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide or transmit to them, and you do so at your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your nonpublic personal information, the Funds will attempt to notify you as necessary, so you can take appropriate protective steps. If you have consented to the Funds using electronic communications or electronic delivery of statements, they may notify you under such circumstances using the most current email address you have on record with them.
In order for the Funds to provide effective service to you, keeping your account information accurate is very important. If you believe that your account information is incomplete, not accurate or not current, if you have questions about the Funds' privacy practices, or our use of your nonpublic personal information, write the Funds using the contact information on your account statements, email the Funds by clicking on the Contact Us section of the Funds' website at www.franklintempleton.com, or contact the Fund at 1-877-721-1926.
Revised April 2018
Legg Mason California Consumer Privacy Act Policy
Although much of the personal information we collect is "nonpublic personal information" subject to federal law, residents of California may, in certain circumstances, have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). For example, if you are a broker,
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dealer, agent, fiduciary, or representative acting by or on behalf of, or for, the account of any other person(s) or household, or a financial advisor, or if you have otherwise provided personal information to us separate from the relationship we have with personal investors, the provisions of this Privacy Policy apply to your personal information (as defined by the CCPA).
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In addition to the provisions of the Legg Mason Funds Security and Privacy Notice, you may have the right to know the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you. |
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You also have the right to request the deletion of the personal information collected or maintained by the Funds. |
If you wish to exercise any of the rights you have in respect of your personal information, you should advise the Funds by contacting them as set forth below. The rights noted above are subject to our other legal and regulatory obligations and any exemptions under the CCPA. You may designate an authorized agent to make a rights request on your behalf, subject to the identification process described below. We do not discriminate based on requests for information related to our use of your personal information, and you have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment related to the exercise of your privacy rights.
We may request information from you in order to verify your identity or authority in making such a request. If you have appointed an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, or you are an authorized agent making such a request (such as a power of attorney or other written permission), this process may include providing a password/passcode, a copy of government issued identification, affidavit or other applicable documentation, i.e. written permission. We may require you to verify your identity directly even when using an authorized agent, unless a power of attorney has been provided. We reserve the right to deny a request submitted by an agent if suitable and appropriate proof is not provided.
For the 12-month period prior to the date of this Privacy Policy, the Legg Mason Funds have not sold any of your personal information; nor do we have any plans to do so in the future.
Contact Information
Address: Data Privacy Officer, 100 International Dr., Baltimore, MD 21202
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-800-396-4748
Revised October 2020
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| ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. | |
| Included herein under Item 1. | ||
| ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| ITEM 11. | 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
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| ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| ITEM 13. | EXHIBITS. | |
| (a) (1) Not applicable. | ||
| Exhibit 99.CODE ETH | ||
| (a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto. Exhibit 99.CERT | ||
| (b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto. Exhibit 99.906CERT |
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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, there unto duly authorized.
Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust
| By: |
/s/ Jane Trust |
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| Jane Trust | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: January 24, 2022 |
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 |
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| Jane Trust | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | January 24, 2022 | |
| By: |
/s/ Christopher Berarducci |
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| Christopher Berarducci | ||
| Principal Financial Officer | ||
| Date: | January 24, 2022 |