Thu, January 29, 2009
[ Thu, Jan 29th 2009 ] - Market Wire
DPL Declares Quarterly Dividend
Wed, January 28, 2009
Tue, January 27, 2009
Mon, January 26, 2009
Sat, January 24, 2009
Fri, January 23, 2009
Thu, January 22, 2009
Wed, January 21, 2009

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. as of December 31, 2008


//business-finance.news-articles.net/content/200 .. -municipals-fund-inc-as-of-december-31-2008.html
Published in Business and Finance on Monday, January 26th 2009 at 13:50 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-01-26 13:51:33 by Market Wire   Print publication without navigation


NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (NYSE: MMU) announces its portfolio composition as of December 31, 2008.

Investment Objective: The Fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from Federal income tax as is consistent with preservation of principal.

Portfolio Composition*:

   
 

Asset Allocation

Municipals

98.7%

Cash & Other Securities

1.3%

 

Top Ten Municipal Sectors

Health Care 19.3%
Pre-Refunded 16.7%
Industrial Revenue 14.0%
Power 10.8%
Housing 10.3%
Transportation 9.3%
Education 5.5%
Special Tax 4.1%
Local 2.8%
Water & Sewer 2.1%
 

Credit Quality Allocation (Higher of S&P/Moody/Fitch)

Aaa/AAA 35.9%
Aa/AA 31.2%
A/A 27.1%
Baa/BBB 3.3%
Ba/BB 1.0%
B/B 1.3%
Caa/CCC 0.2%
 

Call Statistics

Not Callable 14.1%

2009

10.1%
2010 7.1%
2011 4.7%
2012 9.0%
2013 7.4%
2014 1.2%
2015 1.9%
2016 3.2%
2017 6.0%
2018 30.5%
2019 4.8%
 

Average Coupon (%)

5.5

Average Life (years)

13.0

Effective Duration (years)

6.9

Average Credit Quality (S&P)

AA-
 

Portfolio Statistics:

 
Inception Date June 26, 1992
Inception Price $12.00
Total Net Assets $416,866,025
Market Price $9.33
NAV $9.95

(Daily NAV is available on market quotation systems using the symbol XMMUX.)

 
Distribution Rate $0.0450 per share

Frequency

Monthly (Declared quarterly, paid monthly)

Leverage** 37.49%

* Portfolio holdings and weightings are historical and are presented here for informational purposes only. They are subject to change at any time.

** The Fund may employ leverage in the form of loans, preferred stock, reverse repurchase agreements and/or other instruments. If the Fund establishes a segregated account in which it maintains cash and/or liquid securities equal in value to its obligation in respect of the reverse repurchase agreements (or other instruments), these investments are not considered to be a borrowing or a "senior security" for purposes of the asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act, although they may have the same economic effect as other types of leverage.

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc., a non-diversified closed-end investment management company, is advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. and is sub-advised by Western Asset Management, an affiliate of the adviser.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal. Investment return and the value of shares will fluctuate.

For more information, please call Fund Investor Relations at 888-777-0102 or consult the Fund's web site at [ www.leggmason.com/cef ].


Publication Contributing Sources

Similar Business and Finance Publications