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 811-06444

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-877-721-1926

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2013

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST

CLEARBRIDGE TACTICAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2013


CLEARBRIDGE TACTICAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS - 56.2%      
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.2%      

Media - 1.2%

     

Regal Entertainment Group, Class A Shares

     170,000       $ 2,538,100   
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.7%      

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.8%

     

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     15,300         1,565,802   
     

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.1%

     

H.J. Heinz Co.

     37,000         2,243,310   
     

 

 

 

Household Products - 3.8%

     

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     50,000         4,475,500   

Procter & Gamble Co.

     47,000         3,532,520   
     

 

 

 

Total Household Products

        8,008,020   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        11,817,132   
     

 

 

 
ENERGY - 1.8%      

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.8%

     

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

     25,200         1,892,268   

Seadrill Partners LLC

     64,000         1,852,800   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        3,745,068   
     

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 14.7%      

Capital Markets - 2.7%

     

Ares Capital Corp.

     96,000         1,719,360   

Medley Capital Corp.

     263,000         3,997,600   
     

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

        5,716,960   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 12.0%

     

American Capital Agency Corp.

     109,500         3,463,485   

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

     114,550         1,703,359   

Apartment Investment and Management Co., Class A Shares

     24,800         676,544   

Campus Crest Communities Inc.

     65,000         785,200   

CYS Investments Inc.

     186,400         2,423,200   

DCT Industrial Trust Inc.

     75,700         534,442   

EPR Properties

     14,000         656,040   

Excel Trust Inc.

     58,000         729,640   

First Potomac Realty Trust

     11,381         155,920   

Hatteras Financial Corp.

     58,500         1,584,180   

Highwoods Properties Inc.

     26,200         943,200   

Hospitality Properties Trust

     59,000         1,487,980   

Inland Real Estate Corp.

     102,300         928,884   

Liberty Property Trust

     12,400         485,708   

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     15,200         412,984   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors Inc.

     40,500         1,035,180   

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     39,800         601,776   

Retail Properties of America Inc., Class A Shares

     35,500         459,370   

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     50,000         1,204,500   

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

     73,000         1,420,580   

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

     71,560         1,834,798   

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Class A Shares

     22,000         445,280   

Westfield Group

     93,900         1,094,733   
     

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

        25,066,983   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        30,783,943   
     

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 8.7%      

Pharmaceuticals - 8.7%

     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     92,000         3,324,880   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, ADR

     110,000         5,017,100   

Johnson & Johnson

     18,000         1,330,560   

Merck & Co. Inc.

     59,000         2,551,750   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals - 8.7%(continued)

     

Novartis AG, ADR

     43,000       $ 2,916,260   

Pfizer Inc.

     110,000         3,000,800   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        18,141,350   
     

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 4.9%      

Aerospace & Defense - 1.5%

     

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     35,000         3,040,450   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.8%

     

Eaton Corp. PLC

     30,200         1,719,890   
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.6%

     

TAL International Group Inc.

     130,000         5,447,000   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        10,207,340   
     

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 7.7%      

Computers & Peripherals - 2.7%

     

Apple Inc.

     2,250         1,024,447   

Seagate Technology PLC

     135,000         4,587,300   
     

 

 

 

Total Computers & Peripherals

        5,611,747   
     

 

 

 

IT Services - 0.8%

     

Paychex Inc.

     50,000         1,631,500   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.4%

     

Intel Corp.

     118,970         2,503,129   

Microchip Technology Inc.

     77,000         2,575,650   
     

 

 

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

        5,078,779   
     

 

 

 

Software - 1.8%

     

CA Inc.

     40,000         992,800   

Microsoft Corp.

     105,000         2,884,350   
     

 

 

 

Total Software

        3,877,150   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

        16,199,176   
     

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 2.1%      

Paper & Forest Products - 2.1%

     

International Paper Co.

     108,000         4,473,360   
     

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 7.7%      

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 5.7%

     

AT&T Inc.

     113,000         3,931,270   

CenturyLink Inc.

     70,000         2,831,500   

Verizon Communications Inc.

     89,000         3,881,290   

Windstream Corp.

     137,200         1,336,328   
     

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

        11,980,388   
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

     

Vodafone Group PLC, ADR

     153,000         4,179,960   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

        16,160,348   
     

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 1.7%      

Electric Utilities - 0.9%

     

Great Plains Energy Inc.

     90,000         1,926,000   
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.8%

     

Integrys Energy Group Inc.

     22,000         1,203,180   

National Grid PLC

     41,800         458,428   
     

 

 

 

Total Multi-Utilities

        1,661,608   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

        3,587,608   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost - $109,561,511)
        117,653,425   
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

   RATE     SHARES      VALUE  
PREFERRED STOCKS - 4.4%        
FINANCIALS - 1.6%        

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.6%

       

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Series E

     9.000     27,480       $ 742,510   

Glimcher Realty Trust, Series H

     7.500     29,000         746,170   

LaSalle Hotel Properties, Series H

     7.500     4,015         104,189   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Series A

     7.875     16,400         426,072   

Retail Properties of America Inc., Cumulative

     7.000     16,000         399,200

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Cumulative, Series F

     7.125     37,500         993,750
       

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

          3,411,891   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 2.3%        

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.3%

       

United Technologies Corp.

     7.500     82,000         4,669,080   
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 0.5%        

Electric Utilities - 0.5%

       

PPL Corp.

     8.750     20,000         1,093,800   
       

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost - $8,846,138)
          9,174,771   
       

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 7.5%        
FINANCIALS - 2.7%        

Insurance - 2.5%

       

MetLife Inc.

     5.000     109,000         5,318,110   
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.2%

       

Health Care REIT Inc.

     6.500     7,800         455,130   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

          5,773,240   
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 4.8%        

Electric Utilities - 4.8%

       

NextEra Energy Inc.

     5.889     120,000         6,165,600   

PPL Corp.

     9.500     71,000         3,838,260   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

          10,003,860   
       

 

 

 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost - $15,104,049)
          15,777,100   
       

 

 

 

 

     SHARES/UNITS         
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS - 26.6%      
Diversified Energy Infrastructure - 8.8%      

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     140,000         7,078,400   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     33,000         1,550,670   

Enterprise Products Partners LP

     84,000         4,760,280   

Genesis Energy LP

     73,000         2,941,170   

Regency Energy Partners LP

     54,200         1,339,824   

Williams Partners LP

     14,000         710,360   
     

 

 

 

Total Diversified Energy Infrastructure

        18,380,704   
     

 

 

 
Exploration & Production - 1.2%      

Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP

     275,000         2,604,250   
     

 

 

 
Financials - 2.6%      

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC

     555,000         5,494,500   
     

 

 

 
Gathering/Processing - 6.8%      

Access Midstream Partners LP

     59,000         2,152,320   

Copano Energy LLC

     56,000         2,181,760   

DCP Midstream Partners LP

     33,755         1,522,688   

EQT Midstream Partners LP

     38,700         1,366,884   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP

     36,000         1,987,920   

Southcross Energy Partners LP

     36,592         860,644

Summit Midstream Partners LP

     90,000         1,968,300

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2013

 

 

SECURITY

               SHARES/UNITS      VALUE  
Gathering/Processing - 6.8% (continued)        

Targa Resources Partners LP

  

    30,000       $ 1,204,800   

Western Gas Partners LP

  

    18,000         946,260   
         

 

 

 

Total Gathering/Processing

  

       14,191,576   
         

 

 

 
Liquids Transportation & Storage - 6.2%        

Delek Logistics Partners LP

  

    42,000         1,087,380   

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

  

    94,000         2,818,120   

Lehigh Gas Partners LP

  

    50,000         995,500   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

  

    27,300         1,381,653   

MPLX LP

  

    48,800         1,679,696   

Plains All American Pipeline LP

  

    37,000         1,949,900   

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP

  

    7,670         465,262   

Susser Petroleum Partners LP

  

    59,000         1,711,000   

Tesoro Logistics LP

  

    18,900         831,600   
         

 

 

 

Total Liquids Transportation & Storage

  

       12,920,111   
         

 

 

 
Natural Gas Transportation & Storage - 0.1%        

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP

  

    8,598         236,703   
         

 

 

 
Shipping - 0.9%        

Golar LNG Partners LP

  

    65,000         1,917,500   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

(Cost - $48,436,235)

  

  

       55,745,344   
         

 

 

 
     RATE     MATURITY
DATE
    FACE
AMOUNT
        
CORPORATE BOND & NOTES - 0.6%          
FINANCIALS - 0.6%          

Capital Markets - 0.6%

         

Charles Schwab Corp., Notes

(Cost - $1,000,000)

     7.000     2/1/22      $ 1,000,000       $ 1,157,640  (a)(b)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $182,947,933)

  

  

         199,508,280   
         

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.8%          

Repurchase Agreements - 4.8%

         

Interest in $675,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/13 with RBS Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity - $10,040,036; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to 11.250% due 2/15/15 to 8/15/41; Market value - $10,240,834) (Cost - $10,040,000)

     0.130     2/1/13        10,040,000         10,040,000   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.1 %

(Cost - $192,987,933#)

            209,548,280   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.1)%

            (259,885
         

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 209,288,395   
         

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

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

 

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

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

ADR    — American Depositary Receipts
REIT    — Real Estate Investment Trust

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

ClearBridge Tactical Dividend Income Fund (formerly Legg Mason ClearBridge Tactical Dividend Income Fund) (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Equity 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.

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. 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 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. 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 Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee (the “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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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

   

Level 1 – 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

   $ 117,653,425         —           —         $ 117,653,425   

Preferred stocks

     9,174,771         —           —           9,174,771   

Convertible preferred stocks

     15,777,100         —           —           15,777,100   

Master limited partnerships

     55,745,344         —           —           55,745,344   

Corporate bonds & notes

     —         $ 1,157,640         —           1,157,640   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term investments

   $ 198,350,640       $ 1,157,640         —         $ 199,508,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-term investments†

     —           10,040,000         —           10,040,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 198,350,640       $ 11,197,640         —         $ 209,548,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b) Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Fund to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market and measured against the value of the agreement in an effort to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

(c) 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.

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.

(d) Master limited partnerships. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total net assets in the securities of Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) whose primary business is in the oil and gas, natural resources or commodities industries. Entities commonly referred to as “MLPs” are generally organized under state law as limited partnerships or limited liability companies. To be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an MLP whose units

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

are traded on a securities exchange must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources such as interest, dividends, real estate rents, gain from the sale or disposition of real property, income and gain from mineral or natural resources activities, income and gain from the transportation or storage of certain fuels, and, in certain circumstances, income and gain from commodities or futures, forwards and options with respect to commodities. Mineral or natural resources activities include exploration, development, production, processing, mining, refining, marketing and transportation (including pipelines) of oil and gas, minerals, geothermal energy, fertilizer, timber or industrial source carbon dioxide. An MLP consists of a general partner and limited partners (or in the case of MLPs organized as limited liability companies, a managing member and members). The general partner or managing member typically controls the operations and management of the MLP and has an ownership stake in the partnership. The limited partners or members, through their ownership of limited partner or member interests, provide capital to the entity, are intended to have no role in the operation and management of the entity and receive cash distributions. The MLPs themselves generally do not pay U.S. federal income taxes. Thus, unlike investors in corporate securities, direct MLP investors are generally not subject to double taxation (i.e., corporate level tax and tax on corporate dividends). Currently, most MLPs operate in the energy and/or natural resources sector.

(e) 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 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.

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

2. Investments

At January 31, 2013, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 18,233,543   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,673,196
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 16,560,347   
  

 

 

 

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

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

During the period ended   January 31, 2013, the Fund did not invest in any derivative instruments.

 

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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.

 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

By

 

/s/    R. J AY G ERKEN        

  R. Jay Gerken
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

  March 26, 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. J AY G ERKEN        

  R. Jay Gerken
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

  March 26, 2013

 

By

 

/s/    R ICHARD F. S ENNETT        

  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

  March 26, 2013