Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. SEC Filings

Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. (IGI) received an initial ownership report from Stout Kim, identified as CCO/Subadviser. This Form 3 does not list any transactions or derivative positions and shows no share holdings or activity reported in this filing.

Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. (IGI) is calling an annual stockholder meeting on April 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in New York. Holders of common stock at the February 6, 2026 record date, when 5,993,650 shares were outstanding, may vote.

Stockholders will vote on electing three Class II directors—Nisha Kumar, Hillary A. Sale, and Jane E. Trust—to terms expiring at the 2029 annual meeting, and on ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2026.

The Board is majority independent, led by Chair Eileen A. Kamerick, and operates Audit, Nominating, Compensation, and Pricing and Valuation Committees composed solely of independent directors. The Fund has opted into the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, limiting voting rights for large “control share” positions unless reinstated by stockholder vote.

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (IGI) submitted an N-CEN annual report as a registered investment company. The filing is largely administrative, detailing the fund’s governance, service providers, and regulatory elections, without presenting performance or earnings data.

The report lists relationships with investment advisers, sub-advisers, transfer agents, custodians, pricing and shareholder servicing agents, along with directors and the chief compliance officer framework. It also discloses trading activity data, including 3,281.35000000 in aggregate brokerage commissions paid during the reporting period and multiple principal transactions with dealers, some exceeding 28,125,445.01000000 in total purchases and sales.

First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P., and The Charger Corporation jointly report beneficial ownership of 292,860 common shares of Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc., representing 4.89% of the class as of the stated event date.

The firms report no sole or shared voting power over these shares and shared dispositive power over 292,860 shares. The position is largely held in unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P., with no individual trust holding more than 3% of the issuer’s shares. The filers state the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.

Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. reports annual results for the year ended November 30, 2025. The closed‑end fund, which focuses mainly on investment grade corporate bonds, returned 5.93% based on net asset value and 3.70% based on its NYSE market price.

The Fund paid total distributions of $0.85 per share while maintaining a stable payout approach. Net assets were $106.2 million, with a net asset value of $17.72 per share. Major sector exposures included financials, energy, communication services, utilities and industrials, with financials at 36.4% of net assets.

Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. received an updated ownership disclosure showing that Sit Investment Associates, Inc. and its subsidiary Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC report beneficial ownership of 767,986 shares of common stock, representing 12.8% of the class. This ownership is based on 5,993,650 common shares outstanding as of May 31, 2025.

The Sit entities report shared power to vote and dispose of these shares through client accounts they manage and state that all reported securities are held in those accounts. They certify that the position is held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the trust, and they disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares under applicable rules.

1607 Capital Partners, LLC filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 325,361 shares of Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. common stock, representing 5.43% of the class as of 09/30/2025.

The filer, classified as an investment adviser (IA), reports sole voting and sole dispositive power over 325,361 shares, with no shared power. The certification states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.

First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P., and The Charger Corporation filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 578,105 shares of Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. (IGI), representing 9.65% of the common shares, as of the event date 09/30/2025.

The reporting persons disclose no sole or shared voting power (0) and shared dispositive power over 578,105 shares. The shares are held primarily by unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P.; the trustee votes those shares to mirror outside holders, and no single trust holds more than 3% of any registered investment company’s shares. The filers state the holdings were acquired and are held in the ordinary course and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.

Jeffrey Masom, identified as a Director and Officer (Director-Subadviser) of Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. (IGI), filed an initial Form 3 covering the reporting event dated 04/29/2025. The filing states no securities are beneficially owned by the reporting person. The document is an initial ownership disclosure required under Section 16 and lists the reporting person’s business address in Baltimore, MD.