UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-06740
(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: 877-6LM-FUND/656-3863
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
Date of reporting period:
ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
(a) | The Report to Shareholders is filed herewith |
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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report |
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Class Name
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,†
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Capital Shares1
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$
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* | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. Additional amounts may be voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed from time to time. |
† | Annualized. |
1 | The expense table reflects the expenses of both the feeder Fund and the master Fund. |
Total Net Assets
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$
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Total Number of Portfolio Holdings*
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* | Reflects holdings of Liquid Reserves Portfolio. |
* | Reflects holdings of Liquid Reserves Portfolio. |
Western Asset Premier Institutional Liquid Reserves | PAGE 1 | WPLCC-STSR-0425 |
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WHERE CAN I FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND?
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Additional information is available on https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents, including its:
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• prospectus • proxy voting information • financial information • holdings • tax information
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Western Asset Premier Institutional Liquid Reserves | PAGE 2 | WPLCC-STSR-0425 |
(b) | Not applicable |
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. |
(a) | Please see schedule of investments contained in the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights included under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
ITEM 7. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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9
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9
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9
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10
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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24
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24
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24
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Assets:
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Investment
in Liquid Reserves Portfolio, at value |
$50,293,869
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Receivable
from investment manager |
17,886
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Prepaid
expenses |
18,877
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Total
Assets |
50,330,632
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Liabilities:
|
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Distributions
payable |
166,617
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Audit
and tax fees payable |
33,126
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Transfer
agent fees payable |
17,103
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Trustees’
fees payable |
1,759
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Accrued
expenses |
17,260
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Total
Liabilities |
235,865
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Total
Net Assets |
$50,094,767
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Net
Assets: |
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Par
value (Note
3) |
$501
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Paid-in
capital in excess of par value |
50,457,885
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Total
distributable earnings (loss) |
(363,619
) |
Total
Net Assets |
$50,094,767
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Shares
Outstanding: |
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Capital
Shares |
50,115,872
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Net
Asset Value: |
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Capital
Shares |
$0.9996
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Investment
Income: |
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Income
from Liquid Reserves Portfolio |
$1,450,613
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Allocated
expenses from Liquid Reserves Portfolio |
(34,457
) |
Allocated
waiver and/or expense reimbursements from Liquid Reserves Portfolio |
30,622
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Total
Investment Income |
1,446,778
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Expenses:
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Investment
management fee (Note
2) |
61,090
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Transfer
agent fees |
27,877
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Registration
fees |
21,909
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Audit
and tax fees |
12,627
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Legal
fees |
5,789
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Fund
accounting fees |
4,674
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Shareholder
reports |
1,950
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Trustees’
fees |
1,426
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Insurance
|
583
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Miscellaneous
expenses |
2,740
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Total
Expenses |
140,665
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Less:
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note 2)
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(107,848
) |
Net
Expenses |
32,817
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Net
Investment Income |
1,413,961
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Realized
and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
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Net
Realized Loss on Investments From Liquid Reserves Portfolio
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(382,444
) |
Change
in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From Investments in
Liquid
Reserves Portfolio |
396,543
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Net
Gain on Investments |
14,099
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Increase
in Net Assets From Operations |
$1,428,060
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For
the Six Months Ended February 28, 2025 (unaudited)
and
the Year Ended August 31, 2024 |
2025
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2024
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Operations:
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Net
investment income |
$1,413,961
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$12,264,620
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Net
realized gain (loss) |
(382,444
) |
22,883
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Change
in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
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396,543
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22,093
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Increase
in Net Assets From Operations |
1,428,060
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12,309,596
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Distributions
to Shareholders From (Note
1): |
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Total
distributable earnings |
(1,413,646
) |
(12,262,111
) |
Decrease
in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders |
(1,413,646
) |
(12,262,111
) |
Fund
Share Transactions (Note
3): |
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Net
proceeds from sale of shares
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260,000,000
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497,327,455
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Reinvestment
of distributions |
—
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1,452,314
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Cost
of shares repurchased
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(263,021,288
) |
(806,512,807
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Decrease
in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions |
(3,021,288
) |
(307,733,038
) |
Decrease
in Net Assets |
(3,006,874
) |
(307,685,553
) |
Net
Assets: |
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Beginning
of period |
53,101,641
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360,787,194
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End
of period |
$50,094,767
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$53,101,641
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For
a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended August 31, unless
otherwise
noted: | ||||||
Capital
Shares |
20251
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2024
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2023
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2022
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20212
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20202,3
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Net
asset value, beginning of
period
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$0.9996
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$0.9993
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$0.9993
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$0.9997
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$1.0003
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$1.0000
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Income
(loss) from operations: | ||||||
Net
investment income |
0.0231
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0.0546
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0.0452
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0.0055
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0.0012
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0.0134
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Net
realized and unrealized gain
(loss)
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0.0000
4
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0.0002
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0.0000
4
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(0.0001
) |
(0.0004
) |
(0.0038
) |
Total
income from
operations
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0.0231
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0.0548
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0.0452
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0.0054
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0.0008
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0.0096
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Less
distributions from: |
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Net
investment income |
(0.0231
) |
(0.0545
) |
(0.0452
) |
(0.0058
) |
(0.0014
) |
(0.0093
) |
Total
distributions |
(0.0231
) |
(0.0545
) |
(0.0452
) |
(0.0058
) |
(0.0014
) |
(0.0093
) |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$0.9996
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$0.9996
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$0.9993
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$0.9993
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$0.9997
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$1.0003
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Total
return5
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2.34
% |
5.62
% |
4.62
% |
0.54
% |
0.08
% |
0.96
% |
Net
assets, end of period (000s) |
$50,095
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$53,102
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$360,787
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$110,782
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$470,289
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$101
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Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||||
Gross
expenses6,7
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0.57
%8
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0.37
% |
0.35
% |
0.35
% |
0.34
% |
0.90
%8
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Net
expenses6,9,10
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0.12
8
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0.12
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0.12
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0.10
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0.09
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0.12
8
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Net
investment income |
4.63
8
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5.46
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4.58
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0.48
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0.12
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1.60
8
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1
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For the six
months ended February 28, 2025 (unaudited). |
2
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Per share amounts
have been calculated using the average shares method. |
3
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For the period
October 30, 2019 (inception date) to August 31, 2020. |
4
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Amount represents
less than $0.00005 or greater than $(0.00005) per share. |
5
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Performance
figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of 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. |
6
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Includes the
Fund’s share of Liquid Reserves Portfolio’s allocated expenses. |
7
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The gross expenses
do not reflect the reduction in the Fund’s management fee, pursuant to the Fund’s investment
management agreement, by
the amount paid by the Fund for its allocable share of the management fee paid by
Liquid Reserves
Portfolio. |
8
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Annualized.
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9
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As a result
of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than
interest, brokerage,
taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of
Capital Shares
did not exceed 0.12%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to
December 31,
2025 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. Additional amounts may be voluntarily waived and/or
reimbursed from
time to time. |
10
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Reflects fee
waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
Average
Daily Net Assets |
Annual
Rate |
First
$5 billion |
0.200
% |
Next
$5 billion |
0.175
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Over
$10 billion |
0.150
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Six Months Ended
February 28, 2025
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Year Ended
August 31, 2024
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Shares
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Amount
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
Shares |
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Shares
sold |
260,080,025
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$260,000,000
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497,552,238
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$497,327,455
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Shares
issued on reinvestment |
—
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—
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1,453,028
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1,452,314
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Shares
repurchased |
(263,089,009
) |
(263,021,288
) |
(806,906,401
) |
(806,512,807
) |
Net
decrease |
(3,008,984
) |
$(3,021,288
) |
(307,901,135
) |
$(307,733,038
) |
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants |
For
the period covered by this report |
Not
applicable. |
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Results
of Meeting(s) of Shareholders |
For
the period covered by this report |
Not
applicable. |
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Remuneration
Paid to Directors, Officers and Others |
For
the period covered by this report |
Refer to the
financial statements included herein. |
Security
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Rate
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Maturity
Date
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Face
Amount
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Value
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Short-Term
Investments — 95.6% | |||||
Commercial
Paper — 42.4% | |||||
ANZ
New Zealand International Ltd. (SOFR +
0.200%)
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4.590%
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4/25/25
|
$150,000,000
|
$150,023,268
(a)(b)
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Automatic
Data Processing Inc. |
4.506%
|
3/4/25
|
250,000,000
|
249,879,285
(a)(c)
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Bank
of New York Mellon Corp. |
4.518%
|
3/4/25
|
75,000,000
|
74,963,690
(c)
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Barclays
Bank PLC |
4.517%
|
3/7/25
|
125,400,000
|
125,293,786
(a)(c)
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Barton
Capital SA |
4.559%
|
3/26/25
|
25,200,000
|
25,120,102
(a)(c)
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Barton
Capital SA |
4.538%
|
3/27/25
|
15,000,000
|
14,950,838
(a)(c)
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Barton
Capital SA |
4.546%
|
5/12/25
|
30,000,000
|
29,734,422
(a)(c)
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Barton
Capital SA |
4.545%
|
5/27/25
|
50,000,000
|
49,467,030
(a)(c)
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BNG
Bank NV |
4.516%
|
3/14/25
|
100,000,000
|
99,830,731
(a)(c)
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BNG
Bank NV |
4.474%
|
3/19/25
|
150,000,000
|
149,658,660
(a)(c)
| |
BPCE
SA |
4.535%
|
5/15/25
|
100,000,000
|
99,080,681
(a)(c)
| |
Cabot
Trail Funding LLC |
4.566%
|
5/5/25
|
100,000,000
|
99,195,900
(a)(c)
| |
Caisse
des Depots et Consignations |
4.477%
|
3/6/25
|
50,000,000
|
49,964,012
(c)(d)
| |
DBS
Bank Ltd. |
4.534%
|
5/12/25
|
200,000,000
|
198,234,076
(a)(c)
| |
Exxon
Mobil Corp. |
4.486%
|
3/11/25
|
85,000,000
|
84,887,670
(c)
| |
Great
Bear Funding DAC |
4.520%
|
3/6/25
|
40,000,000
|
39,970,943
(a)(c)
| |
Great
Bear Funding DAC |
4.529%
|
4/1/25
|
85,000,000
|
84,670,527
(a)(c)
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LMA
SA/LMA Americas LLC |
4.533%
|
3/14/25
|
25,000,000
|
24,957,526
(a)(c)
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Longship
Funding DAC |
4.504%
|
3/3/25
|
25,000,000
|
24,990,950
(a)(c)
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Longship
Funding DAC |
4.518%
|
3/17/25
|
125,000,000
|
124,742,992
(a)(c)
| |
Mizuho
Bank Ltd. |
4.524%
|
5/19/25
|
100,000,000
|
99,034,815
(a)(c)
| |
Mizuho
Bank Ltd. |
4.524%
|
5/23/25
|
20,000,000
|
19,797,373
(a)(c)
| |
MUFG
Bank Ltd. |
4.527%
|
4/23/25
|
50,000,000
|
49,673,585
(c)
| |
National
Bank of Canada |
4.521%
|
4/21/25
|
200,000,000
|
198,744,104
(a)(c)
| |
Oversea-Chinese
Banking Corp. Ltd. |
4.593%
|
5/6/25
|
100,000,000
|
99,179,157
(a)(c)
| |
Siemens
Capital Co. LLC |
4.417%
|
5/30/25
|
53,775,000
|
53,198,651
(a)(c)
| |
Societe
Generale SA |
4.516%
|
3/17/25
|
25,000,000
|
24,948,622
(a)(c)
| |
Sumitomo
Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. |
4.472%
|
3/14/25
|
50,000,000
|
49,916,178
(a)(c)
| |
Thunder
Bay Funding LLC |
4.516%
|
4/14/25
|
100,000,000
|
99,456,875
(a)(c)
| |
TotalEnergies
Capital SA |
4.502%
|
3/3/25
|
75,000,000
|
74,972,857
(a)(c)
| |
TotalEnergies
Capital SA |
4.517%
|
3/6/25
|
125,000,000
|
124,909,256
(a)(c)
| |
TotalEnergies
Capital SA |
4.537%
|
5/1/25
|
25,000,000
|
24,812,278
(a)(c)
| |
UnitedHealth
Group Inc. |
4.527%
|
3/4/25
|
125,000,000
|
124,939,365
(a)(c)
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Total
Commercial Paper |
2,843,200,205
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Time
Deposits — 14.2% | |||||
ABN
AMRO Bank NV |
4.330%
|
3/4/25
|
131,000,000
|
131,000,000
| |
Banco
Santander SA |
4.320%
|
3/3/25
|
50,000,000
|
50,000,000
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
Time
Deposits — continued | |||||
Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce |
4.320%
|
3/3/25
|
$150,000,000
|
$150,000,000
| |
DNB
Bank ASA |
4.310%
|
3/3/25
|
100,000,000
|
100,000,000
| |
Mizuho
Bank Ltd. |
4.330%
|
3/3/25
|
118,700,000
|
118,700,000
| |
National
Bank of Canada |
4.320%
|
3/3/25
|
75,000,000
|
75,000,000
| |
Nordea
Bank Abp |
4.310%
|
3/3/25
|
50,000,000
|
50,000,000
| |
Royal
Bank of Canada |
4.320%
|
3/3/25
|
50,000,000
|
50,000,000
| |
Svenska
Handelsbanken AB |
4.310%
|
3/3/25
|
100,000,000
|
100,000,000
| |
Swedbank
AB |
4.310%
|
3/3/25
|
125,000,000
|
125,000,000
| |
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Total
Time Deposits |
949,700,000
| ||||
Certificates
of Deposit — 9.5% | |||||
Credit
Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
(SOFR
+ 0.240%) |
4.630%
|
5/28/25
|
100,000,000
|
100,041,735
(b)
| |
KBC
Bank NV |
4.330%
|
3/7/25
|
150,000,000
|
150,000,000
| |
MUFG
Bank Ltd. (SOFR + 0.230%) |
4.620%
|
3/14/25
|
50,000,000
|
50,002,401
(b)
| |
Oversea-Chinese
Banking Corp. Ltd. (SOFR +
0.200%)
|
4.590%
|
4/16/25
|
110,455,000
|
110,468,474
(b)
| |
Sumitomo
Mitsui Banking Corp. (SOFR +
0.220%)
|
4.610%
|
4/22/25
|
150,000,000
|
150,019,131
(b)
| |
Sumitomo
Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. (SOFR +
0.220%)
|
4.610%
|
4/22/25
|
76,815,000
|
76,828,065
(b)
| |
| |||||
Total
Certificates of Deposit |
637,359,806
| ||||
U.S.
Treasury Notes — 2.3% | |||||
U.S.
Treasury Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury
Money
Market Yield + 0.170%) |
4.425%
|
10/31/25
|
150,000,000
|
150,173,253
(b)
| |
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Repurchase
Agreements — 27.2% | |||||
BNP
Paribas SA tri-party repurchase
agreement
dated 2/28/25; Proceeds at
maturity
— $101,268,111; (Fully collateralized
by
collateralized mortgage obligations and
corporate
bonds and notes, 0.800% to 7.500%
due
3/22/25 to 5/15/67; Market value —
$105,019,997)
|
4.520%
|
6/9/25
|
100,000,000
|
100,000,000
| |
BNP
Paribas SA tri-party repurchase
agreement
dated 2/28/25; Proceeds at
maturity
— $126,588,646; (Fully collateralized
by
collateralized mortgage obligations and
corporate
bonds and notes, 0.950% to 9.700%
due
4/1/25 to 4/8/68; Market value —
$131,305,731)
|
4.530%
|
6/9/25
|
125,000,000
|
125,000,000
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
Repurchase
Agreements — continued | |||||
BofA
Securities Inc. tri-party repurchase
agreement
dated 2/28/25; Proceeds at
maturity
— $300,108,750; (Fully collateralized
by
collateralized mortgage obligations and
money
market instruments, 0.000% to 5.522%
due
3/3/25 to 1/20/75; Market value —
$315,000,000)
|
4.350%
|
3/3/25
|
$300,000,000
|
$300,000,000
| |
Fixed
Income Clearing Corp. tri-party
repurchase
agreement dated 2/28/25;
Proceeds
at maturity — $100,036,250; (Fully
collateralized
by U.S. government obligations,
3.875%
due 10/15/27; Market value —
$102,000,000)
|
4.350%
|
3/3/25
|
100,000,000
|
100,000,000
| |
Fixed
Income Clearing Corp. tri-party
repurchase
agreement dated 2/28/25;
Proceeds
at maturity — $150,054,500; (Fully
collateralized
by U.S. government obligations,
4.625%
due 6/30/26; Market value —
$153,000,081)
|
4.360%
|
3/3/25
|
150,000,000
|
150,000,000
| |
JPMorgan
Securities LLC tri-party repurchase
agreement
dated 12/10/24; Proceeds at
maturity
— $202,265,000; (Fully collateralized
by
corporate bonds and notes, 0.000% to
8.750%
due 3/18/25 to 4/15/74; Market value
—
$212,209,071) |
4.530%
|
3/10/25
|
200,000,000
|
200,000,000
(b)
| |
JPMorgan
Securities LLC tri-party repurchase
agreement
dated 2/28/25; Proceeds at
maturity
— $650,236,167; (Fully collateralized
by
U.S. government obligations, 0.000% to
1.625%
due 5/1/25 to 5/15/31; Market value
—
$663,240,969) |
4.360%
|
3/3/25
|
650,000,000
|
650,000,000
| |
MUFG
Securities Americas Inc. tri-party
repurchase
agreement dated 12/11/24;
Proceeds
at maturity — $101,270,917; (Fully
collateralized
by asset-backed securities,
0.550%
to 6.420% due 10/16/25 to 6/21/39;
Market
value — $106,000,013) |
4.530%
|
6/9/25
|
100,000,000
|
100,000,000
|
Security
|
|
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Face
Amount
|
Value
|
Repurchase
Agreements — continued | |||||
TD
Securities LLC tri-party repurchase
agreement
dated 2/28/25; Proceeds at
maturity
— $100,036,667; (Fully collateralized
by
corporate bonds and notes, 2.309% to
6.875%
due 7/15/25 to 12/1/54; Market value
—
$105,138,671) |
4.400%
|
3/3/25
|
$100,000,000
|
$100,000,000
| |
| |||||
Total
Repurchase Agreements |
1,825,000,000
| ||||
Total
Investments — 95.6% (Cost — $6,405,455,763) |
6,405,433,264
| ||||
Other
Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 4.4% |
296,458,895
| ||||
Total
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$6,701,892,159
|
(a)
|
Commercial paper
exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be
resold in transactions
that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has
been deemed
liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(b)
|
Variable rate
security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate
securities are
not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and
are based on
current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their
description
above. |
(c)
|
Rate shown represents
yield-to-maturity. |
(d)
|
Security is
exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in
transactions
that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been
deemed liquid
pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees.
|
Abbreviation(s)
used in this schedule: | ||
SOFR
|
—
|
Secured
Overnight Financing Rate |
Assets:
|
|
Investments,
at value (Cost — $4,580,455,763) |
$4,580,433,264
|
Repurchase
agreements, at value |
1,825,000,000
|
Cash
|
351,607,860
|
Interest
receivable |
5,036,885
|
Total
Assets |
6,762,078,009
|
Liabilities:
|
|
Payable
for securities purchased |
59,834,878
|
Trustees’
fees payable |
65,623
|
Accrued
expenses |
285,349
|
Total
Liabilities |
60,185,850
|
Total
Net Assets |
$6,701,892,159
|
Represented
by: |
|
Paid-in
capital |
$6,701,892,159
|
Investment
Income: |
|
Interest
|
$169,327,601
|
Expenses:
|
|
Investment
management fee (Note
2) |
3,524,661
|
Legal
fees |
123,499
|
Trustees’
fees |
112,729
|
Fund
accounting fees |
75,249
|
Audit
and tax fees |
22,196
|
Custody
fees |
21,765
|
Miscellaneous
expenses |
84,153
|
Total
Expenses |
3,964,252
|
Less:
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note 2) |
(3,524,661
) |
Net
Expenses |
439,591
|
Net
Investment Income |
168,888,010
|
Realized
and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Notes
1 and 3): | |
Net
Realized Gain From Investment Transactions
|
998,194
|
Change
in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From Investments
|
(212,485
) |
Net
Gain on Investments |
785,709
|
Increase
in Net Assets From Operations |
$169,673,719
|
For
the Six Months Ended February 28, 2025 (unaudited)
and
the Year Ended August 31, 2024 |
2025
|
2024
|
Operations:
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
$168,888,010
|
$563,125,510
|
Net
realized gain |
998,194
|
440,421
|
Change
in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
(212,485
) |
(190,426
) |
Increase
in Net Assets From Operations |
169,673,719
|
563,375,505
|
Capital
Transactions: |
|
|
Proceeds
from contributions |
25,918,109,250
|
70,986,641,949
|
Value
of withdrawals |
(27,693,833,768
) |
(74,470,088,505
) |
Decrease
in Net Assets From Capital Transactions |
(1,775,724,518
) |
(3,483,446,556
) |
Decrease
in Net Assets |
(1,606,050,799
) |
(2,920,071,051
) |
Net
Assets: |
|
|
Beginning
of period |
8,307,942,958
|
11,228,014,009
|
End
of period |
$6,701,892,159
|
$8,307,942,958
|
For
the years ended August 31, unless otherwise noted: | ||||||
|
20251
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
Net
assets, end of period (millions) |
$6,702
|
$8,308
|
$11,228
|
$14,242
|
$9,479
|
$19,833
|
Total
return2
|
2.39
% |
5.72
% |
4.72
% |
0.65
% |
0.17
% |
1.41
% |
Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||||
Gross
expenses |
0.11
%3
|
0.11
% |
0.11
% |
0.10
% |
0.11
% |
0.11
% |
Net
expenses4,5
|
0.01
3
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
0.00
6
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
Net
investment income |
4.79
3
|
5.55
|
4.56
|
0.78
|
0.24
|
1.40
|
1
|
For the six
months ended February 28, 2025 (unaudited). |
2
|
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. |
3
|
Annualized.
|
4
|
The investment
manager, pursuant to the terms of the feeder fund’s investment management agreement, has
agreed to waive
0.10% of Portfolio expenses, attributable to the Portfolio’s investment management fee.
Additional amounts
may be voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed from time to time.
|
5
|
Reflects fee
waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
6
|
Amount represents
less than 0.005% or greater than (0.005)%. |
ASSETS
| ||||
Description
|
Quoted
Prices
(Level
1) |
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level
2) |
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level
3) |
Total
|
Short-Term
Investments† |
—
|
$6,405,433,264
|
—
|
$6,405,433,264
|
†
|
See
Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
|
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
Securities
|
$6,405,455,763
|
$307,077
|
$(329,576)
|
$(22,499)
|
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants |
For
the period covered by this report |
Not
applicable. |
|
Results
of Meeting(s) of Shareholders |
For
the period covered by this report |
Not
applicable. |
|
Remuneration
Paid to Directors, Officers and Others |
For
the period covered by this report |
Refer to the
financial statements included herein. |
ITEM 8. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 9. | PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 10. | REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 11. | STATEMENT REGARDING BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR, as applicable.
ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 13. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 14. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 15. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 16. | 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 period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 17. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 18. | RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION. |
(a) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) (1) Not applicable.
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
(a) (3) 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
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 Partners Institutional Trust | ||
By: | /s/ Jane Trust | |
Jane Trust | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: | April 21, 2025 |
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 | |
Jane Trust | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: | April 21, 2025 |
By: | /s/ Christopher Berarducci | |
Christopher Berarducci | ||
Principal Financial Officer | ||
Date: | April 21, 2025 |