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Form N-Q LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUI For: Jan 31

March 21, 2019 2:25 PM EDT

 

 

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, 49th 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, 2019

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST

CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2019


CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS - 95.7%      
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.2%      

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.4%

     

KT Corp.

     89,408      $ 2,295,208 (a)  

Telecom Italia SpA

     6,006,060        3,334,740 *(a) 
     

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

        5,629,948  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 0.5%

     

Baidu Inc., ADR

     11,400        1,967,982
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.3%

     

Vodafone Group PLC

     2,744,410        4,998,961 (a)   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

        12,596,891  
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 9.3%      

Automobiles - 4.3%

     

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     99,670        8,380,401 (a)  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     282,438        8,429,324 (a)   
     

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

        16,809,725  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables - 1.1%

     

Sony Corp.

     85,145        4,282,559 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 3.9%

     

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

     1,334,859        6,988,648 (a)  

Capri Holdings Ltd.

     91,050        3,867,804

PRADA SpA

     1,290,740        4,265,569 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

        15,122,021  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        36,214,305  
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.1%      

Beverages - 1.3%

     

Diageo PLC

     136,040        5,187,389 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Food Products - 2.3%

     

Danone SA

     46,573        3,387,278 (a)  

Thai Union Group PCL, Class F Shares

     9,286,380        5,570,193 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Total Food Products

        8,957,471  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco - 1.5%

     

Imperial Brands PLC

     177,120        5,868,892 (a)  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        20,013,752  
     

 

 

 
ENERGY - 7.6%      

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.2%

     

Saipem SpA

     1,003,680        4,773,269 *(a) 
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.4%

     

BP PLC

     1,240,267        8,452,480 (a)  

Encana Corp.

     662,180        4,545,731  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

     

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A Shares

     197,150      $ 6,104,045 (a)  

Total SA

     109,643        6,016,415 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

        25,118,671  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        29,891,940  
     

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 26.7%      

Banks - 17.7%

     

Banco Santander SA

     1,970,416        9,331,927 (a)  

Bangkok Bank PCL, Registered Shares

     623,070        4,415,972 (a)  

Barclays PLC

     2,166,704        4,500,595 (a)  

BAWAG Group AG

     66,450        2,812,604 (a)(b)  

BNP Paribas SA

     205,164        9,641,764 (a)  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H Shares

     9,080,842        8,201,434 (a)  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

     2,437,940        7,711,743 (a)  

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

     86,418        3,345,511 (a)  

Standard Chartered PLC

     858,363        6,921,513 (a)  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

     92,529        3,440,354 (a)  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

     1,360,780        2,390,465 (a)  

UniCredit SpA

     576,213        6,659,827 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Total Banks

        69,373,709  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 5.0%

     

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares

     531,326        6,439,687 (a)  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

     709,802        3,543,629 (a)  

Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.

     65,791        3,807,443 *(a) 

UBS Group AG, Registered Shares

     436,986        5,663,915 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

        19,454,674  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 1.7%

     

Far East Horizon Ltd.

     4,241,570        4,410,987 (a)  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

     644,565        2,130,020 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

        6,541,007  
     

 

 

 

Insurance - 2.3%

     

Aviva PLC

     573,928        3,120,674 (a)  

AXA SA

     254,390        5,903,193 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Total Insurance

        9,023,867  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        104,393,257  
     

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 11.0%      

Pharmaceuticals - 11.0%

     

Allergan PLC

     45,470        6,546,771  

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

     121,200        9,182,362 (a)  

Mylan NV

     107,060        3,206,447

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

     104,810        9,147,167 (a)  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals - (continued)

     

Roche Holding AG

     33,800      $ 8,978,056 (a)  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR

     301,570        5,986,164
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        43,046,967  
     

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 12.6%      

Airlines - 0.5%

     

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

     1,359,920        2,087,520 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.1%

     

G4S PLC

     1,737,062        4,459,080 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 1.4%

     

Bouygues SA

     84,765        3,003,239 (a)  

China Machinery Engineering Corp., Class H Shares

     5,041,590        2,481,445 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Total Construction & Engineering

        5,484,684  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 2.2%

     

Schneider Electric SE

     59,750        4,256,855 (a)  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

     91,950        4,367,625
     

 

 

 

Total Electrical Equipment

        8,624,480  
     

 

 

 

Machinery - 3.6%

     

CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.

     4,910,760        4,322,756 (a)  

CNH Industrial NV

     189,010        1,873,089  

KION Group AG

     51,650        2,981,129 (a)  

Tadano Ltd.

     203,071        2,304,412 (a)  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     141,295        2,558,725 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Total Machinery

        14,040,111  
     

 

 

 

Marine - 1.6%

     

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, Class B Shares

     4,765        6,342,514 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services - 1.2%

     

Adecco Group AG, Registered Shares

     92,692        4,642,094 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 1.0%

     

Europcar Mobility Group

     432,210        3,807,999 (a)(b)  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        49,488,482  
     

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 6.0%      

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.3%

     

Hitachi Ltd.

     282,242        8,858,678 (a)  
     

 

 

 

IT Services - 3.0%

     

Cielo SA

     715,088        2,341,015  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

     563,330        6,083,964  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H Shares

     1,187,787        3,217,617 (a)  
     

 

 

 

Total IT Services

        11,642,596  
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

    SHARES      VALUE  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.7%

       

Ambarella Inc.

       75,930      $ 2,885,340
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

          23,386,614  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 14.2%        

Chemicals - 5.2%

       

Akzo Nobel NV

       42,411        3,665,758 (a)  

BASF SE

       65,510        4,786,145 (a)  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

       2,160,790        5,208,704 (a)  

Nutrien Ltd.

       130,660        6,768,923  
       

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

          20,429,530  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.6%

       

Cemex SAB de CV, Participation Certificates, ADR

       463,764        2,522,876

Wienerberger AG

       160,782        3,609,083 (a)  
       

 

 

 

Total Construction Materials

          6,131,959  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.1%

       

Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co., Ltd.

       6,742,860        4,292,759 (a)  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 5.0%

       

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

       234,340        4,174,410 (a)  

Novagold Resources Inc.

       679,320        2,647,071

POSCO

       14,664        3,570,461 (a)  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

       69,610        4,414,003 (a)  

thyssenkrupp AG

       283,609        5,021,643 (a)  
       

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

          19,827,588  
       

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 1.3%

       

Duratex SA

       1,478,034        4,960,281  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

          55,642,117  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $391,714,226)

          374,674,325  
       

 

 

 
     RATE               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.0%        

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Institutional Class
(Cost - $15,611,074)

     2.234     15,611,074        15,611,074  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.7%
(Cost - $407,325,300)

          390,285,399  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.3%

          1,082,353  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

        $ 391,367,752  
       

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (Note 1).

 

(b)

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.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

Abbreviation used in this schedule:

ADR    — American Depositary Receipts

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

ClearBridge International Value 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. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. 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 Atlantic 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,

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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:

           

Communication Services

   $ 1,967,982      $ 10,628,909        —        $ 12,596,891  

Consumer Discretionary

     3,867,804        32,346,501        —          36,214,305  

Energy

     4,545,731        25,346,209        —          29,891,940  

Health Care

     15,739,382        27,307,585        —          43,046,967  

Industrials

     6,240,714        43,247,768        —          49,488,482  

Information Technology

     11,310,319        12,076,295        —          23,386,614  

Materials

     16,899,151        38,742,966        —          55,642,117  

Other Common Stocks

     —          124,407,009        —          124,407,009  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     60,571,083        314,103,242        —          374,674,325  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

     15,611,074        —          —          15,611,074  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 76,182,157      $ 314,103,242        —        $ 390,285,399  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

For the period ended January 31, 2019, as a result of the fair value pricing procedures for international equities utilized by the Fund, certain securities have transferred in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements during the period. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. At January 31, 2019, securities valued at $308,533,049 were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy because fair value procedures were applied when the change in value of a domestic equity security index suggested that the closing prices on foreign exchanges may no longer have represented the value of those securities at the time of closing of the NYSE.

At January 31, 2019, securities valued at $5,570,193 were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy due to the unavailability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical investment.

 

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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/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

March 14, 2019

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:

 

March 14, 2019

By   /s/    RICHARD F. SENNETT        
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

March 14, 2019

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Jane Trust, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust – ClearBridge International Value Fund;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 14, 2019

  /S/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer


CERTIFICATIONS

I, Richard F. Sennett, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust – ClearBridge International Value Fund;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 14, 2019

  /S/    RICHARD F. SENNETT        
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer


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