Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund (LWHIX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
4.820
0.00 (0.00%)
At close: Dec 15, 2025
-0.62%
Fund Assets449.19M
Expense Ratio1.69%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)0.31
Dividend Yield6.36%
Dividend Growth-3.64%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateNov 28, 2025
Previous Close4.820
YTD Return5.78%
1-Year Return5.91%
5-Year Return23.69%
52-Week Low4.460
52-Week High4.840
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings389
Inception DateAug 1, 2012

About LWHIX

The Fund's investment strategy focuses on Short High Yield with 1.72% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Legg Mason Partners Income Trust: Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund; Class C Shares is $1,000 on a standard taxable account. Legg Mason Partners Income Trust: Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund; Class C Shares seeks high current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of high-yielding corporate bonds, debentures and notes denominated in US dollars and foreign currencies.

Category High Yield Bond
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol LWHIX
Share Class Class C
Index Bloomberg US HY 1-5Y Cash Pay 2% Cons TR

Performance

LWHIX had a total return of 5.91% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.67%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
SHIYXClass I0.72%
SHIAXClass A0.97%
LWSRXClass R1.40%
SHICXClass C11.47%

Top 10 Holdings

12.18% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Legg Mason Partners Inst Trust - Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves FundWACXX2.67%
EchoStar Corp. 10.75%SATS.10.75 11.30.29 .1.34%
American Airlines, Inc. 8.5%AAL.8.5 05.15.29 144A1.13%
Venture Global LNG Inc. 8.375%VENLNG.8.375 06.01.31 144A1.09%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 9.375%FMCN.9.375 03.01.29 144A1.04%
CHS/Community Health Systems Inc 10.875%CYH.10.875 01.15.32 144A1.01%
Carnival Corpn/a1.00%
LifePoint Health, Inc 11%RGCARE.11 10.15.30 144A0.99%
Pm General Purchaser Llc 9.5%AMGENE.9.5 10.01.28 144A0.97%
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETFSJNK0.95%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Nov 28, 2025$0.02321Nov 28, 2025
Oct 31, 2025$0.02767Oct 31, 2025
Sep 30, 2025$0.02391Sep 30, 2025
Aug 29, 2025$0.02664Aug 29, 2025
Jul 31, 2025$0.02404Jul 31, 2025
Jun 30, 2025$0.02447Jun 30, 2025
Full Dividend History