About LWHIX
Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund Class C is a mutual fund that seeks high current income through investments primarily in short-duration high yield debt securities. It normally allocates at least 80% of its assets to high-yield corporate debt, adjustable rate bank loans, structured securities, and floating-rate instruments, aiming to minimize exposure to interest rate volatility with a short effective duration. The fund employs an active management approach by a seasoned team at Western Asset Management, leveraging global research, top-down macroeconomic views, and bottom-up fundamental analysis for relative value trading across sectors such as consumer cyclical, communications, finance, energy, and structured products. Classified in the high yield bond category with a Lipper classification of short high yield funds, it provides monthly dividend distributions and serves income-focused investors looking to diversify bond allocations while managing interest rate risk. The portfolio typically holds hundreds of securities for diversification within the high income fixed income space.
Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments
Category High Yield Bond
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol LWHIX
Share Class Class C
Index Bloomberg US HY 1-5Y Cash Pay 2% Cons TR
LWHIX had a total return of 3.77% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 3.38%.
