Western Asset Core Bond Fund Class A (WABAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.36
0.00 (0.00%)
Dec 20, 2024, 4:00 PM EST
-3.63%
Fund Assets 3.89B
Expense Ratio 0.81%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover 68.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.45
Dividend Yield 4.15%
Dividend Growth 25.14%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Nov 29, 2024
Previous Close 10.36
YTD Return -0.01%
1-Year Return 0.67%
5-Year Return -8.07%
52-Week Low 10.23
52-Week High 11.02
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 1450
Inception Date Apr 30, 2012

About WABAX

The fund invests in a portfolio of fixed income securities of various maturities and, under normal market conditions, will invest at least 80% of its net assets in debt and fixed income securities. Although the fund may invest in debt and fixed income securities of any maturity, under normal market conditions the target dollar-weighted average effective duration for the fund is expected to range within 20% of the average duration of the domestic bond market as a whole as estimated by the fund's subadviser.

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments
Category Intermediate Core Bond
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating High
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol WABAX
Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond TR

Performance

WABAX had a total return of 0.67% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.24%, including dividends.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FCEPX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Total Bond Fund - Class C 1.51%
FSIGX Fidelity Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund 0.45%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
WACSX Class Is 0.42%
WATFX Class I 0.45%
WAPIX Class Fi 0.80%
WABRX Class R 1.12%

Top 10 Holdings

14.59% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
United States Treasury Bonds 4% T 4 11.15.42 2.06%
Federal National Mortgage Association 3% FNCL 3 11.11 1.93%
Federal National Mortgage Association 2.5% FNCL 2.5 11.11 1.87%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875% T 3.875 08.15.33 1.81%
United States Treasury Notes 1.875% TII 1.875 07.15.34 1.34%
United States Treasury Bonds 4.625% T 4.625 05.15.44 1.32%
United States Treasury Bonds 4.375% T 4.375 08.15.43 1.23%
United States Treasury Bonds 3.875% T 3.875 02.15.43 1.14%
Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5% FNCL 5.5 11.11 0.97%
Government National Mortgage Association 6% G2 787228 0.91%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Nov 29, 2024 $0.03381 Nov 29, 2024
Nov 26, 2024 $0.04944 Nov 26, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 $0.0341 Oct 31, 2024
Sep 30, 2024 $0.03125 Sep 30, 2024
Aug 30, 2024 $0.03636 Aug 30, 2024
Jul 31, 2024 $0.03343 Jul 31, 2024
Full Dividend History