Western Asset High Yield Fund Class IS (WAHSX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
7.06
+0.01 (0.14%)
At close: Jun 27, 2025
2.47%
Fund Assets 231.21M
Expense Ratio 0.65%
Min. Investment $0.00
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.50
Dividend Yield 7.04%
Dividend Growth 2.11%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 30, 2025
Previous Close 7.05
YTD Return 2.10%
1-Year Return 7.94%
5-Year Return 22.44%
52-Week Low 6.74
52-Week High 7.13
Beta (5Y) 0.37
Holdings 411
Inception Date Aug 4, 2008

About WAHSX

The Western Asset High Yield Fund Class IS (WAHSX) seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. dollar-denominated debt or fixed income securities that are rated below investment grade at the time of purchase.

Fund Family Western Asset
Category High Yield Bond
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol WAHSX
Share Class Class Is
Index Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap TR

Performance

WAHSX had a total return of 7.94% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.28%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
WAHYX Class I 0.75%
WAYAX Class A 0.99%
WAYRX Class R 1.30%
WAYCX Class C 1.73%

Top 10 Holdings

10.54% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
USD/GBP FFX DUE 071625 Purchased n/a 1.78%
CCO Holdings, LLC/ CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.25% CHTR.4.25 01.15.34 144A 1.63%
USD/EUR FFX DUE 071625 Purchased n/a 1.11%
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corp Bd ETF SHYG 1.01%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 8% FMCN.8 03.01.33 144A 1.01%
Accelerate360 Holdings LLC 11% ACCTHR.11 12.01.31 144A 0.85%
Carnival Corporation 6.125% CCL.6.125 02.15.33 144A 0.80%
Ncl Finance Limited 6.125% NCLH.6.125 03.15.28 144A 0.79%
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd/ American Airlines Inc 5.75% AAL.5.75 04.20.29 144A 0.78%
Expand Energy Corp. 4.75% EXE.4.75 02.01.32 0.78%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 30, 2025 $0.04301 Jun 30, 2025
May 30, 2025 $0.04598 May 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025 $0.04331 Apr 30, 2025
Mar 31, 2025 $0.04353 Mar 31, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 $0.04072 Feb 28, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 $0.04623 Jan 31, 2025
Full Dividend History