Western Asset High Yield Fund Class IS (WAHSX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
7.07
+0.01 (0.14%)
Feb 26, 2025, 2:12 PM EST
1.58%
Fund Assets 231.21M
Expense Ratio 0.65%
Min. Investment $0.00
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.54
Dividend Yield 7.76%
Dividend Growth 3.48%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Feb 28, 2025
Previous Close 7.06
YTD Return 1.67%
1-Year Return 8.55%
5-Year Return 24.43%
52-Week Low n/a
52-Week High n/a
Beta (5Y) 0.46
Holdings 410
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 8.55% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.35%, including dividends.

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

10.40% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
USD/GBP FFX DUE 041625 Purchased n/a 1.61%
Legg Mason Partners Inst Trust - Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves Fund WACXX 1.59%
CCO Holdings, LLC/ CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.25% CHTR 4.25 01.15.34 144A 1.30%
USD/EUR FFX DUE 041625 Purchased n/a 0.99%
Pm General Purchaser Llc 9.5% AMGENE 9.5 10.01.28 144A 0.94%
Venture Global LNG Inc. 9.875% VENLNG 9.875 02.01.32 144A 0.85%
CommScope Inc. 4.75% COMM 4.75 09.01.29 144A 0.80%
Accelerate360 Holdings LLC 11% ACCTHR 11 12.01.31 144A 0.78%
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd/ American Airlines Inc 5.75% AAL 5.75 04.20.29 144A 0.78%
Ncl Finance Limited 6.125% NCLH 6.125 03.15.28 144A 0.77%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Feb 28, 2025 $0.04072 Feb 28, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 $0.04623 Jan 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024 $0.04336 Dec 31, 2024
Nov 29, 2024 $0.04653 Nov 29, 2024
Nov 26, 2024 $0.00626 Nov 26, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 $0.04522 Oct 31, 2024
Full Dividend History