Western Asset High Yield A (WAYAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
7.09
0.00 (0.00%)
Oct 31, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
Fund Assets239.78M
Expense Ratio0.99%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)0.50
Dividend Yield6.85%
Dividend Growth-0.87%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateSep 30, 2025
Previous Close7.09
YTD Return3.22%
1-Year Return4.56%
5-Year Return16.23%
52-Week Low6.69
52-Week High7.13
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings424
Inception DateApr 30, 2012

About WAYAX

The Western Asset High Yield A (WAYAX) 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.

Category High Yield Bond
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol WAYAX
Share Class Class A
Index Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap TR

Performance

WAYAX had a total return of 4.56% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.70%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
WAHSXClass Is0.65%
WAHYXClass I0.75%
WAYRXClass R1.30%
WAYCXClass C1.73%

Top 10 Holdings

11.11% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
USD/GBP FFX DUE 101625 Purchasedn/a1.73%
CCO Holdings, LLC/ CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.25%CHTR.4.25 01.15.34 144A1.59%
USD/EUR FFX DUE 101625 Purchasedn/a1.37%
Legg Mason Partners Inst Trust - Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves FundWACXX1.30%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 8%FMCN.8 03.01.33 144A1.02%
Accelerate360 Holdings LLC 11%ACCTHR.11 12.01.31 144A0.88%
Venture Global Plaquemines Lng LLC 6.75%VEGLPL.6.75 01.15.36 144A0.84%
Pm General Purchaser Llc 9.5%AMGENE.9.5 10.01.28 144A0.81%
Carnival Corporation 6.125%CCL.6.125 02.15.33 144A0.79%
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd/ American Airlines Inc 5.75%AAL.5.75 04.20.29 144A0.77%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Sep 30, 2025$0.03797Sep 30, 2025
Aug 29, 2025$0.04084Aug 29, 2025
Jul 31, 2025$0.04099Jul 31, 2025
Jun 30, 2025$0.04095Jun 30, 2025
May 30, 2025$0.04376May 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025$0.04124Apr 30, 2025
Full Dividend History