Western Asset High Yield Fund Class A (WAYAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
6.99
0.00 (0.00%)
Jan 31, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
1.90%
Fund Assets 239.78M
Expense Ratio 0.99%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.52
Dividend Yield 7.16%
Dividend Growth 4.58%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Jan 31, 2025
Previous Close 6.99
YTD Return 0.58%
1-Year Return 8.56%
5-Year Return 12.47%
52-Week Low n/a
52-Week High n/a
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 399
Inception Date Apr 30, 2012

About WAYAX

The Western Asset High Yield Fund Class 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
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Above Average
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 8.56% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.70%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
WAHSX Class Is 0.65%
WAHYX Class I 0.75%
WAYRX Class R 1.30%
WAYCX Class C 1.73%

Top 10 Holdings

9.72% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
USD/GBP FFX DUE 011625 Purchased n/a 1.65%
CCO Holdings, LLC/ CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.25% CHTR 4.25 01.15.34 144A 1.32%
USD/EUR FFX DUE 011625 Purchased n/a 1.01%
Pm General Purchaser Llc 9.5% AMGENE 9.5 10.01.28 144A 0.96%
Venture Global LNG Inc. 9.875% VENLNG 9.875 02.01.32 144A 0.86%
CommScope Inc. 4.75% COMM 4.75 09.01.29 144A 0.81%
Accelerate360 Holdings LLC 11% ACCTHR 11 12.01.31 144A 0.79%
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd/ American Airlines Inc 5.75% AAL 5.75 04.20.29 144A 0.79%
Ncl Finance Limited 6.125% NCLH 6.125 03.15.28 144A 0.78%
Expand Energy Corp. 4.75% EXE 4.75 02.01.32 0.76%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jan 31, 2025 $0.04396 Jan 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024 $0.04116 Dec 31, 2024
Nov 29, 2024 $0.04424 Nov 29, 2024
Nov 26, 2024 $0.00626 Nov 26, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 $0.04298 Oct 31, 2024
Sep 30, 2024 $0.03899 Sep 30, 2024
Full Dividend History