Western Asset High Yield Fund Class R (WAYRX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
6.95
0.00 (0.00%)
Jun 27, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
2.51%
Fund Assets 231.21M
Expense Ratio 1.30%
Min. Investment $0.00
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.45
Dividend Yield 6.44%
Dividend Growth 2.01%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 30, 2025
Previous Close 6.95
YTD Return 1.86%
1-Year Return 7.52%
5-Year Return 19.05%
52-Week Low 6.64
52-Week High 7.03
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 411
Inception Date Apr 30, 2012

About WAYRX

The Western Asset High Yield Fund Class R (WAYRX) 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 WAYRX
Share Class Class R
Index Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap TR

Performance

WAYRX had a total return of 7.52% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.35%.

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%
WAYAX Class A 0.99%
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 $0.0388 Jun 30, 2025
May 30, 2025 $0.04142 May 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025 $0.0391 Apr 30, 2025
Mar 31, 2025 $0.03931 Mar 31, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 $0.03667 Feb 28, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 $0.04163 Jan 31, 2025
Full Dividend History