Western Asset High Yield Fund Class R (WAYRX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
6.85
+0.01 (0.15%)
May 15, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.59%
Fund Assets 231.21M
Expense Ratio 1.30%
Min. Investment $0.00
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.49
Dividend Yield 7.13%
Dividend Growth 2.53%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Apr 30, 2025
Previous Close 6.84
YTD Return 0.40%
1-Year Return 6.20%
5-Year Return 25.09%
52-Week Low n/a
52-Week High n/a
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 404
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
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Above Average
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 6.20% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.27%.

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

12.54% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Legg Mason Partners Inst Trust - Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves Fund WACXX 3.29%
USD/GBP FFX DUE 041625 Purchased n/a 1.71%
CCO Holdings, LLC/ CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.25% CHTR.4.25 01.15.34 144A 1.34%
USD/EUR FFX DUE 041625 Purchased n/a 1.06%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 8% FMCN.8 03.01.33 144A 1.03%
Pm General Purchaser Llc 9.5% AMGENE.9.5 10.01.28 144A 0.92%
Accelerate360 Holdings LLC 11% ACCTHR.11 12.01.31 144A 0.83%
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 0.78%
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd/ American Airlines Inc 5.75% AAL.5.75 04.20.29 144A 0.78%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
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
Dec 31, 2024 $0.0389 Dec 31, 2024
Nov 29, 2024 $0.04185 Nov 29, 2024
Full Dividend History