Western Asset High Yield R (WAYRX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
6.97
0.00 (0.00%)
At close: Dec 19, 2025
0.72%
Fund Assets231.21M
Expense Ratio1.30%
Min. Investment$0.00
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)0.48
Dividend Yield6.94%
Dividend Growth-1.86%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateNov 28, 2025
Previous Close6.97
YTD Return7.70%
1-Year Return8.00%
5-Year Return18.32%
52-Week Low6.34
52-Week High7.00
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings427
Inception DateApr 30, 2012

About WAYRX

The Western Asset High Yield 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 8.00% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.72%.

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%
WAYAXClass A0.99%
WAYCXClass C1.73%

Top 10 Holdings

10.71% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
USD/GBP FFX DUE 011626 Purchasedn/a1.64%
CCO Holdings, LLC/ CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.25%CHTR.4.25 01.15.34 144A1.50%
USD/EUR FFX DUE 011626 Purchasedn/a1.32%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 8%FMCN.8 03.01.33 144A1.02%
Pm General Purchaser Llc 9.5%AMGENE.9.5 10.01.28 144A0.99%
Legg Mason Partners Inst Trust - Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves FundWACXX0.95%
Accelerate360 Holdings LLC 11%ACCTHR.11 12.01.31 144A0.90%
Venture Global Plaquemines Lng LLC 6.75%VEGLPL.6.75 01.15.36 144A0.83%
Carnival Corporation 6.125%CCL.6.125 02.15.33 144A0.78%
Nrg Engy 144A 6%NRG.6 01.15.36 144A0.77%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Nov 28, 2025$0.03468Nov 28, 2025
Nov 25, 2025$0.01763Nov 25, 2025
Oct 31, 2025$0.0424Oct 31, 2025
Sep 30, 2025$0.03577Sep 30, 2025
Aug 29, 2025$0.03847Aug 29, 2025
Jul 31, 2025$0.0387Jul 31, 2025
Full Dividend History