Weitz Short Duration Income Fund Institutional Class (WEFIX)

Fund Assets	1.55B
Expense Ratio	0.45%
Min. Investment	$1,000,000
Turnover	41.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.54
Dividend Yield	4.54%
Dividend Growth	-2.19%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jul 31, 2026

Previous Close	11.96
YTD Return	2.01%
1-Year Return	3.48%
5-Year Return	17.30%
52-Week Low	11.95
52-Week High	12.11
Beta (5Y)	0.07
Holdings	457
Inception Date	Dec 23, 1988

About WEFIX

Weitz Short Duration Income Fund Institutional Class is an actively managed, open-end bond mutual fund focused on generating current income while preserving capital. The strategy centers on a short-duration core allocation, aiming to limit interest rate sensitivity and maturity risk across market cycles. The portfolio invests primarily in U.S. dollar–denominated debt, including government and high-quality corporate securities, maintaining high credit quality with limited interest rate exposure typical of short-term bond funds. The fund’s management emphasizes downside risk control and flexible, opportunistic security selection rather than tracking a benchmark, allowing allocation to the most attractive risk‑reward ideas. It is overseen by an experienced team, with long-tenured leadership guiding the process. The share class is designed for institutional investors and is positioned within the short-term bond category, where cost efficiency and disciplined duration management are central to its role as a conservative fixed income building block. According to publicly available data, the fund targets income distribution with an expense profile competitive among peers and an effective duration that aligns with short-term mandates.

• Fund Family: Weitz
• Category: Short-Term Bond
• Performance Rating: Above Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: WEFIX
• Share Class: - Institutional Class
• Index: Bloomberg Aggregate 1-3 Y TR

Performance

WEFIX had a total return of 3.48% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.03%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
WSHNX	- Investor Class	0.65%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jul 31, 2026	$0.04536	Aug 3, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.04504	Jul 1, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.04518	Jun 1, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.0444	May 1, 2026
Mar 31, 2026	$0.04487	Apr 1, 2026
Feb 27, 2026	$0.0414	Mar 2, 2026

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Sep 3, 2026

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