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Name
As of 11/05/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
YTD Return
3.1%
1 yr return
7.4%
3 Yr Avg Return
-1.4%
5 Yr Avg Return
0.5%
Net Assets
$710 M
Holdings in Top 10
16.7%
Expense Ratio 0.45%
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
Turnover 60.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Standard (Taxable)
$1,000,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 11/05/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Period | WABSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 3.1% | -5.7% | 11.4% | 25.18% |
1 Yr | 7.4% | -1.8% | 18.9% | 90.07% |
3 Yr | -1.4%* | -10.0% | 27.3% | 12.28% |
5 Yr | 0.5%* | -7.4% | 58.5% | 29.27% |
10 Yr | 1.9%* | -2.8% | 73.7% | 23.83% |
* Annualized
Period | WABSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2.2% | -16.2% | 8.1% | 43.28% |
2022 | -13.6% | -34.7% | 131.9% | 7.97% |
2021 | -3.9% | -11.6% | 4.4% | 76.54% |
2020 | 2.2% | -10.1% | 946.1% | 83.33% |
2019 | 4.6% | -1.7% | 16.9% | 75.65% |
Period | WABSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 3.1% | -5.7% | 11.4% | 25.18% |
1 Yr | 7.4% | -1.8% | 18.9% | 90.07% |
3 Yr | -1.4%* | -10.0% | 27.3% | 12.28% |
5 Yr | 0.5%* | -7.4% | 58.5% | 29.27% |
10 Yr | 1.9%* | -2.8% | 73.7% | 23.83% |
* Annualized
Period | WABSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 6.2% | -11.3% | 11.9% | 44.82% |
2022 | -11.2% | -32.2% | 131.9% | 7.45% |
2021 | -1.6% | -9.4% | 9.2% | 71.38% |
2020 | 7.7% | -1.9% | 1009.0% | 65.31% |
2019 | 8.2% | 1.1% | 21668.0% | 69.50% |
WABSX | Category Low | Category High | WABSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 710 M | 2.9 M | 314 B | 60.74% |
Number of Holdings | 947 | 1 | 17787 | 43.34% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 101 M | 1.62 M | 35.1 B | 71.93% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 16.72% | 4.4% | 432.9% | 73.97% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WABSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bonds | 94.18% | 0.00% | 993.61% | 53.68% |
Other | 3.20% | -16.55% | 52.94% | 57.79% |
Cash | 2.62% | -54.51% | 237.69% | 50.51% |
Convertible Bonds | 2.28% | 0.00% | 7.93% | 21.47% |
Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 99.99% | 62.88% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 71.02% | 57.27% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WABSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Government | 39.72% | 0.00% | 86.23% | 18.68% |
Corporate | 37.35% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 29.21% |
Securitized | 20.21% | 0.00% | 98.40% | 81.32% |
Derivative | 0.37% | -1.58% | 44.82% | 19.67% |
Cash & Equivalents | 0.12% | -0.46% | 237.69% | 86.99% |
Municipal | 0.03% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 70.49% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WABSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 94.18% | 0.00% | 993.61% | 48.26% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 30.95% | 62.50% |
WABSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 0.45% | 0.01% | 39.64% | 77.73% |
Management Fee | 0.40% | 0.00% | 1.76% | 65.32% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.50% | N/A |
WABSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 2.00% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 4.00% | N/A |
WABSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
WABSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 60.00% | 2.00% | 493.39% | 24.16% |
WABSX | Category Low | Category High | WABSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 3.65% | 0.00% | 10.11% | 59.30% |
WABSX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
WABSX | Category Low | Category High | WABSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 1.92% | -1.28% | 4.79% | 36.07% |
WABSX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Oct 31, 2024 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2024 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 30, 2024 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2024 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2024 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 28, 2024 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 29, 2024 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2024 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 29, 2023 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2023 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2023 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 29, 2023 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2023 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2023 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2023 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 31, 2023 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 28, 2023 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2023 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2023 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2023 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2022 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2022 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2022 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2022 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2022 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 29, 2022 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2022 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 31, 2022 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 29, 2022 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2022 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2022 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2022 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2021 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 06, 2021 | $0.025 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 06, 2021 | $0.015 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Nov 30, 2021 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 29, 2021 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2021 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2021 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 30, 2021 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2021 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 28, 2021 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2021 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2021 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 26, 2021 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 29, 2021 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2020 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 07, 2020 | $0.128 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 07, 2020 | $0.186 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Nov 30, 2020 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 30, 2020 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2020 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2020 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2020 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2020 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 29, 2020 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2020 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2020 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2020 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2020 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2019 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 06, 2019 | $0.056 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Nov 29, 2019 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2019 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2019 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 30, 2019 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2019 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 08, 2016 | $0.102 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 08, 2016 | $0.119 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 10, 2015 | $0.044 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 10, 2015 | $0.044 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Jun 19, 2012 | $0.005 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 09, 2011 | $0.054 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 09, 2011 | $0.072 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 09, 2010 | $0.080 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 09, 2010 | $0.051 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Jun 11, 2009 | $0.153 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Jun 11, 2009 | $0.001 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jul 06, 2009
12.91
12.9%
– Western Asset Management Company, LLC – Portfolio Manager, 2003- – Salomon Smith Barney – Associate, Private Client Group, 2000-2001 – Digital Coast Partners – Senior Analyst, 1999-2000 – Arthur Andersen, LLP – Senior Analyst, 1997-1999 – Cornell University, M.B.A. – University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., magna cum laude – Chartered Financial Analyst
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Mar 31, 2014
8.17
8.2%
– Western Asset Management Company, LLC – Chief Investment Officer, 1990– – Greenwich Capital Markets – Portfolio Manager, 1988–1990 – The First Boston Corporation – Fixed Income Manager, 1980–1988 – National Bank of Detroit – Portfolio Manager, 1977–1980 – The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., B.S., B.A., summa cum laude, 1972–1976
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Sep 28, 2018
3.67
3.7%
– Western Asset Management Company, LLC – Portfolio Manager, 2005- – Citigroup Asset Management – Portfolio Manager, 1986-2005 – Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. – Portfolio Manager, 1981-1986 – New York Life Ins. – Analyst, 1978-1980 – Pace University, M.B.A. – Rider University, B.S.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Sep 28, 2018
3.67
3.7%
– Western Asset Management Company, LLC – Portfolio Manager, 2012- – U.S. Department of the Treasury – Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Microeconomic Analysis; Senior Advisor in the Office of Economic Policy, 2009-2011 – University of California, Berkeley, PhD Economics – Dartmouth College, B.A. Economics, magna cum laude – Chartered Financial Analyst
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Sep 28, 2018
3.67
3.7%
Frederick R. Marki is a Portfolio manager of Western since 2005. He began his investment career in 1983 and has a BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Marki joined Western Asset in 2006. Prior to this, Marki was a director of Citigroup Asset Management and investment officer of the manager. and its predecessor companies.
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.08 | 33.43 | 6.79 | 1.16 |
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