Western Asset High Yield Fund Class A
WAYAX
NASDAQ
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Fair | |||
| Reward Grade | C- | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C | |||
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| Provider | Franklin Templeton, Inc | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Michael Buchanan (21), Walter E. Kilcullen (14), Ryan Kohan (2) | |||
| Website | http://www.franklintempleton.com | |||
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| Fund Name | Western Asset High Yield Fund Class A | |||
| Category | High Yield Bond | |||
| Sub-Category | US Fixed Income | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Corporate Bond - High Yield | |||
| Inception Date | Apr 30, 2012 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 1,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | 50.00 | |||
| Front End Fee | 0.04 | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 7.75% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | -- | |||
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| Cash | 1.08% | |||
| Stock | 0.26% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 0.11% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 0.15% | |||
| Bond | 95.81% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 75.93% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 19.88% | |||
| Preferred | 2.23% | |||
| Convertible | 0.60% | |||
| Other Net | 0.01% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -0.74% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | -2.12% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | -1.78% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | -1.98% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 0.55% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 1.49% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 10.04% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 27.02% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 15.09% | |||
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| Closing Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
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| Nav | $6.70 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $6.68 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $6.90 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $6.68 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Oct 01, 2026 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $7.11 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Oct 28, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 0.68 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 4.61 | |||
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| Total Assets | 204.08M | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.99% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 64.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 9.66% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -11.80% | |||