Western Asset Bond ETF
Name
As of 10/21/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
2.7%
1 yr return
14.2%
3 Yr Avg Return
N/A
5 Yr Avg Return
N/A
Net Assets
$41.2 M
Holdings in Top 10
25.8%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 0.35%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover N/A
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
N/A
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Exchange Traded Fund
Name
As of 10/21/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
WABF - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 2.7%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
- Net Income Ratio N/A
- Dividend Yield 4.9%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly
Fund Details
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Legal NameWestern Asset Bond ETF
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Fund Family NameFranklin Templeton Group of Funds
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Inception DateSep 21, 2023
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassN/A
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
Fund Description
The Fund invests in a portfolio comprised of debt instruments and fixed income securities of various maturities. As used in the Fund’s name, the Fund defines “bonds” as debt and fixed income securities of all types. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, including the amount of borrowing for investment purposes, if any, in debt and fixed income securities (Principal Investments). Securities that have economic characteristics and provide investment exposure similar to debt and fixed income securities will be counted towards the Fund’s 80% investment policy. As part of its 80% policy, the Fund intends to invest in derivatives that (i) provide exposure to the Principal Investments, (ii) are used to risk manage the Fund’s holdings, and/or (iii) are used to enhance returns. The risk management uses of derivatives will include managing (i) investment-related risks, (ii) risks due to fluctuations in securities prices or interest rates, (iii) risks due to the credit-worthiness of an issuer, and (iv) the effective duration of the Fund’s portfolio.
The types of derivatives in which the Fund will invest include swaps and security-based swaps, futures and options on futures, swaptions and security options. The Fund may also hold U.S. Treasury securities, cash and cash equivalents. Although the Fund may invest in debt and fixed income securities of any maturity, under normal market conditions, the target dollar-weighted average effective duration for the Fund is expected to range within 20% of the average duration of the domestic bond market as a whole as estimated by the sub-advisor (generally, this range is 3-7 years). Effective duration seeks to measure the expected sensitivity of market price to changes in interest rates, taking into account the anticipated effects of structural complexities (for example, some bonds can be prepaid by the issuer).
The types of fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest include corporate debt securities, U.S. and non-U.S. government securities, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) (including commercial MBS (“CMBS”), residential MBS (“RMBS”) and non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”)), collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) and mortgage dollar rolls. The fixed income securities and debt instruments in which the Fund may invest may pay fixed, variable or floating rates of interest. The Fund will not invest more than 10% of the Fund’s total assets in CDOs. The Fund will also not invest more than 20% of its total assets in bank loans including junior loans (e.g., debt instruments that are unsecured and subordinated).
The Fund may also invest in credit-linked securities. Credit-linked securities, which may be considered to be a type of structured investment, are debt securities that represent an interest in a pool of or are otherwise collateralized by, one or more
corporate debt obligations or credit default swaps on corporate debt or bank loan obligations.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in below investment grade fixed income securities or debt instruments. For these purposes, “investment grade” is defined as investments with a rating at the time of purchase in one of the four highest categories of at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) (e.g., BBB- or higher or Baa3 or higher) or, if unrated, securities of comparable quality at the time of purchase (as determined by the sub-advisor). Securities rated below investment grade (e.g., BB+ to D or Baa1 to C) or, if unrated, securities of comparable quality at the time of purchase (as determined by the sub-advisor) are commonly known as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities.”
The Fund may invest in securities issued by both U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including issuers in emerging markets) but the Fund will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities or debt instruments of non-U.S. issuers. The Fund presently intends to limit its investments to U.S. dollar denominated securities.
The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading as part of its investment strategies.
The Fund may also hold equity securities of any type acquired in reorganizations of issuers of fixed income securities or debt instruments (“work out securities”), non-convertible preferred securities, warrants and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that provide exposure to these investments.
Western Asset’s investment process combines top-down and bottom-up analyses. The Fund’s portfolio managers, with support from a broad investment management team (collectively, the “Investment Professionals”) conduct bottom-up fundamental research and provide input into the top-down perspectives. This top-down view translates into a set of strategies regarding duration, yield curve, country, currency and sector. The Investment Professionals provide fundamental analysis at sector and subsector levels. The Investment Professionals use a security-specific process in order to assess whether securities are mispriced or undervalued in their opinion and select securities for the Fund’s portfolio. The Investment Professionals also conduct an ongoing assessment of changing credit characteristics and of securities with characteristics such as assets perceived to be overlooked or under-appreciated, floating or fixed interest rates, credit quality and securities issued in mergers, as well as newly-issued securities. Using sector and issue analyses, the Investment Professionals select issues opportunistically in order to exploit perceived mispricings versus long-term fundamental value that exist in the market. The subadviser monitors a broad set of factors that may prompt it to consider selling or reducing a position focused on the risk/reward characteristics of a credit.
WABF - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | WABF Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 2.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 Yr | 14.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
3 Yr | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
5 Yr | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
10 Yr | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | WABF Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2022 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2019 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | WABF Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 2.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 Yr | 14.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
3 Yr | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
5 Yr | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
10 Yr | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | WABF Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2022 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2019 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
WABF - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
WABF | Category Low | Category High | WABF % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 41.2 M | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Number of Holdings | 556 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 10.5 M | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Weighting of Top 10 | 25.84% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Top 10 Holdings
- U.S. Treasury Bonds 5.35%
- Fannie Mae Pool 4.32%
- U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.49%
- Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA 2.73%
- U.S. Treasury Bonds 2.29%
- Freddie Mac Pool 2.10%
- U.S. Treasury Bills 1.61%
- Invesco Government Agency Portfolio 1.44%
- Ginnie Mae II Pool 1.27%
- UBS AG/Stamford CT 1.25%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WABF % Rank | |
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Bonds | 101.60% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Other | 4.82% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cash | 3.58% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Stocks | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Bond Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WABF % Rank | |
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Cash & Equivalents | 3.58% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Derivative | 0.37% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Securitized | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Corporate | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Municipal | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Government | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Bond Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WABF % Rank | |
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US | 101.60% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Non US | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
WABF - Expenses
Operational Fees
WABF Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 0.35% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Management Fee | 0.35% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Sales Fees
WABF Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Trading Fees
WABF Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Related Fees
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.
WABF Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
WABF - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
WABF | Category Low | Category High | WABF % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 4.89% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
WABF | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Monthly |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
WABF | Category Low | Category High | WABF % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
WABF | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Oct 01, 2024 | $0.105 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 03, 2024 | $0.107 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 01, 2024 | $0.119 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 01, 2024 | $0.104 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 03, 2024 | $0.141 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 01, 2024 | $0.130 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 01, 2024 | $0.103 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 01, 2024 | $0.100 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 01, 2024 | $0.088 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 15, 2023 | $0.131 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 01, 2023 | $0.106 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 01, 2023 | $0.115 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 02, 2023 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |