Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund
Name
As of 10/04/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
2.5%
1 yr return
14.1%
3 Yr Avg Return
-4.0%
5 Yr Avg Return
-0.9%
Net Assets
$21.2 B
Holdings in Top 10
9.4%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 0.42%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 79.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$1,000,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 10/04/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
WAPSX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 2.5%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -4.0%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return -0.9%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio 2.16%
- Dividend Yield 4.9%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency None
Fund Details
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Legal NameWestern Asset Core Plus Bond Fund
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Fund Family NameFRANKLIN TEMPLETON
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Inception DateAug 05, 2008
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassI
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerMark Lindbloom
Fund Description
WAPSX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | WAPSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 2.5% | -2.4% | 11.7% | 95.61% |
1 Yr | 14.1% | -7.4% | 26.1% | 15.41% |
3 Yr | -4.0%* | -9.9% | 28.9% | 97.87% |
5 Yr | -0.9%* | -7.0% | 59.1% | 95.22% |
10 Yr | 1.9%* | -2.4% | 74.3% | 33.00% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | WAPSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2.4% | -16.2% | 8.1% | 35.61% |
2022 | -21.5% | -34.7% | 131.9% | 99.37% |
2021 | -5.1% | -11.6% | 4.4% | 93.78% |
2020 | 5.0% | -10.1% | 946.1% | 30.10% |
2019 | 6.8% | -1.7% | 16.9% | 13.28% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | WAPSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 2.5% | -2.4% | 11.7% | 95.61% |
1 Yr | 14.1% | -7.4% | 26.1% | 15.41% |
3 Yr | -4.0%* | -9.9% | 28.9% | 97.87% |
5 Yr | -0.9%* | -7.0% | 59.1% | 95.22% |
10 Yr | 1.9%* | -2.4% | 74.3% | 33.00% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | WAPSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 7.3% | -11.3% | 11.9% | 12.04% |
2022 | -18.7% | -32.2% | 131.9% | 98.75% |
2021 | -1.6% | -9.4% | 9.2% | 74.70% |
2020 | 9.9% | -1.9% | 1009.0% | 20.29% |
2019 | 12.3% | 1.1% | 21668.0% | 1.18% |
NAV & Total Return History
WAPSX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
WAPSX | Category Low | Category High | WAPSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 21.2 B | 2.9 M | 314 B | 10.86% |
Number of Holdings | 2662 | 1 | 17787 | 14.14% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 1.77 B | 1.62 M | 36.1 B | 18.21% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 9.39% | 4.4% | 432.9% | 93.97% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Mexican Bonos 1.90%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.12%
- Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 1.05%
- Ginnie Mae II Pool 0.84%
- Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 0.83%
- Mexican Bonos 0.78%
- Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 0.78%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.75%
- Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 0.72%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.62%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WAPSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bonds | 101.78% | 0.00% | 993.61% | 22.64% |
Other | 2.70% | -16.55% | 52.94% | 60.63% |
Convertible Bonds | 1.57% | 0.00% | 7.93% | 44.98% |
Cash | 0.25% | -54.51% | 237.69% | 84.84% |
Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 99.99% | 65.38% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 71.02% | 59.82% |
Bond Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WAPSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Corporate | 30.98% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 45.80% |
Government | 25.15% | 0.00% | 86.23% | 48.57% |
Securitized | 21.47% | 0.00% | 98.40% | 78.38% |
Cash & Equivalents | 0.25% | -0.46% | 237.69% | 80.87% |
Derivative | 0.17% | -1.41% | 44.82% | 32.15% |
Municipal | 0.01% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 72.75% |
Bond Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | WAPSX % Rank | |
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US | 97.28% | 0.00% | 993.61% | 36.62% |
Non US | 4.50% | 0.00% | 35.41% | 12.72% |
WAPSX - Expenses
Operational Fees
WAPSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 0.42% | 0.01% | 39.64% | 81.39% |
Management Fee | 0.40% | 0.00% | 1.76% | 65.26% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.50% | N/A |
Sales Fees
WAPSX 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 |
Trading Fees
WAPSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | 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.
WAPSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 79.00% | 2.00% | 493.39% | 35.56% |
WAPSX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
WAPSX | Category Low | Category High | WAPSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 4.91% | 0.00% | 10.11% | 90.76% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
WAPSX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | None | Quarterly | Monthly | Monthly |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
WAPSX | Category Low | Category High | WAPSX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | 2.16% | -1.28% | 4.79% | 23.04% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
WAPSX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Sep 30, 2024 | $0.035 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 30, 2024 | $0.039 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2024 | $0.037 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2024 | $0.036 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 28, 2024 | $0.036 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 29, 2024 | $0.035 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2024 | $0.035 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 29, 2023 | $0.037 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2023 | $0.035 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2023 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 29, 2023 | $0.036 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2023 | $0.037 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2023 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2023 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 31, 2023 | $0.033 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 28, 2023 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2023 | $0.036 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2023 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2023 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Dec 30, 2022 | $0.035 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Nov 30, 2022 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Oct 31, 2022 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Sep 30, 2022 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Aug 31, 2022 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 29, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Jul 29, 2022 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Jun 30, 2022 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 31, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
May 31, 2022 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 29, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Apr 29, 2022 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Mar 31, 2022 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Feb 28, 2022 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2022 | $0.000 | ReturnOfCapital |
Jan 31, 2022 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2021 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2021 | $0.053 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 29, 2021 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2021 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2021 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 30, 2021 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2021 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 17, 2021 | $0.038 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Jun 17, 2021 | $0.040 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
May 28, 2021 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2021 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2021 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 26, 2021 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 29, 2021 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2020 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 15, 2020 | $0.015 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 15, 2020 | $0.162 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Nov 30, 2020 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 30, 2020 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2020 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2020 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2020 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2020 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 29, 2020 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2020 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2020 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2020 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2020 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2019 | $0.036 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 18, 2019 | $0.109 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 18, 2019 | $0.048 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Nov 29, 2019 | $0.058 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2019 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2019 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 30, 2019 | $0.036 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2019 | $0.036 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 19, 2018 | $0.010 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Jun 19, 2018 | $0.043 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 21, 2017 | $0.009 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 21, 2017 | $0.007 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 08, 2016 | $0.032 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 08, 2016 | $0.086 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Jun 11, 2009 | $0.136 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
WAPSX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Mark Lindbloom
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 31, 2006
15.42
15.4%
– 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.
S. Leech
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Aug 19, 2013
8.79
8.8%
– 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
Julien Scholnick
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 01, 2016
6.08
6.1%
– 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
John Bellows
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 01, 2018
4.08
4.1%
– 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
Frederick Marki
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 01, 2018
4.08
4.1%
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.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
---|---|---|---|
0.08 | 33.43 | 6.79 | 1.16 |