Western Asset High Yield Fund Class C (WAYCX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category High Yield Bond

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments

Fund Style Large

ISIN US9576633880

CUSIP 957663388

Inception Date 2001-09-28

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End May

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $233.76 Million

Share Class Net Assets $1.60 Million

Expense Ratio 1.75%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-10-01

Dividend Yield 0.07%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 0.77%

1-Year Return 7.67%

3-Year Return 7.41%

5-Year Return 3.07%

NAV $7.00

Previous Close Price $7.00

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.07%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Western Asset High Yield Fund Class C

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. dollar denominated debt or fixed income securities that are rated below investment grade at the time of purchase by one or more Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or are of a comparable quality as determined by the subadviser. The fund managers consider securities that are rated below the Baa or BBB categories to be rated below investment grade.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap %

Giant %

Large %

Medium %

Micro %

Small %

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % %

Cash-Flow Growth % %

Dividend Yield % 0.00%

Historical Earnings % %

Long-Term Earnings % %

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	96.12%	96.12%	0.01%	96.93%	99.95%
Cash	0.72%	4.22%	3.50%	5.12%	0.00%
Non US Stock	0.18%	0.18%	0.00%	0.08%	0.00%
Not Classified	2.82%	2.82%	0.00%	1.92%	0.05%
Other	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.66%	0.00%
US Stock	0.14%	0.14%	0.00%	0.38%	0.00%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp	1.51%	-	-
PM General Purchaser LLC	0.95%	-	-
Venture Global LNG Inc	0.96%	-	-
First Quantum Minerals Ltd	1.00%	-	-
Ford Motor Co	0.80%	-	-
Berry Petroleum Co LLC	0.79%	-	-
NCL Finance Ltd	0.78%	-	-
Southwestern Energy Co	0.76%	-	-
American Airlines Inc/AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd	0.78%	-	-
CommScope LLC	0.72%	-	-
Mcclatchy Media Co LLC	0.88%	-	-
Expand Energy Corp	0.77%	-	-
Viking Cruises Ltd	0.69%	-	-
DISH DBS Corp	0.69%	-	-
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves	0.86%	-	-
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG LLC	0.82%	-	-
Carnival Corp	0.77%	-	-
NRG Energy Inc	0.77%	-	-
NCL Corp Ltd	0.68%	-	-

See the full breakdown of WAYCX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	4.23%	1.15%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	90.22%	84.28%	100.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	1.47%	2.97%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	3.00%	0.37%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.04%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	1.04%	11.24%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Financial Services	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Healthcare	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Communication Services	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Energy	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Industrials	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Technology	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.20%	-	-
Americas	North America	93.57%	43.26%	-
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.18%	-	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.27%	-	-
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.01%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.02%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	-	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.57%	56.74%	-
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.01%	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.17%	-	-

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-31	$0.036	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2024-11-29	$0.044	$0.044	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-11-26	$0.006	$0.006	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-10-31	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	2024-10-31	2024-10-31	Monthly
2024-09-30	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	2024-09-30	2024-09-30	Monthly
2024-08-30	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	2024-08-30	2024-08-30	Monthly
2024-07-31	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	2024-07-31	2024-07-31	Monthly
2024-06-28	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	2024-06-28	2024-06-28	Monthly
2024-05-31	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	2024-05-31	2024-05-31	Monthly
2024-04-30	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	2024-04-30	2024-04-30	Monthly
2024-03-28	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	2024-03-28	2024-03-28	Monthly
2024-02-29	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	2024-02-29	2024-02-29	Monthly
2024-01-31	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	2024-01-31	2024-01-31	Monthly
2023-12-29	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	2023-12-29	2023-12-29	Monthly
2023-11-30	$0.039	$0.039	USD	-	2023-11-30	2023-11-30	Monthly
2023-10-31	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	2023-10-31	2023-10-31	Monthly
2023-09-29	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	2023-09-29	2023-09-29	Monthly
2023-08-31	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	2023-08-31	2023-08-31	Monthly
2023-07-31	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	2023-07-31	2023-07-31	Monthly
2023-06-30	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	2023-06-30	2023-06-30	Monthly
2023-05-31	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	2023-05-31	2023-05-31	Other
2023-04-28	$0.035	$0.035	USD	-	2023-04-28	2023-04-28	Other
2023-03-31	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	2023-03-31	2023-03-31	Other
2023-02-28	$0.033	$0.033	USD	-	2023-02-28	2023-02-28	Other
2023-01-31	$0.034	$0.034	USD	-	2023-01-31	2023-01-31	Other
2022-12-30	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	2022-12-30	2022-12-30	Monthly
2022-11-30	$0.035	$0.035	USD	-	2022-11-30	2022-11-30	Monthly
2022-10-31	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	2022-10-31	2022-10-31	Monthly
2022-09-30	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	2022-09-30	2022-09-30	Monthly
2022-08-31	$0.035	$0.035	USD	-	2022-08-31	2022-08-31	Monthly
2022-07-29	$0.033	$0.033	USD	-	2022-07-29	2022-07-29	Monthly
2022-06-30	$0.029	$0.029	USD	-	2022-06-30	2022-06-30	Monthly
2022-05-31	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	2022-05-31	2022-05-31	Monthly
2022-04-29	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	2022-04-29	2022-04-29	Monthly
2022-03-31	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	2022-03-31	2022-03-31	Monthly
2022-02-28	$0.025	$0.025	USD	-	2022-02-28	2022-02-28	Monthly
2022-01-31	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	2022-01-31	2022-01-31	Monthly
2021-12-31	$0.026	$0.026	USD	-	2021-12-31	2021-12-31	Monthly
2021-11-30	$0.026	$0.026	USD	-	2021-11-30	2021-11-30	Monthly
2021-10-29	$0.027	$0.027	USD	-	2021-10-29	2021-10-29	Monthly
2021-09-30	$0.025	$0.025	USD	-	2021-09-30	2021-09-30	Monthly
2021-08-31	$0.027	$0.027	USD	-	2021-08-30	2021-08-31	Monthly
2021-07-30	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	2021-07-29	2021-07-30	Monthly
2021-06-30	$0.025	$0.025	USD	-	2021-06-29	2021-06-30	Monthly
2021-05-28	$0.026	$0.026	USD	-	2021-05-27	2021-05-28	Other
2021-04-30	$0.023	$0.023	USD	-	2021-04-29	2021-04-30	Other
2021-03-31	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	2021-03-30	2021-03-31	Other
2021-02-26	$0.024	$0.024	USD	-	2021-02-25	2021-02-26	Other
2021-01-29	$0.026	$0.026	USD	-	2021-01-28	2021-01-29	Other
2020-12-31	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	2020-12-30	2020-12-31	Monthly
2020-11-30	$0.027	$0.027	USD	-	2020-11-27	2020-11-30	Monthly
2020-10-30	$0.027	$0.027	USD	-	2020-10-29	2020-10-30	Monthly
2020-09-30	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	2020-09-29	2020-09-30	Monthly
2020-08-31	$0.027	$0.027	USD	-	2020-08-28	2020-08-31	Monthly
2020-07-31	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	2020-07-30	2020-07-31	Monthly
2020-06-30	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	2020-06-29	2020-06-30	Monthly
2020-05-29	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	2020-05-28	2020-05-29	Other
2020-04-30	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	2020-04-29	2020-04-30	Other
2020-03-31	$0.032	$0.032	USD	-	2020-03-30	2020-03-31	Other
2020-02-28	$0.029	$0.029	USD	-	2020-02-27	2020-02-28	Other
2020-01-31	$0.029	$0.029	USD	-	2020-01-30	2020-01-31	Other
2019-12-31	$0.031	$0.031	USD	-	2019-12-30	2019-12-31	Monthly
2019-11-29	$0.029	$0.029	USD	-	2019-11-27	2019-11-29	Monthly
2019-10-31	$0.031	$0.031	USD	-	2019-10-30	2019-10-31	Monthly
2019-09-30	$0.029	$0.029	USD	-	2019-09-27	2019-09-30	Monthly
2019-08-30	$0.029	$0.029	USD	-	2019-08-29	2019-08-30	Monthly
2019-07-31	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	2019-07-30	2019-07-31	Monthly
2019-06-28	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	-	-	-
2019-05-31	$0.030	$0.030	USD	2019-06-03	2019-05-30	2019-05-31	Monthly
2019-04-30	$0.030	$0.030	USD	2019-05-01	2019-04-29	2019-04-30	Monthly
2019-03-29	$0.030	$0.030	USD	2019-04-01	2019-03-28	2019-03-29	Monthly
2019-02-28	$0.028	$0.028	USD	2019-03-01	2019-02-27	2019-02-28	Monthly
2019-01-31	$0.031	$0.031	USD	2019-02-01	2019-01-30	2019-01-31	Monthly
2018-12-31	$0.032	$0.032	USD	2019-01-02	2018-12-28	2018-12-31	Monthly
2018-11-30	$0.046	$0.046	USD	2018-12-01	2018-11-29	2018-11-30	Monthly
2018-10-31	$0.034	$0.034	USD	2018-11-02	2018-10-30	2018-10-31	Monthly
2018-09-28	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	-	-	-
2018-08-31	$0.027	$0.027	USD	2018-09-01	2018-08-30	2018-08-31	Monthly
2018-07-31	$0.028	$0.028	USD	2018-08-01	2018-07-30	2018-07-31	Monthly
2018-06-29	$0.028	$0.028	USD	2018-07-02	2018-06-28	2018-06-29	Monthly
2018-05-31	$0.029	$0.029	USD	2018-06-01	2018-05-30	2018-05-31	Monthly
2018-04-30	$0.030	$0.030	USD	2018-05-01	2018-04-27	2018-04-30	Monthly
2018-03-29	$0.031	$0.031	USD	-	-	-	-
2018-02-28	$0.028	$0.028	USD	2018-03-02	2018-02-28	2018-02-28	Monthly
2018-01-31	$0.031	$0.031	USD	2018-02-01	2018-01-30	2018-01-31	Monthly
2017-12-29	$0.031	$0.031	USD	2018-01-03	2017-12-28	2017-12-29	Monthly
2017-11-30	$0.030	$0.030	USD	2017-12-01	2017-11-30	2017-11-30	Monthly
2017-10-31	$0.032	$0.032	USD	2017-11-02	2017-10-31	2017-10-31	Monthly
2017-09-29	$0.032	$0.032	USD	2017-10-03	2017-09-29	2017-09-29	Monthly
2017-08-31	$0.033	$0.033	USD	2017-09-27	2017-08-31	2017-08-31	Monthly
2017-07-31	$0.031	$0.031	USD	-	-	-	-
2017-06-30	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	-	-	-
2017-05-31	$0.025	$0.025	USD	-	-	-	-
2017-04-28	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	-	-	-
2017-03-31	$0.031	$0.031	USD	-	-	-	-
2017-02-28	$0.027	$0.027	USD	-	-	-	-
2017-01-31	$0.031	$0.031	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-12-30	$0.033	$0.033	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-11-30	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-10-31	$0.033	$0.033	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-09-30	$0.033	$0.033	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-08-31	$0.035	$0.035	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-07-29	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-06-30	$0.035	$0.035	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-05-31	$0.032	$0.032	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-04-29	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-03-31	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-02-29	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2016-01-29	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-12-31	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-11-30	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-10-30	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-09-30	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-08-31	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-07-31	$0.039	$0.039	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-06-30	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-05-29	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-04-30	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-03-31	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-02-27	$0.035	$0.035	USD	-	-	-	-
2015-01-30	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-12-31	$0.047	$0.047	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-11-28	$0.035	$0.035	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-10-31	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-09-30	$0.033	$0.033	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-08-29	$0.039	$0.039	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-07-31	$0.039	$0.039	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-06-30	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-05-30	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-04-30	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-03-31	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-02-28	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-01-31	$0.039	$0.039	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-12-31	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-11-29	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-10-31	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-09-30	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-08-30	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-07-31	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-06-28	$0.042	$0.042	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-05-31	$0.039	$0.039	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-04-30	$0.037	$0.037	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-03-28	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-02-28	$0.041	$0.041	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-01-31	$0.043	$0.043	USD	-	-	-	-
2012-12-31	$0.047	$0.047	USD	-	-	-	-
2012-11-30	$0.045	$0.045	USD	-	-	-	-
2012-10-28	$0.044	$0.044	USD	2012-12-03	2012-10-29	2012-10-31	Monthly
2012-09-28	$0.153	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2012-09-26	$0.153	$0.153	USD	2012-12-03	2012-09-27	2012-09-28	Other
2012-06-29	$0.197	$0.197	USD	-	-	-	-

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Western Asset High Yield Fund Class C NMFQS:WAYCX