C000064739 Fees and Costs — Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class FI

Data updated: 2023-06-21

The net expense ratio is 1.10%: a 0.60% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 1.43% other expenses, less a 1.18% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $204 in broker commissions, 0.0011% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 77%.

C000064739 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000064739. Prospectus, as of June 30, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.60%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.43%
Gross expense ratio2.28%
Fee waiver−1.18%
Net expense ratio1.10%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000064739 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000064739, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $687 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.16% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.10%)$116$360$624
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$0$1
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$18$63
Total costs$116$378$687
Value after costs$10,384$11,198$12,075
Impact on return, per year1.16%1.16%1.16%

C000064739 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0011%
  • Total broker commissions: $204
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $39.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 77%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000064739 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$6933.90%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$4823.73%
UBS Securities LLC$3516.95%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$146.78%
Marex North America Securities LLC$146.78%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$94.24%
R.J. O'Brien Securities, LLC$73.39%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$52.54%
JEFFERIES LLC$31.69%

C000064739 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$9.8M29.35%
JEFFERIES LLC$9.0M26.87%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$2.9M8.64%
STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC$2.5M7.51%
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp.$1.9M5.72%
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.$1.8M5.36%
MARKETAXESS CORPORATION$1.7M5.09%
STANDARD CHARTERED SECURITIES NORTH AMERICA LLC$1.3M3.93%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.$1.3M3.91%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$1.2M3.64%

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.