C000088508 Fees and Costs — Western Asset Global High Yield Bond Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2022-11-28

The net expense ratio is 1.95%: a 0.70% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.26% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $4K in broker commissions, 0.0021% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 81%.

C000088508 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000088508. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.70%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.26%
Gross expense ratio1.96%
Fee waiver−0.01%
Net expense ratio1.95%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000088508 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000088508, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,198 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.05% 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
Sales charges$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.95%)$205$633$1,086
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$1
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$32$111
Total costs$308$665$1,198
Value after costs$10,192$10,911$11,565
Impact on return, per year3.08%2.05%2.05%

C000088508 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0021%
  • Total broker commissions: $4K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $286.7M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 81%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000088508 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$1K26.01%
STONEX FINANCIAL INC.$71718.19%
Marex North America Securities LLC$57014.45%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$45311.48%
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp.$45211.45%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$42410.75%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$2857.23%
JEFFERIES LLC$170.44%

C000088508 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$46.0M18.74%
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp.$42.8M17.45%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$36.2M14.76%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$28.7M11.68%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$25.0M10.19%
JEFFERIES LLC$17.7M7.23%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$16.4M6.68%
MARKETAXESS CORPORATION$13.5M5.52%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.$9.8M3.99%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC$9.2M3.75%

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.