C000129909 Performance — Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund, Class IS

Data updated: 2024-09-26

C000129909 returned +2.28% over one year to Jul 2024. Annualised returns are −4.06% over 3 years and +0.04% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Global Long-Term Core Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $88, against $92 for the category, and to $102 over one year, against $106. Volatility over the past three years was 16.52% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2024 the fund took in a net $110.9M, and assets reached $254.57M.

C000129909 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Global Long-Term Core Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodC000129909Category average
1 year (Aug 2023 – Jul 2024)$102$106
3 years (Aug 2021 – Jul 2024)$88$92
5 years (Aug 2019 – Jul 2024)$100$101

C000129909 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jul 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+2.28%
3 years (annualised)−4.06%
5 years (annualised)+0.04%

C000129909 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Jul)−4.36%
2023+16.08%
2022−20.91%
2021−0.44%
2020+6.98%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+7.17%

C000129909 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024−2.6%−2.2%+0.9%−6.6%+2.5%+0.1%+3.8%—————
2023+7.3%−6.2%+3.4%+2.1%−2.0%+1.3%+2.9%−2.2%−7.3%−3.0%+10.4%+10.3%
2022−3.8%−8.6%−6.7%−3.4%+0.8%−3.7%+5.0%+0.4%−6.6%−3.4%+8.2%0.0%
2021−2.5%−3.2%−3.1%+3.8%+1.4%+2.4%+0.5%+1.5%−1.3%−0.2%−1.5%+2.1%
2020−0.3%−2.8%−11.5%+5.2%+5.4%+1.9%+4.2%+0.7%−1.2%−1.2%+6.1%+1.6%
2019———————−1.7%+2.9%+2.8%−0.5%+3.6%

C000129909 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Aug 2021 – Jul 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 16.52%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.52 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +10.36% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −8.57% (Feb 2022)

C000129909 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $110.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $54.6M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.97×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2024$4.1M$7.8M−$3.7M
Jun 2024$1.2M$8.7M−$7.5M
May 2024$1.7M$14.0M−$12.4M
Apr 2024$3.1M$8.8M−$5.7M
Mar 2024$3.6M$20.1M−$16.5M
Feb 2024$3.9M$23.3M−$19.4M
Jan 2024$4.7M−$27.1M$31.8M
Dec 2023$17.7M−$23.4M$41.2M
Nov 2023$5.6M−$28.5M$34.1M
Oct 2023$3.1M−$26.7M$29.8M
Sep 2023$2.3M−$17.2M$19.5M
Aug 2023$3.7M−$16.1M$19.7M

C000129909 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-07-31$254.57M
2024-04-30$261.78M
2024-01-31$326.92M
2023-10-31$322.02M
2023-07-31$421.77M
2023-04-28$417.41M
2023-01-31$538.40M
2022-10-31$579.13M
2022-07-29$790.62M
2022-04-29$1.06B
2022-01-31$1.58B
2021-10-29$1.71B

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.