LWSTX — Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
LWSTX — Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Corporate Bond · $240.14M AUM · 0.40% expense ratio · 4.3% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
LWSTX Fund Overview
LWSTX — Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Legg Mason Partners Income Trust, categorised as Intermediate Corporate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Legg Mason Partners Income Trust
- Category: Intermediate Corporate Bond
- Assets under management: $240.14M
- 1-year return: 4.3%
- Ticker: LWSTX
- SEC CIK: 0000764624
- SEC series ID: S000016639
- Share class ID: C000117030
LWSTX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Notes | 4.31% |
| United States Treasury Notes | 2.38% |
| United States Treasury Notes | 2.05% |
| United States Treasury Notes | 1.12% |
| United States Treasury Notes | 1.00% |
| Government National Mortgage Association | 0.96% |
| Mars Inc. | 0.96% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 0.88% |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | 0.85% |
| CVS Health Corp | 0.83% |
LWSTX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 61.4% |
| Securitized | 36.0% |
| Loans | 1.2% |
| Derivatives | 0.1% |
LWSTX Performance
Total returns for LWSTX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.3% |
| 1 year | 4.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.8% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 2.2% |
LWSTX Risk Information
Risk metrics for LWSTX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.4%
LWSTX Costs and Fees
LWSTX costs about $40 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.40%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.44%
- Portfolio turnover: 44%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.05 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
LWSTX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund had net outflows of $23.32M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$870.60K |
| 2026-02 | −$1.34M |
| 2026-01 | −$1.08M |
| 2025-12 | −$4.36M |
| 2025-11 | −$4.54M |
| 2025-10 | −$1.66M |
LWSTX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Notes | 4.31% |
| United States Treasury Notes | 2.38% |
| United States Treasury Notes | 2.05% |
| United States Treasury Notes | 1.12% |
| United States Treasury Notes | 1.00% |
| Mars Inc. | 0.96% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 0.88% |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | 0.85% |
| CVS Health Corp | 0.83% |
| RTX Corp. | 0.81% |
LWSTX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.