SHICX Fees and Costs — Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund, Class C1

Data updated: 2026-10-09

The net expense ratio is 1.50%: a 0.55% management fee, a 0.70% 12b-1 fee plus 0.24% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0003% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 47%.

SHICX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SHICX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.55%
12b-1 fee0.70%
Other expenses0.24%
Gross expense ratio1.50%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.50%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—

SHICX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in SHICX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $929 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.58% 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 1.50%)$158$489$843
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$0$0
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$24$86
Total costs$261$513$929
Value after costs$10,239$11,063$11,834
Impact on return, per year2.61%1.58%1.58%

SHICX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2026.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0003%
  • Total broker commissions: $2K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $627.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 47%

SHICX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.$204100.00%

SHICX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$95.4M29.50%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$56.8M17.58%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$38.1M11.79%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$34.0M10.53%
JEFFERIES LLC$29.2M9.03%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$24.4M7.55%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$15.6M4.83%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$15.0M4.63%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$7.4M2.28%
BNY MELLON CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$7.3M2.27%

Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
SHIYXClass I0.74%none
SHIAXClass A0.97%2.25%
LWSRXClass R1.41%none
SHICXClass C11.50%none
LWHIXClass C1.68%none

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.