SSTLX — Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-26
SSTLX — Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund. Intermediate Corporate Bond · $234.59M AUM · 1.03% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
SSTLX Fund Overview
SSTLX — 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: $234.59M
- 1-year return: 2.9%
- Ticker: SSTLX
- SEC CIK: 0000764624
- SEC series ID: S000016639
- Share class ID: C000046473
SSTLX 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 Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 3.08% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 2.41% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 1.13% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 1.01% |
| Government National Mortgage Association | 0.99% |
| Mars, Inc. | 0.97% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 0.91% |
| Royal Bank Of Canada | 0.89% |
| Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 0.86% |
| Cvs Health Corp. | 0.85% |
SSTLX 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 | 60.4% |
| Securitized | 37.0% |
| Loans | 1.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.5% |
| Real Estate | 0.1% |
SSTLX Performance
Total returns for SSTLX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.6% |
| 1 year | 2.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 1.6% |
SSTLX Risk Information
Risk metrics for SSTLX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.2%
SSTLX Costs and Fees
SSTLX costs about $103 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.03%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.03%
- Portfolio turnover: 44%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.05 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
SSTLX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund had net outflows of $21.45M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$1.45M |
| 2026-05 | −$983.52K |
| 2026-04 | −$2.05M |
| 2026-03 | −$870.60K |
| 2026-02 | −$1.34M |
| 2026-01 | −$1.08M |
SSTLX 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 Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 3.08% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 2.41% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 1.13% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 1.01% |
| Mars, Inc. | 0.97% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 0.91% |
| Royal Bank Of Canada | 0.89% |
| Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 0.86% |
| Cvs Health Corp. | 0.85% |
| Rtx Corp. | 0.82% |
SSTLX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-23
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-13
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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.