WAYCX — Western Asset High Yield Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-22
WAYCX — Western Asset High Yield Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Corporate Bond · $220.18M AUM · 1.75% expense ratio · 7.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
WAYCX Fund Overview
WAYCX — Western Asset High Yield Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Western Asset Funds INC, 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: Western Asset Funds INC
- Category: Intermediate Corporate Bond
- Assets under management: $220.18M
- 1-year return: 7.6%
- Ticker: WAYCX
- SEC CIK: 0000863520
- SEC series ID: S000000716
- Share class ID: C000113711
WAYCX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Western Asset High Yield Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Cco Holdings LLC / Cco Holdings Capital Corp. | 1.57% |
| Pm General Purchaser LLC | 1.14% |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 1.06% |
| Michaels Companies, Inc. (the) | 1.04% |
| Mcclatchy Media Co. LLC | 1.03% |
| Venture Global Lng, Inc. | 0.89% |
| Venture Global Plaquemines Lng LLC | 0.88% |
| Nrg Energy, Inc. | 0.79% |
| Carnival Corp. Ltd. | 0.76% |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 0.72% |
WAYCX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Western Asset High Yield Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 81.9% |
| Securitized | 11.1% |
| Loans | 6.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.5% |
| Equity | 0.3% |
WAYCX Performance
Total returns for WAYCX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.8% |
| 1 year | 7.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 8.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 2.8% |
WAYCX Risk Information
Risk metrics for WAYCX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 2.7%
WAYCX Costs and Fees
WAYCX costs about $175 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.75%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.75%
- Portfolio turnover: 41%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.06 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
WAYCX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-02, Western Asset High Yield Fund had net inflows of $4.19M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | −$650.69K |
| 2026-01 | −$6.18M |
| 2025-12 | $928.84K |
| 2025-11 | $1.21M |
| 2025-10 | $3.10M |
| 2025-09 | $739.71K |
WAYCX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Western Asset High Yield Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Cco Holdings LLC / Cco Holdings Capital Corp. | 1.57% |
| Pm General Purchaser LLC | 1.14% |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 1.06% |
| Michaels Companies, Inc. (the) | 1.04% |
| Mcclatchy Media Co. LLC | 1.03% |
| Venture Global Lng, Inc. | 0.89% |
| Venture Global Plaquemines Lng LLC | 0.88% |
| Nrg Energy, Inc. | 0.79% |
| Carnival Corp. Ltd. | 0.76% |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 0.72% |
WAYCX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Western Asset High Yield 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.