WBND Performance — Western Asset Total Return ETF

Data updated: 2025-08-25

WBND returned +5.88% over one year to Jun 2025. Annualised returns are +2.16% over 3 years and −2.32% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Intermediate Core Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $107, against $110 for the category, and to $106 over one year, against $106. Volatility over the past three years was 9.65% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2025 the fund lost a net $27.6M, and assets reached $11.13M.

WBND Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Western Asset Total Return ETF grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Intermediate Core Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodWBNDCategory average
1 year (Jul 2024 – Jun 2025)$106$106
3 years (Jul 2022 – Jun 2025)$107$110
5 years (Jul 2020 – Jun 2025)$89$101
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2025)$96$107

WBND Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2025, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+5.88%
3 years (annualised)+2.16%
5 years (annualised)−2.32%

WBND Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Western Asset Total Return ETF, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2025 (Jan–Jun)+4.61%
2024−0.44%
2023+5.88%
2022−21.23%
2021−2.98%
2020+10.12%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+3.97%

WBND Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025+0.8%+2.5%−0.2%+0.1%−0.5%+1.8%——————
2024−0.6%−1.6%+0.8%−3.3%+2.2%+1.0%+2.5%+1.7%+1.5%−3.2%+1.3%−2.5%
2023+4.3%−3.8%+2.9%+0.5%−1.4%−0.1%+0.5%−1.3%−3.3%−1.9%+5.5%+4.5%
2022−3.0%−3.3%−6.4%−4.9%+1.4%−3.6%+3.5%−3.2%−6.8%−1.5%+5.6%−0.5%
2021−1.1%−1.9%−1.4%+1.4%+0.8%+0.8%+0.9%+0.1%−1.2%−0.7%−0.6%0.0%
2020+1.9%+0.5%−5.6%+3.5%+2.6%+1.7%+3.0%−0.1%−0.5%−0.5%+3.0%+0.5%
2019——————+0.1%+2.4%+0.1%+0.6%−0.2%+0.9%

WBND Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 9.65%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.24 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.59% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −6.79% (Sep 2022)

WBND Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Western Asset Total Return ETF, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$27.6M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $2.0M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.07×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2025$0$1000K−$1000K
May 2025$0$996K−$996K
Apr 2025$0$2.0M−$2.0M
Mar 2025$0$0$0
Feb 2025$0$990K−$990K
Jan 2025$0$3.9M−$3.9M
Dec 2024$0$2.0M−$2.0M
Nov 2024$0$1.0M−$1.0M
Oct 2024$0$1.0M−$1.0M
Sep 2024$0$16.7M−$16.7M
Aug 2024$0$0$0
Jul 2024$2.0M$0$2.0M

WBND Assets Under Management

Net assets of Western Asset Total Return ETF by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2025-06-30$11.13M
2025-03-31$15.02M
2024-12-31$19.54M
2024-09-30$24.94M
2024-06-30$37.87M
2024-03-31$38.27M
2023-12-31$47.39M
2023-09-29$37.70M
2023-06-30$37.73M
2023-03-31$25.95M
2022-12-30$31.16M
2022-09-30$35.14M

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.