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Western Asset Core Bond Fund Class I: (MF: WATFX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Apr 2, 2026 06:14 PM ET

$10.64 USD

+0.02 (0.19%)

Zacks MF Rank

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2 Buy
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4 Sell
5 Strong Sell

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Latest Performance as of Feb 28, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 1.76 33
3 months 1.38 57
6 months 4.01 23
1 Year 6.69 26
3 Year 4.81 84
5 Year -0.48 96
10 Year 1.98 79

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 22.66
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -20.05
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 124.18

Load Adjusted Returns as of Feb 28, 2026

1 Year 7.99
5 Year -1.39
10 Year 1.93
Since Inception 5.27

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2025 2.86 1.51 2.19 1.20
2024 -0.87 -0.09 5.37 -4.02
2023 3.49 -1.05 -4.22 7.93
2022 -7.78 -6.48 -5.74 2.21
2021 -3.96 2.20 0.15 -0.30

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 1.767.990.145.86-16.92-1.998.9310.29-0.625.003.68
% Total Return Rel to Index 0.120.61-1.120.33-3.90-0.451.431.56-0.641.461.03
% Total Return Rel to Peer -0.250.97-3.73-0.52-7.39-2.663.002.310.510.99-1.45
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.002.000.003.005.005.001.001.003.002.003.00
% Dividends 0.060.440.430.390.300.240.300.370.350.270.25
% Yield 0.303.903.953.892.741.772.042.702.752.021.98
Capital Gains ($) 0.000.000.000.000.000.040.210.080.000.000.00
Expense Ratio 0.000.450.450.450.450.450.450.450.450.450.45

* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%