LMLCX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Western Asset SMASh Series C Fund (LMLCX) belongs to the Corporate Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with LMLCX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to LMLCX

LMLCX charges 0.00% annually. No mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.05%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VICBX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	LMLCX vs VICBX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	LMLCX vs VSTBX
VLCIX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Insti...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	LMLCX vs VLCIX
VICSX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.06%	69.50B	Mar 2010	LMLCX vs VICSX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	0.06%	51.90B	Nov 2010	LMLCX vs VSCSX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to LMLCX

LMLCX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 24. There are 9 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 95.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	95	—	Dec 2014	LMLCX vs MIFIX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	86	—	Nov 2009	LMLCX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	84	51.90B	Nov 2010	LMLCX vs VSCSX
JMABX	John Hancock Managed Account Shares Investment-Gra...	36	—	Jul 2019	LMLCX vs JMABX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	34	—	Sep 2018	LMLCX vs IDMIX

Top Performing LMLCX Alternatives (YTD)

LMLCX is at -0.54% YTD. There are 13 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 5.78%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	5.78%	—	Dec 2014	LMLCX vs MIFIX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	0.91%	—	Nov 2009	LMLCX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	0.84%	51.90B	Nov 2010	LMLCX vs VSCSX
SMARX	Brandes Separately Managed Account Reserve Trust	0.14%	—	Oct 2005	LMLCX vs SMARX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	-0.07%	—	Dec 1997	LMLCX vs LKFIX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to LMLCX

LMLCX has 6.40% 1-year volatility. There are 43 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.78%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	1.78%	—	Nov 2009	LMLCX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	1.79%	51.90B	Nov 2010	LMLCX vs VSCSX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	2.51%	—	Dec 1997	LMLCX vs LKFIX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	2.79%	—	Sep 2018	LMLCX vs IDMIX
FIIFX	Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund	3.05%	—	Dec 1993	LMLCX vs FIIFX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to LMLCX

LMLCX has a 1-year max drawdown of -4.22%. There are 43 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -1.31%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	-1.31%	—	Nov 2009	LMLCX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	-1.36%	51.90B	Nov 2010	LMLCX vs VSCSX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	-1.76%	—	Dec 1997	LMLCX vs LKFIX
FIIFX	Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund	-2.28%	—	Dec 1993	LMLCX vs FIIFX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	-2.38%	—	Sep 2018	LMLCX vs IDMIX

Other Mutual Funds from Legg Mason

The 10 most viewed Legg Mason mutual funds shown here include LCSMX, LCSSX, LMISX and span 10 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
LCSMX	Martin Currie SMA-Shares Series EM Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	83	35.37%	—	Jan 2018	LMLCX vs LCSMX
LCSSX	ClearBridge Select Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	9	3.59%	—	Nov 2012	LMLCX vs LCSSX
LMISX	Franklin U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	78	10.96%	—	Apr 2008	LMLCX vs LMISX
ARMGX	Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund	Ultrashort Bond	98	1.23%	—	Jun 1992	LMLCX vs ARMGX
LCILX	ClearBridge Sustainability Leaders Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	38	9.23%	—	Mar 2015	LMLCX vs LCILX
GOBSX	BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Opportunities Bond Fund	Global Bonds	21	2.45%	—	Oct 2006	LMLCX vs GOBSX
LMGEX	Franklin International Equity Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	58	11.82%	—	Feb 1995	LMLCX vs LMGEX
LMSMX	Western Asset SMASh Series M Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	54	0.82%	—	Dec 2006	LMLCX vs LMSMX
LMVTX	ClearBridge Value Trust	Large Cap Value Equities	79	13.23%	—	Apr 1982	LMLCX vs LMVTX
RGSVX	ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Income Fund	Infrastructure Equities, Energy Equities	77	13.05%	—	Mar 2016	LMLCX vs RGSVX

Often Compared With LMLCX

Investors most often compare LMLCX with NBB, PBBBX, FIKOX. These 20 comparison targets span 3 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
NBB	Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	10	0.46%	—	Dec 2009	LMLCX vs NBB
PBBBX	PIA BBB Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	14	-1.23%	—	Sep 2003	LMLCX vs PBBBX
FIKOX	Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond Fund Class Z	Corporate Bonds	16	-0.94%	—	Oct 2018	LMLCX vs FIKOX
ACISX	AB Corporate Income Shares	Corporate Bonds	21	-0.64%	—	Dec 2006	LMLCX vs ACISX
DFTEX	DFA Intermediate-Term Extended Quality Portfolio F...	Corporate Bonds	23	-0.11%	—	Jul 2010	LMLCX vs DFTEX
LMGTX	ClearBridge International Growth Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	11	1.25%	—	Apr 1995	LMLCX vs LMGTX
VLTCX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admir...	Corporate Bonds	7	-2.30%	10.00B	Jan 2010	LMLCX vs VLTCX
FCSPX	Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Strategy Port	Corporate Bonds	17	-0.81%	—	Jun 2006	LMLCX vs FCSPX
ISHIX	Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	10	-1.39%	—	May 1987	LMLCX vs ISHIX
LUBIX	Thrivent Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	14	-1.05%	—	Jun 1972	LMLCX vs LUBIX
LAGVX	Lord Abbett Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	19	-1.08%	—	Jan 1982	LMLCX vs LAGVX
PBDCX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund Class C	Corporate Bonds, Investment Grade Bonds	11	-1.42%	—	Sep 2004	LMLCX vs PBDCX
CBFSX	JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	11	-1.58%	—	Mar 2013	LMLCX vs CBFSX
PRPIX	T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	15	-1.08%	—	Oct 1995	LMLCX vs PRPIX
FHMFX	Fidelity Series Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	18	-0.79%	—	Aug 2018	LMLCX vs FHMFX
PIGIX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds, Investment Grade Bonds	19	-0.86%	—	Apr 2000	LMLCX vs PIGIX
CPUIX	AAM/Insight Select Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	17	-0.82%	—	Apr 2013	LMLCX vs CPUIX
PCEWX	PIMCO Climate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	9	-0.41%	—	Dec 2019	LMLCX vs PCEWX
CFICX	Calvert Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	27	-0.48%	—	Oct 1982	LMLCX vs CFICX
PAI	Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.	Corporate Bonds, Investment Grade Bonds	1	-2.64%	—	Mar 1973	LMLCX vs PAI

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