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Western Asset Income Fund (SDSAX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US52469F7548

CUSIP

52469F754

Inception Date

Nov 5, 1992

Min. Investment

$1,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

SDSAX has an expense ratio of 0.92%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Western Asset Income Fund (SDSAX) returned 1.14% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.76% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SDSAX returned 3.30% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


SDSAX

YTD

1.14%

1M

0.20%

6M

1.26%

1Y

6.76%

3Y*

4.12%

5Y*

3.16%

10Y*

3.30%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SDSAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.18%1.13%-0.77%-0.80%0.40%1.14%
20240.26%-0.21%1.23%-1.77%1.68%0.62%1.64%1.21%1.38%-1.19%1.36%-0.63%5.66%
20233.96%-1.80%1.22%0.79%-0.96%0.63%1.02%-0.18%-1.58%-1.82%4.20%4.10%9.73%
2022-1.32%-2.37%-1.50%-2.46%-1.59%-4.01%2.60%0.11%-5.02%-0.87%3.23%0.04%-12.67%
20210.18%-0.50%-0.69%1.14%0.51%0.82%0.34%0.51%-0.31%0.20%-0.66%0.86%2.42%
20200.93%-1.04%-13.51%3.70%3.90%1.96%2.78%1.04%-0.15%0.22%3.43%1.66%3.71%
20193.30%0.82%1.00%0.97%0.02%2.13%0.83%-0.53%0.95%0.33%0.15%1.94%12.50%
20180.61%-1.13%0.14%-0.79%-1.27%-0.50%1.26%-0.83%0.31%-1.47%-0.16%-0.13%-3.91%
20171.20%1.17%0.41%1.02%0.71%0.39%1.01%0.75%0.45%0.45%0.28%0.30%8.44%
2016-1.05%-0.60%2.49%2.12%0.00%1.72%2.21%1.56%0.11%0.13%-1.94%1.70%8.66%
20151.03%0.51%-0.32%-0.17%-0.04%-1.23%0.58%-0.18%-1.27%1.50%-0.99%1.31%0.67%
2014-0.10%2.04%1.05%0.57%1.31%0.43%-0.27%0.87%-1.16%0.12%-0.17%-0.59%4.13%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 88, SDSAX is among the top 12% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SDSAX is 8888
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SDSAX is 8989
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SDSAX is 8989
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SDSAX is 8989
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SDSAX is 8787
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SDSAX is 8787
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Western Asset Income Fund (SDSAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Western Asset Income Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.76
  • 5-Year: 0.70
  • 10-Year: 0.66
  • All Time: 1.18

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Western Asset Income Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Western Asset Income Fund provided a 7.21% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.36 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.8020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.36$0.37$0.36$0.29$0.25$0.28$0.36$0.35$0.32$0.32$0.77$0.36

Dividend yield

7.21%7.31%7.14%5.80%4.05%4.52%5.71%6.01%4.92%5.14%12.75%5.32%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Western Asset Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.00$0.12
2024$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.37
2023$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.36
2022$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.29
2021$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.25
2020$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.28
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.36
2018$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.35
2017$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.32
2016$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.32
2015$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.48$0.77
2014$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.36

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Western Asset Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Western Asset Income Fund was 26.45%, occurring on Nov 24, 2008. Recovery took 199 trading sessions.

The current Western Asset Income Fund drawdown is 1.16%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-26.45%May 11, 2007388Nov 24, 2008199Sep 10, 2009587
-20.54%Feb 13, 202028Mar 24, 2020172Nov 25, 2020200
-17%Nov 10, 2021239Oct 21, 2022466Aug 30, 2024705
-7.07%May 9, 201332Jun 24, 2013214Apr 30, 2014246
-6.38%Feb 2, 1994142Aug 18, 1994179Apr 26, 1995321
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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