Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund (SIGAX)

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Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund (SIGAX) is up 0.4% since the beginning of the year. SIGAX is currently trading at $11 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of SIGAX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $990.

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund (SIGAX) has returned 0.41% so far this year and 6.43% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, SIGAX has returned 2.57% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.66% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 1993, SIGAX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.45%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 12.9 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was May 1995 with a return of +9.0%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -14.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 13 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, SIGAX closed higher 49% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2020 with a return of +3.0%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -4.2%.

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund has an annualized alpha of 5.25%, beta of 0.01, and R2 of 0.00 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 05, 1993.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (27.30%) than losses (20.15%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.01 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.00 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.00 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

SIGAX has an expense ratio of 0.88%, placing it in the medium range.

SIGAX ranks 28 for risk / return — below 28% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund (SIGAX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund provided a 4.45% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.47 per share.

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

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Western Asset Corporate Bond 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 Corporate Bond Fund was 30.99%, occurring on Mar 10, 2009. Recovery took 184 trading sessions.

The current Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund drawdown is 4.38%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.