Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund (WAIIX)
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in inflation-indexed fixed income securities and at least 70% of its net assets in U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. Although the fund may invest in securities of any maturity, the fund will normally maintain a dollar-weighted average effective duration, as estimated by the fund's subadvisers, within 3 years of that of its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury: U.S. TIPS.
Fund Info
US9576638830
957663883
Feb 28, 2001
$1,000,000
Expense Ratio
WAIIX has an expense ratio of 0.54%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund (WAIIX) returned 3.39% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.48% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, WAIIX returned 1.90% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
WAIIX
3.39%
-0.31%
1.56%
5.48%
0.28%
1.04%
1.90%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of WAIIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.29% | 2.02% | 0.47% | -0.10% | -0.31% | 3.39% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.21% | -1.16% | 0.63% | -2.01% | 1.84% | 0.78% | 1.82% | 0.84% | 1.41% | -1.86% | 0.42% | -1.77% | 1.04% |
| 2023 | 2.22% | -1.55% | 2.77% | 0.10% | -1.23% | -0.21% | -0.00% | -1.16% | -2.43% | -1.21% | 3.23% | 2.92% | 3.30% |
| 2022 | -2.16% | 0.80% | -1.84% | -2.53% | -0.92% | -3.31% | 4.64% | -2.83% | -7.00% | 1.17% | 2.22% | -1.18% | -12.64% |
| 2021 | 0.16% | -1.77% | -0.39% | 1.24% | 1.22% | 1.04% | 2.11% | -0.08% | -0.83% | 0.74% | 1.14% | 0.12% | 4.74% |
| 2020 | 1.92% | 0.77% | -3.75% | 3.64% | 0.51% | 1.19% | 2.78% | 0.49% | 0.10% | -0.49% | 1.40% | 1.05% | 9.84% |
| 2019 | 1.78% | -0.09% | 2.03% | 0.45% | 1.71% | 0.80% | 0.53% | 2.65% | -1.49% | 0.44% | 0.26% | 0.37% | 9.79% |
| 2018 | -0.62% | -1.17% | 0.90% | -0.09% | 0.27% | 0.30% | -0.36% | 0.55% | -1.11% | -1.67% | 0.28% | 0.48% | -2.25% |
| 2017 | 1.00% | 0.63% | -0.12% | 0.54% | 0.09% | -0.95% | 0.54% | 0.99% | -0.52% | 0.27% | 0.18% | 1.13% | 3.82% |
| 2016 | 1.19% | 0.36% | 1.63% | -0.09% | -0.53% | 1.97% | 0.71% | -0.40% | 0.40% | -0.44% | -2.09% | -0.25% | 2.41% |
| 2015 | 3.03% | -1.21% | -0.35% | 0.70% | -1.05% | -1.06% | -0.16% | -0.84% | -0.52% | -0.00% | -0.36% | -0.64% | -2.50% |
| 2014 | 1.80% | 0.35% | -0.35% | 1.05% | 1.85% | 0.01% | 0.32% | 0.46% | -2.31% | 0.98% | 0.09% | -1.37% | 2.84% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of WAIIX is 67, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund (WAIIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund provided a 3.62% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.35 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.35 | $0.32 | $0.27 | $0.63 | $1.42 | $0.17 | $0.25 | $0.30 | $0.23 | $0.14 | $0.04 | $0.21 |
Dividend yield | 3.62% | 3.43% | 2.80% | 6.69% | 12.25% | 1.38% | 2.18% | 2.82% | 2.02% | 1.31% | 0.37% | 1.85% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.32 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.27 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.63 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.28 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.90 | $1.42 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.17 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.25 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.30 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.23 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.14 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.06 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.21 |
Drawdowns
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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 Inflation Indexed Plus 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 Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund was 17.25%, occurring on Nov 24, 2008. Recovery took 203 trading sessions.
The current Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund drawdown is 6.22%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -17.25% | Mar 13, 2008 | 178 | Nov 24, 2008 | 203 | Sep 16, 2009 | 381 |
| -15.98% | Nov 10, 2021 | 479 | Oct 6, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -10.57% | Mar 9, 2020 | 9 | Mar 19, 2020 | 65 | Jun 22, 2020 | 74 |
| -10.49% | Apr 8, 2013 | 106 | Sep 5, 2013 | 1443 | May 31, 2019 | 1549 |
| -9.06% | Mar 18, 2004 | 60 | Jun 14, 2004 | 165 | Feb 7, 2005 | 225 |
Volatility
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