Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Western Asset Management Company. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in investment grade bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities, and mortgage related securities. It seeks to maintain an average duration of around two to three years with an average credit quality of BBB. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund was formed on March 28, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund trades as WEA on NYSE. The company is classified in Financial Services / Asset Management - Bonds and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Asset Management - Bonds. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $14.97M of revenue and $13.84M of net income.

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Western Asset Premier Bond Fund can be compared against peers such as Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund, John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund, ProFunds Internet UltraSector Fund, XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc., Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund.

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Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $124.23M, beta of 0.49, and return on equity of +10.2%.

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WEA currently shows total debt of $65.24M and beta of 0.49. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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