# Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund Class IS (WAPSX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wapsx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Western Asset · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2008-08-04 The fund primarily allocates its capital across a spectrum of fixed-income instruments with varying maturities. Ordinarily, at least 80% of its net assets are dedicated to debt and other fixed-income securities. While it has flexibility regarding the maturities of its holdings, the fund typically maintains a dollar-weighted average effective duration that stays within 30% of the overall domestic bond market's average duration, as assessed by its subadvisers. Up to 20% of its total assets may be allocated to securities not denominated in U.S. dollars. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $8.81 | | Expense Ratio | 0.43% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $3.21B | | NAV | $8.81 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 5.08% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.45 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $8.67 – $9.44 | | Beta | 1.32 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0366 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-30 - Pay date: 2026-09-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does WAPSX invest in? The fund primarily allocates its capital across a spectrum of fixed-income instruments with varying maturities. Ordinarily, at least 80% of its net assets are dedicated to debt and other fixed-income securities. While it has flexibility regarding the maturities of its holdings, the fund typically maintains a dollar-weighted average effective duration that stays within 30% of the overall domestic bond market's average duration, as assessed by its subadvisers. Up to 20% of its total assets may be allocated to securities not denominated in U.S. dollars. ### What is the expense ratio of WAPSX? Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund Class IS (WAPSX) charges an expense ratio of 0.43%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is WAPSX's dividend yield? WAPSX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.08%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of WAPSX? Effective duration measures WAPSX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. WAPSX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of WAPSX? WAPSX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of WAPSX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from WAPSX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. WAPSX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does WAPSX pay a dividend? Yes, Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund Class IS (WAPSX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.08%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does WAPSX pay dividends? Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund Class IS pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is WAPSX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for WAPSX was 2026-09-30. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will WAPSX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.43% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does WAPSX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from WAPSX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does WAPSX cost more than a fund like VOO? WAPSX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.43%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether WAPSX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to WAPSX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as WAPSX (0.43%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wapsx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wapsx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wapsx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wapsx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wapsx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.