# Boston Trust Walden Balanced (WSBFX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wsbfx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1999-06-18 The fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments, with at least 25% of the fund's assets invested in each of the following categories: (i) fixed-income securities, such as U.S. government and agency securities, corporate bonds, money market funds, and cash and (ii) domestic and foreign equity securities, such as common stock. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $24.74 | | Expense Ratio | 0.94% | | Assets Under Management | $138.1M | | NAV | $24.74 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 7.36% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.82 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $21.99 – $25.13 | | Beta | 0.85 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $1.8202 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-16 - Pay date: 2025-12-17 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does WSBFX invest in? The fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments, with at least 25% of the fund's assets invested in each of the following categories: (i) fixed-income securities, such as U.S. government and agency securities, corporate bonds, money market funds, and cash and (ii) domestic and foreign equity securities, such as common stock. ### What is the expense ratio of WSBFX? Boston Trust Walden Balanced (WSBFX) charges an expense ratio of 0.94%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is WSBFX? Boston Trust Walden Balanced (WSBFX) manages $138.1M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is WSBFX actively managed or an index fund? WSBFX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (WSBFX's is 0.94%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was WSBFX launched? Boston Trust Walden Balanced (WSBFX) launched in June 1999 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has WSBFX performed? WSBFX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does WSBFX pay a dividend? Boston Trust Walden Balanced (WSBFX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 7.36%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does WSBFX pay dividends? Boston Trust Walden Balanced pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is WSBFX's dividend yield? WSBFX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 7.36%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is WSBFX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for WSBFX was 2025-12-16. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will WSBFX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.94% 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 WSBFX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from WSBFX'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 WSBFX cost more than a fund like VOO? WSBFX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.94%). 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 WSBFX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to WSBFX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as WSBFX (0.94%) 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/wsbfx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wsbfx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wsbfx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wsbfx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wsbfx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.