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WEA · Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

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$10.52 -0.01 (-0.09%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$124.47M
Shares
11.87M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$10.52 Open$10.54 Day$10.50–10.54 52W close$10.32–11.44 Avg vol 30d23K Short int23K · 0.2% float · 1.1d Short vol37% Last earningsJul 31, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 30, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −3%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −0%
below
RSI (14) 52
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 18%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −1%
trailing
6-month return −4%
trailing
YTD return −5%
this year
Relative strength −18%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $11 › 200d $11 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+11% holders QoQ · +5 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.19% of float · ▲ +10.7% MoM · 1.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
40 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 45
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 8%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −10%
past year
ATR 0.8%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 5 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−3% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−0% Neutral
RSI (14)
52 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
18% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $11 › 200d $11 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+11% holders QoQ · +5 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.19% of float · ▲ +10.7% MoM · 1.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
40 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $10 Now $11 · 18% Range high $11
vs 200-day avg -3% vs 50-day avg 0%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
WEA
Western Asset Premier Bond Fund
this stock
$124.47M -4.6% 0.2%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$381.41B +9.7% +16.2% 28.1 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$108.04B -6.6% +9.2% 32.3 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$102.34B -10.6% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$97.94B -4.4% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
40
% held
57.9%
Net QoQ
+283.1K sh
Top holder
MORGAN STANLEY
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
4
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
22.7K
Days to cover
1.1d
Change
+2.2K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
37%
As of
Aug 14, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
1.4K
Value
$14.4K
As of
Jun 26, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
60.7%
Week of
Jul 6, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Apr 17, 2026
This year
1
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 31, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
Franklin Resources, Inc. Announce…
Published
Aug 5, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
WEA +0.3% -1.0% -4.5% +0.8% -4.6%
SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
vs SPY -0.1% -5.5% -18.2% -3.2% -18.5%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.07 / share · ex Jul 24, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.07 / share · ex Aug 24, 2026
Raised 6.1%
Paid (TTM)
$0.84 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
7.98%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1163792 CUSIP 957664105 13F (30d) 35 filings 35 filers Visit website Investor relations