WEA · Western Asset Premier Bond Fund
Market Cap
$117.23M
Shares
11.87M
Volume · Oct 2
86.37K
Avg daily vol (3M)
32.78K
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$9.85
Open$9.83
Day$9.69–9.90
52W close$9.79–11.32
Avg vol 30d44K
Short int20K · 0.2% float · 1.0d
Short vol35%
Last earningsJul 31, 2026
DataJan 2020–Oct 2026
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 30, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 4 wks
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
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Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
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Year over year
Operating margin
—
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
—
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
—
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
-12.5%
Trailing year
Short interest
0.2%
Latest settlement · 1.0 days to cover
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Sell
Momentum
Very Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Limited
Quant / Vol
Very Low
Market backdrop
VIX 15.3 · calm
Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−8%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−4%
below
RSI (14)
32
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
4%
near low
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−5%
trailing
6-month return
−10%
trailing
YTD return
−11%
this year
Relative strength
−22%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $10 › 200d $11 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Flat
1 of 40 funds reported for Sep 30 · net 0 sh shares
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
0.17% of float · ▼ -9.3% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
40 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
34
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
9%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−14%
past year
ATR
1.6%
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 Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−8%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−4%
Neutral
RSI (14)
32
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
4%
Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 1 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $10 › 200d $11 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Flat
1 of 40 funds reported for Sep 30 · net 0 sh shares
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
0.17% of float · ▼ -9.3% MoM · 1.0 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 $10 · 4%
Range high $11
vs 200-day avg -8%
vs 50-day avg -4%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Versus peers
Asset Management — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WEA
this stock
Western Asset Premier Bond Fund
|
$117.23M | -10.7% | — | — | 0.2% |
|
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
|
$347.03B | -1.0% | +16.2% | 25.6 | 0.6% |
|
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
|
$86.77B | -29.2% | -11.0% | — | 1.5% |
|
BX
Blackstone Inc.
|
$85.57B | -27.5% | +9.2% | 25.6 | 2.6% |
|
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
|
$81.46B | -19.5% | — | — | 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 sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEA | -0.3% | -5.1% | -9.6% | -1.1% | -10.7% |
| SPY | -0.2% | -0.5% | +12.2% | +0.9% | +12.9% |
| vs SPY | -0.1% | -4.7% | -21.7% | -2.0% | -23.6% |