WEA · Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

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Company overview

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund owns a diversified portfolio focused on investment-grade bonds. Interest supports shareholder payments, but rate changes and credit downgrades can still move bond prices and NAV.

Business: Credit and multi-sector income funds
Listing: WEA · XNYS
Reporting period: 2026-06-30
Dividend schedule: Monthly

How the business works

Investment-grade quality reduces some default risk without removing market risk. Coupon income after expenses is one measure; realized bond results and NAV show what happened to capital.

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund: financial report supporting reported earnings

Current company data

Latest reported earnings per share$0.40Fund net investment income per common share; actual reporting period, not annualized · 2026-01-01 through 2026-06-30

Latest declared dividend$0.0700Monthly; current regular payment checked 2026-09-11

Source dateSeptember 11, 2026Latest available source

Net asset value (NAV)

NAV per share$10.6600Sep 29, 2026

Market price$9.9400Sep 29, 2026

PREMIUM / DISCOUNT TO NAV6.75% discountCalculated from the displayed same-date values.

NAV is the fund's assets minus liabilities, divided by shares outstanding. All values are USD per share.

CEFConnect current common-share NAV and closing market price, both dated 2026-09-29. The published premium or discount agrees with the calculation within source rounding. Older audited NAV history remains unchanged.

NAV source · Market-price source

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