WATCX

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Western Asset Intermediate Bond Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.45%

Annual Cost per $10K

$45.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$9,041

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+3.91%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

75%

Intl Bond

12%

Cash

14%

Fee Comparison

WATCX

0.45%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

41% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025 · Updated quarterly

+9.53%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

WATCX at 0.45%$335,408

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$45,205

Cost vs index fund−$42,016

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
WATCX	Western Asset Intermediate Bond Fund	0.45%	+3.91%	+3.08%	-0.75%
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+3.51%	+0.90%	-1.14%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+7.58%	+6.94%	+3.88%
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.22%	+9.29%	+5.10%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.75%	+6.27%	+3.89%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.13%	+2.73%	-1.73%
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+3.22%	+2.75%	-0.49%
FCNQX	Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund	0.45%	-4.56%	—	—
SPIB	SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.72%	+5.47%	+1.42%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
JNK	SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.79%	+8.79%	+4.30%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.36%	+9.55%	+6.83%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.49%	+8.21%	+8.86%	+4.39%
IDPAX	Intermediate Duration Portfolio	0.28%	+2.65%	+2.67%	-0.99%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+4.31%	+3.82%	-0.30%
OSTIX	The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	0.83%	+6.55%	+8.48%	+5.68%
GMDZX	MEDIUM-DURATION BOND FUND	0.68%	+3.60%	+3.31%	-0.94%
CWB	SPDR(R) Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF	0.40%	+18.49%	+10.59%	+6.25%
SPHY	SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF	0.05%	+8.17%	+9.26%	+5.43%
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+4.26%	+4.16%	+0.56%
SHYG	iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.30%	+7.95%	+8.72%	+5.68%
BSCS	Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.46%	+5.24%	+0.97%
SPSB	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.33%	+5.00%	+2.36%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.20%	+3.39%	-0.59%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+7.78%	+6.80%	+4.10%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.48%	+3.91%	-0.09%
VWEAX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD CORPORATE FUND	0.22%	+7.86%	+8.62%	+4.48%
SIIDX	Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio$1M min	0.45%	+3.21%	+3.33%	-0.33%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+3.58%	+4.67%	—
LFROX	Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund	0.54%	+6.93%	+8.70%	+6.88%
SJNK	SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.99%	+8.91%	+5.99%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
SPBO	SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF	0.03%	+4.15%	+4.86%	+0.16%
SADAX	Allspring Ultra Short-Term Income Fund	0.51%	+5.31%	+5.53%	+3.28%
PHYAX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	0.85%	+6.59%	+8.18%	+3.99%
USIG	iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+4.26%	+4.89%	+0.19%
VFICX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.20%	+5.72%	+5.65%	+0.73%
IGLB	iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+0.78%	+3.15%	-2.57%
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
VFSTX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.07%	+5.71%	+5.23%	+2.05%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.83%	+4.35%	+0.43%
WABSX	Western Asset Intermediate Bond Fund	0.45%	+5.10%	+4.23%	+0.35%
TAGMX	Transamerica Core Bond	0.42%	+2.99%	+3.08%	—
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+5.42%	+5.98%	+3.53%
ACPSX	Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund	0.79%	+3.33%	+3.97%	-0.10%
IGIB	iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.91%	+6.01%	+0.90%
BSJQ	Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.43%	+6.84%	+7.74%	+4.57%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
BSCT	Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.51%	+5.39%	+0.67%
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+6.36%	+7.49%	+3.22%
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.40%	+4.72%	+4.96%	+2.92%
HYLB	Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.05%	+8.17%	+9.00%	+4.61%
JSDUX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund	0.28%	+5.14%	+4.80%	+2.32%
BSCR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.96%	+4.67%	+1.03%
STYAX	Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund	0.67%	+3.30%	+3.50%	+2.07%
IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	0.06%	+3.71%	+3.68%	-0.19%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
BSBSX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.86%	+4.60%	+1.94%
VCSH	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.71%	+5.29%	+2.12%
URHIX	Victory High Income Fund	0.79%	+8.69%	+9.00%	+5.29%
APDFX	Artisan High Income Fund	0.80%	+9.24%	+9.46%	+6.70%
YEAR	AB Ultra Short Income ETF	0.25%	+4.72%	+5.24%	—
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.32%	—	—
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
HUBAX	HARTFORD ULTRASHORT BOND HLS FUND	0.45%	+4.60%	+4.73%	+2.60%
RIGRX	Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.38%	+3.43%	+2.82%	-0.83%
BSCQ	Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.75%	+4.39%	+0.97%
LGBNX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.44%	+3.28%	+4.45%	+1.38%
CBORX	Calvert Bond Fund	0.46%	+4.53%	+4.65%	+1.14%
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
HYSAX	PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund	1.00%	+7.50%	+8.02%	+5.38%
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%
VCOBX	VANGUARD CORE BOND FUND	0.10%	+3.89%	+3.56%	-0.23%
SDICX	Guggenheim Core Bond Fund	0.53%	+3.42%	+2.97%	-0.96%
ISTBX	Invesco Short Term Bond Fund	0.47%	+5.11%	+5.09%	+2.32%
EIBRX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	0.66%	+7.45%	+8.80%	+5.56%
TAFLX	Transamerica Bond	0.44%	+3.58%	+3.70%	+0.35%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.57%	+4.16%	+0.64%
TAHBX	Transamerica High Yield Bond	0.61%	+7.99%	+7.92%	+4.73%
CUBRX	Calvert Flexible Bond Fund	0.57%	+6.77%	+7.36%	+5.32%
MRBBX	MFS Total Return Bond Fund	0.60%	+2.65%	+3.08%	-0.81%
HYS	PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund	0.56%	+8.54%	+9.09%	+6.06%
BSCU	Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.45%	+5.35%	+0.06%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+3.61%	+3.99%	+0.25%
PBFKX	Victory Pioneer Bond Fund	0.36%	—	—	—
BHIMX	Brigade High Income Fund	0.53%	+8.99%	—	—
NERNX	Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund	0.39%	+3.43%	+3.49%	-0.09%
JCPB	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF	0.38%	+4.04%	+4.29%	+0.51%
TIHPX	Nuveen High Yield Fund	0.50%	+7.02%	+8.76%	+4.69%
BSJS	Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.42%	+8.19%	+8.46%	+3.54%
FZOLX	Fidelity SAI Low Duration Bond Fund	0.20%	+5.04%	+5.18%	—
LUBOX	Lord Abbett Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.24%	+5.33%	+5.48%	+3.17%
ACCBX	Invesco Corporate Bond Fund	0.41%	+3.66%	+4.66%	+0.44%
CHIAX	Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.95%	+6.01%	+7.83%	+6.41%
TRZOX	T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.	0.31%	+5.66%	+4.95%	—
SKCRX	DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund	0.95%	+7.17%	-2.47%	+8.07%

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