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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
3.26% -4.35% 303.87M 352963.5
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
10.29% 123.0% -- Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in high-yield debt securities. In addition, the Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in debt securities of issuers located in emerging market countries.It may also invest up to 30% of its assets in zero coupon securities, payment-in-kind bonds and deferred payment securities, and up to 20% of its assets in equity securities.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name High Yield Bond
Category Index ICE BofA US High Yield TR USD
Global Category Name US Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization US Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate (^BBUSATR)
Prospectus Objective Corporate Bond - High Yield
Fund Owner Firm Name Franklin Templeton Investments
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield MV USD 80.00%
JPM EMBI Global TR USD 20.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Michael Buchanan 17.27 yrs
Christopher Kilpatrick 11.58 yrs
Walter Kilcullen 0.08 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 25, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
7.15%
-9.95%
27.27%
12.43%
13.02%
-24.57%
15.78%
-9.70%
3.54%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
-3.44%
13.06%
-12.32%
30.95%
8.78%
9.36%
-25.20%
19.25%
-2.42%
8.96%
-7.58%
24.21%
6.07%
12.77%
-17.09%
8.04%
-0.04%
8.57%
-6.35%
27.86%
6.82%
10.03%
-13.47%
6.78%
-1.81%
6.01%
-10.11%
24.18%
8.06%
14.69%
-27.06%
19.19%
8.52%
As of April 25, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of February 29, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash -1.62% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 99.21% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 1.91% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.50% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in high-yield debt securities. In addition, the Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in debt securities of issuers located in emerging market countries.It may also invest up to 30% of its assets in zero coupon securities, payment-in-kind bonds and deferred payment securities, and up to 20% of its assets in equity securities.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name High Yield Bond
Category Index ICE BofA US High Yield TR USD
Global Category Name US Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization US Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate (^BBUSATR)
Prospectus Objective Corporate Bond - High Yield
Fund Owner Firm Name Franklin Templeton Investments
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield MV USD 80.00%
JPM EMBI Global TR USD 20.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Michael Buchanan 17.27 yrs
Christopher Kilpatrick 11.58 yrs
Walter Kilcullen 0.08 yrs

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