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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.77% 52.94M -- 235.0%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-96.23M 7.36% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to maximize long-term total return. The Fund has a flexible investment strategy and will invest in a variety of securities and instruments and use a variety of investment techniques in pursuing its objective. The Fund invests at least 50% of its assets in investment grade debt and fixed income securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Absolute Return Bond USD
Peer Group Absolute Return Bond Funds
Global Macro Alternative Bond
US Macro Alternative Bond Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Absolute Return Bond Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Franklin Templeton
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 73
-214.67M Peer Group Low
67.14M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 73
-96.23M
-962.81M Peer Group Low
1.157B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 80
-777.65M Peer Group Low
195.10M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 63
-909.92M Peer Group Low
4.795B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 70
-947.83M Peer Group Low
465.59M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 90
-2.561B Peer Group Low
5.272B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: --
-- Peer Group Low
-- Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 71
-9.812B Peer Group Low
8.717B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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5%
0
Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
YTD
8.71%
5.13%
-1.84%
-13.93%
7.50%
2.77%
7.13%
0.33%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
7.30%
-0.01%
3.37%
3.55%
-0.43%
-1.45%
7.01%
6.11%
6.66%
0.06%
6.08%
4.93%
2.39%
-6.71%
9.02%
6.25%
7.62%
0.25%
4.68%
5.26%
0.17%
-7.02%
7.20%
6.94%
9.11%
0.24%
-0.26%
9.58%
0.20%
3.95%
-4.90%
5.61%
2.84%
0.32%
As of January 08, 2026.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (1-5-26) 4.38%
30-Day SEC Yield (11-30-25) 4.55%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 294
Bond
Yield to Maturity (11-30-25) 5.14%
Effective Duration 3.13
Average Coupon 5.17%
Calculated Average Quality 2.527
Effective Maturity 16.69
Nominal Maturity 17.78
Number of Bond Holdings 210
As of November 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of November 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 7.58%
Stock 0.01%
Bond 89.36%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 3.05%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Federal National Mortgage Association 3% 01-JAN-2056
18.95% -- --
Western Asset Premier Institutional Govt Rsvs Prm 15.94% 1.00 0.00%
United States of America USGB 3.75 11/15/2043 FIX USD Government 5.13% 88.24 0.51%
Brazil, Federative Republic of (Government) 10% 01-JAN-2027
3.91% -- --
United States of America USGB 3.75 12/31/2028 FIX USD Government 3.88% 100.64 0.00%
USD/EUR Forward Contract
3.85% -- --
United States of America USGB 4.75 02/15/2041 FIX USD Government 3.61% 102.35 0.42%
United States of America USGB 4.0 01/31/2031 FIX USD Government 3.53% 101.35 0.06%
Federal National Mortgage Association 4.5% 01-JAN-2056
2.65% -- --
USD/INR Forward Contract
2.45% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.45%
Administration Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1.00M None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to maximize long-term total return. The Fund has a flexible investment strategy and will invest in a variety of securities and instruments and use a variety of investment techniques in pursuing its objective. The Fund invests at least 50% of its assets in investment grade debt and fixed income securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Absolute Return Bond USD
Peer Group Absolute Return Bond Funds
Global Macro Alternative Bond
US Macro Alternative Bond Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Absolute Return Bond Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Franklin Templeton
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (1-5-26) 4.38%
30-Day SEC Yield (11-30-25) 4.55%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 294
Bond
Yield to Maturity (11-30-25) 5.14%
Effective Duration 3.13
Average Coupon 5.17%
Calculated Average Quality 2.527
Effective Maturity 16.69
Nominal Maturity 17.78
Number of Bond Holdings 210
As of November 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 7/6/2006
Share Classes
WAASX Other
WARIX Other
WAUAX A
WAUCX C
WAURX Retirement
Attributes
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:WAARX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:WAARX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:WAARX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:WAARX", "prospectus_objective")
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