Western Asset Diversified Income Fund Fund News

We provide a July update for the PIMCO CEF taxable suite. Taxable coverage fell for the second straight month while tax-exempt coverage remained stable. PIMCO is doing a tender offer of their very exp

Western Asset Diversified Income Fund has raised its distributions due to its substantial floating-rate asset base and stable borrowings. WDI has a duration north of 5.0, which is beneficial given the

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the first week of August and highlight recent market action. The CEF rally paused this week due to the Fitch downgrade and lower than expected jo

WDI and PAI are two funds that can deliver regular income to investors with a monthly distribution, though they pay out substantially different levels of yield. These are two quite different funds in

PDO and WDI both invest in below-investment-grade debt and are leveraged. That can make them riskier, so they might not be for everyone, but income investors often find them compelling for the higher

WDI has raised its distribution two more times since our fall update. The fund's discount remains attractive.

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of March and highlight recent market action. CEFs mostly struggled, outside of the higher-quality sectors as two bank failures sp

We have now closed on the first month of the new year, but my strategy of buying every month hasn't changed. The new year has started off with a bang, with the broader indexes jumping higher.

WDI invests in a portfolio of fixed-income securities that are intended to provide investors with a high level of current income. The fund has significantly underperformed a few of the major fixed-inc

Only funds with yields over 8%, coverage higher than 90% and trading at a discount are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given.

The markets have added to the gains they started in October. I add to my investments every month; however, this month, I did quite a bit of movement with several positions I sold too.

Only funds with yields over 8%, coverage higher than 90% and trading at a discount are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given.

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY, and DxYxZ are given.

WDI has raised its distribution again after doing so earlier this year. The value of their portfolio is declining due to higher interest rates, but that hasn't impacted the income generation of the fu

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of September and highlight recent market action. CEFs had a tough week due to an upside surprise in inflation which pushed nearly