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Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (WIA)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Pasadena, United States | NYSE
7.94 USD -0.03 (-0.314%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 7.94
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:25 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is bearish due to a critical mismatch between the fund's income generation and its capital preservation capabilities. While the headline yield appears attractive at nearly 8%, the payout ratio exceeds 109%, indicating the fund is distributing more cash than it generates from operations. This unsustainable burn rate suggests the distribution is likely being funded by principal erosion, which is dangerous for an income-focused vehicle. Fundamentally, the business is deteriorating; revenue has contracted by roughly 1.3% annually, and earnings have plummeted by a third year-over-year. The balance sheet reflects this distress with a precarious current ratio of just 0.055 and significant leverage relative to equity. Although the price has stabilized recently near the $8.00 level, avoiding a deeper decline, the underlying economics do not support a recovery. The statistical forecast model reinforces this pessimistic view, predicting a slight downward drift over the next month with high confidence. Consequently, the security offers no safe harbor for capital preservation, making it unsuitable for both short-term trading and long-term holding.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.009913
AutoETS0.010666
MSTL0.010677
AutoARIMA0.010848

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 75%
H-stat 5.95
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.144
Excess Kurtosis -0.48
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 34.436
Revenue per Share 0.617
Market Cap 185,062,096
Trailing P/E 13.92
Beta 0.48
Profit Margins 93.12%
Website https://guggenheiminvestments.com/products/cef/wia

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.66% 7.65% 7.94% 10.43%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-24 0.052 0.655738
2026-07-24 0.052 0.655738
2026-06-23 0.052 0.647572
2026-05-21 0.052 0.645161
2026-04-23 0.052 0.640394
2026-03-24 0.052 0.650000
2026-02-20 0.052 0.622010
2026-01-23 0.052 0.633374
2025-12-23 0.052 0.634146
2025-11-20 0.052 0.628779
2025-10-24 0.052 0.619785
2025-09-23 0.052 0.619785
2025-08-22 0.052 0.622754
2025-07-24 0.052 0.624250
2025-06-23 0.052 0.625752
2025-05-22 0.052 0.638821
2025-04-23 0.052 0.637255
2025-03-24 0.052 0.627262
2025-02-21 0.050 0.609013
2025-01-24 0.050 0.618812
2024-12-23 0.050 0.621118
2024-11-21 0.050 0.612745
2024-10-24 0.050 0.603865
2024-09-23 0.050 0.591017
2024-08-23 0.050 0.603136
2024-07-24 0.050 0.628141
2024-06-21 0.050 0.624220
2024-05-22 0.050 0.618047
2024-04-22 0.050 0.632111
2024-03-20 0.050 0.625000
2024-02-21 0.050 0.621118
2024-01-23 0.050 0.621891
2023-12-20 0.050 0.615764
2023-11-21 0.050 0.628931
2023-10-23 0.050 0.651042
2023-09-21 0.150 1.875000
2023-08-23 0.050 0.611247
2023-07-21 0.050 0.593824
2023-06-22 0.150 1.800720
2023-05-22 0.050 0.588235
2023-04-20 0.050 0.581395
2023-03-23 0.150 1.742160
2023-02-17 0.050 0.568182
2023-01-23 0.050 0.555556
2022-12-21 0.270 3.068182
2022-11-21 0.045 0.511364
2022-10-21 0.045 0.531915
2022-09-22 0.247 2.673160
2022-08-23 0.045 0.436893
2022-07-21 0.045 0.455466
2022-06-22 0.247 2.497472
2022-05-20 0.039 0.380859
2022-04-21 0.039 0.350404
2022-03-23 0.211 1.797274
2022-02-17 0.039 0.332198
2022-01-21 0.039 0.318367
2021-12-22 0.939 7.178899
2021-11-19 0.034 0.240623
2021-10-21 0.034 0.243031
2021-09-22 0.034 0.241993
2021-08-23 0.148 1.079504
2021-07-22 0.034 0.240964
2021-06-22 0.034 0.248720
2021-05-20 0.032 0.235814
2021-04-22 0.032 0.245776
2021-03-23 0.032 0.251770
2021-02-18 0.030 0.231125
2021-01-21 0.030 0.232919
2020-12-22 0.430 3.255110
2020-11-19 0.030 0.240192
2020-10-22 0.030 0.243112
2020-09-22 0.030 0.236593
2020-08-21 0.030 0.232739
2020-07-23 0.030 0.240192
2020-06-22 0.030 0.252951
2020-05-20 0.035 0.314748
2020-04-22 0.035 0.322581
2020-03-23 0.035 0.376749
2020-02-20 0.035 0.277558
2020-01-23 0.035 0.283401
2019-12-19 0.035 0.290698
2019-11-21 0.035 0.296108
2019-10-17 0.035 0.297114
2019-09-19 0.035 0.304878
2019-08-22 0.035 0.299914
2019-07-18 0.035 0.301984
2019-06-20 0.035 0.306748
2019-05-23 0.035 0.315884
2019-04-17 0.035 0.317316
2019-03-21 0.035 0.315884
2019-02-14 0.035 0.320220
2019-01-17 0.035 0.322581
2018-12-13 0.035 0.326493
2018-11-14 0.035 0.326493
2018-10-12 0.035 0.317604
2018-09-13 0.035 0.306480
2018-08-14 0.035 0.305677
2018-07-12 0.035 0.308099
2018-06-14 0.035 0.310559
2018-05-14 0.035 0.306480
2018-04-12 0.035 0.302506
2018-03-14 0.035 0.303293
2018-02-14 0.035 0.301464
2018-01-11 0.035 0.293624
2017-12-14 0.035 0.300429
2017-11-14 0.035 0.303556
2017-10-12 0.035 0.303293
2017-09-14 0.035 0.301724
2017-08-11 0.035 0.306480
2017-07-12 0.035 0.313620
2017-06-13 0.035 0.310009
2017-05-11 0.035 0.312779
2017-04-11 0.032 0.280456
2017-03-13 0.032 0.285205
2017-02-13 0.032 0.279720
2017-01-11 0.032 0.282686
2016-12-13 0.032 0.278746
2016-11-10 0.032 0.281690
2016-10-12 0.032 0.286738
2016-09-13 0.032 0.274207
2016-08-11 0.032 0.280702
2016-07-13 0.032 0.276100
2016-06-13 0.032 0.279965
2016-05-11 0.032 0.282187
2016-04-13 0.032 0.281938
2016-03-11 0.032 0.292772
2016-02-10 0.032 0.306807
2016-01-13 0.032 0.305344
2015-12-11 0.032 0.304762
2015-11-10 0.032 0.302172
2015-10-13 0.032 0.299065
2015-09-11 0.032 0.301318
2015-08-12 0.032 0.286225
2015-07-13 0.032 0.284698
2015-06-11 0.032 0.286738
2015-05-13 0.032 0.279232
2015-04-13 0.032 0.278019
2015-03-11 0.032 0.278261
2015-02-11 0.032 0.276817
2015-01-13 0.032 0.274914
2014-12-29 0.032 0.278261
2014-12-11 0.032 0.278746
2014-11-12 0.032 0.276577
2014-10-10 0.032 0.276100
2014-09-11 0.032 0.270042
2014-08-13 0.032 0.266667
2014-07-11 0.032 0.259740
2014-06-11 0.032 0.266002
2014-05-13 0.032 0.267559
2014-04-11 0.032 0.272109
2014-03-12 0.032 0.275862
2014-02-12 0.032 0.279232
2014-01-13 0.032 0.277778
2013-12-11 0.032 0.284951
2013-11-13 0.032 0.276339
2013-10-10 0.032 0.280456
2013-09-11 0.032 0.282935
2013-08-13 0.032 0.275387
2013-07-11 0.032 0.267559
2013-06-12 0.032 0.261224
2013-05-13 0.032 0.238806
2013-04-11 0.032 0.235121
2013-03-19 0.032 0.240421
2013-02-13 0.032 0.244648
2013-01-11 0.032 0.244461
2012-12-12 0.032 0.243902
2012-11-13 0.032 0.240060
2012-10-11 0.032 0.242608
2012-09-12 0.032 0.245965
2012-08-13 0.032 0.245211
2012-07-11 0.032 0.243346
2012-06-13 0.032 0.248447
2012-05-11 0.032 0.250587
2012-04-11 0.032 0.251375
2012-03-13 0.032 0.248834
2012-02-13 0.032 0.248447
2011-12-28 0.032 0.253566
2011-12-19 0.083 0.660828
2011-12-13 0.032 0.252167
2011-11-10 0.032 0.249027
2011-10-12 0.032 0.257857
2011-09-13 0.032 0.250587
2011-08-11 0.032 0.250391
2011-07-13 0.032 0.246343
2011-06-13 0.032 0.251770
2011-05-11 0.032 0.243717
2011-04-13 0.032 0.251572
2011-03-11 0.032 0.248447
2011-02-11 0.035 0.287592
2011-01-12 0.035 0.274725
2010-12-21 0.035 0.278662
2010-11-10 0.038 0.289855
2010-10-13 0.038 0.289193
2010-09-13 0.038 0.296875
2010-08-11 0.038 0.300158
2010-07-13 0.038 0.308943
2010-06-11 0.038 0.302067
2010-05-12 0.038 0.294574
2010-04-13 0.038 0.305958
2010-03-11 0.038 0.311731
2010-02-10 0.038 0.308191
2010-01-13 0.038 0.305712
2009-12-11 0.038 0.312757
2009-11-10 0.038 0.307443
2009-10-13 0.038 0.312243
2009-09-11 0.038 0.317726
2009-08-12 0.038 0.320946
2009-07-13 0.038 0.322034
2009-06-11 0.038 0.330722
2009-05-13 0.038 0.339286
2009-04-13 0.038 0.335097
2009-03-11 0.038 0.370370
2009-02-11 0.046 0.413297
2009-01-13 0.046 0.411081
2008-12-11 0.213 2.063954
2008-11-12 0.058 0.569745
2008-10-10 0.058 0.656852
2008-09-11 0.058 0.500000
2008-08-13 0.058 0.485762
2008-07-11 0.058 0.464000
2008-06-11 0.058 0.479735
2008-05-13 0.058 0.473083
2008-04-11 0.058 0.480132
2008-03-12 0.058 0.470779
2008-02-13 0.058 0.471545
2008-01-11 0.058 0.477759
2007-12-12 0.104 0.885106
2007-11-13 0.058 0.495727
2007-10-11 0.058 0.500000
2007-09-12 0.053 0.454936
2007-08-13 0.053 0.465729
2007-07-11 0.053 0.466549
2007-06-13 0.053 0.472371
2007-05-11 0.053 0.452605
2007-04-11 0.053 0.456503
2007-03-13 0.053 0.460069
2007-02-13 0.053 0.464098
2007-01-10 0.053 0.462478
2006-12-13 0.053 0.460870
2006-11-13 0.053 0.465729
2006-10-11 0.053 0.463287
2006-09-13 0.053 0.463287
2006-08-11 0.053 0.458874
2006-07-12 0.053 0.470275
2006-06-13 0.053 0.470693
2006-05-11 0.053 0.465320
2006-04-11 0.053 0.469858
2006-03-13 0.053 0.456897
2006-02-13 0.053 0.442404
2006-01-11 0.053 0.435497
2005-12-13 0.053 0.448393
2005-11-10 0.053 0.443515
2005-10-12 0.066 0.543210
2005-09-13 0.066 0.520916
2005-08-11 0.066 0.517241
2005-07-13 0.656 5.085271
2005-06-13 0.066 0.505360
2005-05-11 0.066 0.502283
2005-04-13 0.066 0.505360
2005-03-11 0.066 0.486009
2005-02-11 0.066 0.468085
2005-01-12 0.066 0.485651
2004-12-13 0.136 1.027967
2004-11-10 0.066 0.486367
2004-10-13 0.066 0.495868
2004-09-13 0.068 0.506706
2004-08-11 0.066 0.494382
2004-07-13 0.069 0.533230
2004-06-14 0.069 0.502915
2004-05-12 0.066 0.492537
2004-04-13 0.066 0.432787
2004-03-11 0.066 0.429408
2004-02-11 0.066 0.431655
2004-01-13 0.066 0.437956
2003-12-26 0.030 0.201072
2003-12-05 0.066 0.431373
2003-11-10 0.066 0.437086
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.62
dividendYield 7.86
exDividendDate 2026-08-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.624
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.07839196
lastDividendValue 0.052
lastDividendDate 2026-08-24
dividendDate 2019-02-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.054761887
Address1 385 East Colorado Boulevard
All Time High 15.78
All Time Low 7.56
Ask 8.02
Ask Size 800
Average Daily Volume10 Day 30,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 35,496
Average Volume 35,496
Average Volume10Days 30,540
Beta 0.482
Bid 7.93
Bid Size 2,600
Book Value 9.206
City Pasadena
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,388,448,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.935
Current Ratio 0.055
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 7.96
Day Low 7.93
Debt To Equity 34.436
Dividend Date 1,551,312,000
Dividend Rate 0.62
Dividend Yield 7.86
Earnings Growth -0.334
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.334
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 17.868
Enterprise Value 257,032,992
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.57
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,529,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 626 844 9450
Fifty Day Average 8.0082
Fifty Day Average Change -0.07319975
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0091405995
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.4761887
Fifty Two Week High 8.54
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.605
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07084309
Fifty Two Week Low 7.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.034999847
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.00443036
Fifty Two Week Range 7.9 - 8.54
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,064,842,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.18
Free Cashflow 4,962,303
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.0250001
Fullday Change Percent -0.314072
Fullday Price 7.935
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 14,385,139
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00091
Held Percent Institutions 0.76919997
Implied Shares Outstanding 23,322,257
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,529,600
Last Dividend Value 0.052
Last Fiscal Year End 1,764,460,800
Long Business Summary Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Guggenheim Partners, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. It invests in fixed income markets across the globe. The fund primarily invests in investment-grade, inflation-linked securities such as U.S. TIPS, corporate bonds, and mortgage backed securities. It seeks to maintain an average portfolio duration of between zero to 15 years. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays U.S. Government Inflation-Linked 1-10 Year Index and Barclays U.S. Government Inflation-Linked All Maturities Index. Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund was formed on September 25, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 185,062,096
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_7107891
Most Recent Quarter 1,780,185,600
Net Income To Common 13,395,377
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 185,645,157
Open 7.97
Operating Cashflow 52,651,828
Operating Margins 0.89575994
Payout Ratio 1.0947
Phone 626 844 9400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 7.935
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 7.96
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8619378
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 12.864811
Profit Margins 0.9312
Quick Ratio 0.029
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0250001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.314072
Regular Market Day High 7.96
Regular Market Day Low 7.93
Regular Market Day Range 7.93 - 7.96
Regular Market Open 7.97
Regular Market Previous Close 7.96
Regular Market Price 7.935
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,194
Regular Market Volume 27,712
Return On Assets 0.02624
Return On Equity 0.06318
Revenue Growth -0.013
Revenue Per Share 0.617
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 23,322,256
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.00029999999
Shares Short 37,655
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 90,580
Short Name Western Asset Inflation-Linked
Short Ratio 0.2
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol WIA
Total Cash 838,903
Total Cash Per Share 0.036
Total Debt 72,809,784
Total Revenue 14,385,139
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.624
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.07839196
Trailing Eps 0.57
Trailing P E 13.921053
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 8.1563
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.22129965
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.027132358
Type Disp Equity
Volume 27,712
Website https://guggenheiminvestments.com/products/cef/wia
Zip 91,101-1923