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Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (WIA)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Pasadena, United States | NYSE
8.21 USD +0.03 (0.367%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 1:01 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:49 p.m. EDT

WIA appears to be a relatively stable income generator with a consistent dividend yield of 7.68%, which is attractive for income-focused investors. However, the recent price history shows limited volatility, with the stock trading near its 52-week low and close to the 50-day moving average. The low short ratio and high debt-to-equity ratio suggest potential liquidity concerns and leverage risks. The recent dividend payments have been consistent, but some fluctuations in the amounts indicate possible management discretion. While the stock may offer a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders, the lack of significant price momentum and the overall financial leverage make it a cautious long-term investment. Dividend investors may find it appealing due to the consistent payout, but they should closely monitor the company's financial health and dividend sustainability.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.011229
AutoETS0.015459
AutoARIMA0.015491
MSTL0.015736

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 66%
H-stat 1.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.323
Excess Kurtosis -1.06
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 40.909
Revenue per Share 0.621
Market Cap 191,475,728
Trailing P/E 12.25
Beta 0.52
Profit Margins 106.47%
Website https://guggenheiminvestments.com/products/cef/wia

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 7.82% 9.33% 13.12%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.052 0.650000
2026-02-20 0.052 0.626054
2026-01-23 0.052 0.641463
2025-12-23 0.052 0.646314
2025-11-20 0.052 0.644898
2025-10-24 0.052 0.639653
2025-09-23 0.052 0.643604
2025-08-22 0.052 0.650706
2025-07-24 0.052 0.656366
2025-06-23 0.052 0.662079
2025-05-22 0.052 0.680183
2025-04-23 0.052 0.682862
2025-03-24 0.052 0.676464
2025-02-21 0.050 0.660900
2025-01-24 0.050 0.675638
2024-12-23 0.050 0.682374
2024-11-21 0.050 0.677377
2024-10-24 0.050 0.671671
2024-09-23 0.050 0.661345
2024-08-23 0.050 0.678881
2024-07-24 0.050 0.711332
2024-06-21 0.050 0.711321
2024-05-22 0.050 0.708694
2024-04-22 0.050 0.729301
2024-03-20 0.050 0.725666
2024-02-21 0.050 0.725671
2024-01-23 0.050 0.731093
2023-12-20 0.050 0.728364
2023-11-21 0.050 0.748503
2023-10-23 0.050 0.779672
2023-09-21 0.150 2.260074
2023-08-23 0.050 0.750647
2023-07-21 0.050 0.733753
2023-06-22 0.150 2.238301
2023-05-22 0.050 0.744440
2023-04-20 0.050 0.740127
2023-03-23 0.150 2.230683
2023-02-17 0.050 0.740241
2023-01-23 0.050 0.727894
2022-12-21 0.270 4.042292
2022-11-21 0.045 0.694504
2022-10-21 0.045 0.726103
2022-09-22 0.247 3.668415
2022-08-23 0.045 0.615254
2022-07-21 0.045 0.644215
2022-06-22 0.247 3.548513
2022-05-20 0.039 0.554748
2022-04-21 0.039 0.512347
2022-03-23 0.211 2.637059
2022-02-17 0.039 0.496217
2022-01-21 0.039 0.477141
2021-12-22 0.939 10.792905
2021-11-19 0.034 0.387450
2021-10-21 0.034 0.392269
2021-09-22 0.034 0.391546
2021-08-23 0.148 1.750875
2021-07-22 0.034 0.395038
2021-06-22 0.034 0.408735
2021-05-20 0.032 0.388490
2021-04-22 0.032 0.405848
2021-03-23 0.032 0.416771
2021-02-18 0.030 0.383558
2021-01-21 0.030 0.387430
2020-12-22 0.430 5.427023
2020-11-19 0.030 0.413297
2020-10-22 0.030 0.419321
2020-09-22 0.030 0.409071
2020-08-21 0.030 0.403353
2020-07-23 0.030 0.417247
2020-06-22 0.030 0.440469
2020-05-20 0.035 0.549473
2020-04-22 0.035 0.564932
2020-03-23 0.035 0.661917
2020-02-20 0.035 0.489434
2020-01-23 0.035 0.501138
2019-12-19 0.035 0.515507
2019-11-21 0.035 0.526633
2019-10-17 0.035 0.529983
2019-09-19 0.035 0.545457
2019-08-22 0.035 0.538226
2019-07-18 0.035 0.543576
2019-06-20 0.035 0.553827
2019-05-23 0.035 0.572087
2019-04-17 0.035 0.576488
2019-03-21 0.035 0.575711
2019-02-14 0.035 0.585452
2019-01-17 0.035 0.591656
2018-12-13 0.035 0.600765
2018-11-14 0.035 0.602720
2018-10-12 0.035 0.588226
2018-09-13 0.035 0.569441
2018-08-14 0.035 0.569695
2018-07-12 0.035 0.575969
2018-06-14 0.035 0.582357
2018-05-14 0.035 0.576498
2018-04-12 0.035 0.570767
2018-03-14 0.035 0.573980
2018-02-14 0.035 0.572258
2018-01-11 0.035 0.559055
2017-12-14 0.035 0.573701
2017-11-14 0.035 0.581406
2017-10-12 0.035 0.582672
2017-09-14 0.035 0.581419
2017-08-11 0.035 0.592373
2017-07-12 0.035 0.608038
2017-06-13 0.035 0.602929
2017-05-11 0.035 0.610210
2017-04-11 0.032 0.548860
2017-03-13 0.032 0.559713
2017-02-13 0.032 0.550515
2017-01-11 0.032 0.557913
2016-12-13 0.032 0.551694
2016-11-10 0.032 0.559090
2016-10-12 0.032 0.570713
2016-09-13 0.032 0.547338
2016-08-11 0.032 0.561856
2016-07-13 0.032 0.554201
2016-06-13 0.032 0.563516
2016-05-11 0.032 0.569568
2016-04-13 0.032 0.570677
2016-03-11 0.032 0.594291
2016-02-10 0.032 0.624616
2016-01-13 0.032 0.623538
2015-12-11 0.032 0.624246
2015-11-10 0.032 0.620825
2015-10-13 0.032 0.616294
2015-09-11 0.032 0.622796
2015-08-12 0.032 0.593382
2015-07-13 0.032 0.591913
2015-06-11 0.032 0.597854
2015-05-13 0.032 0.583871
2015-04-13 0.032 0.582954
2015-03-11 0.032 0.585082
2015-02-11 0.032 0.583673
2015-01-13 0.032 0.581265
2014-12-29 0.032 0.589969
2014-12-11 0.032 0.592638
2014-11-12 0.032 0.589660
2014-10-10 0.032 0.590277
2014-09-11 0.032 0.578921
2014-08-13 0.032 0.573229
2014-07-11 0.032 0.559829
2014-06-11 0.032 0.574814
2014-05-13 0.032 0.579711
2014-04-11 0.032 0.591148
2014-03-12 0.032 0.600938
2014-02-12 0.032 0.609959
2014-01-13 0.032 0.608471
2013-12-11 0.032 0.625917
2013-11-13 0.032 0.608721
2013-10-10 0.032 0.619498
2013-09-11 0.032 0.626722
2013-08-13 0.032 0.611727
2013-07-11 0.032 0.595957
2013-06-12 0.032 0.583429
2013-05-13 0.032 0.534744
2013-04-11 0.032 0.527746
2013-03-19 0.032 0.540912
2013-02-13 0.032 0.551741
2013-01-11 0.032 0.552662
2012-12-12 0.032 0.552745
2012-11-13 0.032 0.545356
2012-10-11 0.032 0.552464
2012-09-12 0.032 0.561466
2012-08-13 0.032 0.561117
2012-07-11 0.032 0.558222
2012-06-13 0.032 0.571315
2012-05-11 0.032 0.577667
2012-04-11 0.032 0.580933
2012-03-13 0.032 0.576509
2012-02-13 0.032 0.577045
2011-12-28 0.032 0.590396
2011-12-19 0.083 1.542564
2011-12-13 0.032 0.592513
2011-11-10 0.032 0.586611
2011-10-12 0.032 0.608906
2011-09-13 0.032 0.593256
2011-08-11 0.032 0.594273
2011-07-13 0.032 0.586116
2011-06-13 0.032 0.600500
2011-05-11 0.032 0.582753
2011-04-13 0.032 0.603008
2011-03-11 0.032 0.597013
2011-02-11 0.035 0.692802
2011-01-12 0.035 0.663705
2010-12-21 0.035 0.675083
2010-11-10 0.038 0.704167
2010-10-13 0.038 0.704582
2010-09-13 0.038 0.725385
2010-08-11 0.038 0.735591
2010-07-13 0.038 0.759375
2010-06-11 0.038 0.744766
2010-05-12 0.038 0.728469
2010-04-13 0.038 0.758855
2010-03-11 0.038 0.775561
2010-02-10 0.038 0.769144
2010-01-13 0.038 0.765325
2009-12-11 0.038 0.785369
2009-11-10 0.038 0.774438
2009-10-13 0.038 0.788960
2009-09-11 0.038 0.805327
2009-08-12 0.038 0.816094
2009-07-13 0.038 0.821474
2009-06-11 0.038 0.846358
2009-05-13 0.038 0.871144
2009-04-13 0.038 0.863272
2009-03-11 0.038 0.957348
2009-02-11 0.046 1.072334
2009-01-13 0.046 1.071010
2008-12-11 0.213 5.399579
2008-11-12 0.058 1.521846
2008-10-10 0.058 1.764264
2008-09-11 0.058 1.351352
2008-08-13 0.058 1.319384
2008-07-11 0.058 1.266382
2008-06-11 0.058 1.315373
2008-05-13 0.058 1.303345
2008-04-11 0.058 1.328997
2008-03-12 0.058 1.309379
2008-02-13 0.058 1.317680
2008-01-11 0.058 1.341326
2007-12-12 0.104 2.496866
2007-11-13 0.058 1.410869
2007-10-11 0.058 1.430067
2007-09-12 0.053 1.307687
2007-08-13 0.053 1.344785
2007-07-11 0.053 1.353417
2007-06-13 0.053 1.376709
2007-05-11 0.053 1.325330
2007-04-11 0.053 1.342807
2007-03-13 0.053 1.359504
2007-02-13 0.053 1.377720
2007-01-10 0.053 1.379289
2006-12-13 0.053 1.380861
2006-11-13 0.053 1.401839
2006-10-11 0.053 1.400977
2006-09-13 0.053 1.407469
2006-08-11 0.053 1.400535
2006-07-12 0.053 1.441931
2006-06-13 0.053 1.450018
2006-05-11 0.053 1.440212
2006-04-11 0.053 1.461007
2006-03-13 0.053 1.427376
2006-02-13 0.053 1.388383
2006-01-11 0.053 1.372756
2005-12-13 0.053 1.419581
2005-11-10 0.053 1.410372
2005-10-12 0.066 1.735084
2005-09-13 0.066 1.672820
2005-08-11 0.066 1.669692
2005-07-13 0.656 16.501308
2005-06-13 0.066 1.727070
2005-05-11 0.066 1.725201
2005-04-13 0.066 1.744466
2005-03-11 0.066 1.686136
2005-02-11 0.066 1.631819
2005-01-12 0.066 1.701008
2004-12-13 0.136 3.618004
2004-11-10 0.066 1.729397
2004-10-13 0.066 1.771777
2004-09-13 0.068 1.819419
2004-08-11 0.066 1.784085
2004-07-13 0.069 1.933839
2004-06-14 0.069 1.833675
2004-05-12 0.066 1.804732
2004-04-13 0.066 1.593640
2004-03-11 0.066 1.588049
2004-02-11 0.066 1.603193
2004-01-13 0.066 1.633643
2003-12-26 0.030 0.753328
2003-12-05 0.066 1.619335
2003-11-10 0.066 1.647895
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.62
dividendYield 7.63
exDividendDate 2026-04-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.618
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.07555012
lastDividendValue 0.052
lastDividendDate 2026-03-24
dividendDate 2019-02-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.0061500072
Address1 385 East Colorado Boulevard
All Time High 15.78
All Time Low 7.56
Ask 8.2
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 33,500
Average Daily Volume3 Month 47,198
Average Volume 47,198
Average Volume10Days 33,500
Beta 0.517
Bid 8.18
Bid Size 1,200
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 8.21
Current Ratio 0.036
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 8.21
Day Low 8.18
Debt To Equity 40.909
Dividend Date 1,551,312,000
Dividend Rate 0.62
Dividend Yield 7.63
Earnings Growth 0.974
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.974
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 19.203
Enterprise Value 277,972,576
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.67
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,902,400
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 8.19
Fifty Day Average Change 0.020000458
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0024420584
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.6150007
Fifty Two Week High 8.54
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.32999992
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.038641676
Fifty Two Week Low 7.95
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.26000023
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.03270443
Fifty Two Week Range 7.95 - 8.54
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,064,842,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.01
Free Cashflow 7,643,635
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 14,475,686
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00091
Held Percent Institutions 0.73819
Implied Shares Outstanding 23,322,256
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
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 191,475,728
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_7107891
Most Recent Quarter 1,764,460,800
Net Income To Common 15,412,789
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 190,776,054
Open 8.21
Operating Cashflow 35,676,696
Operating Margins 0.89237
Payout Ratio 0.9254
Phone 626 844 9400
Previous Close 8.18
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.89180964
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 13.227403
Profit Margins 1.06474
Quick Ratio 0.023
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.029999733
Regular Market Change Percent 0.36674488
Regular Market Day High 8.21
Regular Market Day Low 8.18
Regular Market Day Range 8.18 - 8.21
Regular Market Open 8.21
Regular Market Previous Close 8.18
Regular Market Price 8.21
Regular Market Time 1,776,445,293
Regular Market Volume 9,950
Return On Assets 0.02547
Return On Equity 0.07196
Revenue Growth 0.25
Revenue Per Share 0.621
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 23,322,256
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0005
Shares Short 5,712
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,519
Short Name Western Asset Inflation-Linked
Short Ratio 0.42
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol WIA
Total Cash 632,291
Total Cash Per Share 0.027
Total Debt 87,828,808
Total Revenue 14,475,686
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.618
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.07555012
Trailing Eps 0.67
Trailing P E 12.253731
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 8.3112
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.101200104
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.012176353
Type Disp Equity
Volume 9,950
Website https://guggenheiminvestments.com/products/cef/wia
Zip 91,101-1923