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Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (WIW)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NYSE
8.61 USD +0.02 (0.291%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:15 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. EDT

WIW is a high-yield fund with a consistent dividend payout, making it attractive for income-focused investors. However, the short-term price movement is relatively flat, with no clear momentum. The recent price has been hovering near the 52-week low, suggesting potential for a buy-the-dip opportunity. The dividend yield is strong, but the payout ratio is slightly over 100%, which could indicate sustainability concerns. Long-term investors might consider this as a solid entry point due to its consistent yield and inflation-linked nature, but caution is advised due to the fund's high debt-to-equity ratio and the overall market volatility.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.008781
MSTL0.010730
AutoETS0.010800
AutoARIMA0.010805

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.59
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.551
Excess Kurtosis -0.63
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 39.901
Revenue per Share 0.666
Market Cap 526,489,472
Trailing P/E 12.12
Beta 0.55
Profit Margins 107.16%
Website https://guggenheiminvestments.com/products/cef/wiw

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.75% 9.08% 10.32% 11.87%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.063 0.750000
2026-02-20 0.063 0.729571
2026-01-23 0.063 0.746881
2025-12-23 0.063 0.753279
2025-11-20 0.063 0.745729
2025-10-24 0.063 0.735083
2025-09-23 0.063 0.740271
2025-08-22 0.063 0.743840
2025-07-24 0.063 0.764626
2025-06-23 0.063 0.775520
2025-05-22 0.063 0.796787
2025-04-23 0.063 0.796187
2025-03-24 0.063 0.789184
2025-02-21 0.061 0.769654
2025-01-24 0.061 0.789561
2024-12-23 0.061 0.826162
2024-11-21 0.061 0.801079
2024-10-24 0.061 0.795655
2024-09-23 0.061 0.796640
2024-08-23 0.061 0.809654
2024-07-24 0.061 0.835731
2024-06-21 0.061 0.828981
2024-05-22 0.061 0.828124
2024-04-22 0.061 0.854799
2024-03-20 0.061 0.849926
2024-02-21 0.061 0.857045
2024-01-23 0.061 0.863190
2023-12-20 0.061 0.856199
2023-11-21 0.061 0.871282
2023-10-23 0.061 0.918256
2023-09-21 0.119 1.749179
2023-08-23 0.061 0.886092
2023-07-21 0.061 0.856762
2023-06-22 0.119 1.699754
2023-05-22 0.061 0.876162
2023-04-20 0.061 0.865781
2023-03-23 0.119 1.703973
2023-02-17 0.061 0.877229
2023-01-23 0.061 0.849873
2022-12-21 0.241 3.499497
2022-11-21 0.055 0.817843
2022-10-21 0.055 0.846428
2022-09-22 0.155 2.269021
2022-08-23 0.055 0.740303
2022-07-21 0.055 0.771261
2022-06-22 0.155 2.196159
2022-05-20 0.049 0.678045
2022-04-21 0.049 0.628642
2022-03-23 0.114 1.384974
2022-02-17 0.049 0.599409
2022-01-21 0.049 0.593999
2021-12-22 0.549 6.389985
2021-11-19 0.044 0.496038
2021-10-21 0.044 0.503813
2021-09-22 0.036 0.421884
2021-08-23 0.036 0.429759
2021-07-22 0.036 0.429632
2021-06-22 0.036 0.443901
2021-05-20 0.033 0.410287
2021-04-22 0.033 0.419568
2021-03-23 0.033 0.438184
2021-02-18 0.031 0.397539
2021-01-21 0.031 0.398206
2020-12-22 0.031 0.412417
2020-11-19 0.031 0.430961
2020-10-22 0.031 0.436247
2020-09-22 0.031 0.438567
2020-08-21 0.031 0.438221
2020-07-23 0.031 0.449175
2020-06-22 0.031 0.458988
2020-05-20 0.036 0.563123
2020-04-22 0.036 0.578331
2020-03-23 0.036 0.658957
2020-02-20 0.036 0.500440
2020-01-23 0.036 0.508799
2019-12-19 0.036 0.527883
2019-11-21 0.036 0.541967
2019-10-17 0.036 0.545197
2019-09-19 0.036 0.546973
2019-08-22 0.036 0.545796
2019-07-18 0.036 0.543167
2019-06-20 0.036 0.549320
2019-05-23 0.036 0.570063
2019-04-17 0.036 0.573029
2019-03-21 0.036 0.575498
2019-02-14 0.036 0.588951
2019-01-17 0.036 0.592091
2018-12-13 0.036 0.603894
2018-11-14 0.036 0.608941
2018-10-12 0.036 0.596007
2018-09-13 0.036 0.572514
2018-08-14 0.036 0.574915
2018-07-12 0.036 0.575751
2018-06-14 0.036 0.575005
2018-05-14 0.036 0.567652
2018-04-12 0.036 0.560002
2018-03-14 0.036 0.560791
2018-02-14 0.036 0.563558
2018-01-11 0.036 0.557540
2017-12-14 0.036 0.572104
2017-11-14 0.036 0.578000
2017-10-12 0.036 0.582962
2017-09-14 0.036 0.580175
2017-08-11 0.036 0.589333
2017-07-12 0.036 0.598205
2017-06-13 0.036 0.598540
2017-05-11 0.036 0.604868
2017-04-11 0.034 0.561374
2017-03-13 0.034 0.571755
2017-02-13 0.034 0.565314
2017-01-11 0.034 0.570604
2016-12-13 0.034 0.573893
2016-11-10 0.034 0.569502
2016-10-12 0.034 0.583718
2016-09-13 0.034 0.570951
2016-08-11 0.034 0.579372
2016-07-13 0.034 0.578024
2016-06-13 0.034 0.586607
2016-05-11 0.034 0.592162
2016-04-13 0.034 0.592905
2016-03-11 0.034 0.616610
2016-02-10 0.034 0.649187
2016-01-13 0.034 0.639968
2015-12-11 0.034 0.645850
2015-11-10 0.034 0.636181
2015-10-13 0.034 0.634606
2015-09-11 0.034 0.636660
2015-08-12 0.034 0.604682
2015-07-13 0.034 0.604905
2015-06-11 0.034 0.608392
2015-05-13 0.034 0.593642
2015-04-13 0.034 0.601229
2015-03-11 0.034 0.605733
2015-02-11 0.034 0.601673
2015-01-13 0.034 0.602418
2014-12-29 0.034 0.610689
2014-12-11 0.034 0.609819
2014-11-12 0.034 0.599948
2014-10-10 0.034 0.594485
2014-09-11 0.034 0.585655
2014-08-13 0.034 0.576155
2014-07-11 0.034 0.569759
2014-06-11 0.034 0.582761
2014-05-13 0.034 0.582946
2014-04-11 0.034 0.598012
2014-03-12 0.034 0.606967
2014-02-12 0.034 0.614558
2014-01-13 0.034 0.617441
2013-12-11 0.034 0.634723
2013-11-13 0.034 0.620603
2013-10-10 0.034 0.625148
2013-09-11 0.034 0.629741
2013-08-13 0.034 0.617551
2013-07-11 0.034 0.608395
2013-06-12 0.034 0.596595
2013-05-13 0.034 0.557851
2013-04-11 0.034 0.548772
2013-03-19 0.034 0.554356
2013-02-13 0.034 0.555358
2013-01-11 0.034 0.553011
2012-12-12 0.034 0.558213
2012-11-13 0.034 0.550464
2012-10-11 0.034 0.555999
2012-09-12 0.034 0.564201
2012-08-13 0.034 0.564793
2012-07-11 0.034 0.562407
2012-06-13 0.034 0.576014
2012-05-11 0.034 0.583367
2012-04-11 0.034 0.585362
2012-03-13 0.034 0.583735
2012-02-13 0.034 0.586181
2011-12-28 0.034 0.601257
2011-12-19 0.087 1.541440
2011-12-13 0.034 0.600840
2011-11-10 0.034 0.599150
2011-10-12 0.034 0.619616
2011-09-13 0.034 0.604263
2011-08-11 0.034 0.603974
2011-07-13 0.034 0.615674
2011-06-13 0.034 0.628321
2011-05-11 0.036 0.658582
2011-04-13 0.036 0.671183
2011-03-11 0.034 0.629618
2011-02-11 0.037 0.696554
2011-01-12 0.037 0.691328
2010-12-21 0.037 0.697320
2010-11-10 0.040 0.717741
2010-10-13 0.040 0.724982
2010-09-13 0.040 0.746897
2010-08-11 0.040 0.760155
2010-07-13 0.040 0.773848
2010-06-11 0.040 0.774484
2010-05-12 0.040 0.762671
2010-04-13 0.040 0.798414
2010-03-11 0.040 0.807174
2010-02-10 0.040 0.807174
2010-01-13 0.040 0.799808
2009-12-11 0.040 0.807170
2009-11-10 0.040 0.808522
2009-10-13 0.040 0.818723
2009-09-11 0.040 0.838414
2009-08-12 0.040 0.853010
2009-07-13 0.040 0.866533
2009-06-11 0.040 0.874195
2009-05-13 0.040 0.903693
2009-04-13 0.040 0.918696
2009-03-11 0.040 1.009853
2009-02-11 0.050 1.180312
2009-01-13 0.050 1.191495
2008-12-11 0.223 5.666912
2008-11-12 0.063 1.615893
2008-10-10 0.063 1.886032
2008-09-11 0.063 1.423805
2008-08-13 0.063 1.383710
2008-07-11 0.063 1.338533
2008-06-11 0.063 1.377347
2008-05-13 0.063 1.364317
2008-04-11 0.063 1.388139
2008-03-12 0.063 1.396472
2008-02-13 0.063 1.400250
2008-01-11 0.063 1.428483
2007-12-12 0.122 2.866605
2007-11-13 0.063 1.485612
2007-10-11 0.063 1.506328
2007-09-12 0.055 1.324403
2007-08-13 0.055 1.358672
2007-07-11 0.055 1.355705
2007-06-13 0.055 1.365771
2007-05-11 0.055 1.309409
2007-04-11 0.055 1.324231
2007-03-13 0.055 1.357691
2007-02-13 0.055 1.375882
2007-01-10 0.055 1.382414
2006-12-13 0.055 1.387773
2006-11-13 0.055 1.401600
2006-10-11 0.055 1.407070
2006-09-13 0.055 1.408878
2006-08-11 0.055 1.395087
2006-07-12 0.055 1.453605
2006-06-13 0.055 1.458096
2006-05-11 0.055 1.456198
2006-04-11 0.055 1.467031
2006-03-13 0.055 1.438737
2006-02-13 0.055 1.415250
2006-01-11 0.055 1.405310
2005-12-13 0.055 1.465194
2005-11-10 0.055 1.460748
2005-10-12 0.055 1.434564
2005-09-13 0.055 1.378942
2005-08-11 0.069 1.734794
2005-07-13 0.069 1.748576
2005-06-13 0.069 1.752601
2005-05-11 0.069 1.762144
2005-04-13 0.069 1.755036
2005-03-11 0.069 1.691173
2005-02-11 0.069 1.634433
2005-01-12 0.069 1.717671
2004-12-13 0.319 8.131245
2004-11-10 0.069 1.828767
2004-10-13 0.069 1.790856
2004-09-13 0.066 1.728682
2004-08-11 0.069 1.869536
2004-07-13 0.066 1.800787
2004-06-14 0.066 1.818797
2004-05-12 0.066 1.773065
2004-04-13 0.069 1.592559
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.75
dividendYield 8.74
exDividendDate 2026-04-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.744
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.08671329
lastDividendValue 0.063
lastDividendDate 2026-03-24
dividendDate 2019-02-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.011792421
Address1 227 West Monroe Street
Address2 7th Floor
All Time High 15.53
All Time Low 8.01
Ask 8.61
Ask Size 2,200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 245,190
Average Daily Volume3 Month 241,429
Average Volume 241,429
Average Volume10Days 245,190
Beta 0.547
Bid 8.6
Bid Size 3,200
Book Value 9.745
City Chicago
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 8.605
Current Ratio 1.045
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 8.61
Day Low 8.585
Debt To Equity 39.901
Dividend Date 1,551,312,000
Dividend Rate 0.75
Dividend Yield 8.74
Earnings Growth 1.02
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.02
Earnings Timestamp End 1,722,337,140
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,722,337,140
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 18.673
Enterprise Value 760,990,080
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.71
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 312 827 0157
Fifty Day Average 8.5846
Fifty Day Average Change 0.020399094
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0023762425
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.1792421
Fifty Two Week High 9.03
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.4250002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04706536
Fifty Two Week Low 8.33
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.27499962
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.03301316
Fifty Two Week Range 8.33 - 9.03
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,077,719,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.9
Free Cashflow 45,755,132
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 40,752,744
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00024000001
Held Percent Institutions 0.65182996
Implied Shares Outstanding 61,184,134
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
Last Dividend Value 0.063
Last Fiscal Year End 1,764,460,800
Long Business Summary Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC. It is managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. The fund invests in fixed income markets across the globe. It primarily invests in investment grade inflation-linked securities with an average effective duration of between zero and 15 years. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays U.S. Government Inflation-Linked 1-10 Year Index and the Barclays U.S. Government Inflation-Linked All Maturities Index. Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund was formed on February 24, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 526,489,472
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_9176882
Most Recent Quarter 1,764,460,800
Net Income To Common 43,669,096
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 524,959,869
Open 8.59
Operating Cashflow 65,306,988
Operating Margins 0.91007006
Payout Ratio 1.0507
Phone 312 357 1007
Previous Close 8.58
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8830169
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 12.919117
Profit Margins 1.07156
Quick Ratio 0.023
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.024999619
Regular Market Change Percent 0.29137084
Regular Market Day High 8.61
Regular Market Day Low 8.585
Regular Market Day Range 8.585 - 8.61
Regular Market Open 8.59
Regular Market Previous Close 8.58
Regular Market Price 8.605
Regular Market Time 1,776,449,749
Regular Market Volume 113,495
Return On Assets 0.0271
Return On Equity 0.073130004
Revenue Growth 0.243
Revenue Per Share 0.666
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 61,184,134
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0032
Shares Short 117,303
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 50,810
Short Name Western Asset Inflation-Linked
Short Ratio 1.27
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol WIW
Total Cash 1,866,126
Total Cash Per Share 0.031
Total Debt 237,896,304
Total Revenue 40,752,744
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.744
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.08671329
Trailing Eps 0.71
Trailing P E 12.119718
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 8.73475
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.12975025
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.01485449
Type Disp Equity
Volume 113,495
Website https://guggenheiminvestments.com/products/cef/wiw
Zip 60,606