Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund closed at $7.60 on Sep 28, down 0.52%, within 0.0% of its 52-week closing low. Volume of 124.8K shares was 3.27× its 20-day average (well above normal).
Split-adjusted performance: -4.5% over one month, -4.8% over six months, -9.2% over one year.
Short interest was 16.3K shares at the Sep 15 settlement, up 71.1% from the prior report (0.1% of float, 1.0 days to cover).
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What does Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund do?
Western Asset Inflation Linked Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The primary investment objective of the group is to provide current income while its secondary investment objective is capital appreciation.
What is WIA's market cap?
$177.25M, based on the Sep 28 close of $7.60.
Does Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.052 per share (ex-date Sep 23), an annualised yield of 8.21%.
How much of WIA is sold short?
16.3K shares, 0.1% of float, as of Sep 15, 2026.
About Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund
Western Asset Inflation Linked Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The primary investment objective of the group is to provide current income while its secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions and at the time of purchase, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total managed assets in inflation-linked securities and at least 60% of its total managed assets in U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The Fund may also invest up to 40% of its total managed assets in non-U.S. dollar investments.
Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology
