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Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade bonds. The Fund expects to invest substantially all (but at least 80%) of its total managed assets in bonds, including corporate bonds, United States government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities, and at least 65% of its total managed assets in bonds that, at the time of purchase, are of investment grade quality. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its total managed assets in bonds of below investment grade quality (junk bonds) at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest in securities or instruments other than bonds and may invest up to 10% of its total managed assets in instruments denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar. The Fund’s investment adviser is Western Asset Management Company, LLC.
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- Incorporated2001
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- LocationWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund620 Eighth Avenue, 47Th FloorNEW YORK 10018United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (626) 844-9400
- Websitehttps://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/closed-end-funds/products/90240/SINGLCLASS/western-asset-premier-bond-fund/WEA#overview
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Flaherty Crumrine Prfrrd ncm pprtnty Fnd | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 126.33m | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Central and Eastern Europe Fund Inc | 4.12m | 35.30m | 127.49m | -- | 3.61 | 1.22 | -- | 30.91 | 5.47 | 5.47 | 0.6386 | 16.20 | 0.0448 | -- | 4.82 | -- | 38.34 | -2.82 | 40.24 | -2.95 | 73.89 | 73.69 | 856.01 | -71.14 | -- | -- | 0.0666 | -- | 30.67 | -14.19 | 96.13 | -- | -- | -24.74 |
| RiverNorth Mngd Drtn Mncpl ncm Fnd , nc | 10.46m | -6.03m | 127.76m | -- | -- | 0.9729 | -- | 12.21 | -0.7131 | -0.7131 | 1.24 | 15.53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.99 | -- | -57.63 | -- | -- | 0.3598 | 0.4079 | -- | 10.41 | -- | -153.67 | -- | -- | -- |
| Western Asset Mortgage Opprtnty Fund Inc | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 128.17m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust | 3.64m | 22.64m | 128.37m | -- | 5.67 | 1.24 | -- | 35.22 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 0.6091 | 21.67 | 0.0291 | -- | 3.63 | -- | 19.25 | 1.98 | 19.33 | 1.99 | 77.75 | 76.79 | 662.50 | 73.34 | -- | -- | 0.0001 | 1,026.26 | -23.42 | -2.25 | 520.87 | -15.31 | -- | 0.00 |
| abrdn National Municipal Income Fund | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 128.43m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Gablli Globl Small and Mid Cap Valu Trst | 2.47m | 23.14m | 129.84m | -- | 5.63 | 1.04 | -- | 52.48 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 0.3111 | 15.78 | 0.0184 | -- | 41.24 | -- | 17.22 | 4.20 | 17.25 | 4.25 | 4.16 | -6.40 | 935.38 | 284.63 | -- | -- | 0.1136 | 100.56 | -18.54 | -6.02 | -23.13 | -16.34 | -- | 2.71 |
| XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 130.29m | -- | -- | 0.9528 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advtg Trst | 11.18m | -8.68m | 130.77m | -- | -- | 1.02 | -- | 11.70 | -0.6462 | -0.6462 | 0.832 | 9.50 | 0.0505 | -- | 4.94 | -- | -3.92 | -- | -3.99 | -- | 62.41 | -- | -77.67 | -- | -- | 0.4101 | 0.3931 | -- | 4.19 | -- | -172.81 | -- | -- | -- |
| Western Asset Premier Bond Fund | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 131.47m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 133.27m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Empery Digital Inc | 2.62m | -46.13m | 133.62m | 35.00 | -- | 0.3638 | -- | 50.92 | -84.77 | -84.77 | 0.2832 | 10.34 | 0.0105 | 4.38 | 2.72 | -- | -18.37 | -- | -20.78 | -- | -92.94 | -- | -1,757.98 | -- | 0.4514 | -144.96 | 0.1023 | -- | 23.80 | -- | -0.9742 | -- | -- | -- |
| Monroe Capital Corp | 43.74m | -4.19m | 134.76m | 0.00 | -- | 0.7788 | -- | 3.08 | -0.1934 | -0.1934 | 2.02 | 7.99 | 0.0982 | -- | 1.87 | -- | -0.9405 | 1.46 | -0.9522 | 1.49 | 40.56 | 44.94 | -9.58 | 13.91 | -- | 0.7842 | 0.5515 | 264.71 | -6.85 | -2.36 | 2,515.63 | -12.77 | -- | -6.51 |
| Bancroft Fund Ltd | 4.68m | 41.39m | 136.14m | -- | 3.27 | 0.9336 | -- | 29.08 | 7.15 | 7.15 | 0.8043 | 29.83 | 0.0288 | -- | 4.23 | -- | 26.43 | 5.88 | 27.25 | 5.96 | 71.92 | 64.30 | 916.56 | 255.25 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 153.74 | -2.29 | 3.30 | 236.49 | 10.31 | -- | -7.00 |
| John Hancock Income Securities Trust | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 136.50m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Data as of Feb 17 2026. Currency figures normalised to Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
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Data from 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Dec 2025Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
