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Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund
WESTERN ASSET
MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Investment objective
Maximize total return.
Fees and expenses of the fund
The accompanying table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in funds distributed through Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC (“LMIS”), the fund’s distributor. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Service Agent, in the fund’s Prospectus on page 27 under the heading “Sales charges,” in the appendix titled “Appendix: Waivers and Discounts Available from Certain Service Agents” on page 52 of the fund’s Prospectus and in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) on page 66 under the heading “Sales Charge Waivers and Reductions for Class A and Class A2 Shares.” “Service Agents” include banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies, investment advisers, financial consultants or advisers, mutual fund supermarkets and other financial intermediaries that have entered into an agreement with LMIS to sell shares of the fund.

If you purchase Class I shares or Class IS shares through a Service Agent acting solely as an agent on behalf of its customers, that Service Agent may charge you a commission. Such commissions, if any, are not charged by the fund and are not reflected in the fee table or expense example below.
Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund - USD ($)
Class A
Class A2
Class C
Class FI
Class I
Class IS
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price) 4.25% [1],[2] 4.25% none none none none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a % of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption) [3] none [4] none [4] 1.00% none none none
Small account fee ($) [5] $ 15 $ 15 $ 15 none none none
[1] Shareholders purchasing Class A shares through certain Service Agents or in certain types of accounts may be eligible for a waiver of the sales charge. For additional information, see “Sales charges” in the Prospectus.
[2] The sales charge is waived for shareholders purchasing Class A shares through accounts where LMIS is the broker-dealer of record (“LMIS Accounts”).
[3] Maximum deferred sales charge (load) may be reduced over time.
[4] You may buy Class A or Class A2 shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more at net asset value (without an initial sales charge), but if you redeem those shares within 18 months of their purchase, you will pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%.
[5] If the value of your account is below $1,000 ($250 for retirement plans that are not employer-sponsored), the fund may charge you a fee of $3.75 per account that is determined and assessed quarterly (with an annual maximum of $15.00 per account). Please contact your Service Agent for more information.
Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund
Class A
Class A2
Class C
Class FI
Class I
Class IS
Management fees 1.15% 1.15% 1.15% 1.15% 1.15% 1.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.25% 0.25% 1.00% 0.25% none none
Other expenses 0.15% 1.83% 0.15% 0.18% [1] 0.15% 0.06%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.55% 3.23% 2.30% 1.58% 1.30% 1.21%
Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed [2] (1.38%)
Total annual fund operating expenses after waiving fees and/or reimbursing expenses 1.55% 1.85% 2.30% 1.58% 1.30% 1.21%
[1] “Other expenses” for Class FI shares have been restated to exclude fees recaptured pursuant to the fund’s expense limitation arrangements. For the year ended October 31, 2017, amounts recaptured totaled 0.05% for Class FI shares.
[2] The manager has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses), so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 1.65% for Class A shares, 1.85% for Class A2 shares, 2.40% for Class C shares, 1.65% for Class FI shares, 1.35% for Class I shares and 1.25% for Class IS shares, subject to recapture as described below. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares will not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares, subject to recapture as described below. These arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2019 without the Board’s consent. The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class within two years after the fiscal year in which the manager earned the fee or incurred the expense if the class’ total annual fund operating expenses have fallen to a level below the limits described above. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the fund, in the class’ total annual fund operating expenses exceeding the applicable limits described above or any other lower limit then in effect.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes:
  • You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated
  • Your investment has a 5% return each year and the fund’s operating expenses remain the same
  • You reinvest all distributions and dividends without a sales charge
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Number of years you own your shares ($)
Expense Example - Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund - USD ($)
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Class A 576 894 1,234 2,192
Class A2 605 1,255 1,927 3,715
Class C 333 718 1,230 2,635
Class FI 161 499 861 1,879
Class I 132 411 712 1,568
Class IS 123 384 665 1,465
Number of years you own your shares ($)
Expense Example, No Redemption - Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund - USD ($)
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Class A 576 894 1,234 2,192
Class A2 605 1,255 1,927 3,715
Class C 233 718 1,230 2,635
Class FI 161 499 861 1,879
Class I 132 411 712 1,568
Class IS 123 384 665 1,465
Portfolio turnover.
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 150% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal investment strategies
Under normal circumstances, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by implementing an opportunistic investing strategy. The fund attempts to identify and capitalize on attractive relative-value opportunities principally in fixed income markets around the globe by investing in a variety of securities and other instruments (for example, by comparing spreads with a subadviser’s assessment of an issuer’s creditworthiness or by seeking to profit from the relative values of two related financial instruments by taking a single long or short position or by taking a long position with respect to one and a short position with respect to the other). Although the fund does not expect to invest in individual equities it may also invest in equity-related strategies, such as equity index futures and swaps, to the extent a subadviser believes those strategies are consistent with the fund’s overall objective and strategy. The fund’s trading strategy is expected to include positions based on longer-term outlooks, such as the subadvisers’ views on long-term macroeconomic themes, and shorter-term circumstances. The fund has fewer restrictions than other fixed income funds and expects to trade actively.

The fund may enter into various derivative transactions for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, including for purposes of enhancing returns. These derivative transactions include, but are not limited to, futures, options, swaps and foreign currency futures, forwards and options.

In particular, the fund may use certain derivatives, including bond and interest rate futures, options on bonds, options on bond and interest rate futures, interest rate options, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps (on individual securities and/or baskets of securities), other options (including options on credit default swaps and options on currency forwards, futures and swaps), other futures, swaps, forwards, options on swaps, options on forwards, and mortgage-backed securities to a significant extent, although the amounts invested in these instruments may change from time to time.

Non-dollar securities may be held on a currency-hedged or -unhedged basis. The fund may engage (although it may choose not to) in currency exchange transactions to protect against uncertainty in the level of future exchange rates or to enhance returns. The fund may also engage in short sales or may otherwise hold short positions.

The derivatives used by the fund may represent a form of investment leverage in that the potential exposure of the fund may exceed its net assets. See “Leveraging Risk” below for further discussion of related risks.

Although the fund may invest in securities of any maturity, the fund will normally maintain a dollar-weighted average effective duration (including futures positions), as estimated by the fund’s subadvisers, within the range of -5 to 10 years. Effective duration seeks to measure the expected sensitivity of market price to changes in interest rates, taking into account the anticipated effects of structural complexities (for example, some bonds can be prepaid by the issuer). The fund may invest in debt and fixed income securities of any credit quality, including securities that are in default.

In addition, under normal circumstances, at the time of purchase:
  • No more than 75% of the fund’s net assets may be invested in non-dollar denominated securities.
  • No more than 50% of the fund’s net assets may be invested in un-hedged non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, currency futures, forwards, or options measured at notional value, excluding instruments used for hedging purposes.
  • No more than 50% of the fund’s net assets may be invested in debt and other fixed income securities rated below the Baa or BBB categories at the time of purchase by one or more Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”) or unrated securities of comparable quality at the time of purchase (as determined by the subadvisers). Securities rated below investment grade (i.e., securities rated below the Baa/BBB categories) are commonly known as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities.”
  • No more than 50% of the fund’s net assets may be invested in securities of issuers in emerging markets.
The fund considers a country to be an emerging market country if, at the time of investment, it is represented in the J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index Global or the J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Market Bond Index Broad or categorized by the World Bank in its annual categorization as middle- or low-income.

The fund is permitted to invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the government of the United States or any of the G-7 countries, including their agencies, instrumentalities and political sub-divisions, without limit; however, (i) no more than 10% of the fund’s net assets may be invested in securities issued or guaranteed by a single government that is a non-G-7 country, including its agencies, instrumentalities and sub-divisions; and (ii) other than as described above, no more than 5% of the fund’s net assets may be invested in the obligations of any single issuer, excluding investments in commingled investment vehicles.

The fund is “non-diversified” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As a result, the value of its shares will be more susceptible to any single economic, political or regulatory event affecting one or a small number of issuers than shares of a diversified fund. Because the fund may focus a significant portion of its investments in a single country or currency, it will be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting such currency or issuers within that country than would a more diversified portfolio of securities. The fund’s likely focus on a limited number of investment strategies at any given time subjects it to similar risks.
Principal risks
Risk is inherent in all investing. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments.

The fund’s investment strategies and portfolio investments differ from those of many other mutual funds. The subadvisers may devote a significant portion of the fund’s assets to pursuing an investment opportunity or strategy, including through the use of derivatives that create a form of investment leverage in the fund. This approach to investing may make the fund a more volatile investment than other mutual funds and cause the fund to perform less favorably than other mutual funds under similar market or economic conditions. The fund’s flexible investment strategy may make it difficult for an investor to evaluate the future risk profile of an investment in the fund because of the subadvisers’ ability to significantly change the composition of the fund’s investments. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any bank or government agency. The following is a summary description of certain risks of investing in the fund.

Market and interest rate risk. The value of the fund’s securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment. If the value of the securities owned by the fund falls, the value of your investment will decline. The value of your investment will generally go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. Interest rates have been historically low, so the fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the fund.

The maturity of a security may be significantly longer than its duration. A security’s maturity and other features may be more relevant than its duration in determining the security’s sensitivity to other factors affecting the issuer or markets generally such as changes in credit quality or in the yield premium that the market may establish for certain types of securities.

Credit risk. If an issuer or guarantor of a security held by the fund or a counterparty to a financial contract with the fund defaults or is downgraded, or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or if the value of the assets underlying a security declines, the value of your investment will typically decline. Subordinated securities are more likely to suffer a credit loss than non-subordinated securities of the same issuer and will be disproportionately affected by a default, downgrade or perceived decline in creditworthiness.

High yield (“junk”) bonds risk. High yield bonds are generally subject to greater credit risks than higher-grade bonds, including the risk of default on the payment of interest or principal. High yield bonds are considered speculative, tend to be less liquid and are more difficult to value than higher grade securities. High yield bonds tend to be volatile and more susceptible to adverse events, credit downgrades and negative sentiments and may be difficult to sell at a desired price, or at all, during periods of uncertainty or market turmoil.

Derivatives risk. Using derivatives can increase fund losses and reduce opportunities for gains when market prices, interest rates, currencies or the derivatives themselves, behave in a way not anticipated by the fund. Using derivatives also can have a leveraging effect and increase fund volatility. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. Derivatives may be difficult to sell, unwind or value, and the counterparty may default on its obligations to the fund. Derivatives are generally subject to the risks applicable to the assets, rates, indices or other indicators underlying the derivative. The value of a derivative may fluctuate more than the underlying assets, rates, indices or other indicators to which it relates. Use of derivatives may have different tax consequences for the fund than an investment in the underlying security, and those differences may affect the amount, timing and character of income distributed to shareholders. The U.S. government and foreign governments are in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.

Credit default swap contracts involve heightened risks and may result in losses to the fund. Credit default swaps may be illiquid and difficult to value, and they increase credit risk since the fund has exposure to both the issuer whose credit is the subject of the swap and the counterparty to the swap.

Leveraging risk. The value of your investment may be more volatile if the fund borrows or uses derivatives or other investments that have a leveraging effect on the fund’s portfolio. Other risks described in the Prospectus also will be compounded because leverage generally magnifies the effect of a change in the value of an asset and creates a risk of loss of value on a larger pool of assets than the fund would otherwise have had. The fund may also have to sell assets at inopportune times to satisfy its obligations. The use of leverage is considered to be a speculative investment practice and may result in the loss of a substantial amount, and possibly all, of the fund’s assets.

Liquidity risk. Some assets held by the fund may be impossible or difficult to sell, particularly during times of market turmoil. These illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. Markets may become illiquid when, for instance, there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed income securities. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss. The fund may not receive its proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period (for example, several weeks or even longer).

Foreign investments and emerging markets risk. The fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities. To the extent the fund focuses its investments in a single country or only a few countries in a particular geographic region, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions affecting such country or region may have a greater impact on fund performance relative to a more geographically diversified fund.

The risks of foreign investments are heightened when investing in issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. Less developed markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades and the holding of securities by banks, agents and depositories that are less developed than those in the United States. They are often particularly sensitive to market movements because their market prices tend to reflect speculative expectations. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility.

Currency risk. The value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could erase investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile, and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls and speculation.

Sovereign debt risk. Sovereign government and supranational debt involve many of the risks of foreign and emerging markets investments as well as the risk of debt moratorium, repudiation or renegotiation and the fund may be unable to enforce its rights against the issuers.

Prepayment or call risk. Many issuers have a right to prepay their fixed income securities. Issuers may be more likely to prepay their securities if interest rates fall. If this happens, the fund will not benefit from the rise in the market price of the securities that normally accompanies a decline in interest rates, and will be forced to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a time when yields on securities available in the market are lower than the yield on prepaid securities. The fund may also lose any premium it paid on prepaid securities.

Extension risk. When interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities, particularly asset- and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more slowly than anticipated, extending the effective duration of these fixed income securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to decline more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone. This may cause the fund’s share price to be more volatile.

Non-diversification risk. The fund is classified as “non-diversified,” which means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. To the extent the fund invests its assets in a smaller number of issuers, the fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those issuers than a diversified fund.

Valuation risk. The sales price the fund could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. Investors who purchase or redeem fund shares on days when the fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive fewer or more shares or lower or higher redemption proceeds than they would have received if the fund had not fair-valued securities or had used a different valuation methodology. The fund’s ability to value its investments may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

Market events risk. In the past decade financial markets throughout the world have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their debts. These conditions may continue, recur, worsen or spread. Events that have contributed to these market conditions include, but are not limited to, major cybersecurity events; geopolitical events (including wars and terror attacks); measures to address budget deficits; downgrading of sovereign debt; declines in oil and commodity prices; dramatic changes in currency exchange rates; and public sentiment.

The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and central banks, have taken steps to support financial markets, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels. This and other government intervention may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results. The Federal Reserve has reduced its market support activities and recently has begun raising interest rates. Certain foreign governments and central banks are implementing or discussing so-called negative interest rates (e.g., charging depositors who keep their cash at a bank) to spur economic growth. Further Federal Reserve or other U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or central bank actions, including interest rate increases or contrary actions by different governments, could negatively affect financial markets generally, increase market volatility and reduce the value and liquidity of securities in which the fund invests.

Policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation and may in some instances contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, terrorism, natural disasters and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the fund’s investments may be negatively affected.

Hedging risk. There can be no assurance that the fund will engage in hedging transactions at any given time, even under volatile market conditions, or that any hedging transactions the fund engages in will be successful. Hedging transactions involve costs and may reduce gains or result in losses.

Commodity risk. Investments in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by overall market movements, changes in interest rates or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity. The fund’s ability to gain exposure to commodities using derivatives, or other means, may be limited by tax considerations.

Commodity regulatory risk. The fund is deemed a “commodity pool” and the fund’s manager is considered a “commodity pool operator” with respect to the fund under the Commodity Exchange Act. The fund’s manager is therefore subject to dual regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Due to recent regulatory changes, additional regulatory requirements may be imposed and additional expenses may be incurred by the fund. The regulatory requirements governing the use of commodity futures (which include futures on broad-based securities indexes, interest rate futures and currency futures), options on commodity futures, certain swaps or certain other investments could change at any time.

Risks relating to inflation-indexed securities. The value of inflation-indexed fixed income securities generally fluctuates in response to changes in real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed securities. The fund may also experience a loss on an inflation-indexed security if there is deflation. If inflation is lower than expected during the period the fund holds an inflation-indexed security, the fund may earn less on the security than on a conventional bond.

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities risk. When market interest rates increase, the market values of mortgage-backed securities decline. At the same time, however, mortgage refinancings and prepayments slow, which lengthens the effective duration of these securities. As a result, the negative effect of the interest rate increase on the market value of mortgage-backed securities is usually more pronounced than it is for other types of fixed income securities, potentially increasing the volatility of the fund. Conversely, when market interest rates decline, while the value of mortgage-backed securities may increase, the rate of prepayment of the underlying mortgages also tends to increase, which shortens the effective duration of these securities. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations and the value of property that secures the mortgage may decline in value and be insufficient, upon foreclosure, to repay the associated loan. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to similar risks.

Portfolio management risk. The value of your investment may decrease if the subadvisers’ judgment about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry, sector or region, or about interest rates, is incorrect, or if there are imperfections, errors or limitations in the tools and data used by the subadvisers. In addition, the fund’s investment strategies or policies may change from time to time. Those changes may not lead to the results intended by the subadvisers and could have an adverse effect on the value or performance of the fund.

Redemption risk. The fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, which could cause the value of your investment to decline.

Cybersecurity risk. Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or cause the fund, the manager, the subadvisers and/or their service providers (including, but not limited to, fund accountants, custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality.

These and other risks are discussed in more detail in the Prospectus or in the Statement of Additional Information.
Performance
The accompanying bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the fund that has been in operation for at least one full calendar year and also compares the fund’s performance with the average annual total returns of an index or other benchmark. Performance for classes other than those shown may vary from the performance shown to the extent the expenses for those classes differ. The fund makes updated performance information, including its current net asset value, available at www.leggmason.com/mutualfunds (select fund and share class), or by calling the fund at 1-877-721-1926.

The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Sales charges are not reflected in the accompanying bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.
Total returns (%)
Before taxes
Bar Chart
Calendar Years ended December 31

Best Quarter (06/30/2017): 6.39    Worst Quarter (09/30/2015): (1.75)
Average annual total returns (%)
(for periods ended December 31, 2017)
Average Annual Total Returns - Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund
1 year
Since inception
Inception date
Class A 9.97% 7.08% Aug. 30, 2013
Class A | Return after taxes on distributions 8.02% 5.30%  
Class A | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares 5.94% 4.78%  
Class A2 9.94% 10.51% Dec. 14, 2016
Class C 13.00% 7.35% Aug. 30, 2013
Class FI 14.74% 8.09% Aug. 30, 2013
Class I 15.16% 8.40% Aug. 30, 2013
Class IS 15.21% 8.49% Aug. 30, 2013
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch USD LIBOR 3-Month Constant Maturity Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) [1] 1.11% 0.54%  
[1] For Class A2 shares, for the period from the class’ inception date to December 31, 2017, the average annual total return of the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch USD LIBOR 3-Month Constant Maturity Index was 1.10%.
The after-tax returns are shown only for Class A shares, are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns for classes other than Class A will vary from returns shown for Class A.