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Western Asset Short Duration Municipal Income Fund Class I SMDYX

Morningstar Medalist Rating
Medalist Rating as of | See Franklin Templeton Investment Hub
  • NAV / 1-Day Return 5.04  /  0.00
  • Total Assets 266.1M
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.400%
  • Expense Ratio 0.400%
  • Distribution Fee Level Average
  • Share Class Type Institutional
  • Category Muni National Short
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity Medium/Limited
  • Min. Initial Investment 1M
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 2.79%
  • Effective Duration 2.15 years

USD | NAV as of Sep 05, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Sep 05, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis SMDYX

Will SMDYX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable SMDYX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the SMDYX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of SMDYX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

A transition awaits.

Associate Analyst Joe Bullard

Joe Bullard

Associate Analyst

Summary

Uncertainty raised from the merging of municipal-bond teams between Western Asset and Franklin Templeton Fixed Income leads to the resetting of Western Asset Short Duration Municipal Income’s People and Process rating to Average from Above Average.

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Portfolio Holdings SMDYX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 20.5
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

INDIANAPOLIS IND LOC PUB IMPT BD BK 5%

2.73 7M
municipal

DENVER COLO CITY & CNTY ARPT REV 5%

2.51 7M
municipal

TRIBOROUGH BRDG & TUNL AUTH N Y PAYROLL MOBILITY TAX 5%

2.44 7M
municipal

NEW JERSEY ST TRANSN TR FD AUTH 0%

2.07 6M
municipal

LONG IS PWR AUTH N Y ELEC SYS REV 3%

1.92 5M
municipal

SAN FRANCISCO CALIF CITY & CNTY ARPTS COMMN INTL ARPT REV 5%

1.91 5M
municipal

NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEV AUTH MTR VEH SURCHARGES REV 5%

1.89 5M
municipal

LOS ANGELES CALIF DEPT ARPTS REV 5%

1.80 5M
municipal

CONNECTICUT ST 5%

1.63 4M
municipal

DENTON TEX INDPT SCH DIST 4%

1.57 4M
municipal

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