Who Owns Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA)?Hedge Fund & Institutional Holders

$10.65+0.00 (+0.00%)TechnologyNYSE

Institutional Holders

50

as of Q4 2025

Total Institutional Value

$8.015237120005154e+255T

% of Float Held

—

QoQ Change in Holders

+14 / -2

Price History

$10.28$10.57$10.86$11.15$11.44Aug 24Jun 25Mar 26

WEA — Biggest New Institutional Buyers This Quarter

FundActionShares AddedValue Added
NORGES BANKNew Position+1.5M+$125.0M
Bank of New York Mellon CorpNew Position+919K+$73.0M
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/Increased+777K+$43.9M
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.New Position+406K+$34.1M
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INCNew Position+222K+$18.7M
GLENMEDE TRUST CO NANew Position+181K+$14.0M
Generate Investment Management LtdNew Position+160K+$13.5M
Retirement Systems of AlabamaNew Position+124K+$10.4M
AmundiNew Position+121K+$10.0M
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLCNew Position+97K+$8.0M
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.New Position+88K+$7.0M
Qube Research & Technologies LtdNew Position+89K+$7.0M
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ABNew Position+80K+$6.7M
GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLCNew Position+79K+$6.0M
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLCNew Position+70K+$5.9M

WEA — Institutions Reducing or Closing Positions

FundActionShares SoldValue Sold
VANGUARD GROUP INCDecreased-165K-$909.8B
Invesco Ltd.Decreased-17K-$522.4B
STATE STREET CORPDecreased-35K-$367.4B
FMR LLCDecreased-328K-$254.2B
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCDecreased-683K-$207.5B
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPDecreased-19K-$198.2B
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCDecreased-390K-$154.7B
NORTHERN TRUST CORPDecreased-31K-$77.5B
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCDecreased-354K-$71.3B
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDecreased-304K-$64.7B
Hood River Capital Management LLCDecreased-413K-$57.2B
UBS Group AGDecreased-215K-$48.3B
MACQUARIE GROUP LTDClosed Position-499K-$41.1B
Artemis Investment Management LLPClosed Position-468K-$40.6B
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCDecreased-321K-$36.8B

Top Institutional Holders(Q4 2025)

#FundSharesValue% of PortfolioType
1VANGUARD GROUP INC9,534,006$801.5M0.01%Share
2PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/8,470,255$712.0M0.08%Share
3BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC6,129,828$515.3M1.72%Share
4BlackRock, Inc.5,755,760$483.0M0.01%Share
5Invesco Ltd.4,562,157$383.5M0.06%Share
6STATE STREET CORP4,206,639$353.0M0.01%Share
7DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP3,509,466$295.0M0.06%Share
8BlackRock, Inc.3,065,505$257.0M0.00%Share
9WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP2,269,543$190.0M0.03%Share
10FMR LLC2,084,869$175.0M0.01%Share
11WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC1,711,503$143.9M0.40%Share
12GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,669,428$140.0M0.01%Share
13NORGES BANK1,492,595$125.0M0.01%Share
14BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/1,376,205$115.0M0.04%Share
15JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC1,348,594$113.0M0.05%Share
16Invesco Ltd.1,108,164$93.2M0.01%Share
17T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.1,028,626$86.5M0.09%Share
18CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC915,911$77.0M0.01%Share
19BlackRock, Inc.758,571$63.0M0.00%Share
20CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO725,000$61.0M0.93%Share
21NORTHERN TRUST CORP720,145$60.0M0.01%Share
22VANGUARD GROUP INC632,951$53.2M0.00%Share
23Bank of New York Mellon Corp602,938$50.0M0.01%Share
24VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC585,538$49.0M0.03%Share
25AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC570,766$47.0M0.01%Share
26Perpetual Ltd556,189$46.8M0.68%Share
27AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC482,951$40.0M0.02%Share
28MORGAN STANLEY454,918$38.0M0.00%Share
29MORGAN STANLEY454,609$38.0M0.00%Share
30FJ Capital Management LLC432,672$36.4M4.02%Share
31Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P.397,533$33.4M6.20%Share
32GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC359,987$30.0M0.00%Share
33FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC328,173$27.0M0.01%Share
34VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC327,459$27.0M0.03%Share
35LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P322,838$27.0M0.03%Share
36BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC320,580$27.0M0.09%Share
37FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP315,071$26.0M0.02%Share
38RHUMBLINE ADVISERS294,805$24.0M0.02%Share
39BlackRock, Inc.293,410$24.0M0.00%Share
40Global Frontier Investments LLC285,000$24.0M4.73%Share
41VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.281,080$23.6M0.23%Share
42TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP284,688$23.0M0.03%Share
43STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD274,970$23.0M0.05%Share
44PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/276,612$23.0M0.00%Share
45MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE281,338$23.0M0.02%Share
46Nuveen, LLC262,323$22.0M0.01%Share
47UBS Group AG256,915$21.6M0.00%Share
48MORGAN STANLEY1,967,119$21.0M0.00%Share
49FMR LLC259,691$21.0M0.00%Share
50ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.250,184$21.0M0.01%Share

WEA Institutional Ownership History

QuarterHoldersTotal ValueChange
Q4 2025457$7.4B+143
Q3 2025314$7.0T-79
Q2 2025393$5.4T-36
Q1 2025429$6.5T+31
Q4 2024398$66.2T+59
Q3 2024339$5004.5T+31
Q2 2024308$2946.8T-2
Q1 2024310$2871.1T—

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As of Q4 2025, 50 institutional investors hold WEA (Western Asset Premier Bond Fund). The largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with $801.5M in shares. This quarter, 14 institutions opened new positions and 2 closed their positions.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many hedge funds own WEA?

As of Q4 2025, 50 institutional investors report holding WEA (Western Asset Premier Bond Fund) in their 13F filings.

Who is the largest institutional holder of WEA?

The largest institutional holder of WEA is VANGUARD GROUP INC with $801.5M in shares.

Is institutional ownership of WEA increasing or decreasing?

This quarter, 14 institutions opened new positions in WEA and 2 closed their positions.