WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND - Common (WEA) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q3 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common
Symbol
WEA on NYSE
Shares outstanding
11,858,458
Price per share
$11.01
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
6,469,351
Total reported value
$72,655,075
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+315,158
Value change
+$3,544,050
Number of holders
39
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND - Common (WEA) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
MORGAN STANLEY 16% +8.6% $19,688,903 +$1,619,447 1,855,693 +9% Morgan Stanley 30 Jun 2025
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 5.6% $6,901,196 670,019 Sit Investment Associates, Inc. 31 Dec 2024
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 4.4% $5,560,160 524,049 Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 30 Jun 2025
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 4.3% $5,699,697 507,542 First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Sep 2025

As of 30 Sep 2025, 39 institutional investors reported holding 6,469,351 shares of WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND - Common (WEA). This represents 55% of the company’s total 11,858,458 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND - Common (WEA) together control 54% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
MORGAN STANLEY 16% 1,939,322 +4.5% 0% $21,778,586
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 7.8% 929,709 +32% 0.21% $10,441,000
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 4.1% 490,144 -6.5% 0.01% $5,504,317
1607 Capital Partners, LLC 2.6% 306,736 -8.2% 0.26% $3,444,645
LPL Financial LLC 2.4% 282,392 +0.28% 0% $3,171,265
Whipplewood Advisors, LLC 2.3% 273,510 +0.61% 2% $3,071,517
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp 2% 238,489 +8.8% 0.34% $2,678,228
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 2% 237,848 +25% 0% $2,671,033
Private Advisor Group, LLC 1.9% 223,939 +3.8% 0.01% $2,514,843
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 1.8% 215,651 -7.5% 0.02% $2,421,761
Fiera Capital Corp 1.3% 159,866 +6.8% 0.01% $1,795,295
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 1.1% 135,033 -0.58% 0.05% $1,516,421
ProVise Management Group, LLC 1.1% 131,139 -0.94% 0.11% $1,472,691
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.98% 116,538 +0.4% 0% $1,308,725
Invesco Ltd. 0.89% 105,091 +9.8% 0% $1,180,172
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC 0.8% 94,387 +3.1% 0.47% $1,059,961
StoneX Group Inc. 0.76% 89,589 +8.1% 0.04% $1,010,624
INVICTUS PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC 0.62% 73,960 -20% 0.05% $830,571
Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.6% 71,710 -1.8% 0.01% $805,309
IFP Advisors, Inc 0.54% 64,007 -6.1% 0.02% $718,766
Cetera Investment Advisers 0.52% 61,587 +2.7% 0% $691,627
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.47% 55,391 -4.6% 0.01% $622,041
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.24% 28,780 -2.3% 0% $323,000
M Holdings Securities, Inc. 0.2% 23,725 0.06% $266,000
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.18% 21,825 -13% 0% $245,000

Institutional Holders of WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND - Common (WEA) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q3 6,469,351 $72,655,075 +$3,544,050 $11.23 39
2025 Q2 6,154,193 $66,775,314 +$4,476,672 $10.85 40
2025 Q1 5,740,668 $66,333,342 +$2,265,625 $11.21 40
2024 Q4 5,701,561 $61,408,843 +$131,549 $10.77 40
2024 Q3 5,376,227 $60,643,033 +$566,108 $11.28 42
2024 Q2 5,353,026 $56,121,065 +$747,566 $10.49 42
2024 Q1 5,278,124 $56,160,047 -$6,954,631 $10.64 44
2023 Q4 5,941,206 $64,163,649 -$1,748,919 $10.80 39
2023 Q3 5,992,271 $60,463,253 +$602,500 $10.09 40
2023 Q2 5,925,827 $60,384,123 +$3,999,276 $10.19 40
2023 Q1 5,502,425 $56,124,278 +$3,022,944 $10.20 39
2022 Q4 5,231,537 $55,718,925 +$6,361,285 $10.64 37
2022 Q3 4,664,830 $77,641 +$19,542 $0.01 36
2022 Q2 4,453,280 $47,191,524 +$4,407,574 $10.58 38
2022 Q1 4,019,933 $48,246,996 +$4,524,544 $12.00 40
2021 Q4 3,588,701 $51,423,772 -$1,821,491 $14.33 33
2021 Q3 3,657,782 $51,649,472 +$4,629,081 $14.12 34
2021 Q2 3,329,381 $49,010,000 -$1,994,414 $14.72 32
2021 Q1 3,467,560 $48,715,000 -$5,144,365 $14.04 29
2020 Q4 3,625,441 $51,374,000 +$6,189,408 $14.17 28
2020 Q3 3,350,061 $43,291,000 +$409,017 $12.92 32
2020 Q2 3,566,015 $46,819,000 +$1,397,365 $13.13 29
2020 Q1 3,226,963 $36,373,000 +$2,363,003 $11.27 31
2019 Q4 3,029,087 $44,375,000 -$890,579 $14.65 32
2019 Q3 3,137,112 $44,580,000 -$713,053 $14.21 36
2019 Q2 3,187,317 $43,613,000 -$1,277,046 $13.68 31
2019 Q1 3,286,396 $42,987,000 +$1,286,327 $13.08 33
2018 Q4 3,195,869 $38,631,000 +$2,161,383 $12.09 33
2018 Q3 2,952,146 $37,845,000 +$1,186,535 $12.82 36
2018 Q2 2,856,500 $36,028,000 +$5,654,396 $12.60 31
2018 Q1 2,407,094 $31,103,000 +$5,303,819 $12.93 34
2017 Q4 1,990,894 $27,493,000 +$3,746,965 $13.81 31
2017 Q3 1,725,370 $23,866,000 -$753,242 $13.83 32
2017 Q2 1,778,345 $24,859,980 +$449,433 $13.98 34
2017 Q1 1,750,289 $23,362,686 -$795,493 $13.35 34
2016 Q4 1,817,537 $23,532,246 +$5,272,913 $12.95 37
2016 Q3 1,406,311 $18,869,762 -$3,163,308 $13.42 35
2016 Q2 1,621,034 $21,563,630 -$6,172,543 $13.30 33
2016 Q1 2,153,172 $26,804,805 -$1,084,158 $12.55 36
2015 Q4 2,217,060 $26,773,376 +$1,275,977 $12.16 35
2015 Q3 2,021,839 $25,182,696 +$4,557,044 $12.45 31
2015 Q2 1,638,798 $21,944,022 +$851,043 $13.40 35
2015 Q1 1,600,738 $22,298,334 +$3,392,604 $13.94 36
2014 Q4 1,348,839 $18,734,833 +$3,383,659 $13.89 30
2014 Q3 1,085,478 $15,537,795 +$1,055,909 $14.32 28
2014 Q2 983,550 $14,682,502 -$494,726 $14.93 26
2014 Q1 1,017,313 $14,792,123 +$761,971 $14.54 28