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LEGG MASON GLOBAL BLUE CHIP BOND - Fund overview

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Overview of LEGG MASON GLOBAL BLUE CHIP BOND

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Fund summary

Sector  £ Corporate Bond
Product type  OEIC
Launched  March, 1998
Size  £37m
Yield 3.1%
Charging basis  Capital
Dividends paid  30/4, 31/7, 31/11, 31/1.
Bid price 88.88p

Fund Charges

Standard Initial charge 4.25%
Initial charge via Bestinvest 0.00%
Additional bid/offer spread 0.00%
Annual management charge 1.25%
Total expense ratio 1.50%
Reduction in yield (10yr) 1.50%

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Portfolio

legg mason global blue chip bond asset allocation illustration
Allocation Proportion
Equity 0%
High yield bonds 16%
Quality bonds 87%
Property 0%
Commodities 0%
Hedge 0%
Fund cash -3%
legg mason global blue chip bond equity geographic illustration
Allocation Proportion
UK 48%
Europe 26%
Nth America 26%
Japan 0%
Pacific 0%
Other Equity 0%
legg mason global blue chip bond equity capitalisation illustration
Allocation Proportion
Large Caps 74%
Mid Caps 22%
Small Caps 4%

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Investment process


A portfolio of fixed income securities managed by Western Asset Management, a privately owned subsidiary of the Legg Mason Group. The main objectives are to pay a steady quarterly income without eroding capital.
Western are a US bred fixed income manager, (with offices in Pasadena, London and Singapore), responsible for $82bn in various portfolios. The fund's portfolio is actively allocated across a range of fixed income sectors, such as government , non-investment grade and investment grade bonds, according to what the managers feel is most important given current economic and market conditions. All overseas bonds will be hedged back into Sterling.

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