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S. Kenneth Leech
Manages
24
funds
across
- John Hancock II Floating Rate Income Fund;NAV
- Western Asset Adjustable Rate Income Fund;C1
- Western Asset California Municipals Fund;A
- Western Asset Core Bond Fund;I
- Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund;A
- Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund;I
- Western Asset High Yield Fund;I
- Western Asset Income Fund;A
- Western Asset Intermediate Bond Fund;I
- Western Asset Intmdt Mat CA Municipals Fund;A
- Western Asset Intmdt Mat NY Municipals Fund;A
- Western Asset Intmdt-Term Municipals Fund;A
- Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund;I
- Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund;A
- Western Asset Massachusetts Municipals Fund;A
- Western Asset Mortgage Backed Securities Fund;A
- Western Asset Municipal High Inc Fund;A
- Western Asset New Jersey Municipals Fund;A
- Western Asset New York Municipals Fund;A
- Western Asset Oregon Municipals Fund;A
- Western Asset Pennsylvania Municipals Fund;A
- Western Asset Short Duration Muni Income Fund;A
- Western Asset Short Term Yield Fund;IS
- Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund;A
22
sectors
in United States
- Bonds - California Intermdt Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - California Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - Core Bond Funds
- Bonds - Core Plus Bond Funds
- Bonds - Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated
- Bonds - Emerging Mrkts Hard Currency Debt Funds
- Bonds - General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - Global Income Funds
- Bonds - High Yield Funds
- Bonds - High Yield Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - Loan Participation Funds
- Bonds - Massachusetts Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - New York Intermdt Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - New York Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - Other States Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - Short Investment Grade Debt Funds
- Bonds - Short Municipal Debt Funds
- Bonds - U.S. Mortgage Funds
- Liquid Alternatives - Bond Strategies
View performance in other countries
- Performance globally
- Performance in Americas
- Performance in Austria
- Performance in Bahrain
- Performance in Belgium
- Performance in Chile
- Performance in Cyprus
- Performance in Denmark
- Performance in Estonia
- Performance in Finland
- Performance in France
- Performance in Germany
- Performance in Gibraltar
- Performance in Guernsey
- Performance in Hong Kong
- Performance in Ireland
- Performance in Isle Of Man
- Performance in Italy
- Performance in Jersey
- Performance in Latvia
- Performance in Liechtenstein
- Performance in Lithuania
- Performance in Luxembourg
- Performance in Macau
- Performance in Malta
- Performance in Netherlands
- Performance in Norway
- Performance in Peru
- Performance in Poland
- Performance in Portugal
- Performance in Singapore
- Performance in South Africa
- Performance in Spain
- Performance in Sweden
- Performance in Switzerland
- Performance in Taiwan
- Performance in United Kingdom
Kenneth Leech is CIO at Western Asset Management Company. With 40 years’ experience in the investment industry, he was named US fixed income fund manager of the year in 2004 and was one of four finalists in both 2003 and 2006. Leech was added to the Fixed-Income Society’s Hall of Fame in 2007 and was part of the team that won the US Fixed Income Fund Manager Team of the Year in 2014. Leech graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School with three degrees.
Citywire Rating:
sector performance
funds managed
| fund | total return | standard deviation | max drawdown |
| Western Asset Income Fund;A | 5.0 % | 2.0 | -1.1 % |
League Table - Rank 53/89 (3rd quartile)
| rank | Manager | Return | |
| 51 |
|
51. Andrew Balls
|
5.2% |
| 51 |
|
51. Sachin Gupta
|
5.2% |
| 53 |
|
53. Michael Buchanan
|
5.0% |
| 53 |
|
53. Gordon Brown
|
5.0% |
| 53 |
|
53. S. Kenneth Leech
|
5.0% |
Total Return
Month by Month Performance
Quarterly (to 31/03/2018)
| year | Annual | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -0.4% | ||||
| 2017 | 8.4% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | -3.1% | 1.2% | -1.5% | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | 3.0% | 2.3% | -0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | -3.2% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
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