WIW

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

A closed-end investment fund that aims to earn current income by buying inflation-linked bonds, mostly U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), which rise with the cost of living, alongside other bonds like high-yield and emerging-market debt. Launched in 2004 and run by Western Asset Management (a Franklin Templeton firm founded in 1971), its very name spells out its job: the "Inflation-Linked" part signals the TIPS focus, while "Opportunities & Income" covers its flexible hunt for returns. The ticker WIW trades on the New York Stock Exchange like a stock, even though the underlying holdings are bonds.

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