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Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) stock price history
Every NYSE trading session of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund from Mar 27, 2002 to Sep 28, 2026: 6,166 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
WEA adjusted close, 2002 to 2026
- $10.89
- All time high, 2026
- $11.05
- 52 week high, $9.80 low
- 6,166
- Daily sessions since 2002
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 2002 to 2026 series and minute bars.
WEA key facts
- Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) closed at $9.83 on Sep 28, 2026 on NYSE.
- WEA's all time high close is $10.89, set on Jan 16, 2026; its all time low close is $1.47 on Nov 21, 2008.
- WEA's 52 week range is $9.80 to $11.05.
- WEA returned -6.9% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and -0.6% over five years.
- Over ten years WEA returned +42%, +3.5% a year compounded.
- WEA's deepest drawdown was -57.8% from Jun 5, 2007 to Nov 21, 2008.
- DataCedar holds 6,166 daily sessions of WEA history from Mar 27, 2002 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
WEA price chart, 2002 to 2026
WEA returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -5.8% |
| 3 months | -7.4% |
| 6 months | -2.8% |
| Year to date | -7.3% |
| 1 year | -6.9% |
| 3 years | +19.9% |
| 5 years | -0.6% |
| 10 years | +41.5% |
| Since Mar 27, 2002 | +374.7% |
| Compound annual growth, 24.5 years | +6.6% |
WEA records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $10.89 on Jan 16, 2026
- All time low close
- $1.47 on Nov 21, 2008
- 52 week high
- $11.05 on Feb 5, 2026
- 52 week low
- $9.80 on Sep 28, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -57.8% from Jun 5, 2007 to Nov 21, 2008, recovered Sep 15, 2009
- Best single session
- +27.3% on Oct 13, 2008
- Worst single session
- -16.0% on Oct 10, 2008
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 8.4%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 45%
- Growth of 1 since 2002
- 4.7×
- Best calendar year
- 2009, +69%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -25%
WEA price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 2002 starts on Mar 27, 2002; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $10.67 | $11.05 | $9.80 | $9.83 | -7.3% | 6M | 185 |
| 2025 | $9.61 | $10.80 | $9.22 | $10.61 | +10.6% | 7.2M | 250 |
| 2024 | $8.84 | $9.98 | $8.77 | $9.59 | +7.7% | 9.3M | 252 |
| 2023 | $8.14 | $9.15 | $7.68 | $8.90 | +9.6% | 8.8M | 250 |
| 2022 | $10.17 | $10.33 | $7.14 | $8.12 | -20.2% | 7.8M | 251 |
| 2021 | $9.52 | $10.31 | $9.19 | $10.19 | +6.9% | 6.3M | 252 |
| 2020 | $9.28 | $9.66 | $5.82 | $9.53 | +2.8% | 7.8M | 253 |
| 2019 | $7.17 | $9.28 | $7.12 | $9.28 | +28.5% | 8.3M | 252 |
| 2018 | $7.79 | $7.82 | $7.07 | $7.22 | -6.9% | 8.3M | 251 |
| 2017 | $6.80 | $7.92 | $6.80 | $7.75 | +13.7% | 8.9M | 251 |
| 2016 | $5.91 | $7.33 | $5.53 | $6.82 | +15.5% | 9.5M | 252 |
| 2015 | $6.22 | $6.86 | $5.70 | $5.91 | -5.1% | 8M | 252 |
| 2014 | $6.04 | $6.63 | $5.99 | $6.22 | +2.9% | 7.3M | 252 |
| 2013 | $6.04 | $6.73 | $5.28 | $6.05 | +0.8% | 13.9M | 252 |
| 2012 | $5.69 | $6.38 | $5.49 | $6.00 | +5.7% | 11.1M | 250 |
| 2011 | $4.56 | $5.70 | $4.56 | $5.67 | +24.2% | 12.4M | 252 |
| 2010 | $3.92 | $4.86 | $3.81 | $4.57 | +17.0% | 12.4M | 252 |
| 2009 | $2.32 | $4.02 | $1.90 | $3.90 | +68.6% | 8.5M | 252 |
| 2008 | $3.07 | $3.53 | $1.42 | $2.32 | -24.5% | 6.8M | 253 |
| 2007 | $3.26 | $3.54 | $2.73 | $3.07 | -5.8% | 5M | 251 |
| 2006 | $2.69 | $3.36 | $2.68 | $3.26 | +20.6% | 4.5M | 251 |
| 2005 | $2.93 | $3.02 | $2.50 | $2.70 | -7.8% | 6M | 252 |
| 2004 | $2.65 | $2.98 | $2.30 | $2.93 | +10.8% | 6.2M | 252 |
| 2003 | $2.11 | $2.65 | $2.08 | $2.65 | +24.5% | 6M | 252 |
| 2002 | $2.07 | $2.15 | $1.86 | $2.13 | n/a | 5.9M | 194 |
WEA monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $9.83 | -6.2% |
| August 2026 | $10.48 | +0.4% |
| July 2026 | $10.44 | -2.0% |
| June 2026 | $10.65 | +1.2% |
| May 2026 | $10.52 | -0.3% |
| April 2026 | $10.55 | +1.7% |
| March 2026 | $10.37 | -3.0% |
| February 2026 | $10.69 | +0.1% |
| January 2026 | $10.68 | +0.7% |
| December 2025 | $10.61 | -0.8% |
| November 2025 | $10.69 | +1.1% |
| October 2025 | $10.58 | -0.2% |
About the WEA data
Daily bars. 6,166 sessions from Mar 27, 2002 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per NYSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Mar 27, 2002, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/WEA/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on NYSE
Common questions
WEA share price history
