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BNY vs WEA

Side-by-side comparison of BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY) and Western Asset Bond Fund Share of Beneficial Interest (WEA): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BNY and WEA operate in Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BNY is the larger of the two at $97.31B, about 621.9x WEA ($156.5M).
  • Over the past year, BNY is up 59.5% and WEA is down 2.4% - BNY leads by 61.9 points.
  • BNY has been more active in the news (3 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for WEA).
PerformanceBNY+59.50%WEA-2.37%
2025-06-10+0.00%2026-06-09
MetricBNYWEA
Company
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust
Western Asset Bond Fund Share of Beneficial Interest
Price
$143.65+1.27%
$10.53+0.24%
Market cap
$97.31B
$156.5M
1M return
+10.05%
-0.99%
1Y return
+59.53%
-2.37%
Sector
Finance
Finance
Industry
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2002
News (4w)
3
2
Recent ratings
0
0
BNY

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests primarily in the investment grade municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust was formed on July 26, 2001 and is domiciled in United States.

WEA

Western Asset Bond Fund Share of Beneficial Interest

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Western Asset Management Company. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in investment grade bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities, and mortgage related securities. It seeks to maintain an average duration of around two to three years with an average credit quality of BBB. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund was formed on March 28, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.

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