If You Invested in Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund (GDO)
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Real historical value by amount invested and how long ago| If you invested | 1 year ago | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | Since Jul 7, 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | $914 -9% | $578 -42% | $615 -39% | $627 -37% |
| $10,000 | $9,140 -9% | $5,780 -42% | $6,148 -39% | $6,266 -37% |
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GDO vs S&P 500Year-by-Year Returns
GDO annual performance| Year | Start Price | End Price | Annual Return | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $17.12 | $18.00 | +5.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | $18.10 | $14.98 | -17.2% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | $15.13 | $18.23 | +20.5% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | $18.42 | $18.10 | -1.7% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | $17.83 | $17.49 | -1.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | $17.50 | $12.77 | -27.0% | -25.4% |
| 2023 | $12.95 | $12.77 | -1.4% | -25.4% |
| 2024 | $12.91 | $11.33 | -12.2% | -33.8% |
| 2025 | $11.29 | $11.81 | +4.6% | -31.0% |
| 2026 | $11.82 | $10.74 | -9.1% | -37.3% |
About Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund
Financial Services · NYSE
Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund Inc. is a diversified closed-end management investment company whose common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GDO. The Fund has a primary investment objective of providing current income and a secondary objective of seeking capital appreciation. Its portfolio focus is U.S. and foreign corporate fixed-income securities with varying maturities.
The Fund is part of the Western Asset fund family and is managed by Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC. It is subadvised by Western Asset Management Company, LLC and certain foreign-based affiliates of Western Asset Management Company. Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser and Western Asset Management Company are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc., which operates as Franklin Templeton.
As a closed-end fund, GDO issues common shares that trade on an exchange rather than continuously offering and redeeming shares at net asset value like an open-end mutual fund. Its public disclosures and stockholder communications center on fund governance, board elections, independent registered public accountant ratification, net asset value matters, tender offer activity, and changes to the Fund's capital and structural terms.
The Fund previously operated under the name Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Stockholders approved the elimination of the Fund's term and the related policy to liquidate, and the Fund completed an issuer tender offer for common shares. Following that transition, the Fund operates under the name Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund Inc. while retaining the NYSE ticker GDO.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund investment returns
How much would $1,000 invested in Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund be worth today?
If you invested $1,000 in Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund (GDO) 10 years ago on 2016-07-06, your investment would be worth $615 today, representing a -38.5% total return, growing at a compounded rate of -4.8% per year (CAGR).
Has Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund outperformed the S&P 500?
Over the past 10 years, GDO returned -38.5% compared to +255.2% for the S&P 500, underperforming the benchmark by 293.8 percentage points.
What is Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund's average annual return?
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of GDO over the past 10 years is -4.8%, growing at a compounded rate each year. Individual years vary significantly — GDO's best recent year was 2019 (+20.5%) and worst was 2022 (-27.0%).
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