Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. More Details
Snowflake Analysis
Share Price & News
How has Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: GDO is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 1% a week.
Volatility Over Time: GDO's weekly volatility (1%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-0.6%
GDO
1.0%
US Capital Markets
-0.7%
US Market
1 Year Return
0.3%
GDO
38.8%
US Capital Markets
36.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: GDO underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 38.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GDO underperformed the US Market which returned 36.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
GDO
Industry
Market
7 Day
-0.6%
1.0%
-0.7%
30 Day
-0.5%
10.8%
4.3%
90 Day
-1.2%
17.0%
8.1%
1 Year
8.0%0.3%
42.2%38.8%
39.6%36.6%
3 Year
31.1%5.3%
40.1%29.7%
53.5%43.7%
5 Year
58.5%8.9%
152.2%121.0%
123.7%98.8%
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
No news available
Valuation
Is Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
In this section, we usually try to help investors determine whether Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund is trading at an attractive price based on the cash flow it is expected to produce in the future. But as Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund has not provided consistent financial data, and the stock also has no analyst forecast or coverage, its intrinsic value cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst consensus cash flow predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 89% of companies covered by Simply Wall St do have a valuation analysis.
Future Growth
How is Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
13.7%
Forecasted Diversified Financials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund performed over the past 5 years?
In this section we usually display a company’s past earnings and revenues to help investors visualise the trend through time. We also gauge the company’s performance by benchmarking its returns and growth to its industry peers and the wider market. However, Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund has not provided sufficient past data to assess its track record.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by Simply Wall St do have historical data.
Financial Health
How is Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund's financial position?
In this section we usually analyse Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund's finance health to determine how well-positioned it is against times of financial distress, in particular, its ability to manage its cash and debt levels. Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund has not provided adequate balance sheet data, its financial health cannot be properly assessed as it.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by Simply Wall St do have financial information.
Dividend
What is Western Asset Global Defined Opportunity Fund current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Upcoming Dividend Payment
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate GDO's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate GDO's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GDO's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GDO's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of GDO's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
12.2yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Ken Fuller (62 yo)
7.75yrs
Tenure
Mr. Kenneth Donald Fuller, also known as Ken, has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. and LMP Corporate Loan Fund Inc. since June 1, 2013. Mr. Full...
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Kenneth Fuller
Chairman
7.75yrs
no data
no data
William Hutchinson
Lead Independent Director
6.83yrs
US$6.75k
no data
Paolo Cucchi
Non-Interested Director
12.17yrs
US$5.62k
no data
Eileen Kamerick
Non-Interested Director
8.08yrs
US$6.14k
0.0027% $ 0
Carol Colman
Non-Interested Director
12.17yrs
US$6.30k
no data
Leslie Gelb
Non-Interested Director
12.17yrs
US$5.62k
no data
Daniel Cronin
Non-Interested Director
12.17yrs
US$6.30k
no data
Robert Agdern
Director
6.17yrs
no data
no data
Riordan Roett
Non-Interested Director
12.17yrs
US$5.62k
no data
12.2yrs
Average Tenure
74yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GDO's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.2 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: GDO insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Insufficient data to determine if shareholders have been diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
Name: Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.
Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.
620 Eighth Avenue
49th Floor
New York
New York
10018
United States
Listings
Ticker
Exchange
Primary Security
Security Type
Country
Currency
Listed on
GDO
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange)
Yes
COM
US
USD
Nov 2009
Biography
Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asse...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2021/03/03 00:05
End of Day Share Price
2021/03/02 00:00
Earnings
N/A
Annual Earnings
N/A
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.