Western Asset Diversified Income Fund · WDI · NYSE
Distribution report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$11.75 -0.84% on the day, -$0.10
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.79·15.22%
$0.149 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
$0.1485/mo
pays Nov 30 ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 20
ex in 10 days ⓘ
Paying since
2021
64 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
84
Well above its usual yield
WDI share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
WDI Dividend Growth (CAGR) ⓘ
1Y -0.3%3Y +2.0%5Y +4.9%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Light bar = declared, not yet paid. The enlarge button shows all 64 payments since 2021.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 declared and not yet paid; 1 estimated from the current $0.1485 rate), not a promise.

How Many WDI Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.79 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 3,356 WDI shares, about $39,433 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $11.75. $1,000 a month takes about 6,712 shares, about $78,866. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Western Asset Diversified Income Fund (WDI) pays $0.149 a share monthly, $1.79 a year, a 15.22% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $11.75. It has made 64 distribution payments since 2021.

At today’s rate of $0.149 monthly and the last close of $11.75, this is what WDI pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.149$0.15$1.79
100 shares$14.90$14.90$178.80
$10,000 invested (851.1 shares)$126.81$126.81$1,521.70
3,356 shares ($500/mo)$500.04$500.04$6,000.53
6,712 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.09$1,000.09$12,001.06

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 WDI shares reinvest into 1.27 new shares each payment, about 16.3 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 79 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with WDI’s own history in the WDI DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026, WDI paid $1.79 a share while its share price fell from $14.39 to $11.75. Total return was -$0.85 a share, so every dollar paid above was your own money coming back, and the share value fell $0.85 more on top.

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  • NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
  • Distribution funded by NAV: is it paying you with your own money report
  • Distribution stability: how much the payout jumps around history
  • Distribution trend: is the payout growing or shrinking history
  • Crash test: how the fund held up in market drops history
  • Yield sanity: is the yield too high to be believable rating

WDI Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

84/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 5-yr history
  • WDI yields 15.22% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $11.75.
  • Its own 5-year median is 11.94%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
7.65% low15.41% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 5-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 5 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is WDI’s Next Distribution? November 2026 Ex-Date and Pay Date

WDI’s next distribution is $0.1485 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 20, 2026. Own WDI by the close on Nov 19, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Nov 30, 2026. The latest one, $0.149 a share, went ex on Oct 23, 2026 and paid around November 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 30 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 10 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does WDI Pay?

WDI pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 10 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026
$1.79 a share, in 12 payments.
+0.2% against the 12 months before ($1.78 in 12 payments).
By ex-date, the same 12 months the NAV check on this page reads. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays every month.

WDI vs Similar Dividend Funds (PAXS, NCOIX...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management - Income closest to WDI in fund size, WDI’s 15.22% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 9.24%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: in income funds it often comes with a faster-falling share price, so read it next to the NAV trend and the rating.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating
WDI $11.75Western Asset Diversified Income Fund $0.149/mo$1.79/yr fwd 15.22% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
PAXS $13.70PIMCO Access Income Fund $0.149/mo$1.79/yr fwd 13.05% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NCOIX $17.24Nuveen High Yield Income Fund Class I $0.1035/mo$1.24/yr fwd 7.20% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
TFGPX $8.44American Beacon TwentyFour Strategic Income Fund - Investor Class $0.033/mo$0.40/yr fwd 4.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
CCD $20.80Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund $0.195/mo$2.34/yr fwd 11.25% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
IGR $11.72CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund $0.18/mo$2.16/yr fwd 18.43% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
PFN $6.47PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II $0.072/mo$0.86/yr fwd 13.35% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NKX $11.43Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund $0.072/mo$0.86/yr fwd 7.56% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
LDP $19.59Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund $0.131/mo$1.57/yr fwd 8.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NIE $23.76Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund $0.58/qtr$2.32/yr fwd 9.76% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NML $9.63Neuberger Energy Infrastructure and Income Fund $0.07/mo$0.84/yr fwd 8.72% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

WDI Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2021

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 20, 2026Nov 30, 2026$0.1485MonthlyDeclared
Oct 23, 2026Oct 26, 2026$0.149MonthlyRegular
Sep 23, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.149MonthlyRegular
Aug 24, 2026Aug 26, 2026$0.149MonthlyRegular
Jul 24, 2026Jul 27, 2026$0.149MonthlyRegular
Jun 23, 2026Jun 25, 2026$0.149MonthlyRegular
May 21, 2026May 25, 2026$0.149MonthlyRegular
Apr 23, 2026Apr 27, 2026$0.149MonthlyRegular
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.149MonthlyRegular
Feb 20, 2026Feb 23, 2026$0.149MonthlyRegular
The other 54 WDI payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for WDI

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WDI Dividend Questions

How often does WDI pay distributions?

WDI pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 10 days later.

Does WDI pay distributions monthly?

Yes. WDI pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next WDI distribution?

WDI’s next distribution is $0.1485 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 20, 2026. Own WDI by the close on Nov 19, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Nov 30, 2026. The latest one, $0.149 a share, went ex on Oct 23, 2026 and paid around November 2026. The current rate is $0.149 per share, $1.79 a year.

Does WDI pay a distribution in November 2026?

Yes. WDI declared $0.1485 a share with the ex-date on Nov 20, 2026, paying on Nov 30, 2026. Own WDI by the close on Nov 19, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it.

How much does WDI pay per share?

WDI pays $0.149 a share monthly, $1.79 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $11.75 that is a 15.22% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 5-year median is 11.94%.

Does WDI’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.149, +0.1% against $0.1488 for the 12 before. Its payout floats with the income the fund earns each period, so there is no fixed rate to raise. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed -0.3%.

Is WDI’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026 it paid $1.79 a share while its share price went from $14.39 to $11.75. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my WDI distributions?

Add WDI to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run WDI in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular distribution per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 6 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.