GDO CEF — Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund (GDO)

Updated November 12, 2026.

GDO is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 15.97%, its trailing-12-month yield is 15.97%, its expense ratio is 1.2221%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 69/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 98.3% over the past 17 years, 723.0 points behind SPY at 821.3%.

At the current 15.97% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,597 per year, or $133.08 per month.

GDO performance versus SPY

As of Nov 12, 2026

Total return is 98.3% over the past 17 years, 723.0 points behind SPY at 821.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -9.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.4%.

GDO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

69 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

11.02%

Issuer

Western Asset

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

11/24/2009

Expense ratio

1.2221%

Distribution rate

15.97%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

15.97%

5-year average yield

10.46

Last close

$9.17 (as of 2026-11-12)

NAV

$9.87; NAV date unknown

Premium / discount

Premium not shown · NAV date unknown

Average volume

96,053

Dividend

$0.122

Ex-dividend date

11/20/2026

Payment date

11/30/2026

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How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (15.97%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.122) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (15.97%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Western Asset; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GDO risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.4%.

Who may consider GDO — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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