04/17/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/17/2026 07:09
VGOF-P15 04/26
All changes described below are effective May 1, 2026.
I. The following is added to the section titled "Management - Investment professionals" in the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, respectively, of each fund listed in Schedule A.
|
Investment professional |
Title |
Investment |
|
Rafael Zielonka |
Portfolio Manager |
May 2026 |
II. The following is added to the section titled "More on fund management - Investment professionals" in the Prospectus of each fund listed in Schedule A:
|
Investment professional |
Title and recent |
Investment |
|
Rafael Zielonka |
Portfolio Manager and has been employed by Western Asset as an investment professional for at least the past five years. |
May 2026 |
III. The following is added to the table in the section titled "Investment Professionals - Other Accounts Managed by
the Investment Professionals" in the SAI of each fund listed in Schedule A:
|
Investment |
Type of Account |
Number of |
Total Assets |
Number of |
Assets |
|
Rafael Zielonka* |
Registered Investment Companies |
5 |
4.11 |
None |
None |
|
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |
5 |
1.45 |
None |
None |
|
|
Other Accounts |
4 |
0.73 |
None |
None |
* The information is as of March 31, 2026.
IV. The following is added to the table in the section titled "Investment Professionals - Investment Professional Securities Ownership" in the SAI of each fund listed in Schedule A:
|
Investment Professionals |
Dollar Range of Ownership of Securities ($) |
|
Rafael Zielonka* |
None |
* The information is as of March 31, 2026.
V. The following footnote is added following each reference to Julien Scholnick in the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and SAI of each fund listed in Schedule A:
* Effective September 30, 2026, Julien Scholnick will step down as a member of the investment professional team for the fund.
VI. The following footnote is added following each reference to Frederick Marki in the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and SAI of each fund listed in Schedule A:
* Effective December 31, 2026, Frederick Marki will step down as a member of the investment professional team for the fund.
SCHEDULE A
|
Fund |
Date of Summary Prospectus, |
|
LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST |
|
|
Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund |
May 1, 2025 |
|
LEGG MASON PARTNERS VARIABLE INCOME TRUST |
|
|
Western Asset Core Plus VIT Portfolio |
May 1, 2025 |
|
WESTERN ASSET FUNDS, INC. |
|
|
Western Asset Core Bond Fund |
May 1, 2025 |
|
Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund |
May 1, 2025 |
|
Western Asset Intermediate Bond Fund |
October 1, 2025 |
|
Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Bond Fund |
October 1, 2025 |
Please retain this supplement for future reference.