NYSE:HIO Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund - HIO Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $3.75 +0.01 (+0.27%) (As of 03/28/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$3.72▼$3.7950-Day Range$3.74▼$4.1652-Week Range$3.60▼$4.70Volume238,686 shsAverage Volume301,257 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield9.60%Price TargetN/A ProfileChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media About Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HIO) StockWestern Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in high-yielding corporate debt obligations. The fund seeks to maintain an average duration of around four years with an average credit quality of B. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index. The fund was formerly known as High Income Opportunity Fund. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on November 16, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.Read More Receive HIO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address HIO Stock News HeadlinesMarch 22, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comWestern Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. 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Announces Financial Position as of June 30, 2021July 5, 2021 | ft.comWhat happens if Chinese household wealth is unleashed on the world?May 18, 2021 | finance.yahoo.comLegg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of June, July, and August 2021April 22, 2021 | msn.comWhy the Biden climate plan may be good for some investorsSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive HIO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address HIO Company Calendar Today3/28/2023Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend4/20/2023Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend4/20/2023Dividend Payable5/01/2023Dividend Payable5/01/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Investment Trusts & Mutual Funds Sub-IndustryN/A SectorMiscellaneous Current SymbolNYSE:HIO CUSIPN/A CIK910068 Webwww.leggmason.com PhoneN/AFaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$-81,631,023.00 Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AMiscellaneous Outstanding SharesN/AFree FloatN/AMarket CapN/A OptionableNot Optionable BetaN/A Key ExecutivesMr. Kenneth Donald Fuller (Age 65)Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres Key CompetitorsAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend FundNYSE:AODAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundNYSE:AGDAbrdn Income Credit Strategies FundNYSE:ACPAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundNYSE:AFBApollo Tactical Income FundNYSE:AIFView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipB. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.Bought 10,509 shares on 3/15/2023Ownership: 0.000%Regal Investment Advisors LLCBought 3,050 shares on 3/1/2023Ownership: 0.000%B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.Bought 10,509 shares on 2/21/2023Ownership: 0.000%RFG Advisory LLCBought 274,370 shares on 2/16/2023Ownership: 0.000%Virtu Financial LLCBought 29,209 shares on 2/15/2023Ownership: 0.000%View All Institutional Transactions HIO Stock - Frequently Asked Questions How have HIO shares performed in 2023? Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's stock was trading at $3.95 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, HIO stock has decreased by 4.1% and is now trading at $3.79. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund? Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 252,500 shares, an increase of 39.7% from the February 28th total of 180,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 327,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. View Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's Short Interest. How often does Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund? Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 21st will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share on Monday, May 1st. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 20th. Read our dividend analysis for HIO. What ETFs hold Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HIO) stock in their portfolio include Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF (PCEF), First Trust Income Opportunity ETF (FCEF), Invesco Zacks Multi-Asset Income ETF (CVY).Saba Closed-End Funds ETF (CEFS) and Is Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund a good dividend stock? Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HIO) pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.07%. Read our dividend analysis for HIO. What other stocks do shareholders of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund investors own include Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Transat A.T. (TRZ), Aegon (AEG), Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (EFT), Endologix (ELGX), American Airlines Group (AAL) and Acadia Healthcare (ACHC). What is Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's stock symbol? Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HIO." Who are Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's major shareholders? Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Morgan Stanley (0.00%), Capital Investment Advisors LLC (0.00%), UBS Group AG (0.00%), Evergreen Capital Management LLC (0.00%), Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.00%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Carol L Colman, Carol L Colman, Daniel P Cronin, Saba Capital Management, LP and William R Hutchinson. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund? Shares of HIO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's stock price today? One share of HIO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $3.79. This page (NYSE:HIO) was last updated on 3/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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