NYSE:HIO Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $3.86 +0.02 (+0.39%) Closing price 05/28/2025 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.86 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/28/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Stock (NYSE:HIO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get HIO alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$3.84▼$3.8650-Day Range$3.55▼$4.0652-Week Range$3.36▼$4.15Volume177,214 shsAverage Volume441,905 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield10.89%Price TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/A Company OverviewWestern 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 HeadlinesWestern Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of StockholdersApril 17, 2025 | gurufocus.comWestern Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. ...April 17, 2025 | gurufocus.comWatch This Robotics Demo Before July 23rdJeff Brown, the tech legend who picked shares of Nvidia in 2016 before they jumped by more than 22,000%... Just did a demo of what Nvidia’s CEO said will be "the first multitrillion-dollar robotics industry."May 29, 2025 | Brownstone Research (Ad)Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc. Common Stock (HIO)April 2, 2025 | nasdaq.comHIO: Junk Bond Focus Better Than Floaters For Rate CutsMarch 22, 2025 | seekingalpha.comHow To Get 11% Dividends And Wealth Protection In 2025December 21, 2024 | forbes.comHIO: High-Yield CEF With International ExposureNovember 26, 2024 | seekingalpha.comWestern Asset Macro Opportunities FISeptember 28, 2024 | morningstar.comSee More Headlines HIO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have HIO shares performed this year? Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's stock was trading at $3.93 at the start of the year. Since then, HIO stock has decreased by 1.9% and is now trading at $3.8550. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. Who are Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's major shareholders? Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's top institutional shareholders include Capital Investment Advisors LLC, Penserra Capital Management LLC, FCA Corp TX and Sit Investment Associates Inc.. 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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund investors own include Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Transat A.T. (TRZ), Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (EFT), APA (APA), Charles Schwab (SCHW) and Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend3/24/2025Record date for 4/1 Dividend3/25/2025Dividend Payable4/01/2025Record date for 5/1 Dividend4/23/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend4/23/2025Dividend Payable5/01/2025Today5/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/28/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinancial Services Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryFinancial Services Current SymbolNYSE:HIO CIK910068 Webwww.leggmason.com Phone800-822-5544FaxN/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$48.61 million 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 The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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