NYSE:HIXWestern Asset High Income Fund II Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a 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 Fund II Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $5.62 +0.01 (+0.18 %) (As of 05/22/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$5.60Now: $5.62▼$5.6550-Day Range$4.77MA: $5.37▼$5.6152-Week Range$3.55Now: $5.62▼$7.12Volume185,060 shsAverage Volume593,479 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield0.09%BetaN/A ProfileAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsSocial Media Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in high yield debt securities issued by U.S., foreign corporations and foreign governments. The fund employs a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis with bottom-up security selection process to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index and the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc. was formed on May 28, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Western Asset High Income Fund II. Previous Next 2.8 Community Rank Outperform VotesWestern Asset High Income Fund II has received 126 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesWestern Asset High Income Fund II has received 100 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentWestern Asset High Income Fund II has received 55.75% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Western Asset High Income Fund II and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe HIX will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe HIX will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipWestern Asset High Income Fund II is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 0.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWestern Asset High Income Fund II has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Western Asset High Income Fund II insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.8Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™0.89 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinancial Services Current SymbolNYSE:HIX Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1058239 Webwww.leggmason.com Phone+1-800-4512010Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/APrice-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding SharesN/AMarket CapN/A Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable HIX Rates by TradingView Receive HIX News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for HIX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Western Asset High Income Fund II (NYSE:HIX) Frequently Asked Questions How has Western Asset High Income Fund II's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Western Asset High Income Fund II's stock was trading at $5.83 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HIX stock has decreased by 3.6% and is now trading at $5.62. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. How often does Western Asset High Income Fund II pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Western Asset High Income Fund II? Western Asset High Income Fund II announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 24th will be given a dividend of $0.049 per share on Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.59 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.46%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 21st. View Western Asset High Income Fund II's dividend history. Has Western Asset High Income Fund II been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about HIX stock has been trending extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Western Asset High Income Fund II earned a news sentiment score of -4.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the closed-end fund a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutWestern Asset High Income Fund II. Who are some of Western Asset High Income Fund II's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Western Asset High Income Fund II include 1ST TR ENERGY I/SH (FIF), 3i Group (TGOPF), Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund (IAF), Ackermans & van Haaren (ACKB), Advent Claymore Convertible Sec & Inc Fd (AVK), Allianzgi Diversified Incm and Cnvrtb Fd (ACV), AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income FD (NIE), Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Alternative Invest Ordinary Units FP (AIQ), Amedeo Resources (AMED), Amundi (AMDUF), Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (AFT), Azimut (AZIHF), Bankinter (BKT) and Barings Global Short Duratin Hgh Yld Fnd (BGH). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Western Asset High Income Fund II own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Western Asset High Income Fund II investors own include Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund (DHY), PIMCO Corporate&Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Twitter (TWTR), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Stag Industrial (STAG), Invesco Senior Income Trust (VVR), Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), AT&T (T) and Allianzgi Convertible & Income Fund (NCV). Who are Western Asset High Income Fund II's key executives? Western Asset High Income Fund II's management team includes the following people: Mr. Kenneth Donald Fuller, Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres (Age 61)Mr. Richard F. Sennett, Principal Financial Officer (Age 49)Mr. Robert I. Frenkel, Chief Legal Officer and Sec. (Age 65)Mr. Theodore Paul Becker, Chief Compliance officer (Age 68)Mr. Steven Frank, Treasurer (Age 52) What is Western Asset High Income Fund II's stock symbol? Western Asset High Income Fund II trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HIX." Who are Western Asset High Income Fund II's major shareholders? Western Asset High Income Fund II's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Saba Capital Management L.P. (0.00%), UBS Group AG (0.00%), Invesco Ltd. (0.00%), RiverNorth Capital Management LLC (0.00%), Shaker Financial Services LLC (0.00%) and Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc. (0.00%). Company insiders that own Western Asset High Income Fund II stock include Saba Capital Management, LP and William R Hutchinson. View institutional ownership trends for Western Asset High Income Fund II. Which institutional investors are selling Western Asset High Income Fund II stock? HIX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UBS Group AG, Saba Capital Management L.P., Shaker Financial Services LLC, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Windsor Capital Management LLC, Citigroup Inc., and Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group. View insider buying and selling activity for Western Asset High Income Fund II. Which institutional investors are buying Western Asset High Income Fund II stock? HIX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including RiverNorth Capital Management LLC, Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc., HighTower Advisors LLC, Invesco Ltd., Matisse Capital, RMB Capital Management LLC, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Western Asset High Income Fund II. How do I buy shares of Western Asset High Income Fund II? Shares of HIX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Western Asset High Income Fund II's stock price today? One share of HIX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.62. What is Western Asset High Income Fund II's official website? The official website for Western Asset High Income Fund II is www.leggmason.com. How can I contact Western Asset High Income Fund II? Western Asset High Income Fund II's mailing address is 620 8th Ave Fl 49, NEW YORK, NY 10018-1427, United States. The closed-end fund can be reached via phone at +1-800-4512010. This page was last updated on 5/24/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
