NYSE:HIXWestern Asset High Income Fund II Stock Price, Forecast & News

Western Asset High Income Fund II's stock was trading at $5.83 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HIX shares have increased by 7.9% and is now trading at $6.29. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Western Asset High Income Fund II declared a monthly dividend on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. View Western Asset High Income Fund II's dividend history.

News headlines about HIX stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Western Asset High Income Fund II earned a daily sentiment score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the closed-end fund a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Western Asset High Income Fund II.

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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).

Western Asset High Income Fund II trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HIX."

Western Asset High Income Fund II's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management 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.

HIX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for 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.

One share of HIX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.29.

The official website for Western Asset High Income Fund II is www.leggmason.com.

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.