NYSE:HIX - Western 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 $6.88 -0.01 (-0.15 %) (As of 01/19/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$6.87Now: $6.88▼$6.8950-Day Range$6.60MA: $6.70▼$6.8852-Week Range$6.13Now: $6.88▼$7.12Volume643,646 shsAverage Volume867,600 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield0.09%BetaN/A ProfileAdvanced ChartDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email 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. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinancial Services Current SymbolNYSE:HIX Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1058239 Webhttp://www.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 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. HIX Rates by TradingView Western Asset High Income Fund II (NYSE:HIX) Frequently Asked Questions 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." 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, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be given a dividend of $0.049 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.59 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 19th. This is an increase from Western Asset High Income Fund II's previous monthly dividend of $0.05. View Western Asset High Income Fund II's Dividend History. Has Western Asset High Income Fund II been receiving favorable news coverage? Press coverage about HIX stock has been trending neutral this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Western Asset High Income Fund II earned a coverage optimism score of 0.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the closed-end fund a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Western 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), Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (AFT), Azimut (AZIHF), Bankinter (BKT), Barings Global Short Duratin Hgh Yld Fnd (BGH) and BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK). 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), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Twitter (TWTR), Invesco Senior Income Trust (VVR), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), Stag Industrial (STAG), Allianzgi Convertible & Income Fund (NCV) and Allianzgi Convertible & Income Fund II (NCZ). Who are Western Asset High Income Fund II's key executives? Western Asset High Income Fund II's management team includes the folowing 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) Who are Western Asset High Income Fund II's major shareholders? Western Asset High Income Fund II's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FNY Investment Advisers LLC (0.00%) and Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC (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 major investors are buying Western Asset High Income Fund II stock? HIX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC and FNY Investment Advisers LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $6.88. What is Western Asset High Income Fund II's official website? The official website for Western Asset High Income Fund II is http://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. MarketBeat Community Rating for Western Asset High Income Fund II (NYSE HIX)Community Ranking: 2.6 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 104 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 94 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 198MarketBeat'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. This page was last updated on 1/19/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Municipal Bonds
