Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) Competitors $4.10 +0.02 (+0.37%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.10 0.00 (0.00%) As of 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HIX vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Western Asset High Income Fund II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset High Income Fund II include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset High Income Fund II vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and Western Asset High Income Fund II (NYSE:HIX) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGD or HIX? Western Asset High Income Fund II received 20 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.91% of users gave Western Asset High Income Fund II an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Western Asset High Income Fund IIOutperform Votes12871.91% Underperform Votes5028.09% Does the media refer more to AGD or HIX? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Western Asset High Income Fund II's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.76 indicating that Western Asset High Income Fund II is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive Western Asset High Income Fund II Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, AGD or HIX? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset High Income Fund II$62.43MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is AGD or HIX a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Western Asset High Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Is AGD or HIX more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Western Asset High Income Fund II N/A N/A N/A SummaryWestern Asset High Income Fund II beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset High Income Fund II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HIX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset High Income Fund IIAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.19B$5.27B$19.29BDividend Yield0.09%4.40%4.18%3.84%P/E RatioN/A21.2212.7934.41Price / SalesN/A2,310.521,676.8134.88Price / CashN/A60.4649.6217.52Price / BookN/A1.151.344.69Net IncomeN/A$263.32M$1.22B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.33%-0.33%-0.01%-2.42%1 Month Performance1.11%16.92%10.42%6.25%1 Year Performance-7.14%2.32%13.60%5.85% Western Asset High Income Fund II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIXWestern Asset High Income Fund IIN/A$4.10+0.4%N/A-7.9%$0.00$62.43M0.0013,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.25-0.4%N/A+4.5%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.96+0.3%N/A-0.8%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/APositive NewsTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.43+1.3%N/A-12.8%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.53+1.3%N/A-20.8%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/APositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.69-0.4%N/A-4.6%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.42-0.1%N/A-5.0%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ANews CoverageARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.12-0.8%N/A-1.0%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.78-0.8%N/A-9.3%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/APositive NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.02-3.8%N/A-4.2%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.60-0.5%N/A-2.5%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Competitors abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Competitors Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Competitors Advent Convertible and Income Fund Competitors AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Competitors Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Competitors BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock Core Bond Trust Competitors BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HIX) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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