Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) Competitors $4.23 -0.01 (-0.24%) Closing price 06/13/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.22 -0.01 (-0.12%) As of 06/13/2025 07:23 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC 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. Its Competitors 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk. Does the media refer more to AGD or HIX? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Western Asset High Income Fund II. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for Western Asset High Income Fund II. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Western Asset High Income Fund II's score of -1.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive Western Asset High Income Fund II Negative 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 11.7%. Western Asset High Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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 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% 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 4 of the 6 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 HIX 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$1.20B$5.64B$19.68BDividend Yield0.09%4.34%4.13%3.80%P/E RatioN/A21.4612.6434.98Price / SalesN/A2,411.591,720.8542.66Price / CashN/A60.8149.9217.51Price / BookN/A1.163.154.78Net IncomeN/A$264.77M$1.23B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.12%11.90%5.90%0.82%1 Month Performance1.68%13.98%7.72%1.32%1 Year Performance-6.21%5.33%14.88%10.65% 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$4.23-0.2%N/A-6.2%$0.00$62.43M0.0013,100Negative NewsShort Interest ↑AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.33-0.1%N/A+9.3%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑AWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.96+0.4%N/A+4.1%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.50+0.2%N/A-7.7%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.58+0.2%N/A-17.9%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓AVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.89+0.8%N/A-0.6%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/APositive NewsAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.16+0.5%N/A-7.0%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.17+0.8%N/A-2.9%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.87-1.0%N/A-10.5%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑BHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.50-1.0%N/A-8.7%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑HYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.76+0.9%N/A+0.5%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑ 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 6/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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