Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) Competitors $4.36 +0.01 (+0.23%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:43 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.34 -0.02 (-0.44%) As of 07/3/2025 05:00 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 Western Asset High Income Fund II (NYSE:HIX) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HIX or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Asset High Income Fund II$62.43MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to HIX or AGD? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Western Asset High Income Fund II. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Western Asset High Income Fund II. Western Asset High Income Fund II's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Western Asset High Income Fund II Neutral Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral Is HIX or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Asset High Income Fund IIN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Is HIX or AGD a better dividend stock? Western Asset High Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. SummaryWestern Asset High Income Fund II beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 2 of the 3 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$1.25B$6.44B$20.70BDividend Yield0.09%4.36%4.17%3.71%P/E RatioN/A21.8113.5028.11Price / SalesN/A2,406.101,784.4338.32Price / CashN/A60.8148.8622.53Price / BookN/A1.213.174.58Net IncomeN/A$264.68M$1.25B$986.06M7 Day Performance1.51%0.37%0.57%2.79%1 Month Performance3.44%2.71%3.29%5.46%1 Year Performance-1.36%6.53%15.35%15.06% 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$4.36+0.2%N/A-1.8%$0.00$62.43M0.0013,100AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.43-1.6%N/A+14.1%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANews CoverageAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.95+0.1%N/A+4.8%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$17.79-1.1%N/A-9.5%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.14-1.0%N/A-19.8%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.67+0.4%N/A+3.2%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.22+0.3%N/A-6.9%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AEarnings ReportARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.11-0.8%N/A-5.2%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.76-0.2%N/A-9.1%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.66+0.5%N/A-7.5%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.64-0.5%N/A+1.0%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/ADividend Announcement 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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