Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI) News Today $12.03 +0.02 (+0.17%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:52 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.03 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/5/2025 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 Headlines Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HYI Latest News All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Barchart Benzinga Bloomberg GlobeNewswire GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. Sentiment All Sentiments Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Most Recent September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 Time Period HYI: Expensive And Hard To Recommend (Rating Downgrade)August 28, 2025 | seekingalpha.comWestern Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund IncAugust 4, 2025 | money.usnews.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Final Tender Offer Results and Elimination of TermJuly 23, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comHYI: Potential Switch To Perpetual Pending Tender OfferJune 11, 2025 | seekingalpha.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Results of Special Meeting of Stockholders and Other Fund DevelopmentsJune 10, 2025 | tmcnet.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. ...June 9, 2025 | gurufocus.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. ...June 9, 2025 | gurufocus.comHYI Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundMay 31, 2025 | seekingalpha.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HYI) Director Anthony Grillo Purchases 1,000 SharesMay 29, 2025 | insidertrades.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. ...April 16, 2025 | gurufocus.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. ...April 16, 2025 | gurufocus.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of StockholdersOctober 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Asset High Yield ISSeptember 20, 2024 | morningstar.comMFranklin Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund Q2 2024 CommentaryAugust 21, 2024 | seekingalpha.comWestern Asset High Yield RAugust 2, 2024 | morningstar.comMWestern Asset High Yield CJuly 28, 2024 | morningstar.comMWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI)May 25, 2024 | investing.comLooking Past Spreads For Opportunities In High YieldApril 30, 2024 | seekingalpha.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of February 29, 2024April 29, 2024 | businesswire.comWestern Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund goes ex dividend MondayApril 19, 2024 | msn.comWestern Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. goes ex dividend MondayApril 19, 2024 | msn.comWestern Asset High Income Opportunity Fund goes ex dividend MondayApril 19, 2024 | msn.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (HYI)April 3, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comJapan Investors in Alternative Assets Jump 50% in Hunt for YieldApril 2, 2024 | bloomberg.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: HYI) Announces Portfolio Management Team UpdateMarch 4, 2024 | businesswire.comWestern Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc goes ex dividend tomorrowFebruary 20, 2024 | seekingalpha.comFranklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of March, April and May 2024February 20, 2024 | businesswire.comWestern Asset Global High Stock (NYSE:EHI) Dividends: History, Yield and DatesNovember 24, 2023 | benzinga.comLegg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of December 2023, January and February 2024November 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of August 31, 2023October 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund goes ex dividend MondayOctober 20, 2023 | msn.comWDI: Attractive Discount, ~12% Distribution Yield, And Solid CoverageSeptember 18, 2023 | msn.com$100,000 worth of investments for $85,000? In this market?July 17, 2023 | msn.comWestern Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust (IGI) Declares $0.07 DividendMay 22, 2023 | msn.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI) Declares $0.09 DividendMay 22, 2023 | msn.comLegg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of June, July and August 2023May 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of August 31, 2022October 24, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund IncOctober 14, 2022 | reuters.comHYI.A - Western Asset High Yield Dfnd Opp FI | Stock Price & Latest News | ReutersOctober 14, 2022 | reuters.comHYI.P - Western Asset High Yield Dfnd Opp FI | Stock Price & Latest News | ReutersOctober 10, 2022 | reuters.comWhy Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your PortfolioSeptember 1, 2022 | nasdaq.comHigh Yield At Reduced Risk With Annaly PreferredsJuly 11, 2022 | seekingalpha.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of February 28, 2022April 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Common Stock (HYI)January 14, 2022 | nasdaq.comLegg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of December 2021, January and February 2022November 17, 2021 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of August 31, 2021October 20, 2021 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.August 10, 2021 | barrons.comLegg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of September, October, and November 2021August 4, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com Get Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HYI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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