Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.00 +0.05 (+0.38%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.00 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/8/2025 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 Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Short Interest DataWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI) has a short interest of 8,600 shares. This marks a -31.75% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 57,193 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest12,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-31.75%Dollar Volume Sold Short$102.99 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume25,679 sharesAverage Trading Volume57,193 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average45% Short Selling Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHYI Short Interest Over TimeHYI Days to Cover Over TimeHYI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20258,600 shares $102.99 thousand -31.8%N/A0.2 $11.98 6/30/202512,600 shares $151.07 thousand -63.6%N/A0.2 $11.99 6/15/202534,600 shares $409.49 thousand +44.8%N/A0.6 $11.84 5/31/202523,900 shares $282.98 thousand +25.8%N/A0.4 $11.84 5/15/202519,000 shares $224.96 thousand -24.0%N/A0.3 $11.84 4/30/202525,000 shares $291.75 thousand -70.2%N/A0.4 $11.67 4/15/202583,800 shares $966.21 thousand +922.0%N/A1.3 $11.53 3/31/20258,200 shares $97.04 thousand -37.9%N/A0.1 $11.83 3/15/202513,200 shares $156.16 thousand +15.8%N/A0.2 $11.83 2/28/202511,400 shares $137.54 thousand +44.3%N/A0.2 $12.07 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HYI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20257,900 shares $95.82 thousand -78.0%N/A0.1 $12.13 1/31/202535,900 shares $434.03 thousand +460.9%N/A0.6 $12.09 1/15/20256,400 shares $76.99 thousand +220.0%N/A0.1 $12.03 12/31/20242,000 shares $23.64 thousand -84.0%N/A0 $11.82 12/15/202412,500 shares $152.50 thousand -26.0%N/A0.2 $12.20 11/30/202416,900 shares $205.17 thousand -34.8%N/A0.3 $12.14 11/15/202425,900 shares $310.80 thousand -1.9%N/A0.5 $12.00 10/31/202426,400 shares $321.02 thousand -27.1%N/A0.5 $12.16 10/15/202436,200 shares $445.98 thousand +92.6%N/A0.6 $12.32 9/30/202418,800 shares $232.74 thousand -54.6%N/A0.3 $12.38 9/15/202441,400 shares $502.60 thousand +61.7%N/A0.6 $12.14 8/31/202425,600 shares $310.02 thousand -53.5%N/A0.4 $12.11 8/15/202455,100 shares $663.40 thousand +424.8%N/A0.8 $12.04 7/31/202410,500 shares $124.11 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $11.82 7/15/202410,500 shares $123.38 thousand -59.0%N/A0.1 $11.75 6/30/202425,600 shares $296.96 thousand +10.8%N/A0.4 $11.60 6/15/202423,100 shares $267.50 thousand +56.1%N/A0.4 $11.58 5/31/202414,800 shares $169.46 thousand +33.3%N/A0.3 $11.45 5/15/202411,100 shares $129.32 thousand -40.0%N/A0.2 $11.65 4/30/202418,500 shares $212.20 thousand -51.1%N/A0.4 $11.47 4/15/202437,800 shares $436.97 thousand +50.0%N/A0.9 $11.56 3/31/202425,200 shares $301.39 thousand +50.0%N/A0.5 $11.96 3/15/202416,800 shares $203.28 thousand +34.4%N/A0.3 $12.10 2/29/202412,500 shares $150.88 thousand -15.5%N/A0.2 $12.07 2/15/202414,800 shares $178.86 thousand -8.1%N/A0.2 $12.09 1/31/202416,100 shares $192.96 thousand +11.8%N/A0.3 $11.99 1/15/202414,400 shares $173.09 thousand +152.6%N/A0.2 $12.02 12/31/20235,700 shares $68.91 thousand -52.9%N/A0.1 $12.09 12/15/202312,100 shares $143.14 thousand -37.0%N/A0.2 $11.83 11/30/202319,200 shares $223.68 thousand -9.4%N/A0.4 $11.65Your blueprint for crypto wealth (Ad)Mark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Claim your pass to the Crypto Community Summit here (free for a limited time) 11/15/202321,200 shares $244.22 thousand -35.2%N/A0.4 $11.52 10/31/202332,700 shares $360.35 thousand +32.9%N/A0.5 $11.02 10/15/202324,600 shares $276.50 thousand +80.9%N/A0.4 $11.24 9/30/202313,600 shares $156.26 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $11.49 9/15/202313,600 shares $158.44 thousand +72.2%N/A0.2 $11.65 8/31/20237,900 shares $91.32 thousand -10.2%N/A0.1 $11.56 8/15/20238,800 shares $103.66 thousand -11.1%N/A0.2 $11.78 7/31/20239,900 shares $117.61 thousand +241.4%N/A0.2 $11.88 7/15/20232,900 shares $34.08 thousand -27.5%N/A0.1 $11.75 6/30/20234,000 shares $47 thousand -36.5%N/A0.1 $11.75 6/15/20236,300 shares $74.15 thousand +14.6%N/A0.1 $11.77 5/31/20235,500 shares $62.92 thousand +243.8%N/A0.1 $11.44 5/15/20231,600 shares $18.40 thousand -59.0%N/A0 $11.50 4/30/20233,900 shares $45.20 thousand +178.6%N/A0.1 $11.59 4/15/20231,400 shares $16.30 thousand -95.5%N/A0 $11.64 3/31/202330,900 shares $370.18 thousand +91.9%N/A0.5 $11.98 3/15/202316,100 shares $185.96 thousand -34.8%N/A0.3 $11.55 2/28/202324,700 shares $304.30 thousand +157.3%N/A0.4 $12.32 2/15/20239,600 shares $118.94 thousand +12.9%N/A0.2 $12.39 1/31/20238,500 shares $107.10 thousand -85.3%N/A0.2 $12.60 1/15/202357,800 shares $731.17 thousand +133.1%N/A1 $12.65 12/30/202224,800 shares $309.50 thousand +127.5%N/A0.4 $12.48 12/15/202210,900 shares $135.27 thousand +109.6%N/A0.2 $12.41 11/30/20225,200 shares $64.06 thousand +550.0%N/A0.1 $12.32 11/15/2022800 shares $9.98 thousand -94.9%N/A0 $12.47 10/31/202215,800 shares $190.23 thousand -54.7%N/A0.3 $12.04 10/15/202234,900 shares $395.77 thousand No ChangeN/A0.6 $11.34 9/30/202277,000 shares $863.17 thousand +102.1%N/A1.3 $11.21 9/15/202238,100 shares $471.24 thousand -8.4%N/A0.7 $12.37 8/31/202241,600 shares $518.34 thousand +144.7%N/A0.8 $12.46 8/15/202217,000 shares $218.79 thousand +60.4%N/A0.3 $12.87 7/31/202210,600 shares $132.50 thousand -25.9%N/A0.2 $12.50 7/15/202214,300 shares $170.89 thousand -65.5%N/A0.3 $11.95 6/30/202241,500 shares $505.47 thousand -26.8%N/A0.7 $12.18 6/15/202256,700 shares $695.71 thousand +153.1%N/A0.9 $12.27 5/31/202222,400 shares $288.06 thousand -9.3%N/A0.4 $12.86 5/15/202224,700 shares $313.69 thousand -14.8%N/A0.3 $12.70 4/30/202229,000 shares $385.12 thousand -11.3%N/A0.4 $13.28 4/15/202232,700 shares $440.47 thousand +186.8%N/A0.4 $13.47 3/31/202211,400 shares $158.23 thousand -74.3%N/A0.1 $13.88 3/15/202244,300 shares $594.51 thousand +260.2%N/A0.6 $13.42 2/28/202212,300 shares $174.41 thousand -45.3%N/A0.2 $14.18 2/15/202222,500 shares $326.25 thousand +24.3%N/A0.3 $14.50 1/31/202218,100 shares $260.28 thousand +5.9%N/A0.3 $14.38 1/15/202217,100 shares $257.36 thousand +103.6%N/A0.3 $15.05 12/31/20218,400 shares $132.47 thousand +23.5%N/A0.1 $15.77 12/15/20216,800 shares $102.48 thousand +54.6%N/A0.1 $15.07 11/30/20214,400 shares $67.36 thousand -83.0%N/A0.1 $15.31 11/15/202125,800 shares $407.12 thousand -40.1%N/A0.5 $15.78 10/29/202143,100 shares $690.46 thousand +2.9%N/A0.7 $16.02Your blueprint for crypto wealth (Ad)Mark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Claim your pass to the Crypto Community Summit here (free for a limited time) 10/15/202141,900 shares $664.95 thousand +30.9%N/A0.7 $15.87 9/30/202132,000 shares $509.76 thousand +41.0%N/A0.5 $15.93 9/15/202122,700 shares $362.97 thousand +740.7%N/A0.4 $15.99 8/31/20212,700 shares $42.42 thousand -85.0%N/A0 $15.71 8/13/202118,000 shares $285.66 thousand +69.8%N/A0.3 $15.87 7/30/202110,600 shares $166.53 thousand -49.3%N/A0.2 $15.71 7/15/202120,900 shares $324.37 thousand +770.8%N/A0.4 $15.52 6/30/20212,400 shares $37.66 thousand -48.9%N/A0 $15.69 6/15/20214,700 shares $72.85 thousand +11.9%N/A0.1 $15.50 5/28/20214,200 shares $65.02 thousand +2.4%N/A0.1 $15.48 5/14/20214,100 shares $62.85 thousand -12.8%N/A0.1 $15.33 4/30/20214,700 shares $72.19 thousand +291.7%N/A0.1 $15.36 4/15/20211,200 shares $18.53 thousand -83.6%N/A0 $15.44 3/31/20217,300 shares $111.54 thousand -22.3%N/A0.2 $15.28 3/15/20219,400 shares $143.63 thousand +100.0%N/A0.2 $15.28 2/26/20214,700 shares $70.78 thousand +74.1%N/A0.1 $15.06 2/12/20212,700 shares $41.61 thousand -54.2%N/A0 $15.41 1/29/20215,900 shares $88.74 thousand -43.3%N/A0.1 $15.04 1/15/202110,400 shares $158.39 thousand +28.4%N/A0.2 $15.23 12/31/20208,100 shares $123.44 thousand +47.3%N/A0.1 $15.24 12/15/20205,500 shares $83.05 thousand -74.1%N/A0.1 $15.10 11/30/202021,200 shares $323.30 thousand +25.4%N/A0.3 $15.25 11/15/202016,900 shares $247.33 thousand -47.0%N/A0.3 $14.64 10/30/202031,900 shares $455.53 thousand +440.7%N/A0.5 $14.28 10/15/20205,900 shares $84.19 thousand +20.4%N/A0 $14.27 9/30/20204,900 shares $68.75 thousand -48.4%N/A0.1 $14.03 9/15/202014,800 shares $216.97 thousand +55.8%N/A0.3 $14.66 8/31/20209,500 shares $140.13 thousand +1.1%N/A0.2 $14.75 8/14/20209,400 shares $138.27 thousand -40.5%N/A0.2 $14.71 HYI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 8,600 shares of HYI short. Learn More on Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's current short interest. Is Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,600 shares, a drop of 31.7% from the previous total of 12,600 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund: Blackrock Income Trust (0.28%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.32%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund stock? Short selling HYI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund as its price is falling. HYI shares are trading up $0.05 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund? A short squeeze for Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HYI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HYI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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