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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund Closed

3.46−0.03 −0.86%USD

NYSE · as of Oct 13, 16:00 ET · 20m delayAfter hours 3.49 +0.87%

Open

3.49

Prev close

3.49

Day range

3.463.50

52-week range

3.454.35

Volume

257.84K0.69×

Mkt cap

311.64M

P/E ttm

6.92

Fwd P/E

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EPS ttm

0.5000

Div yield

16.99%

Earnings

—

From 52w high

−20.46%

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HIXOct 13, 2026O 3.49H 3.50L 3.46C 3.46−0.03 (−0.86%)Vol 257.80K

SMA 503.77
SMA 2003.97

1Y change −19.72% since Oct 13, 2025 close539 bars loadedTimes in America/New_YorkDraw from the left toolbar · click a drawing to edit · right-click for alerts and export

HIX Western Asset High Income Fund · Last Guard Finance

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Key Statistics

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Performance

1 week: −2.26%
1 month: −8.95%
3 months: −13.07%
6 months: −14.57%
Year to date: −16.83%
1 year: −19.72%

Valuation & ownership

Market cap: 311.64M
Enterprise value: 478.30M
P/E (ttm): 6.92
Forward P/E: —
PEG ratio: —
Price / book: 0.83
Price / sales (ttm): 6.41
EV / EBITDA: —
EPS (ttm): 0.5000
EPS (forward): —
Beta (5y monthly): 0.93
Dividend yield: 16.99%
Payout ratio: 116.73%
Shares outstanding: 90.07M
Float: —
Short % of float: —
Short ratio (days): 0.19
Held by insiders: 0.00%
Held by institutions: 24.89%
Avg volume (3m): 371.32K
50-day average: 3.78
200-day average: 3.97
52-week change: −19.72%
S&P 500 52-week: +17.03%

Technicals (daily)

RSI (14): oversold 24.6
vs 50-day SMA: −8.33%
vs 200-day SMA: −12.83%
50 / 200-day trend: ▼ 50 below 200
MACD vs signal: ▲ above
ATR (14) % of price: 1.53%
Realised vol (20d, ann.): 18.5%
From 52-week high: −20.46%
From 52-week low: +0.29%

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Analyst Consensus

No analyst coverage for this instrument.

Financial Snapshot

Full statements →trailing twelve months

Revenue (ttm): 48.61M
Revenue growth (yoy): −2.60%
Earnings growth (yoy): +251.90%
Gross margin: 100.00%
Operating margin: 88.94%
Profit margin: 94.18%

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About Western Asset High Income Fund

Yahoo Finance profile

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in high yield debt securities issued by U.S., foreign corporations and foreign governments. The fund employs a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis with bottom-up security selection process to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index and the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc. was formed on May 28, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
Headquarters: New York, NY, United States
Website: institutional.myleggmason.com
Officers: Ms. Jane Elizabeth Trust CFA Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
Christopher Berarducci Treasurer & Principal Financial Officer
Mr. Fred Steven Jensen Chief Compliance Officer

SEAS

Seasonality · HIX

2007–2026 · monthly returns

Strongest month Jan +2.19%Weakest month Sep −1.86%Averages use completed years only. Past seasonality doesn't predict future returns.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2026	1.9	-1.7	-4.6	1.0	0.2	-1.7	-2.0	1.5	-10.4	-2.0			−16.8%
2025	1.9	2.6	-5.0	-2.4	2.5	2.6	-1.2	1.9	0.7	-2.8	-0.2	-1.4	−1.2%
2024	-7.7	-2.4	0.0	-2.9	1.2	-0.9	0.5	0.7	2.5	-2.2	0.9	-5.4	−15.1%
2023	13.8	-2.7	-9.3	-1.4	-6.1	8.4	1.0	-1.8	-7.9	-6.3	10.8	7.1	+2.5%
2022	-6.4	-4.9	-5.5	-10.6	-0.9	-7.5	8.7	1.3	-19.7	4.6	14.7	-7.5	−32.4%
2021	-0.7	-0.4	1.5	2.8	2.7	-1.4	2.8	1.9	-4.8	1.5	-3.7	2.3	+4.1%
2020	1.3	-5.9	-22.1	10.0	5.6	6.5	5.5	1.2	-3.3	0.6	7.3	-0.4	+2.1%
2019	10.8	1.1	0.5	3.2	-3.1	8.3	-0.7	-5.9	3.4	-0.7	-1.6	1.8	+17.0%
2018	-1.7	-3.2	-1.1	-0.2	-1.7	0.0	-0.6	-0.3	-0.6	-4.1	-1.5	-3.8	−17.4%
2017	3.0	1.2	-2.2	2.8	-1.5	-1.6	2.2	-3.0	1.1	-1.1	-3.2	1.0	−1.6%
2016	-4.8	0.2	9.8	4.4	-1.2	1.8	3.5	1.1	-1.1	-1.5	-3.4	3.7	+12.2%
2015	-4.2	3.9	-2.9	1.5	-2.0	-5.6	-5.6	-5.5	-3.9	8.2	-5.3	-4.8	−24.1%
2014	2.4	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.4	-4.5	2.9	-3.2	-1.7	-3.7	-2.1	−7.9%
2013	3.2	0.6	-0.3	2.0	-5.8	-4.1	-3.0	1.2	4.2	0.2	-4.1	-0.4	−6.6%
2012	4.7	0.7	-1.7	1.0	-2.4	1.8	2.1	2.1	1.2	-4.1	-2.2	-2.8	+0.2%
2011	1.6	3.0	0.5	1.8	3.4	-3.1	-6.2	1.2	-1.0	5.1	-2.3	-0.6	+2.9%
2010	0.5	1.8	5.0	-0.3	-8.9	2.1	5.8	-3.9	5.0	2.3	-2.9	-3.2	+2.3%
2009	24.6	-18.8	7.2	13.5	14.6	0.8	10.4	3.3	7.3	-4.8	6.2	2.9	+81.4%
2008	-2.3	-3.3	-3.7	7.7	0.8	-4.3	-6.1	0.7	-21.7	-15.0	-19.6	4.6	−50.0%
2007	1.6	-0.4	0.6	2.8	-1.8	-4.1	-7.9	1.7	6.4	-4.8	-3.3	0.6	−8.9%

INSD

Insider Activity · HIX

Market-wide insider buying →Congress trades →SEC Form 4 filings via Yahoo Finance

Buys, 6 months

0 shares

Sells, 6 months

— shares

Net shares

Net change in insider shares

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Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Value
May 26, 2025	Grillo Anthony ADirector	Purchase at price 4.14 per share.	2.5K	$10.35K

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