Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. $HIO Shares Sold by Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC cut its position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO) by 1.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 398,477 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock after selling 6,169 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund were worth $1,598,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its stake in shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund by 72.1% in the second quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 59,675 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $238,000 after acquiring an additional 25,008 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund during the second quarter worth $194,000. Accredited Investor Services LLC boosted its stake in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund by 55.1% during the second quarter. Accredited Investor Services LLC now owns 17,269 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 6,137 shares during the last quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund during the second quarter worth $243,000. Finally, Kanen Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund by 8.0% during the second quarter. Kanen Wealth Management LLC now owns 392,918 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $1,564,000 after buying an additional 29,200 shares during the last quarter.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Price Performance

NYSE HIO opened at $3.81 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $3.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.90. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3.36 and a fifty-two week high of $4.15.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.0355 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 24th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.2%.

About Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc is a closed ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States.