Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (MHF) To Go Ex-Dividend on October 23rd

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE:MHF) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 23rd will be given a dividend of 0.034 per share by the financial services provider on Friday, October 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 23rd.

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:MHF opened at $6.91 on Friday. Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund has a 52-week low of $6.63 and a 52-week high of $7.64. The company has a 50 day moving average of $6.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.92.

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Company Profile

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide high current income exempt from federal income taxes. The fund primarily invests in U.S. municipal securities, with an emphasis on high-yield bonds issued by state and local governments, authorities and agencies. Its portfolio may include general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, pre-refunded bonds, insured securities and variable-rate instruments, with the goal of delivering attractive tax-advantaged yields for shareholders.

The fund is managed by Western Asset Management Company, LP, a global fixed-income specialist and subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc Western Asset’s investment team employs a disciplined, research-driven approach, combining top-down macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up credit research to identify opportunities across the municipal bond market.