Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (HIX)

NYSE: HIX · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
4.430
+0.010 (0.23%)
May 9, 2024, 9:55 AM EDT - Market closed
0.23%
Market Value 299.14M
Revenue (ttm) n/a
Net Income (ttm) n/a
Shares Out 67.53M
EPS (ttm) n/a
PE Ratio n/a
Forward PE n/a
Dividend $0.59 (13.27%)
Ex-Dividend Date May 22, 2024
Volume 69,013
Open 4.440
Previous Close 4.420
Day's Range 4.420 - 4.440
52-Week Range 4.160 - 5.080
Beta n/a
Analysts n/a
Price Target n/a
Earnings Date n/a

About HIX

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 em... [Read more]

Sector Financials
Founded 1998
Country United States
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol HIX
Full Company Profile

News

2 Bargain Funds Paying 10%+ Dividends (One Is Clearly Superior)

Closed-end funds sometimes give us hard choices

Other symbols: HIO
2 months ago - Forbes

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) Announces Portfolio Management Team Update

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Effective March 1, 2024, the named portfolio management team responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the Fund is as follows:

2 months ago - Business Wire

Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of March, April and May 2024

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Distribution Related.

Other symbols: DMOEHIGDOHIOHYIIGIMHF
2 months ago - Business Wire

Certain Closed End Funds Advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announce Appointment of New Lead Independent Director

The Board of each Fund announced today the appointment of Eileen Kamerick as Lead Independent Director, effective November 8, 2022. Ms. Kamerick replaces William Hutchinson, the former Lead Independen...

Other symbols: BWGCEMCTRDMOEHIEMDEMO
1 year ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Financial Position as of July 31, 2022

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Financials

1 year ago - Business Wire

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of September, October, and November 2022

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Distribution Related

Other symbols: DMOEHIGDOHIOHYIIGIMHF
1 year ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Final Results of Transferable Rights Offering

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Fund Announcement

2 years ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Transferable Rights Offering

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Fund Announcement

2 years ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Authorizes Rights Offering

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Fund Announcement

2 years ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Financial Position as of January 31, 2022

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Financials

2 years ago - Business Wire

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of March, April and May 2022

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Distribution Related

Other symbols: DMOEHIGDOHIOHYIIGIMHF
2 years ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Financial Position as of July 31, 2021

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Financials

2 years ago - Business Wire

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of June, July, and August 2021

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Distribution Related

3 years ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Financial Position as of January 31, 2021

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2021. Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q January 31, 202...

3 years ago - Business Wire

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of  March, April, and May 2021

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of March, April, and May 2021. The follo...

3 years ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Final Results of Issuer Tender Offer for Common Stock

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) (the “Fund”) announced today the final results for its issuer tender offer for up to 35% of the outstanding shares of comm...

3 years ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Issuer Tender Offer for Common Stock

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) (the “Fund”) announced today the expiration and preliminary results for its issuer tender offer for up to 35% of the outst...

3 years ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Financial Position as of July 31, 2020

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of July 31, 2020. Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q July 31, 2020 Apri...

3 years ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Additional Tender Offer Details

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) (the “Fund”) announced today additional details concerning its previously announced cash tender offer for up to 35% of the...

4 years ago - Business Wire

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Plan for Tender Offer

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) announced today that the Fund’s Board of Directors has authorized (subject to certain conditions) a cash tender offer for ...

4 years ago - Business Wire

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