Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (HIX)

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USD4.00+1.01% today

Fundamentals

52-week rangeUSD3.75 to USD4.40

Valuation and ratings

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. trades at USD4.00. We do not hold enough of the inputs to run a discounted cash flow on this company, so we publish no fair value for it rather than a number we would not defend.

About Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

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.

Industry: Asset ManagementHQ: United States

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Super investor ownership

2 of the funds we track reported a position in their latest SEC 13F filing. Largest first:

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Common questions

Which funds own HIX?

2 of the institutions we track reported a position in HIX in their most recent SEC 13F filing. A 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter end, so it tells you what a fund held then, not what it holds now.

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