HIX
Price:
$4.19
Market Cap:
$377.39M
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 perf...[Read more]
Industry
Asset Management - Income
IPO Date
1998-05-22
Stock Exchange
NYSE
Ticker
HIX
According to Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 14.03%. This represents a change of 153.74% compared to the average of 5.53% of the last 4 quarters.
The mean historical Dividend Yield of Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. over the last ten years is 7.48%. The current 14.03% Dividend Yield has changed -100.00% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), HIX's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the April 2024 quarter at 10.51%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the April 2025 quarter at 0%.
Average
7.48%
Median
10.10%
Minimum
7.81%
Maximum
74.81%
Discovering the peaks and valleys of Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.
Maximum Annual Increase = 757.91%
Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 74.81%
Minimum Annual Increase = -100.00%
Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 7.81%
| Year | Dividend Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.41% | 43.67% |
| 2024 | 10.03% | -15.39% |
| 2023 | 11.86% | 16.57% |
| 2022 | 10.17% | -100.00% |
| 2021 | 74.81% | 757.91% |
| 2020 | 9.87% | 26.33% |
| 2019 | 7.81% | -13.73% |
| 2018 | 9.06% | -4.20% |
| 2017 | 9.45% | -13.77% |
| 2016 | 10.96% | 8.31% |
The current Dividend Yield of Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (HIX) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages
3-year avg
12.10%
5-year avg
14.96%
10-year avg
7.48%
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.’s Dividend Yield is less than Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (11.24%), less than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (9.09%), less than Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (10.29%), less than Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (10.22%), less than PGIM QMA Small-Cap Value Fund- Class C (0%), less than Putnam Premier Income Trust (8.67%), less than XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (19.13%), less than Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II (7.66%), less than Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund Administrative Class (0.96%), less than Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund Retirement Class (1.28%),
| Company | Dividend Yield | Market cap |
|---|---|---|
| 11.24% | $360.43M | |
| 9.09% | $352.34M | |
| 10.29% | $266.21M | |
| 10.22% | $252.74M | |
| 0% | $377.06M | |
| 8.67% | $344.04M | |
| 19.13% | $351.07M | |
| 7.66% | $389.00M | |
| 0.96% | $371.51M | |
| 1.28% | $371.50M |
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