Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (HIX) Stock Price, News & Chart

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Key statistics

Previous close3.5000

Open3.5300

Day range3.50003.5400

52-week range3.34004.3300

Off day high−1.13%

Off 52-week high−19.17%

Volume440.54K

Avg. volume (3M)375.57K

Market cap315.24M

EPS (TTM)0.5000

Forward P/E—

P/E ratio (TTM)7.00

Dividend yield16.80% (0.5900)

Beta (5Y)0.94

Shares outstanding90.07M

Short interest0.19% of float

Earnings dateJun 29, 2022

Analyst target—

Profit margin94.18%

Against its peers

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	HIX	EHI	MHF	HYI	PAI	HIO
Market cap	315.24M	163.62M	143.12M	125.19M	109.47M	—
P/E (TTM)	7.0	7.6	17.4	11.1	12.6	13.8
Forward P/E	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price/book	0.8	0.8	0.9	—	0.9	0.8
Dividend yield	16.80%	15.56%	6.34%	11.67%	5.47%	12.83%
1-year change	−18.03%	−14.69%	−7.47%	−13.62%	−7.92%	−12.17%
Today	0.00%	+0.56%	+0.19%	+1.03%	+0.61%	+0.91%

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The businesses closest to Western Asset High Income Fund II's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.EHI · Asset Management	163.62M	5.40	+0.56%
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.MHF · Asset Management	143.12M	6.44	+0.19%
Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.HYI · Asset Management	125.19M	9.77	+1.03%
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.PAI · Asset Management	109.47M	11.51	+0.61%
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.HIO · Asset Management	—	3.3200	+0.91%
Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc.IGI · Asset Management	92.72M	15.47	+0.78%
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income FundWIA · Asset Management	180.75M	7.75	+0.13%
Nuveen Global High Income FundJGH · Asset Management	325.70M	11.58	+0.39%

Other companies in Asset Management, closest in size first.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLCBGS.L · Edinburgh, United Kingdom	308.49M	166.40	−0.12%
RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.RIV · Chicago, IL	317.73M	10.34	+1.37%
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.ASG · Denver, CO	317.31M	4.9800	+0.61%
WAM Microcap LimitedWMI.AX · Sydney, NSW	320.85M	1.1350	+3.18%
Fonterra Shareholders FundF01.SG · Auckland, New Zealand	309.34M	2.8800	0.00%
DWS Municipal Income TrustKTF · New York, NY	322.09M	8.22	0.00%
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.BKT · New York, NY	324.86M	10.03	+0.80%
TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund LimitedSMIF.L · London, United Kingdom	308.27M	81.43	−0.33%

Financial Services companies of a similar market value (315.24M).

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLCBGS.L · Asset Management	308.49M	166.40	−0.12%
RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.RIV · Asset Management	317.73M	10.34	+1.37%
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.ASG · Asset Management	317.31M	4.9800	+0.61%
WAM Microcap LimitedWMI.AX · Asset Management	320.85M	1.1350	+3.18%
Fonterra Shareholders FundF01.SG · Asset Management	309.34M	2.8800	0.00%
DWS Municipal Income TrustKTF · Asset Management	322.09M	8.22	0.00%
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.BKT · Asset Management	324.86M	10.03	+0.80%
TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund LimitedSMIF.L · Asset Management	308.27M	81.43	−0.33%

Also based in New York, New York, then elsewhere in New York.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.PSH.L · New York, NY	7.05B	4,044.00	+1.20%
Blackstone Secured Lending FundBXSL · New York, NY	5.57B	23.92	+3.01%
Blue Owl Capital CorporationOBDC · New York, NY	5.34B	10.76	+2.48%
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.OTF · New York, NY	4.49B	9.79	+1.66%
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.GBDC · New York, NY	3.40B	13.08	+2.67%
Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc.RVT · New York, NY	2.13B	17.16	+0.88%
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.MHD · New York, NY	1.91B	10.92	+1.49%
BlackRock Science and Technology Term TrustBSTZ · New York, NY	1.76B	25.57	−2.11%

What visitors to Western Asset High Income Fund II's page also look at.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.HIO	—	3.3200	+0.91%
Western Asset Global High IncomEHI	163.62M	5.40	+0.56%
Dreyfus High Yield Strategies FDHF	165.11M	2.2700	+0.89%
238549EAD	361.05M	6.11	+1.16%
UBS Asset Management High Yield Credit FundDHY	232.09M	16.80	+0.72%

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Latest news

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Seeking Alpha·Oct 27Positive

Western Asset Global High Income Fund reports results for the quarter ending on August 31

See Western Asset Global High Income Fund's August 31 results, including NAV, total net assets, and net investment income. - Western Asset Global High Income Fund press release (EHI): NAV per share of common stock of $6.37 for the quarter…

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MarketScreener·Oct 27Positive

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. Stock (SBI) - Quote NYSE

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. (The Fund) is a closed-end management investment company. The Fundâ€™s investment objective is to provide common shareholders a high level of current income exempts from regular federal income…

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MarketScreener·Oct 23Positive

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Stock (HIX) - Quote NYSE

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified, closed end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to maximize current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any…

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MarketScreener·Oct 23

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. announces Monthly dividend, payable on July 31, 2026

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. announced Monthly dividend of USD 0.0490 per share payable on July 31, 2026, ex-date on July 24, 2026 and record date on July 24, 2026.... Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Western Asset High…

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