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HIX · Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

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$3.94 +0.01 (+0.25%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$354.87M
Shares
90.07M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$3.94 Open$3.93 Day$3.91–3.96 52W close$3.76–4.40 Avg vol 30d340K Short int482K · 0.5% float · 1.3d Short vol77% Last earningsJul 31, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 30, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ2-27 quarter ends
~Oct 30, 2026 Est

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −3%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −0%
below
RSI (14) 50
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 28%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return +1%
trailing
6-month return −6%
trailing
YTD return −5%
this year
Relative strength −17%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bearish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $4 › 200d $4 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-15% holders QoQ · +9 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.54% of float · ▲ +94.3% MoM · 1.3 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
74 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 52
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 14%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −15%
past year
ATR 1.1%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 5 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−3% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−0% Neutral
RSI (14)
50 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
28% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $4 › 200d $4 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-15% holders QoQ · +9 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.54% of float · ▲ +94.3% MoM · 1.3 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
74 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $4 Now $4 · 28% Range high $4
vs 200-day avg -3% vs 50-day avg 0%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
HIX
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.
this stock
$354.87M -5.3% 0.5%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$375.82B +8.1% +16.2% 27.7 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$107.62B -7.0% +9.2% 32.2 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$97.38B -14.9% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$93.07B -9.2% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
74
% held
18.1%
Net QoQ
-290.8K sh
Top holder
UBS Group AG
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
6
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
482.0K
Days to cover
1.3d
Change
+233.9K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
77%
As of
Aug 21, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
100
Value
$389
As of
Jul 31, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
62.4%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Aug 5, 2025
This year
0
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 31, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
Franklin Templeton Announces Clos…
Published
Aug 20, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
HIX +0.3% +0.8% -5.5% +1.6% -5.3%
SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
vs SPY +1.6% -2.9% -17.1% -1.0% -17.6%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.049 / share · ex Aug 24, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.049 / share · ex Sep 23, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.588 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
14.92%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1058239 CUSIP 95766J102 13F (30d) 53 filings 53 filers Visit website Investor relations