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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.
$3.95 -0.03 (-0.75%) At close · Jul 2
Market Cap
$355.78M
Shares
90,069,708

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$3.95 Open$3.98 Day$3.94–3.98 52W$3.75–4.23 Avg vol 30d323K Short int236K · 0.3% float · 1.0d Short vol30% DataJan 2020–Jul 2026
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
Technical · trend & momentum Buy
50 / 200-day cross no cross
Price vs 200-day avg −4% below
Price vs 50-day avg −0% below
RSI (14) 49 · neutral
+ MACD trend positive
52-week position 42% · mid-range
Sentiment · smart money Bearish
Trend (MA cross) 50d $4 › 200d $4 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow -5% holders QoQ · +15 funds added
Insider flow No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest 0.26% of float · ▲ +12.3% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Volume near normal
Institution breadth 87 holders — mid 3-yr range
Fundamentals Limited data
Not enough data for a confident read.

Blended from price, positioning & fundamentals · daily-close · not investment advice.

Up next
FQ1-27 quarter ends
~Jul 30, 2026 Est

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 5 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
no cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−4% below Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−0% below Neutral
RSI (14)
49 · neutral Neutral
MACD trend
positive Bullish
52-week position
42% · mid-range 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
-5% holders QoQ · +15 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.26% of float · ▲ +12.3% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
87 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $4 Now $4 · 42% 52-wk high $4
vs 200-day avg -4% 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
$355.78M -1.6% 0.3%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$162.29B -6.5% +16.2% 26.3 1.3%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$150.21B -19.4% +9.2% 51.9 2.7%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$97.01B -5.2% 0.6%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$89.89B -26.3% -11.0% 1.7%

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
87
% held
18.4%
Net QoQ
-787.8K sh
Top holder
UBS Group AG
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
5
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
236.3K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
+25.9K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
30%
As of
Jul 2, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
623
Value
$2.5K
As of
Jun 3, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
59.0%
Week of
May 4, 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
Investor Relations
Latest news
Franklin Resources, Inc. to Annou…
Published
Jul 1, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
HIX +0.5% -0.3% -2.1% -0.3% -1.6%
SPY +1.4% -1.3% +8.0% -0.3% +9.2%
vs SPY -0.9% +1.0% -10.1% +0.0% -10.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.049 / share · ex Jun 23, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.588 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
14.89%

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 Visit website Investor relations