HYI · Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.
Market Cap
$124.30M
Shares
12.81M
Volume · Oct 20
130.38K
Avg daily vol (3M)
60.22K
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$9.70
Open$9.69
Day$9.68–9.72
52W close$9.61–11.51
Avg vol 30d68K
Short int60K · 0.5% float · 1.0d
Short vol37%
DataJan 2020–Oct 2026
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
—
Year over year
Operating margin
—
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
—
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
11.8%
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
—
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
-14.9%
Trailing year
Short interest
0.5%
Latest settlement · 1.0 days to cover
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Very Weak
Sentiment
Bearish
Fundamentals
Limited
Quant / Vol
Very Low
Market backdrop
VIX 18.4 · elevated
Equity put/call 0.55
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−9%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−4%
below
RSI (14)
36
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
5%
near low
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−5%
trailing
6-month return
−10%
trailing
YTD return
−13%
this year
Relative strength
−18%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $10 › 200d $11 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
6 of 46 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -149.9K sh shares
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
0.46% of float · ▲ +11.9% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
46 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
46
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
8%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−17%
past year
ATR
0.9%
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 Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−9%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−4%
Neutral
RSI (14)
36
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
5%
Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $10 › 200d $11 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
6 of 46 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -149.9K sh shares
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
0.46% of float · ▲ +11.9% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
46 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $10
Now $10 · 5%
Range high $12
vs 200-day avg -9%
vs 50-day avg -4%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Versus peers
Asset Management — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HYI
this stock
Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.
|
$124.30M | -13.1% | — | — | 0.5% |
|
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
|
$366.31B | +5.1% | +16.2% | 27.0 | 0.6% |
|
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
|
$83.46B | -20.5% | — | — | 1.0% |
|
BX
Blackstone Inc.
|
$82.83B | -30.5% | +9.2% | 24.1 | 3.0% |
|
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
|
$78.09B | -31.8% | -11.0% | — | 1.5% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYI | -0.3% | -4.5% | -10.0% | -1.6% | -13.1% |
| SPY | -1.5% | -0.9% | +7.7% | +0.5% | +12.4% |
| vs SPY | +1.2% | -3.6% | -17.7% | -2.1% | -25.5% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.095
/ share · ex Sep 23, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.095
/ share · ex Oct 23, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$1.14
/ share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
11.75%
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.