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HIO

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund
HIO

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $190M invested in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 19

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $181M → $190M (+$8.96M)

0.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.6% → 37.88% (+0.27%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 94 (-6)

55% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
94
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6%
% of All Funds
1.64%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
5
Increased
38
Reduced
19
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
+$3.55M
2
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$2.78M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.06M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$556K
5
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
+$343K

Top Sellers

1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$5.79M
2
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$1.07M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$738K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$608K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$527K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$912K -$92.7K -17,918 -9%
PAS
27
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$886K +$50.3K +9,729 +6%
SFS
28
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$879K +$318K +61,418 +58%
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$795K -$38.7K -7,482 -5%
GHAM
30
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$768K – – –
Osaic Holdings
31
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$600K -$3.34K -646 -0.6%
RCM
32
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$573K +$116K +22,500 +26%
SIA
33
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$520K – – –
RJA
34
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$462K +$202 +39 +0%
Truist Financial
35
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$458K +$27.5K +5,323 +7%
Lazard Asset Management
36
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$448K – – –
Mercer Global Advisors
37
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$442K +$3.29K +636 +0.8%
MAFM
38
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$374K +$50.2K +9,700 +16%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$368K +$59.9K +11,583 +20%
RIA
40
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$336K +$330K +63,722 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
41
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$328K -$136K -26,203 -30%
LPL Financial
42
LPL Financial
California
$239K +$69.7K +13,470 +42%
CAM
43
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$235K – – –
SBIA
44
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$200K – – –
TSS
45
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$188K +$184K +35,584 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
46
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$185K – – –
CB
47
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$182K – – –
VVP
48
Venture Visionary Partners
Ohio
$180K +$177K +34,159 New
OC
49
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$169K +$47 +9 +0%
ICMP
50
Integrated Capital Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$164K +$16.7K +3,235 +12%
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HIO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

94 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $190M — up 4.9% from $181M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of HIO and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 38 added.

The largest buyer was Bramshill Investments, adding an estimated $3.55M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $5.79M.

  • 94 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) as of Q2 2021, down from 100 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $190M of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund stock for Q2 2021, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund positions in Q2 2021 and 11 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund buyer in Q2 2021 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $3.55M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund seller in Q2 2021 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $5.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.