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HIO

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund
HIO

97 hedge funds and large institutions have $118M invested in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 22

2.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.35% → 32.56% (-2.8%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 97 (-7)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $131M → $118M (-$13.2M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 15

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
97
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-6.73%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
40
Reduced
22
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
+$2.73M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.37M
3
Pathstone Holdings
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
+$1.68M
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.49M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.47M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$15.7M
2
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$2.28M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$2.09M
4
HWAM
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management
New Jersey
-$670K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$444K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$886K -$444K -117,259 -34%
POIA
27
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
$870K +$20.8K +5,504 +2%
PIWA
28
Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$769K +$149K +39,387 +24%
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$741K -$40.9K -10,792 -5%
RJFSA
30
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$682K +$27.1K +7,146 +4%
WS
31
Wela Strategies
Georgia
$671K +$25.1K +6,638 +4%
AWS
32
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$402K – – –
SPIA
33
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$357K -$29.7K -7,843 -8%
Cetera Investment Advisers
34
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$308K -$37.8K -9,990 -11%
NA
35
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$306K -$12K -3,178 -4%
MWM
36
Melfa Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$301K +$227K +60,000 +317%
Truist Financial
37
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$275K – – –
BI
38
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$275K -$15.7M -4,142,308 -98%
OC
39
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$259K -$1.51K -399 -0.6%
Mariner
40
Mariner
Kansas
$256K +$47K +12,412 +23%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$247K +$11.8K +3,127 +5%
Osaic Holdings
42
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$233K -$90.2K -23,822 -28%
ICMP
43
Integrated Capital Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$219K +$55.1K +14,558 +34%
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
$211K -$2.94K -776 -1%
GHAM
45
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$207K -$66.3K -17,500 -24%
WLPWM
46
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management
Illinois
$194K – – –
WAM
47
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$185K +$184K +48,446 New
Comerica Bank
48
Comerica Bank
Texas
$157K +$7.13K +1,882 +5%
AGM
49
Alpine Global Management
New York
$152K +$152K +40,000 New
BW
50
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$147K – – –
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HIO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

97 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $118M — down 10% from $131M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of HIO and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.

The largest buyer was Allspring Global Investments, adding an estimated $2.73M. The largest seller was Bramshill Investments, cutting an estimated $15.7M.

  • 97 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) as of Q2 2024, down from 104 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $118M of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund stock for Q2 2024, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund positions in Q2 2024 and 15 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund buyer in Q2 2024 was Allspring Global Investments, an estimated $2.73M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund seller in Q2 2024 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $15.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.