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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $111M invested in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.65%25.72% (+1.1%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $110M → $111M (+$907K)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7566 (-9)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 20

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
66
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-12%
% of All Funds
1.78%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
16
Reduced
20
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$23.5M +$148K +27,816 +0.6%
SCM
2
Saba Capital Management
New York
$16.8M +$5.03M +944,310 +41%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10M -$115K -21,606 -1%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$8.52M +$2.68M +503,966 +44%
COLIM
5
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$7.13M +$2.91M +547,080 +65%
PRCM
6
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$4.64M
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$4.59M +$876K +164,582 +23%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$4.52M +$8.94K +1,680 +0.2%
EVM
9
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$4.39M
YMRC
10
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$3.14M +$585K +110,000 +22%
AA
11
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$2.53M +$674K +126,615 +35%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$2.22M +$421K +79,147 +23%
GC
13
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.8M -$337K -63,335 -15%
CC
14
Carlson Capital
Texas
$1.72M
SFS
15
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.3M -$346K -65,000 -21%
WAM
16
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.28M -$9.44K -1,773 -0.7%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$1.18M -$105K -19,761 -8%
LCM
18
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.11M +$714K +134,075 +163%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
19
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.11M
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.02M
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$931K +$63.5K +11,926 +7%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$762K -$1.66M -312,750 -68%
ACM
23
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$704K +$29.6K +5,553 +4%
WCMNY
24
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$549K +$568K +106,644 New
HK
25
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$489K

HIO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

66 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $111M — up 0.83% from $110M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of HIO and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.03M. The largest seller was PT Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.87M sold.

  • 66 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) as of Q2 2015, down from 75 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $111M of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 0.83% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $5.03M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund seller in Q2 2015 was PT Asset Management, an estimated $2.87M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.