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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund

85 hedge funds and large institutions have $136M invested in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

270% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 10

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 8

47% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $92.9M → $136M (+$43.3M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7385 (+12)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

1.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.83%20.87% (-2%)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+16.44%
% of All Funds
2.27%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
20
Increased
37
Reduced
10
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22M +$4.39M +875,886 +25%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$21.6M +$12M +2,395,617 +128%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$20.8M +$7.58M +1,511,342 +58%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.2M +$1.6M +319,017 +15%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$7.94M +$3.62M +722,066 +85%
EVM
6
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$6.51M
FC
7
FCA Corp
Texas
$4.4M +$86K +17,140 +2%
SCM
8
Saba Capital Management
New York
$4.03M +$4M +797,572 New
CC
9
Carlson Capital
Texas
$3.31M +$1.61M +321,612 +96%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
10
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$2.78M +$842K +167,837 +44%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$2.5M -$78.5K -15,639 -3%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$2.12M +$471K +93,780 +29%
GG
13
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$1.53M +$1.52M +302,670 New
Bank of Montreal
14
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.46M +$1.45M +289,451 New
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.34M +$167K +33,195 +14%
GC
16
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.18M +$667K +132,962 +133%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
17
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.09M
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.08M +$159K +31,735 +17%
CRC
19
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.06M +$937K +186,661 +782%
YMRC
20
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$1.06M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$994K +$894K +178,221 +956%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$961K +$115K +22,955 +14%
LCM
23
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$956K +$130K +25,858 +16%
RJFSA
24
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$934K +$171K +34,001 +23%
COLIM
25
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$723K -$434K -86,461 -38%

HIO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

85 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $136M — up 47% from $92.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new HIO positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Laurion Capital Management, cutting an estimated $3.75M.

  • 85 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) as of Q3 2016, up from 73 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $136M of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 47% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Laurion Capital Management, an estimated $3.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.