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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund

93 hedge funds and large institutions have $175M invested in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $156M → $175M (+$19.2M)

2.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.12%26.93% (+2.8%)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9393 (0)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
93
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
23
Reduced
30
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RCM
1
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$43.9M +$18.3M +3,597,896 +70%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$30.5M +$8.3M +1,628,655 +37%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.3M -$552K -108,384 -3%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16M -$856K -168,062 -5%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$8.65M -$161K -31,613 -2%
EVM
6
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$6.5M
WCMNY
7
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$4.83M -$999K -196,005 -17%
FC
8
FCA Corp
Texas
$4.59M +$173K +33,946 +4%
VIA
9
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$3.23M +$3.26M +639,938 New
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
10
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$2.77M -$4.25K -834 -0.2%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$2.15M -$169K -33,200 -7%
CRC
12
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.09M -$32.6K -6,401 -2%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.81M +$45.3K +8,891 +3%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$1.8M -$251K -49,227 -12%
GG
15
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$1.52M -$8.03K -1,577 -0.5%
Bank of Montreal
16
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.46M
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.33M -$64.9K -12,747 -5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
18
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.24M +$159K +31,200 +15%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.1M +$93.7K +18,394 +9%
PWPCM
20
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$983K +$993K +195,000 New
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$981K -$50.9K -9,995 -5%
GC
22
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$952K -$243K -47,795 -20%
AAM
23
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$913K -$18.2K -3,565 -2%
SFS
24
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$825K +$770K +151,095 +1,200%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$771K +$327K +64,184 +72%

HIO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

93 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $175M — up 12% from $156M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new HIO positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 23 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $18.3M. The largest seller was Carlson Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.27M sold.

  • 93 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) as of Q1 2017, unchanged from Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $175M of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $18.3M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Carlson Capital, an estimated $3.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.