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HIO

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund
HIO

106 hedge funds and large institutions have $145M invested in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 8

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 28

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 99 → 106 (+7)

1.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.23% → 40.25% (+1%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $142M → $145M (+$2.55M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
106
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7.07%
% of All Funds
1.66%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
31
Reduced
28
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
+$3.69M
2
Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
+$1.28M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$857K
4
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
+$674K
5
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
+$233K

Top Sellers

1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$857K
2
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$399K
3
RIA
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
-$395K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$385K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$297K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BI
1
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$34.9M +$3.69M +974,405 +12%
RCM
2
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$20.6M +$857K +226,165 +4%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19.7M -$214K -56,600 -1%
CIA
4
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$10.9M +$674K +177,889 +7%
1CP
5
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$5.18M – – –
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$4.91M -$385K -101,631 -7%
ECM
7
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$3.98M +$233K +61,399 +6%
GC
8
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.74M -$1.64K -432 -0%
FC
9
FCA Corp
Texas
$3.6M -$63.9K -16,872 -2%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.99M -$297K -78,485 -9%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$2.6M -$138K -36,423 -5%
Allspring Global Investments
12
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$2.43M +$1.28M +338,479 +111%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.39M -$88.6K -23,385 -4%
CPIG
14
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$1.99M -$264K -69,812 -12%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
15
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.92M +$26.5K +7,000 +1%
RA
16
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$1.87M -$68.2K -18,004 -4%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
17
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$1.71M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.35M +$6.05K +1,597 +0.4%
SIA
19
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$1.31M -$857K -226,227 -40%
COLIM
20
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.18M – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.07M +$31.5K +8,322 +3%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$930K +$108K +28,489 +13%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$927K -$23.8K -6,271 -2%
WS
24
Wela Strategies
Georgia
$912K -$22.1K -5,833 -2%
PAS
25
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$880K +$10.1K +2,675 +1%
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HIO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

106 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $145M — up 1.8% from $142M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new HIO positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bramshill Investments, adding an estimated $3.69M. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, cutting an estimated $857K.

  • 106 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) as of Q2 2023, up from 99 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $145M of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund stock for Q2 2023, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund positions in Q2 2023 and 8 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund buyer in Q2 2023 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $3.69M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund seller in Q2 2023 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $857K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.