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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $56M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 14

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44M → $56M (+$11.9M)

1.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5.59%6.91% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5352 (-1)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
52
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.89%
% of All Funds
1.69%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
20
Reduced
14
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SGCA
26
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$271K
AIG
27
American International Group
New York
$254K -$2.41K -267 -1%
FVCM
28
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$222K
MFS
29
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$219K -$11.4K -1,267 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$215K +$17.7K +1,970 +9%
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$195K -$3.85K -427 -2%
PHS
32
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$174K
Macquarie Group
33
Macquarie Group
Australia
$141K
GIA
34
Granite Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$132K
ICAS
35
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$127K +$4.5K +500 +4%
B
36
Baird
Wisconsin
$120K -$9 -1 -0%
CS
37
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$111K +$106K +11,802 New
OIA
38
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$103K +$98.4K +10,920 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
39
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$65K -$14.2K -1,575 -19%
BRWA
40
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$58K +$2.7K +300 +5%
ClearBridge Investments
41
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$32K -$30.6K -3,400 -50%
DADC
42
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$25K +$586 +65 +2%
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$18K
1IC
44
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$15K
RIA
45
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$14K
NES
46
New England Securities
New York
$11K
HNB
47
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$8K
Fifth Third Bancorp
48
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$6K
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5K +$2.07K +230 +80%
WRM
50
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$4K

HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

52 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $56M — up 27% from $44M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of HIX and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, adding an estimated $8.47M. The largest seller was WFG Advisors, cutting an estimated $655K.

  • 52 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q3 2013, down from 53 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $56M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q3 2013, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q3 2013 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $8.47M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q3 2013 was WFG Advisors, an estimated $655K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.