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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.3M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66M → $70.3M (+$4.3M)

1.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.53% → 10.83% (+1.3%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 20

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 63 (-2)

Holders
63
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.08%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
20
Reduced
20
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.59M
2
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$2.14M
3
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
+$1.6M
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$1.54M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$663K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.92M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.05M
3
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$979K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$649K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$460K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$264K -$12.3K -1,545 -4%
CRC
27
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$253K +$268K +33,522 New
VKH
28
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$233K +$70.6K +8,841 +40%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$213K +$79.9K +10,000 +55%
Baird Financial Group
30
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$211K +$223K +27,929 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$202K +$10.3K +1,286 +5%
NPC
32
National Planning Corporation
California
$194K -$449K -56,218 -67%
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$162K -$41.7K -5,226 -20%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$152K +$29.8K +3,732 +23%
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$142K -$58.9K -7,368 -28%
PHS
36
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$139K – – –
WA
37
WFG Advisors
Texas
$118K +$1.01K +126 +0.8%
CFA
38
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$117K – – –
LTFS
39
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$112K +$8.62K +1,079 +8%
ICAS
40
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$110K -$3.75K -470 -3%
FAAS
41
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$110K +$34K +4,250 +41%
CCP
42
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$108K +$114K +14,300 New
GIA
43
Granite Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$106K – – –
FVCM
44
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$102K – – –
MIG
45
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$99K -$979K -122,590 -90%
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$97K +$79.9K +10,000 +343%
HCM
47
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$94K – – –
SGCA
48
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$82K -$29.5K -3,697 -25%
ClearBridge Investments
49
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$56K -$8 -1 -0%
MFS
50
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$46K -$1.6K -200 -3%
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

63 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $70.3M — up 6.5% from $66M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HIX was balanced in Q2 2015: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 20 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $6.59M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.92M.

  • 63 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q2 2015, down from 65 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $70.3M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q2 2015, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q2 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q2 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $6.59M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.