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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $75.3M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 19

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 74 (+7)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $69M → $75.3M (+$6.34M)

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.36% → 13.83% (+1.5%)

Holders
74
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+10.45%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
28
Reduced
19
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$3.45M
2
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$2.2M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.74M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.12M
5
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$1.75M
2
NEIRG
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
-$1.61M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$1.03M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$928K
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$431K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAN
26
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$345K +$34.3K +5,143 +10%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$336K -$117K -17,527 -25%
RJFSA
28
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$310K +$72.9K +10,938 +29%
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$286K +$132K +19,823 +78%
NPC
30
National Planning Corporation
California
$256K +$148K +22,192 +108%
RJT
31
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$192K -$40K -6,000 -16%
ACM
32
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$187K -$45.5K -6,827 -19%
Baird Financial Group
33
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$179K +$4.12K +618 +2%
Cetera Investment Advisers
34
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$173K +$184K +27,638 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$169K +$30.4K +4,562 +21%
FAAS
36
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$167K +$53.3K +8,000 +44%
MFS
37
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$152K +$120K +18,035 +296%
Bank of New York Mellon
38
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$147K -$61.4K -9,219 -28%
IA
39
IFP Advisors
Florida
$147K +$156K +23,333 New
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$137K +$4.07K +611 +3%
WJA
41
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$136K +$143K +21,500 New
AIG
42
American International Group
New York
$129K -$17.5K -2,633 -11%
VKH
43
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$124K -$66K -9,907 -34%
PHS
44
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$117K – – –
WA
45
WFG Advisors
Texas
$102K +$1.66K +249 +2%
Creative Planning
46
Creative Planning
Kansas
$99K -$11.1K -1,672 -10%
CFA
47
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$98K – – –
ICAS
48
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$90K +$5.83K +875 +6%
GIA
49
Granite Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$89K – – –
Squarepoint
50
Squarepoint
New York
$88K +$93.3K +14,000 New
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

74 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $75.3M — up 9.2% from $69M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new HIX positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $3.45M. The largest seller was Mariner Investment Group, cutting an estimated $1.75M.

  • 74 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q4 2015, up from 67 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $75.3M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q4 2015, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q4 2015 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $3.45M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q4 2015 was Mariner Investment Group, an estimated $1.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.