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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $159M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 72 (+3)

0.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.54% → 29.66% (+0.12%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $164M → $159M (-$4.56M)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
72
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
1.58%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
17
Reduced
23
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
+$3.04M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$1.75M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$899K
4
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$604K
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$341K

Top Sellers

1
VCM
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
-$2.81M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$1.87M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$899K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$596K
5
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
-$473K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$277K -$27.6K -4,044 -9%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$276K -$14.5K -2,116 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$264K +$362 +53 +0.1%
CCP
29
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$237K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
30
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$225K -$21.9K -3,201 -9%
AG
31
Advisor Group
Arizona
$220K -$66.9K -9,786 -23%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
32
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$194K +$18.7K +2,731 +11%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$189K -$2.09K -306 -1%
RJFSA
34
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$170K +$42.4K +6,203 +33%
TFS
35
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$141K – – –
CAN
36
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$118K +$30.8K +4,500 +35%
CC
37
Centiva Capital
New York
$118K +$119K +17,442 New
Millennium Management
38
Millennium Management
New York
$105K +$107K +15,586 New
M&T Bank
39
M&T Bank
New York
$102K – – –
Stifel Financial
40
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$99K -$59.8K -8,748 -38%
PNC Financial Services Group
41
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$94K – – –
FVCM
42
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$92K – – –
SPIA
43
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$90K – – –
SCA
44
Sage Capital Advisors
South Dakota
$89K +$1.22K +178 +1%
WS
45
Wedbush Securities
California
$89K +$89.8K +13,135 New
SS
46
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$85K +$85.7K +12,537 New
AGM
47
Alpine Global Management
New York
$83K +$84.1K +12,304 New
HCM
48
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$82K – – –
WJWM
49
Williams Jones Wealth Management
New York
$82K +$82.6K +12,085 New
BF
50
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$79K -$40K -5,851 -33%
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

72 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $159M — down 2.8% from $164M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new HIX positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bramshill Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.04M. The largest seller was Vivaldi Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.81M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q3 2019, up from 69 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $159M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q3 2019, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q3 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q3 2019 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $3.04M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q3 2019 was Vivaldi Capital Management, an estimated $2.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.