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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.7M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 13

1.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 9.15% → 7.52% (-1.6%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 58 (-5)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53M → $43.7M (-$9.28M)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
58
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-7.94%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
13
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$1.29M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$1.29M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$478K
4
MAFM
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
+$279K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$232K

Top Sellers

1
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
-$8.48M
2
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$1.67M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$832K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$414K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$407K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$190K +$190K +27,592 New
CAN
27
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$157K +$11.9K +1,726 +8%
CAM
28
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$139K +$137K +20,000 New
TFS
29
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$138K – – –
ICMP
30
Integrated Capital Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$138K +$18.2K +2,645 +15%
KOMWMG
31
Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group
Wisconsin
$133K +$1.87K +272 +1%
Rockefeller Capital Management
32
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$131K – – –
WCM
33
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$112K +$440 +64 +0.4%
BCA
34
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$111K +$289 +42 +0.3%
Susquehanna International Group
35
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$110K +$110K +15,942 New
KPWS
36
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$101K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$94K – – –
SPIA
38
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$92.2K – – –
WS
39
Wedbush Securities
California
$90K – – –
HCM
40
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$84K – – –
APW
41
Aurora Private Wealth
New Jersey
$82K +$1.7K +248 +2%
WJWM
42
Williams Jones Wealth Management
New York
$70K -$13.7K -2,000 -17%
CFGS
43
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$57K +$6.87K +1,000 +14%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
44
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$53K +$447 +65 +0.9%
WP
45
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$49K -$52.7K -7,671 -52%
GRP
46
Global Retirement Partners
California
$31K +$247 +36 +0.8%
RCA
47
Ranch Capital Advisors
Florida
$25K – – –
PFGIA
48
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$20K +$7 +1 +0%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$14K +$13.9K +2,020 New
AIC
50
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$10.6K +$10.6K +1,543 New
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

58 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $43.7M — down 18% from $53M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of HIX and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was Creative Planning, adding an estimated $1.29M. The largest seller was Penserra Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.48M sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q1 2021, down from 63 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $43.7M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q1 2021, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q1 2021 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2021 was Creative Planning, an estimated $1.29M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q1 2021 was Penserra Capital Management, an estimated $8.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.