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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.7M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.46% → 9.77% (-2.7%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 58 (-3)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.1M → $27.7M (-$8.44M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
58
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.92%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
16
Reduced
22
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$985K
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$406K
3
SCA
Sage Capital Advisors
South Dakota
+$238K
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$165K
5
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$130K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$1.25M
2
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$1.03M
3
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$919K
4
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$834K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$750K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
26
Creative Planning
Kansas
$171K -$1.03M -194,260 -83%
TFS
27
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$163K – – –
CL
28
CSS LLC
Illinois
$150K -$203K -38,323 -53%
WAM
29
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$136K +$165K +31,259 New
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$132K -$663K -125,314 -81%
HF
31
HRT Financial
New York
$107K +$130K +24,654 New
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$89K +$108K +20,425 New
Jane Street
33
Jane Street
New York
$85K +$32K +6,046 +45%
BCA
34
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$79K +$1.17K +222 +1%
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$72K +$87.8K +16,600 New
VF
36
Virtu Financial
New York
$67K +$81.2K +15,359 New
KPWS
37
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$66K +$1.18K +223 +1%
SDAM
38
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management
New York
$62K -$196 -37 -0.3%
Rockefeller Capital Management
39
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$61K -$486 -92 -0.6%
APW
40
Aurora Private Wealth
New Jersey
$59K +$1.94K +367 +3%
SPIA
41
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$58K – – –
HCM
42
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$53K – – –
WS
43
Wedbush Securities
California
$52K +$4.4K +832 +8%
CWM
44
Castle Wealth Management
Florida
$46K +$55.6K +10,515 New
WCM
45
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$45K +$249 +47 +0.5%
ACM
46
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$44K -$2.64K -500 -5%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
47
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$41K – – –
SC
48
SouthState Corp
Florida
$37K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
49
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$25K -$134K -25,434 -82%
CFGS
50
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$14K -$6.34K -1,200 -28%
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

58 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $27.7M — down 23% from $36.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of HIX and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $985K. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $1.25M.

  • 58 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q3 2022, down from 61 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $27.7M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q3 2022, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q3 2022 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q3 2022 was UBS Group, an estimated $985K added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q3 2022 was Invesco, an estimated $1.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.