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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

44 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.3M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.1M → $29.3M (+$4.23M)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 13

0.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.37% → 8.81% (+0.44%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 44 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
44
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
15
Reduced
13
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.52M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$764K
3
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
+$324K
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$238K
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$144K

Top Sellers

1
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$914K
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$363K
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$345K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$282K
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$219K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJFSA
26
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$95.5K -$58.8K -12,888 -40%
MAG
27
MRA Advisory Group
New Jersey
$94K +$3.32K +727 +4%
SIMG
28
Sonora Investment Management Group
Arizona
$90.9K – – –
KA
29
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$73.7K +$2.86K +627 +4%
SDAM
30
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management
New York
$66.3K -$260 -57 -0.4%
BCA
31
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$61.6K +$1.26K +277 +2%
RIA
32
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$59K – – –
SPIA
33
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$53.9K – – –
MML Investors Services
34
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$51K +$47K +10,293 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
35
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$26.2K – – –
GRP
36
Global Retirement Partners
California
$19.5K +$580 +127 +3%
BFPW
37
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$16.6K +$15.3K +3,344 New
CFGS
38
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$14.9K +$9.13K +2,000 +200%
BLC
39
Brown, Lisle/Cummings
Rhode Island
$13.6K +$12.5K +2,749 New
HWA
40
HHM Wealth Advisors
Tennessee
$11.2K – – –
PA
41
Parallel Advisors
California
$9.92K – – –
SL
42
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
$4.49K – – –
BWM
43
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$4.26K +$3.92K +859 New
HI
44
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.48K – – –
WAM
45
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$219K -49,190 Closed
HighTower Advisors
46
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$70K -15,992 Closed
SIC
47
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
– -$53.7K -12,048 Closed
JF
48
Jump Financial
Illinois
– -$45.9K -10,300 Closed
Corient Private Wealth
49
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
– -$44.6K -10,000 Closed
EC
50
Elequin Capital
New York
– -$20.3K -4,544 Closed
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

44 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $29.3M — up 17% from $25.1M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HIX was balanced in Q4 2023: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.52M. The largest seller was Commonwealth Equity Services, cutting an estimated $914K.

  • 44 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q4 2023, unchanged from Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $29.3M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q4 2023, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q4 2023 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.52M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q4 2023 was Commonwealth Equity Services, an estimated $914K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.