We are live on ! Find out more
HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.3M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66M → $70.3M (+$4.3M)

1.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.53% → 10.83% (+1.3%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 20

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 63 (-2)

Holders
63
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.08%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
20
Reduced
20
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.59M
2
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$2.14M
3
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
+$1.6M
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$1.54M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$663K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.92M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.05M
3
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$979K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$649K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$460K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWMPD
51
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$30K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
52
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$24K – – –
DADC
53
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$24K +$655 +82 +3%
NFG
54
Next Financial Group
Texas
$22K +$7.19K +900 +44%
Deutsche Bank
55
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$15K – – –
WTB
56
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$15K – – –
RIA
57
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$11K – – –
BRWM
58
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$8K – – –
TFA
59
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$8K – – –
GI
60
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$6K – – –
Barclays
61
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1K -$1.43K -179 -68%
GWA
62
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$754 – – –
SG Americas Securities
63
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$460K -57,250 Closed
Jane Street
64
Jane Street
New York
– -$96K -11,900 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
65
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$88K -10,912 Closed
CA
66
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$80K -10,000 Closed
TRCT
67
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$52K -6,500 Closed
1 2
3

HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

63 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $70.3M — up 6.5% from $66M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HIX was balanced in Q2 2015: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 20 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $6.59M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.92M.

  • 63 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q2 2015, down from 65 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $70.3M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q2 2015, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q2 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q2 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $6.59M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.